[新GRE模拟题]CrackingGRE_PracticeTest1

1、Chapter16PracticeTest1 1CrackingtheNewGRE #1CrackingtheNewGRESECTION1:ISSUETOPICDirections:Youwillbegivenabriefquotationthatstatesorimpliesanissueofgeneralinterestandspecificinstruetionsonhowtorespondtothatissue.Youwillhave30minutestoplanandcomposearesponseinwhichyoudevelopapositionontheissueaccordi

2、ngtothespecificinstruetions.Aresponsetoanyotherissuewillreceiveascoreofzero.“Governmentsarejustifiedincircumventingcivillawswhendoingsoisvitaltotheprotectionofnationa.security.”Writeanessayinwhichyoutakeapositiononthestatementabove.Indevelopingandsupportingyourposition,youshouldconsiderwaysinwhichth

3、estatementmightormightnotholdtrue.PracticeTest1 #PracticeTest1 SECTION2:ARGUMENTTOPICDirections:Youwillbegivenashortpassagethatpresentsanargument,oranargumenttobecompleted,andspecificinstruetionsonhowtorespondtothatpassage.Youwillhave30minutestoplanandcomposearesponseinwhichyouanalyzethepassageaccor

4、dingtothespecificinstruetions.Aresponsetoanyotherargumentwillreceiveascoreofzero.NotethatyouareNOTbeingaskedtopresentyourownviewsonthesubject.Makesurethatyourespondtothespecificinstruetionsandsupportyouranalysiswithrelevantreasonsand/orexamples.theThefollowingisfromarecentemailbytheDiordCorp.HumanRe

5、sourcesManager:“ToborTechnologiesfoundthatmentalhealthproblemsandmentalillnesswereresponsibleforabout15percentofemployeesidays.Toboramendeditsemployeeinsuranceplansothatworkersreceivethesamecoverageformentalilliastheydoforphysicalillness.Inaddition,thecompanyhiredanon-sitepsychologistandcreatedasyst

6、emthatallowsworkerstoscheduleconfidentialcounselingappointments.Afteroneyear,thenumberofsickd;usedbyemployeesdeclinedby10percent.DiordCorphashadanincreaseinemployeesickdaysoverthepasttwoyears,soweshouldintroduceasimilarinsuranceplanandcounselingprogram.Thesemeasureswsurelyreduceemployeeabsenteeisman

7、dcauseanincreaseinproductivity.Writearesponseinwhichyouexaminetheargumentsunstatedassumptions,makingsuretoexplainhowargumentdependsontheassumptionsandwhattheimplicationsareiftheassumptionsproveunwarrantecSECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONINGSECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONING #ICrackingtheNewGREPracticeTest1 #S

8、ECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONING ICrackingtheNewGREQuantityApartssugarinthepunchQuestions1through7eachconsistoftwoquantities,QuantityAandQuantityB.Youaretocomparethetwoquantitiesandchoosetheappropriateanswer.Inaquestion,informationconcerningoneorbothofthequantitiestobecomparediscenteredabovethetwocolum

9、ns.AsymbolthatappearsinbothcolumnsrepresentsthesamethinginQuantityAasitdoesinQuantityB.of20of20Acertainpunchiscreatedbymixingtwopartssodaandthreepartsicecream.Thesodais4partssugar,5partscitrieacid,and11partsotheringredients.Theicecreamis3partssugar,2partscitrieacid,and15partsotheringredients.Quantit

10、yBpartscitricacidinthepunchSECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONINGSECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONING #ICrackingtheNewGREPracticeTest1 #SECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONING #ICrackingtheNewGRESECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONINGSECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONING #ICrackingtheNewGREPracticeTest1 SECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONING #IC

11、rackingtheNewGREC(s,t)D(8,3)QuantityAB(-2,7)ABCDisarectangle.QuantityBtdQuantityAisgreater.dQuantityBisgreater.dThetwoquantitiesareequal.dTherelationshipcannotbedeterminedfromtheinformationgiven.dQuantityAisgreater.dQuantityBisgreater.dThetwoquantitiesareequal.dTherelationshipcannotbedeterminedfromt

12、heinformationgiven.of20Theaverage(arithmeticmean)ofasetofmeandailytemperaturesforxdaysis70degrees.Whenameandailytemperatureof75degreesisaddedtothisset,theaverageincreasesto71degrees.ityAityBx5dQuantityAisgreater.dQuantityBisgreater.dThetwoquantitiesareequal.dTherelationshipcannotbedeterminedfromthei

