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1、Studieshaveshownihaicompaniesihaipresentseminarsonworkplacesafetyiotheir

employeesactuallyhavehigherratesofworkplaceaccidentsthandocompaniesthatdo

notpresentsuchseminarstotheiremployees.Despitethisfinding,itisstillinthebest

interestsofcompaniesandtheiremployeesforcompaniestopresenttheseseminars.

Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,providesthestrongestsupportfortheargumentthatthe

companiesshouldcontinuetopresenttheseseminars?

A、Companiesthatpresentworkplacesafetyseminarstotheiremployeesarelikelytobe

inmanufacturingindustriesorsegmentsoftheservicesectorthatpresentmore

opportunitiesforworkplaceaccidentsthantheaveragecompany.

B、Afast-foodchaindeterminedthattherateofworkplaceaccidentsremainedthesame

atitsfranchisesafterailemployeeshadvieweda30-minuteworkplacesafetyvideo.

C、Workersareultimatelyresponsiblefortheirownsafety,andnoamountofworkplace

educationcanaltertheirbehavior.

D、Abusinessresearchinstitutedeterminedthatworkplaceaccidentsreducethe

productivityofmanufacturingbusinessesbyasmuchas8percentperyear.

E、Manycompaniesmistakenlybelievethatpresentingworkplacesafetyseminarsto

theiremployeesrelievesthecompanyoflegalliabilityintheeventthatemployeesare

injuredonthejob.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：Tostrengthentheargument,theanswermustrefutetheapparent

connectionbetweenworkplacesafetyseminarsandhigherratesofaccidents;answerA

providesaplausibleexplanationforthisphenomenon.

2、Forhundredsofyears,pearldivershavegatheredpearlsdirectlyfrommollusksonthe

seafloor.Thisisanextremelyriskyprofession,exposingthediverstorisksofdrowning,

airembolism,andsharkattacks.Still,aslongassocietydemandsauthenticcultured

pearls,thesebravediversmustcontinuetorisktheirlives.Whichofthefollowing

statements,iftrue,mostseriouslyweakenstheconclusionabove?

A^Sharkattacksonpearldivershavedecreasedsteadilyoverthelastthreedecades

becauseofdecliningsharkpopulations.

B、Culturedpearlsaregenerallyconsideredmorebeautifulthanthosemadebyartificial

means.

C、Roboticpearlharvesterscangatherpearlsfasterandatlesscostthanhumandivers,

althoughtheymaydisturbaquaticcommunities.

D、Partofthevalueofculturedpearlsderivesfromtheexoticwayinwhichtheyare

obtained.

E、Withtheproperequipmentandtraining,adiveremployingscubagearcanharvest

threetimesasmanypearlsperhourascanafreeairdiver.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：Thisanswerprovidesanalternativemeansbywhichsocietycanobtain

culturedpearlswithoutexposingdiverstorisk.

3、Anelectronicscompany'stwodivisionsshowedconsistentperformanceoverthelast

twoyears.Ineachyear,theaudiovisualdepartmentaccountedforroughly30percentof

thecompany'ssalesand70percentofthecompany'sprofitsovertheperiod,whilethe

homeappliancedivisionaccountedforthebalance.Whichofthefollowingstatements

regardingthelasttwoyearscanbeinferredfromthestatementabove?

A、Theaudiovisualmarketisgrowingfasterthanisthehomeappliancedivision.

B、Thehomeappliancedivisionhasrealizedlowerprofitsperdollarofsalesthanhas

theaudiovisualdivision.

C>Totaldollarsalesforeachdivisionhasremainedroughlyconstantforthelastfive

years.

D、Thecompanyhasdevotedmoremoneytoresearchanddevelopmenteffortsinthe

audiovisualdivisionthaninthehomeappliancedivision.

E^Tomaximizeprofitability,thecompanyshouldfocusitsresourcesonthehome

appliancedivision.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：Ifthehomeappliancedivisionaccountedfor70percentofsalesbutonly

30percentofprofits,itisclearlygeneratinglessprofitperdollarofsalesthanisthe

audiovisualdivision.

