A law has been proposed requiring the cargo boxes of trucks carrying gravel to
be covered by a tarpaulin, because vehicles driving close behind open-topped
gravel trucks can be damaged by gravel flying off these trucks.
The law is unlikely to substantially reduce such damage, however:
flying gravel is much less likely to come from the cargo box itself than from the grooves of the tires, in
which gravel can become wedged during loading.
1. Which of the following, if true, provides the strongest support for the argu-
ment given?
A. The drivers of vehicles behind a gravel truck are more likely to remain close
behind the truck if the trucks cargo box is covered than if it is uncovered.
B. Most trucks that carry gravel already carry tarpaulins that their drivers use
to cover the cargo box when they are carrying sand, which can blow out of the
cargo box in signicant quantities.
C. Of all the damage that occurs to vehicles on the highway, debris that
flies off trucks is the cause of only a very small fraction.
D. The proposed law allows open-topped trucks on the highway to have uncov-
ered cargo boxes whenever their cargo boxes are empty.
E. Because of the great weight of a load of gravel, the driver of a gravel truck
is often driving much more slowly than most of the other vehicles on the road.
找到核心的argument
premise: vehicles driving close behind open-topped trucks can be damaged by gravel, and damages are likely from the tire of the trucks.
conclusion: the law is unlikely to reduce damage.