13、nformationgiven.4of206of202AD=EGQRSisanisoscelestriangleQuantityATheareaofABCDQuantityBTheareaofEFGQuantityAQuantityBperimeterofQRS17dQuantityAisgreater.dQuantityBisgreater.dThetwoquantitiesareequal.dTherelationshipcannotbedeterminedfromtheinformationgiven.dQuantityAisgreater.dQuantityBisgreater.dTh

14、etwoquantitiesareequal.dTherelationshipcannotbedeterminedfromtheinformationgiven.7of20(3x一4y)(3x+4y)=2SECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONINGSECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONING #ICrackingtheNewGREPracticeTest1 #SECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONING #ICrackingtheNewGRESECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONINGSECTION3:QUANTITATIVERE

15、ASONING #ICrackingtheNewGREPracticeTest1 #SECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONING #ICrackingtheNewGREQuantityBQuantityB5of20Thescoresforthe500studentswhotookMs.Johnsonsfinalexamhadanormaldistribution.Therewere80studentswhoscoredatleast92pointsoutofapossible100totalpointsand10studentswhoscoredatorbelow56.Quan

16、tityAThemeanscoreonthefinalQuantityA9x2一16y2dQuantityAisgreater.dQuantityBisgreater.dThetwoquantitiesareequal.dTherelationshipcannotbedeterminedfromtheinformationgiven.SECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONINGSECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONING #ICrackingtheNewGREPracticeTest1 #SECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONING #ICrac

17、kingtheNewGRE87examSECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONINGSECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONING #ICrackingtheNewGREPracticeTest1 #SECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONING #ICrackingtheNewGRESECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONINGSECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONING #ICrackingtheNewGREPracticeTest1 #SECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONING #ICracking

18、theNewGREdQuantityAisgreater.dQuantityBisgreater.dThetwoquantitiesareequal.dTherelationshipcannotbedeterminedfromtheinformationgiven.8of20If8a2=22,then4a一1=d七ddd2114111244SECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONINGSECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONING ICrackingtheNewGREPracticeTest1 #SECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONING #ICr

19、ackingtheNewGRESECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONINGSECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONING #ICrackingtheNewGREPracticeTest1 SECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONING #ICrackingtheNewGRE9of20Questions11through14refertothefollowinggraph.Twentypercentofthesweatersinastorearewhite.subscriptiontonewsmagazine1970-1985Oftheremainin

20、gsweaters,40percentarebrown,andYeartherestareblue.Ifthereare200sweatersinthestore,thenhowmanymorebluesweatersthanwhitesweatersareinthestore?YearClickontheanswerbox,thentypeinanumber.Backspacetoerase.10of204134l24iid0d1d4d12d16NumberofSubscriptionsasaPercentofNationwideSubscriptionstoNewsmagazinesNum

21、berofSubscriptionsinThousandsNote:DrawntoscaleNewsmagazine19721975197819811x2,5004,1006,1007,2009y1,7003,1004,6005,7007z3,6005,8007,6009,400Others3,5008,90018,50034,700匚5984,100,2001,4001,300NATIONWIDENEWSMAGAZINESUBSCRIPTIONS:1972TO1984197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198

22、511of20FortheyearinwhichNewsmagazinexaccountedfor14.6percentofnationwidenewsmagazinesubscriptions,whatwasthenumberofsubscriptionstoNewsmagazinex?d1,020d1,980d6,300d7,000d7,200SECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONINGSECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONING ICrackingtheNewGREPracticeTest1 #SECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONING

23、#ICrackingtheNewGREof20Whatwastheapproximatepercentincreaseinnationwidesubscriptionstonewsmagazinesbetween1970and1971?d4%d11%d26%d51%d73%of20In1973,whatwastheapproximatenumberofsubscriptionstonewsmagazinesnationwide?d3,000d13,000d16,000d20,000d67,000of20Sandyhasahusbandand2children.Shebringsatleast1

24、memberofherfamilytoadinerforluncheveryday.Thedineroffers10lunchspecials.Ifnooneordersthesamething,howmanydifferentorderscanSandysfamilymakeforlunch?Indicateallpossiblevalues.口45口90口120口210口720口5,040Clickonyourchoice(s).of20Inwhichofthefollowingyearsdidsubscriptionsto1Newsmagazinezaccountforapproxima

25、telyofthe6totalnationwidemagazinesubscriptions?d1984d1981d1978d1975d1972of20Ifa=(27)(3-2)andx=(6)(31),thenwhichofthefollowingisequivalentto(12)(3x)X(15)(2a)?d2245X320X5d24X38X5d2245X320X5SECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONINGSECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONING #ICrackingtheNewGREPracticeTest1 #SECTION3:QUANTITAT

