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Insubsequentdevelopment,traditionalsinglefamilyranchstyledesignscontinuedtobeembraced,butnewformswerealsointroduced:
thecondominium(公寓套房),single-familyattacheddwelling;
thetriplexandfourplex,three-andfour-familystructures;
andprefabs,whichhavebecomesignificantlymorepopularduringthelast20yearsowingtotheirlowcostandeaseofconstruction.Theprefabshavetheadditionaldistinctionofbeingmobile.Itisnotuncommontoseesemi-trailershaulingthesemodularlivingunitsalongthefreewaystoremotedestinations.Inaveryrealsense,thisphenomenonmarksthecuttingedgeofsuburbanization:
amoveoutofthetraditionalsuburbsandintoareasthatwereformallyconsideredwilderness.
1.TheprimarytopicofthepassageisA.real-estatefinanceB.suburbanhousingC.constructiontechniquesD.populationincrease
2.Accordingtothepassage,suburbanhousingexperienceditsgreatestincreaseinAmericainthe.
A.1940'
sB.1960'
sC.1950'
sD.1970'
s
3.ItcanbeinferredthatlargepopulationincreasesinSanDiegoandSanJoseweredueto.
A.increasedemploymentintheareaB.excellentyear-roundweatherC.proximitytothecoastD.largemunicipalareas
4.Howdidsuburbanconstructionchangeinthe1960'
s?
A.ItincreasedinthecitiesofSanDiegoandSanJose.B.Itslowedanddevelopedaunifiedapproach.C.Itslowedanddevelopedmorespecificmarkets.D.Itreliedmoreonprefabhousing.
5.Whatdoestheauthorimplyaboutfuturehousingdevelopment?
A.Itwillcontinuetomoveawayfromthecitycenters.B.Itwillslowdownastheeconomyfalters.C.Allhousingwillbemobilized.D.Themovetowardssuburbshascuttotheend.
Passage2
Therangeinfrequenciesofmusicalsoundsisapproximately20—20,000cyclespersecond(Hz).Somepeoplecanhearhigherfrequenciesthanothers.Longitudinal(纵向的)waveswhosefrequenciesarehigherthanthosewithinthehearablerangearecalledultrasonicfrequencies.Ultrasonicfrequenciesareusedinsonarforsuchpurposesassubmarinedetectionanddepthfinding.Ultrasonicfrequenciesarealsobeingtriedforsterilizingfoodsincethesefrequencieskillsomebacteria.Soundwavesofallfrequenciesintheaudiblerangetravelatthesamespeedinthesamemedium.Intheaudiblerange,thehigherthefrequency,ofthesoundthehigheristhepitch(音高).Thetermsupersonicreferstospeedgreaterthansound.Anairplanetravelingatsupersonicspeedismovingataspeedgreaterthanthespeedofsoundinairatthattemperature.Mach1meansaspeedequaltothatofsound;
Mach2meansaspeedequaltotwicethatofsound,etc.
Musicalsoundshavethreebasiccharacteristics:
pitch,loudness,andqualityortimbre(音色).Aswasindicatedabove,pitchisdeterminedlargelybythefrequencyofthewavereachingtheear.Thehigherthefrequencythehigheristhepitch.Loudnessdependsontheamplitude(振幅)ofthewavereachingtheear.Foragivenfrequency,thegreatertheamplitudeofthewavethelouderthesound.Todiscussqualityofsoundweneedtoclarifytheconceptofovertones.Soundsareproducedbyvibrateatonedefinitefrequencyproducingapuretone.Thisisthewayatuningforkisusuallyused.Whenobjectsvibratefreelyafteraforceismomentarilyapplied,theyaresaidtoproducetheirnaturalfrequency.Someobjects,likestringsandaircolumns,canvibratenaturallyatmorethanonefrequencyatatime.Thelowestfrequencywhichanobjectcanproducewhenvibratingfreelyisknownastheobject'
sfundamentalfrequency;
otherfrequenciesthattheobjectcanproduceareknownasitsovertones.Thequalityofasounddependsonthenumberandrelativeamplitudeoftheovertonespresentinthewavereachingtheear.
6.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto.
