Ross: The profitability of Company X, restored(返还) to private ownership five years ago, is clear evidence that businesses will always fare better under private than under public ownership.
Julia: Wrong. A close look at the records shows that X has been profitable since the appointment of a first-class manager, which happened while X was still in the pubic sector.
Which of the following best describes the weak point in Ross’s claim on which Julia’s response focuses?
(A) The evidence Ross cites comes from only a single observed case, that of Company X.
(B) The profitability of Company X might be only temporary.
(C) Ross’s statement leaves open the possibility that the cause he cites came after the effect he attributes to it.
(D) No mention is made of companies that are partly government owned and partly
推理的过程是这样的,R 说 现象结果A--->原因B 即 赢利的能力有倒退到在私人所有权之下5年前的水平(暗示现在是公有)----> 原因是私有比工友好(因为赢利能力的不同)
J反对R,反对的方式是它因推A.就是说不一定是B的原因.它因是FIRST CLASS 经理的原因.(从而说明不是私有的问题.)
选项C说的就是这个意思`!
在近期的考试中,很少有这样的对话型题目了,所以楼主大可放心. |