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Most of Western music since the Renaissance has been based on a seven-note scale known as the diatonic scale, but when did the scale originate? A fragment of a bone flute excavated at a Neanderthal campsite has four holes, which are spaced in exactly the right way for playing the third through sixth notes of a diatonic scale. The entire flute must surely have had more holes, and the flute was made from a bone that was long enough for these additional holes to have allowed a complete diatonic scale to be played. Therefore, the Neanderthals who made the flute probably used a diatonic musical scale.
In the argument given, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?
The first is presented as evidence that is confirmed by data presented elsewhere in the argument given; the second states a hypothesis that this evidence is used to undermine.
The first is an opinion, for which no supporting evidence is presented in the argument given, that is used to support the main conclusion of the argument; the second is that main conclusion.
The first describes a discovery as undermining the position against which the argument is directed; the second states the main conclusion of the argument.
The first is a preliminary conclusion drawn on the basis of evidence presented elsewhere in the argument given; the second is the main conclusion that this preliminary conclusion supports.
The first provides evidence to support the main conclusion of the argument; the second states a subsidiary conclusion that is drawn in order to support the main conclusion stated earlier in the argument.
看这一整句话：
The entire flute must surely have had more holes, and the flute was made from a bone that was long enough for these additional holes to have allowed a complete diatonic scale to be played.
当时选了D是因为觉得后半句是前半句也就是第一处黑体部分的evidence，但实际上并不是，从and这个连接词可以看出来，前后两部分都只是猜测，不存在谁支持谁，而且这种猜测怎么都算不上evidence的
B：第一个是第二个的支持，且无证据来支持第一个的正确性。
D：表示第一个是有证据支持的，但文中并没有。
4个洞处在构成scale的7个洞的第3至第6个洞的位置；4个洞所在的骨头原本足够长，去打7个洞
以上两点对于结论只能起辅助作用，无法推翻诸如一切只不过是巧合的质疑，无法证明这有4个洞的骨头就是有7个洞的scale，所以第一个只是opinion，no supporting evidence is presented for it
The first is an opinion, for which no supporting evidence is presented in the argument given, that is used to support the main conclusion of the argument; the second is that main conclusion.
第一句是一个观点，在句子中并没有给出支持性的证据，被用作支持主要结论，
可以发现，第一个黑体句前后是猜测，所以不足以充当证据
错误原因：第一句黑体字前面一句理解错误
题目的结论是第二个黑体字部分：笛子的制作者用的是diatonic scale。
用排除法：
A hypothesis，第二部分是假设，排除
E a subsidiary conclusion，排除。
剩下BCD：
C 第一部分是discovery，第一部分是个推测，不是事实，排除
D 第一部分是preliminary conclusion，第一部分是个推测，不是结论，排除。
B：第一个是第二个的支持，且无证据来支持第一个的正确性。
entire flute有更多的洞这件事是没有evidence支持的，我们只是知道flute够长，洞会更多只是猜测。
搬运。
当前版本由 感觉自己萌萌哒更新于2015-11-23 18:14:12感谢由感觉自己萌萌哒更新由此 转化的咨询所做出的贡献。
题干没有出现转折的意思。先说文艺复兴后用的是七个音阶。第一段粗体字说：一残缺笛子有4个洞，大概排列顺序与7音阶比较搭搭。接着说应该有第二段粗体说：笛子很可能用的就是7个音阶（有7个洞）。
由于题干无转折，全是支持，所以选项中第二句话出现反对的都错，排除BDE，比较AC的第一句话，C的第一句也是反对的，意思是：第一句缩小了一个整段都反对的立场。无中生有。选A
刚开始的时候方向错了不要慌，再来一次就好！多花一点点点时间但是仍然可以做对题目！做题方法：先看文章结构，把起承转合找出来，再回去完整读题目，再来看答案
第一个粗体讲一定有更多的洞，前面讲的是4个洞在从3到6的位置，不是原因或没有提供证据；后面接and并列句，也不是原因或提供证据。所以第一个粗体是个光杆司令，只是个假想，没有证据支持。
Most of Western music since the Renaissance has been based on a seven-note scale known as the diatonic scale，通篇只有这一句话提到文艺复兴后的音乐是基于7个刻度的事情，也没用试图提供证据去支持它或者否定它，所以它只是个事件背景，不是结论。E错。文章通篇绕着when did the scale originate？转，它的答案是主结论。
4个洞处在构成scale的7个洞的第3至第6个洞的位置；4个洞所在的骨头原本足够长，去打7个洞
以上两点对于结论只能起辅助作用，无法推翻诸如一切只不过是巧合的质疑，无法证明这有4个洞的骨头就是有7个洞的scale，所以第一个只是opinion，no supporting evidence is presented for it
The first boldfaced portion is not a conclusion; it is merely an assertion that is not supported by any claims presented in the argument.
b和d的区别是第一句话在文里有无证据支持，其实是没有证据支持的，所以D错，B对。
我貌似找到答案了：B. Correct. The first boldfaced portion is not a conclusion; it is merely an assertion that is not supported by any claims presented in the argument. This portion, along with the statement immediately following it, are offered in support of the second boldfaced portion. This second boldfaced portion is the argument's main conclusion.
D错在哪里了？
entire flute有更多的洞这件事是没有evidence支持的，我们只是知道flute够长，洞会更多只是猜测。
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