请教prep 07 一道BF题

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Q39.p2-rc 23.(28303-!-item-!-188;#058&003943)



A product that represents a clear technological advance over competing products can generally command a high price. Because technological advances tend to be quickly surpassed and companies want to make large profits while they still can, many companies charge the maximum possible price for such a product.But large profits on the new product will give competitors a strong incentive to quickly match the new product's capabilities.Consequently, the strategy to maximize overall profit from a new product is to charge less than the greatest possible price.



In the argument above, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?



(A) The first is a consideration that has been raised to argue that a certain strategy is counterproductive; the second presents that strategy.

(B) The first is a consideration raised to support the strategy that the argument recommends; the second presents that strategy.

(C) The first is a consideration raised to explain the appeal of a certain strategy; the second presents that strategy.

(D) The first is an assumption, rejected by the argument, that has been used to justify a course of action; the second presents that course of action.

(E) The first is a consideration that has been used to justify pursuing a goal that the argument rejects; the second presents a course of action that has been adopted in pursuit of that goal.




答案是c
按照答案的意思 the appeal of a certain strategy = make large profits while they still can

the certain strategy = is to charge less than the greatest possible price.

是这样吗 怎么觉得怪怪的



1部分讲应该以最高价定价，2部分讲定价应该比最高价低一点。所以两部分讲的是不同的策略（概念），二a b c的意思说2个句子讲的是同一回事，所以排除。
D说assumption有点不合适，而且好像也不是要用来Justify 。。。
E说pursuing a goal that the argument rejects，显然最后一句（argument）并没有要拒绝这个“goal”。只是提出更好的办法来pursue the goal。
等高人解答。

-- by 会员 alfxu (2010/10/11 15:52:35)

我也有同样的疑惑

sdcar2010

B) The first is a consideration raised to explain the appeal of a certain strategy; the second is a consideration raised to call into question the wisdom of adopting that strategy.

Strategy : many companies charge the greatest price the market will bear when they have such a (high-tech) product

Consideration raised to explain the appeal of the above strategy: boldface part 1

consideration raised to call into question the wisdom of adopting that strategy: boldface part 2.

Based on the stimulus, the companies have one goal in mind, namely, to make as large a profit as possible. Then the argument is revolving around two different strategies for achieving that goal.

The first strategy is to set the price of the high-tech product as high as possible in a given market. To explain the reason for this stategy, the argument cites that eventally the new technology will be outdated and a company has to reap the profit fast. However, the first strategy is rejected on the ground that, setting such a high price will attract competitors into the market more quickly, decrease the market share of the first company, and will thus lead to smaller profits in the long run. In the end, the argument endorses a second strategy: namely, charging a price that is somewhat lower than the maximum possible price.

molynca0717

好像见过这个题干。但是选项不是下面这样额。。