一道逻辑求解！！！

traviszhu

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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 sit.
这道选C ，我选的是E ，能不能解释下啊？

weirui5621

我的理解是这样：

题目里讲了bus会做两件事：一件是driving(transporting pasengers)，另一件事idle。

idle和drive产生一样量的废气。

现在有了停车场，1/3的bus就不会idle了，所以污染就会下降。

C：bus花在transport的时间少于1/4。说明有3/4的时间都在idle。现在有了停车产，1/3的bus不用idle了，自然废气就少了。

E：不能停车的bus中有一些在idle。这个some就不好，有些idle，那另外一些在干什么是不知道的。所以到底废气下降不下降我们不知道，无关。

wxq19881113

我是这么理解的。。C选项，Tour buses typically spend less than one-quarter of the time they are in Palitito transporting passengers from one site to another.意思是tour buses运送顾客的时间还不到全部在palitito时间的四分之一，也就是说它停下来idling等游客的时间是占四分之三，说明时间很长，应该治理，因此support了。E选项说Some of the tour buses that are unable to find parking drive around Palitito while their passengers are visiting a sit.文章中说了正常的开车的话，排放废气是没有idling多的，(and idling produces as much exhaust as driving)。。所以要说mostly support 的话，C肯定是咯。。我的拙见哈。俺5月考。。做逻辑脑袋也很混乱。。杯具

Jasmine10

我是这么理解的。。C选项，Tour buses typically spend less than one-quarter of the time they are in Palitito transporting passengers from one site to another.意思是tour buses运送顾客的时间还不到全部在palitito时间的四分之一，也就是说它停下来idling等游客的时间是占四分之三，说明时间很长，应该治理，因此support了。E选项说Some of the tour buses that are unable to find parking drive around Palitito while their passengers are visiting a sit.文章中说了正常的开车的话，排放废气是没有idling多的，(and idling produces as much exhaust as driving)。。所以要说mostly support 的话，C肯定是咯。。我的拙见哈。俺5月考。。做逻辑脑袋也很混乱。。杯具

-- by 会员 wxq19881113 (2010/4/22 20:18:11)

I will take the exam at 5.10. How about you?

salasbond

idle 就是车打到P档，不关发动机，所以和开着车一样。

parking就是车的发动机关了，没有尾气排放了。