选E 目的:否定LL可以从long-distance construction 中获益 B: 如果LL要有成本投入,对其他公司也一样,无法比较 E: 因为某种外因导致LL无法从long-distance construction 中获益,是最直接的答案了 16: In recent years, networks of fiber-optic cable have been replacing electrical wire for transmitting telecommunications signals. Signals running through fiber-optic cables deteriorate, and so the signals must be run through a piece of equipment called a regenerator before being transmitted father. Light-Line is the leading manufacturer of signal regenerators. Therefore, Light-line is one of the companies that will most benefit if new long-distance fiber-optic telecommunications networks are constructed. Which of the following, if true, casts the most doubt on the prediction about light-ling’s prospects? A: Telecommunications signals sent along electrical wires can travel much farther than signals transmitted through fiber-optic before needing to be regenerated. B: Expanding its production of regenerators will require Light-line to spend proportionately more on labor and materials. C: The volume of signals that a fiber-optic cable can carry is several thousand times greater than the volume that can be carried by an electrical wire of similar size. D: There are technologies that enable telecommunications signals to be transmitted without either wire or fiber-optic cable. E: Several manufacturers are developing regenerator technologies that will allow signals to be transmitted many times farther than at present before requiring regeneration. |