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二月逻辑第一套

1.

Salesmanager:Mysalespeoplearerequiredtoattendclassestokeeptheirsalesskillscurrent.Weusealotofcompanytimeorganizingthistraining—rentingmeetingrooms,hiringtrainers,andholdingsessionsduringbusinesshours.Wecandecreasetheamountofcompanytimedevotedtosalespeople'strainingbyrequiringthe

salesstafftouseonlinetutorialsandvideosinstead.

Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,moststronglysupportstheideathatthesalesmanager'sproposalwillhavethepredictedeffect?

(A)Studieshaveshownthatsupplementingclassroomactivitieswithonlinematerialscangreatlyincreasepeoples’

abilitytolearnthesubjectmatter.

(B)

(C)

(D)

(E)

Theonlinetutorialsandvideoscanbetailoredtoaddressissuesspecifictothesalesmanager’sindustry.Employeeswillbemorewillingtotakethesalesclassesiftheycandosoattheirownpace.

Thesalesstaffarelikelytoaccesstheonlineclassesandvideosduringbusinesshours.

Onlinetutorialsandvideosoncecreatedrequirealmostnoworktomaintain.

2.

Surveysshowthatlackoffinancialautonomyisoneofthemostcommonlymentionedsourcesoffrustrationforchildreneighttotwelveyearsold.Therefore,theownersofacertainWebsitefundedbyadvertisingforchildrenplantoincreasethenumberofregularvisitorstothesitebyintroducingashoppinggamethatgivesvisitorsabundant

imaginary,virtualmoneytobuyimaginary,virtualproducts.

Theplanrelieswhich offollowing

assumptions?

onIntheUnitedStates,manycompaniesprovidehealthcareinsurancefortheiremployees.

More

theandmoreofthosecompaniesareimplementingprogramspromotinghealthylifestyles,programs

thatfocusonfactorsassociatedwithrisingmedicalcosts,suchashighbloodpressure.

When

successful,suchprogramshelpcontainthecostofhealthcare,andthusofhealthinsurance.

In

Canada,however,thegovernmentpaysforhealthcare.

Clearly,therefore,Canadiancompanies

(A)Atleast

somehavenofinancialincentivetoimplementsimilarprograms.

regularvisitorstothe

Websitehaveexpressedinterestinbuyingimaginary,virtualproductswithimaginary,virtualmoney.

ManychildreneighttotwelveyearsoldalreadyregularlyvisitWebsitesthattheyfeelrelievemajorsourcesoftheirfrustrations.

Buyingimaginary,virtualproductswithimaginary,virtualmoneywillappealtoatleastsomeindividualsfrustratedbytheirlackoffinancialautonomy.

OtherWebsitesthatgivevisitorsimaginary,virtualmoneytobuyimaginary,virtualproductsaregenerallymostregularlyvisitedbychildreneighttotwelveyearsold.

FundsfromadvertisingforchildrenontheWebsitewillnotincreaseunlessthenumberofregularvisitorsto

thesiteincreases.

3.

Theconsumerpriceindex(CPI)isthegovernment'smeasureofchangeinthepriceofconsumergoods.TheCPIisbasedonpricesofalistofgoodsandservicesintendedtoberepresentativeoftheexpendituresoftypicalfamilies.Duringaperiodofseveralmonthsinwhich,accordingtotheCPI,pricesroseonlyslightly,asurveyofconsumers

showedawidespreadperceptionthatpriceswererisingrapidly.

Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,mosthelpsresolvetheapparentdiscrepancy?

Theaverageincomeofthoseconsumersinterviewedforthesurveywasnotsignificantlydifferentfromthenationalaverage.

Overthefiveyearsprecedingthesurveyperiod,customers'perceptionsofchangesinpricesweregenerallyinlinewithpricechangesasmeasuredbytheCPI.

SomeeconomiststhinkthattheCPIoverstatestherateatwhichpricesincrease,becauseitfailstoadequatelytakeintoaccountimprovementsinthequalityofconsumergoods.

