作者：英吉
In an attempt to reduce the crime rate, the governor is getting tough on criminals and making prison conditions harsher. Part of this effort has been to deny inmates the access they formerly had to college-level courses. However, this action is clearly counter to the governor’s ultimate goal, since after being released form prison, inmates who had taken such courses committed far fewer crimes overall than other inmates.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
A.Not being able to take college-level courses while in prison is unlikely to deter anyone from a crime that he or she might otherwise have committed.
B.Former inmates are no more likely to commit crimes than are members of the general population.
C.The group of inmates who chose to take college-level courses were not already less likely than other inmates to commit crimes after being released.
D.Taking high school level courses in prison has less effect on an inmate’s subsequent behavior than taking college-level courses does.
E.The governor’s ultimate goal actually is to gain popularity by convincing people that something effective is being done about crime.
题目分析：A说不能拿到一个大学学位不太可能推迟一个人已经犯的错，原文谈的是学位高低和将来犯罪率的关系，可是这个选项谈的却是对已经犯的罪产生的影响，无关，杀。B说原来的inmates不比普通大众犯的罪更多，没说过这个比较，杀。C说这些拿了学历的人不太可能其他inmates去犯罪，谈的就是拿学历和是否犯罪之间的关系，留着。D说那high school的学历对于inmate的影响小于那大学学历，没说过那high school的学历问题，范围不对，杀。E说政府的最终目标是什么，原文谈的主题就不是这个，杀。
