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1、Prep Verbal 04Q1. p2-sc 46. (26958-!-item-!-188;#058&003387)Genetic engineering sometimes entails plant or animal genes getting spliced into other species DNA, either to improve crop yields or for warding off insects or disease.(A) plant or animal genes getting spliced into other species DNA, either

2、 to improve crop yields or for warding off(B) plant or animal genes that get spliced into the DNA of other species, either for improving crop yields or the warding off of(C) the splicing of plant or animal genes into other species DNA, to either improve crop yields or to ward off(D) splicing plant o

3、r animal genes into the DNA of other species, either to improve crop yields or to ward off(E) splicing of plant or animal genes into the DNA of other species, for either the improvement of crop yields or to ward offQ2. p2-sc 47. (27004-!-item-!-188;#058&003398)Those skeptical of the extent of global

4、 warming argue that short-term temperature data are an inadequate means of predicting long-term trends and point out that the scientific community remains divided on whether significant warming will occur and what impact will it have if it does.(A) on whether significant warming will occur and what

5、impact will it have if it does(B) on whether warming that occurs will be significant and the impact it would have(C) as to whether significant warming will occur or the impact it would have if it did(D) over whether there will be significant warming or the impact it will have(E) over whether signifi

6、cant warming will occur and what impact it would haveQ3. p2-cr 38. (32291-!-item-!-188;#058&006866)Offshore oil-drilling operations entail an unavoidable risk of an oil spill, but importing oil on tankers presently entails an even greater such risk per barrel of oil. Therefore, if we are to reduce t

7、he risk of an oil spill without curtailing our use of oil, we must invest more in offshore operations and import less oil on tankers.Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument above?(A) Tankers can easily be redesigned so that their use entails less risk of an oil spill.(B)

8、 Oil spills caused by tankers have generally been more serious than those caused by offshore operations.(C) The impact of offshore operations on the environment can be controlled by careful management.(D) Offshore operations usually damage the ocean floor, but tankers rarely cause such damage.(E) Im

9、porting oil on tankers is currently less expensive than drilling for it offshore.Q4. p2-sc 48. (27050-!-item-!-188;#058&003400)Once made exclusively from the wool of sheep that roam the Isle of Lewis and Harris off the coast of Scotland, Harris tweed is now made only with wools that are imported, so

10、metimes from the mainland and sometimes they come-as a result of a 1996 amendment to the Harris Tweed Act-from outside Scotland.(A) sometimes from the mainland and sometimes they come(B) sometimes from the mainland and sometimes(C) that come sometimes from the mainland or sometimes(D) from the mainl

11、and sometimes, or sometimes it comes(E) from the mainland sometimes, or sometimes comingQ5-Q7Essay #13. 537 (23211-!-item-!-188;#058&00537-00)The identification of femininity with morality and a belief in the innate moral superiority of women were fundamental to the cult of female domesticity in the

12、 nineteenth-century United States. Ironically, this ideology of female benevolence empowered women in the realm of social activism, enabling them to escape the confines of their traditional domestic spheres and to enter prisons, hospitals, battlefields, and slums. By following this path, some women

13、came to wield considerable authority in the distribution of resources and services in their communities.The sentimentalized concept of female benevolence bore little resemblance to womens actual work, which was decidedly unsentimental and businesslike, in that it involved chartering societies, raisi

14、ng money, and paying salaries. Moreover, in the face of legal limitations on their right to control money and property, women had to find ingenious legal ways to run and finance organized philanthropy. In contrast to the day-to-day reality of this work, the idealized image of female benevolence lent

15、 a sentimental and gracious aura of altruism to the very real authority and privilege that some women commanded-which explains why some women activists clung tenaciously to this ideology. But clinging to this ideology also prevented these women from even attempting to gain true political power becau

16、se it implied a moral purity that precluded participation in the messy world of partisan politics.Q5. p2-rc Question #42. 537-01 (23257-!-item-!-188;#058&000537-01)According to the passage, the ideology of female benevolence was consistent with women taking part in each of the following spheres of a

