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Passage: A supermarket often finds that there are customers stealing goods without paying, thus affecting the profit. Therefore, the management of the supermarket made up mind to install monitoring equipment inisde and hire more shopping guides, thereby increasing the profit. Question: Which of the followings is most important in evaluating the supermarket management's decision? A. The ratio of the purchase price to the selling price of the goods in the supermarket. B. The quantity and price of goods sold by the supermarket each day. C. The number and consumption level of customers shopping at the supermarket each day. D. The ratio of the loss caused by customers stealing goods to the cost of running monitoring equipment and hiring shopping guides. Answer:
D
Passage: Many successful film and television directors begin their careers after several years of formal and professional study, although a considerable number of film and television directors have not gone through formal and professional study, but in practice, they master technology by learning from their peers, but no film and television directors who ignores the psychological needs of the public can succeed. Question: If the above statement is true, which of the followings must be true? A. The more a film and television director pays attention to the psychological needs of the public, the more likely he is to succeed. B. In practice, no film and television director who has mastered the technology by learning from his peers will ignore the psychological needs of the public. C. All unsuccessful film and television directors ignore the psychological needs of the public. D. Not all film and television directors who have gone through formal and professional study ignore the psychological needs of the public. Answer:
D
Passage: The Arctic region is rich in oil. natural gas. Mineral and fishery resources, its oil and gas reserves account for a quarter of the world's undeveloped oil and gas resources. Global warming is causing the Arctic ice to melt at a rate of 9 percent every 10 years, and the route through the Arctic Ocean along Russia's northern coastline connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific can travel tens of thousands of kilometers from Asia to Europe than the Panama Canal. Therefore, the development and utilization of the Arctic will bring enormous benefits to mankind Question: Which of the followings, if true, would weaken the above argument? A. Ships across the Arctic bring invasive organisms and destroy Arctic ecosystems B. There have been many serious conflicts in the international community over the development of the Arctic, but the countries involved have calmly shelved or dealt with them in a low-key manner C. Developing the Arctic would thaw permafrost, release the greenhouse gas methane and lead to more extreme weather D. Exploring the Arctic would accelerate snow and ice melt, raise sea levels and flood coastal lowlands Answer:
B
Passage: Despite the government's measures to curb housing prices in recent years, housing prices are still rising rapidly, and the situation is unlikely to change fundamentally in the short term. Question: What do the following statements support? A. The cancellation of welfare housing, residents have more money, resulting in a strong demand for housing. B. It is impossible for the government to restrain housing prices too much, because that would severely hurt the housing industry and lead to numerous risks, including financial and employment risks. C. The price of affordable housing is still too high for some socially disadvantaged groups. D. China's land resources are limited, and the government must tightly control the supply of land for housing. Answer:
C
Passage: A school has seven outstanding students G, H, L, M, U, W and Z. During the summer vacation, the school will send them to England and the United States to study. Only these seven students from the school took part in the activity, and each of them happened to go to one of the two countries. Considering the specialty of each student, the following conditions must be met in this activity: (1) if G goes to the England, then H goes to the United States. (2) if L goes to England, then both M and U go to the United States. (3) the country where W goes is different from that of Z. (4) the country where U goes is different from that of G. (5) if Z goes to the England, H also goes to the England. Question: Which of the followings is true about how many students can go to the England together? A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 Answer:
C
Passage: The education system has two aspects, one is compulsory education, the other is higher education. A reasonable education system requires everyone to have the right to compulsory education and the opportunity to obtain higher education through fair competition. Question: Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the above conclusion? A. An education system that does not enable everyone to go to college is unreasonable B. An education system that ensures that everyone enjoys compulsory education is reasonable C. An education system that does not enable everyone to enjoy the right to compulsory education is unreasonable D. A reasonable education system should have more requirements Answer:
C
Passage: Six scholars, F, G, J, L, M and N, will speak at a logical conference, which will be arranged according to the following conditions: (1) each speaker will speak only once, and there will be only one speaker at a time. (2) three speakers spoke before lunch and the other three spoke after lunch. (3) G must speak before lunch. (IV) only one speaker is between M and N. (5) F speaks in the first or third place. Question: If J speaks before F, which of the following options is the number N to speak? A. The fourth place. B. The second place. C. The third place. D. The first place. Answer:
A
Passage: Zhang Shan's bonus is higher than Li Si's. after learning that Wang Wu's bonus is higher than Miao Xiaoqin's, we know that Zhang Shan's bonus is also higher than Miao Xiaoqin's. Question: Which of the following options does not make the above inference valid? A. Wang Wu's bonus is higher than Li Si's B. Li Si's bonus is higher than Miao Xiaoqin's C. Li Si's bonus is higher than Wang Wu's D. Li Si's bonus is as high as Wang Wu's Answer:
A
Passage: The results of a survey of businessmen's trust in 31 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in China showed that half of the locals believed that locals were trustworthy. For example, the reliability score scored by Beijingers for Beijingers is 57.9. The score for Tianjin people is 15, with one exception, that is, Hainan people themselves do not trust Hainan people. Question: Which of the followings, if true, would provide a reasonable explanation for the above exception? A. Hainan has a lot of liars, and they don't trust each other B. The vast majority of those inspected in Hainan were left behind from other places to do business there. C. Foreigners don't know much about Hainan businessmen and give them a very low trust score. D. Most of the businessmen doing business in Hainan are not locals. Answer:
C
Passage: After a long debate, Germany's ruling coalition decided in May 2011 to close all nuclear power plants in Germany by 2022. Question: Which of the following options is missing from the above reasoning? A. Premise: These new sectors are targeting their consumers in a more precise way B. Conclusion: Management calls for new measures to capture its consumer base C. The premise: The company failed to capture its consumer base before setting up these new divisions D. Conclusion: The company will soon do more to capture its consumer base Answer:
A
Passage: The hurricane that threatens the continental U.S. was formed by the triggering of high pressure off the west coast of Africa. The continental U.S. is hit by particularly frequent hurricanes whenever there's a lot of rain in the sub-Saharan region. So, a lot of rainfall must be the cause of the hurricane that raises the pressure of the airflow. Question: Which of the following arguments contains the most similar flaw to the argument above? A. Cars drive faster on long streets than on short streets, so pedestrians on long streets are more dangerous than pedestrians on short streets. B. Many of those who became entrepreneurs often played competitive sports while they were in college. Therefore, participation in competitive sports must increase the ability to become an entrepreneur. C. The petals of chrysanthemum will close at noon, so the petals of chrysanthemum will open at night. D. Events in Eastern Europe will affect the political situation in Central America, so the liberalization of Eastern Europe will lead to the liberalization of Central America. Answer:
B
Passage: In today's economic globalization, western cultural classics and traditions are still surviving and continuing. In the United States, the president is sworn in according to the Bible, and pupils recite the oath of "a nation under the protection of God" every week. In China, primary school students no longer study the classics, and there are no people to take the oath of office according to the Analects of Confucius. China has become a country that has almost lost all its cultural classics and traditions. Question: Which of the following statements is the hypothesis on which the above argument depends? A. With the rapid development of science and technology, Western cultural classics and traditions are on the decline B. Officials in Chinese history have never taken the oath of office according to a classic C. The reading of scriptures by primary school students is a symbol for a country and a nation to maintain its cultural classics and traditions D. The cultural classics and traditions of a country and a nation play an irreplaceable role in science Answer:
C
Passage: According to four major studies conducted over the past decade, the number of obese children in Beijing's urban areas has been on the rise, with more than 85 percent of children of the same age being considered obese. Question: If the findings in the survey are correct, which of the following conclusions can be drawn? A. Over the past decade, children in urban Beijing have been exercising less and less. B. The number of non-obese children in urban Beijing has also been on the rise for a decade. C. The number of obese children in urban Beijing has also been declining for a decade. D. Children in Beijing's urban areas are more likely to become obese as they get older. Answer:
B