4、Gastricbypasssurgeryhasbeenshowntobeeffectiveathelpingextremelyobese

peopleloseweight.Somepatientshavelostasmuchas300poundsafterundergoingthe

surgery,therebysubstantiallyprolongingtheirlives.Despitethesuccessofthetreatment,

mostdoctorshavenotembracedthesurgeryasaweightlossoption.Whichofthe

followingstatements,iftrue,bestaccountsforthelukewarmreactionofthemedical

communitytogastricbypasssurgery?

A^Gastricbypasssurgerycarriesahighriskofseriouscomplications,includingdeath.

B>Obesityisoneoftheleadingcontributorstoheartdiseaseandhypertension,two

leadingcausesofdeath.

C^ObesityratesamongtheAmericanpopulationhavebeenincreasingconsistentlyfor

thelastthreedecades.

D、Manypatientsreportthatlosingweightthroughdietsisineffective,sincethey

usuallygaintheweightbackwithinsixmonths.

E^Mosthealthinsuranceplanswillcoverthecostofgastricbypasssurgeryformorbidly

obesepatientsathighriskofheartdisease.

標準答案:A

知識點解析：Thisanswerprovidesasubstantialreason-theoperation'sriskofserious

complicationsanddeath-fordoctorstorefrainfromrecommendingthegastricbypass

surgery.

Thequestionsinthisgrouparebasedonthecontentofapassage.Afterreadingthe

passage,choosethebestanswertoeachquestion.Answerallquestionsfollowingthe

passageonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthepassage.Whilemostpeopleagree

thattheGoldenAgeofcomicbooksbeganwiththeintroductionofSupermanin1938in

ActionComics#1,thereislessagreementaboutwhenexactlytheGoldenAgeended.

Thereisageneralconsensus,however,aboutthefactorsthatbroughttheGoldenAgetoa

close:theriseofthehorrorcomicbookinthelate1940s.andtheresultingbacklash

againstcomicbooksintheearly1950s.Superherocomicbooksreachedtheirpeakof

popularityintheearly1940sbecauseofalltheGIsinEuropeandJapanwhoeagerlyread

aboutSuperman,Batman,andTheSpirit.Whenthesesoldierscamehome,theystill

wantedtoreadcomicbocks,buttheysoughtoutmoreadultcontent.WilliamGainesof

ECComicswashappytomeetthemarketdemandwithsuchgrimandgrittytitlesas

WeirdFantasyandTheCryptofTerror.Thecreatorsofsuperherocomicbooks,not

wantingtobeleftbehind,respondedbymatchingtheirprotagonistsagainstdarker

criminalsinmoreviolentencounters.Thesedarkercomicbooksarousedtheangerof

childpsychologistFredricWertham,whobelievedthatcomicbookswereleadingthe

nation'syouthintocrime,violence,anddrugabuse.Wcrtham'sbook,TheSeductionof

theInnocent,wasanationalbest-sellerthathelpedbringaboutcongressional

investigationsintothecorruptinginfluenceofcomicbooks.TheSenatecommitteethat

reviewedWenham'schargesdecidedtocreatetheComicsCodeAuthority,aregulatory

bodythatprohibitedcomicbooksfrommentioningsexuality,alcohol,drugs,criminal

behavior,oranythemesrelatedtothehorrorgenre.Theseregulationshadanumbing

effectontheindustry.ECComicswasnearlydrivenoutofthecomicsbusiness,andthe

othermajorplayerscanceledmanyoftheirmostprominenttitles.Thecomicsbusiness

didnotrecoveruntiltheMarvelrevolutionoftheearly1960susheredintheSilverAge.

5、Thispassageisprimarilyinterestedinwhichofthefollowing?

A^InvestigatingthefactorsthatbroughtabouttheMarvelrevolutionandtheSilverAge

ofcomicbooks

B、ReviewingthefactorsthatbroughtabouttheendoftheGoldenAgeofcomicbooks

C^Comparingandcontrastingtwoerasinthehistoryofcomicbooks

D^Condemningthehonorcomicbookfbritscorruptinginfluenceonthenation'syouth

E、EvaluatingthehistoricallegacyofWilliamGaines'sECComics

標準答案：B

矢口識點解析：Theintroductoryparagraphbringsupthesubjectofthefactorsthat

broughttheGoldenAgetoanend,andthenextthreeparagraphsdiscussthesefactors.

