4.  olitician: Fewer people are entering the labor market now than previously. If the economy grows, the demand for motivated and educated people will far outstrip the supply. Some companies have already started to respond to this labor-market situation by finding better ways to keep their current employees. Their concern is a sure indicator that the economy is growing.
Which of the following is the best criticism of the politician’s reasoning?
(A) The fact that companies are making prudent preparations for a possible future development does not mean that this development is already taking place.
(B) The fact that some companies now try harder to keep their employees does not mean that they used to be indifferent to employee morale.
(C) The fact that demand will outstrip supply does not mean that there will be no supply at all.
(D) The fact that the number of new entrants into the labor market is declining does not mean that the number of new entrants is lower than it has ever been.(A)
(E) The fact that current employees have become more valuable to some companies does not mean that those employees will do their jobs better than they used to.4
the answer is A.其他选项均可排除。
思路
前提:劳动力供不应求的时候—>经济是发展的
结论:公司正为这种情况做准备—>所以经济是发展的
我这里的问题是have already started to respond to this labor-market situation如何理解。因为公司“already started to respond to this labor-market situation”,所以此处的labor-market situation是已经存在的,但是如果根据A的理解的话,公司只是在为可能到来的情况做准备。
那么如何解释公司respond的situation呢?
我唯一找到的解释是这里的situation讲的是Fewer people are entering the labor market now than previously。
请指教。
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