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B.Archimedes

_____2.Moralityisnotthedoctrineofhowwemaymake

C.Aristotle

ourselveshappy,buthowwemaymakeourselvesworthy

D.ImmanuelKant

ofhappiness.

E.SteveJobs

_____3.Youcan'

tconnectthedotslookingforward;

you

canonlyconnectthemlookingbackwards.Soyouhaveto

trustthatthedotswillsomehowconnectinyourfuture.

Questions4（Suggestedcompletiontime:

2minutes）

Readthetext,andanswerthequestionaccordingtothetext.

Toensurethehighstandardsoffacilitiesweneedtobuildnewwards,laboratoriesandconsultingrooms.Inshort,weneedyourhelpnow.Completethecoupontodayandrestassuredthatyourdonationisgoingtothebestpossiblecause.

4.Whereisthepieceoftexttakenfrom?

A.anadvertisementB.aninstructionbooklet

C.astoryD.anewspaper

Questions5（Suggestedcompletiontime:

Fewcornersoftheworldremainuntaintedbyintrepidtourists,andtheirimpactisoftendevastating.Toofrequentlytheytrampleheedlesslyonfragileenvironments,displacingwildlifeandlocalpopulationsintheirinsatiablequestforunexploredlocations.

5.Whatisthebesttitleforthistext?

A.Thefutureoftourism

B.Theroleoftourism

C.Thepriceoftourism

D.Thebenefitsoftourism

Questions6（Suggestedcompletiontime:

Buyingandsellinganythingisyourfortenow.Ifyouvisitajumbleorcar-bootsaleorthelike,aromanticencounterismorethanprobable!

Newslinkedtothefamilyisbrilliant!

6.Whattypeoftextisthis?

A.Apersonaladvertisement.

B.Apersonalhoroscope.

C.Afriend’sletterofadvice.

D.Awrittenwarning.

Questions7（Suggestedcompletiontime:

Withourtravelagency,theholidayyoubookistheholidayyouget.Ifyouarriveandfind

we’vefailedtoliveuptoourpromises,letusknowwhattheproblemiswithinonedayofyour

arrival.We’llspend24hoursdoingeverythingpossibletosorttheproblemout.Intheunlikely

eventthatwecan’tresolveyourproblemandmakeyouhappywithin24hours,we’llflyyou

homeandgiveyourmoneyback.

7.Thetextcouldbestbedescribedas__________.

A.acommitment

B.anappeal

C.awarning

D.avow

Questions8（Suggestedcompletiontime:

Thenewdigitalcamerasaregreatfunandveryeasytouse.Theyletyoureviewyour

picturesthemomentyoutakethem,soyoucanre-shootrightawayifyou’renotsatisfied.Butremember,adigitalcameraisjustacomputerXXXX.It’snotareplacementforyourordinarycamera.

8.Whatisthemeaningofthemissingword（XXXX）inthetext?

A.“somethingthatispoorquality〞

B.“anitemthatisnotessential,somethingextra〞

C.“somethingexpensivebutgoodvalueformoney〞

D.“afashionwhichalwaysremainspopular〞

Questions9（Suggestedcompletiontime:

Shehadgonealone,butthechildrenweretogotothestationtomeether.Andlovingthestationastheydid,itwasonlynaturalthattheyshouldbethereagoodhourbeforetherewasanychanceofMother’strainarriving,evenifthetrainwerepunctual,whichwasmostunlikely.

9.Whatcanyousayabouttheirmother’strain?

A.Itwouldprobablybeearly.

B.Itwouldprobablybeontime.

C.Itwouldprobablybelate.

D.Ithadbeencancelled.

Question10（Suggestedcompletiontime:

Thebarchartshowsthenumberandproportionofundernourishedpeopleinthe

developingregions,from1990?

1992to2021?

2021.Answerthequestionaccordingtotheinformationinthechart.

Source:

TheMillenniumDevelopmentGoals（MDG）Report2021

10.ChoosetheINCORRECTdescriptionaboutthechart.

A.Currentestimatessuggestthatnearlyoneinnineindividualsdonothaveenoughtoeatbetween2021and2021.

B.Projectionsindicatethatthe2021MDGtargetisnearlyreached,with12.9percentofundernourishedpopulation.

C.Thesituationnoticeablyimprovedduringtheyears1995-1999,butwentdowninthefirstfiveyearsofthenewmillennium.

D.Theproportionofundernourishedpeopleinthedevelopingregionshasfallenbyalmosthalfsince1990.

PartIIReadandReason

InPartII,youwillreadshorttextsondifferentsubjects.Readtheinstructionscarefullyandanswerthequestionsbasedonlogicalinferenceandreasoning.（Timeallowed:

38minutes）

Question11-12（Suggestedcompletiontime:

10minutes）

Readthedefinitionsoftwotypesoflogicalfallacy.Answerthequestionsaccordingtothedefinitions.

