GRE 机经阅读101 疑惑 34

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Passage 34（短文章／现象解释／考古／易）

Archaeologists studying Bonito phase (ca. A.D. 900-1140) Native American ceramics from Chaco
Canyon, New Mexico, observed that many pots had been altered after firing to revise their
decorative designs--usually, intricate geometric patterns painted in black on white slipped surfaces.
In some cases, a new design was imposed over an earlier one; less often, the original design was
simply covered with white slip. Crown and Wills doubt that the alterations were made to correct
design errors. Many Chaco pots with design errors were left unaltered. Furthermore, when errors
were corrected, revisions were made prior to firing—either by painting directly over the error or
by scraping off designs and applying new slip and paint, which is a less time-consuming method
than repainting and refiring flawed pots.

1. The author of the passage mentions Crown and Wills primarily in order to
A. Distinguish among different factors that might have caused Chaco potters to alter their pots’
decorative designs.
B. Introduce new evidence related to the question of why Chaco potters altered their pots’
decorative designs.
C. Show how one potential explanation for the alteration of Chaco pots has been discounted.
D. Present a hypothesis about why Chaco pots were altered to revise their decorative designs.
E. Explain how archaeologists discerned the method by which Chaco pots were originally
decorated.

答案 C
解析：文章首先提出观察到的现象：C文化B时期的陶瓷制品有烧制后修改的痕迹。C 和 W两人提出质疑，质疑修改是针对设计错误。理由：1 很多设计错误未改。 2 烧制前改正更方便。
该提问作者提到C 和 W两人的目的。C最准确，one potential explanation 就是潜在的“修改是针对设计错误”的解释，C 和 W质疑该解释。D选项不准确，文章没有提出正面的原因解释。

疑惑：
C中的 discount 应该是跑题了，为什么还选C ？
D 为什么错？C 和 W 不就是提出了一个 hypothesis 说 pot 有可能是设计缺陷，才在烧制的时候 alter 的。后面的句子不也是解释 hypothesis的吗？

onelittlemajiaUID: 3795546

这道题好刁钻，我一开始也选的D，
不过看了答案又仔细看了遍后应该是C
discount 我理解是“站不住脚”
文章开始说“发现瓷器烧后有修改”, 完后“C和W怀疑这种修改是因为设计错误。因为。。。”
所以C的意思 ”一种可能的解释是不可信的“是对的
而D”提供一种解释为什么Chaco改pot“，其实C,W没有提供解释，只是驳斥了一种可能解释

Harriet.OUID: 3638403

同意楼上，C&W只是质疑了那个解释，并没有提出自己的解释，C说的就是对的，我一开始没看清doubt也选了D

sunshinehanUID: 3762313

onelittlemajia 发表于 2017-4-14 01:57
这道题好刁钻，我一开始也选的D，
不过看了答案又仔细看了遍后应该是C
discount 我理解是“站不住脚”

tks
我刚才查了韦氏词典，discont
a reduction made from the gross amount or value of something
还请解释一下why not D？

sunshinehanUID: 3762313

Harriet.O 发表于 2017-4-19 21:36
同意楼上，C&W只是质疑了那个解释，并没有提出自己的解释，C说的就是对的，我一开始没看清doubt也选了D

tks。定位关键词 doubt = discount

onelittlemajiaUID: 3795546

sunshinehan 发表于 2017-4-19 22:51
tks
我刚才查了韦氏词典，discont
a reduction made from the gross amount or value of something

C&W  认为 “说修改是因为设计错误”的解释不对，但是他们并没有给出一个解释为什么会有修改，所以D不对。

sunshinehanUID: 3762313

onelittlemajia 发表于 2017-4-19 23:47
C&W  认为 “说修改是因为设计错误”的解释不对，但是他们并没有给出一个解释为什么会有修改，所以D不对。 ...

感谢，懂了。C W doubt the alteration, 并没有 Present a hypothesis

梦亦无痕UID: 3511026

借楼问楼主，第11篇的第二题为什么选D？

梦亦无痕UID: 3511026

再顺便问一下，楼主怎么看第14篇第一题的答案是AC？C是怎么选出来的，这答案有问题吧