feifeilogic 59&61题......................

61. Investigators concluded that human failure was not responsible for the fatal airplane crash last 
August, and since that time new and more stringent rules for identifying and reporting mechanical 
problems have been in effect. That accounts for the fact that reports of airplane mechanical 
problems have increased in frequency by 50 percent since last August. 

Which one of the following is an assumption underlying the argument in the passage? 

A.
                Airplane travel is still relatively safe, despite the increase in reported mechanical problems. 

B. Mechanical problems in airplanes have increased dramatically since last August. 

C.  Mechanical problems in airplanes have not increased by 50 percent since last August. 

D.  Airlines are less reluctant to report mechanical problems than they previously were. 

E.   Mechanical problems in airplanes have become easier to detect since last August. 

我认为:自专家排除人为因素后,一系列检验机器故障的更严格的标准出台,正说明飞机事故
是由机器故障引起的,所以选b. 可答案是c.

59. Top college graduates are having more difficulty
demonstrating their superiority to prospective employers than did the top
students of twenty years ago when an honors degree was distinction enough.
Today’s employers are less impressed with the honors degree. Twenty years ago
no more than 10 percent of a given class graduated with honors. Today, however,
because of grade inflation, the honors degree goes to more than 50 percent of a
graduating class. Therefore, to restore confidence in the degrees they award,
colleges must take steps to control grade inflation.

 Which one of the following is an assumption that, if
true, would support the conclusion in the passage?

A.
                Today’s
students are not higher achievers than the students of twenty years ago.

B. 
Awarding
too many honors degrees causes colleges to inflate grades.

C.
                Today’s
employers rely on honors ranking in making their hiring decisions.

D.
                It is not easy for
students with low grades to obtain jobs.

E.
                Colleges
must make employers aware of the criteria used to determine who receives an
honor degree.

feifei答案:The best answer is
A. 如果现在的优秀学生数量比20年前多，那么授予更多的honor
degree就很正常了，也许除了荣誉学位，学生应该用别的方面来证明自己。所以只有当现在的学生素质不值得被授予象20年前那样的荣誉学位的时候，整个论证才有道理.

可d不行吗?取非后即:低分生好找工作.这样就不会有分数膨胀等以上一系列问题了,分数膨胀还不就是因为现在工作难找嘛!哪位好心牛牛可以分析一下我的错因呢?