PoisoningtheWell

Poisoningthewellisarhetoricaltechniqueandlogicalfallacywhereadverseinformationaboutatargetispreemptivelypresentedtoanaudience,withtheintentionofdiscreditingorridiculingeverythingthatthetargetpersonisabout

tosay.Itusestheassociationofnegativeemotionstodistractasubjectfromactualevidenceinanargument.

11.Whichofthefollowingprovidesatypicalexampleofpoisoningthewell?

A.That’mysstanceonfundingtheeducationsystem,andanyonewhodisagreeswithmehateschildren.

B.Youaresoweird.Thatmeans—weareprettymuchsure—thatyourwholefamilyisweird,

too.

C.GodexistsbecausetheBiblesaysso.TheBibleisinspired.Therefore,weknowthatGodexists.

D.Idon’tcarewhatyousay.Wedon’tneedbookshelvesanymore.Aslongasthecarpetisclean,wearefine.

FalseDilemma

Afalsedilemmaariseswhenweallowourselvestobeconvincedthatwehavetochoosebetweentwoandonlytwomutuallyexclusiveoptions,whenthatisuntrue.Generally,whenthisrhetoricalstrategyisused,oneoftheoptionsisunacceptableandrepulsive,whiletheotheristheonethemanipulatorwants

ustochoose.Whoeversuccumbstothistraphasthusmadeachoicethatisforced,andassuch,oflittlevalue.

12.Whichofthefollowingprovidesatypicalexampleofafalsedilemma?

A.Smokingisharmfultohealth,soyouaresupposedtoquitsmoking.

B.Ifthegovernmentdoesn’treducepublicspending,oureconomywillcollapse.

C.Youmayaswellavoidovereating,orelseyoumightbeobeseinnotime.

D.Youaretheworstoftheclassmates;

therefore,whatyousayisincredible.

Questions13（Suggestedcompletiontime:

4minutes）

Readthepassageaboutsyllogism.DecidewhetherthereasoningsareValidorInvalidbasedontheprinciplesofsyllogism.

Syllogismisakindoflogicalargumentthatappliesdeductivereasoningtoarriveataconclusionbasedontwoormorepropositionsthatareassertedorassumedtobetrue.Itisperhapstodaymostcommonlyacceptedformoflogicalreasoninginaptitudetests.Themostcommonlyusedtypeofsyllogismsiselucidatedinafrequentlyusedexample:

Premise1:

Allmenaremortal.

Premise2:

Socratesisaman.

Conclusion:

Socratesismortal.

NowpracticesyllogismsforIQtests.Pleasenotethattheconclusionisbasedonlogicalreasoning

anddoesn’tnecessarilyrepresentthe“.truth〞always

13.Valid（）;

Invalid（）

Allhumanactionisconditionedbycircumstances.

Allhumanactioninvolvesmorality.

Allthatinvolvesmoralityisconditionedbycircumstances.

Questions14（Suggestedcompletiontime:

Readthepassageaboutcontraposition.DecidewhetherthereasoningsareValidorInvalidbasedontheprinciplesofcontraposition.

Inlogic,contrapositionisalawthatsaysthataconditionalstatementislogicallyequivalenttoitscontrapositive.Thecontrapositiveofthestatementhasitsantecedentand

consequentinvertedandflipped.Themostcommonlyusedtypeofcontrapositioniselucidated

inthefollowingexample:

Ifitisraining,thentherearecloudsinthesky.

Therearenocloudsinthesky.

Itisnotraining.

NowpracticecontrapositionforIQtests.Pleasenotethattheconclusionisbasedonlogical

reasoninganddoesn’tnecessarilyrepresentthe“truth〞always.

14.Valid（）;

IfheisnotanAmerican,heisnotfromTexas.

HeisfromTexas.

HeisanAmerican.

Questions15-17（Suggestedcompletiontime:

6minutes）

Readthetextaboutasciencediscovery.Answerthequestionsaccordingtothetext.

ManipulatingMemory

Memoryisnotoriouslymalleable.Ourrecollectionsfadeandtakeonnewmeanings;

sometimeswerememberthingsthatnevereven

happened.But15.

Recently,however,scientistshavestartedtograspandtinkerwithmemory’sphysicalbasis.Lastyear,inworkevocativeoffilmssuchasEternalSunshineoftheSpotlessMindandInception,researchersdiscoveredwaysto

manipulatespecificmemoriesinmiceusingoptogenetics,apowerfultechniquethatcantriggernervecellsinanimals’brainsbyzappingthemwithbeamsoflaserlight.Inaseriesof

experiments,theyshowedthattheycoulddeleteexistingmemoriesand“incept

〞

falseones