GRE经典题库：GRE试题8

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22. lt can be inferred from the passage that Chinese observations of the Sun

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　　(A) are ambiguous BECause most sunspots cannot be seen with the naked eye

　　(B) probably were made under the same weather conditions as those made in Europe

　　(C) are more reliable than European observations . made during this period
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　　(D) record some sunspot activity during this period
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1 x/ B4 o* T) @　　(E) have been employed by scientists seeking to argue that a change in solar
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/ c8 S, Q+ U9 I! Q! @" H　　activity occurred during this period.
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/ r5 d& o( k9 P　　23. It can be inferred from the passage that studies attempting to use tree-ring
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　　thickness to locate possi- ble links between solar periodicity and terrestrial

: \8 `( L7 C: n　　climate are based on which of the following assump- tions?
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+ L$ Q  n; V2 l# y　　(A) The solar-activity cycle existed in its present form during the time period
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　　in which the tree rings erew.

　　(B) The biological mechanisms causing tree growth are unaffected by short-term

　　weather pat- terns.
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　　(C) Average tree-ring thickness varies from species to species.

　　(D) Tree-ring thicknesses reflecr changes in terres- trial climate.

: K: i: A' g; b　　(E) Both terrestrial climate and the solar-activity cycle randomly af~ct tree-ring
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　　thickness.
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/ d2 N1 F; ?  K- Z　　The common belief of some linguists that each
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　　language is a perfect vehicle for the thoughts of the
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" v5 t; P; \1 E( Q- Q　　nation speaking it is in some ways the exact counterpart
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　　of the conviction of the Manchester school of economics

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　　best. Just as economists were blind to the numerous

1 _, K( h5 N) k' {8 F　　cases in which the law of supply and demand left actual

　　wants unsatisfied, so also many linguists are deaf to

　　those instances in which the very nature of a ianguage

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　　and in which, consequently, a word has to be modified

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　　speaker: "He took his stick,no, not John's, but his
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　　own." No language is perfec't, and if we admit this truth,

　　we must also admit that it is not unreasonable to investi-(15)
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- v& X8 Z6 a+ V! V7 ^# n　　gate the relative merits of different languages or of
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　　different details in languages.

, g: h/ h! `' z1 c1 L9 c$ f( D　　24. The primary purpose ofthe passage is to
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' `6 ~' S: v& y; J, j　　(A) analyze an interesting feature of the English language

/ i  Q" R4 a8 R0 N8 b4 O　　(B) refute a belief held by some linguists
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　　(C) show that economic theory is relevant to linguistic study
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8 L  L/ {! @' U% L0 ^& s$ w; z　　(D) iilustrate the confusion that can result from the improper use of
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　　language

0 h5 n( l7 m: i　　(E) suggest a way in which languages can be made more nearly perfect.