今天做了两道很搞的题，拿来分享，希望大家指教

In the early 1970's, when art reached its current high levels of popularity and value, a rash of thefts of works by great artists occurred in major art museums around the world. But, after 1975, sophisticated new security systems were installed in every major museum. As a consequence, important thefts in major museums declined markedly.

Which of the following, if true, is strongest if offered as part of the evidence to show that improved security systems were responsible for the decline in thefts of important works from major museums?

A The typical art work stolen during both the 1970's and the 1980's was a small piece that could be concealed on the person of the thief.

B Premiums paid by major museums to insure their most important works of art increased considerably between 1975 and 1985.

C The prices paid to art thieves for stolen works were lower during the 1980's than the pieces starting in the late 1970's.

D Thefts from private collections and smaller galleries of works by great artists increased sharply starting in the late 1970's.

E Art thefts in Europe, which has the largest number of works by great artists, outnumbered art thefts in the United States during the 1980's.

答案是D。但是我觉得有个assumption在里面，就是假设private collections and smaller galleries没有装security systems.虽然我选了B，但是我觉得B也不对……纠结……

The Wheat Farmers Alliance, a political action committee, attracts 70 percent of its contributions from an advertisement requesting contributions placed only in the September, October, and November issues of the Grange Report, a monthly newsletter for wheat farmers. The president of the Wheat Farmers Alliance, to increase the number of contributions,decides to advertise in each of the monthly issues of the Grange Report. She expects that, as a result of the additional Grange Report advertisements, the number of contributions will be increased to at least double the president's expectation?

which of the following, if true, would most strongly support the president's expectation?

A The September, October, and November advertisements were noticed by fewer than one-third of those readers of the Grange Report who would be willing to contribute to the Wheat Farmers Alliance.

B Wheat farmers traditionally repay their bank loans in late summer after the winter wheat crop has been harvested and sold.

C The majority of the readers of the Grange Report with a great enough interests in the Wheat Farmers Alliance to contribute have already responded to the advertisements.

D Most of those who contribute to the Wheat Farmers Alliance in the course of a year do so in response to advertisements in the Grange Report.

E The total number of  readers of the Grange Report is stable from year to year.

答案是A.因为目前只被1/3 愿意捐助的人看到，还要2/3的人没有看到，每期都登，这些人就可能看到，然后捐款，数目有可能达到2倍。

我选了D.我觉得是正面support。有什么不对呢？？？

求好心的NN帮忙解答。打字打的好辛苦哦……题目真长……

第一题

B Premiums paid by major museums to insure their most important works of art increased considerably between 1975 and 1985.

大的博物馆给最重要的艺术品投保的保额在1975-1985年大幅度增长。

这是无关选项。

20世纪70年代，私人收藏和小画廊的大艺术家的作品盗窃案急剧上升。

文中提到after 1975, sophisticated new security systems were installed in every major museum。As a consequence, important thefts in major museums declined markedly。

所以D选项实际上就是在加强结论。

第二题

D Most of those who contribute to the Wheat Farmers Alliance in the course of a year do so in response to advertisements in the Grange Report.

那些在一年里会给WFA捐钱的大部分人看了广告后都捐了钱，也就是即便在其余月份来刊登广告，能吸引到的contributions仅仅是少数。

而文章的结论是the number of contributions will be increased to at least double the president's expectation。

第一道没问题了，我同意你说的,是我题目看的不准确.

第二道题我明白你说的D的意思,这个也就是C的意思.我觉得D的意思是一年内捐助的大多数人是看到了广告之后才捐助的.说明广告的影响力和作用.肯定了结论.

你觉得呢?

给3楼来点修正 

先说第二题，  D选项， 一般现在时， 说大多数捐钱的人都通过看这个广告，然后捐的， 换句话说，这个广告对吸引捐钱很有用。

              但即使是‘这个广告对吸引捐钱很有用’也不是加强，  它是文章肯定过的中间假设， 文章的结论是再多刊登几个月能否达 到2倍效果

第一题，   题目有点不严谨， 但理解下出题者的意图， 它的几个选项可能是这么个意思

            B  艺术品保险费贵了， 说明偷的人越来越猖獗，以至于赔都赔不过来， 削弱

            C  小偷卖艺术品的价格低了，  说明卖偷艺术品的小偷太多了，供大于求，  也是削弱