Passage: Five stations have been set up in a section of the high-speed railway along the river from west to east. It is known that Fu Yi Station is located in the east of Hao Yun Station and west of Hu Yao Station, and adjacent to Hu Yao Station; Jiu Shang Station is adjacent to Yin Ling Station. Question: Based on the above information, which of the followings is possible about the order of the five sites from west to east? A. Yin Ling Station, Hao Yun Station, Jiu Shang Station, Fu Yi Station, Hu Yao Station B. Fu Yi Station, Hu Yao Station,Jiu Shang Station,Yin Ling Station, Hao Yun Station C. Hao Yun Station,Yin Ling Station,Jiu Shang Station, Fu Yi Station,Hu Yao Station D. Hao Yun Station,Hu Yao Station,Fu Yi Station,Yin Ling Station,Jiu Shang Station Answer:
C
Passage: Nutritionist: it is a lie to advertise that any health product can cure diseases. However, for people who eat irregularly, it is necessary to take some health products. Question: If the nutritionist's opinion is accepted, which of the following statements must be accepted? A. Some health products are necessary for some people B. People who are already sick should not take health products, because they cannot cure the disease C. It is not necessary for all people to take health products D. For people who eat regularly, it is unnecessary to take any health products Answer:
A
Passage: The "placebo effect" refers to the phenomenon that patients unknowingly take fake drugs that have no effect at all, but can get the same or even better effect as the real drug. The placebo effect is supported by many clinical studies. One explanation for this phenomenon is that people's expectations for the future will change the physiological state of the brain, which in turn causes physiological changes in the whole body. Question: Which of the following statements does not support the above explanation? A. The effect of placebo is the result of the joint action of many factors B. Placebo has no effect on Alzheimer's patients who have lost the ability to anticipate the future C. Some patients do not believe that the treatment will be effective, although the normal treatment, but their condition further worsened D. The subject was injected with saline and convinced that it was a painkiller, and the subject's brain then secreted the painkiller endorphin Answer:
C
Passage: Scientists applied desulfurization ash from some power plants to 40 mu of saline-alkali land in Inner Mongolia. As a result, corn and grass grew in this land. The scientists concluded that the desulfurized ash from coal-fired power plants can be used to transform saline-alkali land. Question: Which of the followings, if true, best supports the scientist's conclusion? A. Corn grown in saline-alkali land modified with desulfurized ash is similar to that of corn in fertile soil. B. The main component of desulfurization ash is gypsum, and the use of gypsum to improve saline-alkali land has a history of more than 100 years. C. The saline-alkali land next to the 40-mu experimental field where no desulfurization ash was applied was covered with gray, and even weeds were rare. D. The content of heavy metals and pollutants in these desulfurization ash did not exceed the national standard. Answer:
C
Passage: For a long time, smoking in bed is the main cause of family fire. Although the number of smokers has declined significantly over the past 20 years, the number of deaths from home fires has not decreased significantly. Question: If the following statement is true, which of the followings is not conducive to explaining the obvious inconsistency above? A. People who smoke in bed are usually very addicted to smoking, and they are less likely to quit smoking than those who do not smoke in bed B. Population density has been increasing over the past 20 years, and there are now more deaths from a home fire than it was 20 years ago C. Fires caused by smoking in bed usually occur after the owner falls asleep D. Compared with other types of family fires, home fires caused by smoking in bed usually cause less damage Answer:
C
Passage: In the past hundred years, in the area of Dali Lake, the long-term drought has greatly shrunk the grassy wetlands and turned them into saline-alkali land. Grassy wetlands are places where ducks, geese and other kinds of waterfowl nest and hatch. However, with the continuous shrinkage of wetlands, the average decline rate of the population of red sesame ducks in this area is much lower than that of swans. Question: Which of the following options, if true, gives the best explanation for the inconsistencies in the above? A. The red sesame duck hatches 8 to 10 eggs per litter, and the swans hatch 2 to 3 eggs per litter, the survival rate is about the same. B. The strengthening of this environmental protection measure has slowed the average decline in the number of red sesame ducks, swans and other species of waterfowl. C. Red sesame ducks and swans are migratory birds, and red sesame ducks are more likely to be hunted and killed in the process of migration. D. Apart from wetlands, red sesame ducks gradually learn to nest and hatch in tree holes and cliff holes, while swans fail to do so. Answer:
D
Passage: A number of Chinese universities have held four job fairs in Toronto, New York, Boston and San Francisco. A survey of questionnaires conducted by Chinese students attending the job fairs shows that 67% of them want to return home to work, and 33% will seriously consider the option of returning home. It can be seen that working in the United States has lost its attraction to foreign students, and it has become a common practice for people to want to return home. Question: If the following statement is true, which of the following options is the most powerful way to weaken the above argument? A. The Chinese students who participated in the questionnaire may not express their best wishes. B. If Chinese students in North America cannot find a job when they return home, it will be a great disappointment to them. C. 67% and 33% add up to 100%, which means zero people want to stay and work in North America D. Among the Chinese students in North America, those who do not intend to return to work did not attend the job fair. Answer:
D
Passage: A said: "B lied"; B said: "C lied"; C said: "Both A and B lied". Question: Please determine which of the following options is true: A. B lied B. Both A and B lied C. Both A and C lied D. Both B and C lied Answer:
C
Passage: In a magic show, from the seven magicians - G.H.K.L.N.P and Q, select 6 to perform, perform into two teams: 1 team and 2 team. Each team by the front, middle and after three positions, playing the magician just each occupies a position, the selection and position arrangement of the magician must meet the following conditions :(1) if the arrangement of G or H play, they must be in the front. (2) If K is to play, he must be in the middle. (3) If L is to play, he must be in team 1. (4) Neither P nor K can be on the same team as N. (5) P cannot be in the same team as Q. (6) If H is in team 2, Q is in the middle position of team 1. Question: Which of the followings is an acceptable arrangement for team 1 to perform? A. Front: Q Middle: L Rear: N B. Front: L Middle: K Rear: Q C. Front: Q Middle: K Rear: P D. Front: G Middle: K Rear: P Answer:
A
Passage: The coach of a provincial go team selects four of the seven players E, F, G, H, J, K and M to participate in the professional league. The selection must meet the following conditions: one of E or F will participate, but not both. One of J or K participates, but not both. If J participates, G participates. M will not participate unless F participates. Question: Which of the followings will definitely take part in the competition? A. F or M, or both. B. H or G, or both. C. G or H, or both. D. J or M, or both. Answer:
B
Passage: At the beginning of this century, Wigner put forward the theory of continental drift, which met with strong opposition because his theory was based on the assumption of unidentified forces sufficient to cause continental drift. We can now accept Wigner's theory. This is not because we have identified the power to cause the continent to drift, but because the new instruments eventually enable us to confirm the movement of the continent through observation. Question: Which of the followings is best illustrated by the above examples? A. The goal of science is to use a simple and harmonious theory to accurately explain the diversity of nature. B. In the process of mathematical description of nature, science has become very accurate in identifying potential dynamics. C. With the help of probability theory and mathematical statistics, science has shifted from the description of a single phenomenon to the study of things as a whole. D. When an event assumed by a theory is confirmed, the theory can be accepted even if there is no explanation for the cause of the event. Answer:
D
Passage: The only way that economists can distinguish between normal and low-end goods is to see how consumers react to changes in income. If people's income increases and the demand for something becomes smaller, such things are low-end goods. Similarly, if people's income decreases, their demand for low-end goods will increase. Question: Which of the following options best matches the description of economists that distinguish between normal and low-end goods? A. The poor students in the school often eat instant noodles and often go to restaurants after they find a job after graduation. For these students, instant noodles are low-end products. B. In family life, with the decrease of people's income, the demand for salt has not increased. There is no doubt that salt is a low-end goods. C. In an aging community, the demand for gasoline is getting smaller and smaller, and the demand for home care services is increasing. Compared with gasoline, home care service is a low-end goods. D. When people's income increases, parents will buy more designer clothes for their children, and buy less when their income decreases.The designer clothes clothing is not a low-end goods, nor a normal goods, but a high-end goods. Answer:
A
Passage: For example, "X X Group held an anniversary celebration, your mobile phone number won a grand prize of 100000 yuan." this kind of unwise fraudulent text messages on mobile phones still appear again and again even after they have been exposed by the media. Professional swindlers prefer to use shoddy fraudulent text messages rather than design more deceptive and gullible text messages, which only shows that the swindlers are too stupid and unprofessional. Question: Which of the following options, if true, strongly refutes the above conclusion? A. A swindler must be smart, otherwise it is impossible to deceive others. B. When swindlers cheat, they will try their best not to attract the attention of the police. C. If a deception was useless, the swindler would have eliminated it long ago. D. Swindlers use such text messages to "catch" people who may be fooled, and they want to filter out smart people in the first place. Answer:
