[求助] 大全-1-6题

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6.   Ross: The profitability of Company X, restored to private ownership five years ago, is clear evidence that businesses will always fare better under private than under public ownership.

Julia: Wrong. A close look at the records shows that X has been profitable since the appointment of a first-class manager, which happened while X was still in the pubic sector.

Which of the following best describes the weak point in Ross’s claim on which Julia’s response focuses?

(A) The evidence Ross cites comes from only a single observed case, that of Company X.

(B) The profitability of Company X might be only temporary.

(C) Ross’s statement leaves open the possibility that the cause he cites came after the effect he attributes to it.

(D) No mention is made of companies that are partly government owned and partly privately owned。

(E) No exact figures are given for the current profits of Company X.

答案是c，为什么？ 选项c的中文意思是什么？最后一个单词it指代什么？

arundhati

我想这个it指代The profitability of Company X

Ross的错误，我们可以从Julia的话入手，R说私有制是公司profit，而J说这个公司在没有转为私有制之前就已经很profit了。

所以R的错误正如C所说：R所说的原因可能发生在profit之后。

bitbrain

thanks a lot