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2.TheChinese,whobegansystematicastronomicalandweatherobservationsshortlyaftertheancientEgyptians,wereassiduousrecord-keepers,andbecauseofthis,canclaimhumanity’slongestcontinuous______ofnaturalevents.

（A）defiance

（B）documentation

（C）maintenance

（D）theory

（E）domination

3.Nineteenth-centuryscholars,byexaminingearliergeometricGreekart,foundthatclassicalGreekartwasnotamagical______orabrilliant______blendingEgyptianandAssyrianart,butwasindependentlyevolvedbyGreeksinGreece.

Blank（i）

Blank（ii）

（A）conversion

（D）amalgam

（B）apparition

（E）appropriation

（C）stratagem

（F）construct

4.Theirmutualteasingseemed______,butinfactit______along-standinghostility.

（A）friendly

（D）produced

（B）aimless

（E）masked

（C）clever

（F）averted

5．TheastronomerandfeministMariaMitchell’sownprodigiousactivityandthevigoroftheAssociationfortheAdvancementofWomenduringthe1870’s______anyassertionthatfeminismwas______inthatperiod.

（A）buttress.

（D）frivolity

（B）pervade

（E）quiescent

（C）belie

（F）transitoriness

Questions6to7arebasedonthefollowingreadingpassage.

Fromthe1900’sthroughthe1950’swaitressesintheUnitedStatesdevelopedaformofunionismbasedontheunions’definingtheskillsthattheiroccupationincludedandenforcingstandardsfortheperformanceofthoseskills.This“occupationalunionism”differedsubstantiallyfromthe“worksiteunionism”prevalentamongfactoryworkers.Ratherthanunionizingtheworkforcesofparticularemployers,waitresslocalssoughttocontroltheiroccupationthroughoutacity.Occupationalunionismoperatedthroughunionhiringhalls,whichprovidedfreeplacementservicestoemployerswhoagreedtohiretheirpersonnelonlythroughtheunion.Hiringhallsofferedunionwaitressescollectiveemploymentsecurity,notindividualjobsecurity—abasicprotectionofferedbyworksiteunions.Thatis,whenawaitresslostherjob,thelocaldidnotintervenewithheremployerbutplacedherelsewhere;

andwhenjobswerescarce,theworkhoursavailableweredistributedfairlyamongallmembersratherthanbeingassignedaccordingtoseniority.

6.Theprimarypurposeofthepassageisto

（A）analyzeacurrenttrendinrelationtothepast

（B）discussaparticularsolutiontoalong-standingproblem

（C）analyzechangesinthewaythatcertainstandardshavebeenenforced

（D）applyageneralizationtoanunusualsituation

（E）describeanapproachbycontrastingitwithanotherapproach

7.Theauthorofthepassagementions“particularemployers”（line5）primarilyinorderto

（A）suggestthatoccupationalunionsfoundsomeemployersdifficulttosatisfy

（B）indicatethattheoccupationalunionsservedsomeemployersbutnotothers

（C）emphasizetheuniquefocusofoccupationalunionism

（D）accentuatethehostilityofsomeemployerstowardoccupationalunionism

（E）pointoutaweaknessofworksiteunionism

Questions8to9arebasedonthefollowingreadingpassage.

Thedarkregionsinthestarrynightskyarenotpocketsintheuniversethataredevoidofstarsashadlongbeenthought.Rather,theyaredarkbecauseofinterstellardustthathidesthestarsbehindit.Althoughitsvisualeffectissopronounced,dustisonlyaminorconstituentofthematerial,extremelylowindensity,thatliesbetweenthestars.Dustaccountsforaboutonepercentofthetotalmassofinterstellarmatter.Therestishydrogenandheliumgas,withsmallamountsofotherelements.Theinterstellarmaterial,ratherliketerrestrialclouds,comesinallshapesandsizes.TheaveragedensityofinterstellarmaterialinthevicinityofourSunis1,000to10,000timeslessthanthebestterrestriallaboratoryvacuum.Itisonlybecauseoftheenormousinterstellardistancesthatsolittlematerialperunitofvolumebecomessosignificant.Opticalastronomyismostdirectlyaffected,foralthoughinterstellargasisperfectlytransparent,thedustisnot.Forthefollowingquestion,considereachofthechoicesseparatelyandselectallthatapply.

8.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthedensityofinterstellarmaterialis

（A）equaltothatofinterstellardust

（B）unusuallylowinthevicinityofourSun.

（C）nothomogeneousthroughoutinterstellarspace.

9.Selectasentenceinthepassagewhichgivesthereasonwhystarscanbeobscuredevenbyverysparselydistributedmatter.

ForQuestions10to13,selectthetwoanswerchoicesthat,whenusedtocompletethesentence,fitthemeaningofthesentenceasawholeandproducecompletedsentencesthatarealikeinmeaning.