C
Passage: Laws to protect wild animal populations should not be forced to apply to hunting practices that capture wild animals for a living but do not threaten the continuation of wild animal populations. Question: Which of the following options, if true, most strongly justifies the above principles? A. For any act of capturing wild animals for profit, the Wildlife Protection Law should be enforced. B. Although Cobra is protected by law, the act of killing Cobra due to the threat to human life will not be punished by law. C. The Inuit at the northernmost tip of the polar region feeds on bowhead whales, and the number of bowhead whales captured each year is much lower than the number of newly survived bowhead whales. D. Humans have hunted elephants for thousands of years, but the elephant population has not been wiped out, so it is not necessary to enforce laws to protect wild elephants. Answer:
C
Passage: The Agreement on Trade-related aspects of intellectual property Rights stipulates that patents for certain inventions shall not be granted simply because their national laws prohibit the commercial implementation of certain inventions. Question: It is known that country A is a member of the Agreement on Trade-related aspects of intellectual property Rights (trips). Which of the following statements is inconsistent with the above provisions? A. The prohibition of the commercial implementation of an invention by the law of country A does not deduce that the patent right for the invention cannot be granted B. The granting of a patent right for an invention from the law of country A does not allow the commercial implementation of the invention C. In country A, the commercial implementation of an eavesdropping device is prohibited by law, so it is not allowed to grant a patent D. In country A, an invention to improve gun targeting has been granted a patent, but the commercial implementation of the invention is prohibited Answer:
C
Passage: Xiao Chen said that at present, comet D3, which was partly in orbit away from the sun in 1996, has recently been able to detect its flickering light through solar telescopes.In the past, people have never observed such a twinkle in a comet far from the sun, so this flicker must be an unusual phenomenon.Xiao Wang said that usually people do not observe comets far away from the sun, and the flicker of Comet D3 discovered in 1996 was obtained by continuous and careful tracking and observation. Question: Which of the following options can best summarize the methods used by Xiao Wang to refute Xiao Chen's point of view? A. Pointing out that the meaning of the key concepts used by Xiao Chen is vague B. Pointing out that Xiao Chen's argument is obviously unconvincing C. Pointing out that Xiao Chen's arguments are self contradictory D. Disagreeing with Xiao Chen's conclusion, and put forward another explanation for Xiao Chen's argument. Agree with Xiao Chen's conclusion, but put forward another explanation for Xiao Chen's argument Answer:
B
Passage: In modern society, many people get fat, have beer bellies and are seriously overweight because they often drink beer. Question: The answer to which of the following questions is impossible to question the above argument? A. If people only drink beer and eat very little other food every day, especially meat, will they still get fat? B. Why are there so many women and children in the United States who drink Coke, eat fried chicken and pizza, and are so overweight? C. Do fat people often exercise besides drinking beer? D. Many fat people also smoke at the same time. Can you say "smoking causes weight gain"? Answer:
C
Passage: The crime of unknown origin of a huge amount of property is objectively conducive to the protection of embezzlement and bribery. Once a huge amount of property is loaded into the basket of "unknown sources", it is not necessary to find out its sources one by one. How tolerant it is for those who were embezzlement and bribery.Moreover, the charge gives judicial personnel too much "discretion" and "room for blending". Therefore, the unknown source of a huge amount of property should be punished as the crime of embezzlement and bribery.. Question: Which of the following options does not support the above argument? A. Corrupt officials know that once their embezzled and bribed property is found to be of "unknown origin", the punishment can be mitigated; China's existing means of investigation are backward, and those who confess may incur more severe punishment than those who do not confess. B. Is there anyone who doesn't know where his family's property comes from? The crime of unknown origin of a huge amount of property is conducive to cracking down on corrupt officials "lightly and easily", but it is not conducive to social justice. C. Presumption of innocence and "right to silence" are the basic concepts of the modern rule of law. If the defendant is not proved guilty, he should be found innocent. D. The laws of Singapore, Brunei and India all stipulate that the unknown source of property of civil servants should be punished as embezzlement and bribery. Answer:
C
Passage: Li Na's Prince Charming is tall and handsome doctor. She knows four men, Wang Wei, Wu Gang, Li Qiang and Liu Dawei, and one of them meets all the requirements of her. First, three of the four men are tall and two doctors are handsome. Second, Wang Wei and Wu Gang are both doctors. Third, Liu Dawei and Li Qiang are equal in height. Fourth, not both Li Qiang and Wang Wei are tall. Question: Which of the followings meets all the requirements required by Li Na? A. Liu Dawei B. Li Qiang C. Wu Gang D. Wang Wei Answer:
C
Passage: There are seven recruits in a university: F, G, H, I, W, X and Y, of which one is a signal soldier, three are engineers, and the other three are transport soldiers. The conditions for the distribution of arms for recruits are as follows: H and Y must be assigned to the same arms. F and G cannot be assigned to the same arms. If X is assigned as a transport soldier, W is assigned as an engineer. F was assigned to be an engineer. Question: Which of the following statements may be true if X is not assigned as an engineer? A. W and G are assigned as engineers B. H and W are assigned as transport soldiers C. F and Y are assigned as engineers D. H and W are assigned as engineers Answer:
C
Passage: After many elimination competitions, four contestants A, B, C and D competed for the final ranking, and there was no juxtaposition of the rankings.Analysts predict that ,1. The first place is A or B; 2. If C is not the first place, nor is it the first place; 3. A is not the first place. Question: If only one sentence is correct in the analyst's prediction, which of the following options is number one? A. C B. B C. Cannot infer D. D Answer:
D
Passage: A company has a six-story office building. The company's finance department, planning department, administration department, sales department, human resources department, R & D department and other six departments work here, each department occupies one floor. It is known that: (1) the floors of the human resources department and the sales department are not adjacent; (2) the finance department is on the lower floor of the planning department; (3) the floor of the administration department is above the planning department, but below the human resources department. Question: If the human resources department is not on the top floor, which of the following floors is the R & D department likely to be on? A. 3, 4, 6 B. 3, 4, 5 C. 4, 5 D. 5, 6 Answer:
D
Passage: Since 1993, sandstorms have frequently occurred in Inner Mongolia, causing great economic losses. Some people think that sandstorm is caused by grassland degradation and desertification due to climate drought. It is a natural disaster, so it is inevitable. Question: If true, which of the following would challenge the above statement, except? A. In the 1950s, the grass on the Xilingol grassland in Inner Mongolia was as high as horses' bellies. Now the grass is too thick for mice. B. Opposite the degraded grasslands of Hulunbuir and Xilingol in Inner Mongolia, the grasslands of Mongolia are about one meter tall. C. Along the nearly uninhabited 10km-wide border between China and Mongolia, grass remains as tall as it was in the 1950s. D. The increase in sandstorms is mainly caused by human factors such as overgrazing and predatory management of grasslands. Answer:
A
Passage: Taking the grade as the unit, a school divides the students' academic performance into four grades: excellent, good, medium and poor. In a school year, the top 10% of the total score of each examination is excellent; The last 30% is poor, and the rest is good and medium. In the last academic year, there were more excellent students in grade 12 than in grade 11. Question: If the above judgment is correct, which of the following options must be correct? A. Students with poor grades in grade 12 are less than those with poor grades in grade 11 B. There are more students with poor grades in grade 12 than in grade 11 C. There are more excellent students in grade 12 than good students in grade 11 D. There are fewer students with excellent grades in grade 12 than those with good grades in grade 11 Answer:
B
Passage: Baihuashan Park is the largest free park for citizens in the city. The garden is planted with exotic flowers and a wide variety of characteristic tree species. Most of them are flowering plants. Because it is located in the temperate zone, there are more than half of the broad-leaved tree species in the park, and all kinds of rare tree species also exceed the general tree species. At the turn of spring and summer, the garden is full of flowers, and in the autumn harvest season, the branches are full of fruit. Question: Based on the above statement, which of the following options can be inferred? A. The rare broad-leaved tree species in the park are more than the general non-broad-leaved tree species. B. The broad-leaved flowering plants in the garden exceed the non-broad-leaved non-flowering plants. C. The rare species of hanging fruit trees in the garden are more than those of non-hanging fruit trees. D. The fruits of Baihuashan Park can be picked free of charge. Answer:
A
Passage: Clinical trials have shown that for people who occasionally eat a certain amount of beef jerky, the additives of most brands of beef jerky do not cause arteriosclerosis, so people can safely eat beef jerky without worrying about the health effects. Question: Which of the following options, if correct, will most weaken the above argument? A. Eating a lot of beef jerky is not good for arterial health B. Arterial health does not mean physical health C. Meat contains substances that are harmful to the human body D. People who like to eat beef jerky also like to use other foods that are harmful to arterial health Answer:
