小站gre机经真题16年3月

3GRETOC\o"1-2"\h\z\u （一）312ISSUE1030Scientistsandotherresearchersshouldfocustheirresearchonareasthatarelikelytobenefitthegreatestnumberofpeople.1017Scientistsandotherresearchersshouldfocustheirresearchonareasthatarelikelytobenefitthegreatestnumberofpeople.920 snotoftheirown96Somepeopleclaimthatthegoalofpoliticsshouldbethepursuitofanideal.OthersarguethatthegoalshouldbefindingcommongroundandreachingreasonableWritearesponseinwhichyoudiscusswhichviewmorecloselyalignswithyourownpositionandexinyourreasoningforthepositionyoutake.Indeveloandsupportingyourpositionyoushouldaddressbothoftheviewspresented.8月29日Thebestwaytounderstandthecharacterofasocietyistoexaminethecharacterofthemenandwomenthatthesocietychoosesasitsheroesoritsrolemodels.82118.Thewell-beingofasocietyisenhancedwhenmanyofitspeoplequestion71045."Competitionforhighgradesseriouslylimitsthequalityoflearningatalllevelsofeducation."759.Inanyfieldofendeavor,itisimpossibletomakeasignificantcontributionwithoutfirstbeingstronglyinfluencedbypastachievementswithinthatfield.62877.People'sattitudesaredeterminedmorebytheirimmediatesituationorsurroundingsthanbysocietyasawhole.51057.Themainbenefitofthestudyofthehistoryistodispeltheillusionthatpeoplelivingnowissignificantlydifferentfromthosepeoplewholiveinearliertimes.52327.Inanyfieldofinquiry,thebeginnerismorelikelythantheexperttomakeimportantcontributions.42546.“Everyindividualinasocietyhasaresponsibilitytoobeyjustlawsanddisobeyandresistunjustlaws.”Onceasocietyhasdeterminedthatitwantstobeernedbytheruleoflaw,theneachArgument1030Anancient,traditionalremedyforinsomnia—thescentoflavenderflowers—hasnowbeenprovedeffective.Inarecentstudy,30volunteerswithchronicinsomniaslepteachnightforthreeweeksonlavender-scentedpillowsinacontrolledroomwheretheirsleepwasmonitoredelectronically.Duringthefirstweek,volunteerstotaketheirusualsleemedication.Theysleptsoundlybutfeelingtired.Atthebeginningofthesecondweek,thevolunteersdis sleemedication.Duringthatweek,theysleptlesssoundlythanthepreviousweekandfeltevenmoretired.Duringthethirdweek,thevolunteerssleptlongerandmoresoundlythanintheprevioustwoweeks.Therefore,thestudyprovesthatlavendercuresinsomniawithinashortperiodoftime.Writearesponseinwhichyoudiscusswhatspecificevidenceisneededtoevaluatetheargumentandexinhowtheevidencewouldweakenorstrengthenthe1017Thereisnowevidencethattherelaxedpaceoflifeinsmalltownspromotesbetterhealthandgreaterlongevitythandoesthehecticpaceoflifeinbigcities.BusinessesinthesmalltownofLeevillereportfewerdaysofsickleavetakenbyindividualworkersthandobusinessesinthenearbylargecityofMasonton.Furthermore,Leevillehasonlyonephysicianforitsonethousandresidents,butinMasontontheproportionofphysicianstoresidentsisfivetimesashigh.Finally,theaverageageofLeevilleresidentsissignificantlyhigherthanthatofMasontonresidents.Thesefindingssuggestthatpeopleseekinglongerandhealthierlivesshouldconsidermovingtosmallcommunities.Writearesponseinwhichyouexaminethestatedand/orunstatedassumptionsoftheargument.Besuretoexinhowtheargumentdependsontheseassumptionsandwhattheimplicationsarefortheargumentiftheassumptionsprove920TheviceofhumanresourcesatClimpsonIndustriessentthefollowingmendationto