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欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！1.Black Americans in Flight,a mural honoring several aviation pioneers,also _ the 1992 spaceflight of astronaut Mae Jemison.A.discerns B.introduces C.approximates D.commemorates E.asserts 2.The new antifungal has such _ uses from treating Dutch elm disease to rescuing water-damaged works of art from molds,that it is considered one of the more _ antibiotics.A.disturbingexplicit B.innovativeprecipitous C.mysteriousrecognized D.variedversatile 3.The child had a tendency toward aggressive behavior,a _ fighting rather than resolving differences amicably.A.propensity for B.confusion about C.disregard of D.hostility toward E.compunction about 4.Physical exercise often has a _ effect,releasing emotional tension and refreshing the spirit.A.pejorative B.debilitating C.cathartic D.retentive E.tenacious 5.Because rap and hip-hop offer such _ commentary on contemporary issues,they are often said to be sharp-edged musical genres.A.nebulous B.trenchant C.circumspect D.prosaic E.benign Each passage below is followed hy questions based on its content.Answer the questions on the basis of what is stated or implkxl in each passage and in any introductory material that may be provided.Questions 6-7 are based on the following passage.欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！Mechanical pencils rule,my fifteen-year-old grandniece,Genevieve,declared when I invited her to be her generations voice on school supplies.Nobody Line sharpens anymore.Then,continuing with a fashion mavens hyperbole and arbitrary imperatives,she gave a passionate disquisition on types of clickers,new grips,smaller lead sizes,and other niceties of pencil selection.As she consigned the yellow-painted wooden pencil to the wastebasket of history.I felt a rush of nostalgia for the perfumed sharpener shavings of my youth.6.In lines 4-5,the author refers to a fashion mavens tone primarily in order to(A)imply that Genevieve has only a superficial appreciation of mechanical pencils(B)suggest that Genevieve is excessively concerned about her clothing(C)illustrate some of the exaggerated claims made by mechanical pencil manufacturers(D)emphasize the unpredictability of trends in consumer tastes(E)indicate that Genevieve expresses her opinions with authority and flair 7.The author mentions sharpener shavings(line 10)in order to portray a mood of(A)unrestrained joy(B)sentimental reminiscence(C)bitter disappointment(D)cautious optimism(E)dark foreboding Questions 8-9 are based on the following passage.Black holes are the most efficient engines of destruction known to humanity.Their intense gravity is a one-way ticket to oblivion,and material spiraling into them can heat up to millions of degrees and glow brightly.Yet,they are not all-powerful.Even supermassive black holes are minuscule by cosmic standards.They typically account for less than one percent of their galaxys mass.Accordingly,astronomers long assumed that supermassive holes,let alone their smaller cousins,would have little effect beyond their immediate neighborhoods.So it has come as a surprise over the past decade that black hole activity is closely intertwined with star formation occurring farther out in the galaxy.8.Which best describes the function of the statement in lines 10-13(So it.galaxy)(A)It summarizes the points made in the first four lines of the passage.(B)It provides support for the argument asserted in the preceding statement.(C)It introduces a new view of information presented earlier in the passage.(D)It challenges recent scientific findings.(E)It offers examples to support a theory.欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！9.Which of the following most resembles the relationship between black hole activity and star formation(lines 11-12)as described in the passage(A)A volcanic eruption on one continent results in higher rainfall totals on another continent.(B)Industrial emissions in one region lead to an increase in airborne pollutants in ceut regions.(C)A drought in a wilderness area causes a significant loss of vegetation in that area.(D)Decreased oil production in one country results in higher gas prices in oil-dependent countries.(E)Overfishing in a gulf leads to an increase in the population of smaller aquatic organisms.Questions 10-15 are based on the following passage.The following passage is an excerpt from a 1909 novel.Georgia,the main character,is a reporter in an otherwise all-male newsroom.Georgia was to be married.It was the week before Christmas,and on the last day of the year she would become Mrs.Joseph Tank.She had told Joe that if they were to be married at all they might as well get it over with this year,and still there was no need of being married any earlier in the year than was necessary.She assured him that she married him simply because she was tired of having paper bags waved before her eyes every where she went and she thought if she were once officially associated with him people would not flaunt his idiosync