GWD 27-20 没有讨论过的

Q20:E

Critics of certain pollution-control regulations have claimed that the money spent over the last decade in order to reduce emissions of carbon monoxide and of volatile organic compounds has been wasted.  The evidence they offer in support of this claim might appear compelling:  despite the money spent, annual emissions of these pollutants have been increasing steadily.  This evidence is far from adequate, however, since over the last decade a substantial number of new industrial facilities that emit these pollutants have been built.

In the reasoning given, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?

1. The first identifies a claim that the reasoning seeks to show is false; the second is evidence that has been cited by others in support of that claim.

2. The first identifies a claim that the reasoning seeks to show is false; the second is a position for which the reasoning seeks to provide support.

3. The first is a position that the reasoning contends is inadequately supported by the evidence; the second is a position for which the reasoning seeks to provide support.

4. The first is a position that the reasoning contends is inadequately supported by the evidence; the second is evidence used to support the reasoning’s contention.

5. The first is a position that the reasoning contends is inadequately supported by the evidence; the second is evidence that has been used to support that position.

答案是D 我选E

我也是没搞清楚D和E的差别选了E,有没有NN来指导一下啊

明显这个author 是想反对money has been wasted 的，而 “since over the last decade a substantial number of new industrial facilities that emit these pollutants have been built." 恰好就支持了作者整个推理的最终意图，也就是D选项中“support the reasoning’s contention”。而E选项中说“support that position”中的“that ”实际上是指前半句话“The first is a position that the reasoning contends is inadequately supported by the evidence” 俺涂黑了的那个position;作者显然不会支持这样的一个position 啦！ 呵呵，希望我讲明白了！