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GMAT逻辑推理模拟训练5

30Minutes20Questions

　　1.　　Amailordercompanyrecentlyhadabigjumpinclothingsalesafterhiringacopywriterandagraphicartisttogiveitsclothingcatalogamagazinelikeformatdesignedtoappealtoamoreupscaleclientele.Thecompanyisnowplanningtolaunchahousewarescatalogusingthesameconcept.

　　Thecompany’splanassumesthat

　　（A）otherhousewarescatalogswithmagazinelikeformatsdonotalreadyexist

　　（B）anupscaleclientelewouldbeinterestedinahousewarescatalog

　　（C）thesamecopywriterandgraphicartistcouldbeemployedforboththeclothingandhousewarescatalogs

　　（D）amagazinelikeformatrequiresacopywriterandagraphicartist

　　（E）customerstowhomtheoldclothingcatalogappealedwouldcontinuetomakepurchasesfromcatalogswiththenewformat

　　2.　　CivicLeader:

Thehighcancerrateamongourcitizensistheresultofhazardousmaterialproducedatyourplant.BoardofDirectors:

Ourstatisticsshowthatratesofcancerarehighthroughoutthevalleyinwhichtheplantissituatedbecauselocalwellsthatsupplydrinkingwaterarepolluted,notbecauseoftheplant.

　　Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,mostseriouslyweakenstheboard’sclaims?

　　（A）Thestatisticsdonotdifferentiatebetweentypesofcancer.

　　（B）Nearbycommunitieshavenotchangedthesourcesoftheirdrinkingwater.

　　（C）Cancer-causingchemicalsusedattheplantaredischargedintoanearbyriverandfindtheirwayintolocalwells.

　　（D）Theplantbothusesandproduceschemicalsthathavebeenshowntocausecancer.

　　（E）Someofthepollutantscitedbytheboardascontaminatingthelocalwellshavebeenpresentinthewellsfordecades.

　　3.　　Economiesinwhichahighpercentageofresourcesareinvestedinresearchanddevelopmentshowgreatergrowthinthelongrunthandothoseinwhichresourcesarechanneledintoconsumption.JapaneseworkersspendahigherpercentageoftheirincomeinvestinginresearchanddevelopmentthandoAmericanworkers.TogrowasfastasJapanhasinthepastthreedecades,theUnitedStatesmustchangethetaxcodeinordertoencouragesavingsandinvestmentanddiscouragedebt.

　　Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,tendstoweakentheargument?

　　（A）JapaneseresearchismorefocusedonconsumersthanisresearchbyAmericanfirms.

　　（B）Classmobility,highlyvaluedinAmericanculture,isencouragedbyagrowingratherthanastagnanteconomy.

　　（C）Studieshaveshownthatcountrieswithhighconsumptionratesprosperintheshortrun.

　　（D）Proposedchangestothetaxcodecouldinvolvestrictlimitsonthedeductabilityofinterest,andincreasedallowanceforresearch.

　　（E）BecauseadecreasingpercentageoftheUnitedStatesisunder40,anagewhensavingsaretraditionallylow,thesavingsratewillincreasewithoutchangestothetaxcode.

　　4.　　Televisionprogrammingexpertsmaintainthatwitheach1%increaseintheprime-timeratingsofatelevisionstationthereisa3.5%increaseinthenumberofpeoplewhowatchitseveningnewsprogram.However,inthelasttenyearsatChannelNTR,therewasonlyoneyearofextremelyhighprime-timeratingsandduringthatyear,fewerpeoplethaneverwatchedChannelNTR’seveningnewsprogram.

　　Whichofthefollowingconclusionscanproperlybedrawnfromthestatementsabove?

　　（A）Whenanewsprogramhasgoodratings,thechannelasawholewillhavegoodratings.

　　（B）Theprogrammingexpertsneglectedtoconsiderdaytimenewsprograms.

　　（C）TheyearofhighratingsatNTRwasaresultoftwohitshowswhichweresubsequentlycanceledbecauseofcontractualproblems.

　　（D）Theten-yearperiodinquestionisnotrepresentativeofnormalviewingpatterns.

　　（E）Prime-timeratingsarenottheonlyfactoraffectinghowmanypeoplewatchaneveningnewsprogram.

　　5.　　ThepeoplewhoareleastlikelytobeauditedbytheInternalRevenueServicethisyeararethosewhohavebeenauditedsince1985andwhowerefoundtohavemadenomistakesinfilingtheirreturnsduringthataudit.

　　Ofthefollowingpeople,whoisMOSTlikelytobeauditedbytheIRS?

　　（A）Apersonwhowasauditedin1986butwasnotfoundtohavemadeanymistakesinfilinghisreturn.

　　（B）Apersonwhowasauditedin1986andwhoselawyercorrectedseveralmistakesinthetaxreturnpriortothefilingdeadline.

　　（C）Apersonwhosespousewasconvictedoftaxfraudin1987,whowasthenauditedandfoundtohavemadenomistakes.

　　（D）Apersonwhowaslastauditedin1984,andhadnomistakesuncoveredbytheIRSduringthataudit.

　　（E）Apersonwhowasauditedineachofthepastfiveyears,butwasfoundtohavemadenomistakesinanyofthefilings.

　　6.　　James’sgradepointaverageputshiminthetopthirdofthegraduatingclassofcollegeA.Nestorisinthetoptenthofthesameclass.ElizabethhadthesamegradepointaverageasNestor.NancyhasalowergradepointaveragethanElizabeth.