A.showtheimpossibilityofhearingsoundsabove20,000HzB.definethenatureandqualityofmusicalsoundsC.analyzewhatgivesaworkofartitsmusicalqualityD.explaintheapplicationsofultrasonicfrequencies
7.Thestyleandcontentofthispassageindicatesthatitismostlikelyanexcerptfrom.
A.aproposalbyaninnovativecomposerofmodernmusicB.aninformalarticlewrittenforapopularmagazineC.ascholarlymonographonaestheticsD.acollegetextbookonmusictheory
8.Accordingtotheauthor,thetimbreofamusicalsoundisdependenton.
A.speedB.amplitudeC.frequencyD.overtones
9.Accordingtothepassageultrasonicfrequenciesare
A.unhearableB.excessivelyC.characterizedbyagreatamplitudeD.lessthan20,000Hz
10.WhichofthefollowingindividualswouldmostlikelyusetermslikeMach5orMach9?
A.ahelicopterpilot.B.amusicianC.anastronautD.asubmarinenavigator
Passage3
BothMercyWarrenandAbigailAdamsadmiredCatherineMacaulay,theradicalauthorofAHistoryofEngland,whosupportedthecauseoftheAmericanpatriots.UnderMacaulay'
sinfluenceMercyWarrenconceivedherplantowriteahistoryoftheAmericanRevolution,livingtocompleteitin1805.AbigailAdamsrejectedliteraryambitionsforherselfandneverlosthersenseofinferiorityaboutherpoorspellingandignoranceofLatin.Yetherletters,ratherthanWarren'
splaysandverse,havebecomethegreatersourceindocumentingsignsofadawningfeministconsciousness.
AbigailAdamswelcomedeveryadvanceforwomenandforesawmorethancouldberealizedinherlifetime.Sheurgedherhusband,thesecondPresidentofUnitedStates,to“remembertheladies”inthenewcodeoflaws,andtogivemarriedwomenprotectionfromtyrannicalhusbands.Asshepointedout,theterribledeficienciesineducationforwomenwerefeltatalllevels,shefinallymadethesignificantrequesttoherhusband,thatthenewconstitution“bedistinguishedfromLearningandVirtue”,andsuggestedthat“ifwemeantohaveHeroes,StatesmenandPhilosophers,weshouldhavelearnedwomen.”Thisawarenessofeducation'
svalue,rootedintheEnlightenmentfaithinhumanpotentiality,hadfeministimplicationsbeforetherewasafeministideology.
11.Themaintopicofthepassageis.
A.AbigailAdams'
lifeB.womenhistoriansC.earlysourcesoffeministthinkingD.theliteraryambitionsofJudithSargeantMurray
12.WhatdoestheauthormeanbythestatementthatAbigailAdams“foresawmorethancouldberealizedinherlifetime”(lines1—2,para.2)?
A.Noprogresswasmadeduringherlife.B.Shemadepredictionsthateventuallycametrue.C.Herlifewasveryshort.D.Shedidn'
twanttobecomeapublicfigure.
13.JudithSargeantMurray'
spositioncanbebestexpressedby.
A.womenshouldbewelleducatedinordertosupportthemselvesB.women'
srightsmustbeprotectedbynewlawsC.theaccomplishmentsofwomenareignoredinmosthistoricaldocumentsD.womenneedtobecomemoreactiveinpoliticalaffairs
14.WhatdidMercyWarren,AbigailAdams,andJudithSargeantMurrayhaveincommon?
A.Theyallwrotebooks.B.Theywereallresponsibleforthefinancialsupportoftheirfamilies.C.Theywereallinterestedinwomen'
saccomplishments.D.Theyallhadinfluentialfamilies.
15.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.
A.Americanwomenwerenottreatedasequalsoftheirmalecounterpartsinthe18thcenturyB.thereweremanyfemalescholarsinAmericainthe18thcenturyC.AbigailAdamslivedtoseeherdreamscometrueD.AbigailAdamswasnotsatisfiedwithherhusbandbecauseofhistyranny
Passage4
InanefforttomakeupforsomeoftheglaringlimitationsofIQtests,researchershavebeguntodevelopnewwaystomeasurethekindsofemotionalfactorsandpsychologicalattitudesthatleadtosuccessineverydaylife.whileIQtestsremainexcellentpredictorsofhowwellonewilldoinschool,theyhavelittleornothingtodowithwhowillearnthemoneyorprestigeorhave