打卡第六天：駕輕就熟（答案請用紅色標出1.Fewerfamilieslosetheirhousesbecauseofmajordisasterssuchasfireorfloodthanbecauseofawageearner'sillnessthatresultsindeathordisability.Yet,whereasmostmortgagecompaniesrequireborrowerstocarryinsurancetoprotectagainstmajordisasters,theydonotrequireinsurancetoprotectagainstthedeathordisabilityofawageearner.Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,wouldcontributemosttoanexplanationofthedifferenceininsurancerequirements?ASomepeoplearelessawareoftragediescausedbymajordisastersthanofthosecausedbythedeathordisabilityofawageearner.BManypeoplearemade fortablebyhavingtoconsiderthepossibilityoftheirowndeathordisabilityorthatofafamilymember.CFewwageearnersareinsuredbytheiremployersagainstatemporaryloss eresultingfromdisability.DThevalueofapropertytoamortgagecompanyisnotaffectedbythedeathordisabilityofawageearner.EInsuringagainstmajordisasterscanbemorecostlythaninsuringagainstdeathordisability.PAGE3PAGE3.Thefewerrestrictionsthereareontheadvertisingoflegalservices,themorelawyerstherearewhoadvertisetheirservices,andthelawyerswhoadvertiseaspecificserviceusuallychargelessforthatservicethanthelawyerswhodonotadvertise.Therefore,ifthestateremovesanyofitscurrentrestrictions,suchastheoneagainstadvertisementsthatdonotspecifyfeearrangements,overallconsumerlegalcostswillbelowerthanifthestateretainsitscurrentrestrictions.Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,wouldmostseriouslyweakentheargument erallconsumerlegalcosts?AThestatehasrecentlyremovedsomeotherrestrictionsthathadlimitedtheadvertisingoflegalservices.BThestateisunlikelytoremovealltherestrictionsthatapplysolelytotheadvertisingoflegalservices.CLawyerswhodonotadvertisegenerallyprovidelegalservicesofthesamequalityasthoseprovidedbylawyerswhodoadvertise.DMostlawyerswhonowspecifyfeearrangementsintheiradvertisementswouldcontinuetodosoevenifthespecificationwerenotrequired.EMostlawyerswhoadvertisespecificservicesdonotlowertheirfeesforthoseserviceswhentheybegintoadvertise.Ifthestatementsabovearetrue,whichofthefollowingmustbeASomelawyerswhonowadvertisewillchargemoreforspecificservicesiftheydonothavetospecifyfeearrangementsintheadvertisements.BMoreconsumerswilluselegalservicesiftherearefewerrestrictionsontheadvertisingoflegalservices.CIftherestrictionagainstadvertisementsthatdonotspecifyfeearrangementsisremoved,morelawyerswilladvertisetheirservices.DIfmorelawyersadvertiselowerpricesforspecificservices,somelawyerswhodonotadvertisewillalsochargelessthantheycurrentlychargeforthoseEIftheonlyrestrictionsontheadvertisingoflegalserviceswerethosethatapplytoeverytypeofadvertisingmostlawyerswouldadvertisetheirservices.分析E選項:ExcavationoftheancientcityofKourionontheislandofCyprusrevealedapatternofdebrisandcollapsedbuildingstypicaloftownsdevastatedbyearthquakes.ArchaeologistshavehypothesizedthatthedestructionwasduetoamajorearthquakeknowntohaveoccurredneartheislandinAD365.Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,moststronglysupportsthearchaeologists'ABronzeceremonialdrinkingvesselsthatareoftenfoundingravesdatingfromyearsprecedingandfollowingAD365werealsofoundinseveralgravesnearKourion.BNocoinsmintedafterAD365werefoundinKourion,butcoinsmintedbeforethatyearwerefoundinabundance.CMostmodernhistoriesofCyprusmentionthatanearthquakeoccurredneartheislandinAD365.DSeveralsmallstatuescarvedinstylescurrentinCyprusinthecenturybetweenAD300and400werefoundinKourion.EStoneinscriptionsinaformoftheGreekalphabetthatwasdefiniyusedinCyprusafterAD365werefoundinKourion.Editorial:Regulationsrecentlyimposedbythe ernmentofRisemiacallforunprecedentedreductionsintheamountsofpollutantsmanufacturersareallowedtodischargeintotheenvironment.Itwilltakecostlynewpollutioncontrolequipmentrequiringexpensivemaintenancetocomplywiththeseregulations.ResultantpriceincreasesforRisemianmanufacturedgoodswillleadtothelossofsomeexportmarkets.Clearly,therefore,annualexportsofRisemianmanufacturedgoodswillinthefutureoccuratdiminishedlevels.Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,mostseriouslyweakenstheargumentintheATheneedtocomplywiththenewregulationswillstimulatethedevelopmentwithinRisemiaofnewpollutioncontrolequipmentforwhichastrongworldwidedemandislikelytoemerge.BTheproposedregulationsincludeascheduleoffinesfor pliancethatescalatesteeplyincasesofrepeated CSavingsfromutilizingthechemicalscapturedbythepollutioncontrolequipmentwillremainfarbelowthecostofmaintainingtheequipment.分析C選項:DByinternationalstandards,thelevelsofpollutantscurrentlyemittedbysomeofRisemia'smanufacturingplantsarenotconsideredexcessive.EThestockholdersofmostofRisemia'smanufacturingcorporationsexertsubstantialpressureonthecorporationstocomplywithenvironmentallaws.