减少开支,在我们所有连锁店增加盈利的最好方式就是停止贮备很多进口奶酪而主要集中于国产奶酪。 107)
The following appeared in a memo from the business manager of a chain of cheese stores located throughout the United States.
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imported cheeses.Last year,however,all of the five best-selling cheeses at our newest store were domestic cheddar cheeses from Wisconsin.Furthermore,a recent survey by Cheeses of the World magazine indicates an increasing preference for domestic cheeses among its
subscribers.Since our company can reduce expenses by limiting inventory,the best way to improve profits in all of our stores is to discontinue stocking many of our varieties of imported cheese and concentrate primarily on domestic cheeses.\
Write a response in which you examine the stated and/or unstated assumptions of the
argument.Be sure to explain how the argument depends on these assumptions and what the implications are for the argument if the assumptions prove unwarranted.
很多年来我们的所有连锁店都储备了很多种类的国产奶酪和进口奶酪。然而去年,我们的最新店里五种销量最高的奶酪都是威斯康星出产的cheddar奶酪。而且,最近一次由Cheese of the World杂志所举行的调查显示,其订阅者对于国产奶酪的倾向性越来越高。由于我们公司可以通过限制库存来减少开支,在我们所有连锁店增加盈利的最好方式就是停止贮备很多进口奶酪而主要集中于国产奶酪。 108)
The following appeared in a memo from the owner of a chain of cheese stores located throughout the United States.
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imported cheeses.Last year,however,all of the five best-selling cheeses at our newest store were domestic cheddar cheeses from Wisconsin.Furthermore,a recent survey by Cheeses of the World magazine indicates an increasing preference for domestic cheeses among its
subscribers.Since our company can reduce expenses by limiting inventory,the best way to improve profits in all of our stores is to discontinue stocking many of our varieties of imported cheese and concentrate primarily on domestic cheeses.\
Write a response in which you discuss what specific evidence is needed to evaluate the argument and explain how the evidence would weaken or strengthen the argument.
很多年来我们的所有连锁店都储备了很多种类的国产奶酪和进口奶酪。然而去年,我们的最新店里五种销量最高的奶酪都是威斯康星出产的cheddar奶酪。而且,最近一次由Cheese of the World杂志所举行的调查显示,其订阅者对于国产奶酪的倾向性越来越高。由于我们公司可以通过限制库存来减少开支,在我们所有连锁店增加盈利的最好方式就是停止贮备很多进口奶酪而主要集中于国产奶酪。
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The following appeared as part of a business plan developed by the manager of the Rialto Movie Theater.
\make big changes or close its doors forever.It should follow the example of the new Apex Theater in the mall outside of town.When the Apex opened last year,it featured a video arcade,plush carpeting and seats,and a state-of-the-art sound system.Furthermore,in a recent survey,over 85 percent of respondents reported that the high price of newly released movies prevents them from
going to the movies more than five times per year.Thus,if the Rialto intends to hold on to its share of a decreasing pool of moviegoers,it must offer the same features as Apex.\
Write a response in which you discuss what questions would need to be answered in order to decide whether the recommendation is likely to have the predicted result.Be sure to explain how the answers to these questions would help to evaluate the recommendation.
尽管已成立50余年的当地机构Rialto剧院地处闹市,它必须采取重大变革,否则就将面临永久停业。它应该借鉴城外商业街上新的Apex剧院的例子。Apex去年开业的时候,它拥有视听走廊,豪华地毯和座椅,以及最先进的音响系统。而且,最近一次调查中,超过85%的被访者报告说新发行影片的过高票价致使他们看电影的次数每年至少减少五次。因此,如果Rialto想在电影观众减少的情况下保持市场份额,它必须提供和Apex相同的设施和服务。
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A recent study reported that pet owners have longer,healthier lives on average than do people who own no pets.Specifically,dog owners tend to have a lower incidence of heart disease.In light of these findings,Sherwood Hospital should form a partnership with Sherwood Animal Shelter to institute an adopt-a-dog program.The program would encourage dog ownership for patients recovering from heart disease,which should reduce these patients'chance of experiencing continuing heart problems and also reduce their need for ongoing treatment.As a further benefit,the publicity about the program would encourage more people to adopt pets from the shelter.And that will reduce the incidence of heart disease in the general population.
Write a response in which you examine the stated and/or unstated assumptions of the
argument.Be sure to explain how the argument depends on these assumptions and what the implications are for the argument if the assumptions prove unwarranted.
最近一项研究报告说养宠物的人平均而言比不养宠物的人活得更长更健康。特别是,养狗的人心脏病发病率更低。根据这些发现,Sherwood医院应该和Sherwood动物收养所合作建立一个\收养狗\的计划。这一计划将会鼓励正在治疗心脏病的患者养狗,这将通过减少这些患者接受治疗的次数而减少医疗费用。而且,对于这一计划的宣传将鼓励更多的人从收养所领养宠物,这将减少整体人群患心脏病的危险。
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The following appeared in a memo from a vice president of a large,highly diversified company.
