Prep九套题\PRep1

Q1Sincethestartofthespaceage,moreandmorelitteringhasoccurredinorbitsnearEarth,oftenbecausetheintentionaldiscardingoflenscaps,packingmaterial,fueltanks,andpayloadcovers.(A)moreandmorelitteringhasoccurredinorbitsnearEarth,oftenbecause(B)orbitsnearEarthhavebecomemoreandmorelittered,oftenfrom(C)orbitsnearEarthbecamelitteredmoreandmore,oftenresultingfrom(D)therehavebeenmoreandmorelitteringoforbitsnearEarth,oftenbecauseof(E)therehadbeenlitteringmoreandmoreoforbitsnearEarth,oftenwithQ2.IntheLouisianaPurchaseof1803,theUnitedStatesacquired828,000squaremilesforaboutfourcentsanacre,whichmorethandoubledthecountry'ssizeandthatbroughtitswesternborderwithinreachofthePacificOcean.(A)IntheLouisianaPurchaseof1803,theUnitedStatesacquired828,000squaremilesforaboutfourcentsanacre,whichmorethandoubledthecountry'ssizeandthatbrought(B)ForaboutfourcentsanacretheUnitedStatesacquired,intheLouisianaPurchaseof1803,828,000squaremiles,morethandoublingthecountry'ssizeanditbrought(C)WiththeLouisianaPurchasein1803,theUnitedStatesacquired828,000squaremilesforaboutfourcentsanacre,morethandoublingitssizeandbringing(D)TheUnitedStates,intheLouisianaPurchaseof1803,foraboutfourcentsanacre,acquired828,000squaremiles,morethandoublingthecountry'ssize,bringing(E)Acquiring828,000squaremilesintheLouisianaPurchaseof1803,theUnitedStatesboughtitforaboutfourcentsanacre,morethandoublingthecountry'ssizeandbringingof(E)therehadbeenlitteringmoreandmoreoforbitsnearEarth,oftenwithQ3.OnPacificislands,anewlyarrivedgeckospecies,thehousegecko,isdisplacingthepreviouslyestablishedmourninggeckoinurbanareas,butpopulationsofthetwospeciesaremorestableinruralareasfarfromhumansettlement.Thehousegeckodoesnotattackthemourninggecko,butinareaswhereinsectscongregateitpreventsthemourninggeckofromfeedingonthem.Whichofthefollowingcontributesmosttoanexplanationofthedifferencebetweengeckopopulationsinurbanandruralareas?(A)Inurbanareas,geckosarevaluedbecausetheyeatsomanyinsects.(B)Geckosdefendterritoriesagainstothermembersofthesamespecies.(C)Housegeckosthatarriveonislandsarecarriedthereinboatsandplanes.(D)Inplaceswheretherearelightedbuildings,insectstendtogatheraroundthelight.(E)Mourninggeckosareallfemalesandreproduceasexually,buthousegeckosreproducesexually.Q4.DefyingeffortsbypolicymakersonbothsidesoftheAtlanticatrestrainingit,theUnitedStatesdollar,continuingitsrise,reachingitshighestlevelinsixyearsagainsttheGermanmark.(A)atrestrainingit,theUnitedStatesdollar,continuingitsrise,reaching(B)atrestrainingit,theriseoftheUnitedStatesdollarcontinued,toreach(C)atrestrainingit,theUnitedStatesdollarcontinuedrising,anditreached(D)torestrainit,theUnitedStatesdollarcontinueditsrise,reaching(E)torestrainit,theUnitedStatesdollariscontinuingitsrise,andtoreachQ5:Theauthor'smainpointisthat(A)modernmultinationalsoriginatedinthesixteenthandseventeenthcenturieswiththeestablishmentofcharteredtradingcompanies(B)thesuccessofearlycharteredtradingcompanies,likethatofmodernmultinationals,dependedprimarilyontheirabilitytocarryoutcomplexoperations(C)earlycharteredtradingcompaniesshouldbemoreseriouslyconsideredbyscholarsstudyingtheoriginsofmodernmultinationals(D)scholarsarequitemistakenconcerningtheoriginsofmodernmultinationals(E)themanagementstructuresofearlycharteredtradingcompaniesarefundamentallythesameasthoseofmodernmultinationalsQ6:Withwhichofthefollowinggeneralizationsregardingmanagementstructureswouldtheauthorofthepassagemostprobablyagree?