Duringtheperiodinquestion,pricesoffrequentlypurchaseditemsonthelist,suchasvegetablesandpaperproducts,rosemuchfasterthanthepricesofinfrequentlypurchaseditemsonthelist,suchasautomobiles.

Althoughmanyoftheconsumerswhoweresurveyedthoughtpriceswererisingrapidly,fewhadmade

substantialchangesintheirbuyinghabits.

4.

Today'sproductionofbiofuelsderivedfromcornorfrompalmoilcropsthreatensglobalfoodsupplies—theUnitedStatespushforethanolhasalreadycontributedtorisingworldmarketpricesforcorn—andfurthermorepromptseagerfarmerstocarveoutnewfarmlandfromdwindlingrainforests.Forthesereasons,expertsnowrecommendcultivationofthejatrophaplant,whoseseedscontainupto40percentoil.Jatrophaandjatrophaoilareinedible,sousingthisoiltomanufactureabiofuelwillnotdiminishcurrentglobalfoodsupplies.And,becausetheplantsfavor

hot,dryconditions,theyareunlikelytothreatenrainforests.

Whichofthefollowingwould,iftrue,mostunderminetherationaleprovidedaboveforrecommendingcultivation

ofjatrophaforbiofuelmanufacture?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

(E)

Cultivationofjatrophaplantsinwetclimates,thoughpossible,iscostly.Somepeoplebelievethatjatrophaoilhasmedicinalvalue.

Oneacreofjatrophaplantsyields20percentlessoilthanoneacreofpalmtrees.

Thegrowingconditionsfavoredbyjatrophaplantsareidealforanumberoffoodcrops.

Theworldmarketpriceofpetroleum-derivedfuelshasfluctuatedwidely,sometimesfallingbelowtheworld

marketpriceofanybiofuel.

5.

Amanufacturerofhandheldcomputerspreventsprogramsdevelopedbyothercompaniesfrombeinginstalledonitscomputers.Aconsultantwarnsthatthispracticewillultimatelyharmthemanufacturerfinancially:evenifthemanufacturercontinuestoprovideexcellentsecurityforitscustomers’computers,eventuallyaviruswillattacksomeofthem,andthoseattackswillbeblamedonthemanufacturer.Toprotectitselffinancially,advisesthe

consultant,themanufacturershouldbeginallowingitsuserstoinstallantivirussoftwaremadebyothercompanies

sothatblameforanattackcouldbesharedwiththesoftwaremaker.

Theconsultant'sadviceabovedependsonwhichofthefollowingassumptions?

Fewerofthemanufacturer'shandheldcomputerswouldbeattackedbyvirusesifcustomerswereallowedtoinstalltheantivirusprotectionoftheirchoice.

Exclusiveresponsibilityforvirusattackswouldharmthemanufacturer'sfinancesmorethandividedresponsibility.

Allowingantivirussoftwaretobeinstalledonitscomputerswouldnotcausethemanufacturertoloseitsmonopolyoverothertypesofsoftware.

Themanufacturerisunlikelytobeabletocontinueprovidingexcellentcomputersecuritytoitscustomers.

Virusattacksarelikelytobecomemoresophisticatedandharmfulinthefuture.

6.

Economist:SinceNationXisenteringarecession,thegovernmentplanstoprovideinterestsubsidiesandtaxcutsforbusinessesintheimmediatefuture,inordertostimulatetheeconomy.However,theeconomywillnotbestimulatedifthebusinesseshoardthemoneytheygainfromthesemeasures.Whenthereislittleconfidenceina

nation'seconomicfuture,businessestendtosaveanyextramoneyratherthanspendit.

Whichofthefollowingsolutions,ifsuccessfullyimplementedbythegovernment,couldmostlogicallybeexpectedtoovercometheproblemdescribedbytheeconomist?

