OG 65

浅浅123 · 发表于 2012-3-28 15:32:03

65． Excavation of the ancient city of Kourion on the islandof Cyprus revealed a pattern of debris and collapsedbuildings typical of towns devastated by earthquakes.Archaeologists have hypothesized that the destructionwas due to a major earthquake known to haveoccurred near the island in A.D. 365.

Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports
the archaeologists' hypothesis?

(A) Bronze ceremonial drinking vessels that are
often found in graves dating from years
preceding and following A.D. 365 were also
found in several graves near Kourion.

(B) No coins minted after A.D. 365 were found in
Kourion, but coins minted before that year were
found in abundance.

(C) Most modern histories of Cyprus mention that
an earthquake occurred near the island in
A.D. 365.

(D) Several small statues carved in styles current in
Cyprus in the century between A.D. 300 and
A.D. 400 were found in Kourion.

(E) Stone inscriptions in a form of the Greek
alphabet that was definitely used in Cyprus after
A.D. 365 were found in Kourion.
这题的正确答案为B，但我看到这里的结论应该是因果型结论，想表达的内容是destruction is due to earthquake.但是B好像并没有加强这个结论，我觉得C更好啊！请NN指点

双色鹿 · 发表于 2012-3-28 22:41:21

浅浅~
这道题要支持的archaeologists的hypothesis重点不在是否发生过地震，而在地震是否发生在A.D.365附近
题目开头已经说了，这些地震摧毁的碎片，是已知的，就像OG里面对C的解释“The occurrence of the earthquake is not in question; this statement simply confirms a fact already assumed in the argument.”
而这道题的重点：地震是否发生在A.D.365附近，看B选项，公元前365被铸造的硬币被发现，而之后的确没有，很能说明在公元前365之后，一切都被摧毁了，没有新的硬币被铸造出来

浅浅123 · 发表于 2012-3-29 11:18:14

恩恩谢谢双色鹿童鞋的答复
这道题是我没有想全面的，这里我看到结论中有 was due to 就把这个结论当做了因果型结论，以为这题要支持的观点是“毁灭是有地震造成的”所以误选了C，因为C说“很多历史都提到了AD 365的那次地震”但是stimulus的第一句就已经肯定了这个结论，所以把眼光放到了conclusion中的earthquake的修饰部分，所以这里其实是要我们支持的是地震发生在AD365，所以选B，这真是一道挺阴险的题目呢

双色鹿 · 发表于 2012-3-29 21:37:41

恩~你会这么想表示理解~不过我猜你大概没有好好看OG逻辑的解析部分噢~~这个部分我觉得特别精华，除了选项逐个解析以外，每道题都有一个情景归纳和一个思路分析，情景归纳可以看出来GMAT到底想考的主干是什么，思路分析太重要了，这就是GMAT的思维方式呀~

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