[問題]GMAT_GRE_LSAT閱讀全集 -PASSAGE 97(12/15)

[davidslin]

The idea of building “New Towns” to absorb growth is frequently considered a cure-all for urban problems. It is erroneously assumed that if new residents can be diverted from existing centers, the present urban situation at least will get no worse. It is further and equally erroneously assumed that since European New Towns have been financially and socially successful, we can expect the same sorts of results in the United States.
Present planning, thinking, and legislation will not produce the kinds of New Town that have been successful abroad. It will multiply suburbs or encourage developments in areas where land is cheap and construction profitable rather than where New Towns are genuinely needed.
Such ill-considered projects not only will fail to relieve pressures on existing cities but will, in fact, tend to weaken those cities further by drawing away high-income citizens and increasing the concentration of low-income groups that are unable to provide tax income. The remaining taxpayers, accordingly, will face increasing burdens, and industry and commerce will seek escape. Unfortunately, this mechanism is already at work in some metropolitan areas.
The promoters of New Towns so far in the United States have been developers, builders, and financial institutions. The main interest of these promoters is economic gain. Furthermore, federal regulations designed to promote the New Town idea do not consider social needs as the European New Town plans do. In fact, our regulations specify virtually all the ingredients of the typical suburban community, with a bit of political rhetoric thrown in.
A workable American New Town formula should be established as firmly here as the national formula was in Britain. All possible social and governmental innovations as well as financial factors should be thoroughly considered and accommodated in this policy. Its objectives should be clearly stated, and both incentives and penalties should be provided to ensure that the objectives are pursued. If such a policy is developed, then the New Town approach can play an important role in alleviating America’s urban problems.

3.
According to the author, ill-considered New Towns will tend to weaken existing cities in which of the following ways?
I.They will cause an erosion in the tax base of existing cities.
II.The will divert residents from existing cities to other areas.
III.They will increase the number of low-income residents in existing cities.
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) I and II only
(D) II and III only
(E) I, II, and III

答案給A 我選E,從紅色字體部份,我覺得是三種都有呀
還是我解讀錯誤
煩請各位高手指點一下吧
感激不盡

[Tinamo]

3.
According to the author, ill-considered New Towns will tend to weaken existing cities in which of the following ways?
I.They will cause an erosion in the tax base of existing cities.
II.The will divert residents from existing cities to other areas.
III.They will increase the number of low-income residents in existing cities.
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) I and II only
(D) II and III only
(E) I, II, and III

題目問:weaken existing cities
I.They will cause an erosion in the tax base of existing cities.
->沒錯,因為drawing away high-income citizens,tax base因而變小 了

II.They will divert residents from existing cities to other areas.
->離開的 high-income citizens多少有造成此一現象,但除去是哪一類居民離開而造成的影響,
就這個項目而言反而是beneficial to existing cities,與題目不合。

III.They will increase the number of low-income residents in existing cities.
->文中是提到increasing the concentration of low-income groups是因為high-income citizens離開而造成的現象,
比例上low-income citizens增加,但未提到number有increase的現象。

這是我的想法,供參考