1、工商(经企)管理硕士入学考试(GMAT)-9 及答案解析(总分：140.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、单项选择题(总题数：27，分数：140.00)1.A certain Social Security recipient will receive an annual benefit of $12,000 provided he has annual earnings of $9,360 or less, but the benefit will be reduced by $1 for every $3 of annual earnings over $9,360. What amount
2、 of total annual earnings would result in a 50 percent reduction in the recipient“s annual Social Security benefit? (Assume Social Security benefits are not counted as part of annual earnings.)（分数：5.00）A.$15,360B.$17,360C.$18,000D.$21,360E.$27,3602.A member of the British Parliament is reputed to ha
3、ve said, “The First purpose of good social reform is to increase the sum total of human happiness. So, any reform which makes somebody happy is achieving its purpose. Since the reform I propose would make my constituents happy, it is a good social reform. “ Which one of the following, if true, most
4、seriously weakens the argument attributed to the member of Parliament?（分数：5.00）A.Different things make different people happyB.The proposed reform would make a few people happy, but would not increase the happiness of most other peopleC.The proposed reform would affect only the member of Parliament“
5、s constituents and would make them happyD.Increasing some people“s happiness might not increase the sum total of human happiness if others are made unhappyE.Good social reforms usually have widespread support3.The price per share of stock X increased by 10 percent over the same time period that the
6、price per share of stock Y decreased by 10 percent. The reduced price per share of stock Y was what percent of the original price per share of stock X? (1)The increased price per share of stock X was equal to the original price per share of stock Y. (2)The increase in the price per share of stock X
7、was （分数：5.00）A.条件(1)充分，但条件(2)不充分B.条件(2)充分，但条件(1)不充分C.条件(1)和(2)单独都不充分，但条件(1)和条件(2)联合起来充分D.条件(1)充分，条件(2)也充分E.条件(1)和条件(2)单独都不充分，条件(1)和条件(2)联合起来也不充分4.Medieval Arabs had manuscripts of many ancient Greek texts, which were translated into Arabic when there was a demand for them. Medieval Arab philosophers
8、 were very interested in Aristotle“s Poetics, an interest that evidently was not shared by medieval Arab poets, because a poet interested in the Poetics would certainly have wanted to read Homer, to whose epics Aristotle frequently refers. But Homer was not translated into Arabic until modern times.
9、 Which one of the following, if true, most strongly supports the argument above?（分数：5.00）A.A number of medieval Arab translators possessed manuscripts of the Homeric epics in their original GreekB.Medieval Arabic story cycles, such as the Arabian Nights, are in some ways similar to parts of the Home
10、ric epicsC.In addition to translating from Greek, medieval Arab translators produced Arabic editions of many works originally written in Indian languages and in PersianD.Aristotle“s Poetics has frequently been cited and commented on by modern Arab poetsE.Aristotle“s Poetics is largely concerned with
11、 drama, and dramatic works were written and performed by medieval Arabs5.In Bassaria a group of that country“s most senior judges has criticized the uniform mandatory sentences recently introduced for certain specific crimes. The judges argue that such sentences, by depriving them of all discretion
12、in setting sentences, make it impossible for them to consider either aggravating or extenuating circumstances and so make it impossible to achieve true justice the fitting of the severity of the punishment to the gravity of the particular crime. Which of the following, if true, provides the stronges
13、t evidence for the claim that in Bassaria the newly introduced mandatory sentences are not necessarily a change for the worse with respect to achieving true justice as defined in the argument?（分数：5.00）A.Before mandatory sentencing, judges in eastern Bassaria imposed strikingly different sentences fr
14、om those in western Bassaria for equally grave instances of the same kind of offenseB.In Bassaria the frequency of crimes that have been made subject to mandatory sentences is lower now than it was just prior to the introduction of mandatory sentencingC.The law introducing mandatory sentences was pa
15、ssed in the legislature of Bassaria by a large majority and is unlikely to be repealed in the foreseeable futureD.There used to be a wide difference between the minimum and the maximum sentences allowed by law in cases of crimes now subject to mandatory sentencesE.In Bassaria judges are appointed fo
16、r life and are thus not easily influenced by political pressure groups6.The United States is not usually thought of as a nation of parakeet lovers. Yet in a census of parakeet owners in selected comparable countries, the United States ranked second, with eleven parakeet owners per hundred people. Th
17、e conclusion can be drawn from this that people in the United States are more likely to own parakeets than are people in most other countries. Knowledge of which of the following would be most useful in judging the accuracy of the conclusion?（分数：5.00）A.The number of parakeets in the United StatesB.T
