GRE阅读 Passage 26
Cuts that need to be held closed in order to heal properly have generally been held closed with stitches. However, pressure to reduce medical costs is mounting. Consequently, it is likely that a newly developed adhesive will become the routine method of holding most types of cuts closed. The new adhesive holds most types of cuts closed as well as stitches do, and the cost of applying it is comparable to that of closing cuts with stitches. But whereas stitches must generally be removed by medical personnel after the cut has healed, the adhesive simply wears off. Thus, for any cut that the adhesive can hold closed as well as stitches can, it is more economical to use the adhesive.文章解析
白话版讲解: 有些伤口需要保持伤口的闭合才能够愈合得比较好。到目前为止,对这种伤口,一般都是用缝合的方法来保持伤口的闭合。但是,降低医疗成本的压力一直在加大。于是,在将来,对大多数伤口,一般就不再用缝合的方法了,而改用一种新研发出来的粘合剂把伤口粘合。大部分缝合能搞定的伤口,粘合的方法也能搞定,粘合和缝合的成本也差不多。用缝合的方法,伤口愈合后,需要人工拆线;粘合的方法,粘合剂自动会脱落(不用人工),所以对于使用缝合或粘合方法都行的伤口,粘合方法更经济。题目解析
1. In the argument given, the two highlighted portions play which of the following roles? A. The first is a claim that the argument disputes; the second provides evidence against that disputed claim. B. The first is a claim that is used as supporting evidence for the main conclusion of the argument; the second is that main conclusion. C. The first is a claim that is used as supporting evidence for the main conclusion of the argument; the second is a conclusion that is drawn in order to support that main conclusion. D. The first introduces a practice about which the argument makes a prediction, the second is a conclusion based on that prediction. E. The first introduces a practice about which the argument makes a prediction; the second is an assessment that is used to support that prediction.
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