6^Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingwastrueofthecreatorsof

superherocomicbooksinthepostwaryears?

A、TheysoughttoheadoffthecensorshipoftheComicsCodeAuthoritybyvoluntarily

prohibitingstoriesdealingwithsexuality,drugs,orcriminalbehavior.

B、TheyintroducedcharacterssuchasSupermanandTheSpirit.

C、TheyunintentionallylaidthegroundworkforthetransitionfromtheGoldenAgeof

comicbookstotheSilverAge.

D、Theyfocusedincreasinglyonflashyartworkandlessonwell-developedstories.

E、Theyrespondedtothecompetitivepressurefromhorrorcomicbooksbyincreasing

theamountofviolenceintheirstories.

標準答案：E

知識點解析:Thepassagestates,"Thecreatorsofsuperherocomicbooks,notwanting

tobeleftbehind,respondedbymatchingtheirprotagonistsagainstdarkercriminalsin

moreviolentencounters."

7、Accordingtothepassage,whatcanweinfertobethecentralmessageofFredric

Wertham'sTheSeductionoftheInnocent?

A、Adultsreadingviolentcomicbookswereaslikelytobecorruptedbythemasyoung

peoplewere.

Thehorrorcomicbooksofthelate1940swereinferiortothesuperherocomicbooks

thatgainedpopularityduringWorldWarU.

C、Comicbookswereleadingthenation'syouthintocrime,violence,anddrugabuse.

D^Creatingaregulatoryboardtocensorthecomicbookindustrywoulddrivetheworst

offendersoutofthebusiness.

E、Comicbookswouldneverbeabletoconveystoriesofanyseriousliterarymerit.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：ThesentenceprecedingthementionofWenham'sbookstatesthathe

believedthatcomicbooks"wereleadingthenation'syouthintocrime,violence,anddrug

abuse."

8、Accordingtothefinalparagraphofthepassage,whatmayweinferaboutthecomic

bookcompaniesoftheSilverAge?

A、TheywereabletocreatepopularcomicbooksdespitetheregulationsoftheComics

CodeAuthority.

B、Theyachievedcommercialsuccessbecauseofthepopularityofcharacterssuchas

Spider-Man,theHulk,andtheFantasticFour.

C^TheyrepeatedthesamemistakesasthecomicbookcompaniesoftheGoldenAge.

D、TheyfailedtosucceedbecauseofthenumbingeffectoftheComicsCodeAuthority

regulations.

E、MarvelComicswastheonlymajorcomicbookcompanytosurvivefromtheGolden

AgeintotheSilverAge.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：ThelastparagraphstatesthattheCCAregulationshadanumbingeffect

oncomicbookpublishers,butitconcludeswiththestatementthattheindustryrecovered

intheSilverAge.SincethepassagedidnotstatethattheCCAregulationswererepealed,

wecaninferthatthecompaniessucceededdespitetheregulations.

9、InwhatlightdoesthepassagedepicttheeffortsbyFredricWerthamtobringabout

regulationofthecomicbookindustry?

A、AsafanaticalcrusadebroughtaboutbyWenham'sinnerdemons

B、Asawitch-huntroughlyanalogoustotheconcurrentanti-Communisthearingsbythe

HouseCommitteeonUn-AmericanActivities

C、Asareasonableresponsetoanindustrythathadgonetoofar

D、Asanangryresponsetoatrendinthesubjectmatterofthecomicbookindustry

E^Asaninappropriateresponsetoaphenomenonthatwasnotactuallyhurtinganyone

標準答案：D

知識點解析：Thepassagedescribesthetrendtowardhorrorcomicsinneutralterms,and

itstatesthathorrorcomics"arousedtheanger"ofWertham.

10、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementscanbemadeaboutthe

contentofWeirdFantasyandTheCryptofTerror?

A、Theiradult-orientedcontentwasnotsuitableforyoungreaders.

