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标题: 迷糊了 [打印本页]

作者: upychhill 时间: 2004-5-12 17:33
标题: 迷糊了

Newspaper editorial:

In an attempt to reduce the crime rate, the governor is getting tough on criminals and making prison conditions harsher. art of this effort has been to deny inmates the access they formerly had to college-level courses. However, this action is clearly counter to the governor’s ultimate goal, since after being released form prison, inmates who had taken such courses committed far fewer crimes overall than other inmates.

Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?

Not being able to take college-level courses while in prison is unlikely to deter anyone from a crime that he or she might otherwise have committed.

Former inmates are no more likely to commit crimes than are members of the general population.

The group of inmates who chose to take college-level courses were not already less likely than other inmates to commit crimes after being released.

Taking high school level courses in prison has less effect on an inmate’s subsequent behavior than taking college-level courses does.

The governor’s ultimate goal actually is to gain popularity by convincing people that something effective is being done about crime.

答案A。可是我觉得C也没有错：选择大学课程的人原本和别人一样易犯罪，所以是读了大学课程让他们少犯罪。

另外，A的otherwise应该指什么情况？

作者: babypace 时间: 2004-5-12 23:38

C是削弱。在被释放后，上大学课程的和其他人比并不减少犯罪的可能性。

A是支持。在监狱里不给上大学课程就不太可能阻止他们本来可能要犯罪。otherwise,是指他们本来可能要犯罪。

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