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1Itistruethattheseedsofsomeplantshave----

aftertwohundredyearsofdormancy,but

reportsthatviableseedshavebeenfoundin

ancienttombssuchasthepyramidsare

entirely----

Arevived..empirical

Bgerminated..unfounded

Cendured..irrelevant

Derupted..reasonable

Eproliferated..substantiated

2Eventhoughmanypersonsintheaudience

jeeredthestarthroughouttheplay,she----

curtaincalls.

Arefusedall

Badoredsome

Cdelayedseveral

Dappearedfor

Ebalkedat

3Themosttechnologicallyadvancedsocieties

havebeenresponsibleforthegreatest----;

indeed,savageryseemstobeindirect

proportionto----.

Awars..viciousness

Bcatastrophes..ill-will

Catrocities..development

Dinventions..know-how

Etriumphs..civilization

4Thecombinationof------and------in

Edmund'sspeechcanbestarting,especially

whenheslylyslipsinsomejuicyvulgarity

amidthemellifluouscircumlocutionsofa

gentlemanoftheoldschool.

Atact..innocence

Braciness..ribaldry

Cpiousness..modesty

Delegance..earthiness

Epropriety..bashfulness

5FormanyyoungpeopleduringtheRoaring

Twenties,adisgustwiththeexcessesof

Americanculture----awanderlusttoprovoke

anexodusabroad.

Astymied

Boverwhelmed

Creflected

Dcombinedwith

Econflictedwith

6Everynewtheorynotonlymust----thevalid

predictionsoftheoldtheory,butmustalso

explainwhythosepredictions----withinthe

rangeofthatoldtheory.

Aorganize..failed

Bgenerate..faltered

Cpromote..functioned

Drefute..evolved

Eaccommodate..succeeded

7Humanreactiontotherealmofthoughtisoften

asstrongasthattosensiblepresences;our

highermorallifeisbasedonthefactthat----

sensationsactuallypresentmayhaveaweaker

influenceonouractionthandoideasof----facts.

Adisturbing..ordinary

Bmaterial..remote

Cemotional..impersonal

Ddefinitive..controversial

Efamiliar..symbolic

8EPILOGUE:

NOVEL:

:

Alyric:

poem

Bviolin:

sonata

Ctitle:

sermon

Dsong:

cycle

Ecoda:

symphony

9PIECE:

JIGSAWPUZZLE:

:

Aclasp:

bracelet

Btile:

mosaic

Ccue:

dialogue

Dhint:

answer

Esecret:

mystery

10DIAMETER:

CIRCLE:

:

Adiagonal:

rectangle

Bequator:

hemisphere

Caltitude:

triangle

Dnoon:

day

Eradius:

cone

11MANDATORY:

COMPLY:

:

Atacit:

approve

Bvacant:

occupy

Carduous:

avoid

Dforbidden:

abstain

Eartistic:

admire

12EXEMPLARY:

CRITICIZED:

:

Aperiodic:

counted

Berratic:

predicted

Cprecocious:

emulated

Dhypothetical:

verified

Efawning:

reciprocated

13CREDULITY:

DUPE:

:

Atruculence:

hero

Bdiscrimination:

connoisseur

Celoquence:

sage

Drationality:

critic

Eperseverance:

conqueror

14CALLIGRAPHY:

SCRIBBLE:

:

Aelegy:

hymn

Bopera:

libretto

Cdocument:

source

Dsonnet:

doggerel

Eepic:

essay

15RECOMMEND:

LAUD:

:

Asuggest:

deduce

Bassume:

instigate

Ccalculate:

arrange

Dsanction:

foster

Ebelieve:

persuade

16BALEFUL:

MENACE:

:

Acompetent:

achievement

Bflirtatious:

affection

Cplacid:

boredom

Dbrusque:

retort

Esolicitous:

concern

　　　Notableasimportantnineteenth-

　　centurynovelsbywomen,MaryShelley's

　　FrankensteinandEmilyBronte's

　　WutheringHeightstreatwomenvery

（5）differently.Shelleyproduceda

　　"masculinetextinwhichthefates

　　ofsubordinatefemalecharacters

　　seementirelydependentonthe

　　actionsofmaleheroesoranti-

（10）heroes.Bronteproducedamore

　　realisticnarrativeportrayingaworld

　　wheremenbattleforthefavorsof

　　apparentlyhigh-spirited,independent

　　women.Nevertheless,thesetwonovels

（15）arealikeinseveralcrucialways.

　　Manyreadersareconvincedthatthe

　　compellingmysteriesofeachplot

　　concealelaboratestructuresof

　　allusionandfierce,thoughshadowy,

（20）moralambitionsthatseemtoindicate

　　metaphysicalintentions,though

　　effortsbycriticstoarticulate

　　theseintentionshavegeneratedmuch

　　controversy.Bothnovelistsusea

（25）storytellingmethodthatemphasizes

　　ironicdisjunctionsbetweendifferent

　　perspectivesonthesameeventsas

　　wellasironictensionsthatinherein

　　therelationshipbetweensurfacedrama

（30）andconcealedauthorialintention,

　　amethodIcallanevidentiarynarrative

　　technique.

17Theprimarypurposeofthepassage

isto

Adefendacontroversialinterpretation

oftwonovels

Bexplainthesourceofwidelyrecognized

responsestotwonovels

Cdelineatebroaddifferencesbetweentwo

novels

Dcompareandcontrasttwonovels

Ecriticizeandevaluatetwonovels

18Accordingtothepassage,Frankenstein

differsfromWutheringHeightsinits

Auseofmultiplenarrators

Bmethodofdisguisingtheauthor'sreal

purposes

Cportrayalofmenasdeterminersofthe

novel'saction

Dcreationofarealisticstory

Econtroversialeffectonreaders

19Whichofthefollowingnarrative

strategiesbestexemplifiesthe

"evidentiarynarrativetechnique"

mentionedinline31-32?

