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Gmat考试逻辑试题90题5

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37.Editorialist:

Driverswithalargenumberofdemeritpointswhoadditionallyhavebeenconvictedofaseriousdriving-relativeoffenseshouldeitherbesentencedtojailorbeforcedtoreceivedriverreeducation,sincetodootherwisewouldbetoallowacrimetogounpunished.Onlyifsuchdriversarelikelytobemademoreresponsibledriversshoulddriverre-educationberecommendedforthem.Unfortunately,itisalwaysalmostimpossibletomakedriverswithalargenumberofdemeritpointsmoreresponsibledrivers.

　　Iftheeditorialist'sstatementsaretrue,theyprovidethemostsupportforwhichoneofthefollowing?

　　（A）Driverswithalargenumberofdemeritpointswhohavebeenconvictedofaseriousdriving-relatedoffenseshouldbesenttojail.

　　（B）Driverre-educationoffersthebestchanceofmakingdriverswithalargenumberofdemeritpointsresponsibledrivers.

　　（C）Driverre-educationisnotaharshenoughpunishmentforanyoneconvictedofaseriousdriving-relatedoffensewhohasalso

　　（D）Driverre-educationshouldnotberecommendedforthosewhohavecommittednoserious

　　（E）Driverswithalargernumberofdemeritpointsbutnoconvictionforaseriousdriving-relatedoffenseshouldreceivedriverre-educationratherthanjail

　　38.Amphibianpopulationsaredeclininginnumbersworldwide.Notcoincidentally,theearth'sozonelayerhasbeencontinuouslydepletedthroughoutthelast50years.AtmosphericozoneblocksUV-B,atypeofultravioletradiationthatiscontinuouslyproducedbythesun,andwhichcandamagegenes.Becauseamphibianslackhair,hide,orfeatherstoshieldthem,theyareparticularlyvulnerabletoUV-Bradiation.Inaddition,theirgelatinouseggslacktheprotectionofleatheryorhardshells.Thus,theprimarycauseofthedecliningamphibianpopulationisthedepletionoftheozonelayer.

　　Eachofthefollowing,iftrue,wouldstrengthentheargumentEXCEPT:

　　（A）Ofthevarioustypesofradiationblockedbyatmosphericozone,UV-Bistheonlytypethatcandamagegenes.

　　（B）AmphibianpopulationsaredecliningfarmorerapidlythanarethepopulationsofnonamphibianspecieswhosetissuesandeggshavemorenaturalprotectionfromUV-B.

　　（C）Atmosphericozonehasbeensignificantlydepletedabovealltheareasoftheworldinwhichamphibianpopulationsaredeclining.

　　（D）Thenaturalhabitatofamphibianshasnotbecomesmalleroverthepastcentury.

　　（E）Amphibianpopulationshavedeclinedcontinuouslyforthelast50years.

　　39.Quasars--celestialobjectssofarawaythattheirlighttakesatleast500millionyearstoreachEarth--havebeenseensince1963.ForanythingthatfarawaytoappearfromEarththewayquasarsdo,itwouldhavetoburnsteadilyataratethatproducesmorelightthan90billionsunswouldproduce.Butnothingthatburnsataratethatproducesthatmuchlightcouldexistformorethanabout100millionyears.

　　Ifthestatementsabovearetrue,whichoneofthefollowingmustalsobetrueonthebasisofthem?

　　（A）Instrumentsinusebefore1963werenotsensitiveenoughtopermitquasarstobeseen.

　　（B）LightfromquasarsfirstbeganreachingEarthin1963.

　　（C）AnythingthatfromEarthappearsasbrightasaquasardoesmustproducemorelightthanwouldbeproducedby90billionsuns.

　　（D）NothingthatisasfarfromEarthasquasarsarecancontinuetoexistformorethanabout100millionyears.

　　（E）NoquasarthathaseverbeenseenfromEarthexistsanylonger.

　　40.Moreandmorecomputerprogramsthatprovidesolutionstomathematicalproblemsinengineeringarebeingproduced,anditisthusincreasinglyunnecessaryforpracticingengineerstohavethoroughunderstandingoffundamentalmathematicalprinciples.Consequently,intrainingengineerswhowillworkinindustry,lessemphasisshouldbeplacedonmathematicalprinciples,sothatspaceintheengineeringcurriculumwillbeavailableforotherimportantsubjects.

　　Whichoneofthefollowing,iftrue,mostseriouslyweakenstheargumentgivenfortherecommendationabove?

　　（A）Theeffectiveuseofcomputerprogramthatprovidesolutionstomathematicalproblemsinengineeringrequiresanunderstandingofmathematicalprinciples.

　　（B）Manyofthecomputerprogramsthatprovidesolutionstomathematicalproblemsinengineeringarealreadyinroutineuse.

　　（C）Developmentofcompositesandothersuchnewmaterialshasmeantthatthecurriculumforengineerswhowillworkinindustrymustallowtimeforteachingthepropertiesofthesematerials.

　　（D）Mostofthecomputerprogramsthatprovidesolutionstomathematicalproblemsinengineeringcanberunonthetypesofcomputersavailabletomostengineeringfirms.

　　（E）Theengineeringcurriculumalreadyrequiresthatengineeringstudentsbefamiliarwithandabletouseavarietyofcomputerprograms.

