GMAT
单选题The mention of the discovery of 110 previously unknown epigrams by the poet Posidippus serves what purpose in the passage?A Revealing insights into the nuances of court culture in Hellenistic EgyptB Demonstrating how durable a material papyrus can beC
题目
Revealing insights into the nuances of court culture in Hellenistic Egypt
Demonstrating how durable a material papyrus can be
Arguing for a greater appreciation of this little-known Hellenistic poet
Highlighting the importance of royal patronage in the development or arts and literature in the Hellenistic world
Illustrating the kind of discovery that can be made from researching papyrus fragments
相似问题和答案
第1题：
What can be the best title for the passage?
A. The Eye as the Window to the Soul
B. Cultural Differences in Reading Emotions
C. Effective Methods to Develop Social Skills
D. How to Increase Cross-cultural Understanding
第2题：
What does the passage tell us?
A. Confidence is more important than modesty.
B. How to accept compliments given by westerners.
C. The Chinese people are modest while westerners are confident.
D. The western culture.
此题为主旨题。根据短文的内容，最后得出本文告诉我们的是：中国人谦虚而西方人自信。
第3题：
How many dangerous sports does the author mention in this passage?
A． Three.
B． Five.
C． Six.
D． Seven.
通读全文，容易知道作者在文中提到了斗熊、斗牛、赛车、拳击、斗狮五种危险体育活动。
第4题：
require scholars to credit birds with a far earlier origin than previously thought
scholars may be required to credit birds with a far earlier origin than previously thought
require a crediting by scholars of birds with a far earlier origin than previously thought
compared to what was previously thought, require scholars to credit birds with a far earlier origin
crediting birds with a far earlier origin than scholars had previously though
几个选项相比来看，A项在语法和句法上都比较合适，故本题选A项。
第5题：
How long is this cell phone guaranteed?()
A、 No problem
B、 You can refund it in 7 days and exchange it in one year
C、 Don’t mention it
第6题：
What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. Fighting wastefulness is difficult.
B. Needless material is mostly recycled.
C. People like collecting recyclable waste.
D. The author is proud of their consumer culture.
推理判断题。文章讲述了人们对于过度包装的危害的认识及人们应有的积极态度，所以最后一段给我们带来了希望，但是最后一句we have a mountain to climb.提示我们事情不会一蹴而就，所以A项正确。
第7题：
The best title for the passage can he ______.
A．What Are Futures Used for
B．Who Are the Arbitrageurs, Speculators and Hedgers
C．How to Hedge Risks
D．How to Trade in Futures Market
解析：文章最适当的题目应选A项。
第8题：
The purpose of the passage is __________.
A． to introduce the culture of antique clocks
B． to offer some advice on collecting antique clocks
C． to compare different ways to make a future profit
D． to tell people that we are the slaves of clocks
第一段最后一句Here I am going to offer some advice on collecting antique clocks．which I personally consider are among the most interesting of antiques．说明了文章的意图是介绍收藏古董钟的建议。所以答案选B。
第9题：
29． What's the purpose of the passage?
A． To give some advice on how to lose weight．
B． To advise people to eat apples every day．
C． To tell people how to enjoy a better life．
D． To advise people to give up bad habits．
29．A【解析】由全文可知“这篇文章主要介绍了减肥的一些方祛、建议”，故选A。
第10题：
Expecting things to be different gives us hope
Accepting can make our life happier and better
Traditional culture becomes root of unhappiness
Judging good or bad is important for our world
文章开头提出人们不快乐的根源是不愿意接受事物本来的样子，然后进一步分析说明，最后建议人们想要变得快乐就要学会接受、理解事物本来的样子。故选B。