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Scientists who studied the famous gold field known as Serra Pelada concluded that the rich lode was not produced by the accepted methods of ore formation but that swarms of microbes over millions of years concentrated the gold from jungle soils and rivers and rocks.

A. not produced by the accepted methods of ore formation but that swarms of microbes over millions of years
B. not produced by the accepted methods of ore formation but instead swarms of microbes over millions of years that
C. not produced by the accepted methods of ore formation but swarms of microbes over millions of years that
D. produced not by the accepted methods of ore formation but by swarms of microbes that over millions of years
E. produced not by the accepted methods of ore formation but that swarms of microbes over millions of years

逻辑：
A sudden increase in the production of elephant ivory artifacts on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa occurred in the tenth century. Historians explain this increase as the result of an area opening up as a new source of ivory and argue on this basis that the important medieval trade between North Africa and East Africa began at this period.

Each of following, if true, provides some support for the historians’ account described above EXCEPT:

A. In East Africa gold coins from Mediterranean North Africa have been found at a tenth-century site but at no earlier sites.
B. The many surviving letters of pre-tenth-century North African merchants include no mention of business transactions involving East Africa.
C. Excavations in East Africa reveal a tenth-century change in architectural style to reflect North African patterns.
D. Documents from Mediterranean Europe and North Africa that date back earlier than the tenth century show knowledge of East African animals.
E. East African carvings in a style characteristic of the tenth century depict seagoing vessels very different from those used by local sailors but of a type common in the Mediterranean.

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    Ecoefficiency (measures
    to minimize environmental
    impact through the reduction
    Line or elimination of waste from
(5)     production processes) has
    become a goal for companies
    worldwide, with many realizing
    significant cost savings from
    such innovations. Peter Senge
(10)     and Goran Carstedt see this
    development as laudable but
    suggest that simply adopting
    ecoefficiency innovations could
    actually worsen environmental
(15)     stresses in the future. Such
    innovations reduce production
    waste but do not alter the num-
    ber of products manufactured
    nor the waste generated from
(20)     their use and discard; indeed,
    most companies invest in eco-
    efficiency improvements in
    order to increase profits and
    growth. Moreover, there is
(25)     no guarantee that increased
    economic growth from eco-
    efficiency will come in similarly
    ecoefficient ways, since in
    today’s global markets,
(30)     greater profits may be turned
    into investment capital that
    could easily be reinvested
    in old-style eco-inefficient
    industries. Even a vastly
(35)     more ecoefficient industrial
    system could, were it to grow
    much larger, generate more
    total waste and destroy more
    habitat and species than would
(40)     a smaller, less ecoefficient
    economy. Senge and Carstedt
    argue that to preserve the
    global environment and sustain
    economic growth, businesses
(45)     must develop a new systemic
    approach that reduces total
    material use and total accu-
    mulated waste. Focusing
    exclusively on ecoefficiency,
(50)     which offers a compelling
    business case according
    to established thinking, may
    distract companies from
    pursuing radically different
(55)     products and business
    models.

1. The primary purpose of the passage is to
A. explain why a particular business strategy has been less successful than was once anticipated
B. propose an alternative to a particular business strategy that has inadvertently caused ecological damage
C. present a concern about the possible consequences of pursuing a particular business strategy
D. make a case for applying a particular business strategy on a larger scale than is currently practiced
E. suggest several possible outcomes of companies’ failure to understand the economic impact of a particular business strategy

2. According to the passage, an exclusive pursuit of ecoefficiency may cause companies to
A. neglect the development of alternative business models and products
B. keep the number of products that they manufacture unchanged
C. invest capital from increased profits primarily in inefficient and outmoded industries that may prove unprofitable
D. overemphasize the production process as the key to increasing profits and growth
E. focus more on reducing costs than on reducing the environmental impact of production processes

3. The passage mentions which of the following as a possible consequence of companies’realization of greater profits through ecoefficiency?
A. The companies may be able to sell a greater number of products by lowering prices.
B. The companies may be better able to attract investment capital in the global market.
C. The profits may be reinvested to increase economic growth through ecoefficiency.
D. The profits may be used as investment capital for industries that are not ecoefficient.
E. The profits may encourage companies to make further innovations in reducing production waste.

4. The passage implies that which of the following is a possible consequence of a company’s adoption of innovations that increase its ecoefficiency?
A. Company profits resulting from such innovations may be reinvested in that company with no guarantee that the company will continue to make further improvements in ecoefficiency.
B. Company growth fostered by cost savings from such innovations may allow that company to manufacture a greater number of products that will be used and discarded, thus worsening environmental stress.
C. A company that fails to realize significant cost savings from such innovations may have little incentive to continue to minimize the environmental impact of its production processes.
D. A company that comes to depend on such innovations to increase its profits and growth may be vulnerable in the global market to competition from old-style ecoinefficient industries.
E. A company that meets its ecoefficiency goals is unlikely to invest its increased profits in the development of new and innovative ecoefficiency measures.

anchoret

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marionhanwei

REAL GMAT TEST 的题目都是平均这样的难度吗?
C D
C E C B

marionhanwei

错了,
DD
CACB

ruthere

Thank u for sharing. U're the best!!

D D
C A D B

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fyhllj

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yzlinlin

Thanks.

D D
CACB

fyhllj

d,d,c,a,d,b

bigmouse

thanks

D,D,B,A,C,A