最新LSAT考试逻辑推理模拟试题四.docx
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最新LSAT考试逻辑推理模拟试题四
最新LSAT考试逻辑推理模拟试题(四)
SECTIONIV
Time35minutes25Questions
Directions:
Thequestionsinthissectionarebasedonthereasoningcontainedinbriefstatementsorpassages.
1. Amajorarttheftfromamuseumwasremarkableinthatthepiecesstolenclearlyhadbeencarefullyselected.Thecriterionforselection,however,clearlyhadnotbeengreatestestimatedmarketvalue.Itfollowsthatthetheftwasspecificallycarriedouttosuitthetasteofsomeindividualcollectorforwhoseprivatecollectionthepiecesweredestined.
Theargumenttacitlyappealstowhichoneofthefollowingprinciples?
(A)Anyarttheftcan,ontheevidenceoftheselectionofpiecesstolen,becategorizedascommittedeitheratthedirectionofasingleknownindividualoratthedirectionofagroupofknownindividuals.
(B)Anyarttheftcommittedatthedirectionofasingleindividualresultsinapatternofworkstakenandworksleftalonethatdefiesrationalanalysis.
(C)Thepatternofworkstakenandworksleftalonecansometimesdistinguishonetypeofarttheftfromanother.
(D)Arttheftscommittedwithnopreexistingplanforthedispositionofthestolenworksdonotalwaysinvolvetheftofthemostvaluablepiecesonly.(C)
(E)Thepatternofworkstakenandworksleftaloneinanarttheftcanbeparticularlydamagingtotheintegrityoftheremainingcollection.
2. Theteethofsomemammalsshow“growthrings”thatresultfromtheconstantdepositingoflayersofcementumasopaquebandsinsummerandtranslucentbandsinwinter.CrosssectionsofpigsteethfoundinanexcavatedStoneAgetrashpitrevealedbandsofremarkablyconstantwidthexceptthatthebanddepositedlast,whichwasinvariablytranslucent,wasonlyabouthalfthenormalwidth.
Thestatementsabovemoststronglysupporttheconclusionthattheanimalsdied
(A)inanunusuallyearlywinter
(B)atroughlythesameage
(C)roughlyinmidwinter
(D)inanaturalcatastrophe(C)
(E)fromstarvation
3. TheUnitedStateshasneverbeenagreatinternationaltrader.Itfoundmostofitsrawmaterialsandcustomersforfinishedproductswithinitsownborders.Theterribleconsequencesofthissituationhavebecomeapparent,asthiscountrynowowesthelargestforeigndebtintheworldandisaplaygroundforwealthyforeigninvestors.Themoralisclear:
acountrycannomorelivewithoutforeigntradethanadogcanlivebyeatingitsowntail.
Inordertoadvanceherpointofview,theauthordoeseachofthefollowingEXCEPT:
(A)drawonananalogy
(B)appealtohistoricalfact
(C)identifyacauseandaneffect
(D)suggestacauseofthecurrenteconomicsituation(E)
(E)questiontheethicalbasisofaneconomicsituation
4. Giselle:
Thegovernmentneedstoensurethatthepublicconsumeslesspetroleum.Whenthingscostmore,peoplebuyanduselessofthem.Therefore,thegovernmentshouldraisethesalestaxongasoline,amajorpetroleumproduct.
Antoine:
Thegovernmentshouldnotraisethesalestaxongasoline.Suchanincreasewouldbeunfairtogasolineusers.Iftaxesaretobeincreased,theincreasesshouldbeappliedinsuchawaythattheyspreadtheburdenofprovidingthegovernmentwithincreasedrevenuesamongmanypeople,notjusttheusersofgasoline.
AsarebuttalofGiselle’sargument,Antoine’sresponseisineffectivebecause
(A)heignoresthefactthatGiselledoesnotbaseherargumentforraisingthegasolinesalestaxonthegovernment’sneedforincreaserevenues
(B)hefailstospecifyhowmanytaxpayerstherearewhoarenotgasolineusers
(C)hisconclusionisbasedonanassertionregardingunfairness,andunfairnessisaverysubjectiveconcept
(D)hemistakenlyassumesthatGisellewantsasalestaxincreaseonlyongasoline(A)
(E)hemakestheimplausibleassumptionthattheburdenofincreasinggovernmentrevenuescanbemoreevenlydistributedamongthepeoplethroughothermeansbesidesincreasingthegasolinesalestax
5. Agovernmentagencypublishesratingsofairlines,rankinghighesttheairlinesthathavethesmallestproportionoflateflights.Theagency’spurposeistoestablishanobjectivemeasureoftherelativeefficiencyofdifferentairlines’personnelinmeetingpublishedflightschedules.
Whichoneofthefollowing,iftrue,wouldtendtoinvalidateuseoftheratingsfortheagency’spurpose?
(A)Travelerssometimeshavenochoiceofairlinesforagiventripatagiventime.
(B)Flightsareoftenmadelatebybadweatherconditionsthataffectsomeairlinesmorethatothers.
(C)Theflightschedulesofallairlinesallowextratimeforflightsthatgointooroutofverybusyairports.
(D)Airlinepersonnelareawarethatthegovernmentagencyismonitoringallairlineflightsforlateness.(B)
(E)Flightsaredefinedas“late”onlyiftheyarrivemorethatfifteenminutespasttheirscheduledarrivaltime,andarecordismadeofhowmuchlaterthanfifteenminutestheyare.
