新GRE小短文阅读练习题六十九

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According to ancient records, the first tax that the government of  
3 z/ W$ Z) V1 sSelea imposed on a basic commodity was a tax of two centima  
coins on every jar of cooking oil sold in Selea.  Tax records show  
that despite a stable population and strict enforcement of tax laws,  
9 Z$ v2 T0 K9 ^! |; l6 L: I: x! ~; Arevenues from the oil tax declined steeply over the first  two years  
that the tax was in effect.   
  
Which of the following, if true, most helps to explain the decline in  
Selean oil-tax revenues?
  
' b) h3 U/ U7 l' V# G    A　During the decade following the implementation of the tax,  
       the average household income in Selea rose steadily.   
    B　 Two years after implementing the tax on cooking oil, the  
      Selean government began to implement taxes on numer-
       ous other basic commodities.   
* e% G* j/ K) N* X+ C4 n" b    C　Jars of cooking oil were traditionally bought as wedding gifts  
" @9 X5 h! x( X- z       in Selea at the time the tax went into effect, and gifts of  
       cooking oil increased after the implementation of the tax.   
   D   After the tax was imposed, Selean merchants began selling  
       cooking oil in larger jars than before.   
% r. X. I; z( s/ d    E  Few Selean households began to produce their own cooking  
& _- P) M0 c5 S0 Y       oil after the tax was imposed.  
答案　D