GWD-3-17问题看不懂啊！

vincent0330

以下是引用stoneren在2004-7-2 5:59:00的发言：

狗狗总是热心助人，我是在SC区看到的，以前也有过对类似提问的困惑。

我认为，如果原文已经表明了rebuttal的内容，那么就是加强；如果原文没有表明rebuttal的内容，而仅仅是criticism的内容，那就是削弱。

举个例子：

1－针对政府的环保政策，环境学家criticize XX. 问："Which of the following, if true, provides the best basis for a rebuttal of the criticism?" 答题方向是削弱环境学家的观点；

2－针对政府的环保政策，环境学家criticize XX. 但是政府rebut环境学家的criticism. 问：Which of the following, if true, provides the best basis for a rebuttal of the criticism?" 答题方向是支持政府的观点；

呵呵.....我遇到不懂的也跟着问吗??

说到助人, stoneren兄你更是SC的大好人吧!!.......cc

那stoneren兄你的看法(对GWD3-17)呢??这题来说.....

[此贴子已经被作者于2004-7-2 6:44:54编辑过]

rt316

以下是引用mumuwa在2004-7-1 16:09:00的发言：

Q17:

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.

请问题目的问法"Which of the following, if true, provides the best basis for a rebuttal of the criticism?"应该怎样理解？

以下选项如果正确，能够作为反驳criticism观点的最好的论据？（削弱题型）

以下选项如果正确，能够作为criticism反驳Brochure的最好论据？（加强题型）

实在胡涂，题目不明白肯定不会做的，哪位给指点一下？答案为什么是B？

criticism已经说清楚了，这道题应该是rebuttal这个criticism的，所以是削弱。

可以不看Brochure的内容而直接看criticism的内容，criticism的结论是：conversion省不了多少钱，理由是：conversion每年只能省$20水费。原文思路是：从事实得到推导性结论，削弱方向为：驳斥原文绝对化语言；发现原文绝对化语言出现在结论的cannot justify和原因的typically/less than，所以解题时考虑对这两方面任何一方驳斥即可，B：传统的比converted要多花其他费用，驳斥了cannot justify / less than，起到削弱作用；A无关；C无关，因为Criticism的第一句话已经限定for most people with yards；D可以理解为弱支持；E无关。

[此贴子已经被作者于2004-7-2 7:38:37编辑过]

vincent0330

oh!! my man!! that's great!! thanx.....

mumuwa

大家不用争论啦，偶尽早已经找到了最经典的证据，OG30题（关于那个军火购买协议中以'historical costing"来定价的问题），几乎一摸一样，是ETS的标准表达方法，我们记住就好了，我们的误解可能是因为受中国英语的理解，印象中OF只能是那个意思。

Which of the following statements, if true, is the best basis for a criticism of historical costing as an economically sound pricing method for military contracts?

比较一下这个题 Which of the following, if true, provides the best basis for a rebuttal of the criticism?

可不是咋的？！典型的削弱题型！！

OG还是要好好读啊，包括它的提问方式。

感谢大家的讨论，希望以后没有人再像我一样迷糊啦，不要连题目都读不懂啊。

[此贴子已经被作者于2004-7-2 14:30:37编辑过]

麻集爱

这道题好像讨论过吧，并且同时出现在gwd的另外一套题,答案是c。 ( 我记得是这样) 我选 c  : 反对premise

lost_my_account

B

vincent0330

以下是引用mumuwa在2004-7-2 14:27:00的发言：

大家不用争论啦，偶尽早已经找到了最经典的证据，OG30题（关于那个军火购买协议中以'historical costing"来定价的问题），几乎一摸一样，是ETS的标准表达方法，我们记住就好了，我们的误解可能是因为受中国英语的理解，印象中OF只能是那个意思。

Which of the following statements, if true, is the best basis for a criticism of historical costing as an economically sound pricing method for military contracts?

比较一下这个题 Which of the following, if true, provides the best basis for a rebuttal of the criticism?

可不是咋的？！典型的削弱题型！！

OG还是要好好读啊，包括它的提问方式。

感谢大家的讨论，希望以后没有人再像我一样迷糊啦，不要连题目都读不懂啊。

cc.....看来我也没念熟OG.......cc

thanx.....mumu.....

lawyer_1

其实，理解了问题中OF的含义，便理解了这句话。"of" means "directed toward, done to".  比如， the killing of innocent civilians. 前面动作指向后面名词，后面名词是前面动作的宾语。a rebuttal of the criticism. 意思是反驳the criticism(原文的另一方CRITICISM），它不是“which of the following statements, if true, is the basis of a criticism of historical costing......”句子中的CRITICISM。

fair_sword

选B,  

这种 best basis for a rebuttal of the XXX的结构很多。

dream1111

Be sure that the meaning of a rebuttal of the criticism is a rebuttal against the citicism.

so B is right.