LSAT全真模拟试题及答案4.docx

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LSAT全真模拟试题及答案4

time-35minutes

　　26questions

　　directions：

thequestionsinthissectionarebasedonthereasoningcontainedinbriefstatementsorpassages．forsomequestions，morethanoneofthechoicescouldconceivablyanswerthequestion．however，youaretochoosethebestanswer；thatis，theresponsethatmostaccuratelyandcompletelyanswersthequestion．youshouldnotmakeassumptionsthatarebycommonsensestandardsimplausible，superfluous，orincompatiblewiththepassage．afteryouhavechosenthebestanswer，blackenthecorrespondingspaceonyouranswersheet．

　　questions1-2

　　1．therecentincreasesinhealthinsurancepremiumsareunnecessaryandexcessive．whiletheinflationrateisandhasbeenstableat5percentforthepastfiveyears，duringthesameperiodtheaveragecostofhealthinsurancehasincreasedannuallyby10to20percent．recentstudiesshowthatthepopulationishealthiernowthaneverbefore，andthusindicatethattheinsurancecomparuies'claimsofhigherhealth-carecostsareunfoundedandmerelyrelectthequestforhigherprofits．

　　whichoneofthefollowingstatements，iftrueundermunestheconclusioninthepassage?

　　（a）theincidenceoflungcanceramongmenwhosmokehasdecreasedinrecentyears．

　　（b）improvementsinhealthhaveoccurredbecauseofadramaticincreaseintheuseofexpensivemedicalequipment，tests，anddrugs．

　　（c）increasedhealthinsurancepremiumswillforcesomepeopletodroptheirmedicalcoverage，thusadverselyaffectingtheirfuturehealth．

　　（d）healthinsurancecurrentlycoversfewerhealthproblemsthanitdidinthepast

　　（e）thoughtherearefewerhealthinsurancecompaniestoday，theirearningsarehigherthantheyhaveeverbeen．

　　2．intheopenocean，asharkwillcatchalmostanysmallfishitdecidestoattack．thebestchanceasmallfishhas，onceitisspottedbyahungryshark，itthatthesharkwillpromptlyfindsomethingelsetoattack．therefore，oneofthebenefitsgainedbysmallfishthatswiminlargegroupsknownasschoolsisareducedcnanceofbeingattackedbyashark．

　　whichoneofthefollowingstatementsisanassumptiononwhichtheauthor'sargumentdepends?

　　（a）sharksliveprimarilyonadietofsmallfish

　　（b）sharksdonoteatanentireschooloffishatonetime．

　　（c）thesheernumberoffishinaschoolpreventssharksfromattacking

　　（d）sharksarethemaindangertosmallfishintheopenocean．

　　（e）smallfishareabletosensewhentheyarebeingspottedbysharks．

　　questions3-6

　　publiclyownedresourceswillalwaysbeabused．taketheexampleofcattlegrazing．wheretheindividualhasfreeaccesstopubliclvownedrangeland，heorshealwayshasanincentivetograzemoreandmorecattleregardlessoftheconsequences，becausethebenefitsarecapturedbytheindividualgrazerwhilethecostsofreducedrangequalityarebornebyalltaxpayers．privatelandownersarelesslikelytoabusetheirownland，however，becausetheymustpaytheentirecost．

　　3．whichoneofthefollowing，iftrue，wouldmosttendtoweakentheauthor'sargumentfortheconclusionthatpubliclyownedresourceswillalwaysbeabused?

　　（a）manypeoplewhoprivatelyownresourcesabusetheminsumeofthepersonalconsequences．

　　（b）somepubliclyownedresourcesaresoextensivethatitwouldtakewidespreadabusebeforetheirjualltyisaffected．

　　（c）someindividualshavenochoicebuttorelyonpublicresourcesinthepursuitortheirlivelihood．

　　（d）peopledonotwanttoloseaccesstopublicresources，yettheyrealizethattheywillifthoseresourcesareruinedthroughabuse．

　　（e）resourcesarealwaysdevaluedwheneveryonehasaccesstothembecausetheyarenolongerararecommodityinhighdemand．

　　4．whichoneofthefollowingcouldbebestsupportedbythesametypeofreasoningasthatexhibitedinthepassage?

　　（a）thesupplyofbeveragesattheannualofficepicnicwilllastlongerifpeoplepayforthemonaper-beveragebasisratherthaneveryoneintheofficebeingchargedaflatfee．

　　（b）amathteacherprovideshisstudentswithafter-schooltutoringonseveraldaysbecausenosingledayisgoodforeveryone．

　　（c）atennisclubstartschargingflatannualmembershipfeesinsteadofpay-as-you-playcourtfeesinordertoensurearegularclubincome．

　　（d）asocialserviceagencyvariesitschargesforservicesbecausesomepeopleareabletopaymorethanothers．

　　（e）atobaccotaxisinstitutedinordertofundimprovementsinpubliceducation

　　5．thecityisvigorouslyenforcingtheordinanceagainstallowingindividualstosleepinthebusdepot．themayorarguesthatsuchvigorousenforcementisfair，evenhanded，andadministeredinthebesttraditionsofequaltreatmentforall'noonecansleepinthebusdepot，'themayorhassaid，'whetheryou'rehomefessorthechiefexecutiveofamajorcorporation．'thisbringstomindaremarkoncemadebyapoliticalcommentator．thelawinitsmajesticequality，forbidstherichaswellasthepoortosleepunderbridges，tobeginthestreets，andtostealbread，it'stimeforthemayortocometorussenses．

　　thepassageasawholeisstructuredtoleadwhichoneofthefollowingconclusions?

