2004-12-D13

为什么不选B?

Art theft from museums is on the rise. Most stolen art

is sold to wealthy private collectors. Consequently,

since thieves steal what their customers are most

interested in buying, museums ought to focus more of

their security on their most valuable pieces.

The argument depends on assuming which one of the

following?

(A)       Art thieves steal both valuable and not-so

valuable art.

(B)       Art pieces that are not very valuable are not

very much in demand by wealthy private

collectors.

(C)       Art thieves steal primarily from museums that

are poorly secured.

(D)       Most museums provide the same amount of

security for valuable and not-so-valuable art.

(E)       Wealthy private collectors sometimes sell their

stolen art to other wealthy private collectors.