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Last year a record number of new manufacturing jobs were created. Will this year bring another record? Well, a new manufacturing job is created either within an existing company or by the start-up of a new company. Within existing firms, new jobs have been created this year at well below last year's record pace. At the same time, there is considerable evidence that the number of new companies starting up will be no higher this year than it was last year, and surely the new companies starting up this year will create no
more jobs per company than did last year's start-ups. Clearly, it can be concluded that the number of new jobs created this year will fall short of last year's record.
In the argument given, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?
(A) The first is a prediction that, if accurate, would provide support for the main conclusion of the argument; the second is that main conclusion.
(B) The first is a prediction that, if accurate, would provide support for the main conclusion of the argument; the second is a conclusion drawn in order to support that main conclusion.
(C)The first is an objection that the argument rejects; the second is the main conclusion of the argument.
(D)The first is an objection that the argument rejects; the second presents a conclusion that could be drawn if that objection were allowed to stand.
(E)The first is a claim that has been advanced in support of a position that the argument opposes; the second is a claim advanced in support of the main conclusion of the argument
题目分析：第一个黑体字说完之后马上来了个it can be concluded that 只有第二个黑体字显然是文章的主要结论了。我们来看选项，A说第一个支持第二个，且第二个是文章的主要结论，留着。B说第二个黑体字要支持文章的主要结论，这个不对，第二个黑体字就是文章的主要结论，不是支持别的句子的。C说第一个黑体字是作者反对的，可是第一个黑体字明明是支持作者结论的，杀。D杀的原因与C一样。E也犯了CD一样的错误。
