Which of the following most logically completes the argument?

A new machine for harvesting corn will allow rows to be planted only fifteen inches apart, instead of the usual thirty inches.  Corn planted this closely will produce lower yields per plant.  Nevertheless, the new machine will allow corn growers to double their profits per acre because __________.

(A) with the closer spacing of the rows, the growing corn plants will quickly form a dense canopy of leaves, which will, by shading the ground, minimize the need for costly weed control and irrigation

(B) with the closer spacing of the rows, corn plants will be forced to grow taller because of increased competition for sunlight from neighboring corn plants

(C) with the larger number of plants growing per acre, more fertilizer will be required

(D) with the spacing between rows cut by half, the number of plants grown per acre will almost double

(E) with the closer spacing of the rows, the acreage on which corn is planted will be utilized much more intensively than it was before, requiring more frequent fallow years in which corn fields are left unplanted

答案是A.当时我也在A和D中犹豫了半天，后来我觉得A中没有跟DOUBLE有关，所以选择了D。看来GMAT还是喜欢三因啊，但我想知道怎么否定D

我也同错了

不知道是不是因为D中the number of plants grown per acre will almost

double

说明只是almost 但是不可能是double， 然后就排除为肯定是错的

也许我们太钻牛角尖了。如果问题中不提DOUBLE，我可能也不会想那么多，有

可能就选A了，但它一提DOUBLE，就怎么也得找个跟DOUBLE 有关的选项吧。但我觉

得A更推不出一定能使产量DOUBLE的证据来。

Corn planted this closely will produce lower yields per plant,说明即

使数量double,也不能double profits.

原文的结论，整体意思是说growers利润增加,从这个角度上说，只有A才和利润

相关。

关于D，同意achine的解释。同时，almost double这样的表述，本身有不确定性，

作为正确选项出现的概率是比较低的。