1. A little under a million years ago, the briny waters of the Baltic Sea began flooding into the cold North Atlantic: geologists are still debating whether the flood was gradual or created a cataclysm.
(A) whether the flood was gradual or created a cataclysm
(B) if the flood was gradual or created a cataclysm
(C) about whether the flood was gradual or cataclysmic
(D) whether the flood was gradual or cataclysmic
(E) whether the flood was gradual or it created a cataclysm
2 Since 1975 the number of women in upper-level management in American corporations have increased by 25 percent; female executives’ salaries, however, still lag behind those of their male counterparts.
(A) have increased by 25 percent; female executives’ salaries, however, still lag
(B) has increased by 25 percent, however much their salaries lag
(C) have increased 25 percent; female executives’ salaries, however, still have lagged
(D) has increased by 25 percent; female executives’ salaries, however, still lag
(E) have increased 25 percent; their salaries, however, still lag
3. Adult survivors of child abuse traditionally have had little or no chance that they could get their symptoms recognized and treated.
(A) that they could get their symptoms recognized and treated
(B) to recognize and treat their symptoms
(C) of getting their symptoms recognized and treated
(D) of recognizing and treating symptoms
(E) of getting his or her symptoms recognized and treated
4. Erasmus Montanus, a seventeenth-century farce written by Ludwig Holberg, both predates and resembles Moliere’s Tartuffe and is therefore thought to be one of Moliere’s sources.
(A) both predates and resembles
(B) it both predates and resembles
(C) both predated and resembles
(D) has both predated and resembled
(E) because it both predated and resembled
5. To maintain a high demand for their product, the manufacturers first took over the marketing and sales functions previously performed by outside agents; next, they began changing their advertising campaigns monthly to keep pace with the rapid changes in consumers’ lives.
(A) they began changing
(B) this began changing
(C) the former began changing
(D) to begin changing
(E) to change
6. The last "wild" Indian in North America, according to anthropologist Alfred Kroeber, was the lone survivor of California’s lost Yahi tribe, which staggered out of the mountains near Lassen Peak in 1912, deep in mourning for the last of his companions, expecting to be butchered and eaten by white ranchers.
(A) which
(B) who
(C) that
(D) the survivor having
(E) having
7. Studies of circadian rhythms can be applied to problems ranging from chronic insomnia in frequent transcontinental air travelers to workers in all-night plants being inefficient.
(A) to workers in all-night plants being inefficient
(B) toward workers in all-night plants being inefficient
(C) to workers in all-night plants who are inefficient
(D) to combat worker inefficiency in all-night plants
(E) to decreased efficiency among workers in all-night plants
8. Over five thousand years ago, archaeologists have discovered that Mesopotamian cooks were preparing chicken with coriander and tamarind, just as Egyptian cooks are still doing today.
(A) Over five thousand years ago, archaeologists have discovered that
(B) Over five thousand years ago, archaeologists had discovered that
(C) Archaeologists have discovered that, over five thousand years ago,
(D) Over five thousand years ago, as archaeologists have discovered it,
(E) Archaeologists have discovered, over five thousand years ago, that
9. According to Henry David Thor
eau, the reason a majority is allowed to rule is not that it is more likely to be right, but because it is stronger.
(A) the reason a majority is allowed to rule is not that it is more likely to be right, but because it is stronger
(B) a majority is allowed to rule not because it is more likely to be right, but because it is stronger
(C) the reason for majority rule is not because they are more likely to be right, they are stronger
(D) the majority is allowed to rule because of its strength, not because it is more likely to be right
(E) the reason why the majority rules is that it is strong, not because it is likely to be right
10. Ideally, the professional career diplomat should help in the ongoing maintenance of an effective American foreign policy despite changes in administration.
(A) in the ongoing maintenance of
(B) in the maintaining of
(C) maintain
(D) to maintain and continue
(E) the maintenance of
11. Even astronomers were amazed at the success of the Neptune flyby, which produced a photograph of a previously undetected moon; this is likely to result in increased governmental support for the hitherto neglected U.S. space program.
(A) this is likely to result in
(B) that will cause
(C) and which is likely to result in
(D) this success is likely to result in
(E) it is likely to result with
12. Seeming to be one of the few corporations diversified enough to survive the recession, many shareholders ignored the drop in third-quarter profits and invested even more heavily in Emco.
(A) Seeming to be
(B) As if
(C) In that they seemed
(D) Although it seemed
Keys:
1. D 2. D 3 C 4. A 5. A 6. B 7. E 8. C 9. B 10. C 11. D 12. E|
考试内容
科目
GMAT考试由分析写作、数学和语文三部分组成。分别为：
1.分析性写作评价(Analytical Writing Assessment)
两个独立的写作部分组成，即观点陈述(Analysis of an Issue)和论证辨析(Analysis of an Argument)。考生各有30分钟的时间来完成上述两篇文章。文章必须用英语完成，并用键盘输入电脑。
2.数学部分(Quantitative)
该部分包括37个多项选择题，内容涉及数据充分性(Data Sufficiency)和问题解答(Problem solving)两种类型。
3.语文部分(Verbal)
语文部分包括41个多项选择题，内容涉及阅读理解(Reading Comprehension)、评论性推理(Critical Reasoning)和句子改错(Sentence Correction)三种类型。
分析写作满分6分，后两项合计满分为800分。一般大学入学要求550至600分，入学标准高的学府，更可能要求650分或以上。
题型
最新GMAT考试包括七个部分(Section)试题，每个Section的考试时间为30分钟，其中有阅读理解(Reading Comprehension)、句子改错(Sentence Correction)、问题求解(Problem Solving)、数据填充(Data Sufficiency)以及原因评述(Critical Reasoning)各一个部分。剩下两个部分的题型分布都不一样。这七个Sections试题中有一个是试测性部分，不计入GMAT成绩。但由于分辨不出哪个部分不计分，因此所有部分的试题均要认真回答。
GMAT(1)阅读理解
提供阅读文章三或四篇，共设25个问题，每个问题有四个可供选择的答案。文章内容涉及到人文科学、社会学、物理学和生物学等领域。
(2)句子改错
共有25道题。出题形式是：一般给出一个句子，在句子一部分或全部的下方用线标明，要求考生针对划线的部分，从五个选项中作出最佳选择。请注意：答案(A)往往就是划线部分本身。
(3)问题求解
共有20道问题。试题形式可能是文字叙述形式，要求考生进行计算，也可能要求对图、表进行解释。内容涉及大量的算术、代数和几何的基本定理。
(4)数据填充
共有25个问题，每道题中均含有数学问题和两个与之相关的说明。考生必须作出判断，利用这些信息能否解答试题：(A)仅第一个数据说明可以解题，而第二个不行;(B)仅第二个数据说明可以解题，而第一个不行;(C)两个数据说明放在一起可以解题，但任何单独一个均不行;(D)任何一个数据说明均能解题;(E)两个数据说明放在一起都不能解题，必须增添新数据。
(5)原因评述
共有20道问题。该部分试题有下列几种出题形式：
a)推断与设想(Inference or Assumption)。一般是先给出一段陈述、论证、意见或事实，然后要求从陈述中的概括和推断两个方面作出最佳选择。试题往往会问：在下面的陈述中能得出上述的推断吗?
b)缺陷(Flaws)。要求考生选择的最佳答案或者代表在陈述中出现的错误，或者如果它确实的话，可以淡化其结论。试题常常会问：下述情况如果确实的话，是否影响到上述答案?
c)事实陈述(Statements of Facts)。要求考生选出的答案是对陈述的赞同或概括。试题常常问：如果上述情况准确，是否可以肯定下面所述正确?