　　（a）peopleshouldnotbetreatedequallywithrespecttoenforcingtheordinancevigorously．

　　（b）everyoneshouldbetreatedequallywithrespecttoenforcingtheordinancevigorously．

　　（c）thevigorousenforcementoftheordinancedoesnotqualifyasequaltreatmentforall

　　（d）thelawholdspoorpeopletostricterstandardsthanitdoesrichpeople．

　　（e）inatrulyequallegalsystem，noonewouldsleepinbusdepots．

　　6．althoughphysiciansareallegedtohidetheircolleagues'medicalincompetence，todaythatpracticecouldbeprofessionalsuicide．becausesomanymedicaladvancesarewell-knownbyalldoctors，obscuringsomeone'sincompetentprocedureisalmostimpossiblewhenaclaimantchoosetopursueacase．thus，inmalpracticesuits，physiciansrisktheirownreputationsiftheytestifyfalselytoprotecttheirfriends．

　　whichoneofthefollowingisanassumptionsupportingtheconclusioninthepassage?

　　（a）physicians'professionalsuccessdependsupontheirgoodreputations．

　　（b）incompetentphysiciansshouldbeexposedbeforetheycommitmalpractice．

　　（c）falsetestimonyismorallywrongregardlessofone'sprotession．

　　（d）physiciansshoulddoeverythingpossibletoprotectthemselvesfrommalpracticeclaims．

　　（e）timeshavechangedandphysicianstodaymustkeepuponallmedicaladvances．questions7-8

　　theeconomyisinadismalstate，universitiesaresufferingfromcutbacks，andmanystudentsmustturntoanysourceoffundsavailableiftheyaretomakeendsmeet．facedwiththissituation，theuniversityhasterminatedtheemploymentofsomeofitsmoreproductivedepartmentalworkers．why?

universityregulationsprohibitastudent'sreceivingfinancialaidandthenworkingforanauxiliaryincomethatexceedsaspecifiedlimit．employeeswhoseincomeshadreachedthatlimitemployeeswhoseincomeshadreachedthatlimitwereterminated．now，theuniversitymustfindotheremployees．unfortunately，though，theuniversity'schoiceofstudentstofillthepositionswillnotbebasedupontheirabilitiestoperform，orevenupontheirfinancialneed，butuponhowmuchmoneytheyhavemade．

　　7．itmaybeconcludedfrominformationinthepassagethattheuniversity

　　（a）hasfiredsomestudent-employeesandislookingforotherstudent-employeestoreplacethem

　　（b）haslostsomefull-timeemployeesandwillreplacethemwithpart-timestudent-employees

　　（c）islookingfornewemployeestoreplacesomewhohavequit

　　（d）anticipateslosingsomeemployeesandhasalreadybeguntoseekreplacements

　　（e）anticipatespayingnewemployeeslowerwagesthantheformeremployeesreceived

　　8．whichoneofthefollowingisthebeststatementortheprimarypointofthepassage?

　　（a）goodstudent-employeesshouldbeabletoobtainfinancialaidand，atthesametime，earnauxiliaryincomeswithoutlimits．

　　（b）inthefaceofadecliningeconomy，universitiesneedtobemorelenientintheirfinancialaidpolicies．

　　（c）universitydepartmentsmustadheretotheuniversity'sregulations．

　　（d）decisionsaboutstudentemploymentshouldbebasedentirelyuponeachstudent'sfinancialneed．

　　（e）duetotheproblemscreatedbyadismaleconomy，somestudent-workershavelosttheirjobs．

　　questions9-10

　　anypersonwhodropsoutofhighschoolwillbeunemployedunlessheorshefindsalow-payingjoborhasrelativewithgoodbusinessconnections．

　　9．whichoneofthefollowingconclusionscannotbevalidlydrawnfromthestatementabove?

　　（a）anypersonwhodropsoutofhighschoolwillbeunemployed，havealow-payingjob，orhaverelativeswithgoodbusinessconnections．

　　（b）anyhighschooldropoutwhohasneitheralow-payingjobnorrelativeswithgoodbusinessconnectionswillbeunemployed．

　　（c）anyemployedpersonwhohasneitheralow-payingjobnorrelativeswithgoodbusinessconnectionsisnotahighschooldropout．

　　（d）anyhighschooldropoutwhohasajobthatisnotlow-payingmusthaverelativeswithgoodbusinessconnections．

　　（e）anypersonwhohasrelativeswithgoodbusinessconnectionsandwhoisnotahighschooldropoutmustbeemployedatajobthatisnotlow-paying．

　　10．assumethattomisemployedanddoesnothavealow-payingjob．whichoneofthefollowingstatements，whenaddedtothisassumption，contradictstheoriginalstatementmadeinthestatementabove?

　　（a）tomisahighschooldropout

　　（b）tomdoesnothaverelativeswithgoodbusinessconnections．

　　（c）tomisahighschooldropoutanddoesnothaveanyrelatives．

　　（d）tomiscompletedhighschoolandhasrelativeswithgoodbusinessconnections．

　　（e）tomhasrelativeswithgoodbusiness