(CR Conclusion/Inference – Very Hard)
2. Last year, a woman was able to demonstrate that she
contracted a bad case of food poisoning from a meal at one seafood restaurant
in Tritonaville, and she successfully sued the restaurant for a large sum of
money. The story was popular in the
town, and the size of the financial settlement made the national news. Since
that case, patronship at this and the ten other seafood restaurants in
Tritonaville has remained high, and no other case of food poisoning has been
documented at any of them. Nevertheless, some of the other seafood restaurants
have experienced a severe drop in profits, so much so that one restaurant was
forced to close. This is not surprising,
though, because _____________.
Which of the following most logically completes the
argument given?
the restaurant market in Tritonaville is fiercely
competitive with a large number of good restaurants of many cuisines, making it
hard for all of them to remain solvent
some of the cooking methods used for certain specific types
of seafood food are less likely to kill germs than are the cooking methods used
in most other cuisines
national studies have indicated that, in the wake of a food
poisoning scare, restaurant visits typically fall, especially at restaurants of
the same cuisine as the original incident
certain types of commercial fishing vessels can be
considerably more unsanitary than most other commercial vessels responsible for
food transport
these eleven restaurants have
incurred legal fees defending themselves against unfounded imitative claims
* Correct Answer: E
C, E중에 헷갈렸는데 지문에서 “restaurants have
experienced a severe drop in profits.” 라는 부분이 이익이 줄어들었다는 얘기이니까, 손님이 준다는쪽이 소송을 막느라 돈을 많이 지출했다는 E보다 유추가능 하지 않나요?
4. Public Health Official: After several years of
vaccinating all of the infants of this state for Tacitus' Disease, state
hospitals have cut costs by no longer administering this vaccine, starting at
the beginning of this year. A state senator defended the position, arguing that
after several years with zero incidence of the disease in the state, its
citizens were no longer at risk. This is a flawed argument. Tacitus' Disease is
a highly infectious virus that can pose a threat to individuals of any age: the
virus is almost always present in those vaccinated, who carry it
dormantly. Furthermore, this virus can
be carried on some fruits and vegetables, some of which the state imports from
countries that no longer administer this vaccine, although all cooking destroys
the virus.
The public health official's statements, if true, best
support which of the following as a conclusion?
The state may see a widespread
outbreak of Tacitus’ Disease among infants and toddlers.
The state may see a widespread outbreak among elderly
vegetarians, who tend to eat a great deal of raw fruits and vegetables.
Aside from cooking, standard food purification procedures
would render safe fresh fruit that had been infected with the virus.
The countries that no longer administer the vaccine for
Tacitus' Disease made the decision to stop based on the cost.
The cost of providing all citizens of the state with the
Tacitus' Disease vaccine places an undue burden on the budget of state health
agencies.
* Correct Answer: A
A, B 중에 헷갈렸어요. B도 답으로 가능 할거 같은데 왜 안되는 걸까요?
5. In social science research, "highest education
level attained" would refer to the most advanced grade or degree achieved
by an individual—for some individuals, it may be a grade in grade school, and
for other individuals, it may be a Bachelor's Degree, a Master's Degree, or
Ph.D. (which is considered the highest education level). A recent study has
shown a strong correlation between highest education level attained and
proficiency in chess. Another result, studied at many points throughout the
20th century, shows a marked positive correlation between highest education
level attained and income level.
Assuming the statements above are true, what conclusion
can be drawn?
If one practices chess enough to raise one's proficiency,
one has a good chance of raising one's income level.
It is possible that a person who has
attained only a sixth grade level of education could earn more than a person
who has a Ph. D.
If Jane has a Ph. D., and Chris has not finished his
undergraduate degree, then Jane will usually beat Chris in chess.
The average salary for people who have completed three-year
Master's Programs is higher than the average salary of people who have
completed two-year Master's Programs.
An individual's proficiency at chess rises consistently
during that individual's years of school, and levels off once that individual
has finished her years of formal education.
* Correct Answer: B
정답이 B인데 B는 passage와 irrelevant하지 않나요? 거의 정 반대 컨셉인거 같아서 그나마 제일 답 같아보이는 D를 선택했는데 틀렸네요.