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1.Inthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraph,theword"…"couldbestbere cedby 2.Whatdoestheword"…"inthefirstparagraphmostprobablymean?标志词：be,mean,referto,tobedefinedas,beknownas,becalled,betermed,bedescribedas,thedefinitionof...is等等。 Anthropologyisthestudyofhumanbeingsascreaturesofsociety.例2：Therehasbeenanupsurgeofinterestinthisaspectofreadingdifficulty，whichhasbeenvariouslydescribedaswordblindness，dyslexia，orspecificreadingdisability． 例1：Botany,thestudyof nt,occupiesapeculiarpositioninthehistoryofhuman OftheseIshouldputforwardasenseofproportion:thecapacitytotakeaccountofalltheimportantfactorsinaproblemandtoattachtoeachitsdueweight.Theprincipal—moneyheputinhissavingsaccounttoearninterest—wassafeeventhoughthebankwasclosedbythe 常用信号词：similarly,consequently,thatis,equally,inalikemanner,inthesameway,likewiseinotherwordsnamelyliketoputitmoresimply,itwouldbebettertosaythatistosay,toputitanotherway.Maryisbilingual,thatistosay,shecanspeaksbothEnglishandFrench.Britainalmostmorethananyothercountryintheworldmustseriouslyfacetheproblemofbuildingupwards,thatistosay,ofmodatingaconsiderableproportionofitspopulationbl ks flats.表示举例的连接词有：forexample，forconsistof，including等。例：Atthepartywewereofferedvariousbeveragesincludinghotteacoffeewinebeer,lemonjuice,mineralwater,andsoon.常用的对比关联词有：although，(even)though，nevertheless，still，but， while，bycontrast，onthecontrary，yet，however，ontheotherhand，whereas，intheend，infact,actually，inspiteof，unlike，instead等。例：Hethoughtitwasquiteunfairtohim.Hewasuptotheeyesinhiswork,whileothersinhisofficechattedwitheachotherhavingnothingtodo.并列连词and、or、aswellas等前后相连的例：Childrenoftentrytoemulateorcopythebehaviorthattheyseeonbecause,since,forduetoowingto,thanksto,becauseof,asaresultof,as等； 表结果的：so,therefore,hence,asaresult,consequentlythusasaconsequenceaccordingly等；表示因果关系的动词词组：leadtocause,resultin,resultfrom,contributeto，attributeto等。例：Aftertherentincreased,herefusedtopayit.ConsequentlyhewasexpelledbytheWhilebothgroupsdidbetterthanchancewouldpredict,nearlyhalftheparticipantsineachgroupmadethewrongchoicetwoormoretimes.Twopeoplegotallfoursampleswrong.Overall,halftheparticipantsdidaboutaswellonthelastroundoftastingasonthefirst,sofatigue,ortasteburnout,wasnotafactor.OurpreferencetestresultssuggestthatonlyafewPepsiparticipantsandCokefansmayreallybeableto ltheirfavoritebrandbytasteandTheword“burnout”herereferstothestateof A)beingseriouslyburntintheB)beingunabletoburnforlackofC)beingbadlydamagedbyD)beingunabletofunctionbecauseofexcessive Youneedtoemitasignal lingothersyouwanttobeleftalone.Soyoucutoffeyecontact,whatsociologistErvingGoffman(1963)calls“adimmingofthelights.”Youlookdownatthefloor,attheindicatorlights,anywherebutintoanotherpassenger’seyes.Shouldyoubreaktheruleagainststaringatastrangeronanelevator,youwillmaketheother exceedinglyfortable,andyouarelikelytofeelabitstrangeyourself.By“adimmingofthelights”,ErvingGoffmanmeans A)closingone'sB)turningofftheC)ceasingtoglanceatD)reducinggaze-timetotheBecausetheUnitedStatesisahighlyactivesociety,fullofmovementandchange,peoplealwaysseemtobeonthego.Inthishighlychargedatmosphere,Americanscansometimesseembrusqueorimpatient.（01年）Thephrase“highlycharged”(paragraph2)mostprobablymeans A. B.highlyC.very D.fullofmobilityandFirst,thereisthedeterrencetheory,whicharguesthatthepotentialmurdererswouldthinktwicebeforecommittingtheactiftheyknewthattheymightdieiftheywerecaught.Thearmedbankrobbermight,gobacktobeingunarmed.（97年）54.InParagraph3,“deterrence”means A. C. D.ThewordcultureisderivedfromtheLatinverbcolere,tillthesoil.Butcolerealsohasawiderrangeofmeanings.Itmay,likecivis,meaninhabitingatownorvillage.Butmostofitsdefinitionssuggestaprocessofstartingandpromotinggrowthanddevelopment.Onemaycultivateagarden;onemayalsocultivateone’sinterests,mind,andabilities.Initsmodernusethewordculturereferstoallthepositiveaspectsandachievementsofhumanitythatmakemankinddifferentfromtherestoftheanimalworld.38.TheLatinverbcolereoriginallymeans A.liveinaC.promote

B.developD.cultivatetheDiegoChiapello,legallyblindsincebirth,isn’toneofItaly’sfamous“mama’sboys”wholivewiththeirpar