　　Iftheinformationaboveistrue,whichofthefollowingmustalsobetrue?

　　（A）JameshasahighergradepointaveragethanElizabeth.

　　（B）JameshasahighergradepointaveragethanNancy.

　　（C）NestorhasahighergradepointaveragethanNancy.

　　（D）ElizabethandNancybothhaveahighergradepointaveragethanJames.

　　（E）NestorandJamesbothhaveahighergradepointaveragethanNancy.

　　7.　　Wheneveramajorairplaneaccidentoccurs,thereisadramaticincreaseinthenumberofairplanemishapsreported,aphenomenonthatmaylastforaslongasafewmonthsaftertheaccident.Airlineofficialsassertthatthepublicitygiventhegruesomenessofmajorairplaneaccidentsfocusesmediaattentionontheairlineindustryandtheincreaseinthenumberofreportedaccidentsiscausedbyanincreaseinthenumberofnewssourcescoveringairlineaccident,notbyanincreaseinthenumberofaccidents.

　　Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,wouldseriouslyweakentheassertionsoftheairlineofficials?

　　（A）Thepublicitysurroundingairlineaccidentsislargelylimitedtothecountryinwhichthecrashoccurred.

　　（B）Airlineaccidentstendtooccurfarmoreoftenduringcertainpeaktravelmonths.

　　（C）Newsorganizationsdonothaveanyguidelinestohelpthemdecidehowsevereorhowcloseanaccidentmustbeforittoreceivecoverage.

　　（D）Airplaneaccidentsreceivecoveragebynewssourcesonlywhenthenewssourcesfinditadvantageoustodoso.

　　（E）Studiesbygovernmentregulationsshowthatthenumberofairplaneflightmilesremainsrelativelyconstantfrommonthtomonth.

Questions8-9arebasedonthefollowing.

　　Investinginrealestatewouldbeaprofitableventureatthistime.AsurveyinHousemagazinerevealedthat85%ofthemagazine’sreadersareplanningtobuyasecondhomeoverthenextfewyears.Astudyoftherealestateindustry,however,revealedthatthecurrentsupplyofhomescouldonlyprovidefor65%ofthatdemandeachyear.

　　8.　　Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,revealsaweaknessintheevidencecitedabove?

　　（A）Realestateisahighlylabor-intensivebusiness.

　　（B）Homebuildersarenotevenlydistributedacrossthecountry.

　　（C）Thenumberofpeoplewhowantsecondhomeshasbeenincreasingeachyearforthepasttenyears.

　　（D）ReadersofHousemagazinearemorelikelythanmostpeopletowantsecondhomes.

　　（E）Housemagazineincludesarticlesaboutowningasecondhomeaswellasarticlesaboutbuildingasecondhome.

　　9.　　Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,wouldunderminethevalidityoftheinvestmentadviceintheparagraphabove?

　　（A）Somehomeownersaresatisfiedwithonlyonehome.

　　（B）Abouthalfofthepeoplewhobuyhomesareinvestingintheirfirsthome.

　　（C）Abouthalfofthepeoplewhobuyhomeshavetotakeoutamortgagetodoso.

　　（D）Onlyaquarterofthehomesthatarebuiltaresoldwithinthefirsttwoweeks.

　　（E）Onlyaquarterofthosewhoclaimthattheywantasecondhomeactuallyenduppurchasingone.

　　10.　TrafficsafetyexpertspredictthattheinstallationofnewlydesignedairbagsinallcarsintheUnitedStateswouldreducetheaveragenumberoffatalitiespertrafficaccidentby30percent.Inordertosavelives,theDepartmentofTransportation（DOT）isconsideringrequiringautomobilemanufacturerstoinstallairbagsofthisdesigninallcarsproducedafter1998.

　　Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,representsthestrongestchallengetotheDOT’sproposal?

　　（A）Airbagsofthenewdesignaremoregiventobeinginadvertentlytriggered,anoccurrencethatcansometimesresultinfataltrafficaccidents.

　　（B）TheDOTisplanningtorequireautomobilemanufacturerstoproducetheseairbagsaccordingtoverystrictspecifications.

　　（C）Afterinstallingairbagsinnewcars,automobilemanufacturerswillexperienceanincreaseinsales.

　　（D）Theproposedairbaginstallationprogramwilladverselyaffecttheresaleofcarsmanufacturedpriorto1998.

　　（E）Asproductioncostsincrease,theprofitsofmanydomesticautomobiledealersshowamarkeddecrease.

　　11.　Aprivatebuscompanygainedgreaterprofitsandprovidedbusservicetotheareaatlowerfaresbyrunningbusesmorefrequentlyandstimulatinggreaterridership.Hopingtocontinuethesefinancialtrends,thecompanyplanstoreplaceallolderbuseswithnew,largerbuses,includingsomedouble-deckerbuses,.

　　TheplanofthebuscompanyasdescribedaboveassumesallofthefollowingEXCEPT

　　（A）thedemandforbusserviceinthecompany’sareaofservicewillincreaseinthefuture

　　（B）increasedefficiencyandrevenueswillcompensateforanynewexpensesthecompanyincurs

　　（C）thenewbuseswillbesufficientlyreliabletoensurethecompanyanetfinancialgainoncetheyareinplace

　　（D）drivingthenewbuseswillbenomoredifficultthandrivingthe