[問題]大全20-4

[lunar916]

Samples from a ceramic vase found at a tomb in Sicily prove that the vase was manufactured in Greece. Since the occupant of the tomb died during the reign of a Sicilian ruler who lived 2,700 years ago, the location of the vase indicates that there was trade between Sicily and Greece 2,700 years ago.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
(A) Sicilian potters who lived during the reign of the ruler did not produce work of the same level of quality as did Greek potters.
(B) Sicilian clay that was used in the manufacture of pottery during the ruler’s reign bore little resemblance to Greek clay used to manufacture pottery at that time.
(C) At the time that the occupant of the tomb was alive, there were ships capable of transporting large quantities of manufactured goods between Sicily and Greece.
(D) The vase that was found at the Sicilian tomb was not placed there many generations later by descendants of the occupant of the tomb.
(E) The occupant of the tomb was not a member of the royal family to which the Sicilian ruler belonged.



ans:D

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我個人覺得ABCD好像都可以當做這一題的assumption
最後我選了C因為題目說到 "there was trade between Sicily and Greece "
C也有題到 "there were ships capable of transporting large quantities of manufactured goods between Sicily and Greece"

想要問的是ABC哪裡錯了,D又哪裡比ABC好??

[Pufa]

這題很奸詐 ，考人家有沒有仔細看完每個字。

AB都是說那個ruler統治時發生的事，但是題目關心的是there was trade between Sicily and Greece 2,700 years ago。
注意在這段漫長的時間裡，那位ruler的壽命也只佔了其中一小段，也就是說那個貿易可能在那位ruler在位之前就發生了。

C：錯，因為能載大東西的船不一定是用在『做生意』的！

D：D說那個vase不是死者的後代放到墳墓裡去的，答對囉！