Section 11-20th
20. Despite the approach of winter, oil prices to indus-
trial customers are exceptionally low this year and
likely to remain so. Therefore, unless the winter is
especially severe, the price of natural gas to indus-
trial customers is also likely to remain low.
Which of the following, if true, provides the most
support for the conclusion above?
(A) Long-term weather forecasts predict a mild winter.
(B) The industrial users who consume most natural
gas can quickly and cheaply switch to using
oil instead.
(C) The largest sources of supply for both oil and
natural gas are in subtropical regions unlikely
to be affected by winter weather.
(D) The fuel requirements of industrial users of nat-
ural gas are not seriously affected by the
weather.
(E) Oil distribution is more likely to be affected by
severe winter weather than is the distribution
of natural gas.
答案：B。请问怎么会是B呢？这里面没有提到oil和natural gas两者的转换啊。我对题目的理解是：即使冬天临近，oil的价格很低，因此除非过分的冷，natural gas的价格也会很低。就是说因为oil的价格不受因为冬天影响，所以得出结论说natural gas的价格也基本不受冬天影响。我这样的理解对不对呢？如果有什么问题的话请多多指点！3Q!
B的意思是，用户可以轻易地使用廉价的oil替代gas。也就是说，oil和gas会形成竞争，从而导致价格基本保持一致。如果oil价格不上调，那么gas价格也不能上调，否则，gas没人买。给冬天没关系，因为，他们都是在冬天着一个相同的前提下进行比较
这下理解了，谢谢大师指教！
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