新东方逻辑Test B第14题和第15 题

tiantian · 发表于 2003-12-3 06:08:00

14.    As an experienced labor organizer and the former head of one of the nation’s most powerful labor unions, Grayson is an excellent choice to chair the new council on business-labor relations.
Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the conclusion above?
(A) The new council must have the support of the nation’s labor leaders if it is to succeed.
(B) During his years as a labor leader, Grayson established a record of good relations with business leaders.
(C) The chair of the new council must be a person who can communicate directly with the leaders of the nation’s largest labor unions.
(D) Most of the other members of the new council will be representatives of business management interests.
(E) An understanding of the needs and problems of labor is the only qualification necessary for the job of chairing the new council.

The answer is E. Why are  A, B and C incorrect? I really can't catch the reasoning of this question.

15.    In the effort to fire a Civil Service employee, his or her manager may have to spend up to $100,000 of tax money. Since Civil Service employees know how hard it is to fire them, they tend to loaf. This explains in large part why the government is so inefficient.
It can be properly inferred on the basis of the statements above that the author believes which of the following?
I.     Too much job security can have a negative influence on workers.
II.     More government workers should be fired.
III.    Most government workers are Civil Service employees.
(A) I only
(B) I and III only
(C) II only
(D) I, II, and III
(E) III only

The answer is A. Why is not B? If most government workers are not civil service employees, then the inefficiency of civil service employees won't cause the inefficiency of the government. So III is correct. What's wrong with my logic?

番茄炒蛋 · 发表于 2003-12-3 11:40:00

the first one.since it look for a support, it must make the person looks qualified, since he meet the request of the position of chairman,so this choice support the conclusion.

the second, Civil Service is only one part of goverment working departments,so you can not conclude from the article that Most government workers are Civil Service employees, maybe it is just the most minimal department.

tiantian · 发表于 2003-12-4 00:23:00

感谢番茄炒蛋！可是我还是不明白第一题。还望大牛们讲讲这里的逻辑。

番茄炒蛋 · 发表于 2003-12-5 18:36:00

如果当chairman的唯一必要条件是 understanding of the needs and problems of labor
那么这个前任labor union的头头当然是知道这些的咯，所以他就是很合适的人选了
所以e就是一个很好的支持啊，再用力想想，呵呵

新东方逻辑Test B第14题和第15 题