决战金秋

请教版主一道狒狒宝典题目，非常疑问！
21. Historian: We can learn about the medical history of individuals through chemical analysis of their hair. It is likely, for example, that Isaac Newton’s psychological problems were due to mercury poisoning; traces of mercury were found in his hair. Analysis is now being done on a lock of Beethoven’s hair. Although no convincing argument has shown that Beethoven ever had a venereal disease, some people hypothesize that venereal disease caused his deafness. Since mercury was commonly ingested in Beethoven’s time to treat venereal disease, if researchers find a trace of mercury in his hair, we can conclude that this hypothesis is correct.
Which one of the following is an assumption on which the historian’s argument depends?
(A) None of the mercury introduced into the body can be eliminated.
(B) Some people in Beethoven’s time did not ingest mercury.
(C) Mercury is an effective treatment for venereal disease.
(D) Mercury poisoning can cause deafness in people with venereal disease.
(E) Beethoven suffered from psychological problems of the same severity as Newton’s.
我的答案是D，可是宝典上说是B？ B是正确答案吗？
B只能理解为：贝多芬同学用M治venereal(性病），除此以外的人都不用M治病。
可是HYPOTHESIS中的DEAF又作何解？

tongxun

1、1. Mr. West: Well, Ms. Smith, by how much do you plan to increase your donation to the cultural society this year? You know how many worth while projects we do.            

Ms. Smith: I’m not so sure of that. I was very upset about the statue you purchased last month. I think I’ll give no more money to your cause.

Mr. West: That’s all right: we’ll just put you down for the same amount that you gave last year.
Which one of the following words or phrases has been misinterpreted in the conversation?

(A) “increase”

(B) “you know”

(C) “worthwhile”

(D) “no more”

(E) “same amount”
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答案是D。
关键在于Mr. West 对 Ms. Smith话中I think I’ll give no more money to your cause的理解出现了问题。Ms. Smith的意思是由于购买的问题不再给钱了，即：no money的意思。而Mr. West 将no more money 理解成no more money than that of last year。
因此，选D

cook

Great!