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题库 / Prep2012-CR-22
Letter to the editor: Our city plans to allow major commercial development along the south waterfront and, in so doing, to increase its tax revenue.
But, to succeed commercially, the development would inevitably create far more road traffic than the existing roads to the waterfront can handle, causing serious congestion. Providing enough roads or public transportation to the area would cost far more than the city could gain from the increased tax revenue.
Which of the following, if added to the city's plan, would be most likely to help solve the problem the letter describes?
Funding construction of new roads to the waterfront with a system of tolls on the new roads to the waterfront
Allowing residential development along the waterfront so that there will be waterfront residents who can walk to the commercial development
Giving tax breaks to developers of businesses along the waterfront to offset any tax levied on them for construction of roads or public transportation
Evaluating the net benefits that the commercial development would bring to the city in terms of improved quality of life for the city's residents rather than in financial terms
Allowing commercial development in other city neighborhoods whose roads are not seriously congested with traffic
为解决拥堵而修路的cost >> 税收收入tax revenue，
如何改善这个问题？思路：
A选项（√）
Funding（拨款给） construction of new roads to the waterfront（修路） with a system of tolls（用￥过路费） on the new roads to the waterfront
通过对通往滨水区的新道路的收费系统￥，资助建设通往滨水区的新道路。→既可以减少拥堵，还能拿过路费tolls来补偿cost。（一箭双雕）
C选项（×）无关
Giving tax breaks （税收减免）to developers of businesses along the waterfront to offset any tax（抵税） levied on them for construction of roads or public transportation
为沿岸企业的开发商提供税收减免，以抵消对他们征收的道路或公共交通建设税。--不能解决拥堵，也没修路。
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