Crowding on Mooreville’s subway frequently leads to delays, because it is diffi cult for passengers to exit from the trains. Subway ridership is projected to increase by 20 percent over the next 10 years. The Mooreville Transit Authority plans to increase the number of daily train trips by only 5 percent over the same period. Offi cials predict that this increase is sufficient to ensure that the incidence of delays due to crowding does not increase.
Which of the following, if true, provides the strongest grounds for the offi cials’ prediction?
(A) By changing maintenance schedules, the Transit Authority can achieve the 5 percent increase in train trips without purchasing any new subway cars.
(B) The Transit Authority also plans a 5 percent increase in the number of bus trips on routes that connect to subways.
(C) For most commuters who use the subway system, there is no practical alternative public transportation available.
(D) Most of the projected increase in ridership is expected to occur in off-peak hours when trains are now sparsely used.
(E) The 5 percent increase in the number of train trips can be achieved without an equal increase in Transit Authority operational costs.
答案是D，这个我可以理解，但是OG中对B的解释是这样的：Increasing the number of bus trips on routes that connect to subways would be likely to lead to more people to ride subways.为什么提高了the number of bus trip反而导致更多人坐地铁啊？（对题目本身和答案没有不理解的，就是想把这个解释的逻辑搞明白，求指教~）作者: lohabrianer 时间: 2013-1-29 21:30
