最新LSAT考试逻辑推理模拟试题(一).doc

最新LSAT考试逻辑推理模拟试题(一)
TEST1SECTIONITime35minutes25QuestionsDirections:Thequestionsinthissectionarebasedonthereasoningcontainedinbriefstatementsorpassages.Forsomequestions,morethanoneofthechoicescouldconceivablyanswerthequestion.However,youaretochoosethebestanswer;thatis,theresponsethatmostaccuratelyandcompletelyanswersthequestion.Youshouldnotmakeassumptionsthatarebycommonsensestandardsimplausible,superfluous,orincompatiblewiththepassage.Afteryouhavechosenthebestanswer,blackenthecorrespondingspaceonyouranswersheet.1.Mr.West:Well,Ms.Smith,byhowmuchdoyouplantoincreaseyourdonationtotheculturalsocietythisyear?Youknowhowmanyworthwhileprojectswedo.Ms.Smith:I’mnotsosureofthat.Iwasveryupsetaboutthestatueyoupurchasedlastmonth.IthinkI’llgivenomoremoneytoyourcause.Mr.West:That’sallright:we’lljustputyoudownforthesameamountthatyougavelastyear.Whichoneofthefollowingwordsorphraseshasbeenmisinterpretedintheconversation?(A)“increase”(B)“youknow”(C)“worthwhile”(D)“nomore”（D）(E)“sameamount”2.Handwritinganalysis—alsoknownasgraphology—isapoorwaytopredictpersonalitytypes,eventhoughitisusedby3,000UnitedStatesfirmsandbyamajorityofEuropeancompanies.Inarecentstudy,fivegraphologistsscorednobetterthanchanceinpredictingtheoccupationsoffortyprofessionals.Whichoneofthefollowingisanassumptionnecessarytotheargument?(A)Peopleinthesameoccupationusuallydonothavethesamepersonalitytype.(B)Graphologyisaneffectivemeansofpredictingpersonalitytypesinnon-businesscontexts.(C)TherearemoreUnitedStatesfirmsthatdonotusegraphologythanalltheUnitedStatesandEuropeanfirmsthatdouseit.(D)Thereareseveralothertechniquesforpredictingpersonalitytypesthataremoreaccuratethangraphology.（E）(E)Thereisacorrespondencebetweentypeofpersonalityandchoiceofoccupation.Questions3-4Thesimplefactsarethese:thenumberofpeoplekilledeachyearbygrizzlybearsisaboutthesameasthenumberofpeoplekilledbylightningongolfcourses.Andthenumberofpeoplekilledbylightningongolfcourseseachyearisaboutthesameasthenumberofpeopleelectrocutedbyelectricblenders.Allthehorr