2014年GRE考试阅读模拟试题6
<p> 1 <span word="Until">Until</span> 1984 <span word="only">only</span> <span word="aspirin">aspirin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="acetaminophen">acetaminophen</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lucrative">lucrative</span> <span word="nonprescription">nonprescription</span> <span word="pain">pain</span>-<span word="reliever">reliever</span> <span word="market">market</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1984， <span word="however">however</span>， <span word="ibuprofen">ibuprofen</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="nonprescription">nonprescription</span> <span word="pain">pain</span>-<span word="reliever">reliever</span> <span word="sales">sales</span>.<span word="On">On</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span> <span word="for">for</span> 1984 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="corresponding">corresponding</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="decrease">decrease</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="combined">combined</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="aspirin">aspirin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="acetaminophen">acetaminophen</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="prediction">prediction</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="assumptions">assumptions</span>?</p><p> <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="ibuprofen">ibuprofen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="aspirin">aspirin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="acetaminophen">acetaminophen</span>.</p><p> <span word="Aspirin">Aspirin</span>， <span word="acetaminophen">acetaminophen</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ibuprofen">ibuprofen</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="relieve">relieve</span> <span word="headache">headache</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="muscular">muscular</span> <span word="aches">aches</span>， <span word="but">but</span> <span word="aspirin">aspirin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ibuprofen">ibuprofen</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="stomach">stomach</span> <span word="irritation">irritation</span>.</p><p> <span word="Before">Before</span> 1984 <span word="ibuprofen">ibuprofen</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prescription">prescription</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="manufacture">manufacture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="aspirin">aspirin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="acetaminophen">acetaminophen</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="manufacture">manufacture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="ibuprofen">ibuprofen</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="introduction">introduction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ibuprofen">ibuprofen</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nonprescription">nonprescription</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="reliever">reliever</span>.</p> 2 <span word="New">New</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mullentown">Mullentown</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span>-<span word="reduction">reduction</span> <span word="plans">plans</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="manufacturer">manufacturer</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="detailed">detailed</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="pollutants">pollutants</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 50 <span word="percent">percent</span>. <span word="Clearly">Clearly</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="reduction">reduction</span>， <span word="how">how</span>- <span word="ever">ever</span>， <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="implement">implement</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="plans">plans</span>.</p>
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