pany's."Inanefforttoimproveouremployees'productivity,weshouldimplementelectronicmonitoringofemployees'Internetusefromtheirworkstations.EmployeeswhousetheInternetfromtheirworkstationsneedtobeidentifiedandpunishedifwearetoreducethenumberofworkhoursspenton alorrecreationalactivities,suchasshoporyinggames.Byinstallingsoftwaretodetectemployees'Internetuseon computers,wecanpreventemployeesfromwastingtime,fosterabetterworkethicatClimpson,andimproveourWritearesponseinwhichyouexaminethestatedand/orunstatedassumptionsoftheargument.Besuretoexinhowtheargumentdependsontheseassumptionsandwhattheimplicationsarefortheargumentiftheassumptionsprove96Thefollowingappearedinamemofromtheviceofafooddistributionwithfoodstoragewarehousesinseveralcities."Recently,wesignedacontractwiththeFly-AwayPestControltoprovidepestcontrolservicesatourfast-foodwarehouseinPalmCity,butlastmonthwediscoveredthatover$20,000worthoffoodtherehadbeendestroyedbypestdamage.Meanwhile,theBuzzoffPestControl,whichwehaveusedformanyyears, toserviceourwarehouseinWintervale,andlastmonthonly$10,000worthofthefoodstoredtherehadbeendestroyedbypestdamage.EventhoughthepricechargedbyFly-Awayisconsiderablylower,ourbestmeansofsavingmoneyistoreturntoBuzzoffforallourpestcontrolservices."Writearesponseinwhichyoudiscusswhatspecificevidenceisneededtoevaluatetheargumentandexinhowtheevidencewouldweakenorstrengthenthe829ThefollowingappearedinamemofromthenewviceofSartorian,athatmanufacturesmen'sclothing."Fiveyearsago,atatimewhenwehaddifficultiesinobtainingreliablesofhighqualitywoolfabric,wedis productionofouralpacaovercoat.Nowthatwehaveanewfabricr,weshouldresumeproduction.Thiscoatshouldsellverywell:sincewehavenotofferedanalpacaovercoatforfiveyearsandsince petitornolongermakesanalpacaovercoat,therewillbepent-upcustomerdemand.Also,sincethepriceofmosttypesofclothinghasincreasedineachofthepastfiveyears,customersshouldbewillingtopaysignificantlyhigherpricesforalpacaovercoatsthantheydidfiveyearsago,andourprofitswillWritearesponseinwhichyoudiscusswhatspecificevidenceisneededtoevaluatetheargumentandexinhowtheevidencewouldweakenorstrengthenthe821ThefollowingappearedinamemototheboardofdirectorsofBargainBrand"Oneyearagoweintroducedourfirstproduct,BargainBrandbreakfastcereal.Ourverylowpricesquicklydrewmanycustomersawayfromthetop-sellingcerealcompanies.Althoughthecompaniesproducingthetopbrandshavesincetriedtocompetewithusbyloweringtheirpricesandalthoughseveralntointroducetheirownbudgetbrands,notoncehaveweneededtoraiseourpricestocontinuemakingaprofit.Givenoursuccessinsellingcereal,we mendthatBargainBrandnowexpanditsbusinessandbeginmarketingotherlow-pricedfoodproductsasquicklyaspossible."Writearesponseinwhichyoudiscusswhatquestionswouldneedtobeansweredinordertodecidewhetherthe mendationandtheargumentonwhichitisbasedarereasonable.Besuretoexinhowtheanswerstothesequestionswouldhelptoevaluatethe 