单选题 Between 1975 and 1985, nursing-home occupancy rates averaged 87 percent of capacity, while admission rates remained constant, at an average of 95 admissions per 1,000 beds per year. Between 1985 and 1988, however, occupancy rates rose to an average of 92 percent of capacity, while admission rates declined to 81 per 1,000 beds per year.
If the statements above are true, which of the following conclusions can be most properly drawn?

A、 The average length of time nursing-home residents stayed in nursing homes increased between 1985 and 1988.
B、 The proportion of older people living in nursing homes was greater in 1988 than in 1975.
C、 Nursing home admission rates tend to decline whenever occupancy rates rise.
D、 Nursing homes built prior to 1985 generally had fewer beds than did nursing homes built between 1985 and 1988.
E、 (E) The more beds a nursing home has, the higher its occupancy rate is likely to be.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 本题为归纳题型。为什么疗养院入住比率上升但接受比率却在下降?必定是因为疗养院中住户呆在疗养院里的平均时间增加了，所以(A)正确；(B)中的older people为新概念；(C)中的whenever为段落里未出现过的绝对化语言，因此(B)和(C)都不正确。