试题库:GMAT考试历年全真试题(1)

analysis of an argument 
time—30 minutes 
directions: in this section, you will be asked to write a critique of the argument presented below. note that you are not being asked to present your own views on the subject. instead, you may need to consider what questionable assumptions underlie the thinking, what alternative explanations or counterexamples might weaken the conclusion, or what sort of evidence could help strengthen or refute the argument. 
　read the argument and the instructions that follow it, and then make any notes in your test booklet that will help you plan your response. begin writing your response on the separate answer document. make sure that you use the answer document that goes with this writing task. 
the following appeared in a magazine article on trends and lifestyles. 
　　"in gencral, people are not as conccmed as they were a decade ago about regulating their intake of red meat and fatty cheeses. walk into the hcart s dclight, a store that started sclling organic fruits and vegc推荐s and wholegrain flours in the 1960 s, and you will also find a wide selcction of checses made with high butterfat content. next door, the owners of the good earth cafe, an old vegctarian restaurant, are still making a modest living, but the owners of the new house of beef across the strect are millionaires." 
　　discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. in your discussion, be sure to analyze the line of reasoning and the use of cvidence in the argument. you can also discuss what, if anything, would make the argument more sound and persuasive or would help you better evaluate its conelusion.  

analysis of an issue 

time—30 minutes 

directions: in this section, you will need to analyze the issue presented below and explain your views on it. the question has no "correct" answer. instead, you should consider various perspetives as you develop your own position on the issue. 
5. not scored
6. if a subscription for 10 issues of a magazine costs $24.00 and represents a saving of 20 percent of the cover price, what is the cover price per issue? 

　(a) $1.98 
　(b) $2.40 
　(c) $2.80 
　(d) $2.86 
　(e) $3.00 

7. each edge of a cubical block of wood measures 2 inches. what is the surface area of the block in square inches? 

　(a) 4 
　(b) 8 
　(c) 12 
　(d)16 
　(e) 24 

create your own sundae  
12 ice cream flavors 
10 kinds of candies 
8 liquid toppings 
5 kinds of nuts 
with or without whipped cream  

8. if a customer makes exactly one selection from each of the five actegories shown in the 推荐 above, what is the greatest possible number of different ice cream sundaes that a customer can create? 

　(a) 9.600 
　(b) 4.800 
　(c) 2.400 
　(d) 800 
　(e) 400 

9. the average (arithmetic mean) of 4 positive integers is 50. if the average of 2 of these integers is 45, what is the greatest possible value that one of the other 2 integers can have? 

　(a) 55 
　(b) 65 
　(c) 100 
　(d) 109 
　(e) 115 

10. machine a working alone canplete a job in hours. machine b working alone can do the same job in hours. how long will it take both machines working together at their respective constant rates toplete the job? 

　(a) 1 hr 10 min 
　(b) 2 hr 
　(c) 4 hr 5 min 
　(d) 7 hr