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Q1.p2-sc33.（26216-!

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LikethegreatnavigatorswhofirstsailedaroundtheEarth,togatherinformationaboutitssizeandcurvatureofitssurface,newobservationshavebeenmadebyastronomersthatshowwithstartlingdirectnessthelarge-scalegeometryoftheuniverse.

（A）LikethegreatnavigatorswhofirstsailedaroundtheEarth,togatherinformationaboutitssizeandcurvatureofitssurface,newobservationshavebeenmadebyastronomers

（B）LikethegreatnavigatorswhofirstsailedaroundtheEarthforgatheringinformationaboutitssizeandalsothecurvatureofitssurface,newobservationshavebeenmadebyastronomers

（C）SimilartothegreatnavigatorswhofirstsailedaroundtheEarth,wheretheygatheredinformationaboutitssizeandthecurvatureofitssurface,astronomershavemadenewobservations

（D）LikethegreatnavigatorswhofirstsailedaroundtheEarthgatheringinformationaboutitssizeandthecurvatureofitssurface,astronomershavemadenewobservations

（E）JustaswiththegreatnavigatorswhofirstsailedaroundtheEarth,gatheringinformationaboutitssizeandcurvatureofthesurface,astronomershavemadenewobservations

Q2.p2-cr24.（28903-!

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Althoughexposuretoasbestosistheprimarycauseofmesothelioma,aslow-developingcancer,researchersbelievethatinfectionbytheSV40virusisacontributingcause,sinceintheUnitedStates60percentoftissuesamplesfrommesotheliomas,butnonefromhealthytissue,containSV40.SV40isamonkeyvirus;however,in1960somepoliovaccinewascontaminatedwiththevirus.Researchershypothesizethatthisvaccinewasthesourceofthevirusfoundinmesotheliomasdecadeslater.

Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,moststronglysupportstheresearchers'hypothesis?

（A）SV40iswidelyusedasaresearchtoolincancerlaboratories.

（B）ChangesinthetechniqueofmanufacturingthevaccinenowpreventcontaminationwithSV40.

（C）Recentlydiscoveredsamplesofthevaccinedatingfrom1960stillshowtracesofthevirus.

（D）Inasmallpercentageofcasesofmesothelioma,thereisnohistoryofexposuretoasbestos.

（E）InFinland,wherethepoliovaccinewasnevercontaminated,samplesfrommesotheliomasdonotcontainSV40.

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Besidesaddingcomplementaryflavorstomanyfoods,hotsaucesstimulatethereleaseofendorphinsinthebrain,justasexercisedoes,andthesehaveapain-relievingeffectlikemorphine's.

（A）hotsaucesstimulatethereleaseofendorphinsinthebrain,justasexercisedoes,andthesehaveapain-relievingeffectlikemorphine's

（B）hotsaucesstimulatethereleaseofendorphinsinthebrain,likeexercise,andtheyhaveapain-relievingeffectthatislikemorphine

（C）hotsaucesandexercisebothstimulatethereleaseofendorphinsinthebrain,andtheyhaveapain-relievingeffectlikemorphine

（D）thereleaseofendorphinsinthebrainisstimulatedbothbyhotsaucesandexercise,andtheyhaveapain-relievingeffectlikemorphine's

（E）thereleaseofendorphinsinthebrainisstimulatedbyhotsauces,justaswithexercise,andthesehaveapain-relievingeffectlikethatofmorphine

Q4.p2-cr25.（30469-!

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InthepastyearHarborvillehashadanunusuallyhighrateofnewcasesofacertaindisease.AninvestigationrevealedthatoverthepastfiveyearsHarborville'spublicwatersupplyhashadahighlevelofpollutants.MedicalresearchershavehypothesizedthatHarborville'swaterisresponsibleforthehighrateofnewcasesofthedisease.

Eachofthefollowing,iftrue,providesadditionalsupportfortheresearchers'hypothesisEXCEPT:

（A）MostofthepeopleafflictedwithnewcasesofthediseasehadregularlydrunklargerquantitiesofHarborville'swaterthanhadotherHarborvilleresidents.

（B）ThesametypeofpollutantsthatwerefoundinHarborville'swaterhaveindependentlybeenlinkedtooccurrencesinothertownsofhighratesofthedisease.

（C）SomeofthepeoplewithnewlydiagnosedcasesofthediseasebegantodevelopthediseasebeforeHarborville'swaterbecamepolluted.

（D）TherateofnewcasesofthediseaseamongresidentsofHarborvillewhogettheirwaterfromprivatesourcesisnotunusuallyhigh.

（E）TownswithgeographicanddemographiccharacteristicssimilartothoseofHarborvillebutwithoutpollutedwaterdonothaveashigharateofthediseaseasdoesHarborville.

