[問題]OG 82

[haijung]

Excavation of the ancient city of Kourion on the island of Cyprus revealed a pattern of debris and collapsed buildings typical of towns devastated by earthquakes. Archaeologists have hypothesized that the destruction was due to a major earthquake known to have occurred near the island in A.D. 365.

Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the archaeologists' hypothesis?

(A) Bronze ceremonial drinking vessels that are often found in graves dating from years preceding and following A.D. 365 were also found in several graves near Kourion.
(B) No coins minted after A.D. 365 were found in Kourion, but coins minted before that year were found in abundance.
(C) Most modern histories of Cyprus mention that an earthquake occurred near the island in A.D. 365
(D) Several small statues carved in styles current in Cyprus in the century between A.D. 300 and 400 were found in Kourion.
(E) Stone inscriptions in a form of the Greek alphabet that was definitely used in Cyprus after A.D. 365 were found in Kourion.

答案 (B)

想請教各位前輩, 為什麼(C)不對? 雖然在選(C)時也覺得有點怪, 我的想法是, 近代歷史因為考古學家的假設, 所以有提到在A.D. 365地震的發生. 近代歷史的依據就是考古學家的假設, 所以並沒有support考古學家的假設.

後來看OG解答說 "Since choice C supports something already established, namely, that an earthquake occurred in A.D. 365, C is inappropriate. 那OG的意思不就是C選支持了一個已經發生的事, 所以不正確...

那我就confuse了... 為什麼這樣不可以呢? 還請各位先進幫忙解惑~~ 感激~~

[Pufa]

作者：考古學家提出某個假說。
假說需要證據來支持，而B剛好是證據。

C不是證據，只是其他學者的看法而已。
如果C可以當證據的話，你不覺得有點本題的學者都有點『人云亦云』的感覺嗎？

[haijung]

嗯嗯~ 其他學者的"看法" 不等於 "證據"

感謝您的回覆~~

[dibert8]

(C) 是已知(題目裡:known),問的是 if true (表示題目沒有提到的),所以不是答案
關鍵字:devastated 毀滅了之後就不會有社會活動 => (B)
(A) (D) (E) 地震後城市都還在

[pleasela]

Excavation of the ancient city of Kourion on the island of Cyprus revealed a pattern of debris and collapsed buildings typical of towns devastated by earthquakes. Archaeologists have hypothesized that the destruction was due to a major earthquake known to have occurred near the island in A.D. 365.

Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the archaeologists' hypothesis?


(C) Most modern histories of Cyprus mention that an earthquake occurred near the island in A.D. 365


這裡還是有些問題
題目說 考古學家假設它是因為地震造成的
問題問 support the archaeologists' hypothesis (他們的假設不就是地震嗎?)
回答說 histories 可以mention到 ..所以用histories來支持考古學家的hypothesis這樣應該合理吧?

雖然答案B說的我也沒意見...不過我覺得B的重要擺在devastated 而C的重點擺在earthquake