LSAT考试全真题二SECTION3.docx

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LSAT考试全真题二SECTION3

LSAT考试全真题二SECTION3

LSAT考试全真题二SECTION3LSAT考试全真题二SECTION3sectionⅲ

time-35minutes

26questions

directions:

thequestionsinthissectionarebasedonthereasoningcontainedinbriefstatementsorpassagesforsomequestionsmorethanoneofthechoicescouldconceivablyanswerthequestion.howeveryouaretochoosethebestanswerthatistheresponsethatmostaccuratelyandcompletelyanswersthequestion.youshouldnotmakeassumptionsthatareanswerblackenthecorrespondingspaceonyouranswersheet

1.thepaintedspidersspinswebsthataremuchstickierthanthewebsspunbytheotherspeciesofspidersthatsharethesamehabitat.sticklerwebsaremoreefficientattrappinginsectsthatflyintothem.spiderspreyoninsectsbytrappingthemintheirwebstherefore.ifcanbeconcludedthatthepaintedspiderisamoresuccessfulpredatorthanitscompetitors

whichoneofthefollowingiftruemostseriouslyweakenstheargument?

（a）notallofthespeciesofinsectslivinginthepaintedspider'shabitatareflyinginsects

（b）butterfliesandmothswhichcanshedscalesareespeciallyunlikelytobetrappedbyspiderwebsthatarenotverysticky

（c）althoughthepaintedspider'svenomdoesnotkillinsectsquickly.itparalyzesthemalmostinstantaneously

（d）stickierwebsreflectmorelightandsoaremorevisibletoinsectsthanareless-stickywebs.

（e）thewebsspunbythepaintedspiderarenolargerthanthewebsspunbytheotherspeciesofspidersinthesamehabitat

2.despitethebesteffortsofastronomers,noonehasyetsucceededinexchangingmessageswithintelligentlifeonotherplanetsorinothersolarsystems.infact,noonehasevenmanagedtoprovethatanykindofextraterrestriallifeexists.thus,thereisclearlynointelligentlifeanywherebutonearth.

theargument'sreasoningisflawedbecausetheargument

（a）failstoconsiderthattheremightbeextraterrestrialformsofintelligencethatarenotlivingbeings

（b）confusesanabsenceofevidenceforanypothesiswiththeexistenceofevidenceagainstthehypothesis

（c）interpretsadisagreementoverascientitictheoryasadisproofofthattheory

（d）makesaninferencethatreliesonthevaguenessoftheterm"life"

（e）reliesonaweakanalogyratherthanonevidencetodrawaconclusion

questions3-4

bart:

amathematicalproblemthatdefiedsolutionforhundredsofyearshasfinallyyieldedtoasupercomputer.theprocessbywhichthesupercomputerderivedtheresultissocomplex.however,thatnoonecanfullycomprehendit.consequently,theresultisunacceptable.

anne:

inscientificresearchiftheresultsofatestcanbereplicatedinothertests,theresultsareacceptableeventhoughthewaytheywerederivedmightnotbefullyunderstood.therefore,ifamathematicalresultderivedbyasupercomputercanbereproducedbyothersupercomputersfollowingthesameprocedureitisacceptable

3.bart'sargumentrequireswhichoneofthefollowingassumptions?

（a）themathematicalresultinquestionisunacceptablebecauseitwasderivedwiththeuseofasupercomputer

（b）forthemathematicalresultinquestiontobesomeonewhocanfullycomprehendtheprocessbywhichitwasderived.

（c）tobeacceptablethemathematicalresultinquestionmustbereproducedonanothersupercomputer.

（d）makingthemathematicalresultinquestionlesscomplexwouldguaranteeitsacceptablility.

（e）thesupercomputercannotderiveanacceptablesolutiontothemathematicalprobleminquestion.

4.theexchangebetweenbartandannemoststronglysupportstheviewthattheydisagreeasto

（a）whetherascientificresultthathasnotbeenreplicatedcanproperlybeaccepted

（b）whethertheresultthatasupercomputerderivesforamathematicalproblemmustbereplicatedonanothersupercomputerbeforeitcanbeaccepted

（c）thecriteriontobeusedforacceptingamathematicalresultderivedbyasupercomputer

（d）thelevelofcomplexityoftheprocesstowhichbartrefersinhisstatements

（e）therelativecomplexityofmathematicalpreblemsascomparedtoscientificproblems

5.itiscommonlyheldamongmarketingexpertsthatinanonexpandingmarketacompany'sbeststrategyistogoafterabiggershareofthemarketandthatthebestwaytodothisistoruncomparativeadvertisementsthatemphasizeweaknessesintheproductsofrivals.inthestagnantmarketforfoodoil,soybean-oilandpalm-oilproducersdidwageatwo-yearbattlewithcomparativeadvertisementsaboutthedeleteriouseffectonhealthofeachother'sproducts.thesecampaigns,howeverhadlittleeffiectonrespectivemarketshares;rathertheystoppedmanypeoplefrombuyinganyedibleoilsatall.

thestatementsabovemoststronglysupporttheconclusionthatcomparativeadvertisements

（a）increaseacompany'smarketshareinallcasesinwhichthatcompany'sproductsareclearlysuperiortotheproductsofrivals

（b）shouldnotbeusedinamarketthatisexpandingorlikelytoexpand

（c）shouldundernocircumstancesbeusedasaretaliatorymeasure

（d）carrytheriskofcausingacontractionofthemarketatwhichtheyareaimed

（e）yieldnolong-termgainsunlessconsumerscaneasilyverifytheclaimsmade

6.recentunexpectedlyheavyrainfallsinthemetropolitanareahavefilledthereservoirsandstreams;waterrationing,therefore,willnotbenecessarythissummer.

whichoneofthefollowing,iftruemostunderminestheauthor'sprediction?

