According to the passage, which of the following is true of the average rate at which real GDP per c...

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Citing the fact that the real gross domestic product (GDP) per capita was higher in 1997 than ever before, some journalists have argued that the United States economy performed ideally in 1997. However, the real GDP is almost always higher than ever before; it falls only during recessions. One point these journalists overlooked is that in 1997, as in the twenty-four years immediately preceding it, the real GDP per capita grew nearly one-half percent a year more slowly than it had on average between 1873 and 1973. Were the 1997 economy as robust as claimed, the growth rate of real GDP per capita in 1997 would have surpassed the average growth rate of real GDP per capita between 1873 and 1973 because over fifty percent of the population worked for wages in 1997 whereas only forty percent worked for wages between 1873 and 1973. If the growth rate of labor productivity (output per hour of goods and services) in 1997 had equaled its average growth rate between 1873 and 1973 of more than two percent, then, given the proportionately larger workforce that existed in 1997, real GDP per capita in 1997 would have been higher than it actually was, since output is a major factor in GDP. However, because labor productivity grew by only one percent in 1997, real GDP per capita grew more slowly in 1997 than it had on average between 1873 and 1973.

According to the passage, which of the following is true of the average rate at which real GDP per capita grew in the twenty-four years immediately before 1997?

A:It was less than it had been between 1873 and 1973 because only forty percent of the population worked for wages between 1873 and 1973.

B:It was less than it had been between 1873 and 1973 because labor productivity grew less between 1973 and 1997 than it had between 1873 and 1973.

C:It was less than it had been between 1873 and 1973 as a result of an increase in the percentage of the population earning wages during these years.

D:It was less than the average rate at which real GDP per capita grew between 1873 and 1973.

E:It was less than the rate at which real GDP per capita grew in 1997.

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正确答案： D:It was less than the average rate at which real GDP per capita grew between 1873 and 1973.

一些记者认为1997年GDP比以前任何时候都高，说明美国经济preform ideally.

作者三个方面反驳了“说明美国经济preform ideally”这个观点。

第一个，GDP从来都是higher than before，除非在recession萧条时期；

第二个，在1997年之前的24年间，GDP的增长速率比1873-1973这100年间慢了0.5个百分点；

第三个，虚拟语气，如果1997年的经济如同所说的那么robust的话，1997年GDP的增长速率应该超过1873-1973年间的速率，因为1873-1973年间只有不到40%的人拿工资，而1973有超过50%的人拿工资. 如果1997年的劳动力增长率相当于1873-1973年间劳动力增速的2个百分点，那么有着较大规模的劳动力比例存在的1997年，其GDP增长率应该超过它实际我们看到的这个数呀。however强转折，因为1997年的劳动力增长率只增长了1个百分点，所以1997年的GDP增长率比1873-1973年间的慢。

本题问的是有关1997年之前的24年间的GDP增长率的事实，定位到“One point these journalists overlooked is that in 1997, as in the twenty-four years immediately preceding it, the real GDP per capita grew nearly one-half percent a year more slowly than it had on average between 1873 and 1973. ”就说了24年间的比1873-1973年间的more slowly，slowly的原因没有介绍，后面说的都是1997年与1873-1973年的对比了，没有再提过这24年。

选d

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