单选题Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?APoliticians are obsessed with inputs and outputs, targets and controls.Bshort-termism leads to the pursuit of immediate and quantifiable measurements.CCenter-right political parties have long focused on the increase of GDP.DThe cause of building GWB can be led by the center-left political parties.

单选题
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A

Politicians are obsessed with inputs and outputs, targets and controls.

B

short-termism leads to the pursuit of immediate and quantifiable measurements.

C

Center-right political parties have long focused on the increase of GDP.

D

The cause of building GWB can be led by the center-left political parties.


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解析:
作者在第三段倡导政治家应把精力集中在general well-being (GWB)之上,接下来第四段首句作者便指出“I think the center-right can be the champions of this cause”,因此D项与原文不符。其他选项在文中都有提及。A项和B项内容在第二段都有涉及;C项内容在第三、四段也有涉及。

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