Extendingthetaxcutsandinterestsubsidiestoindividualconsumersaswellasbusinesses

Educatingbusinessownersabouthowsavingmoneyfromthetaxcutsandinterestsubsidiesratherthanspendingitwillhelptoimprovetheireconomicfutures

Providingthetaxcutsandinterestsubsidiesonlyasreimbursementofmoneythatbusinessesspendonprojectstheywouldnototherwisehaveundertaken

Waitingtoenactthetaxcutsandinterestsubsidiesuntilmostbusinessownershavestrongconfidenceintheeconomicfuture

Announcingthatresearchonpreviousrecessionssuggeststhattheeconomywasnotstimulatedbytaxcutsand

interestsubsidiesthatdidnotleadtoincreasedspending

7.

ThepaidcirculationoftheRiverCityHeraldhadslowlydeclinedforyears.Thisisdespitethenewspaper'shavingconsistentlybeenafavoriteofadvertisers,whowouldbuylargenumbersofcopiesforfreedistributiontotheircustomers.In2003paidcirculationfiguresrosesuddenly.Thiswassurprisingtothepaper'sshareholdersbecausepromotionsandsubscriptiondriveshadbeenunsuccessfulforyears,whileindependentsurveyshadshownlittle

changeandperhapsadeclineinactualreadership.

Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,wouldbestexplainthesuddenturnaroundincirculationfigures?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

AredesignedInterneteditionoftheHeraldwentonlinein2003andresultedingreaterreadership.In2003theHeraldadoptedaprogramtodistributeunsoldnewspapersinschoolsandhospitals.

Anewregulationin2003requiredpaidcirculationfigurestobepostedmoreprominentlythanbefore.

A2003changeinauditregulationsallowedfreecopiespaidforbyadvertiserstocountinthesecirculationfigures.

Since2000,advertisershaveincreasedtheirsupportofthenewspaperbyprovidingmoreinsertswithcoupons.

(E)

8.

Insomenations,manypoorerfamilieslackformaltitlestohomestheyhavebuiltforthemselves.Aneconomisthasarguedthatgrantingsuchtitleswouldenablethefamiliestosecuremortgagesandsmallbusinessloans,improvingtheireconomicsituation.Butaregionalstudyofseveralthousandpoorfamiliesthatdidgainformaltitlestotheirhomesfoundtheywerehardlymoresuccessfulatgettingsuchloansthanweresimilarfamilieswithoutformaltitles.Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,mosthelpstoexplainthediscrepancybetweenthestudyresultsandtheeconomist'sprediction?

Thefamilies，economicsituationsimprovedaftertheygainedformaltitlestotheirhomes,despitetheirinabilitytogetloans.

Someofthefamilieswhogainedformaltitlestotheirhomesdidnotseekmortgagesorsmallbusinessloans.

Fewifanybanksintheregioninwhichthestudywasconductedofferloansotherthanmortgagesandbusinessloans.

Banksintheregioninwhichthestudywasconductedhavebecomeveryreluctanttoacceptrealestateascollateralfromapplicantswithlowincomes.

Intheregioninwhichthestudywasconducted,mostpoorfamilieswhohavebuilttheirownhomesdonot

haveformaltitlestothosehomes.

9.

Protectionisttraderestrictionsharmlargesegmentsofsocietyforthebenefitofasmallersegment.Forexample,everytimethesteelindustryasksfortariffsonsteelimportsfromforeigncountries,someonecorrectlypointsoutthatifthatwishweregranted,itwouldharmtheUnitedStatesautoindustryandothersteelusers,nottomention

consumers.Protectionisttraderestrictionsserveparticularinterestsandonlyrarelyalsothegeneralwelfare.Butthe

U.S.Constitutionrequiresthegovernmenttoservethegeneralwelfare.Itfollowsthat

.

Whichofthefollowingbestcompletesthepassage?

traderestrictionsofanykindareunconstitutional

mostU.S.domesticindustriesareprobablyhelped,nothindered,byforeigncompetition

protectionisttraderestrictionsareusuallyincompatiblewiththeU.S.Constitution

governmentmeasuresthatservethegeneralinterestaregenerallycompatiblewiththeU.S.Constitution

thegeneralwelfarerequiresprotectionisttraderestrictions

10.

