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【新GRE模拟题(一)】CrackingGRE_PracticeTest1 Chapter 16 Practice Test 1 17b New GRE Prac Test 1_10186;19.indd 401 2/1/2011 5:20:24 AM 4 0 2 | Cracking the New GRE Directions: You will be given a brief quotation that states or implies an issue of general interest and specific instructions...

【新GRE模拟题(一)】CrackingGRE_PracticeTest1
Chapter 16 Practice Test 1 17b New GRE Prac Test 1_10186;19.indd 401 2/1/2011 5:20:24 AM 4 0 2 | Cracking the New GRE Directions: You will be given a brief quotation that states or implies an issue of general interest and specific instructions on how to respond to that issue. You will have 30 minutes to plan and compose a response in which you develop a position on the issue according to the specific instructions. A response to any other issue will receive a score of zero. “Governments are justified in circumventing civil laws when doing so is vital to the protection of national security.” Write an essay in which you take a position on the statement above. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true. SECTION 1: ISSUE TOPIC 17b New GRE Prac Test 1_10186;19.indd 402 2/1/2011 5:20:24 AM Practice Test 1 | 4 0 3 Directions: You will be given a short passage that presents an argument, or an argument to be completed, and specific instructions on how to respond to that passage. You will have 30 minutes to plan and compose a response in which you analyze the passage according to the specific instructions. A response to any other argument will receive a score of zero. Note that you are NOT being asked to present your own views on the subject. Make sure that you respond to the specific instructions and support your analysis with relevant reasons and/or examples. The following is from a recent email by the Diord Corp. Human Resources Manager: “Tobor Technologies found that mental health problems and mental illness were responsible for about 15 percent of employee sick days. Tobor amended its employee insurance plan so that workers receive the same coverage for mental illness as they do for physical illness. In addition, the company hired an on-site psychologist and created a system that allows workers to schedule confidential counseling appointments. After one year, the number of sick days used by employees declined by 10 percent. Diord Corp has had an increase in employee sick days over the past two years, so we should introduce a similar insurance plan and counseling program. These measures will surely reduce employee absenteeism and cause an increase in productivity.” Write a response in which you examine the argument’s unstated assumptions, making sure to explain how the argument depends on the assumptions and what the implications are if the assumptions prove unwarranted. SECTION 2: ARGUMENT TOPIC 17b New GRE Prac Test 1_10186;19.indd 403 2/1/2011 5:20:24 AM 4 0 4 | Cracking the New GRE Questions 1 through 7 each consist of two quantities, Quantity A and Quantity B. You are to compare the two quantities and choose the appropriate answer. In a question, information concerning one or both of the quantities to be compared is centered above the two columns. A symbol that appears in both columns represents the same thing in Quantity A as it does in Quantity B. 1 of 20 ABCD is a rectangle. A B (–2, 7) C (s, t) D (8, –3) 0 Quantity A Quantity B s t d Quantity A is greater. d Quantity B is greater. d The two quantities are equal. d The relationship cannot be determined from the information given. 2 of 20 A certain punch is created by mixing two parts soda and three parts ice cream. The soda is 4 parts sugar, 5 parts citric acid, and 11 parts other ingredients. The ice cream is 3 parts sugar, 2 parts citric acid, and 15 parts other ingredients. Quantity A Quantity B parts sugar in the punch parts citric acid in the punch d Quantity A is greater. d Quantity B is greater. d The two quantities are equal. d The relationship cannot be determined from the information given. 3 of 20 The average (arithmetic mean) of a set of mean daily temperatures for x days is 70 degrees. When a mean daily temperature of 75 degrees is added to this set, the average increases to 71 degrees. Quantity A Quantity B x 5 d Quantity A is greater. d Quantity B is greater. d The two quantities are equal. d The relationship cannot be determined from the information given. SECTION 3: QUANTITATIVE REASONING 17b New GRE Prac Test 1_10186;19.indd 404 2/1/2011 5:20:25 AM Practice Test 1 | 4 0 5 4 of 20 R x7 4 Q S QRS is an isosceles triangle Quantity A Quantity B perimeter of QRS 17 d Quantity A is greater. d Quantity B is greater. d The two quantities are equal. d The relationship cannot be determined from the information given. 