分析E選項:Salesof ephoneshaveincreaseddramaticallyoverthelastyear.Inordertotakeadvantageofthisincrease,MammothIndustriesplanstoexpandproductionofitsownmodelof ephone,whilecontinuingitsalreadyveryextensiveadvertisingofthisproduct.Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,providesmostsupportfortheviewthatMammothIndustriescannotincreaseitssalesof ephonesbyadoptingtheplanoutlinedabove?AAlthoughitsellsallthe ephonesthatitproduces,MammothIndustries'shareofall ephonesaleshasdeclinedoverthelastyear.BMammothIndustries'averageinventoryofephonesawaitingshipmenttoretailershasdeclinedslightlyoverthelastyear.CAdvertisinghasmadethebrandnameofMammothIndustries' widelyknown,butfewconsumersknowthatMammothIndustriesownsthisDMammothIndustries' ephoneisoneofthreebrandsof ephonethathavetogetheraccountedforthebulkofthelastyear'sincreaseinsales.分析D選項:EDespiteaslightdeclineintheretailprice,salesofMammothIndustries'ephoneshavefalleninthelastyear.Inacertainwildlifepark,parkrangersareabletotrackthemovementsofmanyrhinocerosesbecausethoseanimalswearradiocollars.When,asoftenhappens,acollarslipsoff,itisputbackon.Puttingacollaronarhinocerosinvolvesimmobilizingtheanimalbyshootingitwithatranquilizerdart.Femalerhinocerosesthathavebeenfrequentlyrecollaredhavesignificantlylowerfertilityratesthanuncollaredfemales.Probably,therefore,somesubstanceinthetranquilizerinhibitsfertility.Inevaluatingtheargument,itwouldbemostusefultodeterminewhichoftheAWhethertherearemorecollaredfemalerhinocerosesthanuncollaredfemalerhinocerosesintheparkBHowthetranquilizerthatisusedforimmobilizingrhinocerosesdiffers,ifatall,fromtranquilizersusedinworkingwithotherlargemammalsCHowoftenparkrangersneedtousetranquilizerdartstoimmobilizerhinocerosesforreasonsotherthanattachingradiocollarsDWhethermalerhinocerosesinthewildlifeparklosetheircollarsanymoreoftenthanthepark'sfemalerhinocerosesdoEWhetherradiocollarsaretheonlypracticalmeansthatparkrangershavefortrackingthemovementsofrhinocerosesintheparkTheproposaltohire10newofficersinMiddletownisquitefoolish.Thereissufficientfundingtopaythesalariesofthenewofficers,butnotthesalariesofadditionalcourtandprisonemployeestoprocesstheincreasedcaseloadofarrestsandconvictionsthatnewofficersusuallygenerate.Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,willmostseriouslyweakentheconclusiondrawnAStudieshaveshownthatanincreaseinacity'sforcedoesnotnecessarilyreducecrime.BWhenonemajorcityincreaseditsforceby19percentlastyear,therewere40percentmorearrestsand13percentmoreconvictions.CIffundingforthenewofficers'salariesisapproved,supportforothercityserviceswillhavetobereducedduringthenextfiscalyear.DInmostUnitedStatescities,notallarrestsresultinconvictions,andnotallconvictionsresultinprisonterms.EMiddletown'sratioofofficerstocitizenshasreachedalevelatwhichanincreaseinthenumberofofficerswillhaveadeterrenteffectoncrime.Ecologist:TheScottishHighlandswereoncethesiteofextensiveforests,buttheseforestshavemostlydisappearedandbeenreplacedbypeatbogs.ThecommonviewisthattheHighlands'deforestationwascausedbyhumanactivity,especiallyagriculture.However,agriculturebeganintheHighlandslessthan2,000yearsago.Peatbogs,whichconsistofcompresseddecayedvegetablematter,buildupbyonlyaboutonefootper1,000yearsand,throughouttheHighlands,remainsoftreesinpeatbogsarealmostallatdepthsgreatthanfourfeet.Sinceclimatechangesthatoccurredbetween7,000and4,000yearsagofavoredthedevelopmentofpeatbogsratherthanthesurvivalofforests,thedeforestationwasmorelikelytheresultofnaturalprocessesthanofhumanactivity.Intheecologist'sargumentthetwoportionsinboldfaceplaywhichofthefollowingroles?AThefirstisevidencethathasbeenusedinsupportofapositionthattheecologistrejects;thesecondisafindingthattheecologistusestocounterthatBThefirstisevidencethat,inlightoftheevidenceprovidedinthesecond,servesasgroundsfortheecologist'srejectionofacertainposition.CThefirstisapositionthattheecologistrejects;thesecondisevidencethathasbeenusedinsupportofthatposition.DThefirstisapositionthattheecologistrejects;thesecondprovidesevidenceinsupportofthatrejection.EThefirstisapositionforwhichtheecologistargues;thesecondprovidesevidencetosupportthatposition.Asurveyofentrepreneurswhostartedcompanieslastyearshowsthatwhilevirtuallyalldidsubstantialpreparatoryresearchandplanning,onlyhalfusedthatworktoproduceaformalbusinessplan.Since,o age,theentrepreneurswithoutformalplanssecuredthecapitaltheyneededinhalfthetimeofthosewithplans,thesesurveyr