LSAT考试全真试题四SECTION1（5）

14. Which one of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?

(A) The analysis of a limited number of atypical discrimination suits of little 　　value to potential plaintiffs
(B) When the number of factors analyzed¹ in a sex discrimination suit is 　　increased the validity of the conclusions drawn² becomes suspect
(C) Scholars who are critical of traditional legal research frequently offer 　　alternative approaches that are also seriously flawed
(D) Outcomes analysis has less predictive value in sex discrimination cases 　　than do certain other social science techniques
(E) Given adequate information, it is possible to predict with considerable 　　certainty whether a plaintiff will be successful in a discrimination suit

15. It can be inferred from the author s disccussion of traditional legal research that the author is

(A) frustrated³ because traditional legal research has not achieved its full 　　potential
(B) critical because traditional legal research has little relevance⁴ to those 　　actually involved in cases
(C) appreciative⁵ of the role traditional legal research played in developing later 　　more efficient approaches
(D) derisive⁶ because traditional legal research has outlasted⁷ its previously⁸ 　　significant role
(E) grateful for the ability of traditional legal ressearch to develop unique types 　　of evidence

16. Which one of the following statements about Zirkel and Schoenfeld can be inferred from the passage?

(A) They were the first scholars to use social science tools in amlyzing legal 　　cases
(B) They confined their studies to the outcomes analysis technique.
(C) They saw no value in the analysis provided by traditional legal research.
(D) They rejected policy capturing as being too limited in scope
(E) They believed that the information generated by outcomes analysis would 　　be relevant for plaintiffs.

17. The author s characterization of traditional legal research in the first paragraph is intended to

(A) provide background information for the subsequent discussion
(B) summarize an opponent s position
(C) argue against the use of social science tools in the analysis of sex 　　discrimination cases
(D) emphasize the fact that legal researchers act to the detriment⁹ of potential 　　plaintiffs
(E) reconcile traditional legal researchers to the use of social science tools.

18. The information in the passage suggests that plaintiffs who pursue sex discrimination cases despite the statisties provided by outcomes analysis can best be likened to

(A) athletes who continue to employ training techniques despite their 　　knowledge of statistical¹⁰ evidence indicating that these techniques are 　　ulikely to be effective
(B) lawyers who handle lawsuits¹¹ for a large number of clients in the hope that 　　some percentage will be successful
(C) candidates for public office who are more interested in making a political 　　statement than in winning an election
(D) supporters of a cause who recruit individuals sympathetic to it in the belief 　　that large numbers of supporters will lend the cause legitimacy
(E) purchasers of a charity s raffle¹² tickets who consider the purchase a 　　contribution because the likelihood of winning is temote

19. The policy-capturing approach differs from the approach described in lines 48-59 in that the latter approach

(A) makes use of detailed¹³ information on a greater number of cases
(B) focuses more directly on issues of concern to litigants
(C) analyzes¹⁴ information that is more recent and therefore reflects current 　　trends
(D) allows assessment¹⁵ of aspects of a case that are not specifically mentioned 　　in a judge s opinion
(E) eliminates any distortion due to personal bias¹⁶ on the part of the researcher

20. Which one of the following best describes the organizatin of the passage?

(A) A technique is introduced, its shortcomings are summarized, and 　　alternatives are described
(B) A debate is introduced, evidence is presented, and a compromise is 　　reached
(C) A theory is presented, clarification is provided, and a plan of further 　　evaluation¹⁷ is suggested
(D) Standards are established, hypothetical examples are analyzed, and the 　　criteria¹⁸ are amended
(E) A position is challenged, its shortcomings are categorized, and the 　　challenge is revised.

　　　A fake can be defined as an artwork intended to deceive. The motives¹⁹ of 　its creator are decisive, and the merit of the object itself is a separate issue. 　The question mark in the title of Mark Jones s Fake? The

(5) Arl of Deception²⁰ reveals the study s broader concerns Indeed, it might 　equally be entitled Original? and the text begins by noting a variety of 　possibilities somewhere between the two extremes. These include works by 　an artist s followers²¹ in the style of the master.

(10) deliberate archaism, copying for pedagogical purposes, and the production 　of commercial facsimiles

　　　The greater part of Fake? is devoted²² to a Chronological²³ survey 　suggesting that faking feeds on the many different motives people have for 　collecting

(15) art, and that, on the whole, the faking of art flourishes whenever art 　collecting flourishes. In imperial Rome there was a widespread interest in 　collecting earlier Greek art, and therefore in faking it. No doubt many of the 　seulptures now exhibited as "Roman copies" were