People's television-viewing habits could be monitored by having television sets,when on, send out low-level electromagnetic waves that are reflected back to the sets. The reflected waves could then be analyzed to determine how many persons are within the viewing area of the sets. Critics fear adverse health effects of such a monitoring system, but a proponent responds, "The average dose of radiation is less than one chest x-ray. As they watch, viewers won't feel a thing."
Which of the following issues would it be most important to resolve in evaluating the dispute concerning the health effects of the proposed system?
People’s television-viewing habits could be monitored by having television sets, when on, send out low-level electromagnetic wavesthat are reflected back to the sets. The reflected waves could then be
analyzed to determine how many persons are within the viewing area
of the sets. Critics fear adverse health effects of such a monitoring
system, but a proponent responds, “The average dose of radiation is
less than one chest x-ray. As they watch, viewers won’t feel a thing.”
Which of the following issues would it be most important to resolve
in evaluating the dispute concerning the health effects of the proposed
system?
1. Whether the proposed method of monitoring viewership can
distinguish between people and pets
2. Whether radar speed monitors also operate on the principle
of analyzing reflected waves of electromagnetic radiation
3. Whether the proposed system has been tried out in various
areas of the country or in a single area only
4. What uses are foreseen for the viewership data
5. Whether the average dose that the proponent describes is a
short-term dose or a lifetime cumulative dose
The price the government pays for standard weapons purchased from
military contractors is determined by a pricing method called
“historical costing.” Historical costing allows contractors to protect
their profits by adding a percentage increase, based on the current rate
of inflation, to the previous year’s contractual price.
Which of the following statements, if true, is the best basis for a
criticism of historical costing as an economically sound pricing
method for military contracts?
1. The government might continue to pay for past inefficient
use of funds.
2. The rate of inflation has varied considerably over the past
twenty years.
3. The contractual price will be greatly affected by the cost of
materials used for the products.
4. Many taxpayers question the amount of money the
government spends on military contracts.
5. The pricing method based on historical costing might not
encourage the development of innovative weapons.
People’s television-viewing habits could be monitored by having television sets, when on, send out low-level electromagnetic wavesthat are reflected back to the sets. The reflected waves could then be analyzed to determine how many persons are within the viewing area of the sets. Critics fear adverse health effects of such a monitoring system, but a proponent responds, “The average dose of radiation is less than one chest x-ray. As they watch, viewers won’t feel a thing.”
Which of the following issues would it be most important to resolve in evaluating the dispute concerning the health effects of the proposed system?
监控电视观众有辐射。反对者说辐射很小,不影响人。
问evaluation:1、如果辐射很小,但是是长期效应,也可能影响人;2、即使小于one chest x-ray的辐射也可以影响人;3、观众感觉不到不等于没有伤害
1. Whether the proposed method of monitoring viewership can distinguish between people and pets (错误1、引入新概念pet;2、原文无此对比)
2. Whether radar speed monitors also operate on the principle of analyzing reflected waves of electromagnetic radiation (引入新概念错)
3. Whether the proposed system has been tried out in various areas of the country or in a single area only (原文无此对比)
4. What uses are foreseen for the viewership data (完全无关)
5. Whether the average dose that the proponent describes is a short-term dose or a lifetime cumulative dose (符合eavluation 1,正确)
The price the government pays for standard weapons purchased from
第二题我的理解
The price the government pays for standard weapons purchased from military contractors is determined by a pricing method called “historical costing.” Historical costing allows contractors to protect their profits by adding a percentage increase, based on the current rate of inflation, to the previous year’s contractual price.
Which of the following statements, if true, is the best basis for a criticism of historical costing as an economically sound pricing method for military contracts?
军火价格根据往年价格和通货膨胀来波动是合理的。问削弱:
solution:通货膨胀不能削弱,这是符合市场规律的。原材料上涨也不能削弱。所以往年价格有问题。
1. The government might continue to pay for past inefficient use of funds. (直接攻击往年价格,perfect answer)
2. The rate of inflation has varied considerably over the past twenty years. (两个错误:1、不能攻击inflation;2、过去20年不等于现在还是这样,看到20年就可以排除了)
3. The contractual price will be greatly affected by the cost of materials used for the products. (不能攻击原材料价格)
4. Many taxpayers question the amount of money the government spends on military contracts. (两个错误:1、看到many就排除;2、taxpayers算老几,排除)
5. The pricing method based on historical costing might not encourage the development of innovative weapons. (看到新概念innovative就排除)