prep07 ESSAY17

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Question 57：
The passage suggests that if the movement of capital in the world were restricted, which of the following would be likely?
(A)        Advanced technology could move more quickly from developed countries to developing countries.
(B)        Developed countries could compete more effectively for jobs with developing countries.
(C)        A country's average wages could increase without significantly increasing the sophistication of its technology or the value of its currency.
(D)        A country's productivity could increase without significantly increasing the value of its currency.
(E)        Workers could obtain higher wages by increasing their productivity.


这是一道细节题。答案从文中应该在最后一部分：
  However, in a developing country's economy as a whole, productivity improvements in goods traded internationally are likely to cause an increase in wages.  Furthermore, if wages are not allowed to rise, the value of the country's currency will appreciate, which (from the developed countries' point of view) is the equivalent of increased wages in the developing country.  And although in the past a few countries have deliberately kept their currencies undervalued, that is now much harder to do in a world where capital moves more freely.

我选的是E，我觉得文章最后两句就在讲PRODUCTIVITY可以提高工资，如果现在的国家在资金流动的情况下不可能实现currency valued的话，那这种情况就更可能发生了。
而正确答案D选项好像因果倒置了，明明是在讲productivity引起工资上涨，而不是说其他原因会导致productivity上涨。

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另外附上helr对于选项的详细解释以供参考：
选项分析：
(A)        前沿的技术会从发达国家向发展中国家转移的更快。前沿技术会不会转移和资金是否能被限制无关。
(B)        发达国家的完成工作效率高于发展中国家。文中没有提到工作效率问题，这个选项属于无中生有。有些地方可能会有让人觉得暗含的意思说明工作效率高（比如受教育程度高啊等等），但是作者并没有明确的这么说。我们不能给予这样的擅自推论。
(C)        一个国家的平均工资可能会上升但原因不是显著的提高了技术的熟练度或是其货币的价值。文中作者没有提到过技术的熟练度。
(D)        Correct. 一个国家的产量可以提升而不因为货币价值的上升。考点中已经分析过了，此处不再赘述。
(E)        工人可以通过提升产量来拿到更高的工资。这句话可能是对的，但是和资金的流通性是否受限制无关。属于无关选项。