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2023年GMAT考试逻辑推理试题练习2023年GMAT考试最新规律推理试题练习聪慧的资质内在的干劲勤奋的工作态度和坚韧不拔的精神,这些都是科学讨论胜利所需的其它条件以下是我为大家搜寻整理的2023年GMAT考试最新规律推理试题练习,期望能给大家带来帮忙!更多精彩内容请准时关注我们应届毕业生考试网!TEST BTime30minutes20Questions
1.Below is an excerptfrom aletter thatwas sentby the chairmanof acorporation to the stockholders.A number of chargeshave beenraisedagainst me,some serious,some trivial.Individuals seekingto controlthe corporation for their ownpurposes havedemanded myresignation.Remember thatno courtof1aw in any statehas foundme guiltyof anycriminaloffense whatsoever.In theAmerican tradition,as youknow,anindividual isconsidered innocentuntil provenguilty.Furthermore,asthe corporationsunbroken six-year recordof growthwill show,my conductofmy officialduties aschairman hasonly helpedenhance thesuccessof the corporation,and sobenefited everystockholder.Which of thefollowing canbe properlyinferred from the excerptA The chairmanbelieves thatall thosewho havedemanded hisresignation are motivatedby desire to controlthecorporationfor theirownpurposes.C Withoutan economicallyviable trucking industry,the costofgoods in the United States wouldrise significantly.D Roaduse taxespaid bytrucking companieshave decreasedby3percent over the pastfive years.E Dueto yearsof neglect,U.S.highways todayare badlyin needofmajor repairsand rebuilding.
12.The upcomingpresidential election in theWest Africanrepublicof Ganelon is ofgrave concernto the U.S.State Department.Ganelonpresently hasstrong politicaland militaryties to the UnitedStates.However,the Socialist party iswidely expectedto win the election,leading tofears thatGanelon willsoon breakaway from the pro-Americanbloc andadopt a nonaligned oropenly anti-American stance.Which of thefol lowingi san assumptionmade in the passageaboveA ASocialist partygovernment inGanelonismore likely to opposethe UnitedStatesthan isanon-Socialist partygovernment.B Thepeople of theUnitedStates recognizetheir nationsinterestin thepolitical stabilityof WestAfrica.C Aweakening ofU.S.political tieswith Ganeloncould haveseriousconsequences forU.S.relations withother Africannations.D TheSocialist partyleaders inGanelon believethat theirnationsinterests wouldbest beserved by an alliancewith anti-Americanforces.E TheSocialistpartywill win the upcomingelectioninGanelon.
13.No nationcan longsurvive unlessits peopleare unitedby acommontongue.For proof,we needonly considerCanada,which isbeingtorn asunderby conflictsbetween French-speaking Quebecand theotherprovinces,which aredominated byEnglish speakers.Which of the following,if true,most effectivelychallenges the authors conclusionAConflicts overlanguage haveled toviolent clashesbetween theBasque-speaking minorityin Spainand theSpanish-speaking majority.B Proposalsto declareEnglish theofficial languageof theUnitedStates havemet withresistance frommembers ofHispanic andotherminority groups.C Economicand politicaldifferences,along withlinguistic ones,have contributedtotheprovincial conflictsin Canada.D Thepublic ofIndia,in existencesine1948,has apopulationthat speakshundreds ofdifferent,though related,languages.E Switzerlandhas survivedfor nearlya thousandyears as a homeforspeakers ofthree differentlanguages.
14.As anexperienced labororganizer and the formerhead of oneof the nations mostpowerful laborunions,Grayson isan excellent choicetochair the new councilon business-labor relations.Which of thefollowing,if true,would moststrengthen theconclusion aboveAThe new council musthave thesupport of the nationslaborleaders ifit isto succeed.B Duringhis yearsasalabor leader,Grayson establisheda recordofgood relationswith businessleaders.C Thechair of thenew council mustbe aperson whocan communicatedirectlywith theleaders of thenationslargest laborunions.D Mostof theother membersof thenewcouncilwi11berepresentatives ofbusiness managementinterests.E Anunderstanding of the needsand problemsof laboris the onlyqualification necessaryfor thejob ofchairing thenewcouncil.
