Archaeologists use technology to analyze ancient sites. It is likely that this technology will advance considerably in the near future, allowing archaeologists to gather more information than is currently possible. If they study certain sites now, they risk contaminating or compromising them for future studies. Therefore, in order to maximize the potential for gathering knowledge in the long run, a team of archaeologists plans to delay the examination of a newly excavated site.

Which of the following would be most useful to investigate for the purpose of evaluating the plan’s prospects for achieving its goal?


Whether any of the contents of the site will significantly deteriorate before the anticipated technology is available.

Whether there will continue to be improvements on the relevant technology.

Whether the team can study a site other than the newly excavated site for the time being.

Whether the site was inhabited by a very ancient culture.

Whether the anticipated technology will damage objects under study.

考题讲解

情景:考古学家用技术来分析古代遗址。很有可能的是,在近些年这个技术会进步。如果现在分析古代遗址,这些遗址可能被污染。因此,为了长期最大化开发潜力,考古学家打算推迟考查新的遗址的时间。

推理:本题无论从问题还是推理文段上都十分明显,直接给出一个计划,问这个计划能否达成目标,所以是方案推理。
目标:最大化长期的潜力
方案:推迟分析最新的遗址

选题方式:方案推理有三个评估方向,选项必须和方案相关。

选项分析:

A选项:Correct. 在预期的技术可用之前,是否有些遗址里的东西将会显著变坏。本选项挑战了方案是否能达成目的。如果遗址中的东西会因为等待时间过长而变化,那么当然就不能发挥遗址的最大潜力了。属于CQ1:方案的可行性问题

B选项:相关的技术是否会继续提升。本选项和方案无关,即,和推迟分析无关。

C选项:现在,是否该组人可以研究除了新发现的遗址之外的遗址。本选项讲的是研究人员有没有其它工作可以做的问题,和方案本身无关。

D选项:这个遗址是否被一个非常古老的文明居住。本选项和方案无关。

E选项:新的技术是否会毁坏遗址中的物品。本选项讲的是有了新技术之后的问题了,和方案本身无关。

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