GRE閱讀題目解析:陽(yáng)光幫助增加銷量

　　GRE閱讀題目解析:陽(yáng)光幫助增加銷量

　　P4

　　That sales can be increased by the presence of sunlight within a store has been shown by the experience of the only Savefast department store with a large skylight. The skylight allows sunlight into half of the store, reducing the need for artificial light. The rest of the store uses only artificial light. Since the store opened two years ago, the departments on the sunlit side have had substantially higher sales than the other departments.

　　8. Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?

　　(A) On particularly cloudy days, more artificial light is used to illuminate the part of the store under the skylight.

　　(B) When the store is open at night, the departments in the part of the store under the skylight have sales that are no higher than those of other departments.

　　(C) Many customers purchase items from departments in both parts of the store on a single shopping trip.

　　(D) Besides the skylight, there are several significant architectural differences between the two parts of the store.

　　(E) The departments in the part of the store under the skylight are the departments that generally have the highest sales in other stores in the Savefast chain.

　　P4

　　1

　　That sales can be increased by the presence of sunlight within a store has been shown by the experience of the only Savefast department store with a large skylight.

　　陽(yáng)光進(jìn)入店內(nèi)可以幫助增加銷量，這是 S 百貨商店的經(jīng)驗(yàn)，只有這家店有個(gè)大天窗。

　　2

　　The skylight allows sunlight into half of the store, reducing the need for artificial light.

　　陽(yáng)光透過天窗，可以覆蓋店內(nèi)一半的面積，減少了對(duì)人工照明的需求。

　　3

　　The rest of the store uses only artificial light.

　　另一半只有人工照明。

　　4

　　Since the store opened two years ago, the departments on the sunlit side have had substantially higher sales than the other departments.

　　自從兩年前開業(yè)，有陽(yáng)光一側(cè)的營(yíng)業(yè)部門比另一側(cè)的營(yíng)業(yè)額高出很多。

　　8. Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?

　　(A) On particularly cloudy days, more artificial light is used to illuminate the part of the store under the skylight.

　　(B) When the store is open at night, the departments in the part of the store under the skylight have sales that are no higher than those of other departments.

　　(C) Many customers purchase items from departments in both parts of the store on a single shopping trip.

　　(D) Besides the skylight, there are several significant architectural differences between the two parts of the store.

　　(E) The departments in the part of the store under the skylight are the departments that generally have the highest sales in other stores in the Savefast chain.

　　選 B

　　問哪項(xiàng)能夠加強(qiáng)論證。

　　A 陰天時(shí)，會(huì)用更多燈照陽(yáng)光區(qū)。沒人知道這么照一下是否會(huì)產(chǎn)生好效果，無法判斷。本項(xiàng)正確的前提是結(jié)論正確，而結(jié)論是否正確還不一定，題目讓我們?cè)噲D加強(qiáng)論證，從這個(gè)角度說，本項(xiàng)應(yīng)該叫發(fā)育不良項(xiàng)。

　　B 晚上營(yíng)業(yè)時(shí)，陽(yáng)光區(qū)的營(yíng)業(yè)額不比非陽(yáng)光區(qū)的營(yíng)業(yè)額高。正確。補(bǔ)充了這一項(xiàng)，論證過程變成：有陽(yáng)光，銷量高;無陽(yáng)光，看不出銷量更高。能夠支撐結(jié)論，即陽(yáng)光促進(jìn)銷售。

　　C 許多顧客在兩個(gè)區(qū)都要消費(fèi)。無關(guān)項(xiàng)，仍然不能解釋為什么陽(yáng)光區(qū)銷售額高。

　　D 除了陽(yáng)光的區(qū)別，兩區(qū)建筑風(fēng)格也有很多明顯不同。削弱論證項(xiàng)。如果此項(xiàng)成立，觀眾會(huì)懷疑，也許陽(yáng)光不是銷量差異的原因或主要原因，起碼未必是唯一原因，這樣論證就被削弱了。

　　E 陽(yáng)光區(qū)的部門，在其他 S 百貨商店也是銷售額最高的部門。削弱論證項(xiàng)。也許銷量高跟陽(yáng)光完全無關(guān)。