Eve r y fall, thousands of Canada geese migrate from Canada to the eastern United
' k0 a2 m" R0 j0 I4 b! R6 \* K States. Recently, however, these geese have faced intense competition for food % [% ]2 N/ p9 g6 Q$ [" @1 ^' X
from a subspecies of Canada goose that lives year-round in the eastern United / W: x" }& b% _2 W1 V$ ]. J* @; [
States. To prevent the nonmigratory population from endangering the migratory
; X+ p% L+ Y- `8 e" b; c5 Vgeese, some groups have proposed allowing hunting of the nonmigratory geese. 6 B1 T) Y7 P' j: ?
But since most hunters cannot visually distinguish the two subspecies, allowing any
* J p4 i2 ~# P* _& ] m9 m" ^2 k6 ~ hunting is surely unwise. 7 u0 p' I6 F' c5 g
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
9 b" x9 z5 ~% N1 b7 f& _A Hunting of the migratory Canada geese is permitted in some parts of Canada. , b. d% j3 `' ?" ]* \4 B) x
B During the summer, only the nonmigratory geese are present in the eastern
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C The migratory Canada geese do not interbreed with the nonmigratory Canada - c" {! c# I3 T! d1 T
geese.
& }$ d& ~ B! C. _' Y$ SD The migratory subspecies and the nonmigratory subspecies are not the only 7 r0 {6 P/ \: ]+ R- L6 A( L: f) d, D
two subspecies of Canada geese. x( T" c6 [2 P# w( }7 D
E The groups that have proposed allowing hunting of the nonmigratory geese 4 u0 n0 B# ^4 i0 k
have thoroughly studied both goose populations. . B! s- f' J0 N2 p
答案B |