新GRE小短文阅读练习题八十

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Jean:  Studies show that professional engineers whose first job assignment is highly  
        challenging tend to perform more successfully on subsequent assignments over  
6 Y# j' e, f. P1 [2 F8 |$ u        the next five years than do engineers whose first assignment is less challenging.   
        Presumably, high-challenge tasks lead engineers to develop professional skills  
        that serve to raise their performance level on subsequent assignments.   
  
Pat:    But perhaps engineers who are given challenging first assignments are precisely  
7 K' k7 W. `' R4 u# _        those who are judged to be most able.   
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! s8 {( N5 h" u4 |, E4 z$ T  Which of the following, if true, would be the strongest counter for Jean to make to Pat’s  
; F- Y# a$ I' e5 a6 pobjection?
9 j+ L. j8 {0 N5 b# O0 Y  
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    A　　  Among engineers judged to be equally able, those whose first assignment is highly  
; A: |* A. l$ i  h) r  |       challenging perform more successfully on subsequent assignments than do those  
       whose first assignment is less challenging.   
    B  Even some of the engineers whose first assignment is not very challenging neverthe-
# ?4 z& x% f( R" c       less develop their professional skills through performing that assignment.   
, s/ L, D, {' a- ^5 L4 P8 G    C　  The engineers who successfully carry out their first assignment are to a large degree
       those who were initially judged to have the greatest ability.   
    D　  The rate of successful completion is lower for the least challenging first assignments  
# _+ @3 S) C+ l/ B2 o- Z; O. c       than it is for the most challenging first assignments.   
   E   Among engineers whose first assignment is not very challenging, those who success-
  
0 N% ]# u' c9 F5 ]$ E1 \" h       fully carry out that first assignment are more likely to be given highly challenging  
( S5 Y* q8 w4 t7 t" U8 G2 A       subsequent assignments.  
答案：A