大全-10-13

大全-10-13.        Exports of United States wood pulp will rise considerably during this year. The reason for the rise is that the falling value of the dollar will make it cheaper for paper manufacturers in Japan and Western Europe to buy American wood pulp than to get it from any other source.

Which of the following is an assumption made in drawing the conclusion above?  C/B

(A) Factory output of paper products in Japan and Western Europe will increase sharply during this year.

(B) The quality of the wood pulp produced in the United States would be adequate for the purposes of Japanese and Western European paper manufacturers.

(C) Paper manufacturers in Japan and Western Europe would prefer to use wood pulp produced in the United States if cost were not a factor.

(D) Demand for paper products made in Japan and Western Europe will not increase sharply during this year.（B）

(E) Production of wood pulp by United States companies will not increase sharply during this year.

请问: C可以吗?  我觉得C的意思是说如果成本因素不作考虑,日本和欧洲的纸张生产商会倾向于使用美国的wood pulp, 那么C就可以做为题目论点的假设基础了.

C是不对的.文章说US的WP变的便易了,那些日本和欧洲的纸张生产商才会增加从US的进口.要是象C说的那样,如果美原不扁值,US的WP不便易,那日本和欧洲的纸张生产商也会大量从US的进口WP的.这就和文章说的相反了.

But, please tell me why not E?

If the production of wood pulp will increase sharply, then the US needs more wood pulp, so that export of US will decrease 

文章说：便宜买

C取非：价格不是因素－－－不会买

C is not correct

if production of wood pulp in US increase sharply, the price of wood pulp in US will greatly fall, so even US dollars don't devalue, manufacturer will greatly purchase wool pulp from US. Weaken the cause.