GWD 26-4

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GWD 26-4

Consumers planning to buy recreational equipment tend to buy higher quality, more expensive equipment when the economy is strong than when it is weak. Hill and Dale is a business that sells high-quality, expensive camping and hiking equipment in Boravia. Although all the signs are that Boravia’s economy is now entering a period of sustained strength, the managers of the business do not expect a substantial increase in sales.

Which of the following, if true, would provide the strongest justification for the managers’ judgment?

A.      A significant proportion of Hill and Dale’s sales are made to customers who enter the store in order to buy one particular item but, once there, find other items to buy as well.

B.      In Borvia when the economy is strong, those who might otherwise go camping tend to take vacations overseas.

C.      The economic upturn is likely to allow Boravia’s national parks, where most of the camping and hiking is done, to receive extra funding to improve their visitor facilities.

D.     Advances in materials technology have led to the development of hiking and camping equipment that is more comfortable and lightweight than before.

E.      Many people in Boravia not only are committed to preserving the country’s wilderness areas but also are interested in spending some time in them.

i thought B is the best answer.

五大老

我跟lz选的一样

请nn指教一下

kimbol

think B is correct as well.

any standard answer?

orange2005

很明显，就是B嘛。为什么不敢肯定？

二狼神

我也选了B,但是参考答案是C!哪位请说说B和C的区别?

shzzhengfan

B基于无根据假设：take vacations overseas的人不会go camping and hiking overseas

二狼神

以下是引用shzzhengfan在2006-6-5 21:50:00的发言：
B基于无根据假设：take vacations overseas的人不会go camping and hiking overseas

"go camping and hiking overseas的人会在本地买装备"难道就是有根据的吗?

shzzhengfan

"go camping and hiking overseas的人会在本地买装备" 这种事没有可能么？如果你非要题目中明确告诉你出国登山的本地人有可能会在本地买装备，楼上的GG是不是有点钻牛角尖了？

只要有可能在本地买，那个商店的生意就有可能上升，所以无法解释。to be discussed。

jiaxuan

我支持选C,两个题目圈定的范围不同，those who might otherwise go camping tend to take vacations overseas，你知道这个those代表多少？如果只有2个人呢？

只有C好，大家注意C的一个关键词，就是where most of the camping and hiking is done，这个most已经圈定了很强的一个范围。

楼上的两位都是有道理的，但是没说到点子上，出国和买不买东西没有关系，出国照样买，放家里也是可以的，去公园烧烤和买东西也没关系，我又去公园烧烤又买东西放家里也是可以的，所以在这点上是比不出来区别的，这个问题的关键还是在于圈定一个范围。

二狼神

以下是引用jiaxuan在2006-6-7 20:39:00的发言：

我支持选C,两个题目圈定的范围不同，those who might otherwise go camping tend to take vacations overseas，你知道这个those代表多少？如果只有2个人呢？

只有C好，大家注意C的一个关键词，就是where most of the camping and hiking is done，这个most已经圈定了很强的一个范围。

这个问题的关键还是在于圈定一个范围。

those不能代表全部吗?我是跟你的思路一样,只是我觉得those的指代比most要更准确.