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Questions1-8arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　　"Iwanttocriticizethesocialsystem,

　　andtoshowitatwork,atitsmost

　　intense."VirginiaWoolf'sprovocative

　　statementaboutherintentionsin

（5）writingMrs.Dallowayhasregularlybeen

　　ignoredbythecritics,sinceit

　　highlightsanaspectofherliterary

　　interestsverydifferentfromthe

　　traditionalpictureofthe"poetic"

（10）novelistconcernedwithexaminingstates

　　ofreverieandvisionandwithfollowing

　　theintricatepathwaysofindividual

　　consciousness.ButVirginiaWoolfwasa

　　realisticaswellasapoeticnovelist,

（15）asatiristandsocialcriticaswellas

　　avisionary:

literarycritics'cavalier

　　dismissalofWoolf'ssocialvisionwill

　　notwithstandscrutiny.

　　　Inhernovels,Woolfisdeeplyengaged

（20）bythequestionsofhowindividualsare

　　shaped（ordeformed）bytheirsocial

　　environments,howhistoricalforces

　　impingeonpeople'slives,howclass,

　　wealth,andgenderhelptodetermine

（25）people'sfates.Mostofhernovelsare

　　rootedinarealisticallyrenderedsocial

　　settingandinaprecisehistoricaltime.

　　　Woolf'sfocusonsocietyhasnotbeen

　　generallyrecognizedbecauseofher

（30）intenseantipathytopropagandainart.

　　Thepicturesofreformersinhernovels

　　areusuallysatiricorsharplycritical.

　　EvenwhenWoolfisfundamentally

　　sympathetictotheircauses,sheportrays

（35）peopleanxioustoreformtheirsociety

　　andpossessedofamessageorprogram

　　asarrogantordishonest,unawareof

　　howtheirpoliticalideasservetheir

　　ownpsychologicalneeds.（HerWriter's

（40）Diarynotes:

"theonlyhonestpeople

　　aretheartists,"whereas"thesesocial

　　reformersandphilanthropists...harbor...

　　discreditabledesiresunderthedisguise

　　oflovingtheirkind...."）Woolfdetested

（45）whatshecalled"preaching"infiction,

　　too,andcriticizednovelistD.H.Lawrence

　　（amongothers）forworkingbythismethod.

　　　Woolf'sownsocialcriticismis

　　expressedinthelanguageofobservation

（50）ratherthanindirectcommentary,since

　　forher,fictionisacontemplative,not

　　anactiveart.Shedescribesphenomena

　　andprovidesmaterialsforajudgment

　　aboutsocietyandsocialissues;itis

（55）thereader'sworktoputtheobservations

　　togetherandunderstandthecoherent

　　pointofviewbehindthem.Asamoralist,

　　Woolfworksbyindirection,subtlyunder－

　　miningofficiallyacceptedmores,mocking,

（60）suggesting,callingintoquestion,rather

　　thanasserting,advocating,bearing

　　witness:

hersisthesatirist'sart.

　　　Woolf'sliterarymodelswereacute

　　socialobserverslikeCheckhovand

（65）Chaucer.AssheputitinTheCommon

　　Reader."Itissafetosaythatnota

　　singlelawhasbeenframedoronestone

　　setuponanotherbecauseofanything

　　Chaucersaidorwrote;andyet,aswe

（70）readhim,weareabsorbingmoralityat

　　everypore."LikeChaucer,Woolfchose

　　tounderstandaswellastojudge,to

　　knowhersocietyrootandbranch-a

　　decisioncurcialinordertoproduceart

（75）ratherthanpolemic.

1.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostappropriatetitleforthepassage?

（A）PoetryandSatireasInfluencesontheNovelsofVirginiaWoolf

（B）VirginiaWoolf:

CriticandCommentatorontheTwentieth-CenturyNovel

（C）TrendsinContemporaryReformMovementsasaKeytoUnderstandingVirginiaWoolf'sNovels

（D）SocietyasAllegoryfortheIndividualintheNovelsofVirginiaWoolf

（E）VirginiaWoolf'sNovels:

CriticalReflectionsontheIndividualandonSociety

2.Inthefirstparagraphofthepassage,theauthor'sattitudetowardtheliterarycriticsmentionedcanbestbedescribedas

（A）disparaging

（B）ironic

（C）factious

（D）skepticalbutresigned

（E）disappointedbuthopeful

3.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatWoolfchoseChaucerasaliterarymodelbecauseshebelievedthat 

（A）ChaucerwasthefirstEnglishauthortofocusonsocietyasawholeaswellasonindividualcharacters

（B）Chaucerwasanhonestandforthrightauthor,whereasnovelistslikeD,H,Lawrencedidnotsincerelywishtochangesociety

（C）Chaucerwasmoreconcernedwithunderstandinghissocietythanwithcallingitsacceptedmoresintoquestion

（D）Chaucer'swritingwasgreatly,ifsubtly,effectiveininfluencingthemoralattitudesofhisreaders

（E）herownnovelswouldbemorewidelyreadif,likeChaucer,shedidnotovertlyandvehementlycriticizecontemporarysociety

4.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthemostprobablereasonWoolfrealisticallydescribedthesocialsettinginthemajorityofhernovelswasthatshe

（A）wasawarethatcontemporaryliterarycriticsconsideredthenoveltobethemostrealisticofliterarygenres

（B）wasinterestedintheeffectofaperson'ssocialmilieuonhisorhercharacterandactions

（C）neededtobeasattentivetodetailaspossibleinhernovelsinordertosupporttheargumentssheadvancedinthem

（D）wantedtoshowthatapainstakingfidelityintherepresentationofrealitydidnotinanywayhampertheartist

（E）wishedtopreventcriticsfromchargingthathernovelswerewritteninanambiguousandinexactstyle

5.Whichofthefollowingphrasesbestexpressesthesenseoftheword"contemplative"asitisusedinline51ofthepassage?