710ThefollowingmemorandumisfromthebusinessmanagerofHappyPancakeHouserestaurants."Recently,butterhasbeenrecedbymargarineinHappyPancakeHouserestaurantsthroughoutthesouthwesternUnitedStates.Thischange,however,hashadlittleimpactonourcustomers.Infact,onlyabout2percentofcustomershavecomined,indicatingthatanaverageof98peopleoutof100arehappywiththechange.Furthermore,manyservershavereportedthatanumberofcustomerswhoaskforbutterdonotcominwhentheyaregivenmargarineinstead.Clearly,eitherthesecustomersdonotdistinguishbutterfrommargarineortheyusetheterm'butter'torefertoeitherbutterormargarine."Writearesponseinwhichyoudiscusswhatspecificevidenceisneededtoevaluatetheargumentandexinhowtheevidencewouldweakenorstrengthenthe7574.TheofGroveCollegehas mendedthatthecollegeabandonitscentury-oldtraditionofall-femaleeducationandbeginadmittingmen.Pointingtootherall-femalecollegesthatexperiencedanincreaseinapplicationsafteradoptingcoeducation,thearguesthatcoeducationwouldleadtoasignificantincreaseinapplicationsandenrollment.However,thedirectorofthealumnaeassociationopposesthen.Arguingthatall-femaleeducationisessentialtotheveryidentityofthecollege,thedirectorcitesannualsurveysofingstudentsinwhichthesestudentssaythattheschool'sall-femalestatuswastheprimaryreasontheyselectedGrove.ThedirectoralsopointstoasurveyofGrovealumnaeinwhichamajorityofrespondentsstronglyfavoredkeethecollegeallWritearesponseinwhichyoudiscusswhatquestionswouldneedtobeansweredinordertodecidewhetherthe mendationandtheargumentonwhichitisbasedarereasonable.Besuretoexinhowtheanswerstothesequestionswouldhelptoevaluatethe 628Inanattempttoimprovehighwaysafety,PruntyCountylastyearlowereditsspeedlimitfrom55to45 perhouronallcountyhighways.Butthisefforthasfailed:thenumberofaccidentshasnotdecreased,and,basedonreportsbythehighwaypatrol,manydriversareexceedingthespeedlimit.PruntyCountyshouldinsteadundertakethesamekindofroadimprovementprojectthatButlerpletedfiveyearsago:increasinglanewidths,resurfacingroughhighways,andimprovingvisibilityatdangerousintersections.Today,majorButlerCountyroadsstillhavea55mphspeedlimit,yettherewere25percentreportedaccidentsinButlerCountythispastyearthantherewerefiveyearsago.Writearesponseinwhichyoudiscusswhatspecificevidenceisneededtoevaluatetheargumentandexinhowtheevidencewouldweakenorstrengthenthe510ThefollowingappearedinamemofromaviceofAltaManufacturing."Duringthepastyear,workersatournewlyopenedfactoryreported30percentmoreon-the-jobaccidentsthanworkersatnearbyPanoplyIndustries.Panoplyproducesproductsverysimilartothoseproducedatourfactory,butitsworkshiftsareonehourshorterthanours.Expertssaythatfatigueandsleepdeprivationamongworkersaresignificantcontributingfactorsinmanyon-the-jobaccidents.whichallowitsemployeestogetadequateamountsofrest."