单选题According to the passage, the income gap between rich and poor could widen again as ______.Athe unemployment rate is loweredBthe increase of benefits is independent of price increaseCthe income tax rate is increasingDthe increase of benefits is only based on prices
单选题
According to the passage, the income gap between rich and poor could widen again as ______.
A
the unemployment rate is lowered
B
the increase of benefits is independent of price increase
C
the income tax rate is increasing
D
the increase of benefits is only based on prices
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解析：
题目问的是：根据文章，富人和穷人间的收入差距可能会因为什么再次扩大？文章第2段提到“Some long-term sick...grow relatively poorer if... raise benefits only in line with prices.”，以及第5段提到“it could widen again if the real value of earnings accelerated away from the real value of prices-linked benefits”，表明了如果福利只与价格挂钩，不顾人们收入的真正价值，贫富差距很可能会拉大。故D正确。
题目问的是：根据文章，富人和穷人间的收入差距可能会因为什么再次扩大？文章第2段提到“Some long-term sick...grow relatively poorer if... raise benefits only in line with prices.”，以及第5段提到“it could widen again if the real value of earnings accelerated away from the real value of prices-linked benefits”，表明了如果福利只与价格挂钩，不顾人们收入的真正价值，贫富差距很可能会拉大。故D正确。
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