新GRE小短文阅读练习题五十一

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Editorial:Pineville's budget is chronically overspent.  Nevertheless, the mayor  claims
, g8 o- w& F6 E5 o# ~! d2 w! j) Ythat the town can have a new community swimming pool without raising muni-
cipal  taxes, since the pool can be built on available municipal land and the
2 ^: B  z: o( Kentire construction debt can be repaid by admission fees alone.  The mayor's
claim is  wrong, however; building a community pool would require costly road
; G" i/ o! s+ X- Rimprovements in the new pool's vicinity, and municipal taxes are Pineville's
: B" b. l4 f- N5 E8 g# }only available revenue source.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the editorial's argument
depends?
* ]# r( x5 e- _5 _4 N, L     A The town of Pineville will not, in the future, succeed in reducing the amount
        by which it overspends its budget annually.  
2 g  w1 B' F/ D, O5 h    B  Pineville does not at present have a community pool that is in use.  
9 m; ]6 W1 z, @1 x3 i C　 A majority of the residents of Pineville would be willing to pay an admis-
/ O4 M( a: q; n/ k" B1 O5 Z* J        sion fee to use the new community pool.  
D　 The mayor is not well informed about all the costs that construction of a
9 D4 ^9 d; V/ O3 {; |( q        new community pool would involve.  
E　   At least some of the cost of road improvements in the vicinity of the new
        community pool in Pineville would have to be borne by the municipality.  
答案E