Prep - 20

lhccmn

For years the beautiful Renaissance buildings in Palitito have been damaged by exhaust from the many tour buses that come to the city.  There has been little parking space, so most buses have idled at the curb during each stop on their tour, and idling produces as much exhaust as driving.  The city has now provided parking that accommodates a third of the tour buses, so damage to Palitito's buildings from the buses' exhaust will diminish significantly.

Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the argument?

 

(A) The exhaust from Palitito's few automobiles is not a significant threat to Palitito's buildings.

(B) Palitito's Renaissance buildings are not threatened by pollution other than engine exhaust.

(C) Tour buses typically spend less than one-quarter of the time they are in Palitito transporting passengers from one site to another.

(D) More tourists come to Palitito by tour bus than by any other single means of transportation.

(E) Some of the tour buses that are unable to find parking drive around Palitito while their passengers are visiting a site.

正确答案是C. 但是我觉得C和E都挺有道理的。经常会觉得没有办法区分哪个更加的‘support'，向NN请教有没有什么好办法可以选中那个‘most support'的。

谢谢了！

catherine_fo

刚刚做了这题，也有相同的疑问~~~盼NN~

lhccmn

没有人回答呢，呼唤NN的出现~~~~~~~~~~~~

julianfl

我觉得是这样，结论是damage to Palitito's buildings from the buses' exhaust will diminish significantly

C 是这个结论的其中一个原因，直接支持结论。

E 是buildings in Palitito have been damaged by exhaust from the many tour buses that come to the city的一个原因。

选E的原因可能没有分清楚谁是结论吧。不知道是不是这样：）

catherine_fo

C更加直接啊~ 恩恩

还有一个问题 B 是不相关么？~我今天再看的时候 觉得B有点意思~

lxzmonica

我觉得因为题目结论中明确说了只是减少了汽车造成的损害"so damage to Palitito's buildings from the buses' exhaust will diminish significantly",与其他无关.所以排除B

floraxycn

C怎么支持的？请帮忙解释一下推理过程，谢谢！

tasteofbit

不是牛牛，说说自己的理解：

题目中有There has been little parking space, so most buses have idled at the curb during each stop on their tour, and idling produces as much exhaust as driving

C的意思是driving的时间只有1/4，那么idle的时间有可能接近3/4

B is out of scope.

The city has now provided parking that accommodates a third of the tour buses,因此E只是这么做的一个结果

нандин

以下是引用tasteofbit在2007-5-14 16:11:00的发言：

不是牛牛，说说自己的理解：

题目中有There has been little parking space, so most buses have idled at the curb during each stop on their tour, and idling produces as much exhaust as driving

C的意思是driving的时间只有1/4，那么idle的时间有可能接近3/4

B is out of scope.

The city has now provided parking that accommodates a third of the tour buses,因此E只是这么做的一个结果

好像有点道理哦 

snowofjune

why not D?