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GMAT机考语法SC模拟题及答案
GMAT机考语法(SC)模拟题及答案
Notallemploymentselectionmechanismsthathavea"disparateeffect,"thatis,thatscreensoutapercentageofminoritiesorwomendisproportionatetotheirpresenceintherelevantlabormarket,areunlawful.
(A)thatis,thatscreensoutapercentageofminoritiesorwomendisproportionateto
(B)whichmeans,thatscreensoutapercentageofminoritiesorwomendisproportionatewith
(C)whichmeans,thatscreenoutapercentageofminoritiesorwomendisproportionatewith
(D)thatis,thatscreenoutapercentageofminoritiesorwomendisproportionateto
(E)thatis,thatscreensoutapercentageofminoritiesorwomendisproportionatewith
2.Moderncriticsareamusedbyearlyscholars'categorizingTacitus'sGermaniaasanethnographictreatise.
(A)scholars'categorizingTacitus'sGermaniaas
(B)scholars'categorizingTacitus'sGermaniaasif
(C)scholars,categorizingofTacitus'sGermaniaas
(D)scholarswhocategorizeTacitus'sGermaniaas
(E)scholarswhocategorizeTacitus'sGermaniaif
3.Itmaybethatbyfocusingprimarilyonapatient'smentalconditionandonvagueandoftenveryspeculativepsychodynamicfactors,predictionsaboutthepatient'sfuturebehaviordecreaseinaccuracy.
(A)predictionsaboutthepatient'sfuturebehaviordecreaseinaccuracy
(B)mentalhealthprofessionalslessentheaccuracyoftheirpredictionsaboutthepatient'sfuturebehavior
(C)theaccuracyofpredictionsaboutthepatient'sfuturebehaviorlessens
(D)adecreaseinaccuracyisseeninpredictionsaboutthepatient'sfuturebehaviorcanbepredictedlessaccurately
(E)thepatient'sfuturebehaviorcanbepredictedlessaccurately
4.Underthenewcorporateinsurancepolicy,whenanemployerischargedfordamagestoathirdpartywhollyorlargelyasaresultofactionsbyanemployee,heisentitledtorecouptheamountofthedamages.
(A)heisentitledtorecoup
(B)theemployerisentitledtorecoup
(C)heorsheisentitledtorecoup
(D)heisentitledtorecoupfor
(E)theemployerisentitledtorecoupfor
5.Inpresentinghismodusvivendiproposal,LansingimpliedthattheAmericangovernmentacceptedtheGermanviewthatarmedmerchantvesselswerewarships:
however,whentheproposalwasdroppedbytheWilsonadministration,itseemedtoberevertingtotheBritishviewonthisquestion.
(A)whentheproposalwasdroppedbytheWilsonadministration,it
(B)afteritwasdropped,theWilsonadministration
(C)bydroppingtheproposal,theWilsonadministration
(D)theWilsonadministrationdroppedtheproposalwhenit
(E)whentheydroppedtheproposal,theWilsonadministration
6.The19th-centuryproponentsoftheschoolofthoughtknownasmechanismheldthatlifeprocessarenottheproductsofsomemysteriouslifeforce,butarethesamechemicalandphysicalprocessesthatoperateininorganicsystems,whichisstillasubjectofdebatebetweenbiologiststoday.
(A)systems,whichisstillasubjectofdebatebetween
(B)systems,whicharestilldebatedbetween
(C)systemsstilldebatedamong
(D)systems,atheorystilldebatedby
(E)systems,atheorystilldebatedbetween
7.Lessdetrimentalthantheeffectsofbacterialtransformationistheeffectsofbacterialdeterioration:
spoilageoffood,metalscorroding,decayofwood,andotherundesirablealterationsofsubstances.
(A)istheeffectsofbacterialdeterioration:
spoilageoffood,metalscorroding
(B)aretheeffectsofbacterialdeterioration:
spoilageoffood,metalscorroding
(C)istheeffectsofbacterialdeterioration,whichincludespoilageoffood,metalscorroding
(D)aretheeffectsofbacterialdeterioration,whichincludesspoilageoffood,corrosionofmetals
(E)aretheeffectsofbacterialdeterioration:
spoilageoffood,corrosionofmetals
8.Onepervasivetheoryexplainstheintroductionofbreakfastcerealsintheearly1900sasaresultofthegrowingnumberofautomobiles,whichledtoadeclineinhorseownershipandasubsequentgrainglut;bypersuadingpeopletoeatwhathadpreviouslybeenhorsefeed,marketequilibriumwasrestored.
(A)bypersuadingpeopletoeatwhathadpreviouslybeenhorsefeed,marketequilibriumwasrestored
(B)persuadingpeopletoeatwhathadpreviouslybeenhorsefeedrestoredmarketequilibrium
(C)bypersuadingpeopletoeatwhathadpreviouslybeenhorsefeed,itrestoredmarketequilibrium
(D)thepersuasionofpeopletoeatwhathadpreviouslybeenhorsefeedrestoredmarketequilibrium
(E)marketequilibriumwasrestoredwhenpeoplewerepersuadedtoeatformerhorsefeed
9.Artmuseumsdonotusuallythinkoftheircollectionsascapitalorconsidertheinterestincomethatwouldbegeneratedifaportionofthecapitalwouldhavebeeninvestedinanotherform.
