2025年GMAT閱讀理解能力訓(xùn)練試卷高分秘笈考試時(shí)間：______分鐘總分：______分姓名：______模擬試卷Passage1Theproliferationofdigitalmediaandcommunicationtechnologieshasfundamentallyalteredthelandscapeofpoliticaldiscourseinnumerouscountries.Traditionalmediaoutlets,oncedominantinshapingpublicopinion,nowcompetewithavastarrayofonlineplatforms,socialmedianetworks,anduser-generatedcontent.Thisshifthasseveralsignificantimplications.Firstly,ithasdemocratizedthecreationanddisseminationofpoliticalcontent,allowingawiderrangeofvoicestoenterthepublicsphere.However,thisdemocratizationoftencoexistswiththespreadofmisinformationandthepolarizationofaudiences,asalgorithmstendtoamplifyviewsthatalignwithusers'existingbeliefs.Secondly,thespeedatwhichinformationnowtravelscanbothfacilitaterapidmobilizationforpoliticalcausesandcontributetotherapidescalationofcontroversiesorthe"memeticwarfare"thatcharacterizessomeonlinepoliticalenvironments.Thirdly,thepersonalizationofnewsfeeds,whilepotentiallyincreasinguserengagement,mayalsoleadto"filterbubbles,"whereindividualsareprimarilyexposedtoinformationreinforcingtheirpreconceptions,therebyreinforcingpoliticaldivisions.Theroleoffact-checkersandmedialiteracyprogramshasbecomeincreasinglycrucialinnavigatingthiscomplexinformationecosystem.Questions1.Accordingtothepassage,whataretwowaysinwhichdigitalmediahaveimpactedpoliticaldiscourse?2.Theword"proliferation"inthefirstsentenceisclosestinmeaningto:3.Whatdoesthepassagesuggestabouttherelationshipbetweenuser-generatedcontentandtraditionalmediaoutletsinthecontextofpoliticaldiscourse?4.Accordingtothepassage,whatisonepotentialnegativeconsequenceofthespeedofinformationdisseminationinthedigitalage?5.Thephrase"filterbubbles"inthethirdparagraphisusedtodescribe:6.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?Passage2Biodiversitylossposesasignificantthreattothestabilityandresilienceofecosystemsworldwide.Ecosystemswithhighbiodiversityaregenerallymorestableandcanbetterwithstandenvironmentalstressessuchasclimatechange,diseaseoutbreaks,andnaturaldisasters.Thisstabilityarisesfromthepresenceofmultiplespeciesthatcanfulfillsimilarecologicalroles,providingredundancyandresilience.Forexample,inaforestecosystem,thelossofasingletreespeciesmayhaveminimalimpactifotherspeciescanperformsimilarfunctionslikephotosynthesisornutrientcycling.However,thelossofmultiplespecies,especiallykeystonespeciesthatplaycriticalrolesinmaintainingecosystemstructureandfunction,canleadtocascadingeffectsandadrasticreductioninecosystemproductivity.Humanactivities,includinghabitatdestruction,pollution,overexploitation,andtheintroductionofinvasivespecies,aretheprimarydriversofbiodiversityloss.Addressingthisissuerequiresamultifacetedapproach,includingthecreationandeffectivemanagementofprotectedareas,theimplementationofsustainableland-usepractices,andinternationalcooperationtocurbthetradeinendangeredspecies.Furthermore,understandingthecomplexrelationshipswithinecosystemsiscrucialfordevelopingeffectiveconservationstrategiesthatmaintainecologicalbalanceandprovidetheessentialservicesthatbiodiversitysupports.Questions7.Thepassageprimarilydiscusses:8.Accordingtothepassage,whatisonereasonwhyecosystemswithhighbiodiversityaremorestable?9.Theword"cascading"inthesecondparagraphisclosestinmeaningto:10.Whatdoesthepassagesuggestaboutkeystonespeciesinanecosystem?11.Accordingtothepassage,whatarethreehumanactivitiesthatcontributetobiodiversityloss?12.Whatisthemainargumentofthepassage?Passage3Theconceptof"culturalappropriation"hasbecomeasubjectofintensedebateincontemporarysociety,particularlyinthecontextoffashion,music,andthearts.Culturalappropriationreferstotheadoptionoruseofelementsofoneculturebymembersofanotherculture,oftenwithoutpermissionoracknowledgment,andparticularlywhenitinvolvestheexploitationofmarginalizedculturesbydominantones.Proponentsofculturalexchangearguethatcreativityofteninvolvesdrawinginspirationfromdiversesources,andthatculturalelementsareinherentlypartofasharedhumanheritage.Theycontendthatrestrictionsonculturalexchangecouldstifleinnovationandartisticexpression.However,criticsarguethatculturalappropriationcanperpetuatestereotypes,leadtothemisrepresentationofmarginalizedcultures,andcontributetoculturalerasure,wheretheuniqueculturalidentitiesofmarginalizedgroupsarediminishedorlost.Theyemphasizetheimportanceofconsent,respect,andequitablerepresentationinculturalexchange.Thedebatehighlightsbroaderissuesofpowerdynamics,colonialhistory,andtheneedforgreaterculturalsensitivityandunderstandinginaglobalizedworld.Findingabalancebetweenfosteringculturalexchangeandprotectingtheculturalintegrityofcommunitiesrequiresnuancedapproachesthatacknowledgethehistoricalandpowercontextsofculturalinteractions.Questions13.Theword"perpetuate"inthesecondparagraphisclosestinmeaningto:14.Accordingtothepassage,whatisoneargumentmadebyproponentsofculturalexchange?15.Whatdoesthepassagesuggestaboutthepotentialconsequencesofculturalappropriation?16.Thephrase"culturalerasure"inthesecondparagraphrefersto:17.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?Passage4Artificialintelligence(AI)israpidlytransformingvarioussectorsoftheeconomy,anditsimpactonthelabormarketisatopicofconsiderableconcernanddebate.ProponentsofAIarguethatitcanincreaseproductivity,automatemundanetasks,andcreatenewjobopportunitiesinemergingfieldsrelatedtoAIdevelopmentandmaintenance.TheysuggestthatAIwillprimarilyaugmenthumancapabilitiesratherthanreplacehumanworkersentirely.However,criticswarnthatAIcoulddisplacesignificantnumbersofworkersinindustriessuchasmanufacturing,transportation,andcustomerservice,leadingtoincreasedunemploymentandwagestagnation.ThenatureofthefutureworkforcemaybefundamentallyalteredasAIsystemsbecomecapableofperformingtasksthatwerepreviouslythoughttorequirehumanintelligence.Governmentsandbusinessesarefacedwiththechallengeofpreparingforthistransitionthroughinvestmentsineducationandretrainingprograms,aswellasthedevelopmentofsocialsafetynetstosupportworkersdisplacedbyAI.TheethicalimplicationsofAI,includingissuesrelatedtobias,accountability,andthepotentialconcentrationofeconomicpower,alsorequirecarefulconsiderationasthetechnologycontinuestoevolve.Questions18.Accordingtothepassage,whatisonepotentialbenefitofAImentionedbyitsproponents?19.Theword"augment"inthesecondparagraphisclosestinmeaningto:20.Accordingtothepassage,whatisoneconcernraisedbycriticsofAI?21.Thephrase"socialsafetynets"inthethirdparagraphrefersto:22.Whatisthemainargumentofthepassage?