18、he number of parakeet owners in the United StatesC.The number of parakeet owners per hundred people in the country that ranked first in the censusD.The number of parakeet owners in the United States compared to the numbers of owners of other pet birds in the United StatesE.The numbers of parakeet ow
19、ners per hundred people in the countries not included in the census7.Caterpillars off all species produce an identical hormone called “juvenile hormone“ that maintains feeding behavior. Only when a caterpillar has grown to the right size for pupation to take place does a special enzyme halt the prod
20、uction of juvenile hormone. This enzyme can be synthesized and will, on being ingested by immature caterpillars, kill them by stopping them from feeding. Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the view that it would not be advisable to try to eradicate agricultural pests that go thr
21、ough a caterpillar stage by spraying croplands with the enzyme mentioned above?（分数：5.00）A.Most species of caterpillar are subject to some natural predationB.Many agricultural pests do not go through a caterpillar stageC.Many agriculturally beneficial insects go through a caterpillar stageD.Since cat
22、erpillars of different species emerge at different times, several sprayings would be necessaryE.Although the enzyme has been synthesized in the laboratory, no large-scale production facilities exist as yet8.Playing eighteenth-century music on the instruments of that period provides valuable informat
23、ion about how the music originally sounded. Eighteenth-century instruments cannot be played without being restored, however, and restoring such an instrument destroys all of the information that researchers could obtain from it about eighteenth-century instrument-making techniques. If the statements
24、 above are true, which of the following must be true on the basis of them?（分数：5.00）A.Eighteenth-century instruments cannot be used to provide information about the original techniques used in playing such instruments if they have been restoredB.Eighteenth-century instruments that have been restored
25、can provide information only about how eighteenth-century music originally soundedC.Eighteenth-century instruments are the only source of information about the instrument-making techniques of that periodD.An eighteenth-century instrument that has not been re stored can provide more information than
26、can one that has been restoredE.An eighteenth-century instrument cannot serve as a source of new information about eighteenth-century instrument-making techniques once it can be played9.In the past ten years, there have been several improvements in mountain-climbing equipment. These improvements hav
27、e made the sport both safer and more enjoyable for experienced climbers. Despite these improvements, however, the rate of mountain-climbing injuries has doubled in the past ten years. If all of the statements above are true, which of the following, if true, best reconciles their apparent discrepancy
28、?（分数：5.00）A.Many climbers, lulled into a false sense of security, use the new equipment to attempt climbing feats of which they are not capableB.Some mountain-climbing injuries are caused by unforeseeable weather conditionsC.Mountain climbing, although a dangerous sport, does not normally result in
29、injury to the experienced climberD.In the past ten years there have been improvements in mountain-climbing techniques as well as in mountain-climbing equipmentE.Although the rate of mountain-climbing injuries has increased, the rate of mountain-climbing deaths has not changed10.Politician: Unless ou
30、r nation redistributes wealth, we will be unable to alleviate economic injustice and our current system will lead inevitably to intolerable economic inequities. If the inequities become intolerable, those who suffer from the injustice will retort to violence to coerce social reform. It is our nation
31、“s responsibility to do whatever is necessary to alleviate conditions that would otherwise give rise to violent attempts at social reform. The statements above logically commit the politician to which one of the following conclusions?（分数：5.00）A.The need for political reform never justifies a resort
32、to violent remediesB.It is our nation“s responsibility to redistribute wealthC.Politicians must base decisions on political expediency rather than on abstract moral principlesD.Economic injustice need not be remedied unless it leads to intolerable social conditionsE.All that is required to create co
33、nditions of economic justice is the redistribution of wealth11.The chart above shows how Jeff spent his earnings for one year. How much did Jeff spend for clothing? (1)He spent $18 during the year on tennis balls. (2)He spent $190 during the year on recreation（分数：5.00）A.条件(1)充分，但条件(2)不充分B.条件(2)充分，但条
