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yangtingno1 · 发表于 2004-8-29 20:55:00

Q3:

A product that represents a clear technological advance over competing products can generally command a high price. Because technological advances tend to be quickly surpassed and companies want to make large profits while they still can, many companies charge the greatest price the market will bear when they have such a product. But large profits on the mew product will give competitors a strong incentive to quickly match the mew product’s capabilities. Consequently, the strategy to maximize overall profit from a new product is to charge less than the greatest possible price.

In the argument above, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?

A. The first is an assumption that forms the basis for a course of action that the argument criticizes; the second presents the course of action endorsed by the argument.

B. The first is a consideration raised to explain the appeal of a certain strategy; the second is a consideration raised to call into question the wisdom of adopting that strategy.

C. The first is an assumption that has been used to justify a certain strategy; the second is a consideration that is used to cast doubt on that assumption.

D. The first is a consideration raised in support of a strategy the argument endorses; the second presents grounds in support of that consideration.

E. The first is a consideration raised to show that adopting a certain strategy is unlikely to achieve the intended effect; the second is presented to explain the appeal of that strategy.

Q22:

City Official: At laceType>CitylaceType> laceType>HospitallaceType>, uninsured patients tend to have shorter stays and fewer procedures performed than do insured patients, even though insured patients, on average, have slightly less serious medical problems at the time of admission to the hospital than uninsured patients have. Critics of the hospital have concluded that the uninsured patients are mot receiving proper medical care. However, this conclusion is almost certainly false. Careful investigation has recently shown two things: insured patients have much longer stays in the hospital than necessary, and they tend to have more procedures performed than are medically necessary.

In the city official’s argument, the two boldface portions play which of the following roles?

A. The first states the conclusion of the city official’s argument; the second provides support for that conclusion.

B. The first is used to support the conclusion of the city official’s argument; the second states that conclusion.

C. The first was used to support the conclusion drawn by hospital critics; the second states the position that the city official’s argument opposes.

D. The first was used to support the conclusion drawn by hospital critics; the second provides support for the conclusion of the city official’s argument.

E. The first states the position that the city official’s argument opposes; the second states the conclusion of the city official’s argument.

* Is there any technique to do the "boldface" question?

robertchu · 发表于 2004-8-30 13:16:00

Q3: B.

Q22: E.

Boldface (BF) questions are actually quite simple. Make sure you read and understand the paragraph and its line of reasoning. Then look at one BF sentence, determine it's function, browse the answer choices and eliminate all those that doesn't correctly describe the function of this BF sentence. Next, look at the other BF sentence, determine it's function, and browse the rest of the answer choices and pick the right one.

determined · 发表于 2004-9-23 16:37:00

请高手解释一下第三题好吗, 谢谢!

almarabbit01 · 发表于 2004-10-17 10:24:00

请问Question 3, choice B "appeal", how to translate it?

thanks

tulipmontreal · 发表于 2004-10-23 01:03:00

appeal 呼吁的意思也就是提出

Maggieyin · 发表于 2004-10-27 21:35:00

to determind：

我的理解是这样，第一句话前有BECAUSE，那么可以认定这句话表示一个原因。第二句话前有BUT，那么可以认定根据这句话推出的内容（结论）和前面的内容有转折，肯定不一致。参照答案，我选B。

pengh · 发表于 2004-11-22 01:15:00

"Appeal" here should mean "attraction, benefits".

alicely · 发表于 2004-12-25 16:23:00

以下是引用yangtingno1在2004-8-29 20:55:00的发言：

Q3:

A product that represents a clear technological advance over competing products can generally command a high price. Because technological advances tend to be quickly surpassed and companies want to make large profits while they still can, many companies charge the greatest price the market will bear when they have such a product. But large profits on the mew product will give competitors a strong incentive to quickly match the mew product’s capabilities. Consequently, the strategy to maximize overall profit from a new product is to charge less than the greatest possible price.

In the argument above, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?

A. The first is an assumption that forms the basis for a course of action that the argument criticizes; the second presents the course of action endorsed by the argument.

B. The first is a consideration raised to explain the appeal of a certain strategy; the second is a consideration raised to call into question the wisdom of adopting that strategy.

C. The first is an assumption that has been used to justify a certain strategy; the second is a consideration that is used to cast doubt on that assumption.

D. The first is a consideration raised in support of a strategy the argument endorses; the second presents grounds in support of that consideration.

E. The first is a consideration raised to show that adopting a certain strategy is unlikely to achieve the intended effect; the second is presented to explain the appeal of that strategy.

我觉得a意思也对，错在哪呢，请教！！1

clelia · 发表于 2005-1-5 17:42:00

请问22题的C选项为何不行?谢谢~

morgan · 发表于 2005-1-6 00:24:00

Q22:

City Official: At laceType>CitylaceType> laceType>HospitallaceType>, uninsured patients tend to have shorter stays and fewer procedures performed than do insured patients, even though insured patients, on average, have slightly less serious medical problems at the time of admission to the hospital than uninsured patients have. Critics of the hospital have concluded that the uninsured patients are mot receiving proper medical care. However, this conclusion is almost certainly false. Careful investigation has recently shown two things: insured patients have much longer stays in the hospital than necessary, and they tend to have more procedures performed than are medically necessary.

In the city official’s argument, the two boldface portions play which of the following roles?

A. The first states the conclusion of the city official’s argument; the second provides support for that conclusion.

B. The first is used to support the conclusion of the city official’s argument; the second states that conclusion.

C. The first was used to support the conclusion drawn by hospital critics; the second states the position that the city official’s argument opposes.

D. The first was used to support the conclusion drawn by hospital critics; the second provides support for the conclusion of the city official’s argument.

E. The first states the position that the city official’s argument opposes; the second states the conclusion of the city official’s argument.

* Is there any technique to do the "boldface" question?

City Official: At laceType>CitylaceType> laceType>HospitallaceType>, uninsured patients tend to have shorter stays and fewer (data) .....

Critics of the hospital have concluded that the uninsured patients are mot receiving proper medical care.

However, this conclusion is almost certainly false. <<==Careful investigation has recently shown two things: ...(FACT)

C is wrong. since the second states the conclusion of the city official’s argument.

E is right.

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