5 of 20 The scores for the 500 students who took Ms. Johnson’s final exam had a normal distribution. There were 80 students who scored at least 92 points out of a possible 100 total points and 10 students who scored at or below 56. Quantity A Quantity B The mean score on the final exam 87 d Quantity A is greater. d Quantity B is greater. d The two quantities are equal. d The relationship cannot be determined from the information given. 6 of 20 A B C D F GE � � AB is parallel to CD. AD is parallel to BC. 2AD = EG Quantity A Quantity B The area of ABCD The area of EFG d Quantity A is greater. d Quantity B is greater. d The two quantities are equal. d The relationship cannot be determined from the information given. 7 of 20 (3x – 4y)(3x + 4y) = 2 Quantity A Quantity B 9x2 – 16y2 4 d Quantity A is greater. d Quantity B is greater. d The two quantities are equal. d The relationship cannot be determined from the information given. 8 of 20 If 8a – 2 = 22, then 4a – 1 = d 2 d 11 4 d 11 d 12 d 44 SECTION 3: QUANTITATIVE REASONING 17b New GRE Prac Test 1_10186;19.indd 405 2/1/2011 5:20:25 AM 4 0 6 | Cracking the New GRE 9 of 20 Twenty percent of the sweaters in a store are white. Of the remaining sweaters, 40 percent are brown, and the rest are blue. If there are 200 sweaters in the store, then how many more blue sweaters than white sweaters are in the store? Click on the answer box, then type in a number. Backspace to erase. 10 of 20 4 4 4 13 12 11 − = d 0 d 1 d 4 d 12 d 16 Questions 11 through 14 refer to the following graph. 12 302520151050246810 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 Year 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 Year 1.5 2.6 2.5 3.3 3.9 4.1 4.9 24.6 28.3 22.1 20.5 19.3 18.7 19.6 18.2 16.6 15.2 14.6 12.6 11.7 11.9 11.5 11.710.5 9.1 8.4 7.9 7.2 7.0 6.3 6.1 5.5 SUBSCRIPTION TO NEWSMAGAZINE x, 1970–1985 Number of Subscriptions in Thousands Number of Subscriptions as a Percent of Nationwide Subscriptions to Newsmagazines Note: Drawn to scale NATIONWIDE NEWSMAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS: 1972 TO 1984 Newsmagazine 1972 1984198119781975 x y z Others 2,500 1,700 3,600 3,500 4,100 3,100 5,800 8,900 6,100 4,600 7,600 18,500 7,200 5,700 9,400 34,700 9,100 7,200 11,400 51,300 11 of 20 For the year in which Newsmagazine x accounted for 14.6 percent of nationwide newsmagazine subscriptions, what was the number of subscriptions to Newsmagazine x ? d 1,020 d 1,980 d 6,300 d 7,000 d 7,200 SECTION 3: QUANTITATIVE REASONING 17b New GRE Prac Test 1_10186;19.indd 406 2/1/2011 5:20:26 AM Practice Test 1 | 4 0 7 12 of 20 In which of the following years did subscriptions to Newsmagazine z account for approximately 1 6 of the total nationwide magazine subscriptions? d 1984 d 1981 d 1978 d 1975 d 1972 13 of 20 What was the approximate percent increase in nationwide subscriptions to newsmagazines between 1970 and 1971? d 4% d 11% d 26% d 51% d 73% 14 of 20 In 1973, what was the approximate number of subscriptions to newsmagazines nationwide? d 3,000 d 13,000 d 16,000 d 20,000 d 67,000 15 of 20 If a = (27)(3–2) and x = (6)(3–1), then which of the following is equivalent to (12)(3–x) × (15)(2–a) ? d –2245 × 320 × 5 d 2 5 d 5 2 d 24 × 38 × 5 d 2245 × 320 × 5 16 of 20 Sandy has a husband and 2 children. She brings at least 1 member of her family to a diner for lunch every day. The diner offers 10 lunch specials. If no one orders the same thing, how many different orders can Sandy’s family make for lunch? Indicate all possible values. W 45 W 90 W 120 W 210 W 720 W 5,040 Click on your choice(s). SECTION 3: QUANTITATIVE REASONING 17b New GRE Prac Test 1_10186;19.indd 407 2/1/2011 5:20:27 AM 4 0 8 | Cracking the New GRE 17 of 20 A D B C In the figure above, if ABCD is a rectangle, what is the sum of the marked angles? degrees Click on the answer box, then type in a number. Backspace to erase. 18 of 20 If the probability of choosing 2 red marbles without replacement from a bag of only red and blue marbles is 3 55 and there are 3 red marbles in the bag, what is the total number of marbles in the bag? d 10 d 11 d 55 d 110 d 165 19 of 20 All first-year students at Red State University must take calculus, English composition, or both. If half of the 2,400 first-year students at Red State University take calculus and half do not, and one-third of those who take calculus also take English composition, how many students take English composition? d 400 d 800 d 1,200 d 1,600 d 2,000 20 of 20 If 15 3 ! m is an integer, what is the greatest possible value of m ? d 4 d 5 d 6 d 7 d 8 SECTION 3: QUANTITATIVE REASONING 17b New GRE Prac Test 1_10186;19.indd 408 2/1/2011 5:20:27 AM Practice Test 1 | 4 0 9 NO TEST MATERIAL ON THIS PAGE 17b New GRE Prac Test 1_10186;19.indd 409 2/1/2011 5:20:27 AM 4 1 0 | Cracking the New GRE For questions 1 through 4, select one entry for each blank from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text. 1 of 20 Since a large number of the ores frequently located in riverbeds are (i)____________ on the earth’s surface, where the processing of chemicals is less costly, recovery of underwater ores is not likely to become a (ii)____________ procedure. Blank (i) Blank (ii) scanty valuable abundant cost-effective preserved rejected Question 2 of 20 It would be (i)____________ for our leaders, given their responsibilities as democratically elected officials, to neglect to do everything they could to (ii)____________ an entirely (iii)____________ problem. Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii) irresponsible forestall benign thoughtful sustain unimportant intuitive cultivate avoidable 3 of 20 Despite her mentor’s advice that she attempt to sound consistently ____________ , the graduate student often resorted to using slang when presenting significant parts of her thesis, her habitual speech patterns overriding her years of learning. lucid didactic panegyrical erudite rational 4 of 20 Although she felt Steve (i)____________ the subtlety of the delicious stew recipe with his addition of the sweet potato, she thought the pungent onion (ii)____________ the otherwise (iii)____________ taste combination. Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii) depleted exaggerated delicate masticated overwhelmed zesty augmented satiated detestable SECTION 4: VERBAL REASONING 17b New GRE Prac Test 1_10186;19.indd 410 2/1/2011 5:20:27 AM Practice Test 1 | 4 11 For questions 5 through 6, select one entry for each blank from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text. 5 of 20 At first, a still-life painting can appear quite (i)____________ , its focus on such everyday objects as flowers or fruits apparently uninspired. In the hands of (ii)____________ painter, however, careful attention to slight shifts of color and texture can lead to a truly (iii)____________ and exemplary painting. Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii) vital a gauche unstinting luxuriant an adept sublime banal an ascetic prosaic 6 of 20 The leaders of Ukraine’s “Orange Revolution” were a study in contrasts. At the center of the political storm stood Viktor Yushchenko, his once-handsome face turned into a hideous, (i)____________ mask by dioxin poisoning; but, at his side, no one could miss the (ii)____________ Yulia Tymoshenko, soon to become the world’s only prime minister to adorn the covers of fashion magazines. Blank (i) Blank (ii) limpid bonny fatuous decorous teratoid felicitous SECTION 4: VERBAL REASONING 17b New GRE Prac Test 1_10186;19.indd 411 2/1/2011 5:20:28 AM 4 1 2 | Cracking the New GRE Questions 7 through 9 are based on the following reading passage. In analyzing the poetry of Mona Feather, we are confronted with three different yardsticks by which to measure her work. We could consider her poems as the product of a twentieth-century artist in the tradition of James Joyce, T.S. Eliot, and Wallace Stevens. However, to do so would be to ignore a facet of her that informs every word she writes and that stems from her identity as a woman. Yet, to characterize her solely as a woman poet is to deny her cultural heritage, for Mona Feather is also the first modern poet of stature who is also an American Indian. Stanley Wilson has argued compellingly that the huge popularity Feather enjoys among the Indian reservation school population of the United States is creating a whole new generation of poetry enthusiasts in an age when the reading of poetry is on the wane. While this is undoubtedly true, Mr. Wilson’s praise gives the impression that Feather’s readership is limited to her own culture—an impression which hints that Mr. Wilson is himself only measuring her by one criterion. Radical feminist writers have long found in Feather’s poetry a sense of self-pride which struck a chord with their own more political philosophies. Her imagery, which always made use of the early Native American traditions in which the woman had an important role, was seen as the awakened sensibility of a kindred spirit. Yet for all the “feminist” touches in her writing, it would be a disservice to consign Feather to the ranks of politicized writers, for her message is deeper than that. The despair that characterized twentieth- century modern poets is to be found in Mona Feather’s work as well; she writes of the American Indians of the 1930s confined to ever-shrinking reservations and finds in that a metaphor for all of modern mankind trapped on a shrinking earth of limited resources. 