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The number of applications for teaching positions in Newtown’s public schools was 5.7
percent lower in 1993 than in 1985 and 5.9 percent lower in 1994 than in 1985. Despite a
steadily growing student population and an increasing number of teacher resignations,
however, Newtown dose not face a teacher shortage in the late 1990’s.
Which of the following, if true, would contribute most to an explanation of the apparent
discrepancy above?
A. Many of Newtown’s public school students do not graduate from high school.
B. New housing developments planned for Newtown are slated for occupancy in
1997 and are expected to increase the number of elementary school students in
Newtown’s public schools by 12 percent.
C. The Newtown school board does not contemplate increasing the ratio of students
to teachers in the 1990’s.
D. Teachers’ colleges in and near Newtown produced fewer graduates in 1994 than
in 1993.
E. In 1993 Newtown’s public schools received 40 percent more applications for
teaching positions than there were positions available.

MINE D

ANS E

WHY?

这道题我选C,正好说明了老师不会短缺.

D,E似乎无关把.

说实话

这题我压根就没看懂

有人解释一下吗

Agree with C.

D irrelevant, E is inconsistent with the info given by the question.

more discussion and confirmation please ...

I choose C as well

文中说某地的教职申请人在1993 和1994比1985年少, 且学生数和辞职的教师数增加, 但并为出现教师短缺. 解释

C 说每个教师教的学生更多

选E的理由

1。申请人在1993 和1994比1985年少，不一定说教师总数少，如果教师总数多了，所以
即使学生多了，还是没有短缺

2。辞职的教师数增加，但可能申请的人比辞职的更多，如E所述。
（申请人比1985年少，可以解释为竞争激烈，有的人退却）

我选C。

1. E中只说93年增加了40%申请，没有94年的资料，解析不了为什么整个90年代老师不缺这个现象。


2. 即使增加的40%都能当老师，但文中没有老师需求增长率小于40%的论述，所以无论如何都不能说明老师不缺。

翻译一下几个选项：

C. The Newtown school board does not contemplate increasing the ratio of students
to teachers in the 1990’s.
在90年代，牛顿学校董事会没有打算增加学生对老师的比例。（每个老师所教的学生并没有增加。）削弱选项。
D. Teachers’ colleges in and near Newtown produced fewer graduates in 1994 than
in 1993.
在牛顿和临近牛顿的教育学院毕业的人少了。（没有解释题目中的矛盾，无关）
E. In 1993 Newtown’s public schools received 40 percent more applications for
teaching positions than there were positions available.
在1993年牛顿学校收到想来老师的申请比需要的职位多40%。（所以尽管申请的人少了还是供大于求，解决了题目中的矛盾。）