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T-9-Q1.大全987-175

Besidesyieldingsuchpsychologicalrewardsasrelieffromstress,deeprelaxation,ifpracticedregularly,canstrengthentheimmunesystemandproduceahostofotherphysiologicalbenefits.

（A）deeprelaxation,ifpracticedregularly,canstrengthentheimmunesystem

（B）onecanstrengthentheimmunesystemthroughdeeprelaxation,ifitispracticedregularly

（C）theimmunesystemcanbestrengthenedasaresultofdeeprelaxationifpracticedregularly

（D）whendeeprelaxationispracticedregularly,theimmunesystemcanbestrengthened（A）

（E）whenpracticedregularly,theresultsofdeeprelaxationcanbetostrengthentheimmunesystem

Answer:

T-9-Q2.

Kernlandimposesahightariffontheexportofunprocessedcashewnutsinordertoensurethatthenutsaresoldtodomesticprocessingplants.Ifthetariffwereliftedandunprocessedweresoldatworldmarketprices,morefarmerscouldprofitbygrowingcashews.However,sincealltheprocessingplantsareinurbanareas,removingthetariffwouldseriouslyhamperthegovernment‘sefforttoreduceurbanunemploymentoverthenextfiveyears.

Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,mostseriouslyweakenstheargument?

A.Someoftheby-productsofprocessingcashewsareusedformanufacturingplantsandplastics

B.Othercountriesinwhichcashewsareprocessedsubsidizetheirprocessingplants

C.Morepeopleinkernlandareengagedinfarmingcashewsthaninprocessingthem

D.Buyingunprocessedcashewsatlowerthanworldmarketpricesenablescashewprocessorsinkernlandtosellprocessednutsatcompetitiveprices

E.Alackofprofitablecropsisdrivinganincreasingnumberofsmallfarmersinkernlandofftheirlandandintothecities

Answer:

T-9-Q3.

BusinessConsultant:

somecorporationsshuntheuseofexecutivetitlesbecausetheyfearthattheuseoftitlesindicatingpositioninthecorporationtendstoinhibitcommunicationupanddownthecorporatehierarchy.Sinceanexecutivewhousesatitleistreatedwithmorerespectbyoutsiders,however,useofatitlecanfacilitateanexecutive’sdealingswithexternalbusinesses.Theobviouscompromiseisfortheseexecutivestousetheircorporatetitlesexternallybutnotinternally,sinceevenifitiswidelyknownthatthecorporation’sexecutivesuseexecutivetitlesoutsidetheirorganization,thisknowledgedoesnotbyitselfinhibitcommunicationwithinthecorporation.

Intheconsultant’sreasoning,thetwoportionsinboldfaceplaywhichofthefollowingroles?

A.Thefirstpresentsanobstacletoachievingacertaingoal;thesecondpresentsareasonforconsideringthatgoaltobeundesirable.

B.Thefirstisaconsiderationthathasledtotheadoptionofacertainstrategy;thesecondpresentsareasonagainstadoptingthatstrategy.

C.Thefirstdescribesaconcernthattheconsultantdismissesasinsignificant;thesecondisaconsiderationthatservesasthebasisforthatdismissal.

D.Thefirstisabeliefforwhichtheconsultantofferssupport;thesecondispartofthatsupport.

E.Thefirstisabeliefagainstwhichevidenceisoffered;thesecondispartoftheevidenceofferedagainstthatbelief.

Answer:

T-9-Q4.

Intheyearsfollowinganeight-centincreaseinthefederaltaxonapackofcigarettes,salesofcigarettesfelltenpercent.Incontrast,intheyearpriortothetaxincrease,saleshadfallenonepercent.Thevolumeofcigarettesalesisthereforestronglyrelatedtotheafter-taxpriceofapackofcigarettes.

Theargumentaboverequireswhichofthefollowingassumptions?

A.Duringtheyearfollowingthetaxincrease,thepretaxpriceofapackofcigarettesdidnotincreasebyasmuchasithadduringtheyearpriortothetaxincrease.

B.Theonepercentfallincigarettesalesintheyearpriortotaxincreaseswasduetoasmallertaxincrease.

C.Thepretaxpriceofapackofcigarettesgraduallydecreasedthroughouttheyearbeforeandtheyearafterthetaxincrease.

D.Fortheyearfollowingthetaxincrease,thepretaxpriceofapackofcigaretteswasnoteightormorecentslowerthanithadbeenthepreviousyear.

E.Astheafter-taxpriceofapackofcigarettesrises,thepretaxpricealsorises.

Answer:

1.T-9-Q5-Q7爱迪生的故事

InAmericanGenesis,whichcovers

thecenturyoftechnologicalinnovation

intheUnitedStatesbeginningin1876,

LineThomasHughesassignsspecialpromi-

（5）nencetoThomasEdisonasarchetype

oftheindependentnineteenth-century

inventor.However,Hughesvirtually

ignoresEdison’sfamouscontem-

poraryandnotoriousadversaryin

（10）thefieldofelectriclightandpower,

GeorgeWestinghouse.Thiscom-

parativeneglectofWestinghouseis

consistentwithotherrecenthistorians’

works,althoughitmarksanintriguing

（15）departurefromtheprevailingview

duringtheinventors’lifetimes（andfor

decadesafterward）ofEdisonand

Westinghouseasthetwo“pioneer

innovators”oftheelectricalindustry.

