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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
老师，为什么B选项不可以呢？发展经济会导致交通堵塞，就要修路，矛盾点在于发展经济得到的税收不足以弥补修路的支出。B是说可以让居民住在附近，居民步行前往，那就不会导致交通堵塞了呀……为什么不对呢？
我觉得B的主要问题是与题目讨论无关，在建筑房子导致人们可以走路去，并不代表路的问题就可以解决，因为不住附近的人也可能会大量涌进来。这题应该主要关注路和钱两方面
我认为这题讨论的bug点在于Providing enough roads or public transportation to the area would cost far more than the city could gain from the increased tax revenue.如何解决收益成本问题，而不是去解决congestion的问题；
我开始也是这么想的。但是后来我就想偏了，觉得如果居民可以步行去 waterfront，那么压根就不会用拥堵，也不会修路，也不用有额外支出。
修路是题干的fact，you cannot question a fact！===== to succeed commercially, the development would inevitably create far more road
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