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A provincial government plans to raise the gasoline tax to give people an incentive to drive less, reducing traffic congestion in the long term. However, skeptics point out that most people in the province live in areas where cars are the only viable transportation to jobs and stores and therefore cannot greatly change their driving habits in response to higher gasoline prices.
In light of the skeptics’ objection, which of the following, if true, would most logically support the prediction that the government’s plan will achieve its goal of reducing traffic congestion?
(A) The revenue from the tax will be used to make public transportation aviable means of transportation to jobs and stores for far more people.
(B) The tax will encourage many residents to switch to more fuel-efficient cars, reducing air pollution and other problems.
(C) Because gasoline has been underpriced for decades, the province has many neighborhoods where cars are the only viable means of transportation.
(D) Most residents who cannot greatly change their driving habits could compensate for high gasoline price by reducing other expenses.
(E) Traffic congestion is an especially serious problem for people for whom cars are the only viable means of transportation.
答案：A
题目分析：
（一）文章分析
加强题
文章翻译：
州政府计划抬高汽油税，以鼓励人们减少驾车，进而在长期缓解交通拥堵。然而，怀疑论者指出：在该州，大多数居民居住在汽车是去工作、去购物可行的交通工具的区域，因此抬高汽油税并不会改变居民的驾车习惯。
题目翻译：
考虑到怀疑论者的反对观点，下面的选项如果正确的话，哪一个选项最能支持这样的预测：政府的方案能够实现缓解交通拥堵的目标？
(A) The revenue from the tax will be used to make public transportation aviable means of transportation to jobs and stores for far more people.
“来自于汽油税的收入会被花在这上面：让公共交通工具对于大多数居民去工作、去购物都是可行的。”
说明抬高汽油税后，公共交通工具会变得更加完善，所以会改变居民的驾车习惯。
(B) The tax will encourage many residents to switch to morefuel-efficient cars, reducing air pollution and other problems.
“汽油税会鼓励许多居民改用更省油的汽车，能够减少空气污染和其他问题。”
与文章讨论的目标“缓解交通拥堵”无关。
(C) Because gasoline has been underpriced for decades, the province hasmany neighborhoods where cars are the only viable means of transportation.
“因为汽油多年来价格偏低，该州有许多地区，在这些地区汽车是可行的交通工具。”
按照原文的逻辑，应该说明的确很难实现目标才对。
(D) Most residents who cannot greatly change their driving habits couldcompensate for high gasoline price by reducing other expenses.
“大多数不能改变驾车习惯的居民能够通过减少其他方面的费用，来弥补高油价的成本。”
说明居民还是不会改变驾车习惯，还是无法实现缓解交通拥堵的目标。
(E) Traffic congestion is an especially serious problem for people forwhom cars are the only viable means of transportation.
“对于那些汽车是可行的交通工具的居民来说，交通拥堵是一个很严重的问题。”
说明这些居民很在意交通拥堵，*多只能增强方案的可行性。不算是比较好的选项。