(A)Hierarchicalmanagementstructuresarethemostefficientmanagementstructurespossibleinamoderncontext.(B)Firmsthatroutinelyhaveahighvolumeofbusinesstransactionsfinditnecessarytoadopthierarchicalmanagementstructures.(C)Hierarchicalmanagementstructurescannotbesuccessfullyimplementedwithoutmoderncommunicationsandtransportation.(D)Modernmultinationalfirmswitharelativelysmallvolumeofbusinesstransactionsusuallydonothavehierarchicallyorganizedmanagementstructures.(E)Companiesthatadopthierarchicalmanagementstructuresusuallydosoinordertofacilitateexpansionintoforeigntrade.Q7:Thepassagesuggeststhatmodernmultinationalsdifferfromearlycharteredtradingcompaniesinthat(A)thetopmanagersofmodernmultinationalsownstockintheirowncompaniesratherthansimplyreceivingasalary(B)modernmultinationalsdependonasystemofcapitalistinternationaltraderatherthanonlessmoderntradingsystems(C)modernmultinationalshaveoperationsinanumberofdifferentforeigncountriesratherthanmerelyinoneortwo(D)theoperationsofmodernmultinationalsarehighlyprofitabledespitethemorestringentenvironmentalandsafetyregulationsofmoderngovernments(E)theoverseasoperationsofmodernmultinationalsarenotgovernedbythenationalinterestsoftheirhomecountriesQ8:Accordingtothepassage,earlycharteredtradingcompaniesareusuallydescribedas(A)irrelevanttoadiscussionoftheoriginsofthemodernmultinationalcorporation(B)interestingbutultimatelytoounusualtobegoodsubjectsforeconomicstudy(C)analoguesofnineteenth-centuryBritishtradingfirms(D)rudimentaryandveryearlyformsofthemodernmultinationalcorporation(E)importantnationalinstitutionsbecausetheyexistedtofurtherthepoliticalaimsofthegovernmentsoftheirhomecountriesQ9.DowntownVillieuwasonceaflourishingbusinessdistrict,butmostVillieu-areabusinessesarenowlocatedonlyinthesuburbs.Theofficebuildingsdowntownlackthemodernamenitiesmostbusinessoperatorsdemandtoday.Toluremorebusinessesdowntown,Villieuofficialsplantohaveseveralmodernofficebuildingsconstructedandtoofferreducedlocaltaxratestoanybusinessthatleasesspaceinanewdowntownbuilding.Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,mostthreatenstheplan'slikelihoodofsuccess?(A)MostofthebusinessescurrentlylocatedindowntownVillieuhavelong-termleasesonthespacetheyoccupythere.(B)TheexistingofficebuildingsindowntownVillieuhave,onaverage,amuchhighervacancyratethandoofficebuildingsinVillieu'ssuburbs.(C)ThelocaltaxratesinVillieu'ssuburbsaresignificantlylowerthandowntownVillieu'sproposedrateforbusinessesthatleasespaceinthenewofficebuildings.(D)MostofthebusinessesthatcurrentlyleaseofficespaceindowntownVillieualsoleaseofficespaceinVillieu'ssuburbs.(E)Withthenewofficebuildings,downtownVillieuwouldhaveagreateramountofmodernofficespacethananyotherdowntownbusinessdistrictintheregion.Q10.NorthernAirhasdozensofflightsdailyintoandoutofBellevilleAirport,whichishighlycongested.NorthernAirdependsforitssuccessoneconomyandquickturnaroundandconsequentlyisplanningtoreplaceitslargeplaneswithSkybuses,whosenovelaerodynamicdesignisextremelyfuelefficient.TheSkybus'fuelefficiencyresultsinbothlowerfuelcostsandreducedtimespentrefueling.Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,couldpresentthemostseriousdisadvantageforNorthernAirinreplacingtheirlargeplaneswithSkybuses?(A)TheSkybuswouldenableNorthernAirtoscheduledirectflightstodestinationsthatcurrentlyrequirestopsforrefueling.