求助GWD4-27

evelyn205205

Q27:
In parts of the Caribbean, the manatee, an endangered marine mammal, has long been hunted for its meat.Having noted the manatee hunters’ expert knowledge of manatees’ habits, local conservationists are encouraging the hunters to stop hunting and instead to take tourists on boat rides to see manatees.Tourist interest is high, so the plan has promise of achieving the twin goals of giving the former hunters a good income and helping ensure the manatees’ survival.


Which of the following, if true, raises the most serious doubt about the plan’s chance of success
A.Many tourists who visit these parts of the Caribbean are uninterested in manatees and would not be willing to pay what the former manatee hunters would have to charge for boat rides to see manatees.

B.Recovery of the species would enable some hunting to continue without putting the manatees’ survival in jeopardy again.

C.In areas where manatees have traditionally been hunted for food, local people could easily replace the manatee meat in their diets with other foods obtained from the sea.

D.There would not be enough former manatee hunters to act as guides for all the tourists who want to see manatees.

E.To maintain their current income, manatee hunters who switched to guiding tourists would have to use far larger boats and make many more trips into the manatees’ fragile habitat than they currently do.

ANSWER: E
BUT I CHOSE A INSTEAD AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND E VERY MUCH.
LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR GENEROUS HELP!

evelyn205205

谢谢大侠的指教

Gail小M

er,U should avoid a choice does against a premise directly.
A: Many tourists are uninterested, but not all. The passage says that tourist interest is high so quite possibly a small niche of tourists would be willing to pay top dollar. This doesn't negate the plan. Additionally this choice goes against a premise that tourist interest is high, so U should avoid this choice.

E:key word here "fragile." This suggests that the boats have a direct effect on the manatees safety. So if former hunters threaten the manatee's safety, this negates the argument that the plan will work.

evelyn205205

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evelyn205205

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