111. Kernland imposes a high tariff on the export of unprocessed cashew nuts in order toensure that the nuts are sold to domestic processing plants. If the tariff were lifted and unprocessed cashews were sold at world market prices, more farmers could profit by growing cashews. However, since all theprocessing plants are in urban areas, removing the tariff would seriously hamper the government’s effort to reduce urban unemployment over the next fiveyears. Whichof the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument? A.Some of the by-products of processing cashews are used for manufacturing paintsand plastics. B.Other countries in which cashews are processed subsidize their processing plants. C.More people in Kernland are engaged in farming cashews than in processing them. D.Buying unprocessed cashews at lower than world market prices enables cashew processors in Kernland to sell processed nuts at competitive prices. E.A lack of profitable crops is driving an increasing number of small farmers inKernland off their land and into the cities.
答案:E
文章结论是如果取消tariff,城市里面的失业率就会加重。
E 没有足够利润,种腰果的农民就会放弃种植到城里工作,那不是更加重了城市就业率的负担了么。对结论不就是加强么?
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