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1.

Whatisthemainreasonthatpeopledevelopedmethodsofrefrigeration?

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Theywantedtoimprovetheflavorandnutritionalvalueoffood.

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Theyneededtoslowthenaturalprocessesthatcausefoodtospoil.

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Theyneededausefortheicethatformedonlakesandrivers.

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Theywantedtoexpandtheproductionofcertainindustries.

2.

Thewordperishableinparagraph1isclosestinmeaningto

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capableofspoiling

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uncooked

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ofanimalorigin

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highlynutritious

3.

Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph1aboutcoldstoragebeforetheinventionofartificialrefrigeration?

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Itkeptfoodcoldforonlyaboutaweek.

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Itwasdependentonasourceoficeorsnow.

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Itrequiredacontainermadeofmetalorwood.

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Itwasnotasafemethodofpreservingmeat.

4.

ArtificialrefrigerationinvolvesallofthefollowingprocessesEXCEPT

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thepumpingofwatervaporthroughapipe

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therapidexpansionofcertaingases

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theevaporationofavolatileliquid

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thetransferofheatfromoneplacetoanother

5.

Whichsentencebelowbestexpressestheessentialinformationinthehighlightedsentenceinparagraph2?Incorrectchoiceschangethemeaninginimportantwaysorleaveoutessentialinformation.

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Ittakesalotofenergytotransformaliquidintoavapor,especiallywhenthevaporlosesheat.

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Somegasesexpandrapidlyandgiveoffenergywhentheyencounteraverycold

THEDEVELOPMENTOFREFRIGERATION

Coldstorage,orrefrigeration,iskeepingfoodattemperaturesbetween32and45degreesFinordertodelaythegrowthofmicroorganisms—bacteria,molds,andveast—thatcausefoodtospoil.Refrigerationproducesfewchangesinfood,someats,fish,eggs,milk,fruits,andvegetableskeeptheiroriginalflavor,color,andnutrition.Beforeartificialrefrigerationwasinvented,peoplestoredperishablefoodwithiceorsnowtolengthenitsstoragetime.Preservingfoodbykeepingitinanice—filledpitisa4,000-year-oldart.Coldstorageareaswerebuiltinbasements,cellars,orcaves,linedwithwoodorstraw,andpackedwithice.Theicewastransportedfrommountains,orharvestedfromlocallakesorrivers,anddeliveredinlargeblockstohomesandbusinesses.

Artificialrefrigerationistheprocessofremovingheatfromasubstance,container,orenclosedarea,toloweritstemperature.Theheatismovedfromtheinsideofthecontainertotheoutside.Arefrigeratorusestheevaporationofavolatileliquid,orrefrigerant,toabsorbheat.Inmosttypesofrefrigerators,therefrigerantiscompressed,pumpedthroughapipe,andallowedtovaporize.Astheliquidturnstovapor,itlosesheatandgetscolderbecausethemoleculesofvaporuseenergytoleavetheliquid.Themoleculesleftbehindhavelessenergyandsotheliquidbecomescolder.Thus,theairinsidetherefrigeratorischilled.

Scientistsandinventorsfromaroundtheworlddevelopedartificialrefrigerationduringtheeighteenthandnineteenthcenturies.WilliamCullendemonstratedartificialrefrigerationinScotlandinl748,whenheletethyletherboilintoapartialvacuum.Inl805,AmericaninventorOliverEvansdesignedthefirstrefrigerationmachinethatusedvaporinsteadofliquid.Inl842,physicianJohnGorrieusedEvans’sdesigntocreateanair-coolingapparatustotreatyellow—feverpatientsinaFloridahospital.Gorrielaterlefthismedicalpracticeand

liquid.

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Whenkineticenergyischangedtoheatenergy,liquidmoleculesturnintovapormolecules.

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Duringevaporation,thevapormoleculesuseenergy,andtheliquidbecomescolder.

6.

Accordingtothepassage,whowasthefirstpersontouseartificialrefrigerationforapracticalpurpose?

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WilliamCullen

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OliverEvans

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JohnGorrie

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AdolphusBusch

7.

Theworditinparagraph3refersto

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printer

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refrigerator

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type

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ether

8.

Whydoestheauthordiscussthebrewingindustryinparagraph4?

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Tocomparecavestoragewithmechanicalrefrigeration

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Todescribetheuniqueproblemsthatbrewersfaced

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Topraisetheaccomplishmentsofaprominentbrewer

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Toshowhowrefrigerationchangedawholeindustry

9.

Thewordconstrainedinparagraph4isclosestinmeaningto

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restricted

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spoiled

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improved

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alternated

10.

