GWD31 Q16 跪求牛牛指导~

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16. GWD31-16
In recent years, networks of fiber-optic cable have been replacing electrical wire for transmitting telecommunications signals. Signals running through fiber-optic cables deteriorate, and so the signals must be run through a piece of equipment called a regenerator before being transmitted farther. Light-Line is the leading manufacturer of signal regenerators. Therefore, Light-line is one of the companies that will most benefit if new long-distance fiber-optic telecommunications networks are constructed.

Which of the following, if true, casts the most doubt on the prediction about light-line’s prospects?

A. Telecommunications signals sent along electrical wires can travel much farther than signals transmitted through fiber-optic before needing to be regenerated.
B. Expanding its production of regenerators will require Light-Line to spend proportionately more on labor and materials.
C. The volume of signals that a fiber-optic cable can carry is several thousand times greater than the volume that can be carried by an electrical wire of similar size.
D. There are technologies that enable telecommunications signals to be transmitted without either wire or fiber-optic cable.
E. Several manufacturers are developing regenerator technologies that will allow signals to be transmitted many times farther than at present before requiring regeneration.

答案是E 不知道为什么 我选得是B 认为LL需要扩大劳动力和材料的成本就不可能most benefit 这样理解有什么
错误吗？？

weijiejing

benefit不等于profit.
新技术的唯一缺陷是需要regenerate, LL靠制造这个regenerate的东西获利, 但E说那种可以免去regenerate的新技术在研发, 这样的话, 即便new networks推出后, LL也无法获利, 因为新技术可以使信号不需要regenerate就可以传输

cyx3271

提到扩大成本 而没有说到收入如何 没能削弱 也可能是 成本大了 收入也大了

cynthia628

      A，说electrical wires不需要regenerate就可以比fiber-optic传播信号传播得更远。但是原文结论（if new long-distance fiber-optic telecommunications networks are constructed.）说了已经换了fiber-optic，所以A选项的比较没有意义。

B，先留着。

C，可以carry多少volume与可不可以transmit farther不能建立联系，注意原文讨论的关键是传播举例问题，因为信号在fiber-optic中传播的时候会deteriorate,所以才提出要通过regernerator.C是无关选项。

D，理由同A，已经说了要换fiber-optic,所以即使有一种技术可以使信号不通过wire或者fiber-optic cabe传播也不能影响结论。

E，说生产商在研发一种regenerator技术可以不通过regeneration就传播得比现在的距离远很多，所以不需要通过regenerator就可以达到目的，直接削弱原文（那家公司可以在这个计划中得到很多好处）

B，讨论的是成本更多，与原文建立的联系没有E直接，而且成本多了收入也多啊，不知道那个增多的程度更大，所以无法判断Light-line是否可以从中受益。
这道题需要比较的是BE选项。

fujicircle

我觉得这道题的意义就在于要大家看完所有选项在选择答案，而相比较而言E是最好的答案。
关键还是在题目。
题中强调L在整个行业中是leading company，therefore， 他是最受益的公司。
答案E说明，同行业的其他公司在研发新技术，这会影响L公司的 leading 地位，因此割断因果关系，直接削弱