Visitors to the park have often looked up into the leafy canopy and saw monkeys sleeping on the branches, whose arms and legs hang like socks on a clothesline.
(A) saw monkeys sleeping on the branches, whose arms and legs hang
(B) saw monkeys sleeping on the branches, whose arms and legs were hanging
(C) saw monkeys sleeping on the branches, with arms and legs hanging
(D) seen monkeys sleeping on the branches, with arms and legs hanging
(E) seen monkeys sleeping on the branches, whose arms and legs have hung
The country of Baurisia has, until now, been self-sufficient in both grain and meat. However, with growing prosperity, Baurisia has come a steadily increasing per capita consumption of meat, and it takes several pounds of grain to produce one pound of meat. Therefore, since per capita income in Baurisia is almost certain to rise further but increases in domestic grain production are highly unlikely, Baurisia is soon likely to become an importer of grain.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
(A) When people increase their consumption of meat, they also tend to increase their consumption of grain.
(B) The per capita consumption of meat in Baurisia is roughly the same across all income levels.
(C) Per capita consumption of meat has not increased substantially in recent years in those countries from which Baurisia is likely to import meat.
(D) It is more economical for Baurisians to import meat than grain.
(E) During Baurisia's years of growing prosperity, the country's population has remained relatively stable.
GMAT语文部分一共36题,包括三种题型,分别是句子改错,批判性推理,和阅读理解。题目数量大致各占1/3(一般情况下批判性推理考题会稍微少一些)。
句子改错考题形如:
Visitors to the park have often looked up into the leafy canopy and saw monkeys sleeping on the branches, whose arms and legs hang like socks on a clothesline.
(A) saw monkeys sleeping on the branches, whose arms and legs hang
(B) saw monkeys sleeping on the branches, whose arms and legs were hanging
(C) saw monkeys sleeping on the branches, with arms and legs hanging
(D) seen monkeys sleeping on the branches, with arms and legs hanging
(E) seen monkeys sleeping on the branches, whose arms and legs have hung
题干中有一部分或者全部划线。选项A永远和原句划线部分相同,但选项A除此之外没有任何特殊的含义,仅仅是一个普通选项而已。要求从五个选项中选择一个填入划线部分,使它在整个句子中语法上,逻辑上皆为最好。
句子改错具体的学习方法请参考问答“GMAT句子改错怎么学?能自学么?”
批判性推理形如:
The country of Baurisia has, until now, been self-sufficient in both grain and meat. However, with growing prosperity, Baurisia has come a steadily increasing per capita consumption of meat, and it takes several pounds of grain to produce one pound of meat. Therefore, since per capita income in Baurisia is almost certain to rise further but increases in domestic grain production are highly unlikely, Baurisia is soon likely to become an importer of grain.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
(A) When people increase their consumption of meat, they also tend to increase their consumption of grain.
(B) The per capita consumption of meat in Baurisia is roughly the same across all income levels.
(C) Per capita consumption of meat has not increased substantially in recent years in those countries from which Baurisia is likely to import meat.
(D) It is more economical for Baurisians to import meat than grain.
(E) During Baurisia's years of growing prosperity, the country's population has remained relatively stable.
题目包含一个小文段(大概120词),一个问题,和五个选项。题目要求非常简单,从五个选项里选择一个最能回答问题的选项。
批判性推理具体的学习方法请参考问答“GMAT批判性推理怎么学?”
阅读理解的形式比较常见,基本上和我们考过的高考以及四六级相似。文章可以分为长短。长文章一般350词左右,带有4道和该文章相关的考题;短文章一般230词左右,带有3道和该文章相关的考题。和其它考题一样,阅读理解也是自适应的,因此,我们不能先预览文章的所有考题,每答完一道题,系统才会生成下一道考题。下一道考题的难易与上一道题是否答对相关。
关于阅读理解的具体学习策略,我也会单独开一篇文章细讲,敬请期待。