1、GMAT（ VERBAL）阅读模拟试卷 3及答案与解析 1 Studies have shown that companies that present seminars on workplace safety to their employees actually have higher rates of workplace accidents than do companies that do not present such seminars to their employees. Despite this finding, it is still in the best interes
2、ts of companies and their employees for companies to present these seminars. Which of the following, if true, provides the strongest support for the argument that the companies should continue to present these seminars? （ A） Companies that present workplace safety seminars to their employees are lik
3、ely to be in manufacturing industries or segments of the service sector that present more opportunities for workplace accidents than the average company. （ B） A fast-food chain determined that the rate of workplace accidents remained the same at its franchises after all employees had viewed a 30-min
4、ute workplace safety video. （ C） Workers are ultimately responsible for their own safety, and no amount of workplace education can alter their behavior. （ D） A business research institute determined that workplace accidents reduce the productivity of manufacturing businesses by as much as 8 percent
5、per year. （ E） Many companies mistakenly believe that presenting workplace safety seminars to their employees relieves the company of legal liability in the event that employees are injured on the job. 2 For hundreds of years, pearl divers have gathered pearls directly from mollusks on the seafloor.
6、 This is an extremely risky profession, exposing the divers to risks of drowning, air embolism, and shark attacks. Still, as long as society demands authentic cultured pearls, these brave divers must continue to risk their lives. Which of the following statements, if true, most seriously weakens the
7、 conclusion above? （ A） Shark attacks on pearl divers have decreased steadily over the last three decades because of declining shark populations. （ B） Cultured pearls are generally considered more beautiful than those made by artificial means. （ C） Robotic pearl harvesters can gather pearls faster a
8、nd at less cost than human divers, although they may disturb aquatic communities. （ D） Part of the value of cultured pearls derives from the exotic way in which they are obtained. （ E） With the proper equipment and training, a diver employing scuba gear can harvest three times as many pearls per hou
9、r as can a free air diver. 3 An electronics companys two divisions showed consistent performance over the last two years. In each year, the audiovisual department accounted for roughly 30 percent of the companys sales and 70 percent of the companys profits over the period, while the home appliance d
10、ivision accounted for the balance. Which of the following statements regarding the last two years can be inferred from the statement above? （ A） The audiovisual market is growing faster than is the home appliance division. （ B） The home appliance division has realized lower profits per dollar of sal
11、es than has the audiovisual division. （ C） Total dollar sales for each division has remained roughly constant for the last five years. （ D） The company has devoted more money to research and development efforts in the audiovisual division than in the home appliance division. （ E） To maximize profita
12、bility, the company should focus its resources on the home appliance division. 4 Gastric bypass surgery has been shown to be effective at helping extremely obese people lose weight. Some patients have lost as much as 300 pounds after undergoing the surgery, thereby substantially prolonging their liv
13、es. Despite the success of the treatment, most doctors have not embraced the surgery as a weight loss option. Which of the following statements, if true, best accounts for the lukewarm reaction of the medical community to gastric bypass surgery? （ A） Gastric bypass surgery carries a high risk of ser
14、ious complications, including death. （ B） Obesity is one of the leading contributors to heart disease and hypertension, two leading causes of death. （ C） Obesity rates among the American population have been increasing consistently for the last three decades. （ D） Many patients report that losing we
15、ight through diets is ineffective, since they usually gain the weight back within six months. （ E） Most health insurance plans will cover the cost of gastric bypass surgery for morbidly obese patients at high risk of heart disease. 4 The questions in this group are based on the content of a passage.
