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第21题21. Historian: We can learn about the medical history of individuals through chemical analysis of their hair. It is likely, for example, that Isaac Newton’s psychological problems were due to mercury poisoning; traces of mercury were found in his hair. Analysis is now being done on a lock of Beethoven’s hair. Although no convincing argument has shown that Beethoven ever had a venereal disease, some people hypothesize that venereal disease caused his deafness. Since mercury was commonly ingested in Beethoven’s time to treat venereal disease, if researchers find a trace of mercury in his hair, we can conclude that this hypothesis is correct.

Which one of the following is an assumption on which the historian’s argument depends?

(A) None of the mercury introduced into the body can be eliminated.

(B) Some people in Beethoven’s time did not ingest mercury.

(C) Mercury is an effective treatment for venereal disease.

(D) Mercury poisoning can cause deafness in people with venereal disease.

(E) Beethoven suffered from psychological problems of the same severity as Newton’s.

答案为B,如何解释?

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b排出了其他原因解释为什么贝多芬的头发里有水银,只剩下一个原因,就是有病,也就证明那个假说正确.

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多谢!只是有一点不明白,即选项A。

这个研究的假设为什么没有水银不会消失这一假定?只有水银不消失,才能证明贝多芬用过水银,而且还需要证明水银是用来治病的,而不是通过其他途径出现在贝多芬的头发里的。

多谢各位的讨论。

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There should be 2 assumptions to support the hypothesis. The 1st assumption of the author is that only venereal disease will be treated by mercury in Beethoven’s time. The 2nd assumption is only some people in Beethoven's time will ingest mercury, if all people ingest mercury, the evidence is not useful. So, some people in Beethoven's time did not ingest mercury. The answer should be B.

A, E have nothing to do with the argument.

C is not necessary, 'Since mercury was commonly ingested in Beethoven’s time to treat venereal disease' is enough.

D is wrong:  according to the author, it is the venereal disease that will cause the deafness, not the mercury poison.

对A取非,所有的水银都会排泄

那文中的newton是外星人?

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