脑袋糊住了，牛牛们帮忙。大全-1-6

zy_cupt

Ross: The profitability of Company X, restored to private
     ownership five years ago, is clear evidence that
     businesses will always fare better under private than
     under public ownership.
Julia: Wrong. A close look at the records shows that X has
     been profitable since the appointment of a first-class
     manager, which happened while X was still in the
     pubic sector.
Which of the following best describes the weak point in Ross’s claim on which Julia’s response focuses?
(A) The evidence Ross cites comes from only a single observed case, that of Company X.
(B) The profitability of Company X might be only temporary.
(C) Ross’s statement leaves open the possibility that the cause he cites came after the effect he attributes to it.
(D) No mention is made of companies that are partly government owned and partly privately owned.
(E) No exact figures are given for the current profits of Company X.

key: C

感觉挺简单一道题，我就是读不出意思来。牛牛们帮忙解释一下。多谢了。

braveMBA

C：ROSS的观点忽略了这样一种可能性，他所认为的结果产生的原因实际上出现在结果之后。即先有了结果，才出现了原因。所以这是最好的答案，如JULIA所述。

fengli

ZY-CUPT.  Would you publish New Oriental School's additional materials?Thank you for your kind?

miejue

以下是引用braveMBA在2003-9-4 22:59:00的发言：
C：ROSS的观点忽略了这样一种可能性，他所认为的结果产生的原因实际上出现在结果之后。即先有了结果，才出现了原因。所以这是最好的答案，如JULIA所述。

补充说明一下，brave GG说的原因是under private，结果是profitability of Company X. Julia的观点则说在Company X还没有under private的时候就已经开始盈利了。这样就很好理解了。