[求助]prep的逻辑题

Sunfisher006

For serveral years, per capita expenditure on prescription drugs in Voronia rose by fifteen percent or more annually. In order to curb these dramatic increases, the ministry of health prohibited drug manufacturers from raising any of their products' prices. Even though use of prescription drugs did not expand after this price freeze, per capita expenditure for prescription drugs continued to increase by a substantial percentage each year.
which of the following, if ture, most helps to explain why the ministry's action did not achieve its goal?
A. After price increases were prohibited, drug manufacturers concentrated on producint new medications to replace existing products.
B. The population of Voronia rose steadily throughout the period.
C. Improvements in manufacturing processes enabled drug manufacturers to maintain high profit levels on drugs despite the price freeze.
D. In addition to imposing a price freeze, the fovernment encouraged doctors to prescribe generic versions of common drugs instead of the more expensive brand-name versions.
E. After price increases were prohibited, some foreign manufacturers of expensive drug ceased marketing them in Voronia.
answer: A
我怎么觉得没有选项是正确的呢？
怎么看出是A呀？
谢谢~~

triangel8866

限制的是“Raise“ ，涨价；但是新药可以定价高

triangel8866

For serveral years, per capita expenditure on prescription drugs in Voronia rose by fifteen percent or more annually. In order to curb these dramatic increases, the ministry of health prohibited drug manufacturers from raising any of their products' prices. Even though use of prescription drugs did not expand after this price freeze, per capita expenditure for prescription drugs continued to increase by a substantial percentage each year.
几年，每人的消费在处方药上每年上升15%。为了不让他涨，机构让药厂不涨价。处方药的用点没变，每人的消费还是上去了

which of the following, if ture, most helps to explain why the ministry's action did not achieve its goal?
解释

A. After price increases were prohibited, drug manufacturers concentrated on producint new medications to replace existing products.
沾，换药了。
B. The population of Voronia rose steadily throughout the period.
人口如何变化，无关
C. Improvements in manufacturing processes enabled drug manufacturers to maintain high profit levels on drugs despite the price freeze.
文中关心的是为什么每人消费大了而非工厂的利润
D. In addition to imposing a price freeze, the fovernment encouraged doctors to prescribe generic versions of common drugs instead of the more expensive brand-name versions.
出现有招外的其他招，无关
E. After price increases were prohibited, some foreign manufacturers of expensive drug ceased marketing them in Voronia.
外国药商，无关

answer: A

sarah_kims

为什么E不行。。外国高价药占领V的市场，人们expenditure就上升了，不是也是一种解释吗

qujundi

we have to eliminate the irrelevant and reverse answers.

A is the only one remain

gdboy8888

A比其他好,其他是无关的

Sunfisher006

连这种“常识”也要考吗？ETS折磨人的方式真是变化多端呀

如果新药是由于技术进步引起的，不是更便宜嘛。

8过，这题其他选项就更扯不上了，只好这么理解了。

谢谢~

babybearmm

好难的问题呀！第一遍我一个答案都没看出来，回头再看的时候才选A。

政府禁止处方药涨价，处方药的销量并没有上升。但是A则是说大量代替旧药的新药上市，由于新药的价格通常比旧药高（常识），所以一样能够起到加大处方药支出的效果。 所以选A