16、 After reading the passage, choose the best answer to each question. Answer all questions following the passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in the passage. While most people agree that the Golden Age of comic books began with the introduction of Superman in 1938 in Action Comics #1, th
17、ere is less agreement about when exactly the Golden Age ended. There is a general consensus, however, about the factors that brought the Golden Age to a close: the rise of the horror comic book in the late 1940s, and the resulting backlash against comic books in the early 1950s. Superhero comic book
18、s reached their peak of popularity in the early 1940s because of all the GIs in Europe and Japan who eagerly read about Superman, Batman, and The Spirit. When these soldiers came home, they still wanted to read comic books, but they sought out more adult content. William Gaines of EC Comics was happ
19、y to meet the market demand with such grim and gritty titles as Weird Fantasy and The Crypt of Terror. The creators of superhero comic books, not wanting to be left behind, responded by matching their protagonists against darker criminals in more violent encounters. These darker comic books aroused
20、the anger of child psychologist Fredric Wertham, who believed that comic books were leading the nations youth into crime, violence, and drug abuse. Werthams book, The Seduction of the Innocent, was a national best-seller that helped bring about congressional investigations into the corrupting influe
21、nce of comic books. The Senate committee that reviewed Werthams charges decided to create the Comics Code Authority, a regulatory body that prohibited comic books from mentioning sexuality, alcohol, drugs, criminal behavior, or any themes related to the horror genre. These regulations had a numbing
22、effect on the industry. EC Comics was nearly driven out of the comics business, and the other major players canceled many of their most prominent titles. The comics business did not recover until the Marvel revolution of the early 1960s ushered in the Silver Age. 5 This passage is primarily interest
23、ed in which of the following? （ A） Investigating the factors that brought about the Marvel revolution and the Silver Age of comic books （ B） Reviewing the factors that brought about the end of the Golden Age of comic books （ C） Comparing and contrasting two eras in the history of comic books （ D） Co
24、ndemning the horror comic book for its corrupting influence on the nations youth （ E） Evaluating the historical legacy of William Gainess EC Comics 6 According to the passage, which of the following was true of the creators of superhero comic books in the postwar years? （ A） They sought to head off
25、the censorship of the Comics Code Authority by voluntarily prohibiting stories dealing with sexuality, drugs, or criminal behavior. （ B） They introduced characters such as Superman and The Spirit. （ C） They unintentionally laid the groundwork for the transition from the Golden Age of comic books to
26、the Silver Age. （ D） They focused increasingly on flashy artwork and less on well-developed stories. （ E） They responded to the competitive pressure from horror comic books by increasing the amount of violence in their stories. 7 According to the passage, what can we infer to be the central message
27、of Fredric Werthams The Seduction of the Innocent? （ A） Adults reading violent comic books were as likely to be corrupted by them as young people were. （ B） The horror comic books of the late 1940s were inferior to the superhero comic books that gained popularity during World War . （ C） Comic books
28、were leading the nations youth into crime, violence, and drug abuse. （ D） Creating a regulatory board to censor the comic book industry would drive the worst offenders out of the business. （ E） Comic books would never be able to convey stories of any serious literary merit. 8 According to the final
29、paragraph of the passage, what may we infer about the comic book companies of the Silver Age? （ A） They were able to create popular comic books despite the regulations of the Comics Code Authority. （ B） They achieved commercial success because of the popularity of characters such as Spider-Man, the
30、Hulk, and the Fantastic Four. （ C） They repeated the same mistakes as the comic book companies of the Golden Age. （ D） They failed to succeed because of the numbing effect of the Comics Code Authority regulations. （ E） Marvel Comics was the only major comic book company to survive from the Golden Ag
31、e into the Silver Age. 9 In what light does the passage depict the efforts by Fredric Wertham to bring about regulation of the comic book industry? （ A） As a fanatical crusade brought about by Werthams inner demons （ B） As a witch-hunt roughly analogous to the concurrent anti-Communist hearings by t
32、he House Committee on Un-American Activities （ C） As a reasonable response to an industry that had gone too far （ D） As an angry response to a trend in the subject matter of the comic book industry （ E） As an inappropriate response to a phenomenon that was not actually hurting anyone 10 According to
