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1、Factual information and negative factual information questionsAccording to paragraph 3, displacement is A. Internally directed aggressionB. a modeled type of aggression C. aggression that is unintentional D. aggression that is directed outward An ethologist would be most likely to studyA. learned ca
2、tharsis in a certain species of monkeyB. the evolution of certain type of fish C. the bone structure of a certain type of dinosaur D. the manner in which a certain male lion fights other male lionsNumerous theories are based on the ideas that aggression is an inherent and natural human instinct. Agg
3、ression has been explained as an instinct that is directed externally toward others in a process called displacement, and it has been noted that aggressive impulses that are not channeled toward a specific person or group may be expressed indirectly through socially acceptable activities such as spo
4、rts and competition in a process called catharsis. Biological, or instinctive, theories of aggression have also been put forth by ethologists, who study the behavior of animals in their natural environments. A number of ethologists have, based upon their observations of animals, supported the view t
5、hat aggression is an innate instinct common to humans.In paragraph 1, the author explains the concept of energy expenditure byA. identifying types of organisms that became extinctB. comparing the scientific concept to a familiar human experienceC. arguing that most organisms conserve rather than exp
6、end energyD. describing the process of growth, reproduction , and metabolismGrowth, reproduction and daily metabolism all require an organism to expend energy. The expenditure of energy is essentially a process of budgeting, just as finances are budgeted. If all of ones money is spent on clothes, th
7、ere may be none left to buy food or go to the movies. Similarly, a plant or animal cannot squander all its energy on growing a big body if none would be left over for reproduction, for this is the surest way to extinction.All of the following are described as being controlled by the automatic nervou
8、s system EXCEPTA connective tissueB cardiac muscleC glandular activityD smooth muscleIn any vertebrate two chief parts of the nervous system may be distinguished. There are central nervous system, consisting of the brain and spinal cord, and the peripheral nervous system, consisting of the cranial,
9、spinal and peripheral nerves, together with their motor and sensory endings. The term “automatic nervous system” refers to the parts of the central and peripheral system that supply and regulate the activity of cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, and many glands.Which of the following was NOT a reason fo
10、r the introduction of rent controls in Santa Monica, California?A. Rapid population growthB. InflationC. Economic conditions during wartimeD. Record-high housing prices In 1943, the federal government imposed rent controls to help solve the problem of housing shortages during wartime. The federal pr
11、ogram ended after the war, but in some locations, including NY, controls continued. Under NYs controls, a landlord generally cannot raise rents on apartments as long as the tenants continue to renew their leases. In places as Santa Monica, California, rent controls are more recent. They were spurred
12、 by inflation of the 1970s, which combined with Californias rapid population growth, pushed housing prices, as well as rents, to record levels.It is NOT stated in paragraph 1 thatA. the Chinese sauce was in existence in 17th centuryB. the Malaysian sauce was similar to the Chinese sauceC. the Chines
13、e sauce was made from seafood and spicesD. the Indonesian sauce was similar to the Chinese sauce The sauce that is today called ketchup (or catsup) in western cultures is a tomato-based sauce that is quite distinct from the eastern ancestors of this product. A sauce called ke-tiap was in use in Chin
14、a at least as early as the seventeenth century but the Chinese version of sauce was made of pickled fish, shellfish, and spices. The popularity of this Chinese sauce spread to Singapore and Malaysia where it was called kechap. The Indonesia sauce ketjab drives its name from the same sauce as Malaysi
15、an sauce but is made from very different ingredients. The Indonesian ketjab is made by cooking black soy beans, fermenting them, placing them in salt brine for at least a week, cooking the resulting solution further, and sweetening it heavily; this process results in a dark, thick, and sweet variati
16、on of soy sauce.Realist writers took an interest in all of the following ExceptA. human relationships B. characteristics of different regionsC. the idealization of life D. social and historical theories Determined to portray life as it was, with fidelity to real life and accurate representation without idealization,
