SHL Verbal Reasoning备考题集

可以把自己纸上的答案和正确答案进行比对了。

显示答案的方法：

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考前准备和考试小技巧

果是在指定时间和地点参加考试，就把那段时间调整成最清醒的时段。

考前放空大脑，最好先到附近公园溜达半小时。临考前十分钟 左右做几段仿真题。对

错不重要，主要是把大脑调整回考试状态。保证一旦开始考试，大 脑可以飞快运行。

考试的时候不要 尝试用电子字典查生词。答题时间非常紧张，这样会把你搞的手忙脚

乱，分散注意力，往 往得不偿失。如果有完全看不懂的文章就选同一个答案，至少有

三分之一蒙对的几率。< /p>

这里有一个小技巧，我个人觉得比较 好用，你可以在练习的时候试试：拿到一篇文章

以后

先扫一眼问 题，再读文章

。这样做有一个好处，就是让你的大脑能先预热一下。

因为同一个试卷里的

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篇短文肯定不会有重复的题材。也 就是说

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篇文章一定是讲

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个完全不同的领域，

跳跃非常大。比如第一篇文章是关于团队建设，第 二篇则讲的

是行星运动轨迹，第三篇又是关于某个考古发现的。如此大的跳跃有时候会让 你大脑

临时短路。换到下一篇文章的时候，先用一两秒时间扫一眼第一个问题，不必完全 搞

懂，能确定文章是关于哪个领域的内容就行。这样你的大脑可以瞬间转到相关内容的< /p>

记忆区域上，然后再阅读短文的时候脑子不容易卡壳。个人建议，仅供参考。

在网上考试的时候，文章是以图片形式显示的， 而且字比较小。他们这么做就是人为

增加识别难度，影响你的阅读速度。建议你可以试试 把屏幕分辨率调低一点，或者把

浏览器显示比例放大一些。这样可以把文章里的文字放大 。但这样做也会导致题目显

示不全，需要动鼠标才能看到所有选项，会增加操作次数。利 弊你自己权衡吧。

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SHL Verbal Reasoning

练习题

（答案在批注中，仅供参考）

1.

Communication technologies are far from equivalent. A recent study comparing honesty across

a range of different media revealed that people were twice likely to tell lies when using the

phone

than

when

communicating

via

e-mail.

It

had

previously

been

assumed

that

people

would be more inclined to fabricate the truth when using e-mail, due to the remoteness of the

interaction making people more comfortable about deceiving others. On the contrary, it seems

that

anxiety

over

the

accountability

afforded

by

the

recording

of

e-mail

exchanges

induces

greater truthfulness. However, the research also noted that people are much more likely to be

rude or insulting over e-mail, outweighing any benefits of increased honesty!

1.

An implication of the study is that if telephone conversations are recorded and people

are aware of this fact, they are likely to be more truthful over the phone.

True

False

Cannot Say

2.

People are unconcerned about the repercussion of e-mail untruths.

True

False

Cannot Say

3.

It had been assumed that people would communicate more honestly when using e-mail

than when using the telephone.

True

False

Cannot Say

2.

There

is

often

considerable

scientific

disagreement

both

about

available

reserves

of

natural

resources and about the extent of environmental damage caused by particular pollutants. Even

where

the

scientific

evidence

is

incontrovertible.

There

may

be

political

conflict,

based

on

different vested interests, over the degree to which particular environmental controls should

be accepted. Governments may, for example, refrain from introducing effective control if they

fear

these will

adversely

affect

company

profitability

or

jobs,

even where

the

environmental

cost of not introducing controls are considerable.

4.

There

is

always

scientific

debate

around

the

facts

regarding

the

reserves

of

natural

resources.

True

False

Cannot Say

5.

Very rarely is there conflict over the degree to which particular environmental controls

should be accepted.

True

False

Cannot Say

6.

Parties

with

a

vested

interest

are

more

influenced

by

politics

than

science

when

deciding whether to implement environmental controls.

True

False

Cannot Say

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3.

Whilst high visibility crime such as night-time drunken disturbance has increased, total urban

and

rural

crime,

both

reported

and

unreported,

has

fallen

over

the

last

two

years,

yet

paradoxically people feel less safe, believing that the converse is the case. This fall in crime has

coincid

ed with a drop in the number of police officer on the street. A citizen’s fear of crime

seems not to be a matter of reality at all- the visibility of law enforcement officials has a greater

impact on their view of reality than hard facts.

7.

Reducing the number of police officer has led to a reduction in crime.

True

False

Cannot Say

8.

Crime statistics support popular belief about the level of crime.

True

False

Cannot Say

9.

People feel safer when there are more police on the street.

True

False

Cannot Say

4.

