1、GMAT 研究生管理入学考试英语-2 及答案解析(总分：109.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、WRITING(总题数：2，分数：6.00)1.Read the statement and the instructions that follow it, and then make any notes that will help you plan your response. Write your response on a separate sheet of paper. If possible, type your essay on a word processor. Observe t
2、he 30-minute time limit.The success of a company correlates directly with the average job satisfaction of its employees.Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the opinion stated above. Support your views with reasons and/or examples from your own experiences, observations, or reading
3、.（分数：3.00）_2.Read the argument and the instructions that follow it, and then make any notes that will help you plan your response. Write your response on a separate sheet of paper. If possible, type your essay on a word processor. Observe the 30-minute time limit.The following letter was printed in
4、a medical journal:Many nonprescription drugs can cause serious side effects, particularly when taken in conjunction with other drugs or in large quantities. If these potentially harmful nonprescription drugs were sold only by prescription, then a doctor or pharmacist would be able to explain the pos
5、sible side effects of the drug and would also be able to monitor the quantity of the drug purchased, thereby decreasing the chance that a person would take too much of the drug. Therefore, any drug with potentially serious side effects should be sold only by prescription.Discuss how well reasoned yo
6、u find this argument. In your discussion, be sure to analyze the line of reasoning and the use of evidence in the argument. For example, you may need to consider what questionable assumptions underlie the thinking and what alternative examples or counterexamples might weaken the conclusion. You can
7、also discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument, what changes in the argument would make it more logically sound, and what, if anything, would help you better evaluate its conclusion.（分数：3.00）_二、Quantitative(总题数：25，分数：51.00)3.Greg sells gaskets. On three sales, Greg has re
8、ceived commissions of $385, $70, and $190, and he has one additional sale pending. If Greg is to receive an average (arithmetic mean) commission of exactly $220 on the four sales, then the fourth commission must be:A. $135B. $155C. $220D. $235E. $645（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.4.In an effort to plan out expe
9、nses, the Roberts family is representing its annual budget as a circle graph. Each sector of the graph is proportional to the amount of the budget it represents. If “clothes and shoes“ takes up 54 of the chart, how much of the Robertss $20,000 annual budget is dedicated to clothes and shoes?A. $1,50
10、0B. $3,000C. $4,500D. $5,000E. $5,400（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.5.What is the value of 3x2-1.8x+0.3 for x=0.6?A. -0.3B. 0C. 0.3D. 1.08E. 2.46（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.6.Over a three-week period, the price of an ounce of gold increased by 25% in the first week, decreased by 20% in the following week, and increased
11、by 5% in the third week. If the price of gold was G dollars per ounce at the beginning of the three weeks, what was the price, in terms of G, at the end of the three weeks?A. 0.95GB.GC. 1.05GD. 1.1GE. 1.15G（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.7.If a cube has a total surface area of 96, what is its volume?A. 16B. 36C.
12、 64D. 81E. 96（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.8.The table below shows the enrollment in various classes at a certain college.class0 Number of Students Bioloby 50Physics 35Calculus 40Although no student is enrolled in all three classes, 15 are enrolled in both Biology and Physics, 10 are enrolled in both Biology a
13、nd Calculus, and 12 are enrolled in both Physics and Calculus. How many different students are in the three classes?A. 51B. 88C. 90D. 125E. 162（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.9.In a nationwide poll, P people were asked 2 questions. If 2/5 answered “yes“ to question 1, and of those 1/3 also answered “yes“ to ques
14、tion 2, which of the following represents the number of people polled who did not answer “yes“ to both questions?A. 2/15 PB. 3/5 PC. 3/4 PD. 5/6 PE. 13/15 P（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.The following data sufficiency problems consist of a question and two statements, labeled (1) and (2), in which certain data
15、are given. You have to decide whether the data given in the statements are sufficient for answering the question. Using the data given in the statements plus your knowledge of mathematics and everyday facts (such as the number of days in July or the meaning of counterclockwise), you must indicate wh
16、ether. Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient. Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient. BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient. EACH statement ALONE is sufficient. Statements (1) an
17、d (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.（分数：10.00）(1).A certain salad dressing made only of oil and vinegar is premixed and sold in the grocery store. What is the ratio of oil to vinegar in the mix?(1) An 18.6-ounce bottle of the salad dressing contains 12.4 ounces of vinegar.(2) In a 32-ounce bottle of t
18、he salad dressing, there is half as much oil as there is vinegar.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.E.(2).At a certain pancake festival with 600 attendees in which every attendee ate at least 1 pancake, how many people had only 1 pancake?(1) At the festival there were 1,200 pancakes served, and no person had more tha