（20）MyrecentreevaluationofWesting-

house,facilitatedbymaterialsfound

inrailroadarchives,suggeststhat

whileWestinghouseandEdisonshared

importanttraitsasinventors,they

（25）differedmarkedlyintheirapproachto

thebusinessaspectsofinnovation.

ForEdisonasaninventor,novelty

wasalwaysparamount:

theoverriding

goalofthebusinessofinnovationwas

（30）simplytogeneratefundingfornew

inventions.Edisonthereforeundertook

justenoughsales,productdevelopment,

andmanufacturingtoaccomplishthis.

Westinghouse,however,sharedthe

（35）attitudesoftherailroadsandother

industriesforwhomhedeveloped

innovations:

productdevelopment

standardization,systemandorder

weretoppriorities.Westinghouse

（40）thusbetterexemplifiesthesystematic

approachtotechnologicaldevelopment

thatwouldbecomeahallmarkofmodern

corporateresearchanddevelopment.

T-9-Q5mainidea

Theprimarypurposeofthepassageisto

A.reevaluateacontroversialtheory

B.identifytheflawsinastudy

C.proposeanewmethodofhistoricalresearch

D.comparetwocontrastinganalyses

E.provideafreshperspective

Answer:

T-9-Q6specific--mentioned

Accordingtothepassage,Edison’schiefconcernasaninventorwasthe

A.availabilityofacommercialmarket

B.costsofdevelopingaprototype

C.originalityofhisinventions

D.maintenanceofhighstandardsthroughoutproduction

E.generationofenoughprofitstopayforcontinuedmarketing

Answer:

T-9-Q7inference--implied

TheauthorofthepassageimpliesthattheshiftawayfromtheviewsofWestinghouse’scontemporariesshouldberegardedas

A.anaturaloutgrowthoftherecentrevivalofinterestinEdison

B.aresultofscholarshipbasedonpreviouslyunknowndocuments

C.reflectiveofmodernneglectoftheviewsofpreviousgenerations

D.inevitable,giventhechangingtrendsinhistoricalinterpretations

E.surprising,giventhestaturethatWestinghouseoncehad

Answer:

T-9-Q8.

AsuddenincreaseintheproductionofelephantivoryartifactsontheMediterraneancoastofNorthAfricaoccurredinthetenthcentury.HistoriansexplainthisincreaseastheresultofanareaopeningupasanewsourceofivoryandargueonthisbasisthattheimportantmedievaltradebetweenNorthAfricaandEastAfricabeganatthisperiod.

Eachofthefollowing,iftrue,providessomesupportforthehistorians’accountdescribedaboveEXCEPT?

A.InEastAfricagoldcoinsfromMediterraneanNorthAfricahavebeenfoundatatenth-centurybutatnoearliersites.

B.Themanysurvivinglettersofpre-tenth-centuryNorthAfricanmerchantsincludenomentionofbusinesstransactionsinvolvingEastAfrica.

C.ExcavationsinEastAfricarevealatenth-centurychangeinarchitecturalstyletoreflectNorthAfricanpatterns.

D.DocumentsfromMediterraneanEuropeandNorthAfricathatdatebackearlierthanthetenthcenturyshowknowledgeofEastAfricananimals.

E.EastAfricancarvingsinastylecharacteristicofthetenthcenturydepictseagoingvesselsverydifferentfromthoseusedbylocalsailorsbutofatypecommonintheMediterranean.

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2.T-9-Q9-Q12生态效率

Ecoefficiency（measures

tominimizeenvironmental

impactthroughthereduction

Lineoreliminationofwastefrom

（5）productionprocesses）has

becomeagoalforcompanies

worldwide,withmanyrealizing

significantcostsavingsfrom

suchinnovations.PeterSenge

（10）andGoranCarstedtseethis

developmentaslaudablebut

suggestthatsimplyadopting

ecoefficiencyinnovationscould

actuallyworsenenvironmental

（15）stressesinthefuture.Such

innovationsreduceproduction

wastebutdonotalterthenum-

berofproductsmanufactured

northewastegeneratedfrom

（20）theiruseanddiscard;indeed,

mostcompaniesinvestineco-

efficiencyimprovementsin

ordertoincreaseprofitsand

growth.Moreover,thereis

（25）noguaranteethatincreased

economicgrowthfromeco-

efficiencywillcomeinsimilarly

ecoefficientways,sincein

today’sglobalmarkets,

（30）greaterprofitsmaybeturned

intoinvestmentcapitalthat

couldeasilybereinvested

inold-styleeco-inefficient

industries.Evenavastly

（35）moreecoefficientindustrial

systemcould,wereittogrow

muchlarger,generatemore

totalwasteanddestroymore

habitatandspeciesthanwould

（40）asmaller,lessecoefficient

economy.SengeandCarstedt

arguethattopreservethe

globalenvironmentandsustain

economicgrowth,businesses

（45）mustdevelopanewsystemic

approachthatreducestotal

materialuseandtotalaccu-

mulatedwaste.Focusing

exclusivelyonecoefficiency,

（50）whichoffersacompelling

businesscaseaccording