2011年GMAT考试阅读材料12(附答案)(2)

　　(B) There is a crucial difference in point of view between the staff and directors of some MESBIC’s.

　　(C) After initial problems with management and marketing, minority businesses have begun to expand at a steady rate.

　　(D) Minority entrepreneurs wishing to form new businesses now have several equally successful federal programs on which to rely.

　　(E) For the first time since 1960, large corporations are making significant contributions to the development of minority businesses.

　　2. According to the passage, the MESBIC approach differs from the SBA approach in that MESBIC’s

　　(A) seek federal contracts to provide markets for minority businesses

　　(B) encourage minority businesses to provide markets for other minority businesses

　　(C) attempt to maintain a specified rate of growth in the minority business sector

　　(D) rely on the participation of large corporations to finance minority businesses

　　(E) select minority businesses on the basis of their location

　　3. Which of the following does the author cite to support the conclusion that the results of the SBA program were disappointing?

　　(A) The small number of new minority enterprises formed as a result of the program

　　(B) The small number of minority enterprises that took advantage of the management and technical assistance offered under the program

　　(C) The small percentage of the nation’s business receipts earned by minority enterprises following the programs, implementation

　　(D) The small percentage of recipient minority enterprises that were able to repay federally guaranteed loans made under the program

　　(E) The small number of minority enterprises that chose to participate in the program

　　4. Which of the following statements about the SBA program can be inferred from the passage?(这种题目非常狡猾，依据好象是在第一段，其实在文章的最后一句：likely to re-create the disappointing results of the original SBA approach。已经不是一题了!也就是答案的跨度很长。)

　　(A) The maximum term for loans made to recipient businesses was 15 years.

　　(B) Business loans were considered to be more useful to recipient businesses than was management and technical assistance.

　　(C) The anticipated failure rate for recipient businesses was significantly lower than the rate that actually resulted.

　　(D) Recipient businesses were encouraged to relocate to areas more favorable for business development.

　　(E) The capitalization needs of recipient businesses were assessed and then provided for adequately.

　　5. Based on information in the passage, which of the following would be indicative of the pragmatism of MESBIC staff members?

　　I. A reluctance to invest in minority businesses that show marginal expectations of return on the investments

　　II. A desire to invest in minority businesses that produce goods and services likely to be of use to the sponsoring company