(B)Aviationfuelisprojectedtodeclineinpriceoverthenextseveralyears.(C)ThefuelefficiencyoftheSkybuswouldenableNorthernAirtoeliminaterefuelingatsomeofitsdestinations,butseveralmechanicswouldlosetheirjobs.(D)NoneofNorthernAir'scompetitorsthatuseBellevilleAirportareconsideringbuyingSkybuses.(E)TheaerodynamicdesignoftheSkybuscausesturbulencebehinditwhentakingoffthatforcesotherplanesontherunwaytodelaytheirtakeoffsQ11:Thepassageisprimarilyconcernedwith(A)explainingwhyuntilrecentlyscientistsfailedtorecognizetheriskspresentedbybiocontrolagents(B)emphasizingthatbiocontrolagentsandchemicalpesticideshavemoresimilaritiesthandifferences(C)suggestingthatonlycertainbiocontrolagentsshouldbeusedtocontrolplantoranimalpests(D)arguingthatbiocontrolagentsinvolverisks,someofwhichmaynotbereadilydiscerned(E)suggestingthatmishapsinvolvingbiocontrolagentsarerelativelycommonplaceQ12:Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisaconcernthatariseswithbiocontrolagentsbutnotwithchemicalpesticides?(A)Biocontrolagentsarelikelytodestroydesirablespeciesaswellasundesirableones.(B)Biocontrolagentsarelikelytohaveindirectaswellasdirectadverseeffectsonnontargetspecies.(C)Biocontrolagentsmaychangeinunforeseenwaysandthusbeabletodamagenewhosts.(D)Biocontrolagentsmaybeineffectiveindestroyingtargetedspecies.(E)Biocontrolagentsmaybeeffectiveforonlyashortperiodoftime.Q13:Thepassagesuggestswhichofthefollowingaboutthebluebutterflymentionedinthehighlightedtext?(A)Thebluebutterfly'ssurvivalwasindirectlydependentonsustainingarabbitpopulationofaparticularsize.(B)Thebluebutterfly'ssurvivalwasindirectlydependentonsustaininglargeamountsofvegetationinitshabitat.(C)Thebluebutterfly'ssurvivalwasthreatenedwhentheantsbeganpreyingonitsoffspring.(D)Thebluebutterflywasinfectedbythevirusthathadbeenintendedtocontrolrabbitpopulations.(E)Thebluebutterflywasadverselyaffectedbyabiocontrolagentthatcompetedwithitforresources.Q14:Whichofthefollowingmostlogicallycompletestheargument?Anewmachineforharvestingcornwillallowrowstobeplantedonlyfifteeninchesapart,insteadoftheusualthirtyinches.Cornplantedthiscloselywillproduceloweryieldsperplant.Nevertheless,thenewmachinewillallowcorngrowerstodoubletheirprofitsperacrebecause__________.(A)withthecloserspacingoftherows,thegrowingcornplantswillquicklyformadensecanopyofleaves,whichwill,byshadingtheground,minimizetheneedforcostlyweedcontrolandirrigation(B)withthecloserspacingoftherows,cornplantswillbeforcedtogrowtallerbecauseofincreasedcompetitionforsunlightfromneighboringcornplants(C)withthelargernumberofplantsgrowingperacre,morefertilizerwillberequired(D)withthespacingbetweenrowscutbyhalf,thenumberofplantsgrownperacrewillalmostdouble(E)withthecloserspacingoftherows,theacreageonwhichcornisplantedwillbeutilizedmuchmoreintensivelythanitwasbefore,requiringmorefrequentfallowyearsinwhichcornfieldsareleftunplantedQ15.Aswellasheatandlight,theSunisthesourceofacontinuousstreamofatomicparticlesknownasthesolarwind.(A)Aswellasheatandlight,theSunisthesourceofacontinuousstream(B)Besidesheatandlight,alsotheSunisthesourceofacontinuousstream(C)Besidesheatandlight,theSunisalsothesourceofacontinuousstreaming(D)TheSunisthesourcenotonlyofheatandlight,butalsoofacontinuousstream(E)TheSunisthesourceofnotonlyheatandlightbut,aswell,ofacontinuousstreamingQ16.Liketheirmalecounterparts,womenscientistsareaboveaverageintermsofintelligenceandcreativity,butunlikemenofscience,theirfemalecounterpartshavehadtoworkagainstthegrainofoccupationalstereotypingtoentera"man'sworld."