新GRE閱讀短文 3

新GRE閱讀考察的方面很多，考生除了擁有大量的詞匯以外，還需能夠迅速了解出題者的意圖。新GRE考試主要考察的是學生的邏輯理解能力和推理能力，大量的練習，相信會給考生帶來不同的收獲，請看下面的新GRE閱讀短文練習。
    Excluding purchases by businesses, the average amount spent on a factory-new car has risen 30 percent in the last five years. In the average household budget, the proportion spent on car purchases has
    remained unchanged in that period. Therefore the average household budget must have increased by
    30 percent over the last five years. Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument relies?
    (A)The average number of factory-new cars pur-chased per household has remained unchanged over the last five years.
    (B)The average amount spent per car by businesses buying factory-new cars has risen 30 percent in the last five years.
    (C)The proportion of the average household budget spent on all car-related expenses has remained　unchanged over the last five years.
    (D)The proportion of the average household budget spent on food and housing has remained　unchanged over the last five years.
    (E)The total amount spent nationwide on factory-new cars has increased by 30 percent over the　last five years.
    答案：A
    以上便是考試規(guī)劃師為廣大GRE考生整理的新GRE閱讀短文練習第一部分了，考生每天需要做1-2篇閱讀，相信日積月累，你的GRE閱讀分數(shù)也會馬上得到提高!