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GRE阅读王鹏word讲义ex915
ExerciseNine
Currently,theparamountprobleminthefieldofbiomaterials,thescienceofreplacingdiseasedtissuewithhuman-madeimplants,iscontrolovertheinterface,orsurface,betweenimplantedbiomaterialsandlivingtissues.Thephysicalpropertiesofmosttissuescanbematchedbycarefulselectionofrawmaterials:
metals,ceramics,orseveralvarietiesofpolymermaterials.Eventherequirementthatbiomaterialsprocessedfromthesematerialsbenontoxictohosttissuecanbemetbytechniquesderivedfromstudyingthereactionsoftissueculturestobiomaterialsorfromshort-termimplants.Butachievingnecessarymatchesinphysicalpropertiesacrossinterfacesbetweenlivingandnon-livingmatterrequiresknowledgeofwhichmoleculescontrolthebondingofcellstoeachother—anareathatwehavenotyetexploredthoroughly.Althoughrecentresearchhasallowedustostabilizethetissue-biomaterialinterfacebycontrollingeitherthechemicalreactionsorthemicrostructureofthebiomaterials,ourfundamentalunderstandingofhowimplantdevicesadheretotissuesremainswoefullyincomplete.
1.Accordingtothepassage,themajorproblemcurrentlyfacingscientistsinthefieldofbiomaterialsis
(A)assessingandregulatingthebondingbetweenhosttissueandimplants
(B)controllingthetransferofpotentiallytoxicmaterialsacrosstheinterfaceoftissueandimplant
(C)discoveringnewmaterialsfromwhichtoconstructimplantdevices
(D)decidinginwhatsituationsimplantsareneeded
(E)determiningtheimportanceofshort-termimplantstolong-termstabilityoftissueimplantinterfaces
2.Thepassagesuggestswhichofthefollowingabouttherecentresearchmentionedinlines25-32?
(A)Ithassolvedonesetofproblemsbuthascreatedanother.
(B)Ithasconcentratedonsecondaryconcernsbuthasignoredprimaryconcerns.
(C)Ithasimprovedpracticalapplicationsofbiomaterialtechnologywithoutprovidingacompletetheoreticalexplanationofthatimprovement.
(D)Ithasthoroughlyinvestigatedpropertiesofbiomaterialsbuthaspaidlittleattentiontorelevantcharacteristicsofhumantissue.
(E)Ithasprovidedconsiderableinformationonshort-termimplanttechnologybutlittleonlong-termimplanttechnology.
3.Theauthor'sprimarypurposeisto
(A)answeratheoreticalquestioninthefieldofbiomaterials
(B)discussthecurrentstateoftechnologyinthefieldofbiomaterials
(C)resolvearesearchdisputeinthefieldofbiomaterials
(D)predictanethicalcrisisforbiomaterialsresearchers
(E)suggestsomepracticalbenefitsofbiomaterialimplants
Islamiclawisaparticularlyinstructiveexampleof"sacredlaw."Islamiclawisaphenomenonsodifferentfromallotherformsoflaw—notwithstanding,ofcourse,aconsiderableandinevitablenumberofcoincidenceswithoneortheotherofthemasfarassubjectmatterandpositiveenactmentareconcerned—thatitsstudyisindispensableinordertoappreciateadequatelythefullrangeofpossiblelegalphenomena.Eventhetwootherrepresentativesofsacredlawthatarehistoricallyandgeographicallynearesttoit,JewishlawandRomanCatholiccanonlaw,areperceptiblydifferent.
BothJewishlawandcanonlawaremoreuniformthanIslamiclaw.ThoughhistoricallythereisadiscerniblebreakbetweenJewishlawofthesovereignstateofancientIsraelandoftheDiaspora(thedispersionofJewishpeopleaftertheconquestofIsrael),thespiritofthelegalmatterinlaterpartsoftheOldTestamentisveryclosetothatoftheTalmud,oneoftheprimarycodificationsofJewishlawintheDiaspora.Islam,ontheotherhand,representedaradicalbreakawayfromtheArabpaganismthatprecededit;Islamiclawistheresultofanexamination,fromareligiousangle,oflegalsubjectmatterthatwasfarfromuniform,comprisingasitdidthevariouscomponentsofthelawsofpre-IslamicArabiaandnumerouslegalelementstakenoverfromthenon-Arabpeoplesoftheconqueredterritories.Allthiswasunifiedbybeingsubjectedtothesamekindofreligiousscrutiny,theimpactofwhichvariedgreatly,beingalmostnonexistentinsomefields,andinothersoriginatingnovelinstitutions.Thiscentraldualityoflegalsubjectmatterandreligiousnormisadditionaltothevarietyoflegal,ethical,andritualrulesthatistypicalofsacredlaw.