26、IVEREASONING #ICrackingtheNewGRESECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONINGSECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONING #ICrackingtheNewGRE ICrackingtheNewGRESECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONING #ICrackingtheNewGREof20Inthefigureabove,ifABCDisarectangle,whatisthesumofthemarkedangles?degreesClickontheanswerbox,thentypeinanumber.Back

27、spacetoerase.of20Iftheprobabilityofchoosing2redmarbleswithoutreplacementfromabagofonlyredandbluemarbles.3._sandthereare3redmarblesinthebag,what55isthetotalnumberofmarblesinthebag?of20Allfirst-yearstudentsatRedStateUniversitymusttakecalculus,Englishcomposition,orboth.Ifhalfofthe2,400first-yearstudent

28、satRedStateUniversitytakecalculusandhalfdonot,andone-thirdofthosewhotakecalculusalsotakeEnglishcomposition,howmanystudentstakeEnglishcomposition?d400d800d1,200d1,600d2,000of2015!Tfisaninteger,whatisthegreatestpossible3mvalueofm?d4d5d6d7d8SECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONINGSECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONING #

29、ICrackingtheNewGRE #ICrackingtheNewGRESECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONING #ICrackingtheNewGRESECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONINGSECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONING ICrackingtheNewGRE #ICrackingtheNewGRESECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONING #ICrackingtheNewGREd10d11d55d110d165SECTION4:VERBALREASONINGSECTION4:VERBALREASONI

30、NG 1CrackingtheNewGRE #1CrackingtheNewGRESECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONING #ICrackingtheNewGREBlank(i)tBlank(ii)Forquestions1through4,selectoneentryforeachblankfromthecorrespondingcolumnofchoices.Fillallblanksinthewaythatbestcompletesthetext.1of20Sincealargenumberoftheoresfrequentlylocatedinriverbedsar

31、e(i)ontheearthssurface,wheretheprocessingofchemicalsislesscostly,recoveryofunderwateroresisnotlikelytobecomea(ii)procedure.of20Despitehermentorsadvicethatsheattempttosoundconsistently,thegraduatestudentoftenresortedtousingslangwhenpresentingsignificantpartsofherthesis,herhabitualspeechpatternsoverri

32、dingheryearsoflearning.SECTION4:VERBALREASONINGSECTION4:VERBALREASONING #1CrackingtheNewGRE #1CrackingtheNewGRESECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONING #ICrackingtheNewGREof20Question2of20AlthoughshefeltSteve(i)thesubtletyofthedeliciousstewrecipewithhisSECTION4:VERBALREASONINGSECTION4:VERBALREASONING #1Cracki

33、ngtheNewGRE #1CrackingtheNewGRESECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONING #ICrackingtheNewGREBlank(ii)Blank(iii)exaggerateddelicaoverwhelimedzestysatiateddetestaBlank(i)depletedmasticatedaugmentedBlank(ii)Blank(iii)Itwouldbe(i)forourleaders,giventheirresponsibilitiesasdemocraticallyelectedofficials,toneglecttod

34、oeverythingtheycouldto(ii)anentirely(iii)problem.Blank(i)irresponsiblethoughtfulintuitiveadditionofthesweetpotato,shethoughtthepungentonion(ii)theotherwise(iii)tastecombination.SECTION4:VERBALREASONINGSECTION4:VERBALREASONING #1CrackingtheNewGREPracticeTest1 SECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONING #ICracking

35、theNewGREBlank(i)Blank(ii)Blank(iii)Forquestions5through6,selectoneentryforeachblankfromthecorrespondingcolumnofchoices.Fillallblanksinthewaythatbestcompletesthetext.of20Atfirst,astill-lifepaintingcanappearquite(i),itsfocusonsucheverydayobjectsasflowersorfruitsapparentlyuninspired.Inthehandsof(ii)pa

36、inter,however,carefulattentiontoslightshiftsofcolorandtexturecanleadtoatruly(iii)andexemplarypainting.of20TheleadersofUkraines“OrangeRevolution”wereastudyincontrasts.AtthecenterofthepoliticalstormstoodViktorYushchenko,hisonce-handsomefaceturnedintoahideous,(i)maskbydioxinpoisoning;but,athisside,noon