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6. Althoughthisbottleislabeled“vinegar,”nofizzingoccurredwhensomeoftheliquidinitwasaddedtopowderfromthisboxlabeled“bakingsoda.”Butwhenanacidicliquidsuchasvinegarisaddedtobakingsodatheresultingmixturefizzes,sothisbottleclearlyhasbeenmislabeled.
Aflawinthereasoningintheargumentaboveisthatthisargument
(A)ignoresthepossibilitythatthebottlecontainedanacidicliquidotherthanvinegar
(B)failstoexcludeanalternativeexplanationfortheobservedeffect
(C)dependsontheuseoftheimpreciseterm“fizz”
(D)doesnottakeintoaccountthefactthatscientificprinciplescanbedefinitivelytestedonlyundercontrolledlaboratoryconditions(B)
(E)assumesthatthefactofalabelingerrorisproofofanintentiontodeceive
7. Marinebiologistshavelongthoughtthatvariationintheshellcolorofaquaticsnailsevolvedasaprotectivecamouflageagainstbirdsandotherpredators.Brownshellsseemtobemorefrequentwhentheunderlyingseafloorisdark-coloredandwhiteshellsmorefrequentwhentheunderlyingseafloorislight-colored.Anewtheoryhasbeenadvanced,however,thatclaimsthatshellcolorisrelatedtophysiologicalstressassociatedwithheatabsorption.Accordingtothistheory,brownshellswillbemoreprevalentinareaswherethewaveactionoftheseaisgreatandthusheatabsorptionfromtheSunisminimized,whereaswhiteshellswillbemorenumerousincalmerwaterswherethesnailswillabsorbmoreheatfromtheSun’srays.
Evidencethatwouldstronglyfavorthenewtheoryoverthetraditionaltheorywouldbethediscoveryofalargemajorityof
(A)dark-shelledsnailsinacalminletwithadark,rockybottomandmanypredators
(B)dark-shelledsnailsinacalminletwithawhite,sandybottom
(C)light-shelledsnailsinaninletwithmuchwaveactionandadark,rockybottom
(D)light-shelledsnailsinacalminletwithadark,rockybottomandmanypredators(D)
(E)light-shelledsnailsinacalminletwithawhite,sandybottomandmanypredators
8. Measurementsoftheextentofamino-aciddecompositioninfragmentsofeggshellfoundatarchaeologicalsitesinsuchplacesassouthernAfricacanbeusedtoobtainaccuratedatesforsitesupto200,000yearsold.Becausethedecompositionisslowerincoolclimates,thetechniquecanbeusedtoobtainaccuratedatesforsitesalmostamillionyearsoldincoolerregions.
Theinformationaboveprovidesthemostsupportforwhichoneofthefollowingconclusions?
(A)TheoldestarchaeologicalsitesarenotinsouthernAfrica,butratherincoolerregionsoftheworld.
(B)Theamino-aciddecompositionthatenableseggshellstobeusedindatingdoesnottakeplaceinotherorganicmatterfoundatancientarchaeologicalsites.
(C)Ifthesitebeingdatedhadbeensubjecttolargeunsuspectedclimaticfluctuationsduringthetimetheeggshellhasbeenatthesite,applicationofthetechniqueislesslikelytoyieldaccurateresults.
(D)After200,000yearsinacoolclimate,lessthanone-fifthoftheaminoacidsinafragmentofeggshellthatwouldprovidematerialfordatingwiththetechniquewillhavedecomposedandwillthusnolongerbesuitableforexaminationbythetechnique.(C)
(E)Fragmentsofeggshellaremorelikelytobefoundatancientarchaeologicalsitesinwarmregionsoftheworldthanatsuchsitesincoolerregions.
9. Advertisement:
Clarkbrand-namepartsaremadeforcarsmanufacturedinthiscountry.Theysatisfyallofourgovernmentautomotivetest—thetoughestsuchtestsintheworld.Withforeign-madeparts,youneverknowwhichmightbereliableandwhicharecheaplook-alikesthatarepoorlyconstructedandliabletocostyouhundredsofdollarsinrepairs.Therefore,besmartandinsistonbrand-namepartsbyClarkforyourcar.
Theargumentrequirestheassumptionthat
(A)Clarkpartsareavailableonlyinthiscountry
(B)foreign-madepartsarenotsuitableforcarsmanufacturedinthiscountry
(C)noforeign-madepartssatisfyourgovernmentstandards
(D)partsthatsatisfyourgovernmentstandardsarenotaspoorlyconstructedascheapforeign-madeparts(D)
(E)ifpartsaremadeforcarsmanufacturedinourcountry,theyarenotpoorlyconstructed
10. Evenifacrimethathasbeencommittedbycomputerisdiscoveredandreported,theoddsofbeingbotharrestedandconvictedgreatlyfavorthecriminal.
Eachofthefollowing,iftrue,supportstheclaimaboveEXCEPT:
(A)Thepreparationofcomputer-fraudcasestakesmuchmoretimethanisrequiredforaveragefraudcases,andtheproductivityofprosecutorsisevaluatedbythenumberofgoodcasesmade.
(B)Inmostpolicedepartments,officersarerotatedthroughdifferentassignmentseverytwoorthreeyears,ashortertimethanit
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