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智课网GMAT备考资料 GMAT阅读真题训练-智课教育GMAT考试作为申请美国研究生的学术考试,其重要性不言而喻。且GMAT官方每隔一段时间都会更换题库,以保证考题的新鲜度。因此GMAT考生回忆的机经就受到考生的热捧。今天小编就给各位整理GMAT考试官网上的一道语文真题:ReadingComprehension,是GMAT阅读理解题,真题来之不易,大家赶紧试试自己的实力吧!题目Archaeologyasaprofessionfacestwomajorproblems.First,itisthepoorestofthepoor.Onlypaltrysumsareavailableforexcavatingandevenlessisavailableforpublishingtheresultsandpreservingthesitesonceexcavated.Yetarchaeologistsdealwithpricelessobjectseveryday.Second,thereistheproblemofillegalexcavation,resultinginmuseum-qualitypiecesbeingsoldtothehighestbidder.Iwouldliketomakeanoutrageoussuggestionthatwouldatonestrokeprovidefundsforarchaeologyandreducetheamountofillegaldigging.Iwouldproposethatscientificarchaeologicalexpeditionsandgovernmentalauthoritiessellexcavatedartifactsontheopenmarket.Suchsaleswouldprovidesubstantialfundsfortheexcavationandpreservationofarchaeologicalsitesandthepublicationofresults.Atthesametime,theywouldbreaktheillegalexcavator’sgriponthemarket,therebydecreasingtheinducementtoengageinillegalactivities.Youmightobjectthatprofessionalsexcavatetoacquireknowledge,notmoney.Moreover,ancientartifactsarepartofourglobalculturalheritage,whichshouldbeavailableforalltoappreciate,notsoldtothehighestbidder.Iagree.Sellnothingthathasuniqueartisticmeritorscientificvalue.But,youmightreply,everythingthatcomesoutofthegroundhasscientific value.Herewepartcompany.Theoretically,youmaybecorrectinclaimingthateveryartifacthaspotentialscientificvalue.Practically,youarewrong.Irefertothethousandsofpotteryvesselsandancientlampsthatareessentiallyduplicatesofoneanother.InonesmallexcavationinCyprus,archaeologistsrecentlyuncovered2,000virtuallyindistinguishablesmalljugsinasinglecourtyard.Evenpreciousroyalsealimpressionsknownasl’melekhhandleshavebeenfoundinabundance—morethan4,000examplessofar.Thebasementsofmuseumsaresimplynotlargeenoughtostoretheartifactsthatarelikelytobediscoveredinthefuture.Thereisnotenoughmoneyeventocatalogthefinds;asaresult,theycannotbefoundagainandbecomeasinaccessibleasiftheyhadneverbeendiscovered.Indeed,withthehelpofacomputer,soldartifactscouldbemoreaccessiblethanarethepiecesstoredinbulgingmuseumbasements.Priortosale,eachcouldbephotographedandthelistofthepurchaserscouldbemaintainedonthecomputer.Apurchasercouldevenberequiredtoagreetoreturnthepieceifitshouldbecomeneededforscientificpurposes.Itwouldbeunrealistictosuggestthatillegaldiggingwouldstopifartifactsweresoldontheopenmarket.Butthedemandfortheclandestineproductwouldbesubstantiallyreduced.Whowouldwantanunmarkedpotwhenanotherwasavailablewhoseprovenancewasknown,andthatwasdatedstratigraphicallybytheprofessionalarchaeologistwhoexcavatedit?提问Theauthor’sargumentconcerningtheeffectoftheofficialsaleofduplicateartifactsonillegalexcavationisbasedonwhichofthefollowingassumptions?选项 A.Prospectivepurchaserswouldprefertobuyauthenticatedartifacts.B.Thepriceofillegallyexcavatedartifactswouldrise.C.Computerscouldbeusedtotracesoldartifacts.D.Illegalexcavatorswouldbeforcedtosellonlyduplicateartifacts.E.Moneygainedfromsellingauthenticatedartifactscouldbeusedtoinvestigateandprosecuteillegalexcavators.答案:A解释:ThebestanswerisA.Theauthor'sargumentconcerningtheeffectoftheofficialsaleofduplicateartifactsonillegalexcavationappearsinlines51-52,inwhichtheauthorpredictsthatsuchofficialsalewouldreducedemandfor"theclandestineproduct."Therhetoricalquestionthatfollows(lines52-55)indicatesthattheauthorfindsitunlikelythatanypurchaserwouldpreferobjectsofunknownprovenancetoobjectsofknownorigin,or,torephrase,theauthorassumesthatmostpeoplewouldprefertopurchaseobjectsofauthenticatedprovenance,aschoiceAstates.Theauthor'sargumentconcerningtheeffectofsuchsalesonillegalexcavationdoesnotassumeanyoftheotheranswerchoices.
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