推 kk29212002:推推! 05/15 23:41
※ 引述《barbieshu (shu)》之銘言：
: 怎麼看都不了解答案的由來
: 請版上的前輩幫忙
: 謝謝:)
: According to a recent research study, more than 90% percent of graduates of
: private high schools in a certain county continue their education in college.
: By contrast, only 65% of graduates of public high schools subsequently pursue
: college education. Therefore, if parents in the county wish to increase the
: likelihood that their children will attend college, they should send them to
: private rather than public schools.
看完之後應該要有的感覺：
1.抓到結論：therefore之後的一整句『如果想要讓孩子更有可能升大學，就送去私校』
2.往回找支持：九成以上私校學生升大學。六成五公校學生升大學。前者大於後者。
: Which of the following statements would most seriously weaken the argument
: above?
問削弱。
: A Graduates of private schools typically score higher on standardized tests
: and other tests of academic achievement.
私校學業表現好：加強而非削弱 （reverse)
: B While private schools are typically very expensive, attendance of public
: school is free for the residents of the county.
學費高低跟升學率無關。（n.r.)
: C In comparison with graduates of private schools, a substantially greater
: proportion of public school graduates receive need-based financial aid for
: their college education.
跟b一樣，財務能力或獎學金跟升學率無關。（n.r）
: D In comparison with private schools, public schools provide more
: opportunities for student involvement in sports and other athletic
: activities, which almost always increase the likelihood of students’
: acceptance to colleges.
你的猶豫應該是在這個選項。
問題是這個選項就算成立，結合題目給的事實『公校65%，私校90%升學率』並不違背
頂多只能知道：公校的升學率原本可能更低，是因有體育表現才加到65%
就算加了還是比私校低很多，還是不能推翻『讀私校更容易升大學』的結論
: E Since most public schools are located in rural areas of the county
: populated primarily by farmers, nearly 30% of students from public high
: schools choose to pursue farming occupations rather than apply to colleges.
這題用『點出他因』來削弱結論。
因為學校的人口組成不同導致升學率的差異：
公校有30%都是農家子弟，為了家庭放棄學業
換句話說，如果他們不是農家子弟
65%+30%=95%跟私校其實有得拼。
總而言之這個選項的意思是：
真正造成公校升學低迷的原因是公校學生個人的問題跟生涯規劃，
跟學校的本身的品質（教學質量等等）都沒有關係。
所以對家長來說，選哪種學校其實沒差，問題是出在學生個人。
希望這樣有解決你的問題。
Dustin
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