B、Theirgrimandgrittycontentwasamarketresponsetothedemandsofsoldiershome

fromWorldWar□.

C^Theyfrequentlydepictedviolenceandcriminalbehavior,butshiedawayfrom

sexualityordrugabuse.

D、Theirsalessurpassedthoseofpreviousbcst-scllingtitlessuchasSupermanor

Batman.

E、ThepublicationofWeirdFantasy#1coincidedwiththeendoftheGoldenAgeof

comicbooks.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：Thesecondparagraphstates:"Whenthesesoldierscamehome,theystill

wantedtoreadcomicbooks,buttheysoughtoutmoreadultcontent.WilliamGainesof

ECComicswashappytomeetthemarketdemandwithsuchgrimandgrittytitlesas

WeirdFantasyandTheCryptofTerror."

Thefollowingquestionspresentasentence,partofwhichorallofwhichisunderlined.

Beneaththesentence,youwillfindfivewaysofphrasingtheunderlinedpart.Thefirstof

theserepeatstheoriginal;theotherfourarcdifferent.Ifyouthinktheoriginalisbest,

choosethefirstanswer;otherwisechooseoneoftheothers.Thesequestionstest

correctnessandeffectivenessofexpression.Inchoosingyouranswer,followthe

requirementsofstandardwrittenEnglish;thatis,payattentiontogrammar,choiceof

words,andsentenceconstruction.Choosetheanswerthatproducesthemosteffective

sentence;thisanswershouldbeclearandexact,withoutawkwardness,ambiguity,

redundancy,orgrammaticalerror.

11、Thewayinwhichthemightybluewhaleandtheotherbaleenwhales-thefinback,

gray,humpback,andrightwhales--natswasdiscoveredbycarefulobservationby

biologists.

A、eatswasdiscoveredby

eatwasdiscoveredthrough

C^eatswerediscoveredbymeansof

D、eatwerediscoveredby

E、eatwasdiscoveredresultingfrom

標準答案：B

知識點解析：Thetwosubject-verbphrasesinquestionhereare"Theway..,was

discovered"and"whales...cat;*'onlyBandEpresenttheseverbformsproperly.The

construction"discoveredresultingfrom"inEisawkwardandunidiomatic;Bisthebest

answer.

12、Theeighteenth-centuryauthorJonathanSwiftoncesuggestedinasatiricessayIrish

fairnerscouldeattheirchildrentoaddressthetwinproblemsofoverpoDulationandlack

offood.

A、Irishfcinnerscouldeattheirchildrenloaddressthetwinproblemsofoverpopulation

andlackoffood

B、thatthetwinproblemsofoverpopulationandlackingfoodcouldbeaddressedbythe

eatingofchildrenbyIrishfarmers

C、ofthetwinproblemsofIrishfarmers,overpopulationandalackoffood,couldbe

addressedbytheeatingoftheirchildren

D^thatIrishfarmerscouldaddressthetwinproblemsofoverpopulationandlackoffood

byeatingtheirchildren

E、thatIrishfarmers,facingoverpopulationandlackingfood,couldaddressthetwin

problemsthrougheatingiheirchildren

標準答案：D

知識點解析:AandCfailtoconformtotheidiomaticconstruction"{subject}suggested

that...;"Bisawkwardandisweakenedbyitsuseofthepassivevoice.InE,itisunclear

that"twinproblems"necessarilyreferstooverpopulationandlackoffood.Disthe

cleareststatement.

13、Thestockmarketcollapseof1929hadfar-reachingconsequencesforthenational

economy,causinganationwidecollapseinhomevalues,puttingmillionsoutofwork,

andbyerasingtheinvestmentsavingsofone-fifthofthepopulation.

A^andbyerasing

BNanderasing

C>andhavingerased

D^anderased

E、byerasing

標準答案：B

知識點解析:Tomaintainaparallelstructurewith"causing"and"putting,"theverbin

thefinalclauseshouldbe"erasing'*without"by;"thepresenceof"by1'inthephrasedoes

notmakesensewiththerestofthesentence.Bistheclearestandmostidiomaticchoice.

14>Nolessremarkablethantheinventionofnuclearpowerhasbeenthewaythe

technologyhaspromptedgovernmentstoreevaluatethenatureofinternationalrelations.

