Lyme disease is caused by a bacterium transmitted to humans by deer ticks. Generally, deer ticks pick up the bacterium while in the larval stage by feeding on infected white-footed mice. However, certain other species on which the larvae feed do not harbor the bacterium. If the population of these other species were increased, more of the larvae would be feeding on uninfected hosts, so the number of ticks acquiring the bacterium would likely decline.
Which of the following would it be most important to ascertain in evaluating the argument?
Lyme disease is caused by a bacterium transmitted to humans by deer ticks.Generally, deer ticks pick up the bacterium while in the larval stage by feeding on infected white-footed mice.However, certain other species on which the larvae feed do not harbor the bacterium.If the population of these other species were increased, more of the larvae would be feeding on uninfected hosts, so the number of ticks acquiring the bacterium would likely decline.
Which of the following would it be most important to ascertain in evaluating the argument?
A.Whether populations of the other species on which deer tick larvae feed are found only in areas also inhabited by white-footed mice 寄生虫寄居的其他种类的的宿体仅仅在老鼠存在的地方的地方才能找到与数量无关
B. Whether the size of the deer tick population is currently limited by the availability of
animals for the tick's larval stage to feed on 鹿群的数量是不是被食物的数量所限制了yes: weaken 没有宿主的寄生虫先有宿体no: assumption 只有这个前提成立才不会被weaken
C.Whether the infected deer tick population could be controlled by increasing the number of animals that prey on white-footed mice
感染的寄生虫能否被增加的其他以老鼠为宿主的物种控制 无关
D. Whether deer ticks that were not infected as larvae can become infected as adults by feeding on deer on which infected deer ticks have fed
没有在幼虫阶段被感染的寄生虫是否会在成年阶段被感染通过寄居在已经感染的寄生虫寄居的宿体上
E. Whether the other species on which deer tick larvae feed harbor any other bacteria that ticks transmit to humans
Lyme disease is caused by a bacterium transmitted to humans by deer ticks.Generally, deer ticks pick up the bacterium while in the larval stage by feeding on infected white-footed mice.However, certain other species on which the larvae feed do not harbor the bacterium.If the population of these other species were increased, more of the larvae would be feeding on uninfected hosts, so the number of ticks acquiring the bacterium would likely decline.
Which of the following would it be most important to ascertain in evaluating the argument?
A.Whether populations of the other species on which deer tick larvae feed are found only in areas also inhabited by white-footed mice 寄生虫寄居的其他种类的的宿体仅仅在老鼠存在的地方的地方才能找到与数量无关
B. Whether the size of the deer tick population is currently limited by the availability of
animals for the tick's larval stage to feed on 鹿群的数量是不是被食物的数量所限制了yes: weaken 没有宿主的寄生虫先有宿体no: assumption 只有这个前提成立才不会被weaken
C.Whether the infected deer tick population could be controlled by increasing the number of animals that prey on white-footed mice
感染的寄生虫能否被增加的其他以老鼠为宿主的物种控制 无关
D. Whether deer ticks that were not infected as larvae can become infected as adults by feeding on deer on which infected deer ticks have fed
没有在幼虫阶段被感染的寄生虫是否会在成年阶段被感染通过寄居在已经感染的寄生虫寄居的宿体上
E. Whether the other species on which deer tick larvae feed harbor any other bacteria that ticks transmit to humans
D选项的意思是:那些幼虫阶段没染病君的健康鹿虱会不会在成年的时候感染细菌,如果这些健康的鹿虱寄生在已经被染病鹿虱寄生的鹿身上。这个选项和premise相悖,premise说generally tick pick up the bacteria in larval stage. 所以可以判断排除
B选项: Whether the size of the deer tick population is currently limited by the availability of animals for the tick's larval stage to feed on 鹿虱的总数量是否受限于 鹿虱在幼虫阶段时寄主的数量。这个选项恰巧回答了这个推论的assumption: 如果是,鹿虱数量受限于幼虫阶段寄主的数量,那么随着非白爪耗子其他寄主数量的增加,整体的幼虫数量也增加,那么本来寄生在白爪耗子身上的幼虫,就没有必要迁徙到其他寄主身上了!那么,寄生在白抓耗子身上的幼虫数量不会减少,染病的虱子数量也不会减少,so命题推翻。
Lyme disease is caused by a bacterium transmitted to humans by deer ticks.Generally, deer ticks pick up the bacterium while in the larval stage by feeding on infected white-footed mice.However, certain other species on which the larvae feed do not harbor the bacterium.If the population of these other species were increased, more of the larvae would be feeding on uninfected hosts, so the number of ticks acquiring the bacterium would likely decline.
Which of the following would it be most important to ascertain in evaluating the argument?
A.Whether populations of the other species on which deer tick larvae feed are found only in areas also inhabited by white-footed mice 寄生虫寄居的其他种类的的宿体仅仅在老鼠存在的地方的地方才能找到与数量无关
B. Whether the size of the deer tick population is currently limited by the availability of
animals for the tick's larval stage to feed on 鹿群的数量是不是被食物的数量所限制了yes: weaken 没有宿主的寄生虫先有宿体no: assumption 只有这个前提成立才不会被weaken
C.Whether the infected deer tick population could be controlled by increasing the number of animals that prey on white-footed mice
感染的寄生虫能否被增加的其他以老鼠为宿主的物种控制 无关
D. Whether deer ticks that were not infected as larvae can become infected as adults by feeding on deer on which infected deer ticks have fed
没有在幼虫阶段被感染的寄生虫是否会在成年阶段被感染通过寄居在已经感染的寄生虫寄居的宿体上
E. Whether the other species on which deer tick larvae feed harbor any other bacteria that ticks transmit to humans
D选项的意思是:那些幼虫阶段没染病君的健康鹿虱会不会在成年的时候感染细菌,如果这些健康的鹿虱寄生在已经被染病鹿虱寄生的鹿身上。这个选项和premise相悖,premise说generally tick pick up the bacteria in larval stage. 所以可以判断排除
B选项: Whether the size of the deer tick population is currently limited by the availability of animals for the tick's larval stage to feed on 鹿虱的总数量是否受限于 鹿虱在幼虫阶段时寄主的数量。这个选项恰巧回答了这个推论的assumption: 如果是,鹿虱数量受限于幼虫阶段寄主的数量,那么随着非白爪耗子其他寄主数量的增加,整体的幼虫数量也增加,那么本来寄生在白爪耗子身上的幼虫,就没有必要迁徙到其他寄主身上了!那么,寄生在白抓耗子身上的幼虫数量不会减少,染病的虱子数量也不会减少,so命题推翻。