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　　F：

compromise

　　答案：

AF

　　AlthoughcosmicobjectshavestruckEarthsincetheplanet’sveryformation,humanityhasonlyrecentlybecomeawareoftheseevents:

twocenturiesagotheideathatobjectsorbitingtheSuncouldcollidewithEarthwaswidely_____.

ridiculed

doubted

disseminated

promulgated

marginalized

disbelieved

BF

　　Thatpeople_____themusicalfeaturesofbirdsongssuggeststhatdespitethevastevolutionarygulfbetweenbirdsandmammals,songbirdsandhumanssharesomecommonauditoryperceptualabilities.

mimic

recognize

relish

areconfoundedby

canmakeout

arepuzzledby

BE

　　Torpey’sstudyhasturnedaseemingly_____topic,thepassport,intoafascinatingonebymakinganoriginalcontributiontothesociologyofthestate.

ironic

banal

provocative

witty

insipid

stimulating

　　Britainisattractivetoworldwideadvertisersbecauseitis_____market,sothereisnoneedtotailoradvertisementsfordifferentpartsofthecountry.

aglobal

anuncomplicated

avast

ahomogeneous

auniform

animmense

DE

　Instantcelebrityisoften（i）_____assetbecauseifthereisno（ii）_____tointerestthepublic—nostageorscreentriumphs,nointerestingbooks,noheroicexploits—peoplequicklybecomebored.

　　Blank（I）Blank（II）

afleetingD：

competingattraction

anincomparableE：

continuityofexposure

anuntappedF：

realachievement

　　Attheirbest,（i）_____bookreviewsarewrittenindefenseofvalueandinthetacithopethattheauthor,havinghadhisorher（ii）_____pointedout,mightsecretlyagreethatthebookcouldbeimproved.

abstruseD：

strengths

adverseE：

transgressions

hortatoryF：

assumptions

　　Thegapsinexistingaccountsoftheplaywright’slifearenot（i）_____,sincemuchofthedocumentaryevidenceonwhichhistorianshavereliedis（ii）_____

triflingD：

credible

obviousE：

extant

implicitF：

incomplete

　　Thattoday’sstudentsofAmericanculturetendto（i）_____classicalmusicisunderstandable.Inourowntime,America’smusicalhighculturehasdegeneratedintoaformulaicentertainmentdivorcedfromthecontemporarymoment.Thus,tomissoutonwhatourorchestrasareuptoisnotto（ii）_____much.InthelateGildedAge,however,musicwaswidelyesteemedasthe“queenofthearts.”ClassicalmusicwasinitsAmericanheyday,（iii）_____thecultureatlarge.

　　Blank（I）Blank（II）Blank（III）

promoteD：

sacrificeG：

antagonistictoward

reinterpretE：

appreciateH：

generallyrejectedby

ignoreF：

malignI：

centrallyembeddedin

CDI

　　Theseriousstudyofpopularculturebyintellectualsisregularlycreditedwithhavingrenderedobsoleteaonce-dominantviewthatpopularcultureisinherentlyinferiortohighart.Yetthisalterationofattitudesmaybesomewhat（i）_____.Althoughitisnowacademicallyrespectabletoanalyzepopularculture,thefactthatmanyintellectualsfeelcompelledtorationalizetheirown（ii）_____actionmoviesormass-marketfictionreveals,perhapsunwittingly,theircontinued（iii）_____theoldhierarchyofhighandlowculture.

counterproductiveD：

penchantforG：

aversionto

underappreciatedE：

distasteforH：

investmentin

overstatedF：

indifferencetoI：

misunderstandingof

CDH

　StemborersareinsectpeststhatoftenruinNorthAmericancorncrops.Onsomeothercontinents,cropdamagebystemborersiscontrolledbyacertainspeciesofwasp.Sincethesewaspseatnothingbutstemborers,importingthemintoNorthAmericawillkeepcropdamagefromstemborersundercontrolwithoutendangeringotherNorthAmericaninsectspecies.

　　Whichofthefollowingisanassumptiononwhichtheargumentdepends?

　　（A）CornistheprincipalfoodofstemborersthatliveoncontinentsotherthanNorthAmerica.

　　（B）ThewaspsarecapableofsurvivinginNorthAmericalongenoughtoeatsignificantnumbersofstemborers.

　　（C）NowaspinNorthAmericaiscloselyrelatedtothespeciesofwaspthateatsstemborers.

　　（D）OncontinentotherthanNorthAmerica,thewaspscontrolstemborersmoreeffectivelythandoesanyotherpestcontrolmeasure.

　　（E）CorncropsoncontinentsotherthanNorthAmericaarenotdamagedbyanyinsectpestsotherthanstemborers.

B

　　Fromanewspapereditorial:

Manypeoplewhoareaddictedtoheroinwilleventuallyattempttoovercometheiraddiction,principallyfortworeasons:

theexpenseofmaintainingaheroinaddictionandthefearofarrest.Ifheroinwerelegalizedandmadeavailablecheaply,assomepeopleadvocate,neitherofthesereasonswouldapply.