There

is

no

task

more

difficult

than

that

of

ensuring

the

education

of

children

in

modern

society. Not only school, but also teachers and their roles have changed out of all recognition in

the

past

few

decades,

thanks

to

the

impact

on

teaching

institutions

by

indoctrinating,

and

indoctrinated, reformist intellectuals bearing revolutionary ideas. To the perpetual indiscipline

of youth has now been added the indiscipline of parents, many of whom interpret any reports

of

wrongdoing

in

school

on

the

part

of

their

offspring

as

a

personal

affront,

or

as

the

manifestation

of

the

malice

of

teachers.

As

for

the

teachers

themselves,

whilst

many

are

respectable and learned men and women, who view it as their vocation to induct their charges

into a civilization and a way of behaving, others attempt to influence youth merely to further

their political or ideological ends.

10.

Some of those working in education have their own hidden agendas.

True

False

Cannot Say

11.

Teacher

with

revolutionary

ideas

will

attempt

to

influence

their

pupils

for

their

own

political ends.

True

False

Cannot Say

12.

Some teachers who report children of wrongdoing do so because of malice, rather than

nay legitimate reason.

True

False

Cannot Say

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5.

Last week, the competition commission outlined two packages to regulate the sale of extended

product

warranties,

which

provide

repair/replacement

for

faulty

goods

beyond

the

manufacturer’s original guarantee. Whilst

warranty sales are currently highly profitable, with

some retailers attributing up to ?

of their profits to this income stream, they are also criticized

for offering poor value for money due to obscure clauses, which restrict payment in many, but

the most unlikely claim scenarios. The first package to ban retailers selling a full warranty on

the day of purchase was condemned by all as draconian whilst the other, rather milder, option

of forcing retailers to provide full information on warranty exclusions and an obligatory 60

–

day

“cool

-

off” period for customers, received a more balanced hearing.

Because no one believes that the first option will ever be implemented, investors and analysts

have

focused

more

closely

on

the

implication

of

the

“milder”

packag

e.

In

a

recent

leaked

research

note,

one

analyst

suggested

that

the

implementation

of

the

reform

in

the

second

package would place a staff-training burden on the retailer, which would lead to a significant

increase in the cost of warranty sales, and a predicted 20% fall in actual sales.

13.

“Cool

-

off” periods are not currently offered by companies selling product warranties.

True

False

Cannot Say

14.

It is likely that neither package will be implemented.

True

False

Cannot Say

15.

Preventing retailers from selling warranties on the day of purchase of a product was felt

to be too severe a restriction.

True

False

Cannot Say

All scientific knowledge is provisional. Everything that science knows, even the most mundane

facts and long- established theories, is subject to re-examination as new information comes in.

the latest data and ideas are scrutinized the most. Some recantations will be unavoidable, but

this

is

not

a

weakness

of

science,

but

rather

its

strength.

No

endeavor

rivals

science

in

its

incremental progress towards a more complete understanding of the observable universe.

16.

Science

improves

understanding

on

the

basis

of

leaving

unchallenged

those

theories

that appear to work.

True

False

Cannot Say

17.

Some facts in science cannot be challenged if any progress is to be made.

True

False

Cannot Say

18.

That which is not observable cannot be part of the domain of science.

True

False

Cannot Say

6.

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7.

The

Statute

on

workplace

safety

requires

that

an

employer

should

ensure,

so

far

as

is

reasonably

practicable,

the

health,

safety

and

welfare

at

work

of

all

full

and

part

time

employees, and also those not in direct employment who may be affected by acts or omissions

at work. However, it is also the duty of employees to take reasonable care for their own health

and safety and also that of other persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions at

work, for example by complying with all notices on health and safety that are posted.

19.

If

a

workplace

visitor

is

hurt

due

to

an

act

of

negligence

by

an

employee

then

the

employee may be held solely responsible.

True

False

Cannot Say

20.

An employer has responsibility for the safety of visitors to his factory.

True

False

Cannot Say

21.

Employees have negligible responsibility for workplace health and safety.

True

False

Cannot Say

Today’s

historians

aim

to

construct

a

record

of

human

activities

and

to

use

this

record

to

achieve

a

more

profound

understanding

of

humanity.

This

conception

of

their

task

is

quite

recent, dating from the development from 18

th

and early 19

th

centuries of scientific history, and

cultivated

largely

by

professional

historians

who

adopted

the

assumption

that

the

study

of

natural, inevitable human activity. Before the late 18

th

century, history was taught in virtually

no schools, and it did not attempt to provide an interpretation of human life as a whole. This is

more appropriately the function of religion, of philosophy, or even perhaps of poetry.

22.

That which constitutes the study of history has changed over time.

True

False

Cannot Say

23.

Professional historians did not exist before 18th century.

