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usdream

Guidebook writer:  I have visited hotels throughout the country and have noticed that in those built before 1930 the quality of the original carpentry work is generally superior to that in hotels built afterward.  Clearly carpenters working on hotels before 1930 typically worked with more skill, care, and effort than carpenters who have worked on hotels built subsequently.

Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the guidebook writer’s argument?

1. The quality of original carpentry in hotels is generally far superior to the quality of original carpentry in other structures, such as houses and stores.
   
   
   
   
2. Hotels built since 1930 can generally accommodate more guests than those built before 1930.
   
   

   
   

3. The materials available to carpenters working before 1930 were not significantly different in quality from the materials available to carpenters working after 1930.
   
   

   
   

4. The better the quality of original carpentry in a building, the less likely that building is to fall into disuse and be demolished.
   
   

   
   

5. The average length of apprenticeship for carpenters has declined significantly since 1930.

Here, I wonder why B is wrong? Could anybody please help me with my puzzle?

Thank you!

bryan0806

答案是舍么?

我感觉B hotel 可以容纳更多人since1930  似乎与skill, care, and effort 无关

我选D  不知 对不对

usdream

I think "Hotels built since 1930 can generally accommodate more guests than those built before 1930" also can explain why the quality of the carpentary work in the hotel built after 1930 are better than in the hotel built before 1930.That's so say, it's caused by the usage rather than the skills.

Am I right?

Could NN please give any help?

Thank you!!

usdream

ok, I see, what B says is about the capacity of the hotel . If we say that "Hotels built since 1930 have generally accommodated more guests than those built before 1930"

I think that it can serve as a key.

Any comments?

[此贴子已经被作者于2004-9-13 2:54:26编辑过]

leeon

A;

这道题答案很难选，B,D,都是无关选项！C,E给原文的结论成立提供了依据！

horsefish

应该是D

质量好的才剩得下,  不好的都没了.所以writer看到的都是好的

leeon

以下是引用horsefish在2004-9-13 9:21:00的发言：

应该是D

质量好的才剩得下,  不好的都没了.所以writer看到的都是好的

有道理！

leeon

这类题形削弱起来我觉得只能从sample着手，其它的好像很难去削弱，要想办法说明30年代前的建筑不具备代表性，也就是说原文比较的sample不具备代表性，削弱原文的结论，不过此题答案给的十分模糊。D看上去非常像无关选项！以后碰到此类题形还得谨慎小心！

流沙

这题用排除法可能会更快一点。削弱sample是awa中常用的一种方法，在og中也有类似的题目

angelovevil

不错，点醒我了，多谢！