　　41.RaymondBurrplayedtheroleoflawyerPerryMasonontelevision.Burr'sdeathin1993promptedaprominentlawyertosay"Althoughnotalawyer,Mr.Burrstroveforsuchauthenticitythatwefeelasifwelostoneofourown."Thiscommentfromaprestigiousattorneyprovidesappallingevidencethat,inthefaceoftelevision,evensomelegalprofessionalsarelosingtheirabilitytodistinguishfictionfromreality.

　　Thereasoningintheargumentisflawedbecausetheargument

　　（A）takestheviewsofonelawyertorepresenttheviewsofalllawyers

　　（B）criticizesthelawyerratherthanthelawyer'sstatement

　　（C）presumesthatthelawyerisqualifiedtoevaluatetheperFORManceofanactor

　　（D）focusesonafamousactor'sportrayalofalawyerratherthanontheusualwayinwhichlawyersareportrayedontelevision

　　（E）ignoresthepartofthelawyer'sremarkthatindicatesanawarenessofthedifferencebetweenrealityandfiction

　　42.Fornextyear,theChef'sUnionhasrequesteda10percentsalaryincreaseforeachofitsmembers,whereastheHotelManagers'Unionhasrequestedonlyan8percentsalaryincreaseforeachofitsmembers.ThesefactsdemonstratethattheaveragedollaramountoftheraisesthattheChefs'UnionhasrequestedfornextyearisgreaterthanthatoftheraisesrequestedbytheHotelManagers'Union.

　　Whichoneofthefollowing,iftrue,moststrengthenstheargument?

　　（A）TheChefs'UnionhasmanymoremembersthandoestheHotelManagers'Union.

　　（B）TheChefs'UnionisamorepowerfulunionthanistheHotelManagers'Unionandisthereforemorelikelytoobtainthesalaryincreasesitrequests

　　（C）ThecurrentsalariesofthemembersoftheChefs'Unionare,onaverage,higherthanthecurrentsalariesofthemembersoftheHotelManagers'Union

　　（D）TheaveragedollaramountoftheraisesthatthemembersoftheChefs'UnionreceivedlastearwasequaltotheaveragedollaramountoftheraisesthatthemembersoftheHotelManagers'Unionreceived

　　（E）ThemembersoftheChefs'Unionreceivedsalaryincreasesof10percentineachofthelasttwoyears,whilethemembersoftheHotelManagers'Unionreceivedsalaryincreasesofonly8percentineachofthelasttwoyears

　　43.Zooshaveservedbothaseducationalresourcesandasentertainment.Unfortunately,removinganimalsfromtheirnaturalhabitatstostocktheearliestzoosreducedcertainspecies'populations,endangeringtheirsurvival.Todaymostnewzooanimalsareobtainedfromcaptivebreedingprograms,andmanyzoosnowmaintainbreedingstocksforcontinuedpropagationofvariousspecies.Thismakespossibleeffortstoreestablishendangeredspeciesinthewild.

　　WhichoneofthefollowingstatementsismoststronglysupportedbytheinFORMationabove?

　　（A）Zooshaveplayedanessentialroleineducatingthepublicaboutendangeredspecies.

　　（B）Somespecimensofendangeredspeciesarebornandbredinzoos.

　　（C）Nozoosexploitwildanimalsorendangerthesurvivalofspecies.

　　（D）Nearlyalloftheanimalsinzoostodaywerebornincaptivity.

　　（E）Themainpurposeofzooshasshiftedfromentertainmenttoeducation.

　　44.Legaltheorist:

Itisunreasonabletoincarcerateanyoneforanyotherreasonthanthatheorsheisaseriousthreattothepropertyorlivesofotherpeople.Thebreakingofalawdoesnotjustifyincarceration,forlawbreakingproceedseitherfromignoranceofthelaworoftheeffectsofone'sactions,orfromthefreechoiceofthelawbreaker.Obviouslymereignorancecannotjustifyincarceratingalawbreaker,andevenfreechoiceonthepartofthelawbreakerfailstojustifyincarceration,forfreechoiceproceedsfromthedesiresofanagent,andthedesiresofanagentareproductsofgeneticsandenvironmentalconditioning,neitherofwhichiscontrolledbytheagent

　　Theclaiminthefirstsentenceofthepassageplayswhichoneofthefollowingrolesintheargument

　　（A）Itisofferedasapremisethathelpstoshowthatnoactionsareunderthecontroloftheagent

　　（B）ItisofferedasbackgroundinFORMationnecessarytounderstandtheargument

　　（C）Itisofferedasthemainconclusionthattheargumentisdesignedtoestablish

　　（D）Itisofferedasevidenceforthestatedclaimthatprotectionoflifeandpropertyismoreimportantthanretributionforpastillegalacts

　　（E）Itisofferedasevidenceforthestatedclaimthatlawbreakingproceedsfromeitherignoranceofthelaw,orignoranceoftheeffectsofone'sactions,orfreechoice

　　45.Commissioner:

Budgetforecastersprojectarevenueshortfallofabilliondollarsinthecomingfiscalyear.Sincethereisnofeasiblewaytoincreasetheavailablefunds,ouronlychoiceistodecreaseexpenditures.Theplanbeforeyououtlinesfeasiblecutsthatwouldyieldsavingsofabilliondollarsoverthecomingfiscalyear.Wewillbeabletosolvetheprobl