15.In theeffort to fire aCivil Serviceemployee,his orhermanager may have tospend upto$100,000of taxmoney.Since Civil Serviceemployees knowhow hardit istofirethem,they tendto loaf.Thisexplains inlarge partwhy thegovernment isso inefficient.It canbeproperly inferredon thebasis of the statementsabove that the authorbelieveswhich of the followingI.Too muchjob securitycan have a negativeinfluence onworkers.II.More governmentworkers should be fired.III.Most governmentworkers areCivilServiceemployees.A IonlyB Iand III onlyC IlonlyD I,II,and IIIEIIIonly
16.Some commentatorscomplain thata“litigation explosion,in thepastdecade hasled tounreasonably highcosts forU.S.businesses byencouragingmore product liability suitsagainst manufacturers.However,these complaintsare basedmainly onmyth.Statistics showthat the numberof successfulproduct liabilitysuits hasremained almostthe same,andthe averagesum awardedin damageshas grownno fasterthan theinflationrate.Which of the following,if true,would mostweaken the argumentaboveA Thenumber ofunsuccessful suitshas skyrocketed,imposing hugenewlegal expenseson businesses.B Severalof thelargest awardsever made in product liabilitycases occurredwithin thelast twoyears.C Therise of the consumermovement hasencouraged citizenstoseek legalredress forproduct flaws.D Lawyersoften undertakeproductliabilitycases onacontingency basis,so theirpayment is based on the sizeof thedamagesawarded.E Juriesoften awarddamages inproductliabilitysuits outofemotional sympathyfor aninjured consumer.
17.Ronald:According tomy analysisofthenational economy,housing pricesshould notincrease during the nextsix monthsunlessinterest ratesdrop significantly.Mark:I disagree.One yearago,wheninterest rateslast fellsignificantly,housing pricesdid notincreaseat all.It canbe inferredfromtheconversation abovethat Markhasinterpreted Ronaldsstatement tomean thatAhousing priceswill riseonly ifinterest ratesfallB ifinterest ratesfall,housing pricesmust riseCinterest ratesand housingprices tendto riseand falltogetherD interestrates aretheonlysignificant economicfactoraffecting housingpricesE interestrates arelikelytofall significantlyin thenext sixmonths
18.Its timewe stoppedsearching fornew statisticsto suggestthatwe arenot spendingenough oneducation.In fact,education spendingincreased30percent overallduring thelast decade.Which ofthefollowing,if true,would mostweaken theargument aboveADespite increasedspending oneducation,enrollment inourelementary andsecondary schoolsdeclined about4percent duringthe lastten years.B Ourspending ongasoline increasedmore than100percent duringthelast decade.C Whenadjusted forinflation,our per-pupil expenditureoneducation thisyear isless thanit wastenyearsago.D Elevenother economicallydeveloped nationsspend moreoneducation thanwe do.E Theachievement levelsof ourstudents have been decliningsteadilysince1960,andthelast decadeproduced noreversal inthistrend.
19.The U.S.census isnot perfect:thousands ofAmericans probablygouncounted.However,the basicstatistical portraitofthenationpainted by the census is accurate.Certainly someofthe poor gouncounted,particularly thehomeless;but someoftherich gouncounted aswell,because theyare oftenabroad ortraveling betweenone residenceandanother.Which ofthe followingisan assumption onwhich theargumentabove dependsABoth therich andthepoorhave personaland economicreasonsto avoidbeing countedby the census.B AllAmericans mayreasonably beclassified aseither poororrich.C Thepercentage ofpoor Americans uncounted bythecensusisclose tothe percentageof rich Americansuncounted.D Thenumber ofhomeless Americansis approximatelyequal tothenumber ofrichAmericans.E Theprimary purposeofthecensusisto analyzethe economicstatusoftheAmerican population.
