题目

Editorial in Krenlandian Newspaper: Krenland's steelmakers are losing domestic sales because of lower-priced imports, in many cases because foreign governments subsidize their steel industries in ways that are banned by international treaties. But whatever the cause, the cost is ultimately going to be jobs in Krenland’s steel industry. Therefore, it would protect not only steelmaking companies but also industrial employment in Krenland if our government took measures to reduce cheap steel imports.


Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the editorial’s argument?

选项

A.

Because steel from Krenland is rarely competitive in international markets, only a very small portion of Krenlandian steelmakers' revenue comes from exports.

B.

The international treaties that some governments are violating by giving subsidies to steelmakers do not specify any penalties for such violations.

C.

For many Krenlandian manufacturers who face severe international competition in both domestic and export markets, steel constitutes a significant part of their raw material costs.

D.

Because of advances in order-taking, shipping, and inventory systems, the cost of shipping steel from foreign producers to Krenland has fallen in recent years.

E.

Wages paid to workers in the steel industry in Krenland do not differ significantly from wages paid to workers in many of the countries that export steel to Krenland.


解析

- **Krenlandian报纸的社论:** Krenland的钢铁制造商因低价进口产品而失去国内销售份额,在很多情况下,是因为外国政府以国际条约所禁止的方式补贴其钢铁产业。但不管原因是什么,其代价最终将是Krenland钢铁行业的就业岗位。因此,如果我们的政府采取措施减少廉价钢铁进口,这不仅将保护钢铁制造企业,还将保护Krenland的工业就业。 - **论点**:政府采取措施减少廉价钢铁进口能保护Krenland的钢铁制造企业和工业就业。 - **论据**:外国低价进口钢铁(部分因非法补贴)导致Krenland钢铁制造商失去国内销售,进而影响其就业岗位。 - **正确答案方向**:能够表明减少廉价钢铁进口并不能如论点所说保护Krenland的工业就业或者会带来其他负面效果影响工业就业等的选项。 - **A选项**:因为Krenland的钢铁在国际市场上几乎没有竞争力,Krenland钢铁制造商只有极小部分收入来自出口。 - **分析**:该选项讨论的是Krenland钢铁在国际市场的出口情况,而题干讨论的是国内市场廉价进口钢铁对本国钢铁行业及就业的影响,话题不一致,无法削弱,排除。 - **B选项**:一些政府给予钢铁制造商补贴而违反的国际条约并没有对这种违反行为规定任何惩罚。 - **分析**:该选项重点在国际条约对违规补贴行为有无惩罚措施,与政府采取减少廉价进口钢铁措施能否保护本国工业就业无关,话题不一致,排除。 - **C选项**:对于许多在国内外市场都面临激烈国际竞争的Krenland制造商来说,钢铁构成了他们原材料成本的重要部分。 - **分析**:如果减少廉价钢铁进口,会使这些依赖钢铁作为重要原材料的制造商成本上升,进而影响他们在国内外市场的竞争力,最终可能导致这些企业的就业也受到影响,而不仅仅是钢铁制造企业,说明政府减少廉价进口钢铁的措施并不能保护整体的工业就业,有力地削弱了论点,当选。 - **D选项**:由于接单、运输和库存系统的进步,外国生产商向Krenland运输钢铁的成本近年来有所下降。 - **分析**:这只是在解释外国钢铁价格低的一个原因,而没有涉及到政府减少廉价进口钢铁措施对本国工业就业的影响,话题不一致,排除。 - **E选项**:Krenland钢铁行业工人的工资与许多向Krenland出口钢铁的国家的工人工资没有显著差异。 - **分析**:工资差异与政府采取措施减少廉价进口钢铁对本国工业就业的影响无关,话题不一致,排除。
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