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题库 / Prep2012-CR-50
The OLEX Petroleum Company has recently determined that it could cut its refining costs by closing its refinery and consolidating all refining at its Tasberg refinery. Closing the Grenville refinery, however, would mean the immediate loss of about 1,200 jobs in the area. Eventually the lives of more than 10,000 people would be seriously disrupted. Therefore, OLEX's decision, announced yesterday, to keep open shows that at OLEX social concerns sometimes outweigh the desire for higher profits.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines the argument given?
The Grenville refinery, although it operates at a higher cost than the Tasberg refinery, has nevertheless been moderately profitable for many years.
Even though OLEX could consolidate all its refining at the Tasberg plant, doing so at the Grenville plant would not be feasible.
The Tasberg refinery is more favorably situated than the refinery with respect to the major supply routes for raw petroleum.
If the Grenville refinery were ever closed and operations at the Tasberg refinery expanded, job openings at Tasberg would to the extent possible be filled with people formerly employed at
Closure of the Grenville refinery would mean compliance, at enormous cost, with demanding local codes regulating the cleanup of abandoned industrial sites.
背景：关掉xx会让很多人丢掉工作
结果：决定不关，所以社会关心超过了对利润的追求
问削弱？？？？
即要找一个条件说明：还是非常注重对利润的追求
所以这个条件一定包含：开、关、成本、利润这种词
E选项：关了成本更高✅
错选了D：提高了关和工作问题，但是没说到利润啊！！！！❌
D选项 would to the extent possible be filled 只是将尽可能
E选项 at enormous cost暗指 higher profit outweigh social concern
Ａ是支持，因為雖然沒有較高的利益但是因為可以贏得社會關注所以繼續開下去，要不然就去低成本的地方開就好了
为啥D不可以 ，既然关掉也是可以照顾到员工的 这不是正好表明他们不关并不是真的为了为了社会福利么。削弱argument
Goal: cut cost
A选项说cost虽然高，但是profit也很高. 但是本题的目标是cut costs (第一句话); 与利润高不高无关。E反映了关闭G cost会很高
公司计划关掉一个厂子并且整合资源，会因此砍掉1200个工作岗位，以及影响到超过10000人的生活。因此公司宣布继续保留工厂，说明了公司的社会心超过了公司的利益。问weaken
choice b,尽管公司可以在T工厂整合资源，在G工厂整合就不那么可行。irrelevant，该选项可以说是motivation for plan
choice c,Tasberg炼油厂坐落在更合适的位置，就原油的供油路线来说。strength the conclusion
choice d, 如果G工厂关掉。T工厂业务扩张，在T工厂的新工作机会可能会让原先的员工来提供。irrelevant，该选项是执行计划以后的结果
choice e, 关掉G工厂意味着巨大的合规费用用于清理废弃的工厂旧址。correct，说明公司放弃计划还是出于成本的考虑
参考：
应该找的选项是同时包含关键词，close/open ; profit/cost 的选项，
A a higher cost,moderately profitable,但没有close/open
B C 没涉及到关键词，无关选项
D closed 但是没有profit/cost
E Closure;at enormous cost 同时出现，符合
原题结论是：O公司之所以不关是因为他们关注社会利益，而不是因为关注费用问题。
E的意思是，关掉工厂意味着要清理，清理需要巨额费用，所以不关。这是在关注费用。因此，削弱了结论。
D说，关掉工厂可以让员工去T，而避免下岗的社会问题产生。这说明O公司关注社会问题。而且，题目问的是，为什么不关工厂。因此，答案无关。
找到那个要驳斥的点：OLEX不关闭的理由是社会因素而不是盈利因素 所以要支持 OLEX不关闭的理由是盈利因素而不是社会因素，只有e是
文段说OLEX公司是考虑到社会因素才关T，而不是盈利因素，让我们削弱，言外之意就是说OLEX公司根本就是因为盈利因素才关的T而不是关G，只有E符合
错选了A. A选项是说Grenville炼油厂不盈利，其实是给关闭该工厂提供了理由。
题目问的是削弱，即不关闭工厂并非出于社会责任，而是另有他因。那应该找不关闭工厂的其他理由。E选项说关闭工厂是要花大量清理费的，刚好为不关闭提供了另一个原因。
看到有个网友的tips挺有意思的：
应该找的选项是同时包含关键词，close/open ; profit/cost 的选项，
A a higher cost,moderately profitable,但没有close/open
B C 没涉及到关键词，无关选项
D closed 但是没有profit/cost
E Closure;at enormous cost 同时出现，符合
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