當今天題目裡面敘述的是一段時間之內發生的事情/改變時,稱作為「時間段」題型。比如:五年前實行了某項政策,結果這五年間犯罪率減少。所以該項政策打擊犯罪有功。或如:
To reduce productivity losses from employees calling in sick, Corporation X implemented a new policy requiring employees to come into work unless they were so sick that they had to go to a doctor. But a year after the policy was implemented, a study found that Corporation X’s overall productivity losses due to reported employee illnesses had increased.
這時篩選選項時要特別注意,選項中的時間不得落在這段時間之外。比如你拿十年前的事情來講,就跟過去這五年間發生的事情無關。拿未來將會怎麼樣,也跟過去這五年間發生的變化無關。
如(B) Before the policy was implemented, employees who were not sick at all often called in sick. 就是屬於時間段無關。