34、件(1)不充分C.条件(1)和(2)单独都不充分，但条件(1)和条件(2)联合起来充分D.条件(1)充分，条件(2)也充分E.条件(1)和条件(2)单独都不充分，条件(1)和条件(2)联合起来也不充分12.When the Pinecrest Animal Shelter, a charitable organization, was in danger of closing because it could not pay for important repairs, its directors appealed to the townspeople to donate money that
35、 would be earmarked to pay for those repairs. Since more funds were ultimately donated than were used for the repairs, the directors plan to donate the surplus funds to other animal shelters. But before doing so, the directors should obtain permission from those who made the donations. Which one of
36、the following principles, if valid, most Helps to justify the position advocated above and yet places the least restriction on the allocation of funds by directors of charitable organizations?（分数：5.00）A.The directors of charitable organizations cannot allocate publicly solicited funds to any purpose
37、s for which the directors had not specifically earmarked the funds in advanceB.People who solicit charitable donations from the public for a specific cause should spend the funds only on that cause or, if that becomes impossible, should dispose of the funds according to the express wishes of the don
38、orsC.Directors of charitable organizations who solicit money from the public must return all the money received from an appeal if more money is received than can practicably be used for the purposes specified in the appealD.Donors of money to charitable organizations cannot delegate to the directors
39、 of those organizations the responsibility of allocating the funds received to various purposes consonant with the purposes of the organization as the directors of the organization see fitE.People who contribute money to charitable organizations should be considered to be placing their trust in the
40、directors of those organizations to use the money wisely according to whatever circumstance might arise13.TOTAL EXPENSES FOR THE HVE DIVISIONSOF COMPANY H （分数：5.00）A.条件(1)充分，但条件(2)不充分B.条件(2)充分，但条件(1)不充分C.条件(1)和(2)单独都不充分，但条件(1)和条件(2)联合起来充分D.条件(1)充分，条件(2)也充分E.条件(1)和条件(2)单独都不充分，条件(1)和条件(2)联合起来也不充分14.If
41、 Carmen had 12 more tapes, she would have twice as many tapes as Rafael. Does Carmen have fewer tapes than Rafael? (1)Rafael has more than 5 tapes. (2)Carmen has fewer than 12 tapes.（分数：5.00）A.条件(1)充分，但条件(2)不充分B.条件(2)充分，但条件(1)不充分C.条件(1)和(2)单独都不充分，但条件(1)和条件(2)联合起来充分D.条件(1)充分，条件(2)也充分E.条件(1)和条件(2)单独都不
42、充分，条件(1)和条件(2)联合起来也不充分15.Mannis Corporation“s archival records are stored in an obsolete format that is accessible only by its current computer system; thus they are inaccessible when that system is not functioning properly. In order to avoid the possibility of losing access to their archival record
43、s in the case of computer malfunction, Mannis plans to replace its current computer system with a new system that stores records in a format that is accessible to several different systems. The answer to which of the following questions would be most helpful in evaluating the effectiveness of the pl
44、an as a means of retaining access to the archival records?（分数：5.00）A.Will the new computer system require fewer operators than the current system requires?B.Has Mannis Corporation always stored its archival records in a computerized format?C.Will the new computer system that Mannis plans ensure grea
45、ter security for the records stored than does Mannis“ current system?D.Will Mannis“ current collection of archival records be readily transferable to the new computer system?E.Will the new computer system be able to perform many more tasks than the current system is able to perform?16.Which of the f
46、ollowing CANNOT be zero? . The sum of 7 consecutive integers . The sum of 10 consecutive even integers . The product of 13 consecutive integers（分数：5.00）A.onlyB.andonlyC.andonlyD.andonlyE., , and17.Last year the annual premium on a certain hospitalization insurance policy was $408, and the policy pai
47、d 80 percent of any hospital expenses incurred. If the amount paid by the insurance policy last year was equal to the annual premium plus the amount of hospital expenses not paid by the policy, what was the total amount of hospital expenses last year?（分数：5.00）A.$850B.$680C.$640D.$510E.$32618.Of the
48、five bill collectors at Apex Collection Agency, Mr. Young has the highest rate of unsuccessful collections. Yet Mr. Young is the best bill collector on the agency“s staff. Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent discrepancy?（分数：5.00）A.MrB.The other four bill collector
49、s at the agency all consider MrC.MrD.Before joining the agency, MrE.None of the bill collectors at the agency has been on the agency“s staff longer than Mr19.The ratio，by volume, of soap to alcohol to water in a certain solution is 2:50:100. The solution will be altered so that the ratio of soap to alcohol is doubled while the ratio of soap to water is halved. If the altered solution will contain 100 cubic centimeters of alcohol, how many cubic centimeters of water will it contain?（分数：5.00）A.50B.200C.400D.625E.80020.What is the units digit of (13) 4 (17) 2 (
