资料：FASTcarswhizzaround，mallsarefullofexpensiveluxuriesandcranesdominatetheskyline.ButscratchtheshimmeringsurfaceoftheGulfandyousoonfindcountrieshurtingfromthelowoilprice，currentlyaround$40abarrel.Growthisslowingandunemploymentisrising.Policymakersevendareutterathree-letter“t”worduntilrecentlytaboo：tax. OiliscentraltothesixGulfCo-operationCouncil(GC C)states，whichhaveusedthewindfallofthepastfewyearstospendlavishly.Unlikemanyoilexporters，suchasNigeriaandVenezuela，theyhavehighforeign-exchangereservesandlowdebtstocovershort-termgaps.Butpublicspendingisgenerousandtheprivatesectorisheavilyreliantonoiltoboot.Tobesustainableinaneraoflowerprices.therulersmustchangethestructureoftheireconomies. TheIMFreckonstheloweroilpriceknocked$340billionoffAraboil-exportingstates’governmentrevenuesin2015.Thisyearislookingworse.Moody’s，aratingsagency，thismonthdowngradedBahrainandOmanandputonwatchtheotherfourGCCstates：SaudiArabia，Kuwait，theUnitedArabEmirates(UA E)andQatar.“It’stheendofanerafortheGulf，”saysRazanNasserofHSBCinDubai.“Andwe’reonlyjuststartingtoseetheeffects.” Oilreceiptstypicallyaccountformorethan80%ofGCCgovernmentrevenues，risingtoover90%ofSaudiArabia’sbudgetbeforethecrisis.Dubai，oneoftheemiratesmakinguptheUA E，isanexception，withoilaccountingforonly5%ofrevenues.Thatisbecauseithassuccessfullydiversifiedtourismandservicesaccountformostofitsgovernmentrevenues. Governmentsarereactingtothesqueezeontheirincomeswithamixtureofstrategies，drawingdownreservesandtakingondebtontheonehand，andimposingspendingcutsontheother.Lastyeartheymadetweaks，suchascurbingbenefitsforpublicservants.Thisyearwillbetougher.Omanhastoldallstate-ownedenterprisestoremoveperkssuchascars.QataricompaniesincludingAlJazeeraandtheQatarFoundation，aculturalorganization，havelaidoffemployees.Withsuchtweaks,Kuwait，theUAEandQatar，whichhavesmallpopulationsandhighforeignexchangereserves，cangetbyforadecade. Whichofthefollowingstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage？
A.Luxury landmarks dominate Gulf skyline. B.Oil price is booming. C.Gulf authorities refuse to raise taxes. D.Oil Price is around $40 per gallon.正确答案A