(A)theirfemalecounterpartshavehadtowork(B)theirproblemisworking(C)onethingtheyhavehadtodoiswork(D)thehandicapwomenofsciencehavehadistowork(E)womenofsciencehavehadtoworkQ17.MicroscopicplantscalledalgaegrowinsidethetoplayerofseaiceintheAntarcticifenoughsunlightreachesthatlayeroficeandenoughseawater,whichcontainsnutrients,reachesthatlayeraftersplashingontothesurface.Eventhoughmoderatesnowcoverreducesthesunlightthatfiltersintothetoplayer,seaicewithmoderatesnowcovertypicallycontainsevenmorealgaeinthetoplayerthandoesseaicewithlesssnowcover.Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,mosthelpstoexplaintheapparentdiscrepancy?(A)Astheweightofaccumulatedsnowforcesicelowerinthewater,moreseawatersplashesontothesurfaceandseepsthroughthesnow.(B)SeawaterintheAntarcticoftencontainshigherconcentrationsofnutrientsthandoesseawaterinmoretemperateregions.(C)Astheairtemperaturearoundseaicedecreasesduringthewinter,thelikelihooddecreasesthatsnowwillfallandthusaddtoanyexistingsnowcover.(D)ThenutrientsonwhichalgaerelyarecommoninseawaterthroughouttheAntarctic.(E)MoresunlightfiltersthroughalayeroficethanthroughanequallythicklayerofsnowQ18.Fromstudiesofthebonyhouseofthebrain,whichisthecranium,locatedinthebackoftheskull,comewhatscientistsknowaboutdinosaurbrains.(A)Fromstudiesofthebonyhouseofthebrain,whichisthecranium,locatedinthebackoftheskull,comewhatscientistsknowaboutdinosaurbrains.(B)Theknowledgethatscientistsknowaboutdinosaurbrainscomesfromstudiesofthebonyhouseofthebrain,locatedinthebackoftheskull,thatis,thecranium.(C)Theknowledgeofdinosaurbrainsthatscientistshavecomefromstudiesofthebonyhouseofthebrain,whichislocatedinthebackoftheskullandiscalledthecranium.(D)Whatscientistsknowaboutdinosaurbrainscomesfromstudiesofthecranium,thebonyhouseofthebrainlocatedinthebackoftheskull.(E)Locatedinthebackoftheskullisthecranium,thebonyhouseofthebrain,anditisfromstudiesofthisthatscientistsknowwhattheyknowaboutdinosaurbrains.Q19.So-calledgreentaxes,whichexactapricefortheuseofpollutingornonrenewablefuels,arehavingapositiveeffectontheenvironmentandnaturalresourcebaseofcountriesasvariedasChina,theNetherlands,andHungary.(A)asvariedas(B)asvariedasare(C)asvariedasthoseof(D)thatareasvariedas(E)thatarevariedasareQ20.Ozone,aspecialformofoxygenthatscreensoutharmfulultravioletrays,reacheshighconcentrationstwelvemilesaboveEarth,whereithaslongappearedthatitwasimmunefromhumaninfluence;wehavenowrealized,though,thatemissionsofindustrialchlorofluorocarbonsdepletetheozonelayer.(A)haslongappearedthatitwasimmunefrom(B)haslongappearedtohavebeenimmunefrom(C)haslongappearedasbeingimmuneto(D)hadlongappearedimmuneto(E)hadlongappearedthatitwasimmunetoQ21.Whichofthefollowingmostlogicallycompletesthepassage?GarnetandRenCoeachprovidehealthcarefortheiremployees.Garnetpaysforbothtestingofitsemployees'cholesterollevelsandtreatmentofhighcholesterol.ThispolicysavesGarnetmoney,sincehighcholesterolleftuntreatedformanyyearsleadstoconditionsthatrequireveryexpensivetreatment.However,RenCodoesnothavethesamefinancialincentivetoadoptsuchapolicy,because__________.