Inacap-and-tradeemissionsregime,thegovernmentspecifiesalimit,orcap,fortheemissionspermittedagivencompanybasedonitsrecentandpresentemissions.Acompanythatcanfindawaytoemitlessgreenhousegasesthanitsemissionallowancecanthentrade—thatis,sell—thebalancetootherlessefficientcompaniesprovideditdocumentsitscap-and-tradeactivities.Thedesiretomakesuchprofits—aswellastoavoidpayingthefinesassociatedwithexceedingone’scap—wouldcreatefinancialincentivesforallcompaniestolowertheiremissions.Whichofthefollowing,ifitweremadepartoftheproposedemissionsregimeasdescribedinthepassage,would

mosthelptoeliminateapossibleloophole?

(A)

Thecountrieswiththeleastdevelopedeconomiesshouldbefreetomaketheirowndecisionsastowhethertoimplementtheplan.

Agovernmentagencywouldissueareporteachyearofactivityinthecap-and-trademarket.

Companiesthatdonotwishtoreducetheiremissionswouldhavetopurchasepollutioncreditsfromotherlesspollutingcompanies.

Companiesthatincreasedtheiremissionsinthetwoyearsimmediatelyprecedingtheplan'simplementationwouldnottherebyearnmorefavorablecaps.

Thevalueofpollutioncreditswouldfluctuateinaccordancewiththelawsofsupplyanddemand.

(B)

(C)

(D)

(E)

11.

Withtheeconomicrecession,whichhasbroughtasubstantialdropindisposableincomeforalargepercentageofthepopulation,manypeoplearecuttingbackonluxurypurchasessuchasmealsinfancyrestaurants.Mostretailersarecuttingbackonwhattheyorderforanexpectedupsurgeinshoppingattheholidayseason.Butonelargeelectronicsretailerisreactingtotheeconomicnewsbyincreasingitsorders,predictingthatpeoplewillspendeven

morethisyearonlarge-screentelevisions,since.

Whichofthefollowingwould,iftrue,mostlogicallycompletethepassageabove?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

(E)

themorelarge-screentelevisionssold,thelowertheirpricesbecomepeoplewithlessmoneytospendtendtoseektheirentertainmentathomelargeretailerscangenerallypersuadewholesalerstolowertheirprices

thenewestlarge-screentelevisionsareequippedtoreceivehigh-definitionprogramming

thenewestlarge-screentelevisionscanalsobeusedascomputermonitors

2月逻辑第二套

1.TheowneroftheHolidayAntiqueShoppeplanstoincreaseprofitsbysellinggiftcertificatesfor10percentlessthantheirfacevalue.Hereasonsthatcustomerswilleagerlybuythecertificatesasgiftsforfriendsandfamilymembersinthebeliefthatthecustomersaregettingadiscount,butthatmanyrecipientsofthegift

certificateswillnotbeinterestedinantiques,andsowillneglecttoredeemthecertificates.

Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,presentsthemostseriouspotentialweaknessoftheplan?

(A)

Customerswhobuythegiftcertificateswouldbelikelytoredeemthemthemselvesinordertopay10percentlessforantiquestheyhadalreadyintendedtobuy.

Thestore'sprofitmarginonmanyitemsislessthan10percentoftheitems*normal,undiscountedprices.Mostcustomerswouldbeatleastslightlylesslikelytobuygiftcertificatesforpeoplewhomtheybelievewouldneglecttoredeemthecertificates.

Ifthestoredidnotofferthecertificates,manycustomerswouldinsteaddirectlybuyantiquesfromthestoreasgiftsforpeoplewhoarenotinterestedinthem.

Whenanothernearbyantiquestoresoldgiftcertificatesfortheirfacevalue,mostofthecertificateswerenever

redeemed.

(B)

(C)

(D)

(E)

2.

TheAcmeCorporationplanstobuildhigh-risecondominiumtowersonseveralblocksofvacantlandinaresidentialneighborhood.Opponentsoftheplanobjectthataddingsomanynewresidentswouldleadtointolerabletrafficcongestiononlocalstreets.However,anAcmerepresentativearguesthatsincepublic

transportationrunsnearby,thenewresidentswillnotneedtoowncars.

