Rye sown in the fall and plowed into the soil in early spring leaves a residue that is highly effective at controlling broad-leaved weeds, but unfortunately for only about 45 days. No major agricultural crop matures from seed in as little as 45 days. Synthetic herbicides, on the other hand, although not any longer-lasting, can be reapplied as the crop grows. Clearly, therefore, for major agricultural crops, plowing rye into the soil can play no part in effective weed control.
The argument is most vulnerable to the objection that it fails to
A选项提到一个新的概念minor,quick-growing crops,无关 B选项说any alternative methods,讨论的不是题干说的methods,所以也是无关选项 C选项说区别多种不同的除草剂。只涉及了一个方面,与结论提到的method无关。 D选项说可以把两个可能的methods结合起来用。这也就回答了上面的问题:结论错了,因为它没有考虑到可以把两种methods一起用。正解。 E选项说that plants other than rye,结论说的是rye,这里说的是其他的plants,无关选项。