Crowding on Mooreville's subway frequently leads to delays, because it is difficult for passengers to exit from the trains. Subway ridership is projected to increase by 20 percent over the next 10 years. The Mooreville Transit Authority plans to increase the number of daily train trips by only 5 percent over the same period. Officials predict that this increase is suffi cient to ensure that the incidence of delays due to crowding does not increase.
Which of the following, if true, provides the strongest grounds for the officials' prediction?
Crowding on Mooreville’s subway frequently leads to delays, because it is difficult for passengers to exit from the trains. Subway ridership is projected to increase by 20 percent over the next 10 years. The Metroville Transit Authority plans to increase the number of daily train trips by only 5 percent over the same period. Officials predict that this increase is sufficient to ensure that the incidence of delays due to crowding does not increase. Which of the following, if true, provides the strongest grounds for the officials’ prediction?
A. By changing maintenance schedules, the Transit Authority can achieve the 5 percent increase in train trips without purchasing any new subway cars. B. The Transit Authority also plans a 5 percent increase in the number of bus trips on routes that connect to subways. C. For most commuters who use the subway system, there is no practical alternative public transportation available. D. Most of the projected increase in ridership is expected to occur in off-peak hours when trains are now sparsely used. E. The 5 percent increase in the number of train trips can be achieved without an equal increase in Transit Authority operational costs.
首先题目有两个重要的信息,一是Subway ridership is projected to increase by 20 percent over the next 10 years. 二是为了应对这种增加The Metroville Transit Authority plans to increase the number of daily train trips by only 5 percent over the same period。 乍一看就会觉得,ridership增加了20%可是number of daily trains只增加了5%,这怎么够呢?但是Officials说足够了。问加强
那么加强的方向自然就是解释为什么增加5%就足够了。
D选项大部分的ridership的增加是off-peak hours when trains are now sparsely used,注意sparsely稀少地,贫乏地意思,这里就是说在这个非高峰时期train是很少被使用的,因此这个ridership虽然是增加了20%之多,但是由于大部分的增加是处于这个本来不怎么使用train的时间,所以只增加5%的number of daily trains就足够应对了,因此支持了结论。
首先题目有两个重要的信息,一是Subway ridership is projected to increase by 20 percent over the next 10 years. 二是为了应对这种增加The Metroville Transit Authority plans to increase the number of daily train trips by only 5 percent over the same period。 乍一看就会觉得,ridership增加了20%可是number of daily trains只增加了5%,这怎么够呢?但是Officials说足够了。问加强
那么加强的方向自然就是解释为什么增加5%就足够了。
D选项大部分的ridership的增加是off-peak hours when trains are now sparsely used,注意sparsely稀少地,贫乏地意思,这里就是说在这个非高峰时期train是很少被使用的,因此这个ridership虽然是增加了20%之多,但是由于大部分的增加是处于这个本来不怎么使用train的时间,所以只增加5%的number of daily trains就足够应对了,因此支持了结论。