6. Ross: The profitability of Company X, restored to private ownership five years ago, is clear evidence that businesses will always fare better under private than under public ownership. Julia: Wrong. A close look at the records shows that X has been profitable since the appointment of a first-class manager, which happened while X was still in the pubic sector. Which of the following best describes the weak point in Ross’s claim on which Julia’s response focuses? (A) The evidence Ross cites comes from only a single observed case, that of Company X. (B) The profitability of Company X might be only temporary. (C) Ross’s statement leaves open the possibility that the cause he cites came after the effect he attributes to it. (D) No mention is made of companies that are partly government owned and partly privately owned.(C) (E) No exact figures are given for the current profits of Company X. 不明白c到底在说什么~~ 18. There are far fewer children available for adoption than there are people who want to adopt. Two million couples are currently waiting to adopt, but in 1982, the last year for which figures exist, there were only some 50,000 adoptions. Which of the following statements, if true, most strengthens the author’s claim that there are far fewer children available for adoption than there are people who want to adopt? (A) The number of couples waiting to adopt has increased significantly in the last decade. (B) The number of adoptions in the current year is greater than the number of adoptions in any preceding year. (C) The number of adoptions in a year is approximately equal to the number of children available for adoption in that period. (D) People who seek to adopt children often go through a long process of interviews and investigation by adoption agencies.(C) (E) People who seek to adopt children generally make very good parents. 题目读的挺明白的,就是看不出来c怎么就加强了作者的观点呢? 多谢~~ |