1、GRE-43及答案解析(总分:44.00,做题时间:90 分钟)一、BSECTION 1/B(总题数:4,分数:23.00)(分数:11.00)(1).The ratio of the number of male freshmen to the number of female sophomores is approximately A. 2 to 1 B. 3 to 1 C. 3 to 2 D. 4 to 1 E. 5 to 3(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.E.(2).Which of the following can be inferred from the tables? The
2、 number of males majoring in physical sciences is greater than the number of females majoring in that area. Students majoring in either social sciences or physical sciences constitute more than 50 percent of the total enrollment. The ratio of the number of males to the number of females in the senio
3、r class is less than 2 to 1. A. only B. only C. and D. and E. and (分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.E.(3).Researchers at the Shimizu Institute in Japan believe it is possible to terraform Mars by making use of the planets own resources and by introducing genetically altered life from Earth. They hope these actions w
4、ill speed up the terraforming process, not just by adapting Mars to support Earth-life, but also by adapting Earthlife to exist on Mars. These experts think they can use the Martian geology itself to jump-start the planet. The theory is that detonation of thermonuclear devices deep in the Martian mo
5、untains will trigger eruptions of hot magma that would melt the frozen atmosphere, thereby releasing the components necessary for life. Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the experts theory as explained in the last two sentences? A. Martian mountains are well-situated and easily acce
6、ssible by remote mobility devices. B. Similar eruptions of magma on Earth have demonstrated the ability to enable life in hostile underwater environments. C. Mars frozen atmosphere lacks the critical components necessary for life. D. Even if scientists could terraform Mars, the planet would eventual
7、ly have all the same problems as Earth. E. Thermonuclear devices would be very dangerous to send to Mars.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.E.(4).If x+y=16, and if x2-y2=48, then x -y= A. 3 B. 4 C. 6 D. 32 E. 36(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.E.(5). If the circumference of the circle above is 16, and if the length of AC equals the
8、length of BD, what is the length of AC? A. B.16 C. D. 32 E. 16 (分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.E.(6).If revenues of $196,000 from division A of Company X represent 28 percent of the total revenues of Company X for the year, what were the total revenues of Company X for the year? A. $141,100 B. $ 272,000 C. $ 413,3
9、00 D. $ 596,100 E. $ 700,000(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.E.(7).If q workers can paint a house in d days, how many days will it take q+2 workers to paint the same house, assuming all workers paint at the same rate? (分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.E.(8).A certain doctor suggests that an individuals daily water intake be ounce p
10、er pound of body weight plus 8 ounces for every 25 pounds by which the individual exceeds his or her ideal weight. If this doctor suggests a daily water intake of 136 ounces for a particular 240-pound individual, how many pounds above his or her ideal weight is that individual? A. (分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.E
11、.(9).In a normal distribution, 68% of the scores lie within one standard deviation of the mean. If the SAT scores of all the high school juniors in Center City followed a normal distribution with a mean of 500 and a standard deviation of 100, and if 10,200 students scored between 400 and 500, approx
12、imately how many students scored above 600? A. 2,400 B. 4,800 C. 5.100 D. 7,200 E. 9,600(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.E.(10).Which of the following is an equation of a line that is perpendicular to the line whose equation is 2x+3y=4?Indicate all such equations. A. 3x+2y=4 B. 3x-2y=4 C. 2x-3y=4 D. 4-3x=-2y E. 4+2
13、x=3y(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.E.(11).If the radius of a circular region were decreased by 20 percent, the area of the circular region would decrease by what percent? A. 16% B. 20% C. 36% D. 40% E. 44%(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.E.(分数:2.00)(1).In which season did Jagr earn the most money per game? A. 1994-1995 B. 1995-1
14、996 C. 1996-1997 D. 1997-1998 E. 1998-1999(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.E.(2).In which season did Jagr average the most points per game? A. 1990-1991 B. 1995-1996 C. 1996-1997 D. 1997-1998 E. 1998-1999(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.E.In Rembrandts day, many of his fellow painters portrayed their characters much like the ideal
15、ized gods of Greek and Roman mythology. Rembrandt differed by painting people in a more realistic and humble manner. He used himself, his family members, and even beggars as models. He viewed these individuals as being just as worthy of immortalization in art as mythological figures. He also fitting
16、ly enhanced his work by the use of chiaroscuro, a painting technique where light striking the foregrounded figures dramatically contrasts with a darkened background. Rembrandt reflected his paintings by remaining true to his singular artistic vision and casting his own light on the darkness of confo
