SECTION III

Time—35 minutes

25 Questions

Directions: The questions in this section are based on the reasoning contained in brief statements or passages. For some questions, more than one of the choices could conceivably answer the question. However, you are to choose the best answer, that is, the response that most accurately¹ and completely answers the question. You should not make assumptions that are by commonsense² standards implausible, superfluous³, or incompatible⁴ with the passage. After you have chosen the best answer, blacken the corresponding space on your answer sheet.

1. Everyone sitting in the waiting room of the school s athletic⁵ office this morning at nine o clock had just registered for a beginners tennis clinic. John, Mary, and Teresa were all sitting in the waiting room this morning at nice o clock. No accomplished⁶ tennis player would register for a beginners tennis clinic.

　　If the statements above are true, which one of the following must also be true on the basis of them?

(A) None of the people sitting in the school s athletic office this morning at nine 　　o clock had ever played tennis.
(B) Everyone sitting in the school s athletic office this morning at nine o clock 　　registered only for a beginners tennis clinic.
(C) John, Mary, and Teresa were the only people who registered for a beginners 　　tennis clinic this morning.
(D) John, Mary, and Teresa were the only people sitting in the waiting room of 　　the school s athletic office this morning at nine o clock
(E) Neither John nor Teresa is an accomplished tennis player.

2. Most people who ride bicycles for pleasure do not ride until the warm weather of spring and summer arrives. Yet it is probably more effective to advertise bicycles earlier in the year. Most bicycles are purchased in the spring, but once shoppers are ready to shop for a bicycle, they usually have already decided⁷ which brand and model of bicycle they will purchase. By then it is generally too late to induce them to change their minds.

The main point of the argument is that

(A) bicycle advertisements are probably more effective if they appear before the 　　arrival of warm spring weather
(B) most bicycle purchasers decide on the brand and model of bicycle that they 　　will buy before beginning to shop for a bicycle
(C) more bicycles are purchassed in the spring than at any other time of year.
(D) in general, once a bicycle purchaser has decided which bicycle he or she 　　intends to purchase, it is difficult to bring about a change in that decision
(E) spring and summer are the time of year in which bicycle riding as a leisure 　　activity is most popular

3. During 1991 the number of people in the town of Bayburg who received municipal food assistance doubled, even though the number of people in Bayburg whose incomes were low enough to qualify for such assistance remained unchanged.

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resove the apparent discrepancy⁸ in the information above?

(A) In 1990 the Bayburg Town Council debated whether or not to alter the 　　eligibility⁹ requirements for the food assistance program but ultimately 　　decided not to change them.
(B) In 1990 the Bayburg social service department estimated the number of 　　people in Bayburg who might be eligible¹⁰ for the food assistance program 　　and then informed the Bayburg Town Council of the total amount of 　　assistance likely to be needed.
(C) During 1991 many residents of a nearby city lost their jobs and moved to 　　Bayburg in search of work.
(D) During 1991 the number of applicants¹¹ for food assistance in Bayburg who 　　were rejected on the basis that their incomes were above the maximum 　　allowable limit was approximately the same as it had been in 1990.
(E) During 1991 Bayburg s program of rent assistance for low-income tenants¹² 　　advertised widely and then informed all applicants about other assistance 　　programs for which they would be qualified¹³.

4. Campaigning for election to provincial¹⁴ or state office frequently requires that a candidate spend much time and energy catering¹⁶ to the interests of national party officials who can help the candidate to win office. The elected officials who campaign for reelection while they are in office thus often fail to serve the interests of their local constituencies.

Which one of the following is an assumption made-by the argument?

(A) Catering to the interests of national party officials sometimes conflicts with 　　serving the interests of a provincial or state official s local constituencies.
(B) Only by catering to the interests of national party officials can those who 　　hold provincial or state office win reelection.
(C) The interests of iocal constituencies are well served only by elected officials 　　who do not cater¹⁵ to the interests of national party officials.
(D) Officials elected to provincial or state office are obligated to serve only the 　　interests of constituents¹⁷ who beling to the same party as do the officials.
(E) All elected officials are likely to seek reelection to those offices that are not 　　limited to one term.

5. Since Professor Smythe has been head of the deparment the most distinguished¹⁸ member of the faculty¹⁹ has resigned, fewer new courses have been developed, student has dropped, and the reputation of the department has gone down. These facts provide conclusive²⁰ evidence that Professor Smythe was appointed to undermine the department.

The reasoning in the argument is flawed because the argumetn

(A) overlooks the fact that something can have the reputation for being of poor 　　quality without being of poor quality
(B) bases a general claim on a few exceptional instances
(C) assumes that because an action was followed by a change, the action was 　　undertaken to bring about that change.
(D) fails to distinguish between a decline in quantity and a decline in quality
(E) presupposes what it purports²¹ to establish

6. Books about architectural works. unless they are not intended for a general audience, ought to include discussions of both the utility and the aesthetic²² appeal of each of the buildings they consider. If they do not, they are flawed. Morton s book on Italian Baroque palaces describes these palaces functional²³ aspects, but fails to mention that the main hall of a palace he discusses at length has a ceiling that is one of the truly breathtaking masterpieces of Western art.

If the statements above are true, it would be necessary to establish which one of the following in order to conclude that Morton s book is flawed?

(A) Morton s deseription of the palaces utility is inaccurate
(B) Morton s book does not discuss aspects of the palaces other than utility 　　and aesthetic appeal
(C) Morton s book is intended for a general audience.
(D) The passage discussing the palace plays a very important role in helping²⁴ to 　　establish the overall argument of Morton s book.
(E) The palace discussed at length is one of the most aesthetically important of 　　those treated in Morton s book

上一篇：LSAT考试全真试题三SECTION2（6） 下一篇：LSAT考试全真试题三SECTION3（2）