句子作用4

4. More and more computer programs that provide solutions to mathematical problems in engineering are being produced, and it is thus increasingly unnecessary for practicing engineers to have a thorough understanding of fundamental mathematical principles. Consequently, in training engineers who will work in industry, less emphasis should be placed on mathematical principles, so that space in the engineering curriculum will be available for other important subjects.

The two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?

(A) The first is the second-premise that the argument includes; the second is the conclusion that could be drawn from this passage.

(B) The first is the fact that is necessary for this argument; the second is the conclusion that must be drawn from this passage.

(C) The first is the part of premise that the argument includes; the second is the inference that could be drawn from this passage.

(D) The first is the part of evidence that supports this argument; the second is the inference that could be drawn from this passage.

(E) The first is the first conclusion in this argument; the second is the second conclusion in this argument.

I chose C while the answer is E. The first is obviously a necessary condition for the second to be drawn. And the second is not really the conclusion because the conclusion of this argument should be less emphasis should be placed on mathematical principles. Second is an inference.

why C is not right?

这几道题在JJ区有fyhllj版主做的投票讨论贴，这些答案也是讨论的结果。

C中的premise不对，a premise is something that u suppose is true and that u use as a basis for developing an idea.=assumption.

此处第一句黑体明显是推倒的结果：More and more computer programs that provide solutions to mathematical problems in engineering are being produced, －> increasingly unnecessary for practicing engineers to have a thorough understanding of fundamental mathematical principles

同样第二句黑体也是后半段推倒的结果。不是整个结果。

C错在：如果如C所说，一个为PEMISE，另一个为从原文推出的东西，则原文没有结论，这样第一个作为PEMISE就没有要推出的东西了。有前提，必然有结论，前提是依结论而存在的。当然没前提可以有结论。