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Divers have discovered the wreckage of an unidentifed ship about thirty miles from the shore near Boston. Scholars believe that the ship sank during a devastating hurricane that swept through the northeastern United States and down the coast in 1872, but there are no records of the ship available to confirm this hypothesis.

The scholars hypothesis is most strongly supported by which of the following , if true ?

A . Among the cargo found on board the wreckage of the ship were several trunks of woodworking tools of a kind that were popular from about 1850 to 1890.
B . Among the munitions discovered on board the wreckage were several trunks of guns of varieties thatwere popular in the late 1860s ; no munitions manufactured subsequent to 1870 were discovered.
C . It is widely accepted that Hurricane Bride caused significant damage in the northeastern United States in1872.
D . Ceramics and pottery glazed in a style that was popular during the latter half of the 19th century werefound among the wreckage of the ship , along with assorted items of cutlery.
E . Divers found clay pipes in the cargo hold that were of a kind sold in tobacco shops in the early 1900s.

答案选B，有没有大神解释一下！

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该题大意：
潜水员在波士顿附近距离海岸约30英里的地方发现了一艘身份不明的船的残骸。学者们认为，这艘船是在1872年一场席卷美国东北部和沿海地区的毁灭性飓风中沉没的，但没有任何关于这艘船的记录可以证实这一假设。

如果为真，以下哪项最有力支持了该学者的假设？

A . 在该船残骸上发现的货物中，有几箱木工工具，是1850年至1890年左右流行的一种工具。
B . 在沉船上发现的军需品中，有几箱19世纪60年代后期流行的枪支，没有发现1870年以后生产的军需品。
C . 人们普遍认为，1872年 "布莱德 "飓风在美国东北部地区造成了巨大的破坏。
D . 在船的残骸中发现了19世纪后半期流行的陶瓷和陶器釉面风格，还有各种餐具。
E . 潜水员在货舱中发现了20世纪初在烟草店出售的陶管。

选择B的原因：
选项B用排除其他可能的方式支持了学者假设：该船1870以后沉了，而不是1870年以后还继续使用
B选项用“没有发现1870年以后生产的军需品”的事实，减少了1872年以后该船继续使用（未沉没）的可能
选项B正确