17、rmity.(分数:4.00)(1).The author of the passage is primarily concerned with A. defining the technical methods Rembrandt used in painting his various works B. providing a brief memoir of Rembrandts motivations as a painter C. explaining how Rembrandt differentiated himself from other painters of his tim
18、e D. cataloging the individuals Rembrandt used as models in his works E. contrasting the works of contemporary painters to the works of Rembrandt(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.E.(2).The passage supports which of the following statements about Rembrandt? A. Most of Rembrandts contemporaries avoided the use of humb
19、le models for their paintings. B. Rembrandt achieved enhanced artistic effect through the use of a unique method. C. Rembrandt saw artistic value in subject matter outside the mainstream.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.(3).An investor wants to sell some of the stock that he owns in Micro Tron and Dynaco Corporations
20、. He can sell Micro Tron stock for $ 36 per share, and he can sell Dynaco stock for $ 52 per share. If he sells 300 shares altogether at an average price per share of $40, how many shares of Dynaco stock has he sold? A. 52 B. 75 C. 92 D. 136 E. 184(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.E.(4).Two competitors battle each o
21、ther in each match of a tournament with nine participants. What is the minimum number of matches that must occur for every competitor to battle every other competitor? A. 27 B. 36 C. 45 D. 64 E. 81(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.E.(分数:6.00)(1).For which country was the ratio of its savings rate to its real GNP gro
22、wth rate greatest? A. Japan B. Canada C. Australia D. Italy E. Switzerland(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.E.(2).For how many of the countries shown was the savings rate more than 5 times the real GNP growth rate? A. Five B. Four C. Three D. Two E. One(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.E.(3).Which of the following statement can be i
23、nferred from the graph? On the average, people in the United States saved about the same amount as people in the United Kingdom. The median of the savings rates for the eight countries was greater than 11 percent. Only two of the countries had a higher savings rate than Italy. A. only B. only C. onl
24、y D. and E. and (分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.E.(4).If the cube of n is 180 greater than the square of n, then n= A. 10 B. 9 C. 8 D. 7 E. 6(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.E.(5).If the radius of a circular region were decreased by 20 percent, the area of the circular region would decrease by what percent? A. 16% B. 20% C. 36% D
25、. 40% E. 44%(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.E.(6).The USS Mathematica sailed 6 knots north, then 5 knots east, then 2 knots south. How far, in knots, was the ship from her starting point? (A) 3 (B) (分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.E.二、BSECTION 2/B(总题数:6,分数:21.00)See the diagram on the following page for information to answer the
26、questions.(分数:4.00)(1).In the period from 1979-1989, on average, how much longer, in years, could a 45-year old Black man with a family income in excess of $25,000 expect to live than a 45-year old Black man with a family income of less than $10,000? A. 4B. 6C. 8D. 10E. 12(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.E.(2).For
27、which of the following groups did family income have the least significance in affecting life expectancy? A. Black men at age 65 B. Black women at age 65 C. White men at age 45 D. White women at age 45 E. White women at age 65(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.E.(3).At Tyler High School, there are twice as many girls
28、 as boys on the yearbook staff. At one staff meeting, the percentage of girls attending was twice the percentage of boys. What percent of those attending the meeting were boys? A. 20B. 25C. 30D. 33E. 50(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.E.(4).The Homestead Act of 1862 has been called one of the most important pieces
29、of legislation in the history of the United States. Signed into law by Abraham Lincoln, this Act turned over vast amounts of the public domain to private citizens. 270 million acres, or 10% of the area of the United States was claimed and settled under this act. The Act provided that any head of a f
30、amily who was a citizen, or declared his intention of becoming a citizen, could claim 160 acres of land. The claimants needed to pay a small registration fee and reside on the land for five years. Claimants were also required to build a home and grow crops on the land. If after five years, the origi
31、nal settler were still on the land, it would become his property, free and clear. Which of the following, if true, would most undermine the validity of the authors statements about the significance of the Homestead Act? A. Most settlers had moved on from their claim sites before the end of five year
32、s. B. Most settlers chose to grow non-food crops. C. Some congressmen thought there should be no registration fee for settlers. D. Some non-citizen claimants were unable to become citizens. E. Some of the land was unsuited to growing wheat.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.E.Questions are based on the following pass