ATellingastoryinsuchawaythatthe

author'srealintentionsarediscernible

onlythroughinterpretationsofallusions

toaworldoutsidethatofthestory.

BTellingastoryinsuchawaythatthe

readerisawareaseventsunfoldofthe

author'sunderlyingpurposesandthe

waysthesepurposesconflictwiththe

dramaoftheplot

CTellingastoryinawaythatbothdirects

attentiontotheincongruitiesamongthe

pointsofviewofseveralcharactersand

hintsthattheplothasasignificance

otherthanthatsuggestedbyitsmere

events

DTellingastoryasamysteryinwhich

thereadermustdeduce,fromthe

conflictingevidencepresentedby

severalnarrators,themoraland

philosophicalsignificanceof

characterandevent

ETellingastoryfromtheauthor'spoint

ofviewinawaythatimpliesboththe

author'sandthereader'sironicdistance

fromthedramaticunfoldingofevents

20Accordingtothepassage,theplotsof

WutheringHeightsandFrankensteinare

notablefortheirelementsof

Adramaandsecrecy

Bheroismandtension

Crealismandambition

Dmysteryandirony

Emoralityandmetaphysics

　　　Climaticconditionsaredelicately

　　adjustedtothecompositionofthe

　　Earth'satmosphere.Iftherewere

　　achangeintheatmosphere—for

（5）example,intherelativeproportions

　　ofatmosphericgases—theclimate

　　wouldprobablychangealso.Aslight

　　increaseinwatervapor,forinstance,

　　wouldincreasetheheat-retaining

（10）capacityoftheatmosphereandwould

　　leadtoariseinglobaltemperatures.

　　Incontrast,alargeincreaseinwater

　　vaporwouldincreasethethickness

　　andextentofthecloudlayer,

（15）reducingtheamountofsolarenergy

　　reachingtheEarth'ssurface.

　　　Thelevelofcarbondioxide,CO2,

　　intheatmospherehasanimportant

　　effectonclimaticchange.Mostof

（20）theEarth'sincomingenergyis

　　short-wavelengthradiation,which

　　tendstopassthroughatmospheric

　　CO2easily.TheEarth,however,

　　reradiatesmuchofthereceivedenergy

（25）aslong-wavelengthradiation,which

　　CO2absorbsandthenremitstowardthe

　　Earth.Thisphenomenon,knownasthe

　　greenhouseeffect,canresultinan

　　increaseinthesurfacetemperature

（30）ofaplanet.Anextremeexampleof

　　theeffectisshownbyVenus,aplanet

　　coveredbyheavycloudscomposed

　　mostlyofCO2，whosesurface

　　temperatureshavebeenmeasured

（35）at430℃.IftheCO2contentofthe

　　atmosphereisreduced,thetemperature

　　falls.Accordingtoonerespectable

　　theory,iftheatmosphericCO2

　　concentrationwerehalved,theEarth

（40）wouldbecomecompletelycovered

　　withice.Anotherequallyrespectable

　　theory,however,statesthatahalving

　　ofrespectabletheory,however,states

　　thatahalvingoftheCO2concentration

（45）wouldleadonlytoareductionin

　　globaltemperaturesof3℃.

　　　If,becauseofanincreaseinforest

　　firesorvolcanicactivity,theCO2,

　　contentoftheatmosphereincreased,

（50）awarmerclimatewouldbeproduced.

　　Plantgrowth,whichreliesonboththe

　　warmthandtheavailabilityofCO2,

　　wouldprobablyincrease.Asa

　　consequence,plantswouldusemore

（55）andmoreCO2.EventuallyCO2levels

　　woulddiminishandtheclimate,inturn,

　　woulddiminishandtheclimate,in

　　turn,wouldbecomecooler.With

　　reducedtemperaturesmanyplantswould

（60）die;CO2wouldtherebybereturned

　　totheatmosphereandgraduallythe

　　temperaturewouldriseagain.Thus,if

　　thisprocessoccurred,theremightbe

　　along-termoscillationintheamount

（65）ofCO2,presentintheatmosphere,

　　withregulartemperatureincreases

　　anddecreasesofasetmagnitude.

　　　Someclimatologistsarguethatthe

　　burningoffossilfuelshasraisedthe

（70）levelofCO2,intheatmosphereand

　　hascausedaglobaltemperature

　　increaseofatleast1℃.Buta

　　supposedglobaltemperaturerise

　　of1℃mayinrealitybeonlyseveral

（75）regionaltemperatureincreases,

　　restrictedtoareaswherethereare

　　manymeteorologicalstationsand

　　causedsimplybyshiftsinthepattern

　　ofatmosphericcirculation.Other

（80）areas,forexampletheSouthern

　　Hemisphereoceaniczone,maybe

　　experiencinganequivalenttemperature

　　decreasethatisunrecognizedbecause

　　oftheshortageofmeteorological

（85）recordingstations.

21Thepassagesuppliesinformation

foransweringwhichofthefollowing

questions?

AWhyareprojectionsoftheeffects

ofchangesinwatervaporlevelson

theclimatesoinaccurate?

BWhatarethestepsintheprocess

thattakesplaceasCO2absorbslong-

wavelengthradiation?

CHowmightoutunderstandingofthe

green-houseeffectbeimprovedifthe

burningoffossilfuelsweredecreased?

DWhatmightcauseaseriesofregular

increasesanddecreasesintheamount