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智课网GMAT备考资料1GWD-TN-11T-3-Q1:GWD-11-40ScientistswhostudiedthefamousgoldfieldknownasSerraPeladaconcludedthattherichlodewasnotproducedbytheacceptedmethodsoforeformationbutthatswarmsofmicrobesovermillionsofyearsconcentratedthegoldfromjunglesoilsandriversandrocks.A.notproducedbytheacceptedmethodsoforeformationbutthatswarmsofmicrobesovermillionsofyearsB.notproducedbytheacceptedmethodsoforeformationbutinsteadswarmsofmicrobesovermillionsofyearsthatC.notproducedbytheacceptedmethodsoforeformationbutswarmsofmicrobesovermillionsofyearsthatD.producednotbytheacceptedmethodsoforeformationbutbyswarmsofmicrobesthatovermillionsofyearsE.producednotbytheacceptedmethodsoforeformationbutthatswarmsofmicrobesovermillionsofyearsT-3-Q2.Asthehoneybee’sstingerisheavilybarbed,stayingwhereitisinserted,thisresultsintheactofstingingcausingthebeetosustainafatalinjury.A.Asthehoneybee’sstingerisheavilybarbed,stayingwhereitisinserted,thisresultsintheactofstingingcausingB.Astheheavilybarbedstingerofthehoneybeestayswhereitisinserted,withtheresultthattheactofstingingcausesC.Honeybee’sstinger,heavilybarbedandstayingwhereitisinserted,resultsinthefactthattheactofstingingcausesD.Theheavilybarbedstingerofthehoneybeestayswhereitisinserted,andresultsintheactofstingingcausingE.Thehoneybee’sstingerisheavilybarbedandstayswhereitisinserted,withtheresultthattheactofstingingcauses2T-3-Q3.Scientistshavemadegeneticmodificationstocottontoincreaseitsresistancetoinsectpests.Accordingtofarmers’report,theamountofinsecticideneededperacretocontrolinsectpestswasonlyslightlylowerforthosewhotriedthemodifiedseedthanforthosewhodidnot.Therefore,sincethemodifiedseedcostsmorethanordinaryseedwithoutproducingyieldsofhighermarketvalue,switchingtothemodifiedseedwouldbeunlikelytobenefitmostcottonfarmerseconomically.Whichofthefollowingwoulditbemostusefultoknowinordertoevaluatetheargument?A.Whetherfarmerswhotriedthemodifiedcottonseedhadevertriedgrowingothercropsfromgeneticallymodifiedseed.B.Whethertheinsecticidestypicallyusedonordinarycottontendtobemoreexpensivethaninsecticidestypicallyusedonothercrops.C.WhetherformostfarmswhogrowcottonitistheirprimarycropD.Whetherthefarmerswhohavetriedthemodifiedseedplantedasmanyacresofcotton,onaverage,asfarmersusingtheordinaryseeddid.E.Whethermostofthefarmerswhotriedthemodifiedseeddidsobecausetheyhadpreviouslyhadtouseexceptionallylargequantitiesofinsecticide.3T-3-Q4-Q6Inthefourteenthandfifteenthcenturies,manyWesternPueblosettlementsinwhatisnowthesouthwesternUnitedStatesmayhavepossesseddistinctlyhierarchicalorganizationalstructures.Thesecommunities’agriculturalsystems―whichwere“intensive”intheuseoflaborratherthan“extensive”inarea―mayhavegivenrisetopoliticalleadershipthatmanagedbothlaborandfoodresources.ThatformalmanagementoffoodresourceswasneededissuggestedbythelargesizeofstoragespaceslocatedaroundsomecommunalGreatKivas(undergroundceremonialchambers).Thoughnodirectevidenceexiststhatsuchspaceswereusedtostorefood,WesternPueblocommunitieslackingsufficientarablelandtosupporttheirpopulationscouldhavepreservedthenecessaryextrafood,includingimportedfoodstuffs,insuchapparentlycommunalspaces.Moreover,evidenceofspecializationinproducingrawmaterialsandinmanufacturingceramicsandtextilesindicatesdifferentiationoflaborwithinandbetweencommunities.Theorganizationalandmanagerialdemandsofsuchspecializationstrengthenthepossibilitythatadecisionmakingeliteexisted,anelitewhosecontroloverlabor,theuseofcommunitysurpluses,andtheacquisitionofimportedgoodswouldhaveledtoaconcentrationofeconomicresourcesintheirownhands.Evidencefordifferentialdistributionofwealthisfoundinburialsoftheperiod:someincludelargequantitiesofpottery,jewelry,andotherartifacts,whereasothersfromthesamesiteslackanysuchmaterials.4T-3-Q4Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,wouldmostclearlyunderminetheauthor’sstatementinthelastsentenceofthepassage(lines38-43)regardingthedistributionofwealthinWesternPueblosettlements?A.Onlycommunitymembersofexceptionalwealtharelikelytohavebeenburiedwiththeirpersonalpossessions.B.Membersofcommunitieswithextensiveagriculturalsystemsareusuallyburiedwithoutpersonalpossessions.C.Mostartifactsfoundinburialsitesweremanufacturedlocallyratherthanimportedfromothercommunities.D.Burialartifactsareoftenritualobjectsassociatedwithreligiouspracticesratherthanbeingthedeceased’spersonalpossessions.E.Thequalityofburialartifactsvariesdependingonthesitewithwhichtheyareassociated.T-3-Q5Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisprobablytrueofthestoragespacesmentionedinline14?A.Theywereusedbythecommunityeliteforstorageoftheirownfoodsupplies.B.Theyservedaceremonialaswellasapracticalfunction.C.Theirsizeisanindicationofthewealthoftheparticularcommunitytowhichtheybelonged.D.Theirexistenceprovesthatthecommunitytowhichtheybelongedimportedlargeamountsoffood.E.Theybelongedtoandwereusedbythecommunityasawhole.T-3-Q6TheprimarypurposeofthepassageistoA.outlinethemethodsbywhichresourcesweremanagedwithinaparticulargroupofcommunitiesB.accountforthedistributionofwealthwithinaparticulargroupofcommunities5C.providesupportfora