A、Nolessremarkablethantheinventionofnuclearpower

Whatwasasremarkableastheinventionofnuclearpower

C>Inventingnuclearpowerhasbeennonethelessremarkablethan

D、Theinventionofnuclearpowerhasbeennolessremarkableas

E、Thethingthatwasasremarkableasinventingnuclearpower

標準答案：A

知識點解析：Aisgrammaticallycorrectandidiomatic,anditisstylisticallypreferable

totheotherchoices.

15>Unliketherecognitionofethicallapsesinothers,manyDeoplearedisinclinedto

perceivethesameflawsinthemselves.

A、Unliketherecognitionofethicallapsesinothers,manypeoplearedisinclinedto

perceivethesameflawsinthemselves.

Unliketheperceptionofethicalflawsinthemselves,manypeoplearewillingto

recognizethesesameflav/sinothers.

C、Manypeople,willingtorecognizeethicallapsesinothers,aredisinclinedtoperceive

thesameflawsinthemselves.

D、Manypeoplearedisinclinedtoperceivethesameflawsinthemselves,butarewilling

toperceiveethicallapsesinothers

E、Althoughwillingtorecognizeethicallapsesinothers,manypeopleinthemselvesare

disinclinedtoperceivethesameflaws.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：AandBincorrectlycompare"people"with"recognition"and

"perception,"respectively.InD,itisunclearwhat"thesameflaws"isreferringto.The

construction"manypeopleinthemselves"inEisunidiomatic.Cisthebestanswer.

16>TheElkCitygarbagedumpsaresofullthatElkCityhasbeenforcedtopayalarge

sumtoCaribouCitytoacceptmuchofElkCity'sgarbage.TheElkCitymayorhas

proposedpayingforthisgarbagerelocationbyimposingataxonmanufacturing

businessesinELkCity.MegaCorp,thelargestmanufacturingbusinessinthearea,

proteststhatthistaxisunfairbecausebusinessesshouldnothavetopayforagarbage

problemthathasbeencreatedbyhomeowners.Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,most

weakensMegaCorp'sargument?

A^MegaCorpalreadypaysmorethan$10,000peryearintaxesandfeestoElkCity.

B、MegaCorpemploysmorethan60percentoftheemployedresidentsofElkCity.

C、Arecyclingprogramwouldaddressthegarbageproblemmoreeffectivelyby

reducingtheoverallquantityofwaste.

D、MegaCorp'smanufacturingprocessesproducemorethan90percentofthetotal

wastethatgoesintoElkCity'sgarbagedumps.

E、CaribouCityishappytoreceivetheextragarbagebecausethefeesitcollectsfrom

ElkCityhavehelpedtoaddressashortfallineducationfunding.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：IfMegaCorpproducesthemajorityofthewastethatgoesintotheoverfull

garbagedumps,thecompanycannotvalidlyclaimthattheproblemwas"createdby

homeowners."

17、ThereareCongressmenwhosaythatthedevelopmentofaspace-basedmissile

defensesystemwillprovideeconomicbenefitsonlytomilitarycontractors.Thisclaimis

nottrue.Aspace-basedmissiledefensesystem,evenifithasnocurrentapplicationsfor

civilianbusinesses,willstillbenefitcivilianbusinessesbecausethosebusinesseswillbe

abletofindprofitableusesforthegovernment-developedtechnologyinthefuture.

Whichofthefollowingstatements,iftrue,providesthemostsupportfortheargument

thataspace-basedmissiledefensesystemcouldprovidefutureeconomicbenefitsfor

civilianbusinesses?

A、SeveralnewmaterialsdevelopedfortheApollospaceprogramwerelateradaptedto

providebasiccomponentsofthemodemcomputerandelectronicsindustries.

R、Themissiledefensesysteminquestionwillnotrequirethedevelopmentofanynew

technologies.

C、Space-basedmissiledefenseprogramsmaybetheonlywaytodefendcivilian

populationsagainstpreemptivenuclearattacks.