(A)earlytreatmentofhighcholesteroldoesnotentirelyeliminatethepossibilityofastrokelaterinlife(B)themassmediaregularlyfeaturestoriesencouragingpeopletomaintaindietsthatarelowincholesterol(C)RenCohassignificantlymoreemployeesthanGarnethas(D)RenCo'semployeesareunlikelytohavehighercholesterollevelsthanGarnet'semployees(E)theaveragelengthoftimeanemployeestayswithRenCoislessthanitiswithGarnetQ22.UnitedLumberwillusetreesfromitsforestsfortwoproducts.Thetreetrunkswillbeusedforlumberandthebranchesconvertedintowoodchipstomakefiberboard.Thecostofthisconversionwouldbethesamewhetherdoneattheloggingsite,wherethetreesaredebranched,oratUnited'sfactory.However,woodchipsoccupylessthanhalfthevolumeofthebranchesfromwhichtheyaremade.Theinformationgiven,ifaccurate,moststronglysupportswhichofthefollowing?(A)Convertingthebranchesintowoodchipsattheloggingsitewouldrequiretransportingafullyassembledwood-chippingmachinetoandfromthesite.(B)Itwouldbemoreeconomicaltodebranchthetreesatthefactorywherethefiberboardismanufactured.(C)ThedebranchingoftreesandtheconversionofthebranchesintochipsaretheonlystagesintheprocessingofbranchesthatitwouldbeinUnited'seconomicadvantagetoperformattheloggingsite.(D)Transportationcostsfromtheloggingsitetothefactorythataredeterminedbyvolumeofcargowouldbeloweriftheconversionintochipsisdoneattheloggingsiteratherthanatthefactory.(E)Inthewood-processingindustry,branchesareusedonlyfortheproductionofwoodchipsforfiberboardQ23.TheEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyfrequentlyputsmandatorycontrolsontoxicsubstancesthatpresentaslittleriskasoneinamillionchancestocausecancer.(A)aslittleriskasoneinamillionchancestocause(B)aslittleriskasonechanceinamillionofcausing(C)aslittleriskasonechanceinamillionthatitwillcause(D)ariskaslittleasonechanceinamillionforcausing(E)ariskaslittleasonechanceinamillionforittocauseQ24.Whichofthefollowingmostlogicallycompletestheargument?Utraniawasformerlyamajorpetroleumexporter,butinrecentdecadeseconomicstagnationandrestrictiveregulationsinhibitedinvestmentinnewoilfields.Inconsequence,Utranianoilexportsdroppedsteadilyasoldfieldsbecamedepleted.Utrania'scurrentlyimprovingeconomicsituation,togetherwithless-restrictiveregulations,willundoubtedlyresultintherapiddevelopmentofnewfields.However,itwouldbeprematuretoconcludethattherapiddevelopmentofnewfieldswillresultinhigheroilexports,because__________.(A)thepriceofoilisexpectedtoremainrelativelystableoverthenextseveralyears(B)theimprovementintheeconomicsituationinUtraniaisexpectedtoresultinadramaticincreaseintheproportionofUtranianswhoownautomobiles(C)mostoftheinvestmentinnewoilfieldsinUtraniaisexpectedtocomefromforeignsources(D)newtechnologyisavailabletorecoveroilfromoldoilfieldsformerlyregardedasdepleted(E)manyofthenewoilfieldsinUtraniaarelikelytobeasproductiveasthosethatweredevelopedduringtheperiodwhenUtraniawasamajoroilexporteQ25:Theauthorofthepassagewouldbemostlikelytoagreewithwhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthedocumentsmentionedinthefirstsentenceofthepassage?(A)TheycontainmisleadinginformationaboutthekindsofproductiveactivitiesAztecwomenengagedin.(B)TheyoverlookcertaincrucialactivitiesperformedbywomeninAztecsociety.(C)TheyprovideusefulinformationaboutthewaythatAztecsocietyviewedwomen.(D)Theyareoflimitedvaluebecausetheywereheavilyinfluencedbythebiasofthosewhorecordedthem.(E)Theycontaininformationthatislikelytobemisinterpretedbymodern-dayreaders.Q26:Accordingtothepassage,Aztecwomen'sclothproductionenabledAztecsocietytodowhichofthefollowing?