In the last paragraph the author is primarily
问题详情
In the last paragraph, the author is primarily concerned with______
A．summarizing the arguments about Nightingale presented in the first two paragraphs
B．refuting the view of Nightingale’s career presented in the preceding paragraph
C．analyzing the weaknesses of the evidence presented elsewhere in the passage
D．citing evidence to support a view of Nightingale’s career
E．correcting a factual error occurring in one of the works under review请帮忙给出正确答案和分析，谢谢！
参考答案
正确答案：D
解析：Thisquestionasksyoutoidentifytheauthor’sprimaryconcerninthelastparagraphofthepassage.ThebestanswerisD.Inthelastparagraph,theauthorcitesexamplesofNightingale’sachievementstosupporttheauthor’sconclusionthatNightingale’sachievementstosupporttheauthor’sconclusionthatNightingaleisworthyofrespectandhasearned“aneminentplaceamongtheranksofsocialpioneers”(lines43-44).ChoiceAisincorrect.Thethirdparagraphdoesnotsummarizetheargumentspresentedinthefirsttwoparagraphs.ChoiceBisalsonotthecorrectanswer:inthethirdparagraph,theauthorexpressesessentialagreementwiththepositiveviewofNighingale’scareerdescribedinthesecondparagraph.ChoiceCisincorrectbecauseinthelastparagraphtheauthordoesnotanalyzetheweaknessofanyevidencecitedelsewhereinthepassage.AndchoiceEisnotthecorrectanswerbecausetheauthordoesnotcorrectanyfactualerrorsinthetwoworksunderreview.
