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Q1

186.

LaoshasalandareaaboutthesameasGreatBritainbutonly4millioninpopulation,wheremanyaremembersofhilltribesensconcedinthevirtuallyinaccessiblemountainvalleysofthenorth.

A.aboutthesameasGreatBritainbutonly4millioninpopulation,wheremany

B.ofaboutthesamesizeasGreatBritainis,butinLaosthereisapopulationofonly4million,andmany

C.thatisaboutthesamesizeasGreatBritain'slandarea,butinLaoswithapopulationofonly4millionpeople,manyofthem

D.comparabletothesizeofGreatBritain,butonly4millioninpopulation,andmany（E）

E.comparabletothatofGreatBritainbutapopulationofonly4millionpeople,manyofwhom

Q2

187.

UnitedStatesSenatorDanielInouyewasappointedtoseveralpostswithintheDemocraticPartyduringhisfirstterm,thatincludedassistantmajoritywhipandvice-chairoftheDemocraticSenatorialCommittee.

A.thatincluded

B.whichincludes

C.including

D.someofwhichwere

E.amongthembeing

Q3

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Fearingthattheuseoftitlesindicatingpositioninthecorporationtendstomakethecorporatehierarchyrigidbyinhibitingcommunication,somecorporationsshuntheuseofexecutivetitles.Atitle,however,canfacilitateanexecutive'sdealingswithexternalbusinessessinceitencouragesoutsiderstotreattheexecutivewithrespect.Theobviouscompromiseisfortheseexecutivestousetheirtitlesexternallybutnotwithintheircorporations.

Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,providesthemostsupportforthecompromisesuggestedabove?

A.Onlysmallcorporationscanpreserveanatmosphereofmutualrespectandhighregardwithouthavingarigidcorporatehierarchy.

B.Referringtoanexecutivebyusingatitlecanencourageboththoseoutsidetheorganizationandinsidetheorganizationtotreattheexecutivewithrespect.

C.Evenifitiswidelyknownwithinacorporationthatthecorporation'sexecutivesuseexecutivetitlesoutsidetheirorganizations,thisknowledgedoesnotbyitselfinhibitcommunicationwithinthecorporation.

D.Arigidcorporatehierarchycanpromoteefficiencywithinanorganizationaswellasprovideaccesstothecorporationforthoseoutsidetheorganization.

E.Althoughmanycorporateexecutivesdisapproveofrigidhierarchiesonthegroundsthattheyinhibitcommunication,thevastmajorityofexecutiveshavenoqualmsaboutusingtitlesbothinternallyandexternally.

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Whichofthefollowingmostlogicallycompletesthepassage?

Concernedaboutthefinancialwell-beingofitselderlycitizens,thegovernmentofRunagiadecidedtwoyearsagotoincreaseby20percentthegovernment-providedpensionpaidtoallRunagiansover65.Inflationintheinterveningperiodhasbeennegligible（微不足道的）,andtheincreasehasbeendulyreceivedbyalleligibleRunagians.Nevertheless,manyofthemarenobetterofffinanciallythantheywerebeforetheincrease,inlargepartbecause__________.

A.theyrelyentirelyonthegovernmentpensionfortheirincome

B.Runagianbanksaresoinefficientthatitcantakeuptothreeweekstocashapensioncheck

C.theybuygoodswhosepricestendtoriseespeciallyfastintimesofinflation

D.thepensionwasincreasedwhenthenumberofelderlyRunagiansbelowthepovertylevelreachedanall-timehigh

E.inRunagiachildrentypicallysupplementtheincomeofelderlyparents,butonlybyenoughtoprovidethemwithacomfortableliving

Essay#5.118

HistorianshaveidentifiedtwodominantcurrentsintheRussianwomen'smovementofthelatetsaristperiod."Bourgeois"feminism,socalledbyitsmoreradicalopponents,emphasized"individualist"feministgoalssuchasaccesstoeducation,careeropportunities,andlegalequality."Socialist"feminists,bycontrast,emphasizedclass,ratherthangender,astheprincipalsourceofwomen'sinequalityandoppression,andsocialistrevolution,notlegalreform,astheonlyroadtoemancipationandequality.

However,despiteantagonismbetweenbourgeoisfeministsandsocialistfeminists,thetwomovementssharedcertainunderlyingbeliefs.Bothregardedpaidlaborastheprincipalmeansbywhichwomenmightattainemancipation:

participationintheworkplaceandeconomicself-sufficiency,theybelieved,wouldmakewomensociallyusefulandthereforedeservingofequalitywithmen.Bothgroupsalsorecognizedtheenormousdifficultieswomenfacedwhentheycombinedpaidlaborwithmotherhood.Infact,attheFirstAll-RussianWomen'sCongressin1908,mostparticipantsadvocatedmaternityinsuranceandpaidmaternityleave,althoughtheintensehostilitybetweensomesocialistsandbourgeoisfeministsattheCongressmadeitdifficultforthemtorecognizetheseareasofagreement.Finally,socialistfeministsandmostbourgeoisfeministsconcurredinsubordinatingwomen'semancipationtowhattheyconsideredthemoreimportantgoalofliberatingtheentireRussianpopulationfrompoliticaloppression,economicbackwardness,andsocialinjustice.

