105. A survey of alumni of the class of 1960 at Aurora University yielded puzzling results. When asked to indicate their academic rank, half of the respondents reported that they were in the top quarter of the graduating class in 1960.
Which one of the following most helps account for apparent contradiction above?
A. A disproportionately large number of high ranking alumni responded to the survey. B. Few, if any, respondents were mistaken about their class rank. C. Not all the alumni who were actually in the top quarter responded to the survey. D. Almost all of the alumni who graduated in 1960 responded to the survey. E. Academic rank at Aurora University was based on a number of considerations in addition to average grades.
【正确答案】A 【解题思路】
本题的类型是解释类，即解释一个客观事实或现象发生的原因。
本题所陈述的客观事实是：参加调查的一半的对象（1960年的男校友）显示他们的成绩排名处于班上的前四分之一。
本题的考点是整体与部分之间的比例关系的逻辑思维。 选项E说学校的排名除了考虑平均成绩外，还考虑其他很多因素，但至少还是存在排名的，因此与发生的事实风牛马不相及。 只有选项A说大量的不成比例的排名在前的男校友参加了调查最好地解释的所发生的客观事实，
选项B即使可能解释所发生的客观事实，也不如A选项为优。
看了Feifei宝典的解释还是不太理解这道题目的思路，我选了E，想向NN们请教下为什么E不对？A选项到底是什么意思呢？什么叫大量的不成比例的排名呢？谢谢 | 