（二）318Everyindividualinasocietyhasaresponsibilitytoobeyjustlawsanddisobeyandresistunjustlaws."ThecitizensofForsythehaveadoptedhealthierlifestyles.Theirresponsestoarecentsurveyshowthatintheireatinghabitstheyconformmorecloselytoernmentnutritional mendationsthantheydidtenyearsago.Furthermore,therehasbeenafourfoldincreaseinsalesoffoodproductscontainingkiran,asubstancethatascientificstudyhasshownreducescholesterol.Thistrendisalsoevidentinreducedsalesofsulia,afoodthatfewofthehealthiestcitizensWritearesponseinwhichyouexaminethestatedand/orunstatedassumptionsoftheargument.Besuretoexinhowtheargumentdependsontheseassumptionsandwhattheimplicationsarefortheargumentoftheassumptionsprove（一）3121、Whatarethex-interceptsoftheparaboladefinedbytheequationy2x2–8xA.- B.- C.- E. G. H.解析：Cx轴截距，所以y=02x2–8x90=0，所以(2x+10)(x-9)=0.x5,或者x=9.所以选C,G.2、Thesystemofequationshashowmanysolutions?3x-6y=9，2y-x-3=0A. B.Exactly C.Exactly E. y3x6y9，所以x-2y=3.因为2yx302y-x=3.所以x-2y=2y-x.所以x=0,y=0.只有这一种可能。所以选B.3、Ifx=3k/√5andk>0，whichofthefollowingmustbex=(3√5)/5k4、Forthe3numbersinacertainlisttheaveragearithmeticmeanandthemedianareequalto16IfthegreatestnumberintheListis14greaterthantheleastnumber,whatisthegreatestnumberinthelist?设最小的数为x14，所以最大的数为x+14.因为这三个数的平均值为16，且中间的数值为16，所以(x+16+(x+14))/3=16.所以x=9.所以最大的数为5、Whenthepositiveintegerdisdividedby12,theremainderis5.Whatistheremainderwhendisdividedby8?A. 1A6、Inagroupof60people,theaveragearithmeticmeanageofthe40femalesis60,andtheaverageageofthe20malesis70.ColumnAAverageageofall60peopleThetyinColumnAisThetyinColumnBisThetwotiesareTherelationshipcannotbedeterminedfromtheinformation个人的平均为(40*60+20*70)/60=63.33.63.33<65,所以B更大。所以选B（二）318Aboxcontains100balls,numberedfrom1to100.Ifthreeballsareselectedatrandomandwithrecementfromthebox,whatistheprobabilitythatthesumofthethreenumbersontheballsselectedfromtheboxwillbeod(A)1/4(B)3/8(C)1/2(D)5/8(E)RighttrianglePQRistobeconstructedinthexy-nesothattherightangleisatPandPRisparralleltothex-axis.Thex-andy-coordinatesofP,Q,andRaretobeintegersthatsatisfytheinequalities-4<=x<=5,6<=y<=16,howmanydifferenttriangleswiththesepropertiescouldbeconstructed?(A)110(B)1100(C)9900(D)10000(E).Inaninsurance ,eachhasapaperrecordandanelectricrecord.Forthosepolicieshavingincorrectpaperrecord,60%alsohavingincorrectelectricrecord;Forpolicieshavingincorrectelectricrecord,75%alsohavingincorrectpaperrecord.3%ofallpolicieshavebothincorrectpaperandincorrectelectricrecords.Ifwerandomlypickoutone,what’stheprobabilitythattheonehavingbothcorrectpaperandcorrectelectricrecords?(A)0.80(B)0.94(C)0.75(D)0.88(E)IfBobcandoajobin20daysandJanecandothejobin30days,theyworktogethertodothisjobandinthisperiod,Bobstopworkfor2.5daysandJanestopworkforxdays,andthejobbefinishedfor14days,whatisx?(A)1.6(B)3.2(C)1.5(D)1.25(E)TheprobabilityofAis60%andtheprobabilityofBis50%,whatisthemostpossibleprobabilitythatneitherAnorBwouldhappen?(A)0.80(B)0.40(C)0.75(D)0.55(E)Thereare1200respondentstoapoll,eachfavoringtheirpreferenceforcandidatesA,B,andC.54%favoredA,48%favoredB,and42%favoredC,andthereis30%favoredbothAandB.what’sthelargestpossiblenumberofrespondentsfavoringC,butnotC&B,norC&A?(A)25%(B)30%(C)28%(D)38%(E)为1/2。也可以考虑从这100个数中任取三个数的奇偶，可能性为：可能性为1/2解：设总数为xincorrectpaperrecord有yincorrectelectricrecordz，则：x·y·60%=3%·xy=5%，得出（一）3125月10日57.Themainbenefitofthestudyofthehistoryistodispeltheillusionthatpeoplelivingnowissignificantlydifferentfromthosepeoplewholiveinearlier5月23日27.Inanyfieldofinquiry,thebeginnerismorelikelythantheexperttomakeimportantcontributions.4月25日46.