Whichofthefollowingwould,iftrue,bethemosteffectiverebuttaltheplan'sopponentscouldmaketotheAcme

representative'sargument?

(A)

Therearesufficientparkingspacesinnearbycitylotsformanyofthecarsownedbynewresidentsofthecondominiums.

Ifthecondominiumtowersleadtointolerabletrafficcongestiononlocalstreets,itwillbebecausemanyofthenewresidentsowncars.

Intolerabletrafficcongestiononlocalstreetswouldseverelyimpactcurrentneighborhoodresidentsandbusinesses.

Carsareownedbyalmostallofthemanyneighborhoodresidentswholiveclosertopublictransportationthanthecondominiumresidentswill.

Atcertaintimesofday,fewpeopleintheneighborhoodusetheavailablepublictransportation.

(B)

(C)

(D)

(E)

3.Tofacilitatedevelopmentoftelephoneserviceinaruralprovince,thenationalgovernmentpaystheprovincialgovernmentasubsidyforeachlong-distancecallgoingintotheprovince.Acorporationhasofferedtobaseanationallong-distancetelephoneserviceintheprovince,allowinglong-distancecallstobemadewithoutanychargetothecallers,iftheprovincialgovernmentsplitsitssubsidywiththecorporation.Thecorporationarguesthatsinceallcallswouldberoutedthroughtheprovince,theprovincialgovernmentwouldprofitgreatlyfrom

thisarrangement.

Thecorporation'spredictionabouttheeffectsitsplanwouldhave,ifadopted,reliesonwhichofthefollowing

assumptions?

(A)

Withouttheplan,alllong-distancetelephoneserviceintheprovincewouldinvolveatleastsomechargestocallers.

Thenationalgovernment'ssubsidywouldapplynotonlyforcallsmadetophonesintheprovince,butalsotoatleastsomelong-distancecallsthataremerelyroutedthroughtheprovince.

Theprovincialgovernmentwouldbeinterestedinsplittingitssubsidywiththecorporationonlyifdoingsowouldyieldsignificantprofitsfortheprovince.

Thenationalgovernment'ssubsidyforanylong-distancecallintotheprovinceiscalculatedasafixedpercentageofthechargetothecaller.

Inorderforthearrangementtobeprofitablefortheprovince,theprovincemustreceivemorefromthe

increasedsubsidythanitpaysthecorporation.

(B)

(C)

(D)

(E)

4.Tofacilitatedevelopmentoftelephoneserviceinaruralprovince,thenationalgovernmentpaystheprovincialgovernmentasubsidyforeachlong-distancecallgoingintotheprovince.Acorporationhasofferedtobaseanationallong-distancetelephoneserviceintheprovince,allowinglong-distancecallstobemadewithoutanychargetothecallers,iftheprovincialgovernmentsplitsitssubsidywiththecorporation.Thecorporationarguesthatsinceallcallswouldberoutedthroughtheprovince,theprovincialgovernmentwouldprofitgreatlyfrom

thisarrangement.

Thecorporation'spredictionabouttheeffectsitsplanwouldhave,ifadopted,reliesonwhichofthefollowing

assumptions?

(A)

Withouttheplan,alllong-distancetelephoneserviceintheprovincewouldinvolveatleastsomechargestocallers.

Thenationalgovernment'ssubsidywouldapplynotonlyforcallsmadetophonesintheprovince,butalsotoatleastsomelong-distancecallsthataremerelyroutedthroughtheprovince.

Theprovincialgovernmentwouldbeinterestedinsplittingitssubsidywiththecorporationonlyifdoingsowouldyieldsignificantprofitsfortheprovince.

Thenationalgovernment'ssubsidyforanylong-distancecallintotheprovinceiscalculatedasafixedpercentageofthechargetothecaller.

Inorderforthearrangementtobeprofitablefortheprovince,theprovincemustreceivemorefromthe

increasedsubsidythanitpaysthecorporation.

