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最新考试题库及答案最新GMAT考试历年全真试题

最新GMAT考试历年全真试题

GMAT考试历年全真试题

aANALYSISOFANARGUMENT

Time—30minutes

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillbeaskedtowriteacritiqueoftheargumentpresentedbelow.notethatyouarenotbeingaskedtopresentyourownviewsonthesubject.Instead,youmayneedtoconsiderwhatquestionableassumptionsunderliethethinking,whatalternativeexplanationsorcounterexamplesmightweakentheconclusion,orwhatsortofevidencecouldhelpstrengthenorrefutetheargument.

Readtheargumentandtheinstructionsthatfollowit,andthenmakeanynotesinyourtestbookletthatwillhelpyouplanyourresponse.Beginwritingyourresponseontheseparateanswerdocument.Makesurethatyouusetheanswerdocumentthatgoeswiththiswritingtask.

Thefollowingappearedinamemorandumfromthedirectorsofasecurityandsafetyconsultingservice.

Ourresearchindicatesthatoverthepastsixyearsnoincidentsofemployeethefthavebeenreportedwithintenoftheparniesthathavebeenourclients.Inanalyzingthesecuritypracticesofthesetenpanies,wehavefurtherlearnedthateachofthemrequiresitsemployeestowearphotoidentificationbadgeswhileatwork.Inthefuture,therefore,weshouldremendtheuseofsuchidentificationbadgestoallofourclients.

Discusshowwellreasonedyoufindthisargument.Inyourdiscussion,besuretoanalyzethelineofreasoningandtheuseofevidenceintheargument.Youcanalsodiscusswhat,ifanything,wouldmaketheargumentmoresoundandpersuasiveorwouldhelpyoutobetterevaluateitsconclusion.

ANALYSISOFANISSUE

Time—30minutes

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillneedtoanalyzetheissuepresentedbelowandexplainyourviewsonit.Thequestionhasnocorrectanswer.Instead,youshouldconsidervariousperspectivesasyoudevelopyourownpositionontheissue.

Readthestatementandtheinstructionsthatfollowit,andthenmakeanynotesinyourtestbo

12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334aokletthatwillhelpyouplanyourresponse.Beginwritingyourresponseontheseparateanswerdocument.Makesurethatyouusetheanswerdocurmtnethatgoeswiththiswritingtask.

Thereareessentiallytwoforcesthatmotivatepeople:

self-interestandfear.

Discusstheextenttowhichyouagreeordisagreewiththeopinionstatedabove.Supportyourpositionwithreasonsand/orexamplesfromyourownexperienceobservations,orreading.

SECTION1

Time—25minutes

18Questions

Traditionally,thefirstfirmtomercializeanewtechnologyhasbenefitedfromtheuniqueopportunitytoshapeproductdefinitions,forcingfollowerstoadapttoastandardorinvestinanunprovenalternative.Today,however.

（5）thelargestpayoffsmaygotopaniesthatleadinceveiopingintegratedapproachesforsuccessfulmassgroductionanddistrioution.

ProducersoftheBetaformatforvideocassentterecorders（VCRs）forexample,werefirsttodeveloptheVCR

（10）nearciallyin1975,butproducersoftherivalVHS（VideoHomeSystem）formatprovedtobemoresuccessfulatformingstrategicallianceswithotherproducersanddistributorstomanufactureandmarkettheirVCRformat.SeekingtomaintainexclusivecontroloverVCRdistri

（15）bution.BetaproducerswerereluctanttoformsuchalliancesandeventuallylostgroundtoVHSinthepetitionfortheglobalVCRmarket.

DespiteBetasSubstantialtechnologicalheadstartandthefactthatVHSwasneithertechnicallybetternorcheaper

（20）thanBeta,deveiopersofVHSquicklyturnedaslightearlyleadinsalesintoadominantposition.StrategicalignmentswithproducersofprerecordedtapesreinforcedtheVHSadvantage.TheperceptionamongconsumersthatprerecordedtapesweremoreavailableinVHSformatfurther

（25）expandedVHSsshareofthemarket.Bytheendofthe1980s.Betawasnolongerinproduction.

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12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334a1.Thepassageisprimarilyconcernedwithwhichofthefollowing?