“Everyindividualinasocietyhasaresponsibilitytoobeyjustlawsdisobeyandresistunjustlaws.”Onceasocietyhasdeterminedthatitwantstobeernedbytheruleoflaw,theneach71Allparentsshouldberequiredtovolunteertimetotheirchildren''sArgument还记得一道逻辑题，说的生产的一种东西，给国内的跟export的比是比较slice的，而且喜欢slice的，因此给国内的质量更好，然后又说export的更thick这样避免的过程中的损坏，因此还是export的质量更好，问你作者的结论在短阅读有篇是跟feministresearcher对这个的研究，分别陈陷是failtoaccountfortheoriginofthemovementmuseum同意那个说法，我选的好像是他们都认为板块运动没有end。1、Theidealizedpaintingsofnatureproducedintheeighteenthcenturyareevidencethatthemedieval naturalsettingshadbeenandthattheoutdoorsnowcouldbeenjoyedwithouttrepidation.fear(natrualsettings)"的态度，空格2填入一个动词，表示空格1所承受的动作。Now和medieval构成了时间对比关系，其中now不是指"现在"而是指"那个时候"，也就是18世纪;without1应该体现"恐惧(trepidation)"的同义概念，而空格2enjoyed)"相对;或者空格1空格填入一个正动作。A害怕，畏惧""驱赶，;B关心""夺取，夺回;C爱，""克服，打破;D冷漠""缓解，减轻;E狂热""面对，。A选项正确。 science,butthatdoesnotmeanthatthe mustalsobeascientist;anusesthefruitsofsciencebutneednot thetheoriesfromwhichtheyderive.（二）318Althoughnormally ,Alisonfeltsostronglyabouttheissuethatsheputasideherreserveandspokeupatthecommitteemeeting.(A)diffident(B)unassertive(C)contentious(D)facetious(E)Thewell-trainedengineermustunderstandfieldsasdiverseasphysics,economics,geology,andsociology;thus,anoverly engineeringcurriculumshouldbeavoided(A)narrow(B)innovative(C)competitive(D)rigorous(E)Onlybyignoringdecadesofmismanagementandinefficiencycouldinvestorsconcludethatafreshinfusionofcashwouldprovideanythingmorethanasolutiontothe ’sfinancialwoes.(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)TheEnglishnovelistWilliamThackerayconsideredthecultofthecriminalsodangerousthathecriticizedDickens’OliverTwistformakingthecharactersinthethieves’kitchenso.(A)threatening(B)riveting(C)engrossing(D)conniving(E)Itwasherviewthatthecountry’sproblemshadbeen byforeigntechnocrats,sothattoinvitethemtocomebackwouldbecounterproductive.(A)foreseen(B) (C)ascertained(D) BecausetheyhavebeensodazzledbythecalendarsandtheknowledgeofastronomypossessedbytheMayancivilization,someanthropologistshave(A)described(B)acknowledged(C)neglected(D)overlooked(E)Regardlessofwhattheoriesofpoliticsmaypropound,thereisnothingthatrequiresdailypoliticstobeclear,thorough,andconsistent—nothing,thatis,thatrequiresrealitytoconformtotheory.(A)neat(B)vague(C)assertive(D)casual(E)Dominantinterestsoftenbenefitmostfromofernmentalinterferenceinbusiness,sincetheyareabletotakecareofthemselvesifleftalone.(A)intensification(B) (C) (D)(E)BecausetheyhadexpectedthespacecraftVoyager2tobeabletogatherdataonlyaboutthenetsJupiterandSaturn,scientistswerethewealthofinformationitsentbackfromNeptuneyearsafterleavingEarth.