D>Spacc-bascdmissiledefenseprograms,althoughmoreexpensivethantraditional

land-basedsystems,aretheoreticallymoreeffectivethantraditionalland-basedsystems.

E、Thescientistsemployedontheprojectcouldmakeextraordinaryadvancesinthe

capabilitiesofintercontinentalballisticmissilesusedbythearmy.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：Theexamplegivendemonstratesthatapasttechnologydevelopedbythe

governmentthatdidnothaveimmediatecivilianeconomicapplicationswaslateradapted

toprovideimportanteconomicbenefits.

18、Thecommissionerofaprofessionalsportsleaguedictatedthatteamscouldnotput

playersonthefieldwhohadagreaterthan20percentchanceofsufferingacareer-ending

spinalinjuryduringcompetition.Thecommissionerjustifiedthisdecisionasawayto

protectplayersfrominjurywhileprotectingtheleaguefromlawsuits.Whichofthe

following,iftrue,wouldmostundenninetheeffectivenessofthecommissioner'snew

policy?

A、Spinalinjuriescanresultinparalysis,lossoffinemotorskills,andevendeath.

B、Thepreviousyear,morethansevenplayersintheleaguesufferedcarccr-cnding

spinalinjuries.

C、Theplayers5unionagreesthattheriskofinjuryisaninevitablepartofplayingthe

gameataprofessionallevel.

D、Thereisnoscientificallyvalidmethodfordeterminingthelikelihoodofanyplayer

sufferingacareer-endingspinalinjuryatanygiventime.

E、Playersbarredfromplayingbecauseofthisnewregulationwillbeentitledto

compensationforlostwagesataleveldetenninedbythecommissioner'soffice.

標準答案：D

矢口識點解析：Ifthereisnovalidwaytodeterminewhichplayershavea20percent

chanceofsufferingsuchaninjury,therewillbenowaytoenforcethecommissioner's

newpolicy.

19、Therearefewthingsworsefbranewparentthanlisteningtoababyscreamin

hungerwhileabottleofformulaslowlywarmsupinabowlofhotwater.Sowhynotjust

popthebottleinthemicrowaveandzapitin20seconds?Becausemicrowavesheat

fluidsunevenly,andahotpocketintheformulacouldseriouslyinjurethebaby.Which

ofthefollowingispresupposedintheargumentagainstheatingformulainthe

microwave?

A^Babiesgenerallyrefusetoeatformulathathasbeenheatedinamicrowave.

B、Microwaveradiationmightbreakdownsomeoftheproteinsinformulathatarcvital

toababy'shealth.

C、Differentmicrowavesusedifferentamountsofpov/er,andconsequentlysome

modelscouldheatabottletoscaldingtemperaturefasterthanothers.

D、Parentscannotbeexpectedtoconsistentlyevenoutthetemperatureofamicrowaved

bottlebyshakingitvigorouslybeforegivingittothebaby.

E、Onceformulahasbeenheated,anyleftoverformulashouldbediscarded,because

otherwisetheformulacouldspoilbetweenfeedingsandmakethebabysick.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：Ifparentscouldbeexpectedtoconsistentlyevenoutthetemperatureof

microwavedbottles,thentheconcernabouthotpocketsinthebottlewouldbe

unfounded.

20、Charlie'sChainsawCompanyhasreasontobelievethatoneofitsmodelsofsawis

defective.Arecallofallofthesawswouldcostmorethan$5million,andwould

probablyresultinalossinmarketshareoverthenextquarterbecauseofbadpublicity.

Still,arecallistherighteconomicdecision.Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,most

supportstheconclusionabove?

A、Defectivechainsawscanseriouslyinjureorevenkillthepeoplewhousethem.

B、Charlie'schiefrivalhasrecalledtwoofitsproductswithinthepastyear.

C、Productrecallsoftenresultinaperceptionbycustomersthatagivenproductis

permanentlydefective,evenafterthedefecthasbeenremedied.

D、Thestocksofpubliclytradedcompaniesthatannounceproductrecallsoftendrop

upontheannouncement,buttheygenerallyreturntothepre-announcementlevelwithin

12months.

