The economy around Lake Paqua depends on fishing of the lake's landlocked salmon population. In recent years, scarcity of food for salmon there has caused a decline in both the number and the size of the adult salmon in the lake. As a result, the region's revenues from salmon fishing have declined significantly. To remedy this situation, officials plan to introduce shrimp, which can serve as a food source for adult salmon, into Lake Paqua.

Which of the following, if true, most seriously calls into question the plan's chances for success?


Salmon is not a popular food among residents of the Lake Paqua region.

Tourists coming to fish for sport generate more income for residents of the Lake Paqua region than does commercial fishing.

The shrimp to be introduced into Lake Paqua are of a variety that is too small to be harvested for human consumption.

The primary food for both shrimp and juvenile salmon is plankton, which is not abundant in Lake Paqua.

Fishing regulations prohibit people from keeping any salmon they have caught in Lake Paqua that are smaller than a certain minimum size.

考题讲解

情景:Lake Paqua依靠捕捞三文鱼为经济来源。但是,现在的成年三文鱼无论是从重量上还是数量上都有所下降,主要的原因是食物的匮乏。因此,为了解决这个情况,政府决定引入虾。

推理:由于推理文段最后是以方案结尾的,并且问题要求我们评估方案,所以本题肯定是方案推理
目标:remedy this situation(让成年三文鱼数量上升并且变大) 
方案:introduce shrimp(引入虾)

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:在Lake Paqua地区的居民看来,三文鱼并不是一种受欢迎的食物。本选项没有讨论方案的问题,可以排除。

B选项:Lake Paqua地区的居民通过钓鱼运动带来的收入比商业捕鱼来的多。本选项没有讨论方案的问题,可以排除。

C选项:虾太小了以至于不会被人类所捕食。本选项讨论了方案。如果虾是足够大的以至于可以被人类捕食的话(比如“龙虾”),那么人类就有可能把虾抓走,三文鱼依然没得吃,以至于方案无法改变Lake Paqua的现状。属于CQ1:方案的可行性问题,可以削弱原文。但此选项说虾太小以至于不会被人类捕食,所以不存在三文鱼没得吃的情况,起到了加强作用。但本题问的是削弱,所以本选项可以排除。

D选项:
Correct. 虾和青年三文鱼的主要食物都是湖里的蜉蝣,而蜉蝣并不是很多。本选项讨论了方案,并且给出了一个方案的否定性副作用,即,虾会和幼年三文鱼抢吃的,如此一来,纵然成年三文鱼的数量和大小都会上升,但是不可持续发展,方案会带来副作用,属于CQ3:方案的否定性副作用

E选项:
捕鱼规定要求人们不能带走比一个特定最小值更小的三文鱼。本选项没有讨论方案的问题,可以排除。

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