GWD10-40

jarlin

Insect infestations in certain cotton-growing regions of the world have caused dramatic increases in the price of cotton on the world market.  By contrast, the price of soybeans  has long remained stable. Knowing that cotton plants mature quickly, many soybean  growers in Ortovia plan to cease growing soybeans and begin raising cotton instead, thereby taking advantage of the high price of cotton to increase their income significantly, at least over the next several years.

Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the plan’s chances for success?

A. The cost of raising soybeans has increased significantly over the past several years and is expected to continue to climb.

B.   Tests of a newly developed, inexpensive pesticide have shown it to be both environmentally safe and effective against the insects that have infested cotton crops.

C.   In the past several years, there has been no sharp increase in the demand for cotton and for goods made out of cotton.

D. Few consumers would be willing to pay significantly higher prices for cotton goods than they are now paying.

E.   The species of insect that has infested cotton plants has never been known to attack soybean plants.

答案是B  我也选了B  但是我觉得D也说的过去啊

因为文中先是说了虫灾会导致棉花价格的上涨 那如果消费者不愿意去高价买的话 也会weaken 计划的成功啊

mengtingw

可是消费者喜好与价格之间的关系并没有在原文指出，所以这里的陷阱是典型的“引入熟悉的陌生第三者outsider”

laura466

up

amigo163

但是B得话 文中也没有牵扯到杀虫剂的

mousealpha

原文牵扯到虫害。。虫害限定了产量。。如果有杀虫剂实际上是产量就会大涨。。所以价格就会下降。。

d的问题是如果种的人多了产量提高。。那价格应该不会变高了。。所以价格应该消费者可以接受。。

shzgm8888

?    虫害导致棉花全球价格剧增；D价格长期保持稳定，S种植者打算停止种子D而该种C，来在未来数年中从全球棉花上涨价格总获益
?    Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the plan’s chances for success? 问削弱
A.    The cost of raising soybeans has increased significantly over the past several year and is expected to continue to climb. S成本如何。。无关
B.    Tests of a newly developed, inexpensive pesticide have shown it to be both environmentally safe and effective against the insects that have infested cotton crops. 由于开发了有效对付棉花虫害的杀虫剂---导致虫害不再—全球剧增的前提不存在—计划最大程度不成功（    全从文信息推理）
C.    In the past several years, there has been no sharp increase in the demand for cotton and for goods made out of cotton.  （对棉花和棉花制品的需求没有上升；如果加外常识信息，可以推导出削弱，但这种思路错误）
D.    Few consumers would be willing to pay significantly higher prices for cotton goods than they are now paying. （消费者。。。陷阱，让你联想+常识觉得它特好
E.    The species of insect that has infested cotton plants has never been known to attack soybean plants. （讲杀虫剂对C有效果对S无效果 无关+绝对词 排除）

jbc88

D错在哪呢？

jbc88

D中错在cotton goods 上。

有人说 并没有说 量少就高价格呀。。。（如楼上兄弟所说）

我觉得 有的时候可以不看常识，但总不至于反常识吧？ 棉花又不是奢侈品。

个人看法

sdcar2010

The problem with D -- Few consumers would be willing to pay significantly higher prices for cotton goods than they are now paying -- is that if the price of cotton keeps stable (but not higher than what is now), consumers would not be ppissed off and  the plan of the farmers to switch to cotton production will work!  Thus answer D is not a weakener.

If C is right, there won't be any shortage of cotton on the market and the high price of cotton will fall.  This is definitely a killer for the farmers' plan.

jbc88

The problem with D -- Few consumers would be willing to pay significantly higher prices for cotton goods than they are now paying -- is that if the price of cotton keeps stable, the plan of the farmers to switch to cotton production will work!  Thus answer D is a strengthener, not a weakener.

If C is right, there won't be any shortage of cotton on the market and the high price of cotton will fall.  This is definitely a killer for the farmers' plan.

-- by 会员 sdcar2010 (2010/11/8 6:40:06)

多谢，但是D说的是 价格高到了 很少人愿意去买。。。

我还是觉得 D错在 good那个词上面~