(A)begeneratedifaportionofthecapitalwouldhavebeen
(B)havebeengeneratedifaportionofthecapitalwouldhavebeen
(C)begeneratedifaportionofthecapitalwere
(D)begeneratedifaportionofthecapitalwas
(E)begeneratedifaportionofthecapitalhadbeen
10.TheworkofmathematicianRogerPenroseintheearly1970s,onthegeometryofwhatarecalledaperiodictiles,turnedouttodescribethearchitectureofapreviouslyunknownclassofcrystals.
(A)whatarecalledaperiodictiles,turnedouttodescribe
(B)whatiscalledaperiodictiles,describes
(C)aperiodictiles,describing
(D)so-calledaperiodictiles,describe
(E)aperiodictiles,itturnedouttodescribe
11.TherearemorethanfortynewspaperspublishedinthecitiesofKerala,astateontheMalabarCoast,whichreflectsthefactthatKeralansarebyfarIndia'smostliteratecitizens.
(A)whichreflects
(B)andthatnumberreflects
(C)whichreflect
(D)thatnumberreflects
(E)thatreflects
12.Starslikethesuncancontinuetoshinesteadilyforbillionsofyearsbecauseitslightandheatareproducedbynuclearfusion,inwhichtitanicreleasesofenergyresultinthelossofonlytinyamountsofmass.
(A)itslightandheatareproducedbynuclearfusion,inwhich
(B)nuclearfusionproducesitslightandheat,inwhich
(C)nuclearfusionproducestheirlightandheat,where
(D)itslightandheatareproducedbynuclearfusion,where
(E)theirlightandheatareproducedbynuclearfusion,inwhich
13.AftertheVietnamwarBettyeGranther,aU.S.Armynurse,continuedhereffortsonbehalfofinjuredVietnamesechildren,providingmedicalcare,helpingtoreuniteestrangedfamilies,andtheestablishmentofafundforthechildren'sfutureeducation.
(A)theestablishmentofafundforthechildren'sfutureeducation
(B)theestablishingofafundforthefutureeducationofchildren
(C)establishingafundforthechildren'sfutureeducation
(D)establishingafundforthechildrens'futureeducation
(E)theestablishmentofafundforthechildrens'futureeducation
14.TheWesternworld'sloveaffairwithchocolateiswell-documented:
fewpeoplehavebeenknowntohavetasteditforthefirsttimewithoutrequestingmore.
(A)fewpeoplehavebeenknowntohavetastedit
(B)fewhavingbeenknowntotasteit
(C)ithasbeentastedbyfewpeople
(D)fewpeoplehavebeenknowntotasteit
(E)fewpeoplehavingtastedit
15.Theincreasedpopularityandavailabilityoftelevisionshasledtothedeclineofregionaldialects,languagevariationswhichoriginatefromdiverseethnicandculturalheritagesandperpetuatedbygeographicisolation.
(A)whichoriginatefromdiverseethnicandculturalheritagesandperpetuated
(B)thatoriginatedfromdiverseethnicandculturalheritagesandperpetuated
(C)originatedfromdiverseethnicandculturalheritagesandperpetuated
(D)originatingfromdiverseethnicandculturalheritagesandperpetuated
(E)originatingfromdiverseethnicandculturalheritagesandperpetuating
16.ThegroupcalledtheTetonSiouxinhabitspartsofNorthandSouthDakota;theirlanguageandcustomsdiffer,however,fromtheYankton,Sisseton,andDakotaSioux.
(A)theirlanguageandcustomsdiffer,however,from
(B)itslanguageandcustomsdiffer,however,from
(C)however,theyhavedifferentlanguageandcustomsthan
(D)however,theirlanguageandcustomsdifferfromthoseof
(E)itslanguageandcustomsdiffer,however,fromthoseof
17.Duringthefirstninemonthsof1979,textbookpublishersincurredsubstantialcostsforcreatingproductsthat,duetoadeclineinpublicfundingforinstructionalmaterial,neverweresold.
(A)fundingforinstructionalmaterial,neverwere
(B)fundingforinstructionalmaterial,neverwas
(C)funding,theinstructionalmaterial,wasnever
(D)fundingforinstructionalmaterial,theproductswerenever
(E)funding,theywerenever
18.AncientRomansfoundittherapeutictobatheincoldmilk,instrawberriesthathadbeencrushed,orinbathtubsfilledwithblackcaviar.
(A)tobatheincoldmilk,instrawberriesthathadbeencrushed,orinbathtubsfilledwithblackcaviar
(B)thattheybatheincoldmilk,instrawberriesthathadbeencrushed,orincaviarthatwasblack
(C)tobatheincoldmilk,crushedstrawberries,orblackcaviar
(D)thattheybatheincoldmilk,crushedstrawberries,orblackcaviar
(E)tobatheinmilk,strawberries,orcaviar
19.Balzacdrankmorethanfiftycupsofcoffeeadayanddiedofcaffeinepoisoning;furthermore,caffeinedidnotseemtobotherSamuelJohnson,thegreatwriterandlexicographer,whowasreportedtohavedrunktwenty-fivecupsofteaatonesitting.
(A)furthermore,caffeinedidnotseemtobother
(B)however,caffeinedidnotseemtobother
(C)however,caffeinedidnotseemtohavebothered
(D)furthermore,caffeinedidnot