B
Passage: In the Novel "catch-22" by the American writer Joseph Heller,catch-22 stipulates that only if a soldier is mentally abnormal and he or she applies to stop flying, he or she can be allowed to stop flying. According to common sense, if a soldier is aware of the danger of flying and applies to stop flying, it shows that he is clear-headed and his mind cannot be abnormal. Question: Which of the following options is the logical inference above? A. If a person is mentally abnormal, he will be allowed to stop flying. B. No one can be allowed to stop flying. C. If a person is aware of the danger of flying, it shows that he is mentally normal. D. If a person can apply to stop flying, it shows that his mind cannot be abnormal. Answer:
B
Passage: There are thousands of genes in nature. Which genes are the most common and abundant? After successfully decoding a large number of genomes, a research institute found the answer: transposons, known as "selfish DNA". The abundance and breadth of transposon genes indicate that they play a vital role in evolution and the maintenance of biodiversity.Biology textbooks generally believe that the enzyme that can fix carbon dioxide in photosynthesis is the most abundant enzyme on earth, and some scholars have speculated that the genes that can encode this enzyme should also be the most abundant. But the study found that transposons, known as "junk DNA", instead dominate the known genetic world. Question: Which of the followings, if true, can best support the speculation of the scholar(there is a version of the findings of the study)? A. The basic function of transposons is to spread themselves everywhere. B. The same enzyme is sometimes encoded by different genes. C. Different enzymes may have the same gene to encode. D. Different enzymes require different genes to encode. Answer:
D
Passage: Researchers recently found that there is an area called thalamic pillow deep in the brain. It's like a receptionist for information. It is responsible for classifying and sorting out the information of external stimuli, and focuses people's attention on the most important information about behavior and survival. The researchers point out that the discovery is expected to lead to new treatments for disorders caused by lack of attention, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, schizophrenia and so on. Question: Which of the followings is assumed by the above argument? A. Some schizophrenias are not caused by lack of attention. B. Visual information is only transmitted through the neural network obtained from the visual cortex. C. Researchers have developed a new technique that can directly track the communication between the nerve plexus in the visual cortex and the thalamic occipital area. D. The brain cannot process too much information in detail at the same time, and only selectively focuses its attention on the things that are most relevant to behavior. Answer:
D
Passage: The national academic conference held by a certain society received nearly a thousand conference papers each time. In order to ensure the quality of the conference exchange papers, the academic conference organizing committee decided to select only 10% of the conference papers as conference exchange papers. Question: Which of the following assumptions is most likely to be based on the decision of the organizing committee of the academic conference? A. In every submitted conference paper, there is always a certain proportion of the paper quality is guaranteed B. There will be no significant change in the number of conference papers received in the future C. 90% of the conference papers can not reach the quality of the conference exchange papers D. The organizing committee of the academic conference can make an accurate judgment on the quality of the paper Answer:
A
Passage: No religious proposition can be proved to be true by observation or experiment. So it is impossible to know the authenticity of any proposition of religion. Question: In order to logically deduce the above conclusion, which of the followings should be assumed as the premise? A. If a proposition can be proved to be true by observation or experiment, its authenticity can be known. B. The authenticity of any proposition cannot be proved by observation or experiment alone. C. To know the authenticity of a proposition, it needs to be proved to be true by observation or experiment. D. People determine the authenticity of religious propositions through belief. Answer:
C
Passage: A new medical technology can be used clinically only if it is effective and safe. In 1998, American scientists successfully made human embryonic stem cells grow and proliferate in vitro. if this stem cell technology is combined with cloning technology, the necessary tissue cells can be cultured from patients' somatic cells to replace patients' damaged cells. to treat a variety of difficult diseases, this is the so-called "therapeutic cloning". But now "therapeutic cloning" is still a long way from clinical use. Question: Which of the followings, if true, will give the above conclusion the strongest support? A. Because "therapeutic cloning" involves the destruction of early human embryos, it has aroused strong opposition from the Roman Church and the governments of the United States, France, Germany and other countries B. So far, it is quite difficult to obtain human embryonic stem cells C. Hwang Woo-suk, a South Korean scholar, has promised to repair stem cells for a child paralyzed by a car accident, but all of his stem cell research results are fake D. At present, scientists are far from understanding the mechanism by which human embryonic stem cells differentiate into various cells and how to prevent them from turning into cancer cells Answer:
D
Passage: Because the photo is light, the object is imprinted on the film. So, in a sense, every picture is real. However, the use of photos to show things is always different from things themselves, photos can not show complete authenticity, in this sense, it is false. So, just one photo can't finally prove anything Question: Which of the following statements is the hypothesis that leads to the above conclusion? A. Complete authenticity is unknowable. B. Anything that does not show complete authenticity can not constitute the final evidence. C. If there is other evidence of the authenticity of the shooting site, photos can be used as supporting evidence. D. The photos of the South China tiger taken by Zhou cannot be used as evidence of the existence of the South China tiger in Shaanxi. Answer:
B
Passage: One theater plans to present seven plays over seven weeks in the fall. They are F, G., J, K, O, R, S. There is one play a week, and each play runs exactly one week. The repertory must meet the following conditions :(1) G must be performed in the third week. (2) O and S cannot be performed continuously. (3) K must be staged before J and S. (4) F and J must be scheduled to perform in two consecutive weeks. Question: Which of the following statements, if true, best explains the expert's seemingly contradictory attitude? A. In August 2011, Vietnam conducted joint military exercises with the United States in the South China Sea. B. The US, Japan, India and other countries took advantage of China's aircraft carrier's trial flight to stir up a new "China threat theory". C. The Chinese navy has not fully deployed transport ships and refueling vessels to support the carrier. The destroyers and submarines that guard the carrier are also vulnerable. D. Carriers need support and escort, and the more they are built, the fewer resources there are to build other ships and aircraft to support them. Answer:
B
Passage: History is not a web woven by innocent hands. Of all the causes of depravity and moral decay, right is the most eternal and the most active. Therefore, some system should be designed to limit and prevent the abuse of power. Question: Which of the following hypotheses provides the strongest support for the above reasoning? A. One should seek to avoid depravity and moral depravity. B. Rights are often depraved and morally depraved. C. People without rights have no chance to fall morally. D. Some depraved and morally depraved people usually have a lot of power. Answer:
B
Passage: A warehouse has six warehouses and is arranged in order from 1 to 6. There are six kinds of goods, namely F, G, L, M, P and T. Each warehouse stores exactly one of the six kinds of goods, and different kinds of goods cannot be stored in the same warehouse. The following conditions need to be met when storing goods: (1) the warehouse number for storing goods G is larger than that for storing L. (2) the warehouse number for storing goods L is larger than that for storing T. (3) the warehouse number for storing goods P is larger than that for storing F.(4)the warehouse for storing goods T is next to the warehouse for storing goods P. Question: Which of the following options must be false? A. The warehouse where F is stored is next to the warehouse where M is stored. B. The warehouse where G is stored is next to the warehouse where M is stored. C. The warehouse where P is stored is next to the warehouse where L is stored. D. The warehouse where L is stored is next to the warehouse where F is stored. Answer:
D
Passage: After the Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan, Chen Guangbiao, a private entrepreneur in China, took the lead to rush to the disaster area with personnel and equipment to carry out non-governmental relief. He once said, "if you have a glass of water, you can enjoy it alone; if you have a bucket of water, you can store it at home; if you have a river, you must learn to share it with others." Question: Which of the following options is the most serious inconsistency with Chen Guangbiao's assertion? A. If you don't have a river, you don't have to learn to share it with others. B. I do have a river, but it is mine, why should I learn to share it with others. C. Either you don't have a river, or you have to learn to share it with others. D. If you don't have a bucket of water, you won't have a river. Answer:
B
Passage: In a plastic greenhouse, there are six rectangular vegetable ponds of the same size, arranged in order from left to right: numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. And No. 1 is not adjacent to No. 6. Six kinds of vegetables need to be planted in the greenhouse. Q, L, H, X, S and Y. Only one of them can be planted in each vegetable pond. The planting arrangement must meet the following conditions: Q is planted in a vegetable pond on the left side of H. X is planted in the No. 1 or No. 6 vegetable pond. Y or S is planted in the No. 3 vegetable pond. L is planted next to the right side of S. Question: Which of the following options must be true if H is planted in the No.2 vegetable pond? A. X is planted in the No. 6 vegetable pond. B. L is planted in the No. 4 vegetable pond. C. L is planted in the No. 5 vegetable pond. D. Y is planted in the No. 3 vegetable pond. Answer:
