GMAT考题：OG2016-CR-23

GMAT考题

题库 / OG2016-CR-23

Plan: Concerned about the welfare of its senior citizens, the government of Runagia decided two years ago to increase by 20 percent the government-provided pension paid to all Runagians age sixty-five and older.

Result: Many Runagian senior citizens are no better off financially now than they were before the increase. Further information: The annual rate of inflation since the pension increase has been below 5 percent, and the increased pension has been duly received by all eligible Runagians.

In light of the further information, which of the following, if true, does most to explain the result that followed implementation of the plan?

The majority of senior citizens whose financial position has not improved rely entirely on the government pension for their income.

The Runagian banking system is so inefficient that cashing a pension check can take as much as three weeks.

The prices of goods and services that meet the special needs of many senior citizens have increased at a rate much higher than the rate of inflation.

The pension increase occurred at a time when the number of Runagians age sixty-five and older who were living below the poverty level was at an all-time high.

The most recent pension increase was only the second such increase in the last ten years.

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情景：两年前，Runagia政府决定把65岁以上老人的养老金上调20%。但是结果是老年人在财务上还不如以前了。更多的信息是：每年通胀率低于5%，合格老人确实收到了增加的养老金。

推理：本题是一个“现象解释型考题”。按照正常逻辑来说，即，结论应该为“老年人在财务上应该变好了”。整个题目都在讨论一个方案，所以本题是方案推理。
目标：让老年人在财务上变好
方案：把65岁以上老人的养老金上调20%

选题方式：方案推理有三个评估方向，简而言之，即，答案选项一定和方案的内容相关。

选项分析：

A选项：大部分经济地位没有提升的公民完全依靠养老金来当做自己的收入。本选项讨论的是某些老年人的情况，和政府的计划无关。

B选项：Runagia城的银行钱不足，把养老金取出来要花三周时间。本选项和政府的计划无关。

C选项：Correct. 老人用品价格的增幅远大于通胀率。若老人用品的价格增高的奇快，那么增加的养老金可能还不够这些增加的钱呢，政府的计划也自然无法达成目的。属于CQ1：方案的可行性问题。

D选项：养老金增长的时间是贫困线以下的65以上老人数量最多的时候。本选项将的是计划实施时的情况，和政府的计划是否有效果无关。

E选项：最近一次养老金增长是近10年来的第二次。同样的计划实施几次并不会影响计划达成目的。