Q5

Question#14.118-03

ThepassagesuggeststhatsocialistswithintheRussianwomen'smovementandmostbourgeoisfeministsbelievedthatinRussia

（A）womenwouldnotachieveeconomicequalityuntiltheyhadpoliticalrepresentationwithinthegovernment

（B）theachievementoflargerpoliticalaimsshouldtakeprecedenceovertheachievementofwomen'srights

（C）theemancipationofwomenwouldultimatelybringabouttheliberationoftheentireRussianpopulationfrompoliticaloppression

（D）women'soppressionwasmorerootedineconomicinequalitythanwasthecaseinothercountries

（E）thewomen'smovementwasmoreideologicallydividedthanwerewomen'smovementsinothercountries

Q6

Question#15.118-05

Thepassageisprimarilyconcernedwith

（A）identifyingpointsofagreementbetweentwogroups

（B）advocatingoneapproachtosocialreformoveranother

（C）contrastingtwoapproachestosolvingapoliticalproblem

（D）arguingthattheviewsespousedbyonepoliticalgroupweremoreradicalthanthoseespousedbyanothergroup

（E）criticizinghistoriansforoverlookingsimilaritiesbetweentheviewsespousedbytwosuperficiallydissimilargroups

Q7

Question#16.118-06

Accordingtothepassage,Russiansocialistswithinthewomen'smovementandmostbourgeoisfeministsdisagreedaboutwhichofthefollowing?

（A）Whetherlegalreformwascentraltotheachievementoffeministgoals

（B）Whetherpaidemploymentwasimportantfortheachievementofequality

（C）Whethermaternityinsurancewasdesirableforworkingmothers

（D）Whetherworkingmothersfacedobstacles

（E）Whetherwomen'semancipationshouldbesubordinatedtotheliberationoftheRussianpopulation

Q8

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Twoyearsago,thegovernmentofRunagiaincreasedby20percentthegovernment-providedpensionspaidtoRunagiansover65.Theaimoftheincreasewastostimulatetheeconomyintheruralregionsofthecountry,wheremostpensionrecipientslive.Statistics,however,showthattherehasbeennoincreaseineconomicactivityinthoseregionssincethen,butthattherehasbeennoticeablymorespendingintheurbanareas.

Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,mosthelpstoexplainwhytheincreaseresultedintheunintendedstateofaffairsdescribed?

A.Untilthepensionswereincreased,manyRunagiansover65inruralregionshadbeenreceivingsupportfromtheirchildrenwholiveinurbanareas.

B.ThepensionswereincreasedwhenthenumberofpeoplebelowthepovertylevelinruralareasofRunagiareachedanall-timehigh.

C.City-dwellersinRunagiararelytraveltoruralregionsofthecountry.

D.TheRunagianpostalsystemissoinefficientthatitcantakeuptothreeweeksforpensioncheckstoreachrecipientsinruralareas.

E.Onaverage,thepensionswerehigherinruralthaninurbanareasbeforetheincrease.

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Whenanewrestaurant,Martin'sCafe,openedinRivervillelastyear,manypeoplepredictedthatbusinessattheWildflowerInn,Riverville'sonlyotherrestaurant,wouldsufferfromthecompetition.Surprisingly,however,intheyearsinceMartin'sCafeopened,theaveragenumberofmealspernightservedattheWildflowerInnhasincreasedsignificantly.

Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,mosthelpstoexplaintheincrease?

A.UnliketheWildflowerInn,Martin'sCafeservesconsiderablymoremealsonweekendsthanitdoesonweekdays.

B.MostofthecustomersofMartin'sCafehadneverdinedinRivervillebeforethisrestaurantopened,andonmostdaysMartin'sCafeattractsmorecustomersthanitcanseat.

C.Theprofitpermealishigher,onaverage,formealsservedatMartin'sCafethanforthoseservedattheWildflowerInn.

D.TheWildflowerInnisnotopenonSundays,andthereforeRivervilleresidentswhochoosetodineoutonthatdaymusteithereatatMartin'sCafeorgotoneighboringtownstoeat.

E.AsignificantproportionofthestaffatMartin'sCafearepeoplewhoformerlyworkedattheWildflowerInnandwerehiredawaybytheownerofMartin'sCafe.

Essay#6.145

ColonialhistorianDavidAllen'sintensivestudyoffivecommunitiesinseventeenth-centuryMassachusettsisamodelofmeticulousscholarshiponthedetailedmicrocosmiclevel,andisconvincinguptoapoint.AllensuggeststhatmuchmorecoherenceanddirectcontinuityexistedbetweenEnglishandcolonialagriculturalpracticesandadministrativeorganizationthanotherhistorianshavesuggested.However,heoverstateshiscasewiththedeclarationthathehasproved"theremarkableextenttowhichdiversityinNewEnglandlocalinstitutionswasdirectlyimitativeofregionaldifferencesinthemothercountry."

Suchanassertionign