Consumers planning to buy recreational equipment tend to buy higher quality, more expensive equipmen...

题目信息

Consumers planning to buy recreational equipment tend to buy higher quality, more expensive equipment when the economy is strong than when it is weak. Hill and Dale is a business that sells high-quality, expensive camping and hiking equipment in Boravia. Although all the signs are that Boravia's economy is now entering a period of sustained strength, the managers of the business do not expect a substantial increase in sales.

Which of the following, if true, would provide the strongest justification for the managers' judgment?

A:A significant proportion of Hill and Dale's sales are made to customers who enter the store in order to buy one particular item but, once there, find other items to buy as well.

B:In Boravia when the economy is strong, those who might otherwise go camping tend to take vacations overseas.

C:The economic upturn is likely to allow Boravia's national parks, where most of the camping and hiking is done, to receive extra funding to improve their visitor facilities.

D:Advances in materials technology have led to the development of hiking and camping equipment that is more comfortable and lightweight than before.

E:Many people in Boravia not only are committed to preserving the country's wilderness areas but also are interested in spending some time in them.

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正确答案： B:In Boravia when the economy is strong, those who might otherwise go camping tend to take vacations overseas.

A说HD的sales中相当一部分是因为顾客到店里之后除了本来要买的东西之外又购买了原先预料之外的其他东西，sales的组成和题目讨论的sales是否会上升没有关系，所以排除。

B说在经济好的时候，本来要去野营的人跑到国外旅游去了，但是这个选项没有解释清楚的是这些人在国外是否也去野营，如果这些人到国外的旅游里面也包括野营，那么还是会去买野营用品的。相对于后面C而言，B的表达上有误导，在加强方面没有C来得直接。

C正确。说经济好的时候野营的主要地点森林公园会收到funds来改善他们的野营设备，关键在于where most of the camping and hiking is done,这句话，说了国家是camping和hiking的主要地方，这些地方的设施和装备在经济好的时候有extra fund,那么个人就没必要自己再买装备去了，所以购买野营装备的行为会减少，对原文作出了解释。

D说技术的进步使装备比以前更轻便更舒适了。装备更好的话，那么吸引的顾客应该会更多，那么sales也会相应有上升，削弱了题目结论。

E说这个国家的很多人不但会保护这个国家的野外地区，同时也很有兴趣到这些野地里打发一些时间，也就是说野营会变多。去野营的话自然要买装备，那么这样一来sales应该上升才对，同样削弱了结论。

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