24. The interstitial nucleus, a subregion of the brain’s hypothalamus, is typically smaller for male cats than for female cats. A neurobiologist performed autopsies on male cats who died from disease X, a disease affecting no more than .05 percent of male cats, and found that these male cats had interstitial nuclei that were as large as those generally found in female cats. Thus, the size of the interstitial nucleus determines whether or not male cats can contract disease X. Which one of the following statements, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
前提1:A(The interstitial nucleus)是大脑中某部分B(hypothalamus)的一个分区,通常雄猫的A都比雌猫的小。
前提2:凡死于某病X的雄猫,其A部位变得跟雌猫体内的A一样大。
结论:A的大小决定雄猫是否会感染X病。
E选项的意思:X病是Y病的一种,现已知大脑中的B部分跟Y病都没有关系。这就表示,A跟X病也没有关系。这就好比说:水果跟肺部病变没有关系,所以桃子不会引起肺气肿
47. High school students who feel that they are not succeeding in school often drop out before graduating and go to work. Last year, however, the city’s high school dropout rate was significantly lower than the previous year’s rate. This is encouraging evidence that the program instituted two years ago to improve the morale of high school students has begun to take effect to reduce dropouts.
前提1:通常感觉自己在学校表现不好的高中生都会在毕业前辍学转而去工作。
前提2:去年市里高中的辍学率比前一年显著降低
结论:两年前开始的一个提高高中生道德水准的项目开始起作用了。
A是最好的答案:去年的经济萧条引起了很高的失业率。所以想辍学的高中生没工作可以只好继续呆在学校,并不是那个PROGRAM在起作用。
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