GWD24第一篇阅读求问

Spencer125

Q4~Q6: TTGWD11-Q35 to Q37:

          Citing the fact that the real gross domesticproduct(GDP) per capita was higher in 1997 than ever before, some journalists have argued that the United States economy performed ideally in 1997. However, the real GDP is almost always higher than ever before; it fall sonly during recessions.  One point these journalists overlooked is that in 1997, as in the twenty-four years immediately preceding it, the real GDP per capita grew nearly one-half percent a year moreslowly than it had on average between 1873 and 1973.  Were the 1997 economy as robust as claimed, the growth rate of real GDP per capita in 1997 would have surpassed the averagegrowth rate of real GDP per capita between 1873 and 1973 because over fifty percent of the population worked for wages in 1997 whereas only forty percent worked for wages between 1873 and 1973. If the growth rate of labor productivity (output per hour of goods andservices) in 1997 had equaled its average growth rate between 1873 and 1973 ofmore than two percent, then, given the proportionately larger workforce that existedin 1997, real GDP per capita in 1997 would have been higher than it actually was, since output is a major factor in GDP. However, because labor productivitygrew by only one percent in 1997, real GDP per capita grew more slowly in 1997than it had on average between 1873 and 1973.

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Q6 -- Q37:   It can be inferred from the passage that which of the following is the reason that the author faults the journalists referred to in line 4?

A.     They believe that the real GDP per capita in 1997 washigher than the real GDP per capita had ever been before.

B.     They argue that the rate at which real GDP per capita grewin 1997 was faster than the average rate at which it had grown between 1873 and1973.

C.     They overestimate the effect of labor productivity on thereal GDP per capita in 1997.

D.     They overestimate the amount by which real GDP per capitain 1997 surpassed real GDP per capita in earlier years.

E.      They fail to consider the real GDP per capita in 1997within an appropriate historical context.

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本题选E，我表示非常无法忍受。我选了C（依据最后一部分）。   谁能解答为何是E。  historical context.在文章中没有体现呀。

Spencer125

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Elfy

One point these journalists overlooked is that in 1997, as in the twenty-four years immediately preceding it, the real GDP per capita grew nearly one-half percent a year moreslowly than it had on average between 1873 and 1973.   文章说那些记者没有考虑1873和1973年之间GDP增长速度的问题，E选项符合。C选项从这句话里无法推断，而且就从文章后半部分也看不出是overestimate吧。

Spencer125

Elfy 发表于 2013-6-24 17:35
One point these journalists overlooked is that in 1997, as in the twenty-four years immediately prec ...

谢谢了~~~~~~~~~~懂了~~~

yangyanghaoren

Elfy 发表于 2013-6-24 17:35
One point these journalists overlooked is that in 1997, as in the twenty-four years immediately prec ...

为什么定位到这一句呢？我不太明白