20.Which ofthe followingbest completesthe passagebelowIntodays pluralisticsociety,textbook publishersfind themselvesin anincreasinglyuncomfortable position.Since theschools areregarded asarepository ofsocietys moraland culturalvalues,each groupwithinsociety wishesto preventany materialthat offendsits ownvalues fromappearingin textbooks.As aresult,stance onan issueis certaintorun afoulofonegroup or another.And sincetextbook publishersmustrely oncommunity goodwi11to selltheir books,it isinevitable thatAfewer andfewer publisherswill bewilling toenter thefinanciallyuncertain textbookindustryB theethical andmoral content of textbookswill becomeincreasinglyneutral andblandC moreand morepressure groupswill arisethat seekto influencethecontent oftextbooksD thegovernment willbe forcedto intervenein theincreasinglyrancorous debateover thecontentoftextbooksE schoolboards,teachers,and principalswill findit nearlyimpossibleto chooseamong thevariety oftextbooks beingoffered答案
1.D
2.A
3.E
4.B
5.C
6.B
7.D
8.D
9.E
10.C
11.B
12.A
13.E
14.E
15.A
16.A
17.B
18.C
19.C
20.B文档内容到此结束,欢迎大家下载、修改、丰富并分享给更多有需要的人B Anymisdeeds that thechairmanmayhavecommitted weremotivatedby hisdesiretoenhance thesuccess ofthecorporation.C Thechairman isinnocent ofany criminaloffense.D Thecorporation hasexpanded steadilyoverthe past sixyears.E Anylegal proceedingsagainst thechairman haveresulted inhisacquittal.
2.In theyears sincethe city of Londonimposed strictair-pollution regulationson local industry,the numberof birdspeciesseen inand aroundLondon hasincreased dramatically.Similarair-pollution rulesshouldbeimposed inother major cities.Each ofthefol lowingi sanassumptionmadeintheargumentabove EXCEPT:A Inmost majorcities,air-pollution problemsare causedalmostentirely bylocalindustry.B Air-pollution regulationson industryhaveasignificant impacton the qualityoftheair.C Theair-pollution problemsof othermajorcitiesare basicallysimilarto thoseonce sufferedby London.D Anincrease inthenumberof birdspecies inand arounda cityisdesirable.E Theincreased sightingsof birdspecies inand aroundLondonreflect anactual increaseinthenumberofspecies inthe area.
3.Which ofthe followingbest completesthe passagebelowInopposing governmentregulation ofbusiness,conservatives oftenappealto theJeffersonian idealof limitedgovernment,expressing thewish thatgovernmentwould〃get offthe backsoftheAmerican people.Yet,paradoxically,many ofthese sameconservatives addressquestions ofprivatemorality,such asthose dealingwith sexualbehavior,by callingforAa returntotherestrictive sexualmorality ofthe VictorianeraBa strengtheningoftherole ofthe familyin settingmoral normsforsocietyC alimitation onthe amountof sexuallyprovocative materialappearingin books,motives,and televisionshowsD greaterfreedom forindividuals tochoose theirown wayofhandling sexualissuesE anincreased governmentalrole inthe regulationand controlofprivate sexualbehaviorQuestions4-5are basedonthe following:In anexperiment,two differenttypes ofrecorded musicwere playedforneonates inadjacent nurseriesinahospital.In nursery A,classicalmusic was played;in nursery B,rock music was played.After twoweeks,it wasfound that the babiesin nurseryA cried less,suffered fewerminorailments,and gainedmore weightthan didthe babiesin nurseryB.
4.In evaluatingthe validityoftheconclusion suggestedby theexperimentabove,it wouldbe mostimportant toknow which of thefollowingAThe musicalpreferences ofthe parentsofthetwo groupsofnewbornsB Whetherthe newborns in bothnurseries wereequally healthyandhappy atthe startoftheexperimentC Whetherloud rockmusic candamage thehearing ofnewbornsD Whatthe averageweight ofthe neonateswas before and aftertheexperimentE Whetherthe musicwasplayedinthenurseries atall timesoronly atcertain times
5.Which ofthe followingadditional experimentaldata wouldsupportthe hypothesis that classicalmusic isbeneficial tothedevelopment ofnewbornA Theneonates ina nurserywhere nomusicwasplayedfared betterthan thosein nurseryB.B NurseryA contained15percent morepremature babiesthannursery B.C Thenewborns in nurseryAcriedless,suffered fewerminorailments,and gainedmore weightthan didnewborns ina nurserywith nomusic.D Themusic playedinnurseryA waslouder thanthat playedinnursery B.E Theratio ofnurses tonewbornsinnurseryBwas1to4;innursery A,it was1to
6.
6.The ancientcity of Cephesa was not buried byaneruption ofMt.Amnos in A.D.310,as somebelieve.The eruptionintheyear310damaged the city,but itdid notdestroy it.Cephesa survivedfor anothercenturybefore itfinally metits destructionin anothereruption aroundA.D.
415.Which ofthe following,if true,would moststrengthen theauthorsclaim thatthecity of Cephesawasnotburiedbythe eruptionofMt.Amnos in A.D.310AThecity ofCephesa ismentioned ina historical work knowntohave beenwri tteninA.D.