(B)

(C)

(D)

(E)

5.Teacher:Forgovernments,thelong-termfinancialbenefitsoffundingforeignlanguageclassesinschoolsfaroutweighthecosts.Asinternationaltradecontinuestoincrease,corporationsneedemployeesfluentinmanylanguagesinordertocompeteglobally.Governmentsbenefitbyincreasedtaxrevenuefromcorporationsin

areasthatcanprovidesuchmultilingualemployees.

Theteacher'sargumentassumeswhichofthefollowing?

Programsthatwillhelplocalcorporationstocompetegloballyshouldgenerallybefundedbythegovernment.

Thelong-termsupplyoffluentforeign-languagespeakersavailabletoanarea'scorporationswillincreaseifthegovernmentfundsforeignlanguageclassesinthearea'sschools.

Themainbenefitthataccruestoacountryfromgovernmentfundingofforeignlanguageclassesinitsschoolsistheabilitytoattractlargeinternationalcorporationstothecountry.

Asinternationaltradecontinuestoincrease,thetaxrevenuesofalmostallgovernments,includingthosethatfundforeignlanguageclassesinschools,willincrease.

Mostcorporationsthathaveemployeesfluentinoneormoreforeignlanguageshaveatleastsomeemployees

whobecamefluentinthoselanguagesthroughclassesinschools.

6.Gascompanyconsultant:Coal-bedmethaneextractiontapsmethanegasdepositsincoalseamscoveredbylargeundergroundaquifers.Toreleasethemethane,watermustbepumpedout;forthegascompany,thiswaterisjustwaste.Inthecompany'sBroadValleyproject,weproposethatthecompanysimplifyitsdisposalproblem

byofferingittolocalfarmers,whobadlyneedwaterforcropirrigation.

Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,isevidencethatacceptingtheofferproposedbytheconsultantwouldbe

economicallydisadvantageoustofarmers?

(A)

InBroadValley,thewellsonwhichthepopulationintheareadependsforgood-qualitywaterwouldnotbeaffectedbythegascompany'sproject.

WaterintheBroadValleyaquiferswould,ifusedforirrigation,makethelandfarlessfertilebyincreasingitssalinity.

Extractingmethaneinvolvespumpingoutmorewaterthanthelandintheareaisabletoabsorbandwouldcausedamagingerosionifnotcontrolled.

InBroadValley,thesoils,evenwithirrigation,aresuitableforthesustainedproductionofonlyafewtypesofcrops.

FarmersinBroadValleyownthesurfacerightstotheirlandbutarenotentitledtoashareinanyprofitsfrom

methaneextractionontheirland.

(B)

(C)

(D)

(E)

7.

Afewyearsago,residentialconstructionwasboomingandmostofthearea'sconstructionworkerswereabletofindemploymentonresidentialprojects.Today,althoughresidentialconstructionhasfallenoff,commercial

buildingsaregoingupataratefarsurpassingtheformerresidentialrate;manylocalconstructionworkers,

however,arecomplainingofhighunemployment.

Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,bestexplainsthediscrepancyoutlinedabove?

Thereisasufficientnumberofqualifiedconstructionmanagerstooverseethecurrentcommercialconstructionprojects.

Whilesomeconstructionskills,suchaspainting,aretransferablefromresidentialtocommercialconstruction,mostarenot.

Therateofresidentialconstructiondependsmoreheavilyonweatherandotherunpredictablefactorsthantherateofcommercialconstructiondoes.

Aslowdowninresidentialconstructionoftenpresagesasimilarslowdownincommercialconstruction.

Constructionworkerstypicallymustmakelonger-termcommitmentstocommercialprojectsthantoresidentialprojects.

8. Kevin:Theworldisconsuminggasolineatanunacceptablerate.Ifmoreautomobileswithfuel-efficienttechnologywereinserviceinthiscountry,wecouldcutourconsumptionbyasmuchas20percent.Thatwould

haveasignificantimpactonglobalconsumption.