(A)anxiousfor(B)confidentin(C)thrilledabout(D)keen(E)elated四、本月阅读机（一）312Formorethanfiftyyears,manyevolutionarybiologistspositedthatearlyfishsuchasEusthenopterondevelopedlimbsasaresultoftheneedtodragthemselvesacrossshortdistanceswhentheirwateryhabitatsdriedupduringperiodsofdrought.However,newfossilevidencesuggeststhatthishypothesisisincorrect.FossilizedremainsofAcanthostega,aprimitivefish,revealthateventhoughtheanimalhadrudimentarylimbs,itcouldnotwalkonland.Acanthostegalackedankles,whichmeansthatitslimbscouldn’tsupportitsweight;furthermore,itsribsweretooshorttopreventtheorganism’schestfromcollapsingoncetheanimalleftwater.Whichofthefollowingwouldmoststrengthentheauthor’sThefossilizedremainsoftheAcanthostegaaretheearliestknownevidenceofearlyfish.ThemodemdescendantsofAcanthostegaarenotabletodragthemselvesacrossshortdistancesonland.Biologistshavefoundthatsomeaquaticspeciescansuccessfullydragthemselvesacrosslandeventhoughthesespeciesdonotpossessankles.Anyanimalwithacollapsedchestisnotabletosurvivelongenoughtotravelevenashortdistanceacrossland.Someevolutionarybiologistsbelievethatthenewfossilsarenotfrom（二）312InBassariaagroupofthatcountry'smostseniorjudgeshascriticizedtheuniformmandatorysentencesrecentlyintroducedforcertainspecificcrimes.Thejudgesarguethatsuchsentences，bydeprivingthemofalldiscretioninsettingsentences，makeitimpos-sibleforthemtoconsidereitheraggravatingorexten-uatingcircumstancesandsomakeitimpossibletoachievetruejustice―thefittingoftheseverityofthepunishmenttothegravityoftheparticularcrime.Whichofthefollowing，iftrue，providesthestrongestevidencefortheclaimthatinBassariathenewlyintroducedmandatorysentencesarenotnecessarilyachangefortheworsewithrespecttoachievingtruejusticeasdefinedinthedifferentsentencesfromthoseinwesternBassariaforequallygraveinstancesofthesamekindofoffense.InBassariathefrequencyofcrimesthathavebeenmadesubjecttomandatorysentencesislowernowthanitwasjustpriortotheintro-ductionofmandatorysentencing.ThelawintroducingmandatorysentenceswaspassedinthelegislatureofBassariabyalargemajorityandisunlikelytoberepealedintheforeseeablefuture.Thereusedtobeawidedifferencebetweentheminimumandthe sentencesallowedbylawincasesofcrimesnowsubjecttoman-datorysentences.(E)InBassariajudgesareappointedforlifeandarethusnoteasilyinfluencedbyEachoftwoparticularinspectionsystemsthatarebasedondifferentprincipleswoulddetectallproductflawsbutwouldalsoerroneouslyrejectthreepercentofflawlessproducts.Assumingthereisnooverlapbetweentheproductserroneouslyrejectedbythetwosystemsandalsonointerferencebetweenthesystemsifbothoperate，usingbothsystemsandrejectingonlythoseproductsfoundflawedbybothwouldbeawayofavoidingallerroneousrejections.WhichofthefollowingmostpreciselycharacterizesthereasoningintheThereasoningisconclusive，thatis，theconclusioncannotbefalseifthestatementsofferedinitssupportaretrue.Thereasoningisstrongbutnotconclusive，ifthestatementsofferedinsupportoftheconclusionaretrue，theyprovidegoodgroundsforthatconclu-(C)Thereasoningisweak;thestatementsofferedinsupportoftheconclusion，thoughrelevanttoit，bythemselvesprovideatbestinadequategroundsfortheThereasoningisflawedinthattheconclusionisnomorethanaofoneofthepiecesofevidenceofferedinitsThereasoningisflawedinthattheargumenttreatsevidencethatafactorisnecessarytobringaboutaneventasifitwereevidencethatthefactorissufficienttobringaboutthatevent.Inrecentyears，therehasbeenadramat