3、GWD-18-Q22
(from phrenology )
In each of the past five years, Barraland’s prison population has increased. Yet, according to official government statistics, for none of those years has there been either an increase in the number of criminal cases brought to trial, or an increase in the rate at which convictions have been obtained. Clearly, therefore, the percentage of people convicted of crimes who are being given prison sentences is on the increase.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
A. In Barraland the range of punishments that can be imposed instead of a prison sentence is wide.
B. Over the last ten years, overcrowding in the prisons of Barraland has essentially been eliminated as a result of an ambitious program of prison construction.
C. Ten years ago, Barraland reformed its criminal justice system, imposing longer minimum sentences for those crimes for which a prison sentence had long been mandatory.
D. Barraland has been supervising convicts on parole more closely in recent years, with the result that parole violations have become significantly less frequent.
E. The number of people in Barraland who feel that crime is on the increase is significantly greater now than it was five years ago.作者: 赢智 时间: 2010-5-28 21:34
考古 (from nowwsy)
GWD 原题
Gortland has long been narrowly self-sufficient in both grain and meat. However, as per capita income in Gortland has risen toward theworld average, per capita consumption of meat has also risen toward theworld average, and it takes several pounds of grain to produce one poundof meat. Therefore, since per capita income continues to rise, whereasdomestic grain production will not increase, Gortland will soon have to import either grain or meat or both.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
A. The total acreage devoted to gain production in Gortland will not decrease substantially.
B. The population of Gortland has remained relatively constant during the country's years of growing prosperity.
C. The per capita consumption of meat in Gortland is roughly the same across all income levels.
D. In Gortland, neither meat nor grain is subject to government price controls.
E. People in Gortland who increase their consumption of meat will not radically decrease their consumption of grain.
V2 from carriemo
说是某国对肉和粮食的消费量都增加了，生产肉需要耗费很多生产粮食的时间。居民消费不会减少，国家也没有打算扩大生产肉或者粮食。问可以assume以下哪种情况的产生好像。我选的是该国不久要start to import 肉或者粮食或者both.
考古 （from nowwsy）
TTGWD2-Q15:
The city of Workney, in raising bus fares from $1.00 to $1.25, proposed that 18 fare tokens be sold for $20.00 to alleviate the extra burden of the fare increase on the city’s low-income residents. Critics suggested alternatively that 9 fare tokens be sold for $10.00, because a $20.00 outlay would be prohibitive for low-income riders.
The alternative proposal depends on which of the following assumptions?
A. Low-income residents of Workney will continue to ride the buses in the same numbers despite the fare increase.
B. Low-income riders would be more likely to take advantage of the savings afforded by the 9-token offer than would other riders.
C. The outlay of $10.00 for the purchase of 9 fare tokens would not be prohibitive for low-income bus riders.
D. The proposed fare increase is needed for the purchase of new buses for the city’s bus system.
E. Buses provide the only means of public transportation in the city of Workney.作者: 赢智 时间: 2010-5-28 21:35
