模考800score中的两道题

High score 800  答案 A   

Dear Editor: I feel obliged to comment on the unfair review you published last week written by Robert Duxbury. Your readers should know that Mr. Duxbury recently published his own book that covered the same topic as my book, which you asked him to review. It is regrettable that Mr. Duxbury should feel the need to belittle a competing work in the hope of elevating his own book. The author of the letter above makes her point by employing which method of argument?

A) Attacking the motives of the author of the unfavorable review.

B) Attacking the book on the same topic written by the author of the review.

C) Contrasting her own book with that written by the author of the review.

D) Questioning the judgment of the author of the unfavorable review.

E) Stating that her book should not have been reviewed by the author of a competing work.

High score 800 答案 E

The salary of a member of the U.S. Congress is greater than the annual income of 95 percent of American citizens. Relative to most of their constituents, congressional representatives are a privileged lot. Congressional representatives cannot claim to understand the needs and concerns of working people.

Which of the following statements, if true, would cast the most doubt on the argument above?

A) The salary of a member of Congress is usually supplemented by fees for outside speaking and consulting.

B) Members of Congress need large salaries because of the cost of maintaining a second family home in Washington, D.C.

C) Most members of Congress spend considerable time meeting with their constituents in an effort to learn about their concerns.

D) It is important to pay a high salary to members of Congress in order to attract the best people for the job.

E) One need not personally experience a problem in order to understand it.

感觉这两个题出得不好，或者我水平太差，请nn讲解