A
Passage: In a large barbershop, all the barbers are from the North, all the women are from the South, and all the married men are women, so none of the married men are barbers. Question: Which of the followings is true and will prove that at least one of the premises of the above reasoning is false? A. There is an unmarried male barber in the shop who was born in the North. B. The store has an unmarried female employee who is not a hairdresser. C. There e is a southern-born hairdresser in the shop. D. There was a married southern born female employee. Answer:
C
Passage: There are 6 pieces of blue and white porcelain: S, Y, M, Q, K, X. The age of each piece is different, and the exhibition is sorted from the earliest to the latest from left to right. The known conditions are as follows: (1) the age of M is earlier than that of X. (2) if the age of Y is earlier than that of M, then the age of Q is earlier than that of K and X. (3) if the age of M is earlier than that of Y, then the age of K is earlier than that of Q and X. (4) the age of S is either earlier than Y or M, and it can't have both. Question: Which of the following options cannot be the earliest porcelain? A. M. B. Q. C. S. D. Y. Answer:
C
Passage: Seven athletes took part in the men's 5km final: S, T, U, W, X, Y and Z. The clothes worn by athletes are either red or green, and no athletes reach the finish line at the same time. The known information is as follows: for athletes who arrive at the finish line one after another, their clothes are not all red. Y reached the finish line some time before T and W. Two of the athletes who reached the finish line before Y happened to be dressed in red. S is the sixth athlete to reach the finish line. Z arrives at the finish line at some time before U. Question: If there happen to be three athletes whose clothes are green, which of the following athletes must have green clothes? A. S B. T C. W D. Z Answer:
A
Passage: There are six singers: F, G, L, K, H, M. Three piano accompaniment: X, Y, W. Each piano accompanist happens to accompany two of the singers. The known conditions are as follows: (1) if X accompanies F, W accompanies L. (2) if X does not accompany G, Y accompanies M. (3) X or Y to accompany H. (4) F and G do not share the same accompanist; L and K do not share the accompanist; H and M do not share the accompanist. Question: Which of the following options is the most unlikely singer for W to accompany? A. F and K. B. F and L. C. K and H. D. G and K. Answer:
C
Passage: When scientists cloned a housefly, they changed a single gene of the housefly. The cloned houseflies did not have ultraviolet vision because they lacked the eye cells that make the houseflies have ultraviolet vision. At the same time, the flies cloned in the conventional way (without changing the gene) had normal vision. The scientists thus showed that the housefly, which does not have ultraviolet vision, must have some kind of defect or damage in this gene. Question: Which of the following statements is an assumption required by this argument? A. Scientists have a good understanding of the relationship between the housefly's genes and its vision. B. The housefly doesn't need other genes to make UV vision cells. C. All species of housefly have ultraviolet vision. D. Aside from the lack of UV vision cells, altering this gene had no other effect on the flies. Answer:
B
Passage: In the past, we had a lot of unrealistic boasting on moral propaganda, so that many people said one thing from their mouths and did another behind their backs, resulting in the phenomenon of split personality. Through thinking about this phenomenon, some scholars propose that we should only require general people to abide by the "bottom-line ethics". Question: According to your understanding, which of the following options is the most appropriate for the definition of "bottom-line ethics"? A. "Bottom-line ethics" is not to steal, not to kill. B. "Bottom-line ethics" are some of the minimum and most basic behavioral norms and standards that general people in society should abide by. C. "Bottom-line ethics" are not ethics that demand selfless devotion. D. If human morality is an edifice, "bottom-line ethics" are the foundational part of that edifice. Answer:
B
Passage: The sewage theory of John Snow, a British doctor, opened the history of epidemiological research. In 1854, when there was a massive cholera outbreak in London, John Snow found that most of the deaths had drunk water from the same pump, while people using other pumps or wells were not initially infected with cholera. After investigation, sewage from the sewer contaminated the pump, causing cholera. Question: Which of the followings is a method or principle that John Snow's reasoning does not apply? A. The factors that exist in every situation where the phenomenon is studied are likely to be the cause of the phenomenon B. The factors that do not appear in all situations where the subjects do not appear are probably not the cause of this phenomenon C. When the subject changes, the factor of synchronous quantitative change is likely to be the cause of this phenomenon D. The initiative between the situations where the subjects appear and the situations where the phenomenon does not occur is likely to be the cause of the phenomenon Answer:
C
Passage: In a magic show, from the seven magicians - G.H.K.L.N.P and Q, select 6 to perform, perform into two teams: 1 team and 2 team. Each team by the front, middle and after three positions, playing the magician just each occupies a position, the selection and position arrangement of the magician must meet the following conditions :(1) if the arrangement of G or H play, they must be in the front. (2) If K is to play, he must be in the middle. (3) If L is to play, he must be in team 1. (4) Neither P nor K can be on the same team as N. (5) P cannot be in the same team as Q. (6) If H is in team 2, Q is in the middle position of team 1. Question: If G is on team 1 and K is on team 2, which of the following magicians must be behind team 2? A. L B. N C. P D. Q Answer:
C
Passage: Culture is embodied in how a person treats himself, others and the natural environment in which he or she is located. In a society with a thick cultural environment, people know how to respect themselves-only if they don't care about the present and don't muddle along, can they have taste; people know how to respect others-- they are not hegemonic, they are moral if they are not hegemonic; they know how to respect nature-- they do not plunder. If you don't plunder, you will have eternal life. Question: Which of the followings can not be inferred from the above sentence? A. If a person only cares about the present and muddles along, he has no taste. B. If a man is hegemonic, he is immoral. C. If a man plundered nature, there would be no eternal life. D. If a person is immoral, he is hegemonic and he only cares about the present and muddles along, he has no taste. Answer:
D
Passage: Enceladus is one of the three stars observed in geological eruptions in the solar system so far, and it is also one of the most important research objects in astrobiology. With the help of analytical instruments on the Cassini Saturn probe, German scientists found that the particles emitted by Enceladus contained sodium salts. Based on this, it can be inferred that there is liquid water on Enceladus, and there may even be an "underground sea". Question: Which of the followings, if true, can best support the above speculation? A. Only when there is an "underground sea" can there be an eruption of the address. B. Liquid water cannot exist alone on Enceladus. It can only exist in the form of "underground sea". C. Without geological eruptions on Enceladus, it would be impossible to find sodium salts. D. Only when there is liquid water, can sodium salt particles exist. Answer:
D
Passage: The report on the results of an important experiment was controversial and the experiment was repeated under the guidance of a scientist, but did not get the same results as the original experiment; the scientist thus concluded that the initial experimental results were caused by the wrong method of measurement. Question: Which of the following options is the hypothesis reasoned by the scientist? A. If the result of the first experiment is correct, then the same result should be obtained when the experiment is carried out under the same conditions. B. Since the initial experiment was not recorded in sufficient detail, it is unlikely to be completely repeated. C. Repeated experiments do not lead to problematic results as in the original experiments due to the wrong method of measurement. D. The results of the initial experiment called into question a theoretical principle, but the basis of the principle itself is not sufficient. Answer:
A
Passage: Some insects die after first breeding larvae, others live for years after their offspring are guaranteed survival. Among the latter insects are those that make beneficial contributions to the ecosystem, such as bees. Question: Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the above statement? A. Insects that do not play a major role in the ecosystem usually die after the first reproduction. B. Most bees survive well after the next generation is able to live on their own. C. Bees don't usually die immediately after a single reproduction. D. Most insects live independently from birth and do not require the care of adult insects. Answer:
C
Passage: There is a TV commercial saying that black chicken grown in the green prairie eats grass when hungry, and eats grasshoppers when greedy, which seems to imply that the nutritional value of this chicken and its eggs is related to the prairie food that the chicken eats. Question: In order to verify this conclusion, which of the following experimental methods is the most reliable? A. Select an elite breed of laying hens and put them on the prairie, and then compare the nutritional content with ordinary chicken not raised on the prairie. B. Assay and compare the nutritional content of prairie chicken food and non-prairie chicken food C. Select laying hens of the exact same breed grade, put half on prairie and half on non-prairie, and compare their nutritional content. D. Select laying hens of different breeds, feeding them on the prairie, and compare their nutritional content. Answer:
C
