GMAT考试历年全真试题三(1)

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the wildlife protectionmittee s plan assumes that

(a) poachers do not kill rhinos that are worthless to them
(b) hornless rhions pose less of a threat to humans, including poachers, than 　　do rhinos that have horns
(c) rhinos are the only animals poachers kill for their horns
(d) hornless rhinos can successfully defend their young against nonhuman 　　predators
(e) imposing more stringent penalties on poachers will not decrease the 　　number of rhinos killed by poachers

2. crimes are mainlymitted by the young, and for this reason merely increasing the nubmer of police officers or expenditures on police services has little effect on reducing the crime rate. in fact, the only factor associated with a crime-rate drop is a decrease in the number of people in themunity aged fourteen to thirty.

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the findings above can best serves as part of an argument against

(a) the likelihood that any law enforcement program will be effective in reducing 　　the crime rate within a short time
(b) increasing prison terms for young people found guilty of crimes
(c) introducingpulsory military conscription for people aged seventeen to 　　neen
(d) raising the age at which students are permitted to leave school
(e) amunity s plan to increase the number of recreationa. and educational 　　activities in which young adults can participate

3. a 20 percent decline in lobster catches in maine waters since 1980 can be justifiably blamed on legislation passed in 1972 to protect harbor seals. maine s population of harbor seals is now double the level existing before protection was initiated, and these seals are known to eat both fish and lobsters.

which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the argument above?

(a) harbor seals usually eat more fish than lobsters, but the seals are natural 　　predators of both.
(b) although harbor seals are skillful predators of lobsters, they rarely finish 　　eating their catch.
(c) harbor seals attract tourists to maine s coastal areas, thus revitalizing the 　　local economy.
(d) authors of the 1972 legislation protecting harbor seals were convinced that 　　an increase in that animal s numbers would not have a measurably negative 　　impact on the lobster eatch.
(e) the record lobster harvests of the late 1970 s removed large numbers of 　　mature lobsters from the reproductive stock.

4. politician: fewer people aretering the labor market now than previously. if the economy grows, the demand for motivated and educated people will far outstrip the supply. somepanies have already started to respond to this labor-market situation by finding better ways to keep their current employees. their concern is a sure indicator that the economy is growing.

which of the following is the best criticism of the politician s reasoning?

(a) the fact thatmpanies are making prudent preparations for a possible 　　future development does not mean that this development is already taking 　　place.
(b) the fact that somepanies now try harder to keep their employces does 　　not mean that they used to be indifferent to employee morale.
(c) the fact that demand will outstrip supply does not mean that there will be 　　no supply at all.
(d) the fact that the number of new entrants into the labor market is decling 　　does not mean that the number of new entrants is lower than it has ever 　　been.
(e) the fact that current employees have be more valuable to some 　panies does not mean that those employees will do their jobs better 　　than they used to.

5. under current federal law. employers are allowed to offer their employees free parking dpaces as a tax-free benefit, but they can offer employees only up to $180 yer year as a tax-free benefit for using mass transit. the government could significantly increase mass transit ridership by raising the limit of this benefit to meetmuters transportation costs.

the proposal above to increase mass transit ridership assumes that

(a) current mass transit systems are subject to unexpected route closings and 　　delays
(b) using mass transit creates less air polltion per person than using a private 　　automobile
(c) the parking spaces offered by employers as taxfree benefits can be worth 　　as much as $2,500 per year
(d) many employees are deterred by financial considerations from using mass 　　transit tomute to their places of employment

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(e) because of traffic congestion on majormuter routes, it is often faster to 　　travel to one s place of employment by means of mass transit than by 　　private automobile

6. which of the following bestpletes the passage below?

"government" does exist as an independent entity defining policy. instead there exists a group of democratically elected pragmatists sensitive to the electorate, who establish policies that will result in their own reclection. therefore, if public policy is hostile to, day environmental concerns, it is not because of govern-mental perversity but because elected officials believe that_____.

(a) environmentalists would be extremely difficult to satisfy with any policy, 　　however environmentally sound
(b) environmental concerns are being amodated as well as public funds 　　permit
(c) the public is overly anxious about environmeatal deterioration
(d) the majority of voters vote for certain politicians because of those politicians 　　idiosyncratic positions on policy issues
(e) the majority of voters do not strongly wish for a different policy

7. fresh potatoes generally cost about $2 for a 10-pound bag, whereas dehydrated instant potatoes cost, on average, about $3 per pound. it can be concluded that some consumers will pay 15 times as much for convenience, since sales of this convenience food continue to rise.

which of the following if true, indicates that there is a major flaw in the argument above?

(a) fresh potatoes bought in convenient 2-pound bags are about $1 a bag, or 2 　　1/2 times more expensive than fresh potatoes bought in 10-pound bags.
(b) since fresh potatoes are 80 percent water, one pound of dehydrated 　　potatoes is the equivalent of 5 pounds of fresh potatoes.
(c) peeled potatoes in cans are also more expensive than the less convenient 　　fresh potatoes.
(d) retail prices of dehydrated potatoes have declined by 20 percent since 　　1960 to the current level of about $3 a pound
(e) as a consequence of labor and processing costs all convenience foods cost 　　more than the basic foods from which they are derived.

8. consumers in califormia seeking personal loans have fewer banks to turn to than do consumers elsewhere in the united states. this shortage ofpetition among banks explains why interest rates on personal loans in california are higher than in any other region of the united states.

which of the following, if true, most substantially weakens the conclusion above?

(a) because of theparatively high wages they must pay to attract qualified 　　workers, califormain banks charge depositors more than banks clsewhere 　　do for many of the services they offer
(b) personal loans are riskier than other types of loans, such as home 　　mortgage loans, that banks make.
(c) since bank deposits in california are covered by the same type of insurance 　　that guarantces bank deposits in other parts of the united states. they are 　　no less secure than deposits elsewhere.
(d) the proportion of consumers who default on their personal loans is lower in 　　california than in any other region of the united states.
(e) interest rates paid by california banks to depositors are lower than those 　　paid by banks in other parts of the united states because in california 　　there is lesspetition to attract depositors.

9. technically a given category of insurance policy is underpriced if over time, claims against it plus expenses associated with it exceed total ie from premiums. but premium ie can be invested and will then yield returns of its own. therefore, an underpriced policy does not represent a loss in every case.

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(c) they called repeatedly for international coopcration among women s groups 　　to achieve their goals.
(d) they moderated their initial criticism of the economic systems that 　　characterized their socicties.
(e) they did not attempt to unite the two different feminist approaches in their 　　thought.

　

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