launching and operating mishaps with television satellites

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A recent spate of launching and operating mishaps with television satellites led to a corresponding surge in claims against companies underwriting satellite insurance. As a result, insurance premiums shot up, making satellites more expensive to launch and operate. This, in turn, has added to the pressure to squeeze more performance out of currently operating satellites.

Which of the following, if true, taken together with the information above, best supports the conclusion that the cost of television satellites will continue to increase?

(a) Since the risk to insurers of satellites is spread over relatively few units, insurance premiums are necessarily very high.

(b) When satellites reach orbit and then fail, the causes of failure are generally impossible to pinpoint with confidence.

(c) The greater the performance demands placed on satellites, the more frequently those satellites break down.(答案)

(d) Most satellites are produced in such small numbers that no economies of scale can be realized.

(e)Since many satellites are built by unwieldy international consortia, inefficiencies are inevitable

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According to the passage, satellite mishaps caused a surge in insurance claims, which, in turn, caused increased insurance premiums. Higher premiums made the satellites more costly, resulting in increased performance demands. If C is true, the greater demands on performance will lead to further increases in costs by increasing the number of mishaps, and thus pushing insurance premiums still higher. Thus, C is the best answer.

According to the passage, satellite mishaps caused a surge in insurance claims, which, in turn, caused increased insurance premiums. Higher premiums made the satellites more costly, resulting in increased performance demands. If C is true, the greater demands on performance will lead to further increases in costs by increasing the number of mishaps, and thus pushing insurance premiums still higher. Thus, C is the best answer.

According to the passage, satellite mishaps caused a surge in insurance claims, which, in turn, caused increased insurance premiums. Higher premiums made the satellites more costly, resulting in increased performance demands. If C is true, the greater demands on performance will lead to further increases in costs by increasing the number of mishaps, and thus pushing insurance premiums still higher. Thus, C is the best answer.

According to the passage, satellite mishaps caused a surge in insurance claims, which, in turn, caused increased insurance premiums. Higher premiums made the satellites more costly, resulting in increased performance demands. If C is true, the greater demands on performance will lead to further increases in costs by increasing the number of mishaps, and thus pushing insurance premiums still higher. Thus, C is the best answer.

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Spot the question type: Support

What we want to support is the " necessary assumption " that the cost of the TV satellites will continue to increase, if the infos are all true.

let us see the core of the argument.  

Because of the claims against companies, insurance shot up, and them make satellites more expensive to launch and operate, " So " we have to squeeze more performance of out currently operating satellites.

A little bit hard for us to come up with the answer right away, and it's fine. Let us just dive into the answers.

A. We do know that the insurance premiums are necessarily very high already; however, it does not bridge to the point that why the performance of currently operating satellites must be squeezed.

B. From this answer, we only know that the cause of the failure can't be identified; however, just as the option one, it does not really bridge to why the performance of current operating satellites must be squeezed.

C. ok, higher the performance, higher the chances the satellites break down, and higher the chances that satellites break down, the performance of the other satellites must be also be squeezed in a higher level, and then more satellites breakdown. Certainly, more satellites break down, more insurance premiums will be charged. - Correct answer.

( It is a vicious cycle )

D. Its a weaken answer.

E. It is not relevant.

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ciciwenwen 发表于 2014-1-9 23:36
减少。不是建设。说错了。那就说明更容易坏。那么只会恶性循环。没钱造---发射少----现有卫星负荷大----更 ...

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ciciwenwen

减少。不是建设。说错了。那就说明更容易坏。那么只会恶性循环。没钱造---发射少----现有卫星负荷大----更多坏的又修不好----理赔更多----没钱造。。。

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奔奔宝贝 发表于 2013-12-26 19:52
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不是大侠。只是也是那么巧看不懂题目。悲催。这句话意思是说由于发射量建设，现有卫星需要承担更多工作量。就这么简单

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下面的是OG的解释（丫的复制粘贴出了个这么囧的结果。。。）