Q5-Q8

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TheviewhasprevailedforthebetterpartofthetwentiethcenturythatsmallfirmsdonotperformanimportantroleinWesterneconomies.Officialpoliciesinmanycountrieshavefavoredlargeunitsofproductionbecausetherewerestrongreasonstobelievethatlargefirmsweresuperiortosmallfirmsinvirtuallyeveryaspectofeconomicperformance--productivity,technologicalprogress,andjobsecurityandcompensation.However,inthe1970s,evidencebegantosuggestthatsmallfirmsinsomecountrieswereoutperformingtheirlargercounterparts.Perhapsthebestexampleofthistrendwasinthesteelindustry,wherenewfirmsenteredthemarketintheformof"mini-mills,"andsmall-firmemploymentexpanded,whilemanylargecompaniesshutdownplantsandreducedemployment.Althoughnosystematicevidenceexiststodetermineunequivocallywhethersmallerunitsofproductionareasefficientaslargefirmsorare,infact,moreefficient,someresearchershaveconcludedthattheaccumulatedevidencetodateindicatesthatsmallfirmsareatleastnotburdenedwithaninherentsizedisadvantage.

Thus,analternativeviewhasemergedintheeconomicsliterature,arguingthatsmallfirmsmakeseveralimportantcontributionstoindustrialmarkets.First,smallfirmsareoftenthesourceofthekindofinnovativeactivitythatleadstotechnologicalchange.Smallfirmsgeneratemarketturbulencethatcreatesadditionaldimensionsofcompetition,andtheyalsopromoteinternationalcompetitionthroughnewlycreatedniches.Finally,smallfirmsinrecentyearshavegeneratedthepreponderantshareofnewjobs.

However,empiricalknowledgeabouttherelativerolesoflargeandsmallfirmsisgenerallybaseduponanecdotalevidenceandcasestudies,andsuchevidencehasprovedinadequatetoanswermajorquestionsconcerningtheroleofsmallfirmsacrossvariousindustriesandnations.Anadditionaldifficultyisthatitisnotobviouswhatcriteriaoneshouldusetodistinguishsmallfirmsfromlargeones.Whilea"smallfirm"isoftendefinedasanenterprisewithfewerthan500employees,researchstudiesofsmallfirmsuseawidevarietyofdefinitions.

Q5.p2-rcQuestion#28.224-01（22581-!

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Thepassageisprimarilyconcernedwith

（A）dismissingachallengetoatraditionalviewpoint

（B）suggestinganewsolutiontoalong-standingproblem

（C）resolvingaconflictbetweentwocompetingviewpoints

（D）discussingtheemergenceofanalternativeviewpoint

（E）defendinganalternativeviewpointagainstpossiblecounterevidence

Q6.p2-rcQuestion#29.224-03（22627-!

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Thepassagesuggestswhichofthefollowingabouttheempiricalstudyofsmallfirms'role?

（A）Anecdotalevidencedoesnotsupportthetheorythatsmallfirms'roleissignificant.

（B）Degreesofmarketturbulencearetheprimaryindicatorofsmallfirms'role.

（C）Anexaminationofnewnichescreatedbysmallfirmshasprovidedimportantdatafortheanalysisofsuchfirms'role.

（D）Casestudieshaveprovidedreliableevidencetoanswermajorquestionsconcerningsmallfirms'role.

（E）Amoreprecisedefinitionoftheterm"smallfirm"iscrucialtomakingaconclusiveanalysisaboutsmallfirms'role.

Q7.p2-rcQuestion#30.224-05（22673-!

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Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheorganizationofthefirstparagraphofthepassage?

（A）Aviewpointisintroduced,counterevidenceispresented,andanewperspectiveissuggested.

（B）Opposingviewpointsarediscussed,andevidenceisprovidedthatrefutesbothofthoseviewpoints.

（C）Ahypothesisisdescribed,supportedwithspecificevidence,andthenreaffirmed.

（D）Analternativeviewpointispresented,criticized,anddismissedinlightofnewevidence.

（E）Opposingviewpointsarepresented,discussed,andthenfoundtobemoresimilarthanpreviouslysupposed.

Q8.p2-rcQuestion#31.224-07（22719-!

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Accordingtothepassage,animportantcontributionofsmallfirmstoindustrialmarketsisthatsmallfirms

（A）operatemoreefficientlythanlargefirms

（B）offerhighjobsecurityandcompensation

（C）causeinternationalcompetitiontodecrease

（D）helppreventmarketturbulencefromaffectingcompetition

（E）frequentlyundertakeactivitiesthatresultintechnologicalchange

Q9.p2-cr26.（30517-!

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AnewcommercialradiostationinGreenfieldplanstoplaysongsthatwerepopularhitsfifteentotwenty-fiveyearsago.Ithopesinthiswaytoattractanaudiencemadeupmainlyofpeoplebetweenthirty-fiveandforty-fiveyearsoldandtherebytohaveastrongmarketappealtoadvertisers.

Eachofthefollowing,iftrue,strengthenstheprospectsthattheradiostation'splanwillsucceedEXCEPT:

（A）Peopletendtoremainveryfondofthemusicthattheyheardwhentheywereintheirteensandearlytwenties.

（B）InanumberofcitiesdemographicallysimilartoGreenfield,radiostationsthatplayrecordingsofpopularmusicfromfifteentotwenty-fiveyearsagohavesucceededcommercially.

（C）Peopleinthethirty-five-toforty-five-year-oldagegrouparemorelikelytolistentotheradiofornewsthanformusic.

（D）Thethirty-five-toforty-five-year-oldagegroupi