Michael:Ifthedomesticdemandforgasolinedrops,priceswilldropworldwide.Adoptingfuel-efficientengine

technologyhereathomewouldthereforedefeatthepurposeofyourproposal,because

WhichofthefollowingmostlogicallycompletesMichael'sresponsetoKevin?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

(E)

thedomesticrateofautomobileproductionislikelytoincrease

othercountriesarelikelytoadoptfuel-efficientenginetechnologyaswellothercountrieswillincreasegasolineconsumptionifthefuelbecomescheaper

enginetechnologyinmanycountriesisevenlessfuel-efficientthanconventionaldomesticenginetechnology

currentfuel-efficientenginetechnologyislikelytobecomeobsoleteinafewdecades

9.Marketingspecialist;Advertisementsforso-calledecofriendlyproductsshouldnotfocusonhowmuchtheproductshelptoprotecttheenvironment.Consumerswhoseesuchadvertisingarelikelytoassumethattheywillpayextrafortheseproductswithoutpersonallyreceivinganybenefitsforthehigherprice.Moreconsumers

willbepersuadedtobuyaproductiftheyknowthatitoffersadvantagessuchasefficiencyorconvenience.

Whichofthefollowingmostaccuratelyexpressesthemainpointofthemarketingspecialist'sargument?

(A)

(B)

Advertisementsforecofriendlyproductsshouldbedesignedtopersuademoreconsumerstobuytheproducts.Mostconsumersarewillingtopayextraforecofriendlyproductsprovidedthattheyhelpprotecttheenvironment

Inordertoattractconsumers,ecofriendlyproductsmustbeefficient.

Advertisementsforecofriendlyproductsshouldmentiontheconvenienceofthoseproducts.

Theemphasisinadvertisementsofecofriendlyproductsshouldnotbeontheircontributiontoenvironmentalprotection.

(C)

(D)

(E)

10.

Inordertoboostrevenue,theownerofacertainhotelthathostseventreceptionsplanstoofferasteepdiscountforeveningweddingreceptionswithmorethanonehundredinvitees.Sheexpectsthatincreasedrevenuefromhotelguestswilloffsetthediscount,reasoningthatformostweddingsofthatsize,manyoftheinviteeswill

drivefromoutoftown.

Whichofthefollowingwould,iftrue,providethemostsupportfortheexpectationthattheowner’splanwill

succeed?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

(E)

Somereceptionsatthehotelwouldearnasmallprofitevenifthediscountwereineffect.Mostotherkindsofeventshostedbythehotelhavesignificantlyfewerguests.

Manyrecentweddingreceptionsatthehotelhavehadmorethanonehundredguests.Thehotelreceivedfavorablereviewsasareceptionsiteinseveralweddingmagazines.

Thereareveryfewotherhotelswithinconvenientdrivingdistanceofthehotel.

2月逻辑第三套

1.Manycompaniesemploymanagerswhosesoleresponsibilityistogenerateleadsforitssalespeople.Inthetypicalcase,leadmanagersareevaluatedsolelyonthequantityoftheleadstheydevelop.Thistypeofsystemisdecidedlyineffectivebecausesalespeoplerarelybothertofollowuponleadsgeneratedbytheleadmanagers.Therearemanydemandsonsalespeople'stime,andtheytendtobelieve,basedonexperience,thatthevast

majorityofsuchleadswillturnouttobedeadends.Inordertoremedythissituation,companiesshould.

Whichofthefollowingwouldmostlogicallycompletethepassageabove?

(A)

provideastrongincentivefortheirleadmanagerstohelpincreasethesalesvolumegeneratedbytheirsalespeople

beginevaluatingandcompensatingtheirleadmanagersonthebasisofthenumberofleadsthattheygenerateprovidegreaterincentivestotheirsalesforcestogeneratetheirownleads

requiretheirsalespeopletoberesponsiblefortheirownleads

setlimitsonthenumberofleadsaleadmanagercangeneratewithinasinglereportingperiod

(B)

(C)

(D)

(E)

2.

Gettingtheretailertobuymorefromthemanufacturerisanecessaryconditionforthemanufacturer'sultimategoalofencouragingtheretailertosellmore.However,becausequantitydiscountsaretiedtothequantitythattheretailer