貌似每个选项都怪怪的。。。

cutebella

Political Advertisement:

Mayor Delmont’s critics complain about the jobs that were lost in the city under Delmont’s leadership.Yet the fact is that not only were more jobs created than were eliminated, but the average pay for these new jobs has been higher than the average pay for jobs citywide every year since Delmont took office.So there can be no question that throughout Delmont’s tenure the average paycheck in this city has been getting steadily bigger.

Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument in the advertisement?

1. The average pay for jobs created in the city during the past three years was higher than the average pay for jobs created in the city earlier in Mayor Delmont’s tenure.
   
   
2. Average pay in the city was at a ten-year low when Mayor Delmont took office.
   
   
3. Some of the jobs created in the city during Mayor Delmont’s tenure have in the meantime been eliminated again.
   
   
4. The average pay for jobs eliminated in the city during Mayor Delmont’s tenure has been roughly equal every year to the average pay for jobs citywide.
   
   
5. The average pay for jobs in the city is currently higher than it is for jobs in the suburbs surrounding the city.
   
   

mousealpha

是d么？

原文说d上台后少了一些工作，但是也产生了新的工作，新的工作工资还更高，结论是d上任期间平均工资高了。。

d说的是少掉的工作的工资跟平均工资差不多。。我觉得能支持结论。。

cutebella

啊 的确~  我咋就没看出来捏。。。  谢谢~~

lafuria

Yet the fact is that not only were more jobs created than were eliminated, but the average pay for these new jobs has been higher than the average pay for jobs citywide every year since Delmont took office.

明显出题点在这里，第一句说新工作比消失的工作多，非常简洁明了。中间不大可能有逻辑gap,GMAC不喜欢在这里出题；第二句明显逻辑很绕，看选项和这三个因素沾边（new jobs, pay, all jobs）的，D最好。

z53495532

看明白了，要加强论述，则必须要说明平均的工资上升必须是市长的功劳，即因为他在任期间新增了很多工作，而这些工作平均工资比老工作更高，因此拉高了整个城市的平均水平。 A选项的话，是说这任开创的工作平均工资大于上任开创的工作的平均工资，其实这是在重复题目里的条件，因为相对新任市长开创的新工作来说，上任开创的工作相对而言即为老工作，而题干中早就说明了新工作工资大于老工作这一点。而且就算这样，仅仅和前任的对比也不能说明新市长让平均工资上升了【比如前任新创的工作平均工资是1000，现任新创的是1100，可是前任任职之间的老工作平均工资有10000，而新任任职期间其他的老工作才1000】而D选项是排除了一个可能的削弱，即之所以现在平均工资高，是因为消失掉的工作平均工资非常低【否定了平均工资上升是市长的功劳】