天山 4-32

[chunjuwu]

Delta products, Inc., has recently switched at least partly from older technologies using fossil fuels to new technologies powered by electricity. The question has been raised whether it can be concluded that for a given level of output, Delta’s operation now causes less fossil fuel to be consumed than it did formerly. The answer, clearly, is yes, since the amount of fossil fuel used to generate the electricity needed to power the new technologies is less than the amount needed to power the older technologies, provided that the level of output is held constant.

In the argument given, the two boldface portions play which of the following roles?

A. The first identifies the content of the conclusion of the argument; the second provides support for that conclusion.

B. The first provides support for the conclusion of the argument; the second identifies the content of that conclusion.

C. The first states the position that the argument opposes; the second states the conclusion of the argument.

D. Each provides evidence that calls the conclusion of the argument into question.

E. Each provides support for the conclusion of the argument.

答案是E，可是好像怪怪的，你們覺得呢？

[liwuu]

這一題我是A,E決戰...
本篇的conclusion應該是落在第三句(可以節省fossil fuel)..The answar, clearly, is yes...
第二個BF應該沒有問題,第一個BF比較像是描述狀況背景,所以我比較偏好A(不過我不是很了解content of the conclusion of the argument的意思)
大家再討論囉!!

[micht]

Delta products, Inc., has recently switched at least partly from older technologies using fossil fuels to new technologies powered by electricity(這只是描述一個事實 D公司採用了新的technology 沒有表明立場押) . The question has been raised whether it can be concluded that for a given level of output, Delta’s operation now causes less fossil fuel to be consumed than it did formerly. The answer, clearly, is yes, since the amount of fossil fuel used to generate the electricity needed to power the new technologies is less than the amount needed to power the older technologies, provided that the level of output is held constant.

In the argument given, the two boldface portions play which of the following roles?

A. The first [s]identifies the content of the conclusion [/s]of the argument; the second provides support for that conclusion.

E. Each provides support for the conclusion of the argument.
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第一句並沒有表明立場
指說 換了新的 technology.............

接著 這樣有比較好嗎?

第二句 當然好 因為 new technology 用的fuel量少..是好的

因此結論 (1) 更換new technology 是好事 (2) new technology的好處

結論: The question has been raised whether it can be concluded that for a given level of output, Delta’s operation now causes less fossil fuel to be consumed than it did formerly

可以回答 YES

[micht]

對了..這題目numbering有問題 這應該不是gwd 5-32 請樓主確認一下

[bugubugu]

我查出是天山4-32..
我發現chunjuwu都會搞錯天山和GWD耶...
建議chunjuwu再去我們咖啡店的資料庫下載對照一下....


PS. 米妹解的非常好....
PPS. 版主把chunjuwu的這幾篇編到天山連結吧....

[reohuang]

如果真的硬要選一個我個人比較prefer A

因為第一個bf比較像是一個事實說明
雖然A的identifies the content of the conclusion of the argument感覺多了 of the conclusion意思有點怪怪(identifies the content of the argument就好多了)
但是比較不像是支持的一個論點(選項E)

另外"支持論點---推論---支持論點"這樣的argument架構似乎很少見？

真正考試的時候就smart guessing吧~

[agk99]

我選A，理由同樓上

[Calvin]

我反而比較prefer E

因為第一句不是個結論，A不能選

E，我認為第一句是用一個即有事實來支持結論，而第二句是用科學上的數據來支持結論

open to discuss

[reohuang]

我反而比較prefer E

因為第一句不是個結論，A不能選

E，我認為第一句是用一個即有事實來支持結論，而第二句是用科學上的數據來支持結論

open to discuss

恩恩...現在再看看
結論句應該for a given level of output, Delta’s operation now causes less fossil fuel to be consumed than it did formerly

所以E有其道理
還是捨棄A吧
(因為conclusion裡沒有content提到第一個BF，如上面帖所述content of the conclusion of the argument出了問題)

[l18david]

I prefer A, because "identify" in Longman means "to recognize and name someone or something". In A, the first gives this argument a content to discuss.

[Pudding]

同意calvin的看法...

我覺得A的問題不在於identify, 而在於第一句只是陳述事實, kind of background information, 並非整個argument結論的內容...

繼續討論...

[Calvin]

agree w/ pudding

[ginalee6]

我認為A比較好
而且我覺得"identify"和"support"就是關鍵
不應該是E兩者都support~~

[fiona]

我終於領會到A與結論內容無關，但是如何支持結論還是想不通耶~~
有沒有大大可以再幫幫忙解釋一下內容 thx

[小晃兄]

這題如果考試出了，我想我還是會選A吧，畢竟E實在太怪了