Economist: Tropicorp, which constantly seeks profitable investment opportunities, has been buying an...

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Economist: Tropicorp, which constantly seeks profitable investment opportunities, has been buying and clearing sections of tropical forest for cattle ranching, although pastures newly created there become useless for grazing after just a few years. The company has not gone into rubber tapping, even though greater profits can be made from rubber tapping, which leaves the forest intact. Thus, some environmentalists conclude that Tropicorp has not acted wholly out of economic self-interest. However, these environmentalists are probably wrong. The initial investment required for a successful rubber-tapping operation is larger than that needed for a cattle ranch. Furthermore, there is a shortage of workers employable in rubber-tapping operations, and finally, taxes are higher on profits from rubber tapping than on profits from cattle ranching.

In the economist's argument, the two boldfaced portions play which of the following roles?

A:The first supports the conclusion of the economist's argument; the second calls that conclusion into question.

B:The first states the conclusion of the economist's argument; the second supports that conclusion.

C:The first supports the environmentalists' conclusion; the second states that conclusion.

D:The first states the environmentalists' conclusion; the second states the conclusion of the economist's argument.

E:Each supports the conclusion of the economist's argument.

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正确答案： C:The first supports the environmentalists' conclusion; the second states that conclusion.

首先要注意到两个人物：economist 和environmentalist，主题是说种橡胶会让徒弟贫瘠，但橡胶利润多。这家公司并没有种橡胶，所以环境学家说，它并不是出于经济私利目的的。第一个BF是说rubber tapping利润更多，第二个是说它并不是出于私利，所以第二个BF是环境学家的结论，而第一个支持它。

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