大全-III-2

2.     In
1846 about 80 percent of the towns in New York
                State
banned the sale of alcoholic beverages. A recent article about the bans
concludes that mid-nineteenth-century supporters of the temperance movement
were not residents of remote rural areas, as has often been asserted; rather,
they were concentrated in centers of economic opportunity.

Which of the following, if true, best
supports the conclusion reached in the article?

(A) After 1846
the temperance movement grew rapidly and it flourished until the turn of the
century.

(B) Support for
the ban on alcohol was strongest in New
  York towns where the economy was based on new,
growing industries.

(C) Many young New York
                State farmers supported the ban on
alcohol.

(D) The most adamant opponents of the
ban included several affluent factory and mill owners.（B）

(E) In New York City, which was a
commercial center in 1846, the sale of alcoholic beverages was not banned.

答案是b 完全不理解

大概的文意是：1846年纽约80%的镇禁止售卖酒精饮料。最近的文章指出19世纪中叶禁酒运动的支持者都不是偏远的农村居民，就如证据已证实的那样。相反，（那些禁酒运动支持者）他们主要集中于经济机会多的中心地区。

问题：下列选项如果是真实的，谁最能支持文章论断（即19世纪中叶，禁酒运动支持者都在经济中心）

选项：A，1846后，禁酒运动蓬勃开展，直到19世纪末（与推论完全无关）

      B，禁止售卖酒精饮料的支持者多在纽约新兴工业发展的小镇上（禁酒运动支持者多在经济机会多的新兴工业区小镇，符合文章推论，正确）

      C，许多年轻的纽约农民支持禁酒运动（削弱了推论，因为推论指出支持者不是偏远农村居民）

      D，禁酒运动的坚定反对者多为富裕的工厂或磨坊主（貌似根本与推论无关，根本没有提到禁酒运动的反对者嘛）

      E，在1984年，经济中心纽约，售卖酒精饮料并未被禁止（削弱了推论，它是经济中心，居然不禁酒，与推论就相悖）

所以答案的确是选B