GWD31套，5-28题

lafuria

Q28:
Which of the following most logically completes the argument below?


According to promotional material published by the city of Springfield, more tourists stay in hotels in Springfield than stay in the neighboring city of Harristown
.A brochure from the largest hotel in Harristown claims that more tourists stay in that hotel than stay in the Royal Arms Hotel in Springfield.If both of these sources are accurate, however, the county’s “Report on Tourism” must be in error in indicating that _______.

1. more tourists stay in hotel accommodations in Harristown than stay in the Royal Arms Hotel
   
2. the Royal Arms Hotel is the only hotel in Springfield
   

there are several hotels in Harristown that are larger than the Royal Arms Hotel

some of the tourists who have stayed in hotels in Harristown have also stayed in the Royal Arms Hotel

some hotels in Harristown have fewer tourist guests each year than the Royal Arms Hotel has


求解释。

lafuria

嗯嗯……谢谢，只是觉得这道题的问法太模糊了

hughlv

设Ts为Springfield总旅客人数，Th为Harristown总旅客人数。S1为文中提到的Springfield里的那家旅馆，H1为Harristown中的那家旅馆Royal Arms Hotel。则以下三个条件均成立：

   1）Ts > Th；
   2）S1 < H1。
   3）Ts = S1 + S2 + ... + SN;
   4）Th = H1 + H2 + ... + HN；

若以上几个条件均成立，则可以推导出 S2 + ... + SN >> H2 + ... + HN。这里的符号>>表示远大于，即S市其他的旅馆收留的旅客数应远大于H市的其他旅馆。

按以上的推导可以很容易得出B选项是错误的，因为会导致S2 + ... + SN = 0。