GWD6-Q11

flyfairy019

怎么没有人讨论这一道题，为什么选D, 不选E

Further-

more, the daily movements of sloth

(20)
bears and American black bears—

which are similar in size to sloth bears


and have similar-sized home ranges—

reveal similar travel rates and distances,

suggesting that if black bear cubs are

(25)
able to keep up with their mother, so

too should sloth bear cubs.

Q 11. Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the author’s argument in lines 18-26 (“Furthermore … sloth bear cubs”)?

              

A       Cub-carrying behavior has been observed in many non-myrmecophagous mammals.

B       Many of the largest myrmecophagous mammals do not typically exhibit cub-carrying behavior.

C      Some sloth bears have home ranges that are smaller in size than the average home ranges of black bears.

D     The locomotion of black bears is significantly more efficient than the locomotion of sloth bears.

E       The habitat of black bears consists of terrain that is significantly more varied than that of the habitat of sloth bears.

xianmengyao

I am also selecting E, but now think D is better.

Reason: pls notice "furthmore",which is following by "However". So these two examples are to oppose "one explanation is that.....since myrmecophagy entails a low metaboic rate and high energy expenditure....". Therefore, if locomotion of black bears is more efficient, the conclusion will be weakened.

chamcham

我觉得上面是解释了D怎么对，说的很有道理
我来说说E为什么错

E：文中说Sloth Bear（SB）和Black bear（BB） 的size 和home range相同，因此BB能做到的（即black bear cubs are able to keep up with their mother）SB也能做到
本选项给出了SB和BB的一个差异，就是BB的栖息地地形比SB的栖息地复杂，那么可以推断BB能做到的（即black bear cubs are able to keep up with their mother）SB更能能做到
所以E实际上是support而不是weaken

wenbowei911

我觉得楼上讲错了

BB和SB的range之类的一样   但地形更复杂   所以会更消耗能量  SB不一定能做到   而且假设SB能做到  那么他的range应该在复杂的地形下比BB小