True

False

Cannot Say

24.

In the 17th century, history would not have been thought of as a way of understanding

humanity.

True

False

Cannot Say

8.

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9.

10.

Whilst

having

similar

effects

on

employees,

there

tend

to

be

major

difference

between

a

merger and an acquisition. In an acquisition, power is substantially assumed by the new parent

company. Change is often swift and brutal as the acquirer imposes its own control systems and

financial restraints. Parties to a merger are likely to be evenly matched in terms of size, and the

power and cultural dynamics of the combination are more ambiguous, integration is a more

drawn out process.

During

an

acquisition,

there

is

often

more

overt

conflict

and

resistance

and

a

sense

of

powerlessness.

In

mergers,

because

of

the

prolonged

period

between

the

initial

announcement and full integration, uncertainty and anxiety continue for a much longer time as

the organization remains in a state of limbo.

25.

There tends to be a major power difference between parties in an acquisition.

True

False

Cannot Say

26.

Mergers and acquisition tend to have distinctly different impacts on employees.

True

False

Cannot Say

27.

Mergers yield a shorter period of anxiety and uncertainty amongst employees.

True

False

Cannot Say

Management

is,

in

effect,

the

catalyst

that

is

essential

for

converting

the

resources

and

raw

material

inputs

of

the

operation

into

valued

outputs

and,

in

the

process,

ensuring

that

stakeholder needs are satisfied. Managers represent the critical factor, which economists refer

to as “enterprise”, without which the other factors (land, labor and capital) cannot function.

Managers are effectively the custodians

of the organization’s resource, responsible for deciding

what

the

resources

should

be

used

for,

how

best

to

use

them,

and

to

which

customers

the

outputs should be targeted.

28.

Stakeholder needs are best served through the creation of valued outputs.

True

False

Cannot Say

29.

Management has at least two major but different responsibilities.

True

False

Cannot Say

30.

Managers must decide how best to handle all the resources at their disposal.

True

False

Cannot Say

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11.

12.

There

is

no

doubt

that

vegetarian

food

can

be

healthier

than

a

traditional

diet

–

indeed,

research

has

demonstrated

that

vegetarians

are

less

likely

to

suffer

from

heart

disease

and

obesity than those who eat meat. One long-standing concern about a vegetarian lifestyle is the

risk of failing to take in enough protein. However, historical calculations as to the amount of

protein needed for a healthy lifestyle have recently been shown to overestimate the quantities

needed, and if vegetarian select their food carefully they should be able to meet their protein

needs.

31.

A balanced diet is more likely to promote health than any particular food or food group

in isolation.

True

False

Cannot Say

32.

Too much protein in the diet can lead to heart disease.

True

False

Cannot Say

33.

Over

time

the

recommendations

as

to

what

constitutes

a

healthy

balanced

diet

have

changed.

True

False

Cannot Say

Water,

the

most

common

liquid

used

for

cleaning,

has

a

property

called

surface

tension.

Molecules in the body of the water are surrounded by other molecules, but at the surface a

“tension” is created as molecules are only surrounded by other molecules on the waterside.

This

tension

inhibits

the

cleaning

process,

as

it

slows

the

wetting

of

surface

due

to

tension

causing the water to bead up. This is where water droplets hold their shape and do not spread.

For effective cleaning to take place “surface tension” must be reduced so that water can spread.

Surface-active agents, or surfactants, are chemicals, which are able to do this effectively.

34.

Surface-active agents, or surfactants, are only used for cleaning.

True

False

Cannot Say

35.

Water is the only known liquid used for cleaning.

True

False

Cannot Say

36.

If surfactant chemicals are added to water when cleaning a surface, surface tension will

occur.

True

False

Cannot Say

37.

The molecules on the waterside hinder the cleaning process.

True

False

Cannot Say

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13.

The biggest risk facing the world’s insurance companies is possibly the rapid change now taking

place within their own ranks. Sluggish growth in core markets and intense price competition,

coupled

with

shifting

patterns

of

customer

demand

and

the

rising

cost

of

losses,

are

threatening to overwhelm those too slow to react.

38.

Insurance companies are experiencing a boom in their core markets.

True

False

Cannot Say

39.

Insurance companies are competing to provide best prices to customers.

True

False

Cannot Say

40.

Insurance companies are coping well with increased price competition and rising losses.

True

False

Cannot Say

Short-sightedness is to a large extent inherited, its incidence varies from one family to another.

The

reason

behind

the

link

between

the

common

incidence

of

short-sightedness

and

high

intelligence is unclear. Previous generations thought that eyes could become strained by years

spent

poring

over

books,

but

a

few

decades

ago

the

popular

medical

view

was

that

short-sighted

people

gravitated

towards

the

library

because

they

found

it

hard

to

excel

at

sports.