19、n 3 pancakes.(2) Seventy-two percent of the attendees at the festival had 2 or more pancakes.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.E.(3).A rectangle is equal in area to a square with sides of length 12. Is the diagonal of the rectangle greater in length than 20?(1) The rectangle has a length of 16.(2) The rectangle has
20、a width of 9.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.E.(4).A type of candy comes in two flavors, sweet and sour, and in two colors, yellow and green. The color and flavor of the individual pieces of candy are not related. If in a certain box of this candy 1/4 of the yellow pieces and 5/7 of the green pieces are sour, what
21、 is the ratio of the number of yellow pieces to the number of green pieces in the box?(1) In the box, the number of sweet yellow pieces is equal to the number of sour green pieces.(2) In the box, the number of green pieces is two less than the number of yellow pieces.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.E.(5).In isosce
22、les triangle ABC, what is the value of C?(1) The measure of B is 47(2) The measure of A is 90（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.E.10.In the rectangular quadrant system shown above, which quadrant, if any, contains no point (x, y) that satisfies the equation 3x+5y=-2?（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.11.If a copier makes 3 copies ev
23、ery 4 seconds, then continues at this rate, how many minutes will it take to make 9,000 copies?A. 60B. 100C. 120D. 200E. 3,000（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.12.To be considered grade AA, an egg must weigh between 75 and 90 grams, including the shell. Shells of grade AA eggs weigh between 3 and 5 grams. What is
24、the smallest possible mass, in grams, of a 12-egg omelet, assuming that only grade AA eggs are used, the shells are all discarded, and no mass is lost in the cooking process?A. 800B. 840C. 864D. 900E. 1,080（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.13. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.14.What is the ratio of （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.15.A grou
25、p of 7 fishermen chartered a boat for a day to fish for flounder. The boat costs x dollars per day to rent. If the group can find 3 more fishermen on the docks who are willing to come aboard and share the rental costs, how much less will the rental cost be per person in terms of x?A. x/70B. x/35C. 3
26、x/70D. 3x/10E. 3x/7（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.16.The size of a flat-screen television is given as the length of the screens diagonal. How many square inches greater is the screen of a square 34-inch flat-screen television than a square 27-inch fiat-screen television?A. 106.75B. 213.5C. 427D. 729E. 1,156（分数：
27、1.00）A.B.C.D.E.The following data sufficiency problems consist of a question and two statements, labeled (1) and (2), in which certain data are given. You have to decide whether the data given in the statements are sufficient for answering the question. Using the data given in the statements plus yo
28、ur knowledge of mathematics and everyday facts (such as the number of days in July or the meaning of counterclockwise), you must indicate whether. Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient. Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficien
29、t. BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient. EACH statement ALONE is sufficient. Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.（分数：10.00）(1).What is the value of n?(1) n4=256(2) n3n2（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.E.(2).An employee at a company was given the task of m
30、aking a large number of copies. He spent the first 45 minutes making copies at a constant rate on copier A, but copier A broke down before the task was completed. He then spent the next 30 minutes finishing the task on copier B, which also produced copies at a constant rate. How many total minutes w
31、ould the task have taken had copier A not broken down?(1) Copier A produced twice as many copies in its first 5 minutes of operation as copier B produced in its first 15 minutes.(2) Copier B produces 10 copies per minute.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.E.(3).If ab0, is c an integer?(1) c=5a-2b(2) a=2b（分数：2.00）A.B.
32、C.D.E.(4).x=0.57y9. If y denotes the thousandth digit in the decimal representation of x above, what digit is y?(1) If x were rounded to the nearest tenth, the result would be 0.6.(2) If x were rounded to the nearest hundredth, the result would be 0.58.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.E.(5).Is integer y0?(1) -(2+y)
33、0(2) (2+y)20（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.E.17.If 4 and 11 are the lengths of two sides of a triangular region, which of the following can be the length of the third side?.5. 13. 15A. onlyB. onlyC. and onlyD. and onlyE. , , and （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.18.A certain truck uses 18 gallons of diesel fuel in traveling 270
34、 miles. In order for the truck to travel the same distance using 10 gallons of diesel fuel, by how many miles per gallon must the trucks fuel mileage be increased?（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.19.The figure above represents a window, with the shaded regions representing openings for glass and the pale regions
35、representing the wood panels between and around the glass. If the window is 4.5 feet high by 2.5 feet wide, and if each of the wooden panels is exactly 4 inches thick, what is the total surface area, in square inches, of glass in the window?(1 foot=12 inches; figure not drawn to scale)A. 189B. 378C.
36、 448D. 756E. 1,620（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.20.If 3(x2+x)-7=x2+2(4+x2), then x=A. 5B. 6C. 9D. 15E. 25（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.21.Suzies Discount Footwear sells all pairs of shoes for one price and all pairs of boots for another price. On Monday the store sold 22 pairs of shoes and 16 pairs of boots for $650. On
37、Tuesday the store sold 8 pairs of shoes and 32 pairs of boots for $760. How much more do pairs of boots cost than pairs of shoes at Suzies Discount Footwear?A. $2.50B. $5.00C. $5.50D. $7.50E. $15.00（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.22.For any 3 given numbers, which of the following is always equivalent to adding t
38、he 3 numbers together and then dividing the sum by 3?. Ordering the 3 numbers numerically, from highest to lowest, and then selecting the middle number. Dividing each of the numbers by 3 and then adding the results together. Multiplying each number by 6, adding the resulting products together, and t
39、hen dividing the sum by 9.A. onlyB. onlyC. and onlyD. and onlyE. None of the above（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.23.A hat company ships its hats, individually wrapped, in 8-inch by 10-inch by 12-inch boxes. Each hat is valued at $7.50. If the companys latest order required a truck with at least 288,000 cubic in
40、ches of storage space in which to ship the hats in their boxes, what was the minimum value of the order?A. $960B. $1,350C. $1,725D. $2,050E. $2,250（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.24.Chauncy, an English bulldog, received 1,618 votes in the Mr. Bulldog USA competition, giving him approximately 20 percent of the vo
41、te. Approximately what percent of the remaining votes would he have needed to receive in order to win 30 percent of the total votes?A. 10%B. 12.5%C. 15%D. 17.5%E. 20%（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.The following data sufficiency problems consist of a question and two statements, labeled (1) and (2), in which cer
42、tain data are given. You have to decide whether the data given in the statements are sufficient for answering the question. Using the data given in the statements plus your knowledge of mathematics and everyday facts (such as the number of days in July or the meaning of counterclockwise), you must i
43、ndicate whether. Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient. Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient. BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient. EACH statement ALONE is sufficient. Stateme
44、nts (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.（分数：9.00）(1).If 8 skiers raced down a course multiple times in one day, and each skier used a different pair of skis on each run, what is the total number of different skis used by the 8 skiers during the day?(1) No skier shared any skis with any other ski
45、er.(2) Each skier made exactly 12 runs during the day.（分数：1.80）A.B.C.D.E.(2).The symbol （分数：1.80）A.B.C.D.E.(3).Salespeople at a certain car dealership are paid a $250 commission on every car they sell up to their monthly quota, and $500 for every car they sell over the quota. What is the monthly sal
46、es quota at this dealership?(1) One salesperson exceeded the quota by 8 cars and received a total monthly commission of $7,500.(2) One salesperson achieved only half of the quota; he received a commission of $1,750 and a warning that he will be fired unless he meets the next months quota.（分数：1.80）A.
47、B.C.D.E.(4).If ab, is ?(1) b2a 2(2) a-b1 （分数：1.80）A.B.C.D.E.(5).The hold of a fishing boat contains only cod, haddock, and halibut. If a fish is selected at random from the hold, what is the probability that it will be a halibut or a haddock?(1)There are twice as many halibut as cod in the hold, and
48、 twice as many haddock as halibut.(2) Cod account for 1/7 of the fish by number in the hold.（分数：1.80）A.B.C.D.E.三、Verbal(总题数：18，分数：52.00)25.Studies have shown that companies that present seminars on workplace safety to their employees actually have higher rates of workplace accidents than do companie
49、s that do not present such seminars to their employees. Despite this finding, it is still in the best interests of companies and their employees for companies to present these seminars.Which of the following, if true, provides the strongest support for the argument that the companies should continue to present these seminars?A. Companies
