Most of the world's supply of uranium currently comes from mines. It is possible to extract uranium from seawater, but the cost of doing so is greater than the price that uranium fetches on the world market. Therefore, until the cost of extracting uranium from seawater can somehow be reduced, this method of obtaining uranium is unlikely to be commercially viable.
Which of the following would it be most useful to determine in evaluating the argument?
Most of the world's supply of uranium currentlycomes from mines. It is possible toextract uranium from seawater, but the cost of doing so is greater than theprice that uranium fetches on the world market. Therefore, until the cost of extracting uranium from seawater cansomehow be reduced, this method of obtaining uranium is unlikely to becommercially viable.
Which of the following would it be most useful todetermine in evaluating the argument?
(A)
Whether the uranium in deposits on land is rapidly being depleted
(B)
Whether most uranium is used near where it is mined
(C)
Whether there are any technological advances that show promise of reducing thecost of extracting uranium from seawater
(D)
Whether the total amount of uranium in seawater is significantly greater thanthe total amount of uranium on land
(E)
Whether uranium can be extracted from freshwater at a cost similar to the costof extracting it from seawater
在写帖子的时候突然有了灵感,意识到题干说的是until the cost of extracting uranium fromseawater can somehow be reduced, 既然有了until ,那么也就是说题目关注的是直到cost下降前该技术会不会被应用。所以即使C选项表明了cost下降的前景,也和题目无关。 是不是应该这么理解呢? 好像突然来了灵感,原来在论坛发帖求助还有这样的好处~