（A）Evaluatingtwopetingtechnologies

（B）Tracingtheimpactofanewtechnologybynarratingasequenceofevents

（C）Reinterpretinganeventfromcontemporarybusinesshistory

（D）illustratingabusinessstrategybymeansofacasehistory

（E）Proposinganinnovativeapproachtobusinessplanning

2.Accordingtothepassage,todayssuccessfulfirms,unlikesuccessfulfirmsinthepast,mayearnthegreatestprofitsby

（A）investinginresearchtoproducecheaperversionsofexistingte

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（B）beingthefirsttomarketapetingtechnology

（C）adaptingrapidlytoatechnologicalstandardpreviouslysetbyapetingfrim

（D）establishingtechnologicalleadershipinordertoshapeproductdefinitionsinadvanceofpetingfirms

（E）emphasizingthedevelopmentofmethodsforthemassproductionanddistributionofanewtechnology

3.Accordingtothepassage,consumersbegantodevelopapreferenceforVCRsintheVHSformatbecausetheybelievedwhichofthefollowing?

（A）VCRsintheVHSformatweretechnicallybetterthanpeting-formatVCRs.

（B）VCRsintheVHSformatwerelessexpensivethanpeting-formatVCRs

（C）VHSwasthefirststandardformatforVCRs

（D）VHSprerecordedvideotapesweremoreavailablethanBeta-formattapes.

（E）VCRsintheBetaformatwouldsoonceasetobeproduced.

4.TheauthorimpliesthatonewaythatVHSproducerswoncontrolovertheVCRmarketwasby

（A）carefullyrestrictingaccesstoVCRtechnology

（B）givingupaslightearlyleadinVCRsalesinordertoimprovelong-termprospects

（C）retainingastrictmonopolyontheproductionofprerecordedvideotapes

（D）sharingcontrolofthemarketingofVHS-formatVCRs

（E）sacrificingtechnologicalsuperionrityoverBetaformatVCRsinordertoremainpeti

12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334ativeinprice.

5.ThealignmentofproducersofVHS-formatVCRswithproducersofprerecordedvideotapesismostsimilartowhichofthefollowing?

（A）Thealignmentofanautomobilemanufacturerwithanotherautomobilemanufacturertoadoptastandarddesignforautomobileengines

（B）Thealignmentofanautomobilemanuracturerwithanautomotiveglasspanywherebythemanufactureragreestopurchaseautomobilewindshieidsonlyfromthatoneglasspany

（C）Thealignmentofanautomobilemanufacturerwithapetroleumpanytoensurethewidespreadavailabilityofthefuelrequiredbyanewtypeofenginedevelopedbythemanufacturer

（D）Thealignmentofanautomobilemanufacturerwithitsdealerstoadoptaplantoimproveautomobiledesign

（E）Thealignmentofanautomobiledealerwithanautomobilerentalchaintoadoptastrategyforanadvertisingcampaingntopromoteanewtypeofautomobile.

6.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestherelationofthefirstparagraphtothepassageasawhole?

（A）Itmakesageneralobservationtobeexemplified.

（B）Itoutlinesaprocesstobeanalyzed.

（C）Itposesaquestiontobeanswered.

（D）Itadvancesanargumenttobedisputed.

（E）Itintroducesconflictingargumentstobereconciled.

Australianresearchershavediscoveredelectroreceptors（sensoryorgansdesignedtorespondtoelectricalfields）clusteredatthetipofthespinyanteaterssnout.Theresearchersmadethisdiscoverybyexposingsmallareasof

（5）thesnouttoextremelyweakelectricalfieldsandrecordingthetransmissionofresultingnervousactivitytothebrain.Whileitistruethattactilereceptors,anotherkindofsensoryorganontheanteaterssnout,canalsorespondtoelectricalstimuli,suchreceptorsdosoonlyinresponseto

（10）electricalfieldstrengthsabout1,000timesgreaterthanthoseknowntoexciteelectroreceptors.

12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334aHavingdiscoveredtheelectroreceptors,researchersarecowinvestigatinghowanteatersuntilizesuchasophisticatedsensorysystem.Inonebehavioralexperiment,researchers

（15）successfullytrainedananteatertodistinguishbetweentwotroughtsofwater,onewithaweakelectricalfieldandtheotherwithnone.Suchevidenceisconsistentwithresearcherselectricalsignalsgivenoffbyprey;however,

（20）researchersasyethavebeenunabletodetectelectricalagnalsemanatingfromtermitemounds,wherethefavoritefoodofanteaterslive.Still,researchershaveobservedanteatersbreakingintoanestofantsatanobliqueangleandquicklylocatingnestingchambers.Thisabilityquickly

（25）tolocateunseenpreysuggestsaccordingtotheresearchers,thattheanteaterswereusingtheirelectroreceptorstolocatethenestingchambers.

7.Accoraingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisacharacteristicthatdistinguisheselectroreceptorsfromtactilereceptors?

（A）Themannerinwhichelectroreceptorsrespondtoelectricalstimuli

（B）Thetendencyofelectroreceptorstobefoundinclusters

（C）Theunusuallocationsinwhichelectroreceptorsarefoundinmostspecies

（D）Theam