[单选题]资料：Itseemssimpleenough.Takealltheline-formingandpaper-fillingbusyworkofthegovernment,andputitallupontheInternet.Now,inordertoreportapot-hole,payyourpropertytax,complaintoanofficialorcastavote,justlogonandhitafewbuttons.Goodbyebureaucracy,helloe-cracy?
However,theshifttoe-governmentisturningintoonegiantpainintheneck—technologyisn'ttheproblem,moneyis.TheGartnerGroupestimatedthatprojectspendingfore-governmentwillgrowfrom$6.5billionin2010tomorethan$16.8billionby2025.Thecostworldwideoverthenext15years,however,isthoughtbysometoreachorevenexceed$600billion.
Citizensareoftwominds—theyliketheconvenienceandflexibilityofe-government,buttheyhaveshownnogreatinterestincoughingupextrataxdollarsforthispurpose.E-governmentisturningouttobemuchmoreexpensivethanitsearlychampionsenvisioned.Justbecausethatastate'sdepartmentofmotorvehiclesallowsonlineautoregistrationdoesn'tmeanitcanshutdownitsphysicalstations.ThecostofcreatingandmaintaininganInternetpresencemustbeaddedtotheexistingcoststructure.
Whysoexpensive?It'scheapenoughforaregionalforestservicetoputupafirealertwebsite.Butmountingacomprehensivesystemofinputsandoutputsthatmirrorsandinsomeinstancessupersedesoff-linegovernmentstructuresisamammothexpenditure,conductedwithlittleassurancethatemergingtechnologicalstandardswon'tleaveyoureffortinthedust.
Ifthissoundseerilysimilartotheconfidencewalldot-combusinessespiledintolastyear,goodforyou,becauseit’sthesamewall,thewallofreality,wheremoneyisstillmoney,andbecauseathingisvirtualdoesn’tmeanit’sfree.Itisareallybigproblem.Weallknowitisgoingtocostatonofmoney,butnooneknowswheretogoforthemoney.
Thepassageindicatesthatthesuccessofe-governmentpartlydependson.
A
having public confidence
B
having sufficient investment
C
lowering government spending
D
upgrading government technology
正确答案：B
题目解析
本题考查的是细节理解和同义转换。
【关键词】indicates;successofe-government
【主题句】第2自然段However,theshifttoe-governmentisturningintoonegiantpainintheneck—technologyisn’ttheproblem,moneyis.然而，向电子政府的转变正在变成一个大麻烦——技术不是问题，金钱是问题。
【解析】本题的问题是“文章中表明，电子政府的成功部分取决于什么？”。根据主题句可知，金钱是电子政府目前的主要问题，故选B。