Passage: Umbilical cord blood refers to the blood left in the placenta and umbilical cord after the fetus is delivered and the umbilical cord is ligated and severed. The hematopoietic stem cells contained in umbilical cord blood have significant curative effect on leukemia, severe aplastic anemia, some malignant tumors and other diseases, which is no longer a valuable self-saving resource in life. Parents preserve umbilical cord blood for their newborns, which can provide protection for their children's health for the rest of their lives. Question: Which of the following options, if true, does not weaken the conclusion discussed above A. At present, the probability of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation due to hematological diseases in China is very small, but it is expensive to preserve umbilical cord blood. B. At present, umbilical cord blood, peripheral blood and bone marrow have become the three major sources of hematopoietic stem cells. C. At present, umbilical cord blood is not the most effective means to treat many malignant diseases, but it is an auxiliary treatment. D. The preservation of umbilical cord blood is usually 50 milliliters, and such a small amount has little effect on the treatment of most adults. Answer:
B
Passage: There is a psychological theory that in order to be happy, one person must maintain a close relationship with another person. However, the world's greatest philosophers spent most of their lives alone and without close relationships. Therefore, this psychological theory must be wrong. Question: Which of the followings must be assumed by the above conclusion? A. The world's greatest philosophers prefer to avoid close relationships. B. People with close relationships seldom spend their time alone. C. Solitude is necessary for philosophers to meditate. D. The greatest philosophers in the world are happy. Answer:
D
Passage: Harbin people are all northerners, and some Harbin people are not workers. Question: If the above proposition is correct, which of the followings must also be true? A. Some northerners are workers B. Some workers are northerners C. Some northerners are not workers D. Some workers are not northerners Answer:
B
Passage: The fact that the Chinese women's volleyball team won the championship in the Athens Olympic Games makes us realise many truths. For example, failure must not be accepted when it has not determined. When there is still a faint hope of victory, try your best to win! Otherwise, you are not real strong. Question: Which of the following options can be deduced from the above? A. A truly strong man never accepts failure. B. Only when failure becomes an unchangeable fact, the real strong man will accept failure. C. Losers accept failure easily. D. As the girls in volleyball team sing, the sun always comes after the wind and rain. Answer:
B
Passage: No chordates are ductal animals, all pterosaurs are ductal animals, so, no pterosaurs belong to the great ape family. Question: Which of the following statements must be assumed by the above reasoning? A. All great apes are ductal animals. B. All great apes are chordates. C. No great apes are chordates. D. No chordate is a pterosaur. Answer:
B
Passage: There are four assertions about a criminal case: (1) there is evidence that Chen Hu did not commit the crime; (2) the perpetrator is either Wang Guang, Chen Hu, or Zhu Tong; (3) there is also evidence that Wang Guang didn't commit to crime; (4) The TV screen showed that at the time of the crime, Zhu Tong was in the audience of a football game far away from the crime scene. Question: Which of the followings is a correct description of the four assertions in the above? A. From the above assertion it can be deduced that there is only one crime. B. At least one of the above assertions is false. C. From these assertions, it can be deduced that the evidence that Wang Guang did not commit the crime is false. D. Zhu Tong was definitely not in the audience at the football match. Answer:
B
Passage: Compared with mineral water, pure water is deficient in minerals, some of which are essential to the human body. So Lao Zhang, a nutrition expert, advises those who often drink pure water to change their habits and drink more mineral water. Question: Which of the following suggestions can weaken Lao Zhang most? A. Most of the nutrition people need does not come from drinking water B. The human body needs more than minerals C. You can drink water other than pure water and mineral water D. People can get essential minerals from other foods Answer:
D
Passage: The surfaces of Terracotta Warriors and horses of the Qin Shihuang unearthed in Shaanxi are painted with raw lacquer and color.However, after the terracotta warriors and horses are unearthed, the raw lacquer paint on the surface will warp and curl quickly, causing the whole color painting layer to fall off.This provides important information for the study of the clothing color of soldiers in the Qin Dynasty.Therefore, it must be protected by two methods of protective solution and monomer infiltration, otherwise it can not be used for research. Once these two methods are used to protect the terracotta warriors and horses, it will destroy all the information that researchers may get about the techniques of color painting in the Qin Dynasty. Question: If the above statement is true, which of the following options must be true? A. After taking protective measures, the Qin terracotta warriors and horses can only provide information on the clothing color of the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty. B. A terracotta warrior and horses for the study of the clothes of soldiers in the Qin Dynasty cannot be a new source of information about the techniques of color painting in the Qin Dynasty. C. The terracotta warriors and horses of the Qin Dynasty are the only source of information about the techniques of color painting in the Qin Dynasty. D. A terracotta warrior and horses without protective measures can provide more information than a terracotta warrior and horses after taking protective measures. Answer:
D
Passage: Challenges are an important source of self-awareness because those who focus on how they react emotionally and physically are more effective in perceiving their weaknesses. Question: Which of the followings is most in line with the principles described above? A. A pianist at the concert should not take a completely negative view of the mistakes in the difficult performance, and understand why the mistakes occurred, so that the pianist can be better prepared for the future performance B. A salesperson should understand that the commission earned is not only a reward for sales transactions, but also satisfied by their personality on the sales exchange C. Compassion is valuable, not only because it gives people a good feeling, but also because it brings opportunities to enrich other people's lives D. Even if you are afraid of speaking in public, you should accept the invitation to speak in front of the crowd. People will admire your courage, and you can gain a sense of satisfaction in accomplishing things that are difficult for you to do Answer:
D
Passage: The growth of energy consumption in a region is positively correlated with economic growth, and the difference between the two is usually no more than 15%. In 2003, the statistical report of Zhejiang Province showed that the province's energy consumption increased by 30%, while the economic growth rate was 12.7%. Question: Which of the following options, if true, cannot reasonably explain the inconsistencies in the above? A. Private economy accounts for a large proportion in the economy of Zhejiang, and the growth of some private economy is difficult to be counted. B. Some local officials have understated the economic growth figures in order to leave some leeway for the economic development of the region. C. Due to the sharp rise in energy prices, the economic growth of large state-owned enterprises with high energy consumption is generally declining. D. Due to the sharp rise in energy prices, 90% of the enterprises with new investment in Zhejiang are low-energy enterprises. Answer:
D
Passage: Because the Chinese delegation did not have a thorough understanding of the rules of the Olympic Games, there was no success in several complaints at the London Olympic Games, whether it was criticism and suggestions on the rules of the competition system, or doubts about the enforcement of the referees. Question: Which of the followings must be added as a premise in order to make the above reasoning valid? A. On the Olympic stage, China still has a lot of things to learn that it is not familiar with B. Some delegations who have a thorough understanding of the rules of the Olympic Games have been successful in their complaints about the rules and regulations of the games C. The delegations that have succeeded in appealing about the rules and regulations of the Olympic Games have thoroughly understood the rules of the game of the Olympic Games D. Delegations who thoroughly understand the rules of the Olympic game at the Olympic Games can succeed in complaints about competition system, rules, and so on Answer:
C
Passage: Why did ancient Greece have a city-state system, but the eastern countries have long had absolute monarchies? Aristotle believed that absolute monarchy is often seen among barbarians, and is very close to same tyrant or tyranny. Because the temperament of the barbarian peoples is inherently more national and more servile than that of the Greeks, and the barbarians of Asia are more servile than the barbarians of Europe, so they are willing to accept dictatorship and not rebel. Question: If any of the following statements are true, all but one of the followings can weaken Aristotle's interpretation? A. The city-state created the independence of the citizens, and the monarch created the slavery of the people B. The difference in geographical environment created the difference between city-state and absolute monarchy C. Aristotle's explanation is emotionally difficult for most Orientals to accept D. The difference between civilized and barbarian is due to differences in culture and social organization Answer:
D
Passage: Little John sat quietly at midnight. He hopes very much that it is morning so that he can go out and play football. He calmed down and prayed that the sun would rise earlier. As he prayed, the sky slowly changed. He continued to pray. The sun gradually rose above the horizon and rose into the sky. Little John thought about what had happened and came to the conclusion that if he prayed, he could turn a cold and lonely night into a warm and clear day. He is proud of himself.Little John sat quietly at midnight. He hopes very much that it is morning so that he can go out and play football. He calmed down and prayed that the sun would rise earlier. As he prayed, the sky slowly changed. He continued to pray. The sun gradually rose above the horizon and rose into the sky. Little John thought about what had happened and came to the conclusion that if he prayed, he could turn a cold and lonely night into a warm and clear day. He is proud of himself. Question: Which of the following statements best points to a flaw in little John's reasoning? A. Little John is just a child. He knows very little. B. The sun revolves around the earth, whether he prays or not. C. Just because something happens after he prays doesn't mean it happens because he prays. D. What evidence does he have that if he hadn't prayed, it wouldn't have happened? Answer:
