GRE试题二(1)

SECTION2

Time--30minutes

25Questions

Question1--7

Inagame,exactlysixinvertedcupsstandsidebysideinastraightline,andeachhasexactlyoneballhiddenunderit.Thecupsarenumberedconsecutively1through6.Eachoftheballsispaintedasinglesolidcolor.Thecolorsoftheballsaregreen,magenta,orange,purple,red,andyellow.Theballshavebeenhiddenynderthecupsinamannerthatconformstothefolowingconditions:

Thepurpleballmustbehiddenunderalower-numberedcupthantheorangeball.Theredballmustbehiddenunderacupimmediatelyadjacenttothecupunder

whichthemagentaballishidden.Thegreenballmustbehiddenundercup5.

1.Whichofthefollowingcouldbecoloroftheballsunderthecups,inorderfrom1through6?

(A)Green,yellow,magenta,red,purple,orange(B)Magenta,green,purple,red,orange,yellow(C)Magenta,red,purple,yellow,green,orange(D)Red,Purple,magenta,yellow,green,orange(E)Red,purple,magenta,yellow,green,orange

2.Ifthemagentaballisundercup4,theredballmustbeundercup

(A)1(B)2(C)3(D)4(E)5

3.Aballofwhichoffollowingcolorscouldbeundercup6?

(A)Green(B)Magenta(C)Purple(D)Red(E)Yellow

4.Ifthepurpleballisundercup4,theorangeballmustbeundercup

(A)1(B)2(C)3(D)5(E)6

5.Whichofthefollowingmustbetrue?

(A)Thegreenballisunderalower-numberedcupthanthegreenball.B)Theorangeballisunderalower-numberedcupthanthegreenball.(C)Thepurpleballisunderalower-numberedcupthanthegreenball.(D)Thepurpleballisunderalower-numberedcupthantheredball.(E)Theredballisunderalower-numberedcupthantheyellowball.

6.Iftheorangeballisundercup2,ballsofwhichofthefollowingcolorscouldbeundercupsimmediatelyadjacenttoeachother?

(A)Greenandmagenta(B)Greenandpurple(C)Orangeandyellow(D)Purpleandred(E)Redandyellow

7.Ifthemagentaballisundercup1,ballsofwhichofthefollowingcolorsmustbeundercupsimmediatelyadjacenttoeachother?

(A)Greenandorange(B)Greenandyellow(C)Purpleandred(D)Purpleandyellow(E)Redandyellow

8.Thecompanyshouldnotbeheldresponsibleforfailingtocorrectthecontrol-panelproblemthatcausedtheaccident.Althoughtheproblemhadbeenmentionedearlierinasafetyinspector’sreport,companiesreceivehundredsofreportsofsuchproblem,andIndustryStandardNo.42requiresactiononthoseproblemonlywhenanaccidentisforeseeable.

Ifthesecondsentenceintheparagraphaboveisfactuallycorrect,theanswertowhichofthefollowingquestionsismostrelevantinhelpingtodeterminewhetherornotthecompanyviolatedIndustryStandardNo.42whenitfailedtocorrectthecontrol-panelproblem?

(A)Wastheaccidentserious?(B)Wasthecontrol-panelproblemofatypethatisknowntoincidentthatanaccidentislikely?(C)Sincetheaccident,hasthecompanydoneaspecialsafetycheckonallcontrolpanels?(D)Didthesafetyinspectormentionmorethanoneprobleminthesamereport?(E)Howlongwasthecontrolpanelinusebeforetheproblemwasdiscovered?

9.Riothamus,afifth-centurykingoftheBritons,wasbetrayedbyanassociate,foughtbravelyagainsttheGothsbutwasdefeated,anddisappearedmysteriously.

Riothamus,matchalmostexactlythoseattributedtoKingArthur.Therefore,RiothamusmustbethehistoricalmodelforthelegendaryKingArthur.

Theargumentaboverequiresatleastoneadditionalpremise.Whichofthefollowingcouldbesucharequiredpremise?

(A)ModernhistorianshavedocumentedtheactivitiesofRiothamusbetterthanthoseofanyotherfifth-centuryking.(B)ThestoriestoldaboutKingArthurarenotstrictlyfictitiousbutarebasedonahistoricalpersonandhistoricalevents.(C)Riothamus’associatesweretheauthorsoftheoriginallegendsaboutKingArthur.(D)Legentsaboutthefifthcenturyusuallyembellishandromanticizetheactualconditionsofthelivesoffifth-centurynobility.(E)Posterityusuallyrememberslegendsbetterthanitrememberstheactualhistoricaleventsonwhichtheyarebased.