题目
单选15. Income inequality usually falls during a recession, but it has not shrunk in this one. Indeed, this period of economic weakness may reinforce class divides. What can we learn about income gap in the current recession?A. It becomes smaller just as past recessions did.B. It fails to narrow and may widen class gaps.C. It removes the barriers between classes.D. It is greatly eased by government policies.
单选
15. Income inequality usually falls during a recession, but it has not shrunk in this one. Indeed, this period of economic weakness may reinforce class divides.
What can we learn about income gap in the current recession?
A. It becomes smaller just as past recessions did.
B. It fails to narrow and may widen class gaps.
C. It removes the barriers between classes.
D. It is greatly eased by government policies.
题目解答
答案
题目分析
首先,我们需要理解题干中的关键信息:
- 原句: "Income inequality usually falls during a recession, but it has not shrunk in this one. Indeed, this period of economic weakness may reinforce class divides."
- 句意: 收入不平等通常在衰退期间会下降,但在本次衰退中它并没有缩小。事实上,这段经济疲软期可能会加强阶级分化(即阶级差距)。
- 问题: "What can we learn about income gap in the current recession?"(关于当前衰退中的收入差距,我们能了解到什么?)
我们需要根据题干信息,找出当前衰退中收入差距(income gap,即 income inequality)的实际表现。
选项逐一分析
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A. It becomes smaller just as past recessions did.
- 含义: 它像过去的衰退一样变小了。
- 分析: 题干明确指出 "it has not shrunk in this one"(在本次衰退中它并没有缩小),这与选项 A 的描述完全相反。因此,A 错误。
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B. It fails to narrow and may widen class gaps.
- 含义: 它未能缩小,并且可能会扩大阶级差距。
- 分析:
- "fails to narrow"(未能缩小)对应题干中的 "it has not shrunk"(没有缩小)。
- "may widen class gaps"(可能会扩大阶级差距)对应题干中的 "may reinforce class divides"(可能会加强阶级分化)。"reinforce class divides" 意味着阶级之间的隔阂或差距被加强,也就是 widened(扩大)。
- 这个选项与题干信息完全吻合。
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C. It removes the barriers between classes.
- 含义: 它消除了阶级之间的障碍。
- 分析: 题干说的是 "reinforce class divides"(加强阶级分化),这与 "removes the barriers"(消除障碍)意思相反。因此,C 错误。
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D. It is greatly eased by government policies.
- 含义: 它被政府政策大大缓解了。
- 分析: 题干中完全没有提及政府政策(government policies),属于无中生有。因此,D 错误。
结论
通过对比分析,只有选项 B 准确地概括了题干中关于当前衰退中收入差距的情况:它没有像往常一样缩小,反而可能加剧阶级分化。
正确答案:B