　　Theconsiderationsabovecanbestserveaspartofanargumentthat

　　（A）legalizingthesaleofheroinwouldcausethepriceofthisdrugtogodown

　　（B）makingiteasierforheroinaddictstoobtaintreatmentfortheiraddictionwouldencouragemanyheroinaddictstoattempttoovercometheiraddiction

　　（C）legalizingthesaleofheroinwouldincreasethenumberofcrimescommittedbyheroinaddictstosupporttheiraddiction

　　（D）makingheroinavailablelegallyandcheaplywouldmakeitlesslikelythatheroinaddictswillattempttoovercometheiraddiction

　　（E）decreasingtheseverityofpenaltiesforindividualswhouseheroinwouldnotincreasethenumberofnewheroinaddicts

D

　SomerecenthistorianshavearguedthatlifeintheBritishcoloniesinAmericafromapproximately1763to1789wasmarkedbyinternalconflictsamongcolonists.Inheritorsofsomeoftheviewpointsofearlytwentieth-centuryProgressivehistorianssuchasBeardandBecker,theserecenthistorianshaveputforwardargumentsthatdeserveevaluation.

　　Thekindofconflictmostemphasizedbythesehistoriansisclassconflict.YetwiththeRevolutionaryWardominatingtheseyears,howdoesonedistinguishclassconflictwithinthatlargerconflict?

Certainlynotbythesideapersonsupported.AlthoughmanyofthesehistorianshaveacceptedtheearlierassumptionthatLoyalistsrepresentedanupperclass,newevidenceindicatesthatLoyalists,likerebels,weredrawnfromallsocioeconomicclasses.（Itisnonethelessprobablytruethatalargerpercentageofthewell-to-dojoinedtheLoyaliststhanjoinedtherebels.）lookingattherebelside,wefindlittleevidenceforthecontentionthatlower-classrebelswereinconflictwithupper-classrebels.Indeed,thewareffortagainstBritaintendedtosuppressclassconflicts.Whereitdidnot,thedisputingrebelsofoneoranotherclassusuallybecameLoyalists.Loyalismthusoperatedasasafetyvalvetoremovesocioeconomicdiscontentthatexistedamongtherebels.Disputesoccurred,ofcourse,amongthosewhoremainedontherebelside,buttheextraordinarysocialmobilityofeighteenth-centuryAmericansociety（withtheobviousexceptionofslaves）usuallypreventedsuchdisputesfromhardeningalongclasslines.Socialstructurewasinfactsofluid-thoughrecentstatisticssuggestanarrowingofeconomicopportunityasthelatterhalfofthecenturyprogressed-thattotalkaboutsocialclassesatallrequirestheuseoflooseeconomiccategoriessuchasrich,poor,andmiddleclass,oreighteenth-centurydesignationslike"

thebettersort."

Despitethesevaguecategories,oneshouldnotclaimunequivocallythathostilitybetweenrecognizableclassescannotbelegitimatelyobserved.OutsideofNewYork,however,therewereveryfewinstancesofopenlyexpressedclassantagonism.

　　Havingsaidthis,however,onemustaddthatthereismuchevidencetosupportthefurtherclaimofrecenthistoriansthatsectionalconflictswerecommonbetween1763and1789.The"

PaxtonBoys"

incidentandtheRegulatormovementarerepresentativeexamplesofthewidespread,andjustified,discontentofwesternsettlersagainstcolonialorstategovernmentsdominatedbyeasterninterests.Althoughundertonesofclassconflictexistedbeneathsuchhostility,theoppositionwasprimarilygeographical.Sectionalconflict-whichalsoexistedbetweenNorthandSouth-deservesfurtherinvestigation.

　　Insummary,historiansmustbecarefulaboutthekindofconflicttheyemphasizeineighteenth-centuryAmerica.Yetthosewhostresstheachievementofageneralconsensusamongthecolonistscannotfullyunderstandthatconsensuswithoutunderstandingtheconflictsthathadtobeovercomeorrepressedinordertoreachit.

　　TheauthorsuggestswhichofthefollowingabouttherepresentativenessofcolonialorstategovernmentsinAmericafrom1763to1789?

　　A.Thegovernmentsinadequatelyrepresentedtheinterestsofpeopleinwesternregions.

　　B.Thegovernmentsmoreoftenrepresentedclassintereststhansectionalinterests.

　　C.Thegovernmentswerelessrepresentativethantheyhadbeenbefore1763

　　D.Thegovernmentsweredominatedbytheinterestsofpeopleofanuppersocioeconomicclass.

　　E.Thegovernmentsofthenortherncolonieswerelessrepresentativethanwerethegovernmentsofthesoutherncolonies.

　　Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisatruestatementaboutsectionalconflictsinAmericabetween1763and1789?

　　A.Theseconflictswereinstigatedbyeasterninterestsagainstwesternsettlers.

　　B.TheseconflictswerethemostseriouskindofconflictinAmerica.

　　C.Theconflictseventuallyledtoopenlyexpressedclassantagonism.

　　D.Theseconfli