请教各位GWD一题

WALLMAGE

The city of Workney, in raising bus fares from $1.00 to $1.25, proposed that 18 fare tokens be sold for $20.00 to alleviate the extra burden of the fare increase on the city’s low-income residents.Critics suggested alternatively that 9 fare tokens be sold for $10.00, because a $20.00 outlay would be prohibitive for low-income riders.


The alternative proposal depends on which of the following assumptions?



A       Low-income residents of Workney will continue to ride the buses in the same numbers despite the fare increase.


B      Low-income riders would be more likely to take advantage of the savings afforded by the 9-token offer than would other riders.

C     The outlay of $10.00 for the purchase of 9 fare tokens would not be prohibitive for low-income bus riders.


D     The proposed fare increase is needed for the purchase of new buses for the city’s bus system.

E      Buses provide the only means of public transportation in the city of Workney.

ANSWER: E
此题压根就没看懂

applemay

选C吧，取非后是说low-come的人连$10的票都不会去买，所以就更不会去买$20的啦~

WALLMAGE

现在看懂了，谢谢楼上的

shell6688

这个题的大概意思就是在W这个地方要上涨bus fare 为了减轻low-income resident 的经济压力 提出了一项用18块钱买20块钱车票的建议。专家提出了一个可替代的方案就是说用9元来买10元的车票，因为20元的支出有可能不被 low-income resident 所接受。 问题问替代建议基于了怎么的assumption。 E的意思就是 公交车公司只有18买20这一样购买方式。而这个购买方式不能被low-income resident所接受，中间有个gap，而这个gap就是E选项。所以选E。