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　　1. Patel: Although enrollment in the region's high school has been decreasing for several years, enrollment at the elementary school has grown considerably. Therefore, the regional school board proposes building a new elementary school. 　　Quintero: Another solution would be to convert some high school classrooms temporarily into classrooms for elementary school students. 　　Which of the following, if true, most helps to support Quintero's alternative proposal? 　　(A) Some rooms at the high school cannot be con-verted into rooms suitable for the use of ele-mentary school students. 　　(B) The cost of building a high school is higher than the cost of building an elementary school. 　　(C) Although the birth rate has not increased, the number of families sending their children to the region's high school has increased markedly. 　　(D) A high school atmosphere could jeopardize the safety and self-confidence of elementary school students. 　　(E) Even before the region's high school population began to decrease, several high school class-rooms rarely needed to be used. 　　2. Peter: More than ever before in Risland, college graduates with science degrees are accepting permanent jobs in other fields. That just goes to show that scientists in Risland are not being paid enough. 　　Lila: No, it does not. These graduates are not working in science for the simple reason that there are not enough jobs in science in Risland to employ all of these graduates. 　　W...

　　Aedes albopictus, a variety of mosquito that has recently established itself in the southeastern United States, is less widespread than the indigenous swamp mosquito. Both the swamp mosquito and A. albopictus can carry viruses that are sometimes fatal to humans, but A. albopictus is a greater danger to public health. Each of the following, if true, provides additional information that strengthens the judgment given about the danger to public health EXCEPT:

　　(A) Unlike the swamp mosquito, A. albopictus originated in Asia, and larvae of it were not observed in the United States before the mid-1980's.

　　(B) Unlike the swamp mosquito, A. albopictus tends to spend most of its adult life near human habitation.

　　(C) Unlike swamp mosquito larvae, A. albopictus larvae survive in flower pots, tin cans, and many small household objects that hold a little water.

　　(D) In comparison with the swamp mosquito, A. albopictus hosts a much wider variety of viruses known to cause serious diseases in humans.

　　(E) A. albopictus seeks out a much wider range of animal hosts than does the swamp mosq-uito, and it is more likely to bite humans.

　　答案：A