(A)Expandwomen'sroleinagriculture(B)Organizetheflowofgoodsandservices(C)Developself-containedcommunities(D)Hireagriculturallaborersfromoutsidethesociety(E)EstablishahigherstandardoflivingthanneighboringculturesQ27:Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthefunctionofthethirdparagraphofthepassage?(A)Itattemptstoreconcileconflictingviewspresentedinthepreviousparagraphs.(B)Itpresentsevidenceintendedtounderminetheargumentpresentedinthesecondparagraph.(C)Itprovidesexamplesthatsupportthepositiontakeninthefirstsentenceofthesecondparagraph.(D)Itdescribesthecontentsofthedocumentsmentionedinthefirstparagraph.(E)ItsuggeststhatadistinctionnotedinthefirstparagraphisvalidQ28:Thepassageisprimarilyconcernedwith(A)usingmodernunderstandingofculturalbiastochallengeethnohistoricdocuments(B)evaluatingcompetingdescriptionsofwomen'srolesinAztecsociety(C)comparingtheinfluenceofgenderonwomen'srolesinAztecsocietyandinmodernsociety(D)remedyingapotentialmisconceptionaboutthesignificanceofwomen'srolesinAztecsociety(E)applyingnewevidenceinareevaluationofethnohistoricdocuments.Q29.BetaCorporationclaimsthatitnolongerhasenoughworkforthe60computerdata-entryworkersthatitislayingoff.Theseworkershaveheard,however,thatthecompanyisbuying100newcomputers.Sotheworkersconcludedthatthecompany'srealreasonforlayingthemoffistofilltheirjobswithlower-paidworkers.Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,wouldmostunderminetheworkers'conclusion?(A)Mostoftheworkersbeinglaidoffknowhowtoenterdataonanumberofdifferentcomputersystems.(B)OrdersforalmostallofBetaCorporationproductshaveincreasedoverthepastyear.(C)ArecentmemorandumfromthepresidentofBetaCorporationrequestedthatalldatageneratedbythecompanybestoredincomputerizedform.(D)BetaCorporation'scomputerdata-entryworkersaremoreexperiencedandhencemorehighlypaidthanpeopledoingcomparableworkinothercompanies.(E)BetaCorporation'snewcomputerswillallowitscurrentmanagementandsalesstafftoperformmanyofthetasksthatthedata-entryworkerswerepreviouslydoingQ30.TheriseoftheIncanempirerestednotonlyontheIncas'militarymightandtheabilityoftheirrulersbutalsotheyimposedahighlyorganizedeconomicandpoliticalsystemonmanydifferentethnicgroupsandpermittingthemtoretainmanyoftheircustomsandoftentheirownleaders.(A)theyimposedahighlyorganizedeconomicandpoliticalsystemonmanydifferentethnicgroupsandpermittingthem(B)ontheirimpositionofahighlyorganizedeconomicandpoliticalsystemonmanydifferentethnicgroups,whowerepermitted(C)becauseoftheirimpositionofahighlyorganizedeconomicandpoliticalsystemonmanydifferentethnicgroups,whotheypermitted(D)ontheirimposingofahighlyorganizedeconomicandpoliticalsystemonmanydifferentethnicgroupsandtheypermittedthem(E)imposingahighlyorganizedeconomicandpoliticalsystemonmanydifferentethnicgroups,permittingthemQ31.NinemonthsafterthecountybannedjetskisandotherwaterbikesfromthetranquilwatersofPugetSound,ajudgeoverturnedthebanonthegroundofviolatingstatelawsforallowingtheuseofpersonalwatercraftoncommonwaterways.(A)ofviolatingstatelawsforallowing(B)oftheirviolatingstatelawstoallow(C)thatitviolatesstatelawsthatallowed(D)thatitviolatedstatelawsallowing(E)thatstatelawswerebeingviolatedallowingQ32.Performingariskymaneuverthatrequiredprecisionflying,notonlydidspaceshuttleastronautsretrieveanorbitingsatellite,itwasdonesimultaneouslywhileavoidingbeingrear-endedbyapassingultraviolettelescope.(A)notonlydidspaceshuttleastronautsretrieveanorbitingsatellite,itwasdonesimultaneouslywhileavoiding(B)notonlywasa