大全-6-19

hlyndons

19. In January there was a large drop in the number of new houses sold, because interest rates for mortgages were falling and many consumers were waiting to see how low the rates would go. This large sales drop was accompanied by a sharp rise in the average price of new houses sold.

Which of the following, if true, best explains the sharp rise in the average price of new houses?

(A) Sales of higher-priced houses were unaffected by the sales drop because their purchasers have fewer constraints limiting the total amount they pay.

(B) Labor agreements of builders with construction unions are not due to expire until the next January.

(C) The prices of new houses have been rising slowly over the past three years because there is an increasing shortage of housing.

(D) There was a greater amount of moderate-priced housing available for resale by owners during January than in the preceding three months.

(E) Interest rates for home mortgages are expected to rise sharply later in the year if predictions of increased business activity in general prove to be accurate.

why not c?but A

alanis_liu

 I made the same mistake as you did, but after giving serious thought, I

think C is wrong mainly because of the adv. slowly in C, because the

question is how to explain the sharp rise, if C is right, then we need to

find another to explain why suddenly the price rise change from slowly to

sharp. Also A gives the explanation that because of the price of new house

sold has been segmented into two parts, then one of the parts happen to

rise in terms of price, while the overall quantity falls.

don't know whether I have explained clearly?

tomrchu

顶一下，请大家好心回答以下。为什么E不行啊？？

dreamerp

 E首先会造成sales increase sharply!-因为利率会涨,所以大家会在利率上涨之前就去买房, 销量就会增加.而题中的销量是下降的,所以E不是原因.

A,卖出去的房子都是有钱人买的,他们不像我们斤斤计较,他们不计较价格,所以被人乱吹,所以销售价就高啦...