121. Codex Berinensis, a Florentine copy of an ancient Roman medical treatise, is undated but contains clues to when
it was produced. Its first 80 pages are by a single copyist, but the remaining 20 pages are by three different
copyists, which indicates some significant disruption. Since a letter in handwriting identified as that of the fourth
copyist mentions
a plague that killed many people in Florence in 1148, Codex Berinensis was probably produced
in that year.
Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the hypothesis that Codex Berinensis was produced
in 1148?
(A) Other than Codex Berinensis, there are no known samples of the handwriting of the first three copyists.
(B) According to the account by the fourth copyist, the plague went on for 10 months.
(C) A scribe would be able to copy a page of text the size and style of Codex Berinensis in a day.
(D) There was only one outbreak of plague in Florence in the 1100s.
(E) The number of pages of Codex Berinensis produced by a single scribe becomes smaller with each
successive change of copyist.
答案用排除法可以得到，但是我觉得OG的解释和原文都有问题。
因为就意思来说（highlight的那部分）第四个作者原本就提到了那个瘟疫发生的具体时间，我觉得就这样的语法结构来说是有歧义的
-- by 会员 justabeginning (2011/10/31 13:42:26)
刚看了OG的解释：
Consider the basis of
the hypothesis: the succession of copyists indicating the work was significantly disrupted,
and the fourth copyist’s letter indicating the plague of 1148 caused serious loss of life.
那我觉得关于前3个作者怎么死的这样一个推断，还是可以站住脚的。上一个贴子的言论我收回。
Anyway，就这题来说，我觉得，就好比SC里面，要进行数值比较，就不能写孤零零的"a ratio" "a number"，要定义(define)清楚到底是个什么ratio/number. 那么这道题目，说"plague"，能define/identify这个事件（哪一年发生的plague）么？当且仅当彼时彼处有且仅有1个outbreak of plague的时候，我们能define/identify这个事件。所以选D.
-- by 会员 babybearmm (2012/4/4 7:57:54)
刚看了OG的解释：
Consider the basis of
the hypothesis: the succession of copyists indicating the work was significantly disrupted,
and the fourth copyist’s letter indicating the plague of 1148 caused serious loss of life.
那我觉得关于前3个作者怎么死的这样一个推断，还是可以站住脚的。上一个贴子的言论我收回。
Anyway，就这题来说，我觉得，就好比SC里面，要进行数值比较，就不能写孤零零的"a ratio" "a number"，要定义(define)清楚到底是个什么ratio/number. 那么这道题目，说"plague"，能define/identify这个事件（哪一年发生的plague）么？当且仅当彼时彼处有且仅有1个outbreak of plague的时候，我们能define/identify这个事件。所以选D.
-- by 会员 babybearmm (2012/4/4 7:57:54)
我还是不太明白，即使我们确定了那场plague就是发生在1148年的，又为什么能推断出就是在那一年写的呢？为什么不可能是之后写的，只不过提到了当年的事情？
-- by 会员 tthere (2012/4/13 16:42:51)
刚看了OG的解释：
Consider the basis of
the hypothesis: the succession of copyists indicating the work was significantly disrupted,
and the fourth copyist’s letter indicating the plague of 1148 caused serious loss of life.
那我觉得关于前3个作者怎么死的这样一个推断，还是可以站住脚的。上一个贴子的言论我收回。
Anyway，就这题来说，我觉得，就好比SC里面，要进行数值比较，就不能写孤零零的"a ratio" "a number"，要定义(define)清楚到底是个什么ratio/number. 那么这道题目，说"plague"，能define/identify这个事件（哪一年发生的plague）么？当且仅当彼时彼处有且仅有1个outbreak of plague的时候，我们能define/identify这个事件。所以选D.
-- by 会员 babybearmm (2012/4/4 7:57:54)
我还是不太明白，即使我们确定了那场plague就是发生在1148年的，又为什么能推断出就是在那一年写的呢？为什么不可能是之后写的，只不过提到了当年的事情？
-- by 会员 tthere (2012/4/13 16:42:51)
We need ONLY to
strengthen the conclusion. No need to
prove the conclusion.
Yes, there are many gaps, but as long as the answer choice successfully fill in one gap, it should be deemed correct.
Just my 2c.
-- by 会员 babybearmm (2012/4/13 16:59:07)