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作者: pfullsomer 时间: 2011-1-17 06:55 标题: 请教prep1-86

86.

Which of the following most logically completes the passage?

Concerned about the financial well-being of its elderly citizens, the government of Runagia decided two years ago to increase by 20 percent the government-provided pension paid to all Runagians over 65.
Inflation in the intervening period has been negligible, and the increase has been duly received by all eligible Runagians.
Nevertheless, many of them are no better off financially than they were before the increase, in large part [url=]because[/url][U1] __________.

A. they rely entirely on the government pension for their income
完全依靠，那pension更有用了

B. Runagian banks are so inefficient that it can take up to three weeks to cash a pension check
支票的提现期太长

C. they buy goods whose prices tend to rise especially fast in times of inflation

D. the pension was increased when the number of elderly Runagians below the poverty level reached an all-time high
人数无关啊

E. in Runagia children typically supplement the income of elderly parents, but only by enough to provide them with a comfortable living

我选的c，答案是e

分析了一下，还是没懂为什么是e，烦请指教：) 谢谢

作者: liexodus 时间: 2011-1-17 21:09

我刚做这道题，也选了C,想不通E,帮顶一下同盼NN指教

作者: JoshwuS 时间: 2011-1-18 06:52

E的意思是说老人的孩子会补贴一部分生活费给老人，因为政府给的补助增加了，孩子们给的就少了，所以老人的生活水平还是没有提高。

作者: gmatmba 时间: 2011-1-18 21:27

c是说price increase，但原文中说inflation的变化可以neglect，所以c与原文矛盾。

同意三楼对e的解释。

好像是原来子女就supplement，只是现在supplement的少了。所以elder的income是不变的。不知道这样理解对不对

作者: cckjenius 时间: 2011-1-19 06:54

还是有疑问：e并没有说现在孩子就不补贴老人了，c说东西的价格飞涨，远高于通涨的几倍，inflation可以忽略，几倍就不一定可以啦

作者: 小宇宙2010 时间: 2011-1-25 06:53

孩子会supplement老人income，注意是supplement，那么政府给的多了，孩子们给的就少了，所以不一定会生活更好

举例就是孩子每个月让老人的income达到100，政府给20，孩子就给80，政府给80了，孩子就只给20

inflation原文说了可以忽略，那么不管多少倍都忽略吧，因为前提是if ture的，不能去推翻默认原文没有错的地方

应该是这样吧

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