一道老真题

samgxs

Despite the approach of winter, oil prices to industrial customers are exceptionally low this year and likely to remain so. Therefore, unless the winter is especially severe, the price of natural gas to industrial customers is also likely to remain low.

Which of the following, if true, provides the most support for the conclusion above?
A: the industrial users who consume most natural gas can quickly and cheaply switch to using oil instead.

B: oil distribution is more likely to be affected by severe winter weather than is the distribution of natural gas.

samgxs

这是93.1的真题最后一个，答案是A。到底是我们错了，还是答案错了？

tongxun

是我看错了。我将后面的the price of natural gas to industrial customers is also likely to remain low.看成the price of oil to industrial customers is also likely to remain low.
答案是A。
因为油便宜，而且容易从气转到油，所以若气的价格升高，消费气的人就减少，迫使气的价格保持在一个比较低的程度上。

samgxs

thanks！