120. The earliest Mayan pottery foundat Colha,in Belize,is about3,000 years old. Recently, however,4,500-year-old
stone agricultural implements were unearthed atColha. These implements resemble Mayanstone implements
of a much later period, alsofound at Colha. Moreover, theimplements' designs are strikingly different from the
designs of stone implementsproduced by other cultures knownto haveinhabited the area in prehistorictimes.
Therefore, there were surelyMayan settlements in Colha 4,500 years ago.
Which of the following, if true, most seriouslyweakens the argument?
(A) Ceramic ware is not known to havebeen used by the Mayanpeople to make agricultural implements.
(B) Carbon-dating of corn pollen in Colhaindicates that agriculture began therearound 4,500 years ago.
(C) Archaeological evidence indicates thatsome of the oldest stoneimplements found at Colha wereused to
cut away vegetation after controlled burning oftrees to open areas ofswampland for cultivation.
(0) Successor culturesat agiven site often adopt thestyle of agricultural implements used by earlier inhabitants of thesame site.
(E) Many religious and socialinstitutions of the Mayan peoplewho inhabitedColha 3,000 years ago relied on
a highly developed systemof agriculturalsymbols.
A选项为什么不对啊,OG给的解释是The argument does not suggest that the Mayans usedceramics for implements, so this point does
not weaken the argument; it is irrelevant to it.
但A不是说了 Mayan people没有使用 Ceramic ware。 |