?4. GWD26-Q4 ?Consumers planning to buy recreational equipment tend to buy higher quality,more expensive equipment when the economy is strong than when it isweak. Hill and Dale is a business that sells high-quality, expensive campingand hiking equipment in Boravia. Although all the signs are that Boravia’seconomy is now entering a period of sustained strength, the managersof the business do not expect a substantial increase in sales.
?Which of the following, if true, would provide the strongest justification for the managers’ judgment?
A.A significant proportion of Hill and Dale’s sales are made tocustomers who enter the store in order to buy one particularitem but, once there, find other items to buy as well. B.In Boravia when the economy is strong, those who mightotherwise go camping tend to take vacations overseas. C.The economic upturn is likely to allow Boravia’s national parks, where most of the camping and hiking isdone, to receive extra funding to improve their visitor facilities. D.Advances in materials technology have led to thedevelopment of hiking and camping equipment thatis more comfortable and lightweight than before. E.Many people in Boravia not only are committed to preserving the country’s wilderness areas but alsoare interested in spending some time in them.
答案是b。我觉得d也有道理啊,如果现在的设备更加先进,那顾客就更多倾向买先进设备,而不是题中hill and dale的设备了啊···