Ten years ago, the country of Vorland adopted new automobile safety regulations requiring air bags and better seat belts in all new automobiles. Since then, the annual number of drivers and passengers hospitalized overnight or longer for injuries sustained in automobile accidents has steadily declined. Clearly, the new regulations have made Vorland's automobiles safer for drivers and passengers who are involved in accidents.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
A The citizens of Vorland generally obey all local and national speed limits.
B Of the patients treated at hospitals in Vorland, the percentage being treated for injuries sustained in automobile accidents has decreased in the last ten years.
C The safety improvements required by the new regulations have not significantly affected the price of new automobiles.
D There has been no increase in speed limits on Vorland's major highways over the past ten years.
E Over the past ten years, there has not been a steady decline in the annual number of drivers and passengers involved in automobile accidents in Vorland.
题目讨论是不是new safety regulations让事故中的人更安全,DE都有一定影响,D可以说不是new safety regulations的原因、而是速度限制让事故中的人行驶更慢所以受伤程度轻;E往受伤人数去了、也可以解释为医院里重伤的人减少了是因为受伤的总基数减少了(同时想起那道经典的 受伤人数 VS 受伤程度不是一码事的题目)。这题结论说的是 让受伤当中的人怎样怎样了、不是应该在受伤程度上分析吗?正确答案E
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