C
Passage: A unit arranges 6 people on duty on The first day, the second day, the third day of the new year. They are G., H, K, L, P, and S. Two people are required to be on duty every day. The personnel arrangement must meet the following conditions: (1) L and P must be on duty on the same day. (2) G and H cannot be on duty on the same day. (3) If K is on duty in the first day, then G is on duty in the second day. (4) ) If S is on duty in the third day, then H is on duty in the second day. Question: Which of the followings can be a complete and accurate schedule of the duty dates for these persons? A. The first day: L and P: The second day: G and K: The third day H and S B. The first day: L and P: The second day: H and K: The third day G and S C. The first day: G and K: The second day: L and P: The third day H and S D. The first day: K and S: The second day: G and H: The third day L and P Answer:
B
Passage: Generally speaking, the increase in the price of a product will lead to a decrease in sales, unless the increase in price is accompanied by an improvement in the quality of the product. In China, foreign brands of wine are an exception. Seven increases in the price of wine from many foreign brands often lead to an increase in sales, although the quality of those brands has not changed. Question: Which of the following options, if true, best explains the above anomaly? A. Many consumers decide which wine to buy based on advertisements in the mass media. B. People who buy wine regularly have a fixed preference for the brand of wine. C. Consumers often judge the quality of wine according to the price of wine. D. Retailers and producers of wine can temporarily increase the sales of certain wines through discounts on the price. Answer:
C
Passage: Crimes involving the use of guns are more likely to lead to homicides than other types of crimes, but most crimes involving the use of guns do not lead to homicides.Therefore, it is not necessary to distinguish the illegal use of guns as a serious criminal offence from other criminal offences in criminal law. Question: According to the logical loopholes in the above argument, which of the following options is the most similar? A. Obese people are more likely to suffer from heart disease than normal weight people. However, obesity accounts for only a small proportion of China's population. Therefore, in China, there is no need for medical and health circles to emphasize the risk of heart disease B. Promiscuous sex is more likely to be infected with AIDS than regular sex. However, only a small proportion of people who have promiscuous sex are infected with AIDS. Therefore, there is no need to emphasize the harm of promiscuous sex in the publicity of AIDS prevention C. The popular view is that smoking is more likely to cause lung cancer than non-smoking. However, in some countries, the proportion of lung cancer patients with smoking history is not higher than that of the total population. Therefore, the above popular view is likely to be a prejudice D. High-income people are more able to enjoy life than low-income people. But many high-income people claim to be unhappy. Therefore, the pursuers of a happy life do not have to pay attention to the level of income Answer:
B
Passage: The weakness in a battle plan is the top secret, which will not be leaked out. However, the Japanese self-Defense Forces' plan for "seizing the Diaoyu Islands" announced by the Japanese media, in addition to predicting three possible developments in the Diaoyu Islands in the future and that the self-Defense Forces will seize the islands in five steps, also list in detail the weaknesses of the self-Defense Forces: they do not have the ability to quickly transport large-scale troops to Okinawa from the North Sea and Kyushu Island to meet the needs of landing operations. Question: Which of the following options, if true, best explains this counterintuitive practice in Japan? A. Japan's plan to seize the islands is intended to test China's response: if China's response is small, Japan will station troops on the Diaoyu Islands and surrounding islands. B. A few days ago, China and the Philippines confronted each other on Huangyan Island. Japan announced that the plan to "seize the island" is to win over the Philippines and join hands to contain China. C. The reason for Japan's self-exposed weakness is to create public opinion at home for amphibious warships with strong capabilities of the construction and transport: amphibious warships belong to offensive forces, while Japan's pacifist constitution does not allow the self-Defense Forces to develop offensive forces. D. Many Japanese want the United States to withdraw its troops from Japan, and Japan is going to expose the weaknesses of its self-Defense Forces in order to tell its citizens that Japan still needs the protection of the United States in the militarily. Answer:
C
Passage: Rational people will not fight the law violently. Unless the consequences of resistance to the law are no worse than obedience to the law, you can take a chance. Question: Which of the following options is inconsistent with the meaning of the above words? A. Only when the consequences of violent resistance to the law are no worse than those of obedience to the law, will a rational person not take a chance and fight the law violently. B. If the consequences of violent resistance are worse than those of obedience, rational person will not take a chance and fight the law violently. C. If the consequences of obeying the law are better than violent resistance,rational person will not take a chance and fight the law violently. D. Only the consequences of violent resistance to the law are worse than those of obedience to the law, will a rational person not take a chance and fight the law violently. Answer:
D
Passage: David is a senior CEO who has made up his mind to go to the company with the best treatment. Huizhong and Cantor are interested in hiring him, and the two companies are treated the same in other respects, except for a slight difference in salary. The terms offered by Huizhong Company are: a half-year salary of US $500000 and an increase of US $50, 000 per half-year. Kantuo's condition is an annual salary of US $1 million and an annual salary increase of US $200000. Question: Which of the followings correctly describes David's choice? A. David will go to Cantor because he will get an extra $150000 in two years. B. David will go to Huizhong because he will get an extra $50, 000 a year. C. David will go to Cantor because he will have an extra $50,000 a year. D. David will go to Huizhong because he will have an extra $70,000 a year. Answer:
B
Passage: The World Health Organization reports that millions of people around the world die from various medical malpractice every year. In hospitals in any country, the probability of death from medical malpractice is not less than 0.3%. Therefore, even cancer patients should not go to the hospital for treatment, because going to the hospital for treatment increases the risk of death. Question: In order to evaluate the above argument, the answer to which of the following questions is the most important? A. What percentage of cancer patients who die as a result of medical malpractice will eventually die of cancer even if they do not suffer from medical malpractice? B. What are the mortality rates of cancer patients who go to the hospital for treatment and those who do not go to the hospital for treatment? C. Is the probability of death from medical malpractice declining due to the improvement of hospital management? D. Can patients reduce the occurrence of medical accidents through their own efforts? Answer:
A
Passage: Some Taiwan independence advocates argue that all those who fall under the jurisdiction of the government of the people's Republic of China are Chinese and Taiwanese, and are now not under the jurisdiction of the government of the people's Republic of China, so Taiwanese are not Chinese. Question: The reasoning of which of the following options shows that the above argument is not valid? A. All successful people have to dress and eat. I'm not successful now, so I don't have to dress and eat B. All commodities have use value. Of course, air has use value. Therefore, air is of course a commodity C. All technical backbones study hard, and Xiao Zhang is the technical backbone. Therefore, Xiao Zhang is a person who studies hard D. All criminal acts are illegal, and all violations should be condemned by the society. Therefore, all criminal acts should be condemned by the society Answer:
A
Passage: A microbe in Weiming Lake usually multiplies above freezing point. It is winter now, and the lake has frozen. Therefore, if Weiming Lake does have the kind of microbes we studied, they will not reproduce now. Question: If all the premises in the question are true, which of the followings can be introduced? A. The conclusion cannot be untrue B. It is highly possible that the conclusion is true, but it may also be false C. The possibility that the conclusion is false is high, but it may also be true D. The conclusion can't be true Answer:
B
Passage: The pollution problem caused by garbage exudates is most serious in countries with an annual per capita output of between $4000 and $5000, while it is less serious in relatively poor or rich countries. In the initial stage of industrial development, the pollution problem is relatively serious. When industrial development can create enough means to deal with such problems, the pollution problem will be reduced. At present, the per capita output value of country X is US $5000 per year, and the pollution caused by garbage exudates in country X will gradually decrease in the next few years. Question: Which of the following statements is the hypothesis on which the above argument depends? A. In the following years, country X will establish a fine system for illegal waste disposal. B. In the next few years, countries around country X will reduce the discharge of pollutants from the air and water. C. In the next few years, the industrial development of country X will grow. D. In the next few years, the industrialization process of country X will be affected by the problem of pollution control. Answer:
C
