1.(Z)Many winemakers use cork stoppers; but cork stoppers can leak, crumble, or become moldy, so that those winemakers must often discard a significant proportion of their inventory of bottled wine. Bottlemaster plastic stoppers, which cannot leak, crumble, or mold, have long been available to winemakers, at a price slightly higher than that of traditional cork stoppers. Cork prices, however, are expected to rise dramatically in
the near future. Clearly, therefore, winemakers who still use cork but wish to keep production costs from rising will be forced to reconsider plastic stoppers. And since the wine-buying public’s association of plastic stoppers with poor-quality wine is weakening, there is an excellent chance that the Bottlemaster plastic stopper will gain an increased share of the marked for wine-bottle stoppers.
In the argument given, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?
A.The first is a judgment that has been advanced in support of a position that the argument opposes; the second is the main conclusion of the argument.
B.The first is a judgment that has been advanced in support of a position that the argument opposes; the second is a conclusion drawn in order to support the main conclusion of the argument.
C.The first is the main conclusion of the argument; the second provides evidence in support of that main conclusion.
D.The first is the main conclusion of the argument; the second is a restatement of that main conclusion.
E.The first is a conclusion drawn in order to support the main conclusion of the argument; the second is that main conclusion.
2.(Z) As a large corporation in small country, Hachnut wants its managers to have international experience, so each year it sponsors management education abroad for its management trainees. Hachnut has found, however, that the attrition rate of graduates from this program is very high, with many of them leaving Hachnut to join competing firms soon after completing the program. Hachnut doe use performance during the program as criterion in deciding among candidates for management positions, but both this function and the goal of providing international experience could be achieved in other ways. Therefore, if the attrition problem cannot be successfully addressed, Hachnut should discontinue the sponsorship program.
In the argument given, the two boldfaced portions play which of the following roles?
A.The first describes a practice that the argument seeks to justify; the second states a judgment that is used in support of a justification for that practice.
B.The first describes a practice that the argument seeks to explain; the second presents part of the argument’s explanation of that practice.
C.The first introduces a practice that the argument seeks to evaluate; the second provides grounds for holding that the practice cannot achieve its objective.
D.The first introduces a policy that the argument seeks to evaluate; the second provides grounds for holding that the policy is not needed.
E.The first introduces a consideration supporting a policy that the argument seeks to evaluate; the second provides evidence for concluding that the policy should be abandoned.
正确答案：E D
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