Many industrialized nations are trying to reduce atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, a gas released by the burning of fossil fuels. One proposal is to replace conventional cement, which is made with calcium carbonate, by a new "eco-cement." This new cement, made with magnesium carbonate, absorbs large amounts of carbon dioxide when exposed to the atmosphere. Therefore, using eco-cement for new concrete building projects will significantly help reduce atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide.

Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?


The cost of magnesium carbonate, currently greater than the cost of calcium carbonate, probably will fall as more magnesium carbonate is used in cement manufacture.

Eco-cement is strengthened when absorbed carbon dioxide reacts with the cement.

Before the development of eco-cement, magnesium-based cement was considered too susceptible to water erosion to be of practical use.

The manufacture of eco-cement uses considerably less fossil fuel per unit of cement than the manufacture of conventional cement does.

Most building-industry groups are unaware of the development or availability of eco-cement.

考题讲解

情景:很多工业化国家都试图减小自己的二氧化碳浓度。一个方法是替换传统水泥,用一种eco水泥,这种水泥可以吸收二氧化碳。因此,这种水泥可以减少二氧化碳的排放。

推理:显然地,推理文段中有一个十分明确的方案,所以本题为方案推理。推理结构为: 
目标:减少二氧化碳的排放 
方案:用一种eco水泥

选题方式:方案推理有三个评估方向,简而言之,即,答案选项一定和方案的内容相关。

选项分析:

A选项:碳酸镁的成本,现在比碳酸钙的成本高,在其被用的更多的时候会降下来。成本会降低,当然是好事,但是,本题的方案并没有考虑成本的问题,只是想在效果方面达到最大。时刻需要牢记,提出对方案来说的一件好事并不能加强方案,要说方案“没”有副作用。

B选项:eco水泥在和吸收的二氧化碳发生反应后,会更加坚硬。本选项错误基本同(A)。

C选项:在开发出eco水泥之前,镁制造的水泥被认为太脆弱了如此以至于不能实际应用。本选项和方案没有关系。

D选项:
Correct. eco水泥的制造过程中比传统水泥的制造过程中用更少的化石燃料。如果制造过程会消耗更多化石燃料,那么就算吸收的二氧化碳更多,也不能保证总体的二氧化碳减少量更多。因此,本选项是正确答案。属于CQ1:方案的可行性问题

E选项:
大部分的房屋建造工业没有意识到eco水泥的发展和可提供性。没有意识到,不代表用了之后不能减排,因此,本选项和方案无关。

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