1.The Tricounty Bridge was supposed to relieve traffic in East Countway. Although the bridge was opened last year, traffic in the county has gotten worse over the last year. To relieve the traffic situation in East Countway, therefore, the traffic commission should order the Tricounty Bridge closed.
Which of the following, if true, gives the most support to the conclusion of the passage above?
A. The increased traffic seen in East Countway over the last year is largely attributable to a large casino and resort hotel that opened for business shortly after the opening of the Tricounty Bridge.
B. The Tricounty Bridge allows inhabitants of heavily populated West Countway County to reach East Countway in less than a half-hour, as opposed to the two hours the trip required before thhe opening of the bridge. 我觉得应该选A,但是答案给的是B...
2.The Comfocar company manufactures a sedan that can drive comfortably at 80 miles per hour. A rival company, Turbocar, recently introduced a comparably equipped sedan that can drive comfortably at up to 110 miles per hour. Turbocar claims that its sedan will outsell Cofocar's sedan because the Turbocar sedan can get customers to their destinations in comfort much faster than can the Comfocar sedan.
Which of the following. if true, casts the most doubt on Turnocar's claims?
C.Automotive safety experts state that it is not safe for any car to be driven faster than 100 miles per hour.
E.Nowwhere in the main marketing areas for these two car companies is it legal or practical to drive faster than 70 miles per hour. 我觉得应该选C,答案选E...
A) is wrong. Even if you shut down the bridge, since the Casino is in the county and gamblers continue to come for fun, the traffic congestion will get WORSE after the shutdown.
C) will not be a weakener if E) is right. In other words, C) makes an assumption that the drivers will drive faster than 100 mph. Such an assumption may or may not be right. Further, even if C) is correct, a driver can drive between 80-100 mph, and arrive at the destination safely and faster. The conclusion still holds.
E) however, makes the conclusion totally wrong. Therefore, E is the better answer.
A) is wrong. Even if you shut down the bridge, since the casino is in the county and gamblers continue to come for fun, the traffice congestion will get WORSE after the shutdown.
-- by 会员 sdcar2010 (2012/3/17 21:57:55)
你好,谢谢你的解释,不过我想的是 1.如果West Countway County 的人要去East Countway ,那么桥只是缩短了去的时间,桥没有之后他们不一定就不去了 2.因为Casino是在桥修好之后才修的,可以推断是因为桥的修建方便了交通所以才修的casino。如果桥没有了,人不方便去了,去的少了,交通状况便可以缓解了。
This is your OWN assumption. May not be true. Never add your own assumption when dealing with GMAT CR questions. That is a cardinal sin for GMAT testers.
如果West Countway County 的人要去East Countway ,那么桥只是缩短了去的时间,桥没有之后他们不一定就不去了
Exactly! Then shutting down the bridge would SOLVE the traffic congestion problem because the decreasing number of outsiders. Thus, this is a strengthener.