单选题When he says in Paragraph 5, “While states give up sales tax, they usually break ever on sales-tax collection”, J. Craig Shearman actually means that.Aa vice-president at the National Retail Federation can say whatever he or she likesBonly when a state gives up sales tax can it achieve break even in collection of taxesCtax losses are nothing for a state since serious shoppers buy more than just clothes or shoesDwhen people come to buy sales-tax-free items, they will buy other things that are still taxed
单选题
When he says in Paragraph 5, “While states give up sales tax, they usually break ever on sales-tax collection”, J. Craig Shearman actually means that.
A
a vice-president at the National Retail Federation can say whatever he or she likes
B
only when a state gives up sales tax can it achieve break even in collection of taxes
C
tax losses are nothing for a state since serious shoppers buy more than just clothes or shoes
D
when people come to buy sales-tax-free items, they will buy other things that are still taxed
参考解析
解析：
语义题。第五段首句指出“In some cases, tax losses are minimal because serious shoppers don’t stop at clothes and books.”，可知购物者不会只驻足于服装和书籍（前文提到免税商品大多是服装和书籍文具之类），也就是说购物者在买这些免税商品的同时，还会买一些其他的东西。接下来的内容是引用他人的话对其进行的进一步说明。因此选项D为正确答案。
语义题。第五段首句指出“In some cases, tax losses are minimal because serious shoppers don’t stop at clothes and books.”，可知购物者不会只驻足于服装和书籍（前文提到免税商品大多是服装和书籍文具之类），也就是说购物者在买这些免税商品的同时，还会买一些其他的东西。接下来的内容是引用他人的话对其进行的进一步说明。因此选项D为正确答案。
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