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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