[轉貼]考古題 CR Form28-Q16

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考古題 CR Form28-Q16

The technological conservatism of bicycle manufacturers is a reflection of the kinds of demand they are trying to meet. he only cyclists seriously interested in innovation and willing it pay for it are bicycle racers. Therefore, innovation in bicycle technology is limited by what authorities will accept as standard for purposes of competition in bicycle races.

Which of the following is an assumption made in drawing the conclusion above?

A. The market for cheap, traditional bicycles cannot expand unless the market for high-performance competition bicycles expands.
B. High-performance bicycles are likely to be improved more as a result of technological innovations developed in small workshops than as a result of technological innovations developed in major manufacturing concerns.
C. Bicycle racers do not generate a strong demand for innovations that fall outside what is officially recognized as standard for purposes of competition.
D. The technological conservatism of bicycle manufacturers results primarily from their desire to manufacture a product that can be sold without being altered to suit different national markets.
E. The authorities who set standards for high-performance bicycle racing do not keep informed about innovative bicycle design.

題目結論是 Therefore, innovation in bicycle technology is limited by what authorities will accept as atandard for purposes of competition in bicycle races.
因此 腳踏車技術的發明侷限於比賽用自行車的標準(standard)

A.無關選項--題目沒有在講 cheap/expensive or traditional markets
(innovations可以是expensive也可以是cheap,題目沒說明)

B.無關選項--題目不是在比較小工廠 跟大工廠

C.正確答案--支持原題結論
這裡說比賽用自行車並沒有帶來強勁的發明需求,在與官方承認的競賽無關 的標準中(這是照原句翻啦 很拗口 雙重否定 都不要看好了)
-->比賽用自行車對競賽官方承認的標準有強烈的發明需求
等於把原文再講一遍

D.無關選項--原題不是在比較different national markets

E.陷阱選項--文中是有提到the authorities/set standards/
但沒有足夠證據證明比賽官方知不知道自行車的最新設計
且另外 由E選項 會推得跟原題結論剛好相反的結論
因為既然官方毫無所悉現在腳踏車怎麼設計?
那他們如何去limit innovations呢