本月的一道考题 (题目完全) - ChaseDream

去年八月，有个加油站进行促销活动。凡是在该加油站一次加油超过一定数额的，可以享受一次免费洗车服务。自从实施促销以来，去年八月的总销量比前年八月的总销量提高了10%。因此，加油站认为促销活动是成功的，应该继续搞下去。

A.把去年八月该地区加油站的总销量和前年八月该地区的总销量进行比较

B. 如果没有进行促销活动，很多顾客每次加油的数额将会低于促销活动设定的数额，但是加油的次数更频繁

因为，B看起来好像很像答案，可是，没有直接切中要害。而C是直接影响到活动是否成功的因素。如果有亏损，则不应该搞下去。

我觉得机井的答案是正确的，应该是B选项。选项应该包含活动前后的比较，才能判断是否成功。活动的目标是吸引人们加油超过一定的数额，如果目标达到了，这个活动就是成功的，而跟亏损是没有关系的。

至于C选项，评定一个活动的成功不仅仅是不亏损这单一因素，如果不亏损，也无法证明活动是成功的。

我想，讨论的目的不是答案，关键在于，纠正存在的错误思路。

B的问题，在于频率的增加，是不是与活动成功有关(或者要考虑利润是否升高)

2. In order to increase profits during a prolonged slowdown in sales, the largest manufacturers of automobiles in the United States have instituted record-setting price increases on all their models. The manufacturers believe that this strategy will succeed, even though it is inconsistent with the normal relationship Mn
beeeprice and demand.

The manufacturers' plan to increase profits relies on which of the following assumptions?

(A) Automobile manufacturers will, of necessity, raise prices whenever they introduce a new model.

(B) The smaller automobile manufacturers will continue to take away a large percentage of business from the

largest manufacturers.

price increases.

(D) New safety restraints that will soon become mandatory for all new cars will not be very costly for manufacturers to install.

(E) Low financing and extended warranties will attract many price-conscious consumers.

Argument Construction

Situation The largest automobile manufacturers plan to increase prices on all models in order to increase profits during a sales slowdown.

on the sales they do make.
Reasoning What does the manufacturers'plan assume? The manufacturers^' plan reverses expectations: a slowdown in sales more typically results in decreased prices in order to encourage an increased number of sales. What could be the basis of the manufacturers^' thinking that they should raise prices instead? The manufacturers have a goal of increased profits. They
are not anticipating an increased number of sales from this plan, but rather a greater profit

A The manufacturers^' plan concerns existing models rather than new ones; price increases when new models are introduced are a different subject.

B The manufacturers^' plan does not address the percentage of business taken away from them by smaller manufacturers, so this point cannot be assumed.

C Correct. This statement properly identifies the assumption on which the manufacturers^' argument is based: the greater profit on the cars that are sold will make up for a lower number of sales.

D New safety restraints are not a part of the manufacturers^' plan, so their inexpensive installation is not

assumed.

E The manufacturers^' plan is concerned only with generating a greater profit, not with attracting price-conscious consumers who are not likely to respond favorably to the price increases.

The correct answer is C.

1.to kalliy：就进行了1年促销，无从比较是否每年都增加10％。促销期相对于非促销期的增加，不能理解为是每年的增长。

B（+）: 之前每次都加油低于促销值P，现在销量增加，的确是促销政策起效，增加了每次的销售量。

B（-）：之前每次加油的量可能高于P的话，那么现在的销量增加，未必是促销政策的作用，因为此时的促销政策显的没有意义。

但是这只是基于中文题目的意思，没有英文题还是不能下定论。

10%可能有很多原因，比如今年整体销售都增加。另外我觉得促销主要目的是增加销量，和是否盈利无关。

To entice customers away from competitors, Red Label supermarkets have begun offering discounts on home appliances to customers who spend $50 or more on any shopping trip to Red Label. Red Label executives claim that the discount program has been a huge success, since cash register receipts of $50 or more are up thirty percent since the beginning of the program.

Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the claim of the Red Label executives?

(A) Most people who switched to Red Label after the program began spend more than $50 each time they shop at Red Label.

(B) Most people whose average grocery bill is less than $50 would not be persuaded to spend more by any discount program.

(C) Most people who received discounts on home appliances through Red Label’s program will shop at Red Label after the program ends.

(D) Since the beginning of the discount program, most of the people who spend $50 or more at Red Label are people who have never before shopped there and whose average grocery bill has always been higher than $50.

(E) Almost all of the people who have begun spending $50 or more at Red Label since the discount program began are longtime customers who have increased the average amount of their shopping bills by making fewer trips.