emmer wheat

Traces of cultivated emmer wheat have been found among the earliest agricultural remains of many archeological sites in Europe and Asia. The only place where the wild form of emmer wheat has been found growing is a relatively narrow strip in southwest Asia. Since the oldest remains of cultivated emmer wheat yet found are from village sites in the same narrow strip, it is clear that emmer wheat was first domesticated somewhere in that strip.



Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument ?



(A) The present – day distribution of another wild wheat, eikorn, which was also domesticated early in the development of agriculture, was a much larger area of southwest Asia.



(B) modern experiments show that wild emmer wheat can easily be domesticated so as to yield nearly as well as traditionally domestic strains.



( C) At the time when emmer wheat was first cultivated, it was the most nutritious of all varieties of grain that was then cultivated.



(D) In the region containing the strip where wild emmer has been found, climatic conditions have changed very little before the development of agriculture.



(E) It is very difficult, without genetic testing, to differentiate the wild form of emmer wheat from a closely related wheat that also grows in southwest Asia.

I do not know the source. just copy from another site. comments welcome.

我选B，现代实验证明在传统条件下可以很容易由野生——〉种植

NN指点一下正确与否？

我选D,排除他因：气候干扰。认为B有点问题，现在的实验表明的结果在过去不一定适用阿。

在小声问一句，这是哪儿的题啊？没有做过的感觉

尽管D的支持较弱，但是，其他选项没有任何支持作用。

所以，必然是D。

I choose D

(A) The present – day distribution of another wild wheat, eikorn, which was also domesticated early in the development of agriculture, was a much larger area of southwest Asia. -- another plant is not concerned

(B) modern experiments show that wild emmer wheat can easily be domesticated so as to yield nearly as well as traditionally domestic strains. -- so emmer wheat can be grown easily in many other areas, this is to weaken the statement, wrong


( C) At the time when emmer wheat was first cultivated, it was the most nutritious of all varieties of grain that was then cultivated. -- irrelavent, whether it's the most nutritious or the most beautiful plant does not help to support the statement


(D) In the region containing the strip where wild emmer has been found, climatic conditions have changed very little before the development of agriculture. -- support,


(E) It is very difficult, without genetic testing, to differentiate the wild form of emmer wheat from a closely related wheat that also grows in southwest Asia. -- same reason as C)

i do not know the answer. but your reasoning is clear. it should be D. Thanks for everyone's help

奇怪的题目.

A 是不是有语法问题:The present – day distribution of another wild wheat, eikorn, which was also domesticated early in the development of agriculture, was (of) a much larger area of southwest Asia. 少个of ?

我选B--容易训养.回原题-古代欧洲和亚洲都有.正是容易训养,所以欧洲也会有.即使strengthen的范围扩大了(亚洲),但还是strengthen.(原文没有提及亚洲其他地方也发现此类东东.)

D的"before the development of agriculture."可以引出许多assumption