（A）Graduallyelucidatingtherationalstructuresunderlyingacceptedmores

（B）Reflectingonissuesinsocietywithoutprejudiceoremotionalcommitment

（C）Avoidingtheaggressiveassertionoftheauthor'sperspectivetotheexclusionofthereader'sjudgment

（D）Conveyingabroadviewofsocietyasawholeratherthanfocusingonanisolatedindividualconsciousness

（E）Appreciatingtheworldastheartistseesitratherthanjudgingitinmoralterms

6.Theauthorimpliesthatamajorelementofthesatirist'sartisthesatirist's

（A）consistentadherencetoapositionofloftydisdainwhenviewingthefoiblesofhumanity

（B）insistenceonthehelplessnessofindividualsagainstthesocialforcesthatseektodetermineanindividual'sfate

（C）cynicaldisbeliefthatvisionariescaneitherenlightenorimprovetheirsocieties

（D）fundamentalassumptionthatsomeambiguitymustremaininaworkofartinorderforittoreflectsocietyandsocialmoresaccurately

（E）refusaltoindulgeinpolemicwhenpresentingsocialmorestoreadersfortheirscrutiny

7.Thepassagesuppliesinformationforansweringwhichofthefollowingquestions?

（A）HaveliterarycriticsignoredthesocialcriticisminherentintheworkofChekhovandChaucer?

（B）DoestheauthorbelievethatWoolfissolelyanintrospectiveandvisionarynovelist?

（C）WhatarethesocialcauseswithwhichWoolfshowsherselftobesympatheticinherwritings?

（D）WasD.H.LawrenceasconcernedasWoolfwaswithcreatingrealisticsettingsforhisnovels?

（E）DoesWoolfattributemorepowertosocialenvironmentortohistoricalforcesasshapersofaperson'slife?

8.Oneofthetruismsoftheadvertisingindustryisthatitisrarelynecessarytosaysomethingofsubstanceinanadvertisementinordertoboostsales.Instead,oneonlyneedstoattractthepotentialcustomer’sattention;memorydoestherest,foritismoreimportantforsalesthatpeopleknowofaproductthanthattheyknowsomethingaboutit.

Whichofthefollowingisassumedbytheargument?

A.Peoplecanrememberaproductwithouthavingmuchinformationaboutit.

B.Advertisements,intheirownway,functiontoimprovepeople’smemories.

C.Attractingapotentialcustomer’sattentionisasimplematter.

D.Theadvertisingindustryknowslittleofsubstanceabouttheproductsitpromotes.

E.Advertisementsseldomtellthetruthaboutaproduct.

9.Thecompanyannouncedthatitsprofitsdeclinedmuchlessinthesecondquarterthananalystshadexpectedittoanditsbusinesswillimprove inthesecondhalfoftheyear.

（A）hadexpectedittoanditsbusinesswillimprove

（B）hadexpectedandthatitsbusinesswouldimprove

（C）expecteditwouldandthatitwillimproveitsbusiness

（D）expectedthemtoanditsbusinesswouldimprove 

（E）expectedandthatitwillhaveimproveditsbusiness

Directions:

Foreachquestion.selectthebestoftheanswerchoicesgiven.（CriticalReasoning）

10.Affirmativeactionisgoodbusiness.SoassertedtheNationalAssociationofManufacturerswhileurgingretentionofanexecutiveorderrequiringsomefederalcontractorstosetnumericalgoalsforhiringminoritiesandwomen.“Diversityinworkforceparticipationhasproducednewideasinmanagement,productdevelopment,andmarketing,”theassociationclaimed.

Theassociation’sargumentasitispresentedinthepassageabovewouldbemoststrengthenedifwhichofthefollowingweretrue?

A.Thepercentageofminorityandwomenworkersinbusinesshasincreasedmoreslowlythanmanyminorityandwomen’sgroupswouldprefer.

B.Thosebusinesseswiththehighestpercentagesofminorityandwomenworkersarethosethathavebeenthemostinnovativeandprofitable.

C.Disposableincomehasbeenrisingasfastamongminoritiesandwomenasamongthepopulationasawhole.

D.Thebiggestgrowthinsalesinthemanufacturingsectorhascomeinindustriesthatmarketthemostinnovativeproducts.

E.Recentimprovementsinmanagementpracticeshaveallowedmanymanufacturerstoexperienceenormousgainsinworkerproductivity.

11.Thegyrfalcon,anArcticbirdofprey,hassurvivedaclosebrushwith extinction;itsnumbersarenowfivetimesgreaterthan whentheuseofDDTwassharplyrestrictedintheearly1970's. 

（A）extinction;itsnumbersarenowfivetimesgreaterthan

（B）extinction;itsnumbersarenowfivetimesmorethan

（C）exti