E、1'hreeyearsagoarivalcompanywentoutofbusinessbecauseoflargepunitive

damagesawardedtoaplaintiffwhohadbeeninjuredbyadefectivechainsaw.

標準答案：E

知識點解析：AnswerEsuggeststhatthecompanyhasajustifiableconcernthatffthe

productisnotrecalled,thecompanycouldbeinvolvedinadamaginglawsuitthatcould

evenleadthecompanyintobankruptcy;thisconcernprovidesastrongeconomic

incentivetorecallthechainsaws.AnswerAcouldbecorrectifthepassagereferredtoa

"moraldecision"orjust"therightdecision,"butsincethepassagespecificallyrefersto

an"economicdecision,'*answerEisthebestchoice.

21、Adogenthusiasttookhometwopuppiesfromthedogshelter.Hefedoneofthe

puppiessuper-premiumcanneddogfood,whilehefedtheotheragenericbrandfromthe

grocerystore.Thedogfedonthegenericbrandgainedweighttwiceasfastasthedogfed

thesuper-premiumbrand.Becauseofthedifferenceintheseresults,thedogenthusiast

concludedthatthegenericbrandactuallyprovidednutritionsuperiortothatofthesuper-

premiumbrand.EacholtheIbllowing,iftrue,wouldweakentheevidenceforthedog

enthusiasfsconclusionexceptforwhichofthefollowing?

A^Adogwillsometimesgainmoreweightwheneatinginferior-qualityfoodbecausehe

musteatmoreofittoobtainthenutrientsheneeds.

B、Thedogswereofmixedbreedsandappearedtobedescendedfromdogsofdifferent

sizes.

C>Bothdogsateallofthefoodgiventothemateachserving.

D、Thedogenthusiastdidnotgivethetwodogsequalamountsoftheirrespectivefoods.

E、Thedogwhoreceivedthesuper-premiumdogfoodsufferedfromadigestivesystem

disorderthathinderedhisgrowth.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：Alloftheotheranswersprovidealternativereasonsthatthedogsmight

showdifferentgrowthrates,butCoffersnoexplanationfortheobserveddifferencein

growth.

Thefollowingquestionspresentasentence,partofwhichorallofwhichisunderlined.

Beneaththesentence,youwillfindfivewaysofphrasingtheunderlinedpart.Thefirstof

theserepeatstheoriginal;theotherfourarcdifferent.Ifyouthinktheoriginalisbest,

choosethefirstanswer;otherwisechooseoneoftheothers.Thesequestionstest

correctnessandeffectivenessofexpression.Inchoosingyouranswer,fbllowthe

requirementsofstandardwrittenEnglish;thatis,payattentiontogrammar,choiceof

words,andsentenceconstruction.Choosetheanswerthatproducesthemosteffective

sentence;thisanswershouldbeclearandexact,withoutawkwardness,ambiguity,

redundancy,orgrammaticalerror.

22、AcouncilofecologistsinHawaiihaveconcluded)halmuchihecurrenlly

uncontrolledinvasivespeciesonIheislandchainwerearrivingintheholdsofcargo

ships.

A^haveconcludedthatmuchofthecurrentlyuncontrolledinvasivespeciesontheisland

chainwerearriving

B、hasconcludedthatmanyofthecurrentlyuncontrolledinvasivespeciesontheisland

chainarrived

C>haveconcludedthatmanyofthecurrentlyuncontrolledinvasivespeciesontheisland

chainhavearrived

D、concludedthatmanyofthecurrentlyuncontrolledinvasivespeciesontheisland

chainwouldarrive

E、hasconcludedthatmuchofthecurrentlyuncontrolledinvasivespeciesontheisland

chainhadarrived

標準答案：B

知識點解析：Thesubjectofthesentenceis"council,"sothepluralverb"have

concluded"inAandCisincorrect.Theuseoftheconditional"wouldarrive"todescribe

speciesthatarealready"currently"ontheislandisillogical,soDisincorrect.E

incorrectlyuses"much"todescribethecountablenoun"species;11countablenouns

require"many"insteadof"much."

23、Somepeoplesaythattheanswertocrimeistobuildmoreprisons,butmore

sensitiveobserversarguethatinsteadweshouldaddresstheso