（a）waterrationingwasfmposedinthecityinthreeofthelastfiveyears.

（b）asmallpartofthecity'swatersupplyisobtainedfromdeepundergroundwatersystemsthatarenotreachedbyrainwater

（c）thewatercompany'scapacitytopumpwatertocustomershasnotkeptupwiththeincreaseddemandcreatedbypopulationgrowthinthemetropolitanarea.

（d）thelong-rangeweatherforecastpredictslower-than-averagetemperaturesforthissummer.

（e）inmostyearsthecityreceiveslesstotalprecipitationinthesummerthanifreceivesinanyotherseason.

7.john:

in80percentofcaraccidentsthedriveratfaultwaswithinfivemilesofhome,sopeopleevidentlydrivelesssafelynearhomethantheydoonlongtrips.

judy:

butpeopledo80percentoftheirdrivingwithinfivemilesofhome.howisjudy'sresponserelatedtojohn'sargument?

（a）itshowsthattheevidencethatjohnpresentsbyitselfisnotenoughtoprovehisclaim.

（b）itrestatestheevidencethatjohnpresentsindifferentterms.

（c）itgivesadditionalevidencethatisneededbyjohntosupporthisconclusion.

（d）itcallsintoquestionjohn'sassumptionthatwheneverpeopledrivemorethanfivemilesfromhometheyaregoingonalongtrip.

（e）itsuggeststhatjohn'sconclusionismerelyarestatementofhisargument'spremise.

8.reasonablepeopleadaptthemselvestotheworld:

unreasonablepeoplepersistintryingtoadapttheworldtothemselves.therefore,allprogressdependsonunreasonablepeople.

ifallofthestatementsinthepassageabovearetruewhichoneofthefollowingstatementsmustalsobetrue?

（a）reasonablepeopleandunreasonablepeopleareincompatible.

（b）ifthereareonlyreasonablepeopletherecannotbeprogress.

（c）ifthereareunreasonablepeopletherewillbeprogress.

（d）someunreasonablepeopleareunabletobringaboutprogress.

（e）unreasonablepeoplearemorepersistentthanreasonablepeople.

9.theatercritic:

thetheaterisinadismalstate.

audiencesareandrevenueisdown.withouttheaudienceandtherevenuethetalentedandcreativepeoplewhoarethelifebloodofthetheaterareabandoningit.nowonderstandardsaredeteriorating.

producer:

it'snottruethatthetheaterisindecline.

don'tyourealizethatyourcommentsconstituteaself-fulfillingprophecy?

bypublishingtheseopinions,youyourselfarediscouragingnewaudiencesfromemergingandnewtalentfromjoiningthetheater.

whichoneofthefollowingisaquestionabletechniqueemployedbytheproduceinrespondingtothecritic?

（a）focusingontheeffectsofthecritie'sevaluationratherthanonitscontent

（b）accusingthecriticofrelyingsolelyonopinionunsupportedbyfactualevidence

（c）challengingthemotivesbehindthecritle'sremarksratherthantheremarksthemselves

（d）relyingonemphasisratherthanonargument

（e）invokingauthorityinordertointimidatethecritic

10.michelangelo'ssixteenth-centurysistinechapelpaintingsarecurrentlybeingrestored.agoaloftherestorersistouncovermichelangelo'soriginalwork,andsoadditionsmadetomichelangelo'spaintingsbylaterartistsarebeingremoved.however,therestorershavedecidedtomakeoneexception:

toleaveintactadditionsthatwerepaintedbydavolterra.

whichoneofthefollowing,iftrue,mosthelpstoreconciletherestorers'decisionwiththegoalstatedinthepassage?

（a）therestorersbelievethatdavolterrastrippedawayallpreviouslayersofpaintbeforehepaintedhisownadditionstothesistinechapel.

（b）becausedavolterrausedatypeofpigmentthatisespeciallysensitivetolight,theadditionstothesistinechapelthatadvolterrapaintedhaverelativelymutedcolors.

（c）davolterra'sadditionswerepaintedinastylethatwassimilartothestyleusedbymichelangelo.

（d）michelangeloisfamousprimarilyforhissculpturesandonlysecondarilyforhispaintings,whereasdavolterraisknownexclusivelyforhispaintings.

（e）davolterra'sworkisconsideredbycertainarthistorianstobejustasvaluableastheworkofadditionstomichelangelo'swork.

11.acontroversialprogramrewardsprisoninmateswhobehaveparticularlywellinprisonbygivingthemthechancetoreceivefreecosmeticplasticsurgeryper