33、 the passage, which of the following statements can be made about the content of Weird Fantasy and The Crypt of Terror? （ A） Their adult-oriented content was not suitable for young readers. （ B） Their grim and gritty content was a market response to the demands of soldiers home from World War . （ C）
34、 They frequently depicted violence and criminal behavior, but shied away from sexuality or drug abuse. （ D） Their sales surpassed those of previous best-selling titles such as Superman or Batman. （ E） The publication of Weird Fantasy #1 coincided with the end of the Golden Age of comic books. 10 The
35、 following questions present a sentence, part of which or all of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence, you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; othe
36、rwise choose one of the others. These questions test correctness and effectiveness of expression. In choosing your answer, follow the requirements of standard written English; that is, pay attention to grammar, choice of words, and sentence construction. Choose the answer that produces the most effe
37、ctive sentence; this answer should be clear and exact, without awkwardness, ambiguity, redundancy, or grammatical error. 11 The way in which the mighty blue whale and the other baleen whales-the flnback, gray, humpback, and right whales-eats was discovered by careful observation by biologists. （ A）
38、eats was discovered by （ B） eat was discovered through （ C） eats were discovered by means of （ D） eat were discovered by （ E） eat was discovered resulting from 12 The eighteenth-century author Jonathan Swift once suggested in a satiric essay Irish farmers could eat their children to address the twin
39、 problems of overpopulation and lack of food. （ A） Irish farmers could eat their children to address the twin problems of overpopulation and lack of food （ B） that the twin problems of overpopulation and lacking food could be addressed by the eating of children by Irish farmers （ C） of the twin prob
40、lems of Irish farmers, overpopulation and a lack of food, could be addressed by the eating of their children （ D） that Irish farmers could address the twin problems of overpopulation and lack of food by eating their children （ E） that Irish farmers, facing overpopulation and lacking food, could addr
41、ess the twin problems through eating their children 13 The stock market collapse of 1929 had far-reaching consequences for the national economy, causing a nationwide collapse in home values, putting millions out of work, and by erasing the investment savings of one-fifth of the population. （ A） and
42、by erasing （ B） and erasing （ C） and having erased （ D） and erased （ E） by erasing 14 No less remarkable than the invention of nuclear power has been the way the technology has prompted governments to reevaluate the nature of international relations. （ A） No less remarkable than the invention of nuc
43、lear power （ B） What was as remarkable as the invention of nuclear power （ C） Inventing nuclear power has been none the less remarkable than （ D） The invention of nuclear power has been no less remarkable as （ E） The thing that was as remarkable as inventing nuclear power 15 Unlike the recognition o
44、f ethical lapses in others, many people are disinclined to perceive the same flaws in themselves. （ A） Unlike the recognition of ethical lapses in others, many people are disinclined to perceive the same flaws in themselves. （ B） Unlike the perception of ethical flaws in themselves, many people are
45、willing to recognize these same flaws in others. （ C） Many people, willing to recognize ethical lapses in others, are disinclined to perceive the same flaws in themselves. （ D） Many people are disinclined to perceive the same flaws in themselves, but are willing to perceive ethical lapses in others
46、（ E） Although willing to recognize ethical lapses in others, many people in themselves are disinclined to perceive the same flaws. 16 The Elk City garbage dumps are so full that Elk City has been forced to pay a large sum to Caribou City to accept much of Elk Citys garbage. The Elk City mayor has pr
47、oposed paying for this garbage relocation by imposing a tax on manufacturing businesses in ELk City. MegaCorp, the largest manufacturing business in the area, protests that this tax is unfair because businesses should not have to pay for a garbage problem that has been created by homeowners. Which o
48、f the following, if true, most weakens MegaCorps argument? （ A） MegaCorp already pays more than $10,000 per year in taxes and fees to Elk City. （ B） MegaCorp employs more than 60 percent of the employed residents of Elk City. （ C） A recycling program would address the garbage problem more effectivel
49、y by reducing the overall quantity of waste. （ D） MegaCorps manufacturing processes produce more than 90 percent of the total waste that goes into Elk Citys garbage dumps. （ E） Caribou City is happy to receive the extra garbage because the fees it collects from Elk City have helped to address a shortfall in education funding. 17 There are Congressmen who say that the development of a space-based missile defense system will provide economic benefits only to military contractors. This claim is not true. A space-based missile defense system, even if it has no current app