\for two regions.The buildings were erected by different construction companies—Alpha and
Zeta.Although the two buildings had identical floor plans,the building constructed by Zeta cost 30 percent more to build.However,that building's expenses for maintenance last year were only half those of Alpha's.In addition,the energy consumption of the Zeta building has been lower than that of the Alpha building every year since its construction.Given these data,plus the fact that Zeta has a stable workforce with little employee turnover,we recommend using Zeta rather than Alpha for our new building project,even though Alpha's bid promises lower construction costs.\
Write a response in which you discuss what questions would need to be answered in order to decide whether the recommendation and the argument on which it is based are reasonable.Be sure to explain how the answers to these questions would help to evaluate the recommendation.
10年以前我们公司在两个不同地区拥有两座地方办公建筑。它们由两家建筑公司--Alpha和Zeta分别建造。尽管两座建筑的平面布局基本相同,由Zeta所建造的建筑造价高出了30%,但去年的维护费用是由Alpha建的楼的50%。而且,Z大楼建成以来的能耗每年都比Alpha大楼要少。这些数据,再加上Z公司拥有稳定的员工队伍且雇员流动性很小的事实,表明我们应该使用Z建筑公司而不是A公司来建造未来的建筑工程,尽管A的标书承诺造价会更低。
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The following appeared in a memo from a vice president of a large,highly diversified company.
\for two regions.The buildings were erected by different construction companies—Alpha and
Zeta.Although the two buildings had identical floor plans,the building constructed by Zeta cost 30 percent more to build.However,that building's expenses for maintenance last year were only half those of Alpha's.Furthermore,the energy consumption of the Zeta building has been lower than that of the Alpha building every year since its construction.Such data indicate that we should use Zeta rather than Alpha for our contemplated new building project,even though Alpha's bid promises lower construction costs.\
Write a response in which you discuss what specific evidence is needed to evaluate the argument and explain how the evidence would weaken or strengthen the argument.
10年以前我们公司在两个不同地区拥有两座地方办公建筑。它们由两家建筑公司--Alpha和Zeta分别建造。尽管两座建筑的平面布局基本相同,由Zeta所建造的建筑造价高出了30%,但去年的维护费用是由Alpha建的楼的50%。而且,Z大楼建成以来的能耗每年都比Alpha大楼要少。这些数据表明我们应该使用Z建筑公司而不是A公司来建造未来的建筑工程,尽管A的标书承诺造价会更低。 115)
The following appeared in a memo from a vice president of a large,highly diversified company.
\for two different regions.The buildings were erected by two different construction
companies—Alpha and Zeta.Even though the two buildings had identical floor plans,the building constructed by Zeta cost 30 percent more to build,and its expenses for maintenance last year were twice those of the building constructed by Alpha.Furthermore,the energy consumption of the Zeta building has been higher than that of the Alpha building every year since its
construction.Such data,plus the fact that Alpha has a stable workforce with little employee turnover,indicate that we should use Alpha rather than Zeta for our contemplated new building project.\
Write a response in which you examine the stated and/or unstated assumptions of the
argument.Be sure to explain how the argument depends on these assumptions and what the implications are for the argument if the assumptions prove unwarranted.
10年以前我们公司在两个不同地区拥有两座地方办公建筑。它们由两家建筑公司--Alpha和Zeta分别建造。尽管两座建筑的平面布局基本相同,由Zeta所建造的建筑造价高出了30%,去年的维护费用是由Alpha建的楼的两倍。而且,Zeta大楼建成以来的能耗每年都比Alpha大楼要多。这些数据,再加上Alpha公司拥有稳定的员工队伍且雇员流动性很小的事实,表明我们应该使用Alpha建筑公司而不是Zeta来建造未来所有的建筑工程。
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The following is a letter to the editor of the Waymarsh Times.
\survey showed that the typical driving commuter took 20 minutes to get to work,the commute now takes closer to 40 minutes,according to the survey just completed.Members of the town council already have suggested more road building to address the problem,but as well as being
expensive,the new construction will surely disrupt some of our residential neighborhoods.It would be better to follow the example of the nearby city of Garville.Last year Garville implemented a policy that rewards people who share rides to work,giving them coupons for free gas.Pollution levels in Garville have dropped since the policy was implemented,and people from Garville tell me
that commuting times have fallen considerably.There is no reason why a policy like Garville's shouldn't work equally well in Waymarsh.\
Write a response in which you discuss what specific evidence is needed to evaluate the argument and explain how the evidence would weaken or strengthen the argument.
W的交通已经成为一个大问题。尽管3年前一个全国的交通调查显示开车上班族需20分钟,而最近调查显示现在却要40分钟。市议会已经建议修筑更多的公路来解决这一问题,但这需要很多钱,同时工程也给本地百姓带了一些不便。我们应该效仿临近的G市,去年G市实施一项政策鼓励人们合伙搭车,并给他们免费的加油卷。政策实施后,G的污染减轻了,一些G的人们告诉我在路上的时间明显的快了很多。因此,我们W采用相同的政策也一定会达到相同的效果。
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The following appeared as a letter to the editor of a national newspaper.
\workers who have lost jobs as a result of downsizing face serious economic hardship,often for years,before finding other suitable employment.But this claim is undermined by a recent report on the Elthyrian economy,which found that since 1999 far more jobs have been created than have been eliminated,bringing the unemployment rate in Elthyria to its lowest level in
decades.Moreover,two-thirds of these newly created jobs have been in industries that tend to pay above-average wages,and the vast majority of these jobs are full-time.\
*Downsizing is the process whereby corporations deliberately make themselves smaller,reducing the number of their employees.
Write a response in which you discuss what specific evidence is needed to evaluate the argument and explain how the evidence would weaken or strengthen the argument.
你们最近关于E国集体裁员的文章里称很多在企业面临严重经济困难的时候裁员而导致失业的有能力的工人通常要用几年的时间找到另一份合适的工作。但这种观点与最近一次关于E国经济的报告相矛盾,报告发现自1999年以来新增的就业机会数量远超过被取消的岗位数量。,并且使E的失业率达到了近几十年的最低水平。另外,新增就业机会中有三分之二是那些提供高于平均水平薪酬的企业提供的,而且这些岗位绝大多数是全职工作。
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The following appeared on the Mozart School of Music Web site.
\in music lessons.First of all,the Mozart School welcomes youngsters at all ability and age
levels;there is no audition to attend the school.Second,the school offers instruction in nearly all musical instruments as well a wide range of styles and genres from classical to rock.Third,the faculty includes some of the most distinguished musicians in the area.Finally,many Mozart graduates have gone on to become well-known and highly paid professional musicians.\
Write a response in which you examine the stated and/or unstated assumptions of the
argument.Be sure to explain how the argument depends on these assumptions and what the implications are for the argument if the assumptions prove unwarranted.
Mozart音乐学校显然应该是所有学音乐学生家长的第一选择。首先,Mozart学校面向所有年龄段和能力的孩子们进行招生,并且没有任何的面试。其次,学校提供几乎所有的乐器以及范围广泛的曲
风和流派学习课程,从古典到摇滚。第三,学校员工包括一些本地最著名的音乐家。最后,很多Mozart的毕业生已经成为著名而且较高收入的音乐家。
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The president of Grove College has recommended that the college abandon its century-old
tradition of all-female education and begin admitting men.Pointing to other all-female colleges that experienced an increase in applications after adopting coeducation,the president argues that coeducation would lead to a significant increase in applications and enrollment.However,the
director of the alumnae association opposes the plan.Arguing that all-female education is essential to the very identity of the college,the director cites annual surveys of incoming students in which these students say that the school's all-female status was the primary reason they selected Grove.The director also points to a survey of Grove alumnae in which a majority of respondents strongly favored keeping the college all female.
Write a response in which you discuss what questions would need to be answered in order to decide whether the recommendation and the argument on which it is based are reasonable.Be sure to explain how the answers to these questions would help to evaluate the recommendation.
G学院院长建议Grove学院放弃其已有百年历史的女校传统,允许录取男性。鉴于其他女校在实行男女同校后,学生申请数量增加。院长认为G实行男女同校一定会在申请和入学人数上都有大幅提升。但校友会的主席却反对该提议,并认为G的女校形式已经成为深入人心。在每年一度的新生调查中显示女校的性质是她们报考G的主要原因。另外在G校友中的调查显示绝大多数的回访者强烈建议保留女校传统。
1) survey的规模和真实性
2) 是否有其他学生择校时更看重的因素
3) 反对招男生的校友和出钱资助的校友是一批人么? 4) Other all-female schools的经验对grove同样适用吗?
5) 校友的资助有多少?是否申请的增加会带来更多的收益? 147)
The following recommendation was made by the president and administrative staff of Grove College,a private institution,to the college's governing committee.
\rather than admit men into its programs.It is true that a majority of faculty members voted in favor of coeducation,arguing that it would encourage more students to apply to Grove.But 80 percent of the students responding to a survey conducted by the student government wanted the school to remain all female,and over half of the alumnae who answered a separate survey also opposed coeducation.Keeping the college all female will improve morale among students and convince alumnae to keep supporting the college financially.\
Write a response in which you discuss what specific evidence is needed to evaluate the argument and explain how the evidence would weaken or strengthen the argument.
我们建议Grove学院保留其已有百年历史的女校传统,而不是允许录取男性。确实有大部分员工投票赞成男女同校,认为这会使更多的学生申请Grove。但由学生会所组织的一次调查中,有80%的被访学生要求学校维持女校形式,并且在回应了一次单独调查的校友中超过一半的人也反对男女同校。因此,维持女校形式将促进学生的精神状态并且让校友继续对学院进行财政资助。 148)
The following recommendation was made by the president and administrative staff of Grove College,a private institution,to the college's governing committee.
\rather than admit men into its programs.It is true that a majority of faculty members voted in favor