单选题 25. Economist: Any country that is economically efficient will generate wealth. Such a country will remain politically stable only if that wealth is distributed equitably. The equitable distribution of wealth puts an end to risk taking, the indispensable precondition of economic efficiency.
Which of the following conclusions can be properly drawn at the basis of the statements above? ______

A、 No country can indefinitely remain both economically efficient and politically stable.
B、 No country can indefinitely remain both politically unstable and wealthy.
C、 Economic efficiency is the indispensable precondition for the generation of wealth in a country.
D、 Any country in which wealth is distributed equitably will indefinitely remain politically stable.
E、 Growing economic efficiency encourages risk taking, which in turn leads to further growth in economic efficiency.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】 A：该选项和原文结论一致，正确。
B：当财富没有被平均分配时，一个国家可以无限期地保持政治不稳定和财富。
C：根据本文，经济效率是创造财富的充分条件，但未必是不可分割的必备条件，不选。
D：根据原文，平均分配财富→政治稳定→冒险↓→经济效率↓→财富↓→政治不稳定，所以财富平均分配的国家都会无限期地保持政治稳定，不选。
E：文章看不出经济效率的增长会鼓励冒险，不选。