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1、Turn to section2(page4) of your answer sheet to answer the question in this sectionDirections: for each question in this section, select the best answer from the choice given and fill in the corresponding circle on the answer sheet.Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating tha
2、t something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words labeled A through E. choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best first the meaning of the sentence as a whole.Example:Hoping to-the dispute ,negotiators proposed a compromise that they fe
3、lt would be -to both labor and management.(A) Enforce.useful(B) End.divisive(C) Overcome.unattractive(D) Extend.satisfactory(E) Resolve. acceptable A B C D1. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyns_ proved keenest when he accurately predicted that his books would someday appear in his native Russia.(A) foresight (B
4、) nostalgia (C) folly (D)despair (E) artistry2. The simple and direct images in Dorothea Langes photographs provide _reflection of a by gone social milieu.(A) an intricate (B) a candid (C) an ostentatious(D) a fictional(E) a convoluted3. Kates impulsive nature and sudden whims led her friends to lab
5、el her_.(A) capricious (B) bombastic (C) loquacious (D)dispassionate (E) decorous4. Neurosurgeon Alexa Canady maintained that choosing a career was a visceral decision rather than_ judgment; that is, it was not so much rational as_.(A) an emotional. . intellectual(B) a chance . . random(C) an intuit
6、ive . . impulsive(D) a deliberate . . instinctive(E) an intentional,. logical5. Creative business stratagems frequently become _as a result of_, their versatility and adaptability destroyed by their transformation into rigid policies.(A) streamlined . . infighting(B) mitigated. .jingoism(C) ossified
7、 . . bureaucratization(D) politicized . . innovation(E) venerable. . legislationSection 2Time-25minutes24questioinsGO ON TO THE NEXT PAGEThe passages below are followed by questions based on their content; questions following a pair of related passages may also be based on the relationship between t
8、he paired passages. Answer the questions on the basis of what is stated or implied in the passages and in any introductory material that may be providedQuestions 6-7 are based on the following passage.Whistling and moaning, a 50-mile-an-hour wind whipped among the telescope domes atop Kitt Peak. A f
9、ew feet below, turning gray in the dusk, slid a river of clouds that had been rising and dropping all day. High above, comet Hale-Bopp hung like a feathery fishing lure, its tail curving off a bit, as if blown to the side by the punishing wind. One by one, stars winked on in a darkening sky. Nearby,
10、 wild horses wandered past. They never glanced skyward at the gossamer swath of Hale-Bopp nor at the wondrous spectacle that is the night sky on a clear night, comet or no.It felt good to be human.6. In line 12, the author implies that being human includes(A) making occasional mistakes(B) enjoying t
11、he company of others(C) reflecting on past experiences(D) appreciating natures beauty(E) seeking joy through simplicity7. The rhetorical device primarily featured in this passages(A) appeal to emotion(B) metaphorical language(C) extended analogy(D) flashback(E) ironyQuestions 8-9 are based on the fo
12、llowing passage.In 1843 Augusta Ada King published an influential set of notes describing Charles Babbages conception of an analytical enginethe first design for an automatic computer. Kings notes, which included her program for 5 computing a series of figures called Bernoulli numbers, established h
13、er importance in computer science. However, her fascinating life and lineage (she was the daughter of the flamboyant poet Lord Byron)and her role as a female pioneer in her fieldhave turned her into an w icon. She has inspired biographies, plays, novels, and even a feature film. And whereas many wom
14、en have helped to advance computer science, only King has had a computer language named after her: Ada.8. The passage is primarily concerned with(A) explaining Augusta Ada Kings interest in computer science(B) providing a character analysis of Augusta Ada King(C) summarizing how and why Augusta Ada
15、King is celebrated (D) tracing the development of the modern-day computer(E) encouraging more women to pursue careers in computer science9. The author of the passage would most likely disagree with which of the following statements about Augusta Ada King?(A) Her family history plays no part in the f
16、ascination she arouses.(B) Her contributions to computer science were markedly original.(C) Interest in her has spread throughout popular culture.(D) She was well known in the field of computer science long after she had completed her work.(E) Her life was remarkable even apart from her contributions to computer science.GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGEQuestions 10-15 are based on the followi
