==考试日志==

zx_nju

auro你的进度好快啊。真是让人羡慕。

有什么感受啊，你是如何总结的。说来听听！

[此贴子已经被作者于2005-10-23 23:28:23编辑过]

zx_nju

Q2: GWD-4-14

Guidebook writer:  I have visited hotels throughout the country and have noticed that in those built before 1930 the quality of the original carpentry work is generally superior to that in hotels built afterward.  Clearly carpenters working on hotels before 1930 typically worked with more skill, care, and effort than carpenters who have worked on hotels built subsequently.

Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the guidebook writer’s argument?

The quality of original carpentry in hotels is generally far superior to the quality of original carpentry in other structures, such as houses and stores.

Hotels built since 1930 can generally accommodate more guests than those built before 1930.

The materials available to carpenters working before 1930 were not significantly different in quality from the materials available to carpenters working after 1930.

The better the quality of original carpentry in a building, the less likely that building is to fall into disuse and be demolished.

The average length of apprenticeship for carpenters has declined significantly since 1930.

(D),谁能翻译下!

zx_nju

Newspaper editorial:

In an attempt to reduce the crime rate, the governor is getting tough on criminals and making prison conditions harsher.  art of this effort has been to deny inmates the access they formerly had to college-level courses.  However, this action is clearly counter to the governor's ultimate goal, since after being released form prison, inmates who had taken such courses committed far fewer crimes overall than other inmates.

Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?

A. Not being able to take college-level courses while in prison is unlikely to deter anyone from a crime that he or she might otherwise have committed.
B. Former inmates are no more likely to commit crimes than are members of the general population.
C. The group of inmates who chose to take college-level courses were not already less likely than other inmates to commit crimes after being released.
D. Taking high school level courses in prison has less effect on an inmate's subsequent behavior than taking college-level courses does.
E. The governor's ultimate goal actually is to gain popularity by convincing people that something effective is being done about crime.


A: （在狱中）没能上这个大学课程的不倾向能阻止任何人去犯本来要犯的罪。
缩写：该措施（不让读大学课程），不能阻止犯罪。
取非：该措施（不让读大学课程），能阻止犯罪。（与governor讲的话一样!）

这是juh JJ给的解释.

原文的argument:this action is clearly counter to the governor’s ultimate goal

A,取非后,结论不成立吗.

why A还错呢?

zx_nju

Q23 to Q26:

      Why firms adhere to or deviate

       from their strategic plans is poorly

       understood. However, theory and

Line limited research suggest that the

  (5)      process through which such plans

emerge may(给出解释) play a part.  In particular,

top management decision-sharing—

consensus-oriented, team-based

decision-making—may increase the

(10)      likelihood that firms will adhere to their

plans, because those involved in the

decision-making may be more com-

mitted to the chosen course of action,

thereby increasing the likelihood that

(15)      organizations will subsequently adhere

to their plans.

      However, the relationship between

top management decision-sharing and

adherence to plans may be affected

(20)      by a firm’s strategic mission(新 kw) (its fun-

       damental approach to increasing

       sales revenue and market share, and

generating cash flow and short-term

profits).  At one end of the strategic

(25)      mission continuum, “build” strategies

are pursued when a firm desires to

increase its market share and is willing

to sacrifice short-term profits to do so.

At the other end, “harvest” strategies

(30)      are used when a firm is willing to

sacrifice marked share for short-term

profitability and cash-flow maximiza-

       tion.  Research and theory suggest

that top management decision-sharing

(35)     may have a more positive relationship

with adherence to plans among firms

with harvest strategies than among

firms with build strategies. 后面解释 In a study

      of strategic practices in several large

(40)     firms, managers in harvest strategy

scenarios were more able to adhere

to their business plans.  As one of the

managers in the study explained it,

this is partly because “[t]ypically all a

(45)      manager has to do [when implementing

a harvest strategy] is that which was

done last year.”  Additionally, man-

agers under harvest strategies may

have fewer strategic options than do

(50)      those under build strategies; it may

therefore be easier to reach agree-

ment on a particular course of action

through decision-sharing, which will

in turn tend to promote adherence

(55)      to plans.  Conversely, in a “build”

strategy scenario, individual leader-

ship, rather than decision-sharing,

may promote adherence to plans.

Build strategies—which typically

(60)      require leaders with strong perso-

nal visions for a firm’s future, rather

than the negotiated compromise

of the team-based decision—may

be most closely adhered to when

(65)      implemented in the context of a clear

strategic vision of an individual leader,

rather than through the practice of

decision-sharing.

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Q23:

Which of the following best describes the function of the first sentence (lines 17-24) of the second paragraph of the passage?

