| GMAT考试易错题（2019/6/27） |
| 第1题：The questions in this group are based on the content of a passage.After reading the passage, choose the best answer to each question.Answer all questions following the passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in the passage. While most people agree that the GoldenAge of comic books began with the introduction of Superman in 1938 in ActionComics #1, there is less agreement about when exactly the GoldenAge endeD、There is a general consensus, however, about the factors that brought the GoldenAge to a close: the rise of the horror comic book in the late 1940s, and the resulting backlash against comic books in the early 1950s. Superhero comic books reached their peak of popularity in the early 1940s because of all the GIs inEurope and Japan who eagerly read about Superman,Batman, and The Spirit. When these soldiers came home, they still wanted to read comic books, but they sought out more adult content. William Gaines ofEC、Comics was happy to meet the market demand with such grim and gritty titles as Weird Fantasy and TheCrypt of Terror. The creators of superhero comic books, not wanting to be left behind, responded by matching their protagonists against darker criminals in more violent encounters. These darker comic books aroused the anger of child psychologist Fredric Wertham, who believed that comic books were leading the nation’s youth into crime, violence, and drug abuse. Wertham’s book, The Seduction of the Innocent, was a national best-seller that helped bring about congressional investigations into the corrupting influence of comic books. The Senate committee that reviewed Wertham’s charges decided to create theComicsCodeAuthority, a regulatory body that prohibited comic books from mentioning sexuality, alcohol, drugs, criminal behavior, or any themes related to the horror genre. These regulations had a numbing effect on the industry.EC、Comics was nearly driven out of the comics business, and the other major players canceled many of their most prominent titles. The comics business did not recover until the Marvel revolution of the early 1960s ushered in the SilverAge. According to the passage, which of the following was true of the creators of superhero comic books in the postwar years A、They sought to head off the censorship of theComicsCodeAuthority by voluntarily prohibiting stories dealing with sexuality, drugs, or criminal behavior. B、They introduced characters such as Superman and The Spirit. C、They unintentionally laid the groundwork for the transition from the GoldenAge of comic books to the SilverAge. D、They focused increasingly on flashy artwork and less on well-developed stories. E、They responded to the competitive pressure from horror comic books by increasing the amount of violence in their stories. |
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| 第2题：The following two questions are based on the following passage: An automaker is facing financial difficulties. The vice president of marketing has determined that the root of the company’s problems is low brand loyalty. The vice president proposes, therefore, that the company begin an aggressive advertising campaign focused on children aged from three to eight years.By securing strong brand recognition with this demographic, he argues, the company will have an advantage when these customers reach an age when they can buy cars. Which of the following, if true, raises the most serious doubts about the vice president’s proposal A、Studies have shown that children are an important factor in the car-buying decision for 75 percent of parents with children under 18 years of age. B、The financial difficulties facing the company will result in the company’s declaring bankruptcy within five years if the difficulties are not addressed effectively. C、The company’s most recent advertising campaign, focused on the theme of "Rev up your life," has received positive ratings from the demographic aged 18 to 29. D、Children are accustomed to viewing ads for car toys while watching their favorite television programs, so ads for actual cars will appeal to them. E、The vice president who made the proposal has only one year of experience in the automotive industry, but has spent more than 20 years in the financial services and children’s entertainment industries. |
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| 第3题：Throughtheyears,theexquisitelysubtleflavorsandsuperbrichnessofKenyancoffeehasattractedaninternationalfollowingofdiscerningconsumers.（） (A)theexquisitelysubtleflavorsandsuperbrichnessofKenyancoffeehas (B)thecoffeeofKenya,withitsexquisitelysubtleandsuperblyrichflavors,have (C)theexquisitelysubtle,superblyrichflavorsofKenyancoffeearewhathas (D)Kenyancoffee'ssuperbrichnessandexquisitesubtletyofflavorhas (E)theexquisitelysubtleflavorsandsuperbrichnessofKenyancoffeehave |
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| 第4题：Federal tax evasion is a serious crime that places an unfair tax burden on those members of society who pay their fair share. To reduce the incidence of tax evasion, the government needs to prosecute a few high-profile individuals whose cases will receive substantial media attention. The argument above relies on which of the following assumptions A、The tax system is so complicated that even people who try to comply with it may inadvertently not pay some of their taxes. B、The average citizen will be less likely to evade taxes after he or she sees a high-profile individual prosecuted for tax evasion. C、Tax revenues collected from high-profile tax evaders will help to alleviate the unfair tax burden on honest citizens. D、Although it is difficult to secure a conviction on a charge of tax evasion, if the government focuses its efforts on a small number of high-profile individuals, the odds of obtaining a conviction will increase. E、While there is no universal measure for determining whether a taxation system is "fair" or "unfair," the current system was constructed byCongress to represent the societal priorities and values of theAmerican people. |
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| 第5题：Inpresentinghismodusvivendiproposal,LansingimpliedthattheAmericangovernmentacceptedtheGermanviewthatarmedmerchantvesselswerewarships:however,whentheproposalwasdroppedbytheWilsonadministration,itseemedtoberevertingtotheBritishviewonthisquestion.（） (A)whentheproposalwasdroppedbytheWilsonadministration,it (B)afteritwasdropped,theWilsonadministration (C)bydroppingtheproposal,theWilsonadministration (D)theWilsonadministrationdroppedtheproposalwhenit (E)whentheydroppedtheproposal,theWilsonadministration |
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