Aroca City currently funds its public schools through taxes on property. In place of this system, th...

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Aroca City currently funds its public schools through taxes on property. In place of this system, the city plans to introduce a sales tax of three percent on all retail sales in the city. Critics protest that three percent of current retail sales falls short of the amount raised for schools by property taxes. The critics are correct on this point. Nevertheless, implementing the plan will probably not reduce the money going to Aroca's schools. Several large retailers have selected Aroca City as the site for huge new stores, and these are certain to draw large numbers of shoppers from neighboring municipalities, where sales are taxed at rates of six percent and more. In consequence, retail sales in Aroca City are bound to increase substantially.

In the argument given, the two potions in boldface play which of the following roles?

A:The first is an objection that has been raised against a certain plan; the second is a prediction that, if accurate, undermines the force of that objection.

B:The first is a criticism, endorsed by the argument, of a funding plan; the second is a point the argument makes in favor of adopting an alternative plan.

C:The first is a criticism, endorsed by the argument, of a funding plan; the second is the main reason cited by the argument for its endorsement of the criticism.

D:The first is a claim that the argument seeks to refute; the second is the main point used by the argument to show that the claim is false.

E:The first is a claim that the argument accepts with certain reservations; the second presents that claim in a rewarding that is not subject to those reservations.

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正确答案： A:The first is an objection that has been raised against a certain plan; the second is a prediction that, if accurate, undermines the force of that objection.

其实就是一开始人们认为税收会造成不利影响，但其实因为一些原因，税收不会造成不利影响。

第一个句子就是说税收会造成不利影响，

第二句就是说sales不会被影响，而是会上升

文中作者首先是承认反对者是对的，但是由于有大的零售商来这里，所以sales不会受到tax影响

这恰恰反驳了反对者的言论

B中 alternative plan，文中根本没有，文章不是说介绍一种新的方法，而只是说你们反对者的言论不完全正确

C中把两句话的意思理解成是支持的关系了

D中refute不准确，原文说了The critics are correct on this point.

E首先with certain reservations是什么没有说过，最错的还是后半句，第二句是反对第一句观点的，而不是反对第一句的reservations的

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