Q2: GWD-4-Q14

Q2: GWD-4-Q14

Guidebook writer:  I have visited hotels throughout the country and have noticed that in those built before 1930 the quality of the original carpentry work is generally superior to that in hotels built afterward.  Clearly carpenters working on hotels before 1930 typically worked with more skill, care, and effort than carpenters who have worked on hotels built subsequently.

Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the guidebook writer’s argument?

A.    The quality of original carpentry in hotels is generally far superior to the quality of original carpentry in other structures, such as houses and stores.

B.    Hotels built since 1930 can generally accommodate more guests than those built before 1930.

C.    The materials available to carpenters working before 1930 were not significantly different in quality from the materials available to carpenters working after 1930.

D.    The better the quality of original carpentry in a building, the less likely that building is to fall into disuse and be demolished.

E.     The average length of apprenticeship for carpenters has declined significantly since 1930.
        

答案是D

完全搞不懂啊。D根本就是无关选项嘛！

原文根本没有提到building哪个会fall into disuse and demolished！

Guidebook writer的结论是说1930以前的人更有技术，更用心和更努力，D完全无关啊？

我倒觉得C有削弱作用，给出他因，不是因为1930后的人没有技术，没有用心，而是因为客观原因

就是阿 我觉得D根本是错的阿!!!

我选了E... 但是又觉得E是间接SUPPORT, EXPLAIN

你觉得呢?

E应该是解释吧，不是削弱

但是我的答案上并没有把这题标为争议题

期待NN解答

文章说的是：30年前造的房子的搭建质量好于30年后的房子，说明了30年前的木匠更加有技术，仔细。

D选项：在建筑方面，质量越好的话，那么越不可能被判为不能使用导致拆掉。。也就是说现在市场上留下来的30年的房子都是一些好的木匠的房子，也有很多差的房子都被拆掉了。。也就是削弱了结论，30年前的木匠也没有更加仔细，出色，只是留下的来是里面的一部分相对好的而已。。

The better the quality of original carpentry in a building, the less likely that building is to fall into disuse and be demolished.

原来是这么解释

谢谢了

再仔细想想，觉得D还是不对

D有个assumption 

那就是1930年以前建的，做工不好的建筑已经被抛弃不用了。但原文根本读不出来啊。有可能1930年以前造的，绝大部分都还在