OG13 CR-59

半夏死磕GT

Which of the following mostlogically completes the passage?
Arecent government study links the high rates of respiratory ailments in Groverston to airborne pollutantsreleased by the Woodco plywood manufacturing plant there. To address the problem, the government imposedstrict regulations on emissions which will go into effect in four years. Although Woodco plans to cut itsemissions in half two years ahead of schedule, it is unlikely that the rate of respiratory ailments will declinebefore the regulations go into effect, since_______

(A) the number offacilities capable of treating respiratory ailments is not likely to increase(B) reducing emissions evenfurther than planned would necessitate decreasing production at Woodco(C) it is difficultto make accurate, long-term predictions about emissions(D) not all respiratory ailments are caused by airborne pollutants(E) three newplywood manufacturing plants are about to go into production in Groverston
答案是E这题要怎么理解啊？D好像也说得通啊

suzibi

你发错地方了，这里是语法
D直接把原文已述事实给否定了，肯定不对啊。

星星没问题

关于E选项的一点个人看法

首先原题干重的unlikely的意思是 不太可能的 而并非是绝对不可能 也就是说 发病人不太可能会减少

再看E选项，新建three new pants 我认为是会增加the risk of the disease 也就是这些工厂很有可能会有较高的排放量

risk 和 unlikely相呼应 表达一种预测而非定论

所以其实是很严密的。

个人看法 不知道对不对。。