单选题 Government-subsidized insurance available to homeowners makes it feasible for anyone to build a house on a section of coastline regularly struck by hurricanes. Each major storm causes billions of dollars worth of damage in such coastal areas, after which owners who have insurance are able to collect an amount of money sufficient to recoup a high percentage of their losses.
The passage provides the most support for an argument against a government bill proposing

A、 that power companies be required to bury power lines in areas of the coastline regularly struck by hurricanes.
B、 an increase in funding of weather service programs that provide a hurricane watch and warning system for coastal areas.
C、 renewal of federal funding for emergency life-support programs in hurricane-stricken areas.
D、 establishment of an agency committed to managing coastal lands in ecologically responsible ways.
E、 (E) establishment of a contingency fund protecting owners of uninsured houses in the coastal areas from catastrophic losses due to the hurricane damage.

【正确答案】 E

【答案解析】[解析] 政府补贴的保险项目是为了保护海边地区的户主们的意外灾难性损失，因此要反对政府补贴的保险项目，就要找出另一个可替换的能保护沿海地区户主们利益的办法，在5个选项中，只有选项(E)是针对户主们的利益而提出的，所以(E)是正确答案。