阅读36套 EX31 第一题求解惑

364226815 · 发表于 2012-5-18 12:00:36

1. High Towers, a company that occupies several office buildings, is considering installing new energy- efficient lightbulbs in its buildings. The new bulbs require less than half the electricity consumed by the conventional bulbs currently used to produce the same amount of light. The new bulbs also last considerably longer. It follows that by replacing old bulbs as they bum out with the new kind of bulb, High Towers would significantly reduce its overall lighting costs.

Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument given?
(A) If the new bulbs are widely adopted, as seems likely, they will be produced in large enough quantities to be offered at prices comparable to those of conventional bulbs.
(B) The utility that supplies High Towers with electricity offers discount rates to its largest customers.
(C) High Towers has recently signed a contract to occupy an additional small office building.
(D) High Towers has begun a campaign to encourage its employees to turn off lights whenever they leave a room.
(E) The company that manufactures the new bulbs has been granted a patent on the innovative technology used in the bulbs and thus has exclusive rights to manufacture them.

书上说选A，但我怎么觉得该选B呢..看了普渡哥的解释也不是很清楚，望指教！谢谢

mzc19900722 · 发表于 2012-5-18 20:56:30

A选项：
其实就是想表达一个意思——新型灯泡和老灯泡售价一样，这样一来，新灯泡又可以节约电能从而减少电费，所以就strengthen the argument了。

B选项
为Towers供电的utility(我觉得是引申成供电公司的意思吧)为它最大的客户们提供折扣（就是电费打折），这里存在两个问题，1：Towers不一定是最大的客户，所以不一定能拿到折扣；2：这道题是想要表达新型灯泡可以为公司节约费用，所以即使电费打折了也不能表明新型灯泡的作用。所以不能选B。

自己的意见，仅供参考。

aaronlkg · 发表于 2012-5-19 19:49:05

B都没说明bulb从这点就能排除了吧

364226815 · 发表于 2012-5-20 14:22:59

。。。明白了，谢谢大家

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