答案是A。
这题我有点钻牛角尖了。说说我的理解。
按照A:The only other buildings whose roofs collapsed from the weight of the snowfall were older buildings constructed according to less exacting standards than those in the safety codes.
则仅有的 other buildings whose roofs collapsed 是比较older buildings ,其collapsed的原因要么是older ,要么是执行了less exacting standards than those in the safety codes(不严格的安全标准),而可能不是a single, apparently insignificant, departure from safety standards can have severe consequences.而且,从only other 还可以得出,其他的房子都没问题。
因为,其他的房子没有倒,在仅有的倒了的两个房子中,一个可能是因为年久失修(older是有意义的);另一个就是因为snails这样小的违反met local building-safety codes 的行为。
所以,支持结论: even a single, apparently insignificant, departure from safety standards can have severe consequences.
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