37、ecouldmissthe(ii)YuliaTymoshenko,soontobecometheworldsonlyprimeministertoadornthecoversoffashionmagazines.Blank(i)Blank(ii)SECTION4:VERBALREASONINGSECTION4:VERBALREASONING #1CrackingtheNewGREPracticeTest1 #SECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONING #ICrackingtheNewGRESECTION4:VERBALREASONINGSECTION4:VERBALREASO

38、NING 1CrackingtheNewGREPracticeTest1 SECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONING #ICrackingtheNewGREQuestions7through9arebasedonthefollowingreadingpassage.InanalyzingthepoetryofMonaFeather,weareconfrontedwiththreedifferentyardsticksbywhichtomeasureherwork.Wecouldconsiderherpoemsastheproductofatwentieth-centuryar

39、tistinthetraditionofJamesJoyce,T.S.Eliot,andWallaceStevens.However,todosowouldbetoignoreafacetofherthatinformseverywordshewritesandthatstemsfromheridentityasawoman.Yet,tocharacterizehersolelyasawomanpoetistodenyherculturalheritage,forMonaFeatherisalsothefirstmodernpoetofstaturewhoisalsoanAmericanInd

40、ian.StanleyWilsonhasarguedcompellinglythatthehugepopularityFeatherenjoysamongtheIndianreservationschoolpopulationoftheUnitedStatesiscreatingawholenewgenerationofpoetryenthusiastsinanagewhenthereadingofpoetryisonthewane.Whilethisisundoubtedlytrue,Mr.WilsonspraisegivestheimpressionthatFeathersreadersh

41、ipislimitedtoherowncultureanimpressionwhichhintsthatMr.Wilsonishimselfonlymeasuringherbyonecriterion.RadicalfeministwritershavelongfoundinFeatherspoetryasenseofself-pridewhichstruckachordwiththeirownmorepoliticalphilosophies.Herimagery,whichalwaysmadeuseoftheearlyNativeAmericantraditionsinwhichthewo

42、manhadanimportantrole,wasseenastheawakenedsensibilityofakindredspirit.Yetforallthe“feminist”touchesinherwriting,itwouldbeadisservicetoconsignFeathertotheranksofpoliticizedwriters,forhermessageisdeeperthanthat.Thedespairthatcharacterizedtwentieth-centurymodernpoetsistobefoundinMonaFeathersworkaswell;

43、shewritesoftheAmericanIndiansofthe1930sconfinedtoever-shrinkingreservationsandfindsinthatametaphorforallofmodernmankindtrappedonashrinkingearthoflimitedresources.of20TheprimarypurposeofthepassageistoddescribetheworkofMonaFeatherdcompareFeatherwithJoyce,Eliot,andStevensdshowFeathersrootsinherNativeAm

44、ericanheritagedarguethatMonaFeathersworkcanbelookedatinseveraldifferentwaysddiscussthewomensmovementinAmericaof20ThepassageimpliesthattheauthorbelievesStanleyWilsonsviewofFeatherisdacompellingandcompleteassessmentofherworkdfocusedtoomuchonherstatusasaNativeAmericanpoetdmeanttodisguisehisopinionofFea

45、therasapoetlackingintalentdcriticalofNativeAmericanchildrensliteraryjudgmentdbasedonallmajorthemesandimagesinherpoetryof20TheauthormentionsJamesJoyce,T.S.Eliot,andWallaceStevensinordertodcomparethepoliticalmessagesinFeathersworktothoseintheworkofotherauthorsdhighlighttheradicaldifferencesbetweenmale

46、andfemalepoetsinthetwentiethcenturydcontrastFeathersthematicchoiceswiththoseofhercontemporariesdenumeratealistofartistswhosesensibilitiesmadethemFeatherskindredspiritsddescribeacriticalcontextinwhichFeathersworkcanbeanalyzedQuestions10through11arebasedonthefollowingreadingpassage.Amongthemoreinteres

47、tingelementsofetymologyistheattempttoderivethemeaningofseeminglynonsensicalexpressions.Take,forinstance,theincreasinglyarchaicruralphrase“tobuyapiginapoke.”Forcenturies,theexpressionhasbeenusedtosignifythepurchaseofanitemwithoutfullknowledgeofitscondition,anditrelatestothecommonRenaissancepracticeof

48、securingsucklingpigsfortransporttomarketinapoke,ordrawstringbag.Unscrupuloussellerswouldsometimesattempttodupepurchasersbyreplacingthesucklingpigwithacat,consideredworthlessatmarket.Anunsuspectingornaivebuyermightfailtoconfirmthebagscontents;amoreurbanebuyer,though,wouldbesuretocheckandshouldthesell

