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GRE阅读题目解析:治疗胃酸的药

2017-12-27 17:32:00来源:网络

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  1

  Columnist: Until very recently, Presorbin and Veltrex, two medications used to block excess stomach acid, were both available only with a prescription written by a doctor.

  专栏作者:直到最近,P 和 V,两种治疗胃酸过多的药,都是处方药。

  2

  In an advertisement for Presorbin, its makers argue that Presorbin is superior on the grounds that doctors have written 200 million prescriptions for Presorbin, as compared to 100 million for Veltrex.

  在 P 的一则广告中,生产商认为 P 更好,根据是医生已经对 P 开出了两亿份处方,而 V 只有一亿。

  3

  It can be argued that the number of prescriptions written is never a worthwhile criterion for comparing the merits of medicines, but that the advertisement’s argument is absurd is quite adequately revealed by observing that Presorbin was available as a prescription medicine years before Veltrex was.

  当然可以反驳说,开出过多少份处方从来不是比较药物优劣的恰当标准,然而只要注意到 P 作为一种处方药比 V 上市早若干年,就足见该广告逻辑之荒谬。

  (此句涉及 but 引导的一种让步关系(很多时候我们忽略了 but 的让步意味,只把它等同于汉语中的 “ 转折 ”,二者还是有区别的):

  让步条件,处方数不是评价药物好坏的标准(这很好理解,因为有价格,医保是否覆盖等很多因素影响一种药的销量);

  强调内容,广告逻辑荒谬。

  前半句被让步掉了,(尽管)这不是一种评价药物优劣的恰当标准,(让步,即便我们就用这种不恰当的标准来评价两种药 —— 假定让步条件为真)结论仍然是有问题的,因为这种比较不公平,P 比 V 上市早若干年。)

  1. In the columnist’s argument, the two highlighted portions play which of the following roles?

  A. The first is a claim that the columnist’s argument seeks to clarify; the second states a conclusion drawn about one possible interpretation of that claim.

  B. The first identifies the conclusion of an argument that the columnist’s argument is directed against; the second states the main conclusion of the columnist’s argument.

  C. The first states the main conclusion of the columnist’s argument; the second states a conclusion that the columnist draws in defending that conclusion against an objection.

  D. The first identifies an assumption made in an argument that the columnist's argument is directed against; the second states the main conclusion of the columnist’s argument.

  E. The first is a claim that has been offered as evidence to support a position that the columnist opposes; the second states the main conclusion of the columnist’s argument.

  选 B

  本题考查批判性思维 critical thinking 基础,即分辨什么是结论 conclusions,什么是证据 evidence 或 理由 reasons。

  不理解这种问法,说明你还没进入 GRE 语文的基本语境,去读 Asking the Right Questions 吧,趁还来得及。

  本文篇幅很短,所以逻辑关系相当清晰,简述如下。

  1)广告逻辑:

  结论 conclusion 1:P 比 V 好。

  理由 reason 1:医生开出的 P 处方比 V 多一倍。

  2)专栏作者逻辑:

  结论 conclusion 2:广告是放屁。

  理由 reason 2-1:处方数量不能如实反映药物的疗效。

  理由 reason 2-2:P 比 V 上市早。

  综上,选 B。

  训练自己用这种方式思考,否则你几乎无法进行任何分析性写作,也无法读懂别人的分析性写作。如果你连论文都看不明白,人家大学招你去干嘛呢,估计也就是直接卖你个毕业证了。

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