10.Industrialistsseizedeconomicpoweronlyafterindustryhad______agricultureasthepreeminentformofproduction;

previouslysuchpowerhadresidedinlandownership.

（A）sabotaged

（B）overtaken

（C）toppled

（D）joined

（E）supplanted

（F）surrogated

11.Manyindustriesareso______bytheimpactofgovernmentsanctions,equipmentfailure,andforeigncompetitionthattheyarebeginningtorelyonindustrialpsychologiststosalvagewhatremainsofemployeemorale.

（A）estranged

（B）beleaguered

（C）overruled

（D）encouraged

（E）restrained

（F）besieged

12.Notwishingtoappear______,thejuniormemberoftheresearchgrouprefrainedfrom

venturinganycriticismoftheseniormembers’planfordividingupresponsibilityfortheentireproject.

（A）reluctant

（B）inquisitive

（C）presumptuous

（D）pretentious

（E）censorious

（F）moralistic

13.Thenaturesofsocialhistoryandlyricpoetryareantithetical,socialhistoryalwaysrecountingthe______andlyricpoetryspeakingforunchanginghumannature,thattimelessessencebeyondfashionandeconomics.

（A）bygone

（B）evanescent

（C）unnoticed

（D）unalterable

（E）transitory

（F）eternal

Questions14-16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

The1973EndangeredSpeciesActmadeintolegalpolicytheconceptthatendangeredspeciesofwildlifearepreciousaspartofanaturalecosystem.ThenearlyunanimouspassageofthisactintheUnitedStatesCongress,reflectiontherisingnationalpopularityofenvironmentalism,maskedabitterdebate.Affectedindustriesclungtotheformerwildlifepolicyofvaluingindividualspeciesaccordingtotheireconomicusefulness.Theyfoughttominimizethelaw’simpactbylimitingdefinitionsofkeyterms.Buttheylostonnearlyeveryissue.Theactdefined“wildlife”asalmostallkindsofanimals—fromlargemammalstoinvertebrates—andplants.“Taking”wildlifewasdefinedbroadlyasanyactionthatthreatenedanendangeredspecies;

areasvitaltoaspecies’survivalcouldbefederallyprotectedas“criticalhabitats”.Thoughthesedefinitionslegislatedstrongenvironmentalistgoals,politicalcompromisesmadeintheenforcementoftheactweretodeterminejustwhateconomicinterestswouldbesetasideforthesakeofecologicalstabilization.

Forthefollowingquestion,considereachofthechoicesseparatelyandselectallthatapply.

14.Accordingtothepassage,allofthefollowingstatementsaredefinedasa“criticalhabitat”EXCEPT

（A）Anaturalecosystemthatisthreatenedbyimminentdevelopment

（B）Anaturalareathatiscrucialtothesurvivalofaspeciesandthuseligibleforfederalprotection.

（C）Awildernessareainwhichthe“taking”ofwildlifespeciesispermittedrarelyandonlyunderstrictfederalregulation

15.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatifbusinessinterestshadwonthedebateonprovisionsofthe1973EndangeredSpeciesAct,whichofthefollowingwouldhaveresulted?

（A）Environmentalistconceptswouldnothavebecomewidelypopular.

（B）Thedefinitionsofkeytermsoftheactwouldhavebeenmorerestricted.

（C）Enforcementoftheactwouldhavebeenmoredifficult.

（D）TheactwouldhavehadstrongersupportfromCongressionalleaders.

（E）Thepublicwouldhaveboycottedtheindustriesthathadthegreatestimpactindefiningtheact.

16.Theauthorreferstotheterms“wildlife”（line11）,“taking”（line13）,and“criticalhabitats”（line16）mostlikelyinorderto

（A）illustratethemisuseofscientificlanguageandconceptsinpoliticalprocesses

（B）emphasizetheimportanceofselectingpreciselanguageintransformingscientificconceptsintolaw

（C）representterminologywhosedefinitionwascrucialinwritingenvironmentalistgoalsintolaw

（D）demonstratethetrivialityoftheissuesdebatedbyindustriesbeforeCongresspassedtheEndangeredSpeciesAct

（E）showthatbroaddefinitionsofkeytermsinmanytypesoflawsresultedinambiguityandthusleftroomfordisagreementabouthowthelawshouldbeenforced

Questions17-19arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AllenandWolkowitz’sresearchchallengesthecommonclaimthathomework-wagedlaborperformedwomenworker’sneedsandpreferences.Byfocusingonalimitedgeographicalareainordertogatherin-depthinformation,theauthorshaveavoidedthemethodologicalpitfallsthathaveplaguedearlierresearchonhomework.Theirfindingsdisproveacceptednotionsabouthomeworkers:

thattheyareunqualifiedforotherjobsandthattheyusehomeworkasashort-termstrategyfordealingwithchildcare.Theauthorsconcludethatthepersistenceofhomeworkcannotbeexplainedbyappealtosuchnotions,forinfact,homeworkersdonot