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单选题Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A．From 1929 to 1933,50% of the American population lived in poverty．
B．Where there is prosperity,there is poverty．
C．Poverty basically refers to a lack of clothing,housing and food．
D．Anyone with an annual income around the 1992 American poverty line would be con-sidered wealthy．

参考答案：D进入在线模考

细节判断题。从文章第二段中的During the Great Depression in the United States，when half the population was considered poor，a family with an income at the 1992 poverty line could afford to buy a house，a car，clothing and food可以知道A正确；从文章第三段中的But for poverty to be recognized，it must exist alongside prosperity可以知道B正确；从文章第三段中的Poverty basically means a lack of，or an insufficient amount of，the three primary physical needs--food，clothing，and shelter可以知道C正确。故答案为D。

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