新GRE小短文阅读练习题五十六
. Appliances such as refrigerators, dishwashers, and vacuum cleanershave become considerably more durable over the past 30years.Yet their
average product life---the time from original sale to eventual discard---has,
if any thing, become shorter.Therefore, making their products more dur-
able has been a waste of money for appliance manufacturers.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines the conclusion?
AGreater product durability has essentially been a by-product of appli-
ance manufacturers' efforts to make their products more efficient
to operate.
B Manufacturers who stress durability in designing their appliances
often neglect attractive styling, though styling is the more apparent
feature.
CIn advertising their products, appliance manufacturers do not mention
gains in product durability as a prime selling point.
DAppliance manufacturers concede that even greater gains in the dur-
ability of their products are currently within reach.
E Appliance manufacturers do not spend their entire research budgets
on efforts to increase the durability of their products.
答案A
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