GWD-8两题

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Q14:
Guidebook writer:I have visited hotels throughout the country and have noticed that in those built before 1930 the quality of the original carpentry work is generally superior to that in hotels built afterward.Clearly carpenters working on hotels before 1930 typically worked with more skill, care, and effort than carpenters who have worked on hotels built subsequently.


Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the guidebook writer’s argument?

1. The quality of original carpentry in hotels is generally far superior to the quality of original carpentry in other structures, such as houses and stores.
   
2. Hotels built since 1930 can generally accommodate more guests than those built before 1930.
   
3. The materials available to carpenters working before 1930 were not significantly different in quality from the materials available to carpenters working after 1930.
   
4. The better the quality of original carpentry in a building, the less likely that building is to fall into disuse and be demolished.
   
5. The average length of apprenticeship for carpenters has declined significantly since 1930.
   

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Q15:
Brochure:Help conserve our city’s water supply.By converting the landscaping in your yard to a water-conserving landscape, you can greatly reduce your outdoor water use.A water-conserving landscape is natural and attractive, and it also saves you money.


Criticism:For most people with yards, the savings from converting to a water-conserving landscape cannot justify the expense of new landscaping, since typically the conversion would save less than twenty dollars on a homeowner’s yearly water bills.


Which of the following, if true, provides the best basis for a rebuttal of the criticism?

1. Even homeowners whose yards do not have water-conserving landscapes can conserve water by installing water-saving devices in their homes.
   
2. A conventional landscape generally requires a much greater expenditure on fertilizer and herbicide than does a water-conserving landscape.
   
3. A significant proportion of the residents of the city live in buildings that do not have yards.
   
4. It costs no more to put in water-conserving landscaping than it does to put in conventional landscaping.
   
5. Some homeowners use more water to maintain their yards than they use for all other purposes combined.
   

Answer:

水果CC

14:C表示正因为木工活更高的建筑更可能仍然在使用，所以Guidebook writer参观的都是那些工艺较好的建筑，这样就不能反映1930前建筑的普遍质量水平。
15:B说没有改变过的landscape比节水的在另外两方面花费更多，削弱了观点“water-conserving landscape cannot justify the expense of new landscaping”