Meteorite explosions in the Earth's atmosphere as large as the one that destroyed forests in Siberia, with approximately the force of a 12-megaton nuclear blast, occur about once a century. The response of highly automated systems controlled by complex computer programs to unexpected circumstances is unpredictable.
Which of the following conclusions can most properly be drawn, if the statements above are true, about a highly automated nuclear-missile defense system controlled by a complex computer program?
There is a great deal of geographical variation in the frequency of many surgical procedures-up to tenfold variation per hundred thousand people between different areas in the numbers of hysterectomies, prostatectomies, and tonsillectomies. To supporta conclusion that much of the variation is due to unnecessary surgical procedures, it would be most importantto establish which of the following? (A) A local board of review at each hospital examines the records of every operation to determine whether the surgical procedurewas necessary. (B) The variation is unrelated to factors (other than the surgical procedures themselves) that influence the incidence of diseases for which surgery mightbe considered. (C) There are several categories of surgical procedure (other than hysterectomies, prostatectomies, and tonsillectomies) that are often performed unnecessarily. (O) For certain surgical procedures, it is difficultto determine after the operation whether the procedureswere necessary or whether alternative treatment would have succeeded. (E) With respectto howoften they are performed unnecessarily, hysterectomies, prostatectomies, and tonsillectomies are representative of surgical procedures in general 这题貌似没人问过~本人逻辑题很差,答案看得我一头雾水,各位NN们给指点一下吧
还有一道~Meteorite explosions in the Earth's atmosphere as large as the one that destroyed forests in Siberia , with approximately the force of a twelve-megaton nuclear blast, occur about once a century. The response of highly automated systems controlled by complex computer programs to unexpected circumstances is unpredictable. Which of the following conclusions can most properly be drawn, if the statements above are true, about a highly automated nuclear-missile defense system controlled by a complex computer program? (A) Within a century after its construction, the systemwould react inappropriately and might accidentally start a nuclear war. (8) The system would be destroyed if an explosion of a large meteorite occurred in the Earth's atmosphere. (C) It would be impossible for the system to distinguish the explosion of a large meteorite from the explosion of a nuclear weapon. (0) Whether the systemwould respond inappropriately to the explosion of a large meteorite would depend on the location of the blast. (E) It is not certain what the system's responseto the explosion of a large meteorite would be, if its designers did not plan for such a contingency. 这个原题隐含的意思就是system 没有被designed to handle 呀~还有,那个A的解释Neither are we told whethe r any particular mete orite event would produce such un exp ected circumstances.是什么意思?有些blast是可以预测的?求NN们帮解释~
The passage only give a statement that "there is huge geographical variation in the frequency of many surgical procedures." You can call this evidence/premise.
Then the question stem gives you a conclusion "much of the variation is due to unnecessary surgical procedures" and asks you to find a strengthener for the argument. Basically the argument says that the variation of the operation is due to UNNECESSARY SURGERIES, NOT due to things such as variations of the disease or availability of able doctors.
B) says that the variation is unrelated to factors other than the surgical procedures themselves. This is a correct strengthener of the conclusion.