49、erbedishonest“letthecatoutofthebag.”Forquestions12through15,selectthetwoanswerchoicesthat,whenusedtocompletethesentence,fitthemeaningofthesentenceasawholeandproducecompletedsentencesthatarealikeinmeaning.of20Althoughshewassuchabad-manneredchildthatshewassenttoaboardingschool,asanadultsheistheverymod

50、elof.口friendliness口diffidence口propriety口reticence口decorum口brashnessSECTION4:VERBALREASONINGSECTION4:VERBALREASONING #1CrackingtheNewGREPracticeTest1 #SECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONING #ICrackingtheNewGRESECTION4:VERBALREASONINGSECTION4:VERBALREASONING #1CrackingtheNewGREPracticeTest1 #SECTION3:QUANTITA

51、TIVEREASONING #ICrackingtheNewGREof20Considereachofthechoicesseparatelyandselectallthatapply.Whichofthefollowingphrasesfromthepassagewouldhelpthereaderinferthemeaningofthewordurbaneasusedincontext?口“increasinglyarchaicruralphrase”口“withoutfullknowledge”口“unsuspectingornaivebuyer”of20Selectasentencei

52、nwhichtheauthormakesdeliberateuseofaseeminglynonsensicalexpression.of20Politicianssometimesappeartoactinamannerthatisalmost;however,whenalltheinformationisreleasedafterthefact,itisapparentthattheywereactingaccordingtoadeliberateplan.口pithy口conventional口conformist口whimsical口flawless口capriciousSECTION

53、4:VERBALREASONINGSECTION4:VERBALREASONING #ICrackingtheNewGRE #ICrackingtheNewGRESECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONING #ICrackingtheNewGREof20Forcedtotakeanalternateroadwhenamassiveoilspillclosedthehighway,thetwo-hourdetourmadetheiralreadyarduoustripevenmore口irksome口onerous口facile口glib口implacable口immutable

54、of20Thoughmanyofhercontemporariesfoundherodd,EllaWilkinsisnowmuchadmiredforherspirit,especiallyherwillingnesstorejectprevailingfemininerolesandtotraveltoforeignlandsalone.口forlorn口magnanimous口adventurous口bellicose口desolate口doughtyof20Microfibersyntheticshavebeentakingtheplaceofnaturalfibersinanever-

55、increasingnumberofclothesbecausetheyprovidethesamedurabilityanddepletefewernaturalresources.Ashirtmadeofmicrofibersyntheticsis,however,threetimesasexpensivetoproduceasanatural-fibershirt.Itfollowsthatthesubstitutionofmicrofibersyntheticclothesfornatural-fiberclothesis,atthistime,notrecommendedfromaf

56、inancialstandpoint.Whichofthefollowingstatements,iftrue,mostseriouslyweakenstheargument?dAmicrofibersyntheticshirtcostsone-halfthepriceofanatural-fibershirttomaintain.dTheproductionofmicrofibersyntheticclothesnecessitatesgarmentfactoriestorenovateobsoletemachineryandtohireextraworkerstooperatethenew

57、machines.dTheupkeepofnatural-fibershirtsisfarlessexpensivethantheupkeepofanyothernatural-fibergarmentincurrentproduction.dWhileproducersanticipatethatthecostofmicrofibersyntheticswillremainstable,theyrecognizethattheadventofrecyclingprogramsfornaturalfibersshouldbringdownthecostsofnaturalfibers.dThe

58、costofprovidingstainguardsformicrofibersyntheticshirtswouldprobablybegreaterthanwhatgarmentproducersnowspendonstainguardsfornatural-fibershirts.SECTION4:VERBALREASONINGSECTION4:VERBALREASONINGPracticeTest1 PracticeTest1 #SECTION3:QUANTITATIVEREASONING #ICrackingtheNewGREQuestions17through18arebasedo

59、nthefollowingreadingpassage.ScholarsofearlyBuddhistartagreethatBheregionsofMathura,locatedincentralIndia,andGandhara,nowpartofPakistanandAfghanistan.Uncertaintyexists,however,aboutwhetherMathuraorGandharahasthestrongerclaimtoprimacy.ThosewhobelievethatanthropomorphicsculpturesoftheBuddhafirstappeare

60、dinGandharapointoutthatearlierBuddhistartwaslargelyaniconicandthatbasreliefwasfarmorecommonthansculpture.TheyarguethatGreekinfluenceinGandharapromotedthedevelopmentofthenewstyleandformofrepresentationofthedivine.OtherscholarsmakethecaseforindigenousdevelopmentofsuchrepresentationsinMathura,citingace