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1、combustion （D）flower:horticulture （E）generator:electricity 9.COMMAND:REQUEST（A）presume:inquire （B）recommend:propose（C）summon:invite （D）refuse:rebel （E）authorize:permit 10.PESTLE:GRIND:（A）whetstone:sharpen（B）balloon:float（C）mill:turn （D）hinge:fasten（E）switch:conduct 11.ILLITERACY:EDUCATION （A）bureauc

2、racy:clarification （B）oppression:agreement （C）vagrancy:travel（D）inequity:redistribution （E）inclemency:evasion 12.REVERENCE:RESPECT:（A）resiliency:vitality （B）appreciation:dependency（C）avidity:enthusiasm （D）imagination:creativity （E）audacity:sentiment 13.APOSTROPHES:WORD（A）letters:alphabet （B）verbs:sy

3、ntax （C）ellipses:sentence （D）commas:punctuation （E）paragraphs:essay 14.EXAGGERATION:CARICATURE:（A）craft:art （B）detail:sketch （C）illusion:story （D）brevity:epigram （E）sophistication:farce 15.MALLEABLE:SHAPE（A）apathetic:emotion （B）irresolute:opinion （C）demonstrable:evidence （D）irredeemable:value （E）gus

4、tatory:taste 16.BOLSTER:SUPPORT:（A）axis:revolve （B）spackle:paint （C）leakage:caulk （D）heat:insulate （E）tackle:hoist Geologists Harris and Gass hypothesized that the Red Sea rift developed along the line of a suture（a splice in the Earths crust）formed during the late Proterozoic era,and that significa

5、nt observable differences in the composition of （5）the upper layers of rocks deposited on either side of the suture give clues to the different natures of the underlying igneous rocks.Other geologists argued that neither the upper rock layer nor the underlying igneous rocks on the one side of the ri

6、ft （10）differ fundamentally from the corresponding layers on the other side.These geologists believe,therefore,that there is inadequate evidence to conclude that a suture underlies the rift.In response,Harris and Gass asserted that the upper rock （15）layers on the two sides of the rift had not been

7、shown to be of similar age,structure,or geochemical content.Further-more,they cited new evidence that the underlying igneous rocks on either side of the rift contain significantly different kinds of rare metals.17.Part of the Harris and Gass hypothesis about the Red Sea rift would be weakened if it

8、could be demonstrated that the composition of upper rock layers （A）cannot cause a suture to develop（B）has no effect on where a suture will occur （C）cannot provide information about the nature of underlying rocks （D）is similar on the two sides of a rift unless a suture divides the two sides （E）is usu

9、ally different from the composition of underlying rocks 18.It can be inferred from the passage that the Other geologists（line 8）would be most likely to agree with which of the following statements?（A）Similar geological features along both sides of a possible suture imply the existence of that suture

10、（B）Sutures can be discovered only where they are not obscured by superimposed geological features.（C）The composition of igneous rocks permits pre-diction of the likelihood of a rift developing through them.（D）It is possible to date igneous rocks by carefully studying the different kinds of rare meta

11、ls contained in them and by observing their simi-larity to the layer of rock that lies above them.（E）The existence of rock layers on one side of a rift that are similar in composition to rock layers on the other side suggests that no suture exists between the two sides.19.It can be inferred from the

12、 passage that Harris and Gass have done which of the following?（A）Drawn detailed diagrams of the Red Sea rift.（B）Based their conclusions on the way in which sutures develop in the Earths crust.（C）Rejected other geologists objections to their hypothesis about the Red Sea rift.（D）Suggested that the pr

13、esence of rare metals in rocks indicates an underlying suture.（E）Asserted that rifts usually occur along the lines of sutures 20.According to the passage,Harris and Gass have mentioned all of the following properties of rocks along the Red Sea rift EXCEPT（A）age of the upper layers of rock （B）structu

14、re of the upper layers of rocks （C）geochemical content of the upper layers of rocks （D）metallic content of the underlying igneous rocks （E）age of the underlying igneous rocks Proponents of different jazz styles have always argued that their predecessors,musical style did not include essential charac

15、teristics that define jazz as jazz.Thus,1940s swing was belittled by beboppers of the 1950s,（5）who were themselves attacked by free jazzers of the 1960s.The neoboppers of the 1980s and 1990s attacked almost everybody else.The titanic figure of Black saxo-phonist John Coltrane has complicated the arg

16、uments made by proponents of styles from bebop through neobop （10）because in his own musical journey he drew from all those styles.His influence on all types of jazz was immeasurable.At the height of his popularity,Coltrane largely abandoned playing bebop,the style that had brought him fame,to explo

17、re the outer reaches of jazz.（15）Coltrane himself probably believed that the only essential characteristic of jazz was improvisation,the one constant in his journey from bebop to open-ended improvisations on modal,Indian,and African melodies.On the other hand,this dogged student and prodigious techn

18、icianwho （20）insisted on spending hours each day practicing scales from theory books-was never able to jettison completely the influence of bebop,with its fast and elaborate chains of notes and ornaments on melody.Two stylistic characteristics shaped the way Coltrane （25）played the tenor saxophone,h

19、e favored playing fast runs of notes built on a melody and depended on heavy,regu-larly accented beats.The first led Coltrane to sheets of sound.where he raced faster and faster,pile-driving notes into each other to suggest stacked harmonies.The second （30）meant that his sense of rhythm was almost a

20、s close to rock as to bebop.Three recordings illustrate Coltranes energizing explor-ations.Recording Kind of Blue with Miles Davis,Coltrane found himself outside bop,exploring modal melodies.Here （35）he played surging,lengthy solos built largely around repeated motifs-an organizing principle unlike

21、that of free jazz saxophone player Ornette Coleman,who modu-lated or altered melodies in his solos.On Giant Steps,Coltrane debuted as leader,introducing his own composi-（40）tions.Here the sheets of sound,downbeat accents,repe-titions,and great speed are part of each solo,and the variety of the shape

22、s of his phrases is unique.Coltranes searching explorations produced solid achievement.My Favorite Things was another kind of watershed.Here （45）Coltrane played the soprano saxophone,an instrument seldom used by jazz musicians.Musically,the results were astounding.With the sopranos piping sound,idea

23、s that had sounded dark and brooding acquired a feeling of giddy fantasy.（50）When Coltrane began recording for the Impulse!label,he was still searching.His music became raucous,physical.His influence on rockers was enormous,including Jimi Hendrix,the rock guitarist,who following Coltrane,raised the

24、extended guitar solo using repeated motifs to a kind of rock art form.21.The primary purpose of the passage is to （A）discuss the place of Coltrane in the world of jazz and describe his musical explorations （B）examine the nature of bebop and contrast it with improvisational jazz（C）analyze the musical

25、 sources of Coltranes style and their influence on his work（D）acknowledge the influence of Coltranes music on rock music and rock musicians（E）discuss the arguments that divide the proponents of different jazz styles 22.The author implies that which of the following would have been an effect of Coltr

26、anes having chosen to play the tenor rather than the soprano saxophone on My Favorite Things?（A）The tone of the recording would have been more somber.（B）The influence of bebop on the recording would have been more obvious （C）The music on the recording would have sounded less raucous and physical （D）

27、His influence on rock music might have been less pervasive.（E）The style of the recording would have been indistinguishable from that on Kind of Blue 23.Which of the following best describes the organization of the fourth paragraph?（A）A thesis referred to earlier in the passage is mentioned and illustrated with three specific examples （B）A thesis is stated and three examples are given each suggesting that a correction needs to be made to a thesis referred to