作者:英吉
Each year red-winged blackbirds stop in a certain region of Midland Province on their spring and fall migrations. In the fall, they eat a significant portion of the province’s sunflower crop. This year Midland farmers sought permits to set out small amounts of poisoned rice during the blackbirds’ spring stop in order to reduce the fall blackbird population. Some residents voiced concern that the rice could threaten certain species of rare migratory birds. Nevertheless, the wildlife agency approved the permits.
Which of the following, if true, most helps to justify the wildlife agency’s approval of the permits, given the concerns voiced by some residents?
A.In the region where the red-winged blackbirds stop, they are the first birds to be present in the spring.
B.The poison that farmers want to use does not kill birds but rather makes them incapable of producing viable eggs.
C.Since rice is not raised in Midland Province, few species of birds native to the province normally eat rice.
D.Without the permit, any farmers shown to have set out poison for the blackbirds would be heavily fined.
E.The poison that farmers got approval to use has no taste or smell that would make it detectable by birds.
题目分析:我们今天尝试用场景训练法,原文说虽然我发现放一些有毒的rice能减少鸟的数量有一些害处,但是我还是支持这么干的,我们来看选项A说这些鸟是第一批来的,那就使这些rice毒害别的鸟的可能性降低,使得那个计划靠谱了一些,留着。B说这些毒药能让这些鸟生不了蛋了,没提,杀。C说 few species of birds(这里头是原文说的那些鸟吗,不知道,需要发散)D说未经允许放毒药会被罚款,没说,干掉。E说这些毒药无色无味鸟发现不了,没说,干掉。