試卷答案1.democratizedthecreationanddisseminationofpoliticalcontentandincreasedthespreadofmisinformationandthepolarizationofaudiences.*解析思路：第一段首句指出數(shù)字媒體改變了政治話語格局，第二句明確提到其影響包括“民主化了政治內(nèi)容的創(chuàng)建和傳播”以及“錯(cuò)誤信息的傳播加劇和受眾的兩極分化”。2.multiplication*解析思路：根據(jù)上下文，“proliferation”指的是數(shù)字媒體和通信技術(shù)的迅速增加和擴(kuò)散，"multiplication"（增加，繁殖）與其意思最接近。3.User-generatedcontentcompeteswithtraditionalmediaoutletsforattentionandinfluenceinthepublicsphere.*解析思路：第一段提到數(shù)字媒體民主化了內(nèi)容創(chuàng)建，傳統(tǒng)媒體現(xiàn)在需要與“大量在線平臺、社交媒體網(wǎng)絡(luò)和用戶生成內(nèi)容”競爭，暗示了競爭關(guān)系。4.Therapidescalationofcontroversiesor"memeticwarfare"characterizingsomeonlinepoliticalenvironments.*解析思路：第一段明確指出信息傳播的速度可能導(dǎo)致“爭議的迅速升級或被稱為‘迷因戰(zhàn)爭’的一些網(wǎng)絡(luò)政治環(huán)境特征”。5.situationswhereindividualsareprimarilyexposedtoinformationreinforcingtheirpreconceptions.*解析思路：第三段直接定義“filterbubbles”為“個(gè)人主要接觸到強(qiáng)化其先入為主的觀點(diǎn)的信息的情況”。6.Theincreasingimpactofdigitalmediaonpoliticaldiscourse,includingbothdemocratizationandnegativeconsequenceslikemisinformationandpolarization.*解析思路：通篇圍繞數(shù)字媒體對政治話語的影響展開，既提到了民主化等積極方面，也強(qiáng)調(diào)了錯(cuò)誤信息、兩極分化等負(fù)面影響，概括了文章主旨。7.Thethreatofbiodiversitylosstoecosystemsandtheimportanceofaddressingit.*解析思路：文章首句點(diǎn)明主題“生物多樣性喪失對全球生態(tài)系統(tǒng)穩(wěn)定性和彈性的威脅是重大問題”，隨后展開論述其影響及解決方法，核心是討論生物多樣性喪失的威脅及其重要性。8.Thepresenceofmultiplespeciesthatcanfulfillsimilarecologicalroles,providingredundancyandresilience.*解析思路：第二段解釋高生物多樣性生態(tài)系統(tǒng)更穩(wěn)定的原因時(shí)，明確指出這是由于“存在多個(gè)可以履行相似生態(tài)角色的物種，提供冗余和恢復(fù)力”。9.unfolding*解析思路：“cascadingeffects”指的是一系列連鎖發(fā)生的事件或影響，"unfolding"（正在展開，連續(xù)發(fā)生）與其意思最接近。10.Keystonespeciesarecriticalspecieswhoseremovalcanleadtosignificantchangesinecosystemstructureandfunction.*解析思路：第二段提到關(guān)鍵物種（keystonespecies）的損失會導(dǎo)致“生態(tài)系統(tǒng)結(jié)構(gòu)和功能的顯著變化”，表明它們是至關(guān)重要的。11.Habitatdestruction,pollution,overexploitation,andtheintroductionofinvasivespecies.*解析思路：第三段明確列出了導(dǎo)致生物多樣性喪失的“主要驅(qū)動(dòng)因素”：棲息地破壞、污染、過度開發(fā)以及外來物種的引入。12.Biodiversitylossthreatensecosystemstabilityandresilience,andaddressingitrequiresmultifacetedconservationefforts.*解析思路：文章首句提出生物多樣性喪失的威脅，隨后解釋原因（穩(wěn)定性降低），最后提出解決方法（多方面保護(hù)措施），構(gòu)成了文章的主要論點(diǎn)。13.continue*解析思路：“perpetuatestereotypes”指的是使刻板印象持續(xù)存在或不斷重復(fù)，"continue"（繼續(xù)，持續(xù)）與其意思最接近。14.Creativityofteninvolvesdrawinginspirationfromdiversesources,andthatculturalelementsareinherentlypartofasharedhumanheritage.*解析思路：第二段proponents的觀點(diǎn)是，創(chuàng)造性往往涉及從不同來源汲取靈感，并且文化元素本質(zhì)上是人類共享遺產(chǎn)的一部分。15.Stereotypescanbereinforced,misrepresentationofmarginalizedculturescanoccur,anduniqueculturalidentitiesmaybediminishedorlost.*解析思路：第二段critics指出文化挪用的后果，包括“助長刻板印象”、“對邊緣化文化的誤述”，以及“邊緣化群體的獨(dú)特文化認(rèn)同被削弱或丟失”。16.Thediminishingorlossoftheuniqueculturalidentitiesofmarginalizedgroups.*解析思路：根據(jù)上下文，“culturalerasure”指的是邊緣化群體獨(dú)特文化