Accordingtothepassage,thefirstrefrigeratedrailcarusedwhatmaterialasacoolingagent?

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Ether

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Ice

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Ammonia

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CFCs

11.

Thewordtoxicinparagraph5isclosestinmeaningto

experimentedwithicemaking,andinl85lhewasgrantedthefirstU.S.patentformechanicalrefrigeration.Inthesameyear,anAustralianprinter,JamesHarrison,builtanetherrefrigeratorafternoticingthatwhenhecleanedhistypewithetheritbecameverycoldastheetherevaporated.Fiveyearslater,Harrisonintroducedvapor-compressionrefrigerationtothebrewingandmeatpackingindustries.

BrewingwasthefirstindustryintheUnitedStatestousemechanicalrefrigerationextensively,andinthe1870s,commercialrefrigerationwasprimarilydirectedatbreweries.German-bornAdolphusBuschwasthefirsttouseartificialrefrigerationathisbreweryinSt.Louis.Beforerefrigeration,brewersstoredtheirbeerincaves,andproductionwasconstrainedbytheamountofavailablecavespace.Brewingwasstrictlyalocalbusiness,sincebeerwashighlyperishableandshippingitanydistancewouldresultinspoilage.Buschsolvedthestorageproblemwiththecommercialvapor-compressionrefrigerator.Hesolvedheshippingproblemwiththenewlyinventedrefrigeratedrailcar,whichwasinsulatedwithicebunkersineachend.Aircameinonthetop,passedthroughthebunkers,andcirculatedthroughthecarbygravity.InsolvingBusch’sspoilageandstorageproblems,refrigerationalsorevolutionizedanentireindustry.By1891,nearlyeverybrewerywasequippedwithmechanicalrefrigeratingmachines.

Therefrigeratorsoftodayrelyonthesamebasicprincipleofcoolingcausedbytherapidevaporationandexpansionofgases.Untill929,refrigeratorsusedtoxicgases—ammonia,methylchloride,andsulfurdioxide—asrefrigerants.Afterthosegasesaccidentallykilledseveralpeople,chlorofluorocarbons(CFCs)becamethestandardrefrigerant.However,theywerefoundtobeharmfultotheearth’sozonelayer,sorefrigeratorsnowusearefrigerantcalledHF134a,whichislessharmfultotheozone.

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dense

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poisonous

16.

Thewordnormsinparagraph1isclosestinmeaningto

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patterns

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history

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words

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ideas

17.

Thephraseagreatdealincommonwithinparagraph2isclosestinmeaningto

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differentwordsfor

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thesameproblemsas

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manysimilaritiesto

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easierpronunciationthan

18.

Inparagraph2,whatpointdoestheauthormakeaboutCanadianEnglish?

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CanadianEnglishismoresimilartoAmericanthantoBritishEnglish.

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AmericanandBritishvisitorsdefineCanadianEnglishbytheirownnorms.

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CanadianEnglishhasmanywordsthatarenotinothervarietiesofEnglish.

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CanadiansspeakEnglishwithanaccentthatAmericanscannotunderstand.

19.

Thephrasethetwovarietiesinparagraph3refersto

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PeoplewholiveoutsideNorthAmerican

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CanadianEnglishandAmericanEnglish

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GeneralCanadianandNorthAmerican

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BritishEnglishandCanadianEnglish

20.

Thewordspotinparagraph3isclosestinmeaningto

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describe

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ignore

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prefer

CANADIANENGLISH

CanadianEnglishisaregionalvarietyofNorthAmericanEnglishthatspansalmosttheentirecontinent.CanadianEnglishbecameaseparatevarietyofNorthAmericanEnglishaftertheAmericanRevolution,whenthousandsofLoyalists,peoplewhohadsupportedtheBritish,lefttheUnitedStatesandflednorthtoCanada.ManyLoyalistssettledinsouthernOntariointhel780s,andtheirspeechbecamethebasisforwhatiscalledGeneralCanadian,adefinitionbasedonthenormsofurbanmiddle-classspeech.

ModernCanadianEnglishisusuallydefinedbythewaysinwhichitresemblesanddiffersfromAmericanorBritishEnglish.CanadianEnglishhasagreatdealincommonwiththeEnglishspokenintheUnitedStates,yetmanyAmericansidentifyaCanadianaccentasBritish.ManyAmericanvisitorstoCanadathinktheCanadianvocabularysoundsBritish—forexample,theynoticetheBritish“tap”and“braces”insteadoftheAmerican“faucet”and“suspenders.”Ontheotherhand,manyBritishpeopleidentifyaCanadianaccentasAmerican,andBritishvisitorsthinktheCanadianshavebecomeAmericanized,saying“gas”and“truck”for“petrol”and“lorry.”