33、age.The Quechua world is submerged, so tospeak, in a cosmic magma that weighs heav-ily upon it. It possesses the rare quality ofLine being as it were interjected into the midst of(5) antagonistic forces, which in turn implies awhole body of social and aesthetic structureswhose innermost meaning must
34、 be theadministration of energy. This gives rise tothe social organism known as the ayllu, the(10) agrarian community that regulates the pro-curement of food. The ayllu formed the basicstructure of the whole Inca empire.The central idea of this organization was akind of closed economy, just the oppo
35、site of(15) our economic practices, which can bedescribed as open. The closed economyrested on the fact that the Inca controlledboth the production and consumption offood. When one adds to this fact the reli-(20) gious ideas noted in the Quechua texts citedby the chronicler Santa Cruz Pachacuti, one
36、comes to the conclusion that in the Andeanzone the margin of life was minimal andwas made possible only by the system of(25) magic the Quechua constructed throughhis religion.Adversities, moreover, were numerous,for the harvest might fail at any time andbring starvation to millions. Hence the(30) wh
37、ole purpose of the Quechua administra-tive and ideological system was to carry onthe arduous task of achieving abundance andstaving off shortages. This kind of structurepresupposes a state of unremitting anxiety,(35) which could not be resolved by action. TheQuechua could not do so because his pri-m
38、ordial response to problems was the use ofmagic, that is, recourse to the unconsciousfor the solution of external problems. Thus(40) the struggle against the world was a struggleagainst the dark depths of the Quechuasown psyche, where the solution was found.By overcoming the unconscious, the outerwo
39、rld was also vanquished.(45) These considerations permit us to classifyQuechua culture as absolutely static or, moreaccurately, as the expression of a mere stateof being. Only in this way can we under-stand the refuge that it took in the germina-(50) tive center of the cosmic mandala as revealedby Q
40、uechua art. The Quechua empire wasnothing more than a mandala, for it wasdivided into four zones, with Cuzco in thecenter. Here the Quechua ensconced himself(55) to contemplate the decline of the world asthough it were caused by an alien andautonomous force.(分数:5.00)(1).The term “mandala“ as used in
41、 the last paragraph most likely means A. an agrarian community B. a kind of superstition C. a closed economic pattern D. a philosophy or way of regarding the world E. a figure composed of four divisions(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.E.(2).The author implies that the Quechua world was A. uncivilized B. highly intr
42、ospective C. vitally energetic D. free of major worries E. well organized(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.E.(3).With which of the following statements would the author most likely agree? A. Only psychological solutions can remedy economic ills. B. The Quechua were renowned for equanimity and unconcern. C. The Quech
43、ua limited themselves to realizable goals. D. Much of Quechua existence was harsh and frustrating. E. Modern Western society should adopt some Quechua economic ideas.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.E.(4).On October 3, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a law that sought to overturn four decades of discrimina
44、tion. The National Origins Quota System, which had been in effect since 1924, determined which immigrants should be allowed to come to the United States based solely on their national origin. The 1965 Immigration Act changed all this by making individual work skills and relationships with current U.
45、S. citizens the criteria for immigration. President Johnson captured the essence of this exciting change by declaring that “those who can contribute most to this country-to its growth, to its strength, to its spirit-will be the first that are admitted to this land.“ The authors attitude toward the I
46、mmigration Act is best characterized as one of A. resentment B. derision C. appreciation D. wonder E. confusion(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.E.(5).A bag contains 3 red, 4 white, and 5 blue marbles. Jason begins removing marbles from the bag at random, one at a time. What is the least number of marbles he must re
47、move to be sure that he has at least one of each color? A. 3B. 6C. 8D. 10E. 12(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.E.When I was preparing for my two-week vacation in southern Africa, I realized that the continent would be like nothing I had ever seen. I wanted to explore the urban streets as well as the savannah; its a
48、lways been my goal to have experiences on vacation that most other tourists fail to find. When my plans were finalized, I left for Africa. The cultural differences were stunning, and made for plenty of laughter and confusion, but always ended up bringing smiles to our faces. Whats funny now, though, more than ever, is how ridiculous I must have seemed to the people of one village when I played with their dog. Apparently, the role of dogs in America is nothing like it is in Africa.I am convinced that African dogs could clobber their American counterparts, if only because African dog