单选题 A greater number of newspapers are sold in Town S than in Town T. Therefore, the citizens of Town S are better informed about major world events than are the citizens of Town T.
Each of the following, if true, weakens the conclusion above EXCEPT:
(A) Town S has a larger population than Town T.
(B) Most citizens of Town T work in Town S and buy their newspapers there.
(C) The average citizen of Town S spends less time reading newspapers than does the average citizen of Town T.
(D) A weekly newspaper restricted to the coverage of local events is published in Town S.
(E) The average newsstand price of newspapers sold in Town S is lower than the average price of newspapers sold in Town T.

【正确答案】 E

【答案解析】[解析] 要看清问题目的为“weaken、Except”，所以其答案应为无关选项或支持选项。该结论是建立在比较S城和T城的报纸销量上的。有四个选项说明了为什么S城更大的报纸销量不一定意味着S城市民更好地掌握关于世界大事的信息。选项(B)指出S城出售的许多报纸使T城的市民掌握了信息，而不是S城。选项(A)和(C)都表明即使平均每个市民对新闻没有更多的了解的情况下，通过什么方式可以出现更大的报纸销量。最后，选项(D)指出S城市民阅读的很多报纸不是关于世界大事的信息来源。(E)中提到的价格差异有助于解释销量的差异，但不能削弱建立在销量差异基础上的该结论，因此，E是正确答案。