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|
考試內容
科目
GMAT考試由分析寫作、數學和語文三部分組成。分別為：
1.分析性寫作評價(Analytical Writing Assessment)
兩個獨立的寫作部分組成，即觀點陳述(Analysis of an Issue)和論證辨析(Analysis of an Argument)。考生各有30分鐘的時間來完成上述兩篇文章。文章必須用英語完成，并用鍵盤輸入電腦。
2.數學部分(Quantitative)
該部分包括37個多項選擇題，內容涉及數據充分性(Data Sufficiency)和問題解答(Problem solving)兩種類型。
3.語文部分(Verbal)
語文部分包括41個多項選擇題，內容涉及閱讀理解(Reading Comprehension)、評論性推理(Critical Reasoning)和句子改錯(Sentence Correction)三種類型。
分析寫作滿分6分，后兩項合計滿分為800分。一般大學入學要求550至600分，入學標準高的學府，更可能要求650分或以上。
題型
最新GMAT考試包括七個部分(Section)試題，每個Section的考試時間為30分鐘，其中有閱讀理解(Reading Comprehension)、句子改錯(Sentence Correction)、問題求解(Problem Solving)、數據填充(Data Sufficiency)以及原因評述(Critical Reasoning)各一個部分。剩下兩個部分的題型分布都不一樣。這七個Sections試題中有一個是試測性部分，不計入GMAT成績。但由于分辨不出哪個部分不計分，因此所有部分的試題均要認真回答。
GMAT(1)閱讀理解
提供閱讀文章三或四篇，共設25個問題，每個問題有四個可供選擇的答案。文章內容涉及到人文科學、社會學、物理學和生物學等領域。
(2)句子改錯
共有25道題。出題形式是：一般給出一個句子，在句子一部分或全部的下方用線標明，要求考生針對劃線的部分，從五個選項中作出最佳選擇。請注意：答案(A)往往就是劃線部分本身。
(3)問題求解
共有20道問題。試題形式可能是文字敘述形式，要求考生進行計算，也可能要求對圖、表進行解釋。內容涉及大量的算術、代數和幾何的基本定理。
(4)數據填充
共有25個問題，每道題中均含有數學問題和兩個與之相關的說明。考生必須作出判斷，利用這些信息能否解答試題：(A)僅第一個數據說明可以解題，而第二個不行;(B)僅第二個數據說明可以解題，而第一個不行;(C)兩個數據說明放在一起可以解題，但任何單獨一個均不行;(D)任何一個數據說明均能解題;(E)兩個數據說明放在一起都不能解題，必須增添新數據。
(5)原因評述
共有20道問題。該部分試題有下列幾種出題形式：
a)推斷與設想(Inference or Assumption)。一般是先給出一段陳述、論證、意見或事實，然后要求從陳述中的概括和推斷兩個方面作出最佳選擇。試題往往會問：在下面的陳述中能得出上述的推斷嗎?
b)缺陷(Flaws)。要求考生選擇的最佳答案或者代表在陳述中出現的錯誤，或者如果它確實的話，可以淡化其結論。試題常常會問：下述情況如果確實的話，是否影響到上述答案?
c)事實陳述(Statements of Facts)。要求考生選出的答案是對陳述的贊同或概括。試題常常問：如果上述情況準確，是否可以肯定下面所述正確?