Initsrelationtothesecularstate,IslamiclawdifferedfrombothJewishandcanonlaw.Jewishlawwasbuttressedbythecohesionofthecommunity,reinforcedbypressurefromoutside;itsrulesarethedirectexpressionofthisfeelingofcohesion,tendingtowardtheaccommodationofdissent.CanonandIslamiclaw,onthecontrary,weredominatedbythedualismofreligionandstate,wherethestatewasnot,incontrastwithJudaism,analienpowerbutthepoliticalexpressionofthesamereligion.Buttheconflictbetweenstateandreligiontookdifferentforms;inChristianityitappearedasthestruggleforpoliticalpoweronthepartofatightlyorganizedecclesiasticalhierarchy,andcanonlawwasoneofitspoliticalweapons.Islamiclaw,ontheotherhand,wasneversupportedbyanorganizedinstitution;consequently,thereneverdevelopedanoverttrialofstrength.TheremerelyexisteddiscordancebetweenapplicationofthesacredlawandmanyoftheregulationsframedbyIslamicstates;thisantagonismvariedaccordingtoplaceandtime.
4.Theauthor'spurposeincomparingIslamiclawtoJewishlawandcanonlawismostprobablyto
(A)contendthattraditionallegalsubjectmatterdoesnotplayalargeroleinIslamiclaw
(B)supporthisargumentthatIslamiclawisauniquekindoflegalphenomenon
(C)emphasizethevarietyofformsthatcanallbeconsideredsacredlaw
(D)provideanexampleofhowhebelievescomparativeinstitutionalstudyshouldbeundertaken
(E)arguethatgeographicalandhistoricalproximitydoesnotnecessarilyleadtoparallelinstitutionaldevelopment
5.Thepassageprovidesinformationtoanswerwhichofthefollowingquestions?
(A)DoesIslamiclawdependonsourcesotherthanArablegalprinciples?
(B)WhatsecularpracticesofIslamicstatesconflictedwithIslamiclaw?
(C)AreJewishlawandcanonlawthemosttypicalexamplesofsacredlaw?
(D)IsJewishlawmoreuniformthancanonlaw?
(E)WhatcharacterizedArablawofthepre-Islamicera?
6.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutsacredlawiscorrect?
(A)Thevarioussystemsofsacredlaworiginatedinalimitedgeographicalarea.
(B)Thevarioussystemsofsacredlawhavehadmarkedinfluenceononeanother.
(C)Systemsofsacredlawusuallyrelyonawidevarietyofprecedents.
(D)Systemsofsacredlawgenerallycontainprescriptionsgoverningdiverseaspectsofhumanactivity.
(E)Systemsofsacredlawfunctionmosteffectivelyincommunitieswithrelativelysmallpopulations.
7.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheapplicationofIslamiclawinIslamicstateshas
(A)systematicallybeenopposedbygroupswhobelieveitiscontrarytotheirinterests
(B)sufferedirreparablyfromthelackoffirminstitutionalbacking
(C)frequentlybeenatoddswiththelegalactivityofgovernmentinstitutions
(D)remainedunaffectedbythepoliticalforcesoperatingalongsideit
(E)benefitedfromthefactthatitneverexperiencedadirectconfrontationwiththestate
8.Whichofthefollowingmostaccuratelydescribestheorganizationofthepassage?
(A)Auniversalprincipleisadvancedandthendiscussedinrelationtoaparticularhistoricalphenomenon.
(B)Amethodologicalinnovationissuggestedandthenexamplesofitsefficacyareprovided.
(C)Atraditionalinterpretationisquestionedandthenmodifiedtoincludenewdata.
(D)Ageneralopinionisexpressedandthensupportiveillustrationsareadvanced.
(E)Acontroversialviewpointispresentedandthenbothsupportiveevidenceandcontradictoryevidencearecited.
9.ThepassageimpliesthattherelationshipofIslamic,Jewish,andcanonlawiscorrectlydescribedbywhichofthefollowingstatements?
I.Becauseeachconstitutesanexampleofsacredlaw,theynecessarilysharesomefeatures.
II.Theyeachdevelopedinreactiontotheinterferenceofsecularpoliticalinstitutions.
III.Thedifferencesamongthemresultpartlyfromtheirdifferingemphasisonpurelyethicalrules.
(A)Ionly
(B)IIIonly
(C)IandIIonly
(D)IIandIIIonly
(E)I,II,andIII
10.ThepassagesuggeststhatcanonlawdiffersfromIslamiclawinthatonlycanonlaw
(A)containsprescriptionsthatnonsacredlegalsystemsmightregardasproperlylegal
(B)concernsitselfwiththedutiesofapersoninregardtothecommunityasawhole
(C)wasaffectedbythetensionoftheconflictbetweenreligionandstate
(D)developedinapoliticalenvironmentthatdidnotchallengeitsfundamentalexistence
(E)playedaroleinthedirectconfrontationbetweeninstitutionsvyingforpower
11.AllofthefollowingstatementsaboutthedevelopmentofIslamiclawareimpliedinthepassageEXCEPT:
(A)Pre-IslamiclegalprincipleswereincorporatedintoIslamiclawwithwidelydifferingdegreesofchange.
(B)Diverselegalelementswerejoinedtogetherthroughtheapplicationofapurelyreligiouscriterion.
(C)AlthoughsomeofthesourcesofIslamiclawwerepagan,itsintegrityasasacredlawwasnotcompromisedbytheirincorporation.
(D)Therewasafundamentalsharedcharacteristicinallpre-IslamiclegalmattertakenoverbyIslamiclaw.
(E)AlthoughIslamemergedamongtheArabs,Isla