400.B Coinsbearing theimage ofan emperorwho livedaround A.D.410have beendiscovered inthe ruinsofCephesa,which werepreservedby thecinders andashes thatburied thecity.C Geologicalevidence showsthattheeruption ofMt.Amnos inA.D.415deposited a1O-foot-thick layerof lavaonthecityofCephesa.D ArtworksfromthecityofCephesa havebeen foundintheruinsof anothercity knownto havebeen destroyedinA.D.
420.E Ahistoricalworkwritten inA.D.430refers tothe eruptionofMt.Amnos inA.D.
415.
7.June is taller thanKristin.Letty is taller than Maria.Maria is shorter than Nancy.Kristin andNancy areexactly thesame height.If theinformation aboveis true,whichofthe followingmust alsobetrueA Lettyis tallerthanNancy.B Lettyistallerthan June.C Kristinis shorterthan Letty.D Juneistallerthan Maria.E KristinisshorterthanMaria.
8.Current farmpolicy isinstitutionalized penalizationofconsumers.It increasesfood pricesfor middle-and low-income familiesandcosts thetaxpayer billions ofdollars ayear.Which ofthe followingstatements,if true,would providesupport for theauthorsclaims aboveI.Farm subsidiesamount toroughly$20billion ayear infederalpayouts and$12billion morein higherfood prices.II.According toa studybytheDepartment ofAgriculture,each$1of benefitsprovided tofarmers forethanol productioncosts consumersandtaxpayers$
4.III.The averagefull-time farmershave anaverage networth ofover$300,
000.A IonlyB IIonlyC IIIonlyD Iand IIonlyE I,II,and III
9.Reva:Using extraneousincentives toget teenagersto changetheirattitude towardschool andschoolwork wontwork.Take theprogramin West Virginia,for instance,where theytried toreduce theirdropoutrate byrevoking thedriving licensesof kidswho leftschool.The programfailedmiserably.Anne:Its truethattheWest Virginiaprogram failed,but manyschools havedevised incentiveprograms thathavebeenverysuccessful inimproving attendanceand reducingdiscipline problems.According toAnne,the weakpoint inRevas claimisthatitA failsto considerthe possibilitythatthemajority ofpotentialdropouts inWestVirginiado nothave drivinglicensesB doesntprovide anyexact figuresfor thedropout ratein WestVirginiabeforeandduringtheprogramC ignoresa substantialbody ofevidence showingthat parentsandemployers havebeen usingextrinsic incentiveswith positiveresults foryearsDassumes thata positiveincentive—a prizeorareward—willbe nomore effectivethan anegative incentive,like therevoking ofadriving licenseEisbasedonasingle example,the incentiveprogram inWestVirginia,which maynot betypical
10.Tn manysurveys,American consumershave expresseda willingnesstospend upto10percent morefor productsthat areecologically sound.Encouraged bysuch surveys,Bleach-0Corporation promoteda newlaundrydetergent,Bleach-Green,as saferfortheenvironment.Bleach-0Greencost5percent morethan typicaldetergents.After oneyear,Bleach-0Green hadfailed tocapture asignificant shareofthedetergent marketandwas withdrawnfrom sale.Which ofthe followingquestions isLEASTlikely tobe relevantin determiningthe reasonsforthefailure ofBleach-0GreenA Howeffective asa detergentwas Bleach-0GreenB Howmany otherdetergents onthe marketwere promotedas safeforthe environmentCHow muchmore didBleach-0Green costto manufacturethanordinary detergentsDTo whatextent didconsumers acceptthe validityof Bleach-0Green advertisedand promotedto consumersEHow effectivelywas Bleach-0Green advertisedand promotedtoconsumers
11.The burdenof maintainingtheU.S.highway systemfallsdisproportionately onthe truckingindustry.Trucks representonly about10percent ofthe vehicleson U.S.roads.Yet roaduse taxesassessedon trucksamount toalmost halfthe taxespaid forhighway upkeepandrepair.Which ofthefollowing,if true,would mostweaken theargumentaboveA Thetruckingindustryhas enjoyedrecord after-tax profitsinthree ofthepastfour years.B Becauseof theirweight,trucks causeover50percent ofthedamage sustainedby highwaysurfaces eachyear.。