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老师点津： GMAT逻辑两怪题全解 情人节，很多同学突然思绪大发，纷纷对怪题发表评论，一时间议论纷纷，莫衷一是；其间有配合铺垫，亦有真知灼见，更有精辟分析，真是花草并茂，绿瘦红肥，我心大慰。 现在逐一讲解，欢迎 ARGUE AGAINST In Patton City, days are categorized as having heavy rainfall (more than two inches),moderate rainfall (more than one inch, but no more than two inches), light rainfall (at least a trace, but no more than one inch), or no rainfall. In 1990, there were fewer days with light rainfall than in 1910 and fewer with moderate rainfall, yet total rainfall for the year was 20 percent higher in 1990 than in 1910. If the statements above are true, then it is also possible that in Patton City the number of days with heavy rainfall was lower in 1990 than in 1910 the number of days with some rainfall, but no more than two inches, was the same in 1990 as in 1910 the number of days with some rainfall, but no more than two inches, was higher in 1990 than in 1910 the total number of inches of rain that fell on days with moderate rainfall in 1990 was more than twice what it had been in 1910 the average amount of rainfall per month was lower in 1990 than in 1910 已知： heavy rainfall 2 inches; 2=moderate rainfall 1; 0 =1BR 且 1990 年小雨和中雨的天数都比 1910 少，然而 1990 年全年的降雨量还比 1910 多，那就只能是 1990 年的大雨天数比 1910 多，一般我们都会这样的预估，但选项恰恰没有该项。迷茫中，看到了 D，误以为找到了救 星，正好落在了出题者的陷阱之中。 细看该题所问“ If the statements above are true, then it is also possible that in Patton City ”，原来并非是由原文推出选项的导出题，而是一道怪题；只要是“可能的”项就是正确的。换句话说，依据原文，有四个 选项是绝不可能的，只有一个是可能的。 那再看 D，在 1990 年中雨天数比 1910 少的情况下，其降雨量可以超过 1910 的 2 倍吗？绝不可能 ------ 因为 2=moderate rainfall 1 ，即最大的中雨量不超过最小的中雨量的 2 倍，也就是：即便 1990 的中雨天每次都是最大量，而 1910 的中雨量每次都是最小量，那么 D都不能成立。 而 B 与 C明显与已知条件矛盾（“ 1990 年小雨和中雨的天数都比 1910 少”） 而 E 与“ 1990 年全年的降雨量还比 1910 多”冲突看来也就 A 有希望了；但 A 与我们的预估相反。 但从问题中的“ helps to account for ”可以明确该题是解释题，所以要怀着读出“奇怪或矛盾”的目的去阅读原文（绝不是怀着奇怪的心态去阅读） 读完原文发现，一方面 vacationer 占了参观 pure aquariums 人数的一半，而同时只占了参观 zoo 人数的不到四分之一。这是怎么回事呢？尤其是zoo 中还有 zoo aquarium 呢。这题读完，本身觉得也没啥矛盾，就是心里觉得怪怪的。（注意原文中 account for 意为“占”，而问题中的意为“解释”） 初步预估，大概是 vacationers 都是纯爷们，特爱看纯水族，不是很爱看 ZOO中的水族（毕竟