新prep1-86

napoleon8424

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 because __________.
A. they rely entirely on the government pension for their income
B. Runagian banks are so inefficient that it can take up to three weeks to cash a pension check
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
E. in Runagia children typically supplement the income of elderly parents, but only by enough to provide them with a comfortable living


答案e，我记得以前做过类似的，是c的，仔细看，还是觉得C，请教大家

mingzhu99

这道题我也做错了。意思应该是在通货膨胀期间把。
看了别人的回复，应该是E的意思为：小孩给老人的补贴是可变的，只达到让老人生活可以的水平。所以老人钱多，小孩给的补贴少。所以老人的养老金和补贴加起来总量大体不变。

napoleon8424

in times of inflation 是什么意思？我以为是inflation的好几倍，就是他们要购买的的东西的价格上涨幅度比inflation大很多，我记得当时那题就是这么理解的。主要E我看不懂削弱在哪里

reddragon

题目中有句话： Inflation in the intervening period has been negligible
直接把c就否定掉了