Prep test2-31

[kotokolin]

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The symptoms that United States President Zachary Taylor began showing five days before his death are consistent with arsenic poisoning. Recent examination of Taylor's bones, however, revealed levels of arsenic comparable to those found in the bones of Taylor's contemporaries. These levels are much lower than the levels of arsenic that remain in the bones of arsenic poisoning victims who live for more than a day after ingesting a lethal dose of the poison.

Which of the following is most strongly supported by the statements given?

(A) The symptoms that Taylor began showing five days before his death are consistent with poisoning other than arsenic poisoning.
(B) Taylor's death was not the result of any kind of poisoning.
(C) The symptoms that Taylor began showing five days before his death were not caused by a lethal dose of arsenic.
(D) The symptoms that Taylor began showing five days before his death grew more severe each day.
(E) It is unusual for a person who has ingested a lethal dose of arsenic to survive for more than a day.

答案C

美國總統在死前五天有一種和砷中讀一樣的症狀, 最近檢查他的骨頭與當代的人比較，發現骨頭裡砷含量比當代那些吃了這種致命藥劑、活超過一天的受害者骨頭還少

請問這題是要support什麼?

看完題目還真不知有什麼可以選~ C讓我覺得是weaken, 說那些症狀根本不是砷中毒

[hwatai]

(C) 若A則B，非B則非A

原文提到　若A 受注射批霜　→　則B 產生重大症狀

原文又提到，Taylor的症狀 比 受注射砒霜者 來得輕 (即非B，沒有重大症狀)

即可回推非A，也就是C選項not caused by a lethal dose of arsenic.


(A) 與題目第一句話相衝突，無法support
(B) 題目只討論到症狀，沒提到最終死因，原文沒有提到的資訊，無法推理，無法去support
(D) 症狀與日俱增？原文只提到症狀的雷同，未提到演變，原文沒有提到的資訊，無法推理，無法support
(E) 不太會解釋..與題幹Taylor完全無關的選項當然也不能選

[kotokolin]

經你這樣解釋讓我恍然大悟....

不過你真是講到我的痛處，我就是在B, C中間掙扎，最後選了B
因為如果 C 對的話...就和題目第一句話不合，我以為第一句話是fact.....慘 Orz

補充一下E的翻譯
E說通常吃了這種鬼東西的人活超過一天是很不尋常的, 這答案通常一看就不會想選

[chris8888]

The symptoms that United States President Zachary Taylor began showing five days before his death are consistent with arsenic poisoning.
美國總統Z先生顯示出症狀, 在他死亡前五天, 此症狀與砒霜中毒一致
Recent examination of Taylor's bones, however, revealed levels of arsenic comparable to those found in the bones of Taylor's contemporaries.
總統的骨頭顯示出砒霜中毒量不亞於那些同一個時期的人所被發現的骨頭的量.
These levels are much lower than the levels of arsenic that remain in the bones of arsenic poisoning victims who live for more than a day after ingesting a lethal dose of the poison.
這樣的中毒程度遠低於因為砒霜中毒而死的犧牲者, 他們是在食入致命的毒藥劑量後活多過一天的人

Which of the following is most strongly supported by the statements given?

(A) The symptoms that Taylor began showing five days before his death are consistent with poisoning other than arsenic poisoning.
文章就是在講arsenic中毒, 別去談other than
(B) Taylor's death was not the result of any kind of poisoning.
要找支持, 不講中毒就無法支持
(C) The symptoms that Taylor began showing five days before his death were not caused by a lethal dose of arsenic.
同一時其中毒的人中毒者跟總統一樣的症狀.
但是食入致命的砒霜的死者則程度上遠高於總統的中毒症狀.
由以上兩點可以推估, 總統的死亡並非被致命的砒霜造成. 所以程度上較弱, 但仍舊是砒霜造成.
(D) The symptoms that Taylor began showing five days before his death grew more severe each day.
中毒程度無關
(E) It is unusual for a person who has ingested a lethal dose of arsenic to survive for more than a day.
食入致命的毒可以活超過一天是很不尋常的, = =''' 怎麼看都不會選他, 什麼東西嘛!!!