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147. Crops can be traded on the futures market before they are harvested. If a poor corn harvest is predicted, prices of corn futures rise; if a bountiful corn harvest is predicted, prices of corn futures fall. This morning meteorologists are predicting much-needed rain for the corn-growing region starting tomorrow. Therefore, since adequate moisture is essential for the current crop’s survival, prices of corn futures will fall sharply today.

 

Which of the following, if true, most weakens the argument above?

(A) Corn that does not receive adequate moisture during its critical pollination stage will not produce a bountiful harvest. (缩小了范围，错)

(B) Futures prices for corn have been fluctuating more dramatically this season than last season. （无关比较）

(C) The rain that meteorologists predicted for tomorrow is expected to extend well beyond the corn-growing region. （beyond the corn-growing region无关）

(D) Agriculture experts announced today that a disease that has devastated some of the corn crop will spread widely before the end of the growing season. （可能还有别的因素影响，所以削弱）
            D

(E) Most people who trade in corn futures rarely take physical possession of the corn they trade. （take the physical possession，无关）
            

理解d是正确答案，可总觉得a也有道理，如何理解lawyer 给a 的解释？

mbz

A is not right b/c the argument doesn't mention up to what stage the corn currently is now, and we don't know whether it went through the pollination stage with or without enough water. Anyway, it does not hit the right target.

ivypp

关于这一题还是不明白,我是选A的,虽然雨水充足,但如果在授粉期得不到充分的雨水的话那么就不可能有BOUNTIFUL HARVEST.这个的确是削弱呀!

跪求各位NN指教! 另外请教楼主,你贴出来的有LAWYER的解释的版本是哪里来的?可以分享一下吗,谢谢了~~ 

pragh

A应该是加强吧。

题目是much needed rain --> adequate moisture --> survival --> price fall

A是not adequate moisture --> not harvest。正向取反，起到加强作用。