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T-4-Q19(A)

    

Aroca
                City currently funds its public
schools through taxes on property. In place of this system, the city plans to
introduce a sales tax of three percent on all retail sales in the city. Critics
protest that three percent of current retail sales falls short of the amount
raised for schools by property taxes. The critics are correct on this
point. Nevertheless, implementing the plan will probably not reduce the money
going to Aroca’s schools. Several large retailers have selected Aroca
                City
as the site for huge new stores, and these are certain to draw large numbers of
shoppers from neighboring municipalities, where sales are taxed at rates of six
percent and more. In consequence, retail sales in Aroca
                    City
are bound to increase substantially.

    

 

    

In the argument given, the two potions in boldface play which of the following
roles?

    

1. The first
        is an objection that has been raised against a certain plan; the second is
        a prediction that, if accurate, undermines the force of that objection.
2. The first
        is a criticism, endorsed by the argument, of a funding plan; the second is
        a point the argument makes in favor of adopting a alternative plan.
3. The first is
        a criticism, endorsed by the argument, of a funding plan; the second is
        the main reason cited by the argument for its endorsement of the
        criticism.
4. The first
        is a claim that the argument seeks to refute; the second is the main point
        used by the argument to show that the claim is false.
5. The first
        is a claim that the argument accepts with certain reservations; the second
        presents that claim in a rewarding that is not subject to those
        reservations.

    

 

    

1）
                结论：注意不是in consequence，
        因为其包含在原因之中，真正的结论是nevertheless引导的
            implementing
the plan will probably not reduce the money going to Aroca’s schools.

    

2）
                逻辑图：A市目前以征收财产税支持学校——》该市计划改为征收消费税——》反对者认为这样的税收会大大减少——》（目前来讲）确实您老说的对，但是以后不会减少学校税务支持的——》因为我们会引入大量的零售商，外来购物人口增加——》因此销售额增加（税收增加）。

    

3）
                Reservation：有所保留   agree without reservation

    

Endorse: 赞同

    

4）
                联系词：A objection   预测而已

    

B C 错误，不赞同

    

D：
        没有证明false，预测证据而已

    

E：
        没有接受

    

 

    

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