【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 道路 ， 但是油價飛漲 。 有人說收的稅遠超維護所需 。 問反駁還是假設 答案：人們因為油價飛漲減少使用燃油 英文版： 某個國家用 gas tax 修路，第一年的 tax revenue is enough for the repairing work in year 1, so the Gov. claims that since the gas price keeps rising, the tax revenue for this year is more than enough for the repairing working this year. The statement of the Gov. is based on which of the following assumption? 選擇 B: the current gas price will not deter the usage of it which will finally prevent it from rising. 31. 某國對汽車能耗評級 ， 每加侖然后能行駛的里程（單位英里）要大于 20， 如果沒能達到 ， 要 penalty 廠商 。 有一個廠商只制造的車只占 4%的市場份額 ， 但是卻需要支付的罰款占到所有罰款的 75%。 問可以推出什么 。 32. 先介紹 Plants可以 absorb CO2, 然后退回到一個什么 glacier period, 那 是氣候 dry and cold, so 只有 less plants， 所以按理說 atmosphere 中的 CO2 應該較高 ， 然而科學研究表明那個時期的 atmosphere 中的 CO2 并沒有升高。 問可能是下面哪個原因造成的 。 答案 ： 一種長在水里的 plankton由于受到從陸地上吹來的 dust生長的很好 ， 吸收了很多 CO2。 33. 說 65 歲以上的發(fā)生 hip fracture 的幾率 很高，數(shù)據(jù)顯示，體重瞬間下降超過 10%的人hip fracture 的比例高，但是作者說如果認為 weight loss 是 hip fracture 的原因是不對的(premature)的， because_______________. 答案： serious illness, which contributes to weight loss, may increase the risk 34. 一個公司準備推出一款節(jié)能車，人們很感興趣、應該會有很大的需求，部件神馬的outsource 給別的公司，所以節(jié)省了 cost， 然后預測說這個公司將 make profits。 問哪個能 strengthen 結(jié)論？ 35. 一個國家遭遇了經(jīng)濟蕭條，作為應對政府把稅收以 check 支票形式 直接返還給人民。這樣更多的錢被注入了經(jīng)濟體但實際生產(chǎn)交易的商品量并沒有增加，因此國家出現(xiàn)了通貨膨脹。一個顯著的例子就是食品價格的飛漲。政府計劃舉辦一個聽證會，來探討食品價格飛漲的原因。作者認為政府自己創(chuàng)造了一個問題又進而花氣力去探究這個問題的原因。 問下面哪一個是作者論證所基于的假設 。 答案： 作者以為不還 check 就不會產(chǎn)生通脹 36. Unemployment 定義為在多長時間內(nèi)連一份 part time job 都沒有。某個地方 1993 到 1996年的失業(yè)人口從 3 million下降到了 2 million，但同樣時 間的 job position 只增加了 half a million。 問解釋。 答案： 1993 到 1996 年當?shù)卦S多公司勸老人提前退休 ， 而在這些崗位招了很多對工資要求較低的新畢業(yè)生 。 37. 一個公司，說它不像別的大型連鎖公司一樣，它的每個分店的 manager 都有權(quán)利去決定purchase 什么東西（具體什么忘記了，似乎不重要），因為每個分店都有自己的 direct supplier。然后這個公司要準備 expand，這時就有專家蹦出來說，如果這公司要 expand的話，就要 sell its stock，因為擴張會讓這家公司 喪失本來的 advantage。 然后支持（或者解釋）這個專家的想法。 38. 一個地方幾十年前經(jīng)濟達到了最 healthy 的水平，同時人口也最多。然后經(jīng)濟發(fā)展就停滯了，這時這個國家的 emigration 也增多了。然后就說因為這個國家的經(jīng)濟還要繼續(xù)decline，所以人口也會繼續(xù)減少 。 問 weaken？ 39. GWD8Q3：： In the late 1980s, the population of sea otters in the North Pacific began to decline. There are two plausible explanations for the decline: predation, possibly by killer whales, or disease. Of these two, disease is the more likely, since a concurrent sharp decline in populations of seals and sea lions is believed to have been caused by disease, and diseases that infect these creatures are likely to be able to infect sea otters also. Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the reasoning? A. Killer whales in the North Pacific usually prey on seals and sea lions but will, when this food source is scarce, seek out other prey. B. There is no indication that the sea otter population at any North Pacific location declined in the 1980s because of substantial numbers of sea otters migrating to other locations. C. Along the Pacific coast of North America in the 1980s,sea otters were absent from many locations where they had been relatively mon in former times. D. Following the decline in the population of the sea otters, there was an increase in the population of sea urchins, which are sea otters39。 main food source. E. The North Pacific populations of seals and sea lions cover a wider geographic area than does the population of sea otters. 感謝秋晨小仔 (ID: 685764) 答案： A 40. 說一個飯店開了很多分店，利潤上升了，老板打算再多開幾個分店，這樣利潤更上一層樓。 問削弱 ？ 考古 Prep2Q12：： Situation: For five years the Souper restaurant chain has maintained rapid sales growth in Danport, primarily by opening new restaurants that draw patrons away from other restaurants in their vicinity. Goal: Souper wishes to achieve continued rapid sales growth in Danport over the next two years. Proposal for consideration: Continue to open new restaurants in Danport during the next two years at the same rate as in the last two years. In light of the situation, which of the following, if true, most strongly argues that adopting the proposal would be an ineffective way of achieving the goal? (A) At times at which customers find Souper restaurants too crowded, they often go to other restaurants nearby. (B) The Souper chain has generally opened new restaurants in locations that are in the vicinity of a large number of other restaurants. (C) Souper restaurants generally offer a much smaller variety of foods than many of the other restaurants in their vicinity. (D) Virtually all potential sites for new Souper restaurants in Danport are located in the vicinity of existing Souper restaurants. (E) Souper restaurants have always offered meals that are somewhat less expensive than meals at restaurants that pete with Souper for patrons. 答案是 D， 能開分店的地方已經(jīng)開滿自家的店了 ， 所以不能通過開分店的方式賺更多 錢 41. 有一題說古代羅馬人發(fā) 現(xiàn)希臘人嚼月桂樹的葉子以 reduce… ，于是一個傻 科學家找了Greek 月桂樹葉嚼，發(fā)現(xiàn)沒有 reduce… 于是他認為羅馬人的記敘是錯誤的。 問 ：