111. "The worldwide distribution of television programs and advertisements
is seriously diminishing the differences among cultures."
电视节目和广告的全球性扩张正在严重地消除着不同文化之间的差异。
(全球化之电视)
30. "The primary goal of technological advancement should be to increase
people's efficiency so that everyone has more leisure time."
技术进步的首要目标应该是提高人们的效率以便于每个人都享有更多的闲暇时光。
(技术进步之空闲时刻)
Argument
10The following appeared in a letter to the editor of a Batavia newspaper.
"The department of agriculture in Batavia reports that the number of dairy
farms throughout the country is now 25 percent greater than it was 10 years
ago. During this same time period, however, the price of milk at the local
Excello Food Market has increased from $1.50 to over $3.00 per gallon. To
prevent farmers from continuing to receive excessive profits on an
apparently increased supply of milk, the Batavia government should begin to
regulate retail milk prices. Such regulation is necessary to ensure both
lower prices and an adequate supply of milk for consumers."
147The following appeared in an editorial in a business magazine.
"Although the sales of Whirlwind video games have declined over the past
two years, a recent survey of video-game players suggests that this sales
trend is about to be reversed. The survey asked video-game players what
features they thought were most important in a video game. According to the
survey, players prefer games that provide lifelike graphics, which require
the most up-to-date computers. Whirlwind has just introduced several such
games with an extensive advertising campaign directed at people 10 to 25
years old, the age-group most likely to play video games. It follows, then,
that the sales of Whirlwind video games are likely to increase dramatically
in the next few months."