17、ctivity EXCEPT(A) organized philanthropy(B) domestic life(C) electoral politics(D) fund-raising for worthy causes(E) social work Q6. p2-rc Question #43. 537-04 (23303-!-item-!-188;#058&000537-04)Information in the passage suggests that the author would be most likely to agree with which of the follo

18、wing statements concerning the cult of female domesticity?(A) The cult of female domesticity developed independently of the concept of female benevolence.(B) The cult of female domesticity was incompatible with womens participation in social activism.(C) The cult of female domesticity incorporated i

19、deological elements that actually helped some women to escape from their traditional domestic roles.(D) The original motivation behind the promotion of the cult of female domesticity was to exclude women from partisan politics.(E) The growth of organized philanthropy in the nineteenth-century United

20、 States is ultimately attributable to the cult of female domesticity. Q7. p2-rc Question #44. 537-05 (23349-!-item-!-188;#058&000537-05)Which of the following best summarizes the main point of the passage?(A) The identification of femininity with morality promoted the notion of womens moral purity w

21、hile excluding women from positions of authority in their communities.(B) The belief in womens innate moral superiority allowed women to exercise political power without participating in partisan politics.(C) The cult of female domesticity helped some women to gain power and privilege but kept most

22、women confined to the domestic sphere.(D) The ideology of female benevolence empowered women in the realm of social activism but placed limits on their direct political power.(E) The idealization of female altruism enabled women to engage in philanthropic activities but prevented them from managing

23、money and property. Q8-Q10Essay #14. 553 (23356-!-item-!-188;#058&00553-00)Maps made by non-Native Americans to depict Native American land tenure, resources, and population distributions appeared almost as early as Europeans first encounters with Native Americans and took many forms: missionaries f

24、ield sketches, explorers drawings, and surveyors maps, as well as maps rendered in connection with treaties involving land transfers. Most existing maps of Native American lands are reconstructions that are based largely on archaeology, oral reports, and evidence gathered from observers accounts in

25、letters, diaries, and official reports; accordingly, the accuracy of these maps is especially dependent on the mapmakers own interpretive abilities.Many existing maps also reflect the 150-year role of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in administering tribal lands. Though these maps incorporate som

26、e information gleaned directly from Native Americans, rarely has Native American cartography contributed to this official record, which has been compiled, surveyed, and authenticated by non-Native Americans. Thus our current cartographic record relating to Native American tribes and their migrations

27、 and cultural features, as well as territoriality and contemporary trust lands, reflects the origins of the data, the mixed purposes for which the maps have been prepared, and changes both in United States government policy and in non-Native Americans attitudes toward an understanding of Native Amer

28、icans.Q8. p2-rc Question #45. 553-01 (23402-!-item-!-188;#058&000553-01)The passage mentions each of the following as a factor affecting current maps of Native American lands EXCEPT(A) United States government policy(B) non-Native Americans perspectives on Native Americans(C) origins of the informat

29、ion utilized to produce the maps(D) changes in the ways that tribal lands are used(E) the reasons for producing the maps Q9. p2-rc Question #46. 553-03 (23448-!-item-!-188;#058&000553-03)The passage suggests which of the following about most existing maps of Native American lands?(A) They do not rec

30、ord the migrations of Native American tribes.(B) They have been preserved primarily because of their connection with treaties involving land transfers.(C) They tend to reflect archaeological evidence that has become outdated.(D) They tend to be less accurate when they are based on oral reports than

31、when they are based on written documents.(E) They are not based primarily on the mapmakers firsthand observations of Native American lands. Q10. p2-rc Question #47. 553-06 (23494-!-item-!-188;#058&000553-06)Which of the following best describes the content of the passage?(A) A chronology of the deve

32、lopment of different methods for mapping Native American lands(B) A discussion of how the mapmaking techniques of Native Americans differed from those of Europeans(C) An argument concerning the present-day uses to which historical maps of Native American lands are put(D) An argument concerning the nature of information contained in maps of Native American lands(E) A proposal for improving the accuracy of maps of Native American lands Q11. p2-cr 39. (32799-!-item-!-188;#058&007548)The imposition of quotas