GRE閱讀題目解析:陽光幫助增加銷量

　　GRE閱讀題目解析:陽光幫助增加銷量

　　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.

　　陽光進入店內可以幫助增加銷量，這是 S 百貨商店的經驗，只有這家店有個大天窗。

　　2

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

　　陽光透過天窗，可以覆蓋店內一半的面積，減少了對人工照明的需求。

　　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)，有陽光一側的營業(yè)部門比另一側的營業(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

　　問哪項能夠加強論證。

　　A 陰天時，會用更多燈照陽光區(qū)。沒人知道這么照一下是否會產生好效果，無法判斷。本項正確的前提是結論正確，而結論是否正確還不一定，題目讓我們試圖加強論證，從這個角度說，本項應該叫發(fā)育不良項。

　　B 晚上營業(yè)時，陽光區(qū)的營業(yè)額不比非陽光區(qū)的營業(yè)額高。正確。補充了這一項，論證過程變成：有陽光，銷量高;無陽光，看不出銷量更高。能夠支撐結論，即陽光促進銷售。

　　C 許多顧客在兩個區(qū)都要消費。無關項，仍然不能解釋為什么陽光區(qū)銷售額高。

　　D 除了陽光的區(qū)別，兩區(qū)建筑風格也有很多明顯不同。削弱論證項。如果此項成立，觀眾會懷疑，也許陽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。也許銷量高跟陽光完全無關。