              

To answer a question posed in the first sentence of the passage about why firms adopt particular strategic missions

To refute an argument made in the first paragraph about how top management decision-making affects whether firms will adhere to their strategic plans

To provide evidence supporting a theory introduced in the first paragraph about what makes firms adhere to or deviate from their strategic plants

To qualify an assertion made in the preceding sentence (lines 6-16) about how top management decision-making affects the likelihood that firms will adhere to their strategic plans

To explain a distinction relied on in the second paragraph (lines 17-68) regarding two different kinds of strategic missions

D和E区别在哪?

为什么不是 qualify呢?

zx_nju

Q30:

Which of the following most logically completes the argument?

The irradiation of food kills bacteria and thus retards spoilage.  However, it also lowers the nutritional value of many foods.  For example, irradiation destroys a significant percentage of whatever vitamin B1 a food may contain.  roponents of irradiation point out that irradiation is no worse in this respect than cooking.  However, this fact is either beside the point, since much irradiated food is eaten raw, or else misleading, since _______.

1. many of the proponents of irradiation are food distributors who gain from food’s having a longer shelf life


2. it is clear that killing bacteria that may be present on food is not the only effect that irradiation has


3. cooking is usually the final step in preparing food for consumption, whereas irradiation serves to ensure a longer shelf life for perishable foods


4. certain kinds of cooking are, in fact, even more destructive of vitamin B1 than carefully controlled irradiation is


5. for food that is both irradiated and cooked, the reduction of vitamin B1 associated with either process individually is compounded

E和C,大家怎么看

香香茶

TO ZX，

The better the quality of original carpentry in a building, the less likely that building is to fall into disuse and be demolished.

建筑的原有工艺的质量越好，被废弃和损坏的可能性就越小。

zx_nju

谢谢香香茶的翻译.

发现feifei数学7居然有80道,狂faint.

juh

以下是引用zx_nju在2005-10-24 9:55:00的发言：

为了reduce the crime rate, the governor 采取措施（Part of this effort ... college-level courses. )   Editorial 说 措施没达目的（since一个观察到的事实）

问： Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?

A. Not being able to take college-level courses while in prison is unlikely to deter anyone from a crime that he or she might otherwise have committed.
B. Former inmates are no more likely to commit crimes than are members of the general population.
C. The group of inmates who chose to take college-level courses were not already less likely than other inmates to commit crimes after being released.
D. Taking high school level courses in prison has less effect on an inmate's subsequent behavior than taking college-level courses does.
E. The governor's ultimate goal actually is to gain popularity by convincing people that something effective is being done about crime.


A: （在狱中）没能上这个大学课程的不倾向能阻止任何人去犯本来要犯的罪。
缩写：该措施（不让读大学课程），不能阻止犯罪。(A是原结论的否命题)
看原文：该措施（不让读大学课程），能阻止犯罪。（是原结论）

这是juh JJ给的解释.

原文的argument:this action is clearly counter to the governor’s ultimate goal

A,取非后,结论不成立吗.

why A还错呢?

日思夜想许久，对此题终于“开窍”！哈哈！现无私奉献贴出来，欢迎拍砖！

此题就是费费所指的：not + weaken 型假设！

A错原因有２：１）A是原结论的否命题，意思是它不一定能成立。对于一个可能成立，也可能不成立的选项，当然得排除喽。２）注意anyone是不是一个极端词？

琢磨琢磨吧。。。

juh

以下是引用ProteinMonica在2005-10-22 12:51:00的发言：

juhMM细致的讲解好棒哦！感觉花了很多时间去揣摩ets的意图和我们容易犯的错误。崇拜崇拜 。那个无关字眼排出的方法我也要试试看，因为逻辑虽然能做对，但有时候要花费>2分钟的时间。

谢谢ProteinMonica的鼓励，无关词排除法确实是某牛提出的，应该是一种可靠依据（不是偶的发明）！据说在归纳，假设，加强，填空里都能用的上。十分惭愧，具体如何运用，偶也没十分把握。。。

zx_nju

以下是引用juh在2005-10-24 21:04:00的发言：

日思夜想许久，对此题终于“开窍”！哈哈！现无私奉献贴出来，欢迎拍砖！

此题就是费费所指的：not + weaken 型假设！

A错原因有２：１）A是原结论的否命题，意思是它不一定能成立。对于一个可能成立，也可能不成立的选项，当然得排除喽。２）注意anyone是不是一个极端词？

琢磨琢磨吧。。。

看原文：该措施（不让读大学课程），能阻止犯罪。（是原结论）

“However, this action is clearly counter to the governor's ultimate goal”,我认为它是结论。 这个action不能降低crime率。