PeoplewholiveoutsideNorthAmericaoftenfinditdifficulttohearthedifferencesbetweenCanadianandAmericanEnglish.Therearemanysimilaritiesbetweenthetwovarieties,yettheyarefarfromidentical.CanadianEnglishisinstantlyrecognizabletootherCanadians,andoneCanadianinacrowdedroomwilleasilyspottheotherCanadianamongtheNorthAmericans.

ThereisnodistinctiveCanadiangrammar.Thedifferencesaremainlyinpronunciation,vocabulary,andidioms.Canadianpronunciationreflectstheexperienceofapeoplestrugglingfornationalidentityagainsttwostronginflucaces.About75percentofCanadiansusetheBritish“zed”ratherthantheAmerican“zee”forthenameofthelastletterofthealphabet.Ontheotherhand,75percentofCanadiansusetheAmericanpronunciationof“schedule,”

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find

21.

Whichsentencebelowbestexpressestheessentialinformationinthehighlightedsentenceinparagraph4?Incorrectchoiceschangethemeaninginimportantwaysorleaveoutessentialinformation.

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CanadianEnglishhasbeenstronglyinfluencedbybothBritishandAmericanEnglish.

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Canadaistheonlynationwherepeoplecandeliberatelychoosewhichpronunciationtheyprefer.

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Canadianshavetriedtodistinguishthemselvesasanation,andthiseffortisshownintheirpronunciation.

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ManynewcomerstoCanadamustworkhardtomasterthenationalstyleofpronouncingEnglish.

22.

AllofthefollowingwordsoriginatedinNorthAmericanIndianlanguagesEXCEPT

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kerosene

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parka

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Canada

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kayak

23.

Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromparagraph5aboutvocabulary?

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VocabularyisthemostdistinctivefeatureofCanadianEnglish.

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WorldStandardEnglishhasaverylargevocabulary.

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CanadiansusemoreNothAmericanIndianwordsthanAmericansdo.

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MuchofthevocabularyforicehockeyoriginatedinCanada.

24.

Theauthordiscussestheexpression“eh”inparagraph6asanexampleof

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anidiomthatuniquelycharacterizesCanadianspeech

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anexpressionthatfewpeopleoutsideCanadahaveheard

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astyleofCanadiandramaandliterature

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awordthatcannotbetranslatedintootherlanguages

“tomato,”and“missile.”ThemostobviousanddistinctivefeatureofCanadianspeechisprobablyitsvowelsound,thediphthong“ou.”InCanada,“out”ispronouncedlike“oat”innearbyU.S.accents.ThereareotheridentifyingfeaturesofCanadianvowels；forexample,“cot”ispronouncedthesameas“caught”and“collar”,thesameas“caller.”

AnimportantcharacteristicofthevocabularyofCanadianEnglishistheuseofmanywordsandphrasesoriginatinginCanadaitself,suchas“kerosene”and“chesterfield”(“sofa”).SeveralwordsareborrowedfromNorthAmericanIndianlanguages,forexample,“kayak,”“caribou,”“parka,”and“skookum”(“strong”).ThenameofthecountryitselfhasanIndianorigin；theIroquoisword“kanata”originallymeant“village.”Anumberoftermsforicehockey—“face-off,”“blue-line,”and“puck”—havebecomepartofWorldStandardEnglish.

SomefeaturesofCanadianEnglishseemtobeuniqueandareoftendeliberatelyidentifiedwithCanadianspeakersinsuchcontextsasdramaticandliterarycharacterizations.AmongtheoriginalCanadianidioms,perhapsthemostfamousisthealmostuniversaluseof“eh?”asatagquestion,asin“That’sagoodmovie,eh?”“Eh”isalsousedasafillerduringanarrative,asin“I’mwalkinghomefromwork,eh,andI’mthinkingaboutdinner.Ifinallygethome,eh,andtherefrigeratorisempty.”

ThetraditionalviewholdsthattherearenodialectsinCanadianEnglishandthatCanadianscannottellwhereotherCanadiansarefromjustbylisteningtothem.Thelinguistsoftodaydisagreewiththisview.WhilethereisagreaterdegreeofhomogeneityinCanadianEnglishcomparedwithAmericanEnglish,severaldialectareasdoexistacrossCanada.LinguistshaveidentifieddistinctdialectsfortheMaritimeProvinces,Newfoundland,theOttawaValley,southernOntario,thePrairieProvinces,theArcticNorth,andtheWest.

Glossary：

diphthong：aspeechsoundthatbeginswithonevowelandchangestoanothervowel

25.

Thewordