1. The burden of maintaining the U.S. highway system falls disproportionately on the trucking industry. Trucks represent only about 10 percent of the vehicles on U.S. roads. Yet road use taxes assessed on trucks amount to almost half the taxes paid for highway upkeep and repair. Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument above? (A) The trucking industry has enjoyed record after-tax profits in three of the past four years. (B) Because of their weight, trucks cause over 50 percent of the damage sustained by highway surfaces each year. (C) Without an economically viable trucking industry, the cost of goods in the United States would rise significantly. (D) Road use taxes paid by trucking companies have decreased by 3 percent over the past five years. 为什么选B,我似乎不太明白其中的逻辑关系
2. In the effort to fire a Civil Service employee, his or her manager may have to spend up to $100,000 of tax money. Since Civil Service employees know how hard it is to fire them, they tend to loaf. This explains in large part why the government is so inefficient. It can be properly inferred on the basis of the statements above that the author believes which of the following? I. Too much job security can have a negative influence on workers. II. More government workers should be fired. III. Most government workers are Civil Service employees. (A) I only (B) I and III only (C) II only (D) I, II, and III (E) III only 答案选A,但是我觉得III也是需要的啊,如果不知道Most government workers 是Civil Service employees,怎么可能从Civil Service employees具体指到government的效率呢 谢谢NN们指教啊 |