Passage: A public service advertisement suggest that drinkers should wait until they are safe to drive. However, a hospital survey found that people questioned immediately after drinking underestimated how long it would take them to regain their driving ability. The results show that many people who drink before driving have difficulty following the advice of the advertisement. Question: Which of the following statements most strongly supports the above argument if the following statements are true? A. If some people have to go home after drinking, they will refrain from drinking B. Many people who plan to drink will arrange for a non-drinker to drive them home in advance C. Respondents in the hospital were also asked how long it would take to restore abilities that had little impact on safe driving D. Compared with the respondents outside the hospital, the respondents in the hospital had a more conservative estimate of their abilities Answer:
D
Passage: "Dumping" is defined as the act of selling a commodity in another country at a price below the cost of its production. Shrimp producers in country H are selling river prawns in country M at a price lower than the cost of producing the prawns in country M. So the shrimp producers in country H are dumping shrimp in country M. Question: Which of the followings is necessary to assess the dumping practices mentioned above? A. The "cost of production" in the definition of dumping refers to the cost of production in the place of origin of the product, or the cost of production of the same kind of product in the place of sale B. If country H keeps selling shrimp in country M at a price lower than country M's shrimp production cost, country M's shrimp industry will go bankrupt C. Experts agree on whether dumping is harmful or beneficial to the economies of both countries, or just one of them D. Due to different methods of calculating the production cost of a commodity, it is difficult to come up with an accurate comparative value of the production cost of the same commodity in different countries Answer:
A
Passage: Researchers at Ohio State University surveyed more than 13000 middle school students in grades 7 to 12. In the survey, the researchers asked the students to list five male friends and five female friends, and then counted the total number of votes received by the nominated friends and selected those who received five votes for the survey. The study found that among those who received five votes, the proportion of only children was consistent with the proportion of their population in this age group,indicating that there is no significant difference in social skills between them and non-only children, and this result is not affected by the age, race and economic status of their parents. Question: Which of the followings, if true, can best support the above findings? A. Among those who did not win the vote, the proportion of only children was higher than the proportion of them in the survey. B. The proportion of only children who have won votes is roughly the same as their proportion in this survey. C. Among those who got one vote, the proportion of only children was much higher than their proportion in this survey. D. Among the top 500 votes, the proportion of only children is about the same as their proportion in this survey. Answer:
D
Passage: TV commercial: Well, the liquor should be a little older and more delicate. Good liquor, one can drink a little. (The advertiser looks at the Banchengshaoguo liquor in his hand) Well, it is okay to drink some Banchengshaoguo liquor. Question: In order to make the last sentence of the above a logical inference of the previous sentences, which of the following premise needs to be added? A. Moutai is the most famous liquor in China. B. Wuliangye and Banchengshaoguo are good liquors. C. Banchengshaoguo liquor has a long history. D. Banchengshaoguo liquor production process is very refinec. Answer:
C
Passage: When he was a child, Jin Yuelin, a late famous logician in China, after hearing that "money is like dirt" and "friends are worth thousands of gold", found that there were logical problems, because they could draw the absurd conclusion that "friends are like dirt". Question: Since friends are like dirt, this conclusion is not valid, which of the following options can be logically inferred? A. "Money is like dirt" is false B. If friends are really worth thousands of gold, then money is not like dirt C. The saying that "friends are worth thousands of gold" is true D. "Money is like dirt" and "friends are worth thousands of gold" are either true or false Answer:
B
Passage: All the good critics like every poet mentioned by Green in this speech. Although Gerst is a very good poet, no good critic likes him. Question: If the above argument is true, which of the following options can be inferred? A. Gerst is not a good critic. B. Green likes Gerst. C. Green doesn't like Gerst. D. Green did not mention Gerst in this speech. Answer:
D
Passage: The company sent Zhang, Wang, Li and Zhao to Changsha to attend an economic forum. The four of them chose four different modes of travel: plane, car, ship and train. It is known that: (1) it may be windy or rainy tomorrow; (2) if it is windy tomorrow, Zhang will choose to travel by train; (3) if it rains tomorrow, then Wang will choose to travel by train; (4) if Li and Zhao do not choose to travel by train, then neither Li nor Wang will choose to travel by plane or car. Question: According to the above statement, which of the following options can be drawn? A. Zhao chose to travel by car. B. Zhao does not choose to travel by car. C. Li chose to travel by ship. D. Zhang chose to travel by plane. Answer:
C
Passage: G, H, J, K, L, M and O travel together. During their four-day camping life, two people were arranged to be on duty to cook for everyone every day. The arrangement of the personnel required for these four days cannot be repeated, and there happens to be one person on duty for two days.In addition, the following conditions must be met for those on duty: (1)J is arranged to be on duty the day after H.(2) the person who is on duty for two days must be on the fourth day, not the third day. (3) G must be arranged on the same day as one of J and O. (4) K is arranged to be on duty on at least one day on the first or second day. (5) O must be on the third day. Question: Which of the following options must be on the next day? A. G. B. J. C. K. D. L. Answer:
B
Passage: The Arctic region is rich in oil. natural gas. Mineral and fishery resources, its oil and gas reserves account for a quarter of the world's undeveloped oil and gas resources. Global warming is causing the Arctic ice to melt at a rate of 9 percent every 10 years, and the route through the Arctic Ocean along Russia's northern coastline connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific can travel tens of thousands of kilometers from Asia to Europe than the Panama Canal. Therefore, the development and utilization of the Arctic will bring enormous benefits to mankind Question: Which of the followings, if true, would weaken the above argument? A. Ships across the Arctic bring invasive organisms and destroy Arctic ecosystems B. There have been many serious conflicts in the international community over the development of the Arctic, but the countries involved have calmly shelved or dealt with them in a low-key manner C. Developing the Arctic would thaw permafrost, release the greenhouse gas methane and lead to more extreme weather D. Exploring the Arctic would accelerate snow and ice melt, raise sea levels and flood coastal lowlands Answer:
B
Passage: The price of jet fuel has risen sharply since the 1989 Alaska Exxon tanker disaster and the 1991 Middle East war. During the same period, the prices of several oil derivatives also rose sharply. These two facts show that aviation fuel is a derivative of petroleum. Question: Which of the following statements best evaluates the above argument? A. Good thinking, because jet fuel is a derivative of oil. B. Bad thinking, not stating all the facts precisely. C. Bad thinking, food prices have also risen during the same period, but that doesn't prove that jet fuel is food. D. Bad thinking, given facts about oil derivatives, cannot draw any conclusions about jet fuel. Answer:
C
Passage: An editor is considering the choice of a manuscript for the theoretical version of the newspaper. Six papers are available from E, F, G, J and K. Take into account the content of the article, the layout of the newspaper and other factors. (1) if paper E is used, paper F can not be used, but paper K should be used. (2) only if paper J is not used, paper G or paper H can be used. (3) if paper G is not used, paper K is not used. (4) Paper E is a manuscript with a celebrity, so it has to be used. Question: If the above is true, which of the following options must be true? A. Use paper E, but not use paper H. B. Both G and H are used. C. Do not use paper J, but use paper K. D. Neither G nor J is used. Answer:
C
Passage: The members of a mountaineering tour group helped each other and established a profound friendship. Li Jia, who joined later, has been rescued many times by other members, but she has not yet rescued anyone, and those who have rescued Li Jia have been rescued by Wang Yue. Zhao Xin has rescued all the members of the team, and the people Wang Yue has rescued have also been rescued by Chen Fan. Question: Based on the above statement, which of the following conclusions can be inferred? A. Chen Fan rescued Zhao Xin. B. Wang Yue rescued Li Jia. C. Wang Yue rescued Chen Fan. D. Chen Fan rescued Li Jia. Answer:
A
Passage: Li Ming: "at present, our country already has the conditions to levy inheritance tax." In our country, a large number of people have entered the high-income class and the levying of inheritance tax has a solid and realistic economic foundation. China's Gini coefficient has exceeded the international warning line of 4.0, and the gap between the rich and the poor is gradually increasing, which puts forward urgent requirements for the levy of inheritance tax.Zhang Tao: "at present, our country does not have the conditions to levy inheritance tax." If inheritance tax is implemented now, we are likely to encounter the problem of not being taxed. " Question: Which of the followings, if true, can best strengthen Zhang Tao's opposition? A. At present, the average life expectancy in our country is 72 years old, and the age of the rich people in our country is 35 to 50 years old. B. At present, in our country, both ordinary people and millionaires want to leave their wealth to their children and grandchildren. C. The inheritance tax can be imposed only if the personal information is clear. D. Some rich film and television stars in our country unfortunately died before the age of 60. Answer:
C