Critical Reasoning
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题目：
Which of the following most logically completes the passage?
A recent government study links the high rates of respiratory ailments in Groverston to airborne pollutants released by the Woodco plywood manufacturing plant there. To address the problem, the government imposed strict regulations on emissions which will go into effect in four years. Although Woodco plans to cut its emissions in half two years ahead of schedule, it is unlikely that the rate of respiratory ailments will decline before the regulations go into effect, since ________.
A recent government study links the high rates of respiratory ailments in Groverston to airborne pollutants released by the Woodco plywood manufacturing plant there. To address the problem, the government imposed strict regulations on emissions which will go into effect in four years. Although Woodco plans to cut its emissions in half two years ahead of schedule, it is unlikely that the rate of respiratory ailments will decline before the regulations go into effect, since ________.
选项:
A、the number of facilities capable of treating respiratory ailments is not likely to increase
B、reducing emissions even further than planned would necessitate decreasing production at Woodco
C、it is difficult to make accurate, long-term predictions about emissions
D、not all respiratory ailments are caused by airborne pollutants
E、three new plywood manufacturing plants are about to go into production in Groverston
答案:
E
提问：
老师，我错选了D选项。原文说削减了排放污染反而没有下降，D表达的意思是respiratory ailment 除了airborne pollutants 还有其他的原因。如果其他的原因导致的污染物增多，且其增多的量比法规削减的airborne pollutants 多，总的污染不是会增加吗？所以即使削减了排放反而污染物不可能下降。请问D错在哪里呢？
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