Recently

there

has

been

partial

support

for

a

theory

that

high

intelligence

and

short-sightedness may, in fact, be part of a genetic package.

41.

The

genetic

link

between

intelligence

and

short-sightedness

has

recently

been

disproven.

True

False

Cannot Say

42.

People from all families stand at an equal chance of being short-sighted.

True

False

Cannot Say

43.

Intelligence is to a large extent inherited.

True

False

Cannot Say

The

cosmic

microwave

background

(CMB)

radiation

is

the

afterglow

from

the

Big

Bang,

and

weak

as

it

may

be

today,

these

primeval

microwaves

hold

valuable

information

about

fundamental

properties

of

the

early

universe.

Slight

differences,

or

anisotropies,

in

the

brightness and polarization of the CMB reveal clues about the nature of the primeval plasma:

that

the

discrepancies

exist

at

all

shows

that

the

plasma

was

not

perfectly

uniform.

The

variations in the brightness seen in the CMB reflect differences in the density of the primordial

plasma,

whereas

the

anisotropic

polarization

reveals

information

about

the

dynamics

of

the

early universe, such as the movement of material and the number of gravitational waves. The

CMB,

however,

is

not

the

only

source

of

polarized

microwaves

and

the

cosmological

polarization

must

thus

be

measured

at

different

wavelengths

so

as

to

isolate

them

from

foreground signals.

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14.

15.

44.

The anisotropies of the CMB show solely that the primordial plasma was not uniform.

True

False

Cannot Say

45.

The

polarization

of

cosmic

microwaves

is

measured

at

different

wavelength

so

as

to

separate the foreground from the background signals.

True

False

Cannot Say

46.

Through

studying

the

cosmological

microwaves,

one

may

learn

about

the

forces

of

gravity in the early universe.

True

False

Cannot Say

47.

The

wave

lengths

of

the

foreground

signals

are

disregarded

once

they

have

been

distinguished from the CMB.

True

False

Cannot Say

16.

Internet experts are warning of a new multitude of extremely dangerous computer viruses that

have

recently

been

causing

devastation

and

could

potentially

cripple

entire

global

computer

systems.

These

viruses

can

replicate

thousands

of

copies

within

hours

and

are

capable

of

extirpating

security

software

that,

in

turn,

enables

hackers

to

appropriate

control

of

the

machines. Criminal gangs can then establish bank accounts using stolen identities, sabotage a

company’s computer system and extort money for its restoration, and sell computers that have

been interfered with on the black market. Computer users are often

advised to refrain from

opening

suspicious

program

attached

to

the

emails

and

to

continually

update

their

security

software.

48.

Internet experts are advising computer users to replace their software if they suspect it

has been tampered with.

True

False

Cannot Say

For

most

people,

any reference

to

hypnosis

brings

to

mind

images

of

individuals involved

in

amusing, and often

out

of character,

behavior.

However,

hypnosis

is also

a

topic

of

scientific

research. Research by scientists over the last few decades has revealed ways in which memory

processes, and processes involved in pain perception can be changed using hypnosis. It has also

been found that hypnotic suggestions can regulate activity in identifiable sections of the brain

and

can

contribute

to

the

effective

management

of

cognitive

conflict.

Findings

from

several

related

brain

imaging

studies,

for

example,

have

suggested

that

people

under

hypnosis

cab

exhibit

reduced

level

of

brain

activity

in

both

visual

area

and

the

anterior

cingulate

cortex.

Disparate research has already established the role of these brain structures in the monitoring

the cognitive conflict.

17.

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49.

Under hypnosis most individuals participate in entertaining activities.

True

False

Cannot Say

50.

Few

people

think

that

when

hypnotized,

individuals

do

things

that

they

would

not

normally have done.

True

False

Cannot Say

51.

Scientific research on the effects of hypnosis on memory and pain perception started a

few decades ago.

True

False

Cannot Say

18.

Workers are becoming increasingly concerned about company relocation due to its association

with employee distress and isolation, which can be caused by issues such as the management

of property transitions and loss of community ties. Furthermore, moving home can put a strain

on

worker’s

f

inancial

resources

and

close

relationships,

especially

for

those

working

parents

who may feel guilty about moving children to new schools. Regardless of the disruption created,

some

individuals

are

very

willing

to

relocate,

due

to

the

potential

for

enhanced

career

prospects and long-term financial stability.

52.

Some people may feel guilty about the consequences of relocating.

True

False

Cannot Say

53.

Company relocation has increased.

True

False

Cannot Say

54.

The potential benefits of job relocation are seen, by some, to be worth the associated

distress and strain.

True

False

Cannot Say

55.

The majority of employees feel isolated following relocation.

True

False

Cannot Say