7 of 20 The primary purpose of the passage is to d describe the work of Mona Feather d compare Feather with Joyce, Eliot, and Stevens d show Feather’s roots in her Native American heritage d argue that Mona Feather’s work can be looked at in several different ways d discuss the women’s movement in America 8 of 20 The passage implies that the author believes Stanley Wilson’s view of Feather is d a compelling and complete assessment of her work d focused too much on her status as a Native American poet d meant to disguise his opinion of Feather as a poet lacking in talent d critical of Native American children’s literary judgment d based on all major themes and images in her poetry 9 of 20 The author mentions James Joyce, T.S. Eliot, and Wallace Stevens in order to d compare the political messages in Feather’s work to those in the work of other authors d highlight the radical differences between male and female poets in the twentieth century d contrast Feather’s thematic choices with those of her contemporaries d enumerate a list of artists whose sensibilities made them Feather’s kindred spirits d describe a critical context in which Feather’s work can be analyzed SECTION 4: VERBAL REASONING 17b New GRE Prac Test 1_10186;19.indd 412 2/1/2011 5:20:28 AM Practice Test 1 | 4 1 3 Questions 10 through 11 are based on the following reading passage. Among the more interesting elements of etymology is the attempt to derive the meaning of seemingly nonsensical expressions. Take, for instance, the increasingly archaic rural phrase “to buy a pig in a poke.” For centuries, the expression has been used to signify the purchase of an item without full knowledge of its condition, and it relates to the common Renaissance practice of securing suckling pigs for transport to market in a poke, or drawstring bag. Unscrupulous sellers would sometimes attempt to dupe purchasers by replacing the suckling pig with a cat, considered worthless at market. An unsuspecting or naïve buyer might fail to confirm the bag’s contents; a more urbane buyer, though, would be sure to check and—should the seller be dishonest—“let the cat out of the bag.” 10 of 20 Consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply. Which of the following phrases from the passage would help the reader infer the meaning of the word urbane as used in context? W “increasingly archaic rural phrase” W “without full knowledge” W “unsuspecting or naïve buyer” 11 of 20 Select a sentence in which the author makes deliberate use of a seemingly nonsensical expression. For questions 12 through 15, select the two answer choices that, when used to complete the sentence, fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole and produce completed sentences that are alike in meaning. 12 of 20 Although she was such a bad-mannered child that she was sent to a boarding school, as an adult she is the very model of ____________ . W friendliness W diffidence W propriety W reticence W decorum W brashness 13 of 20 Politicians sometimes appear to act in a manner that is almost ____________ ; however, when all the information is released after the fact, it is apparent that they were acting according to a deliberate plan. W pithy W conventional W conformist W whimsical W flawless W capricious SECTION 4: VERBAL REASONING 17b New GRE Prac Test 1_10186;19.indd 413 2/1/2011 5:20:28 AM 4 14 | Cracking the New GRE 14 of 20 Forced to take an alternate road when a massive oil spill closed the highway, the two-hour detour made their already arduous trip even more ____________ . W irksome W onerous W facile W glib W implacable W immutable 15 of 20 Though many of her contemporaries found her odd, Ella Wilkins is now much admired for her ____________ spirit, especially her willingness to reject prevailing feminine roles and to travel to foreign lands alone. W forlorn W magnanimous W adventurous W bellicose W desolate W doughty 16 of 20 Microfiber synthetics have been taking the place of natural fibers in an ever-increasing number of clothes because they provide the same durability and deplete fewer natural resources. A shirt made of microfiber synthetics is, however, three times as expensive to produce as a natural-fiber shirt. It follows that the substitution of microfiber synthetic clothes for natural-fiber clothes is, at this time, not recommended from a financial standpoint. Which of the following statements, if true, most seriously weakens the argument? d A microfiber synthetic shirt costs one-half the price of a natural-fiber shirt to maintain. d The production of microfiber synthetic clothes necessitates garment factories to renovate obsolete machinery and to hire extra workers to operate the new machines. d The upkeep of natural-fiber shirts is far less expensive than the upkeep of any other natural- fiber garment in current production. d While producers anticipate that the cost of microfiber synthetics will remain stable, they recognize that the advent of recycling programs for natural fibers should bring down the costs of natural fibers. d The cost of providing stain guards for microfiber synthetic shirts would probably be greater than what garment producers now spend on stain guards for natural-fiber shirts. SECTION 4: VERBAL REASONING 17b New GRE Prac T
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