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likui

In general, jobs are harder to get in times of economic recession because many businesses cut back operations.  However, any future recessions in Vargonia will probably not reduce the availability of teaching jobs at government-funded schools.  This is because Vargonia has just introduced a legal requirement that education in government-funded schools be available, free of charge, to all Vargonian children regardless of the state of the economy, and that current student-teacher ratios not be exceeded.

Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?

The current student-teacher ratio at Vargonia’s government-funded schools is higher than it was during the most recent period of economic recession.

During recent periods when the Vargonian economy has been strong, almost 25 percent of Vargonian children have attended privately funded schools, many of which charge substantial fees.

Nearly 20 percent more teachers are currently employed in Vargonia’s government-funded schools than had been employed in those schools in the period before the last economic recession.

Teachers in Vargonia’s government-funded schools are well paid relative to teachers in most privately funded schools in Vargonia, many of which rely heavily on part-time teachers.

During the last economic recession in Vargonia, the government permanently closed a number of the schools that it had funded.

参考答案：B

为什么呢？这题的argument是什么?又是怎样来支持的呢

Colin33

关键在that current student-teacher ratios not be exceeded，学生多，老师的岗位多．Ａ说recession时student-teacher ratios 低，有可能是学生少了造成的，不一定学生增多．ＢprivatelyＳＣＨＯＯＬ charge substantial fees，在recession时学生增多．Ｃ，Ｄ，Ｅ无关

likui

以下是引用Colin33在2005-8-10 16:45:00的发言：
关键在that current student-teacher ratios not be exceeded，学生多，老师的岗位多．Ａ说recession时student-teacher ratios 低，有可能是学生少了造成的，不一定学生增多．ＢprivatelyＳＣＨＯＯＬ charge substantial fees，在recession时学生增多．Ｃ，Ｄ，Ｅ无关

在recession的时候，私立学校的学生变多？

B是说During recent periods when the Vargonian economy has been strong

这道题目的argument到底是什么？

Colin33

私立学校收费贵，在经济衰退时，私立的学生由于经济原因可能读公里学校，故公里学校学生增多

howardwang

结论是any future recessions in Vargonia will probably not reduce the availability of teaching jobs at government-funded schools.

根据b,在recession的时候，私立学校的学生变多;而 current student-teacher ratios not be exceeded。所以，支持上面的结论。

v22

俺理解是：文章结论是，不能reduce the availability of teaching jobs at government-funded schools，student-teacher ratios not be exceeded。。

B支持原因：只有25%的学生在经济好的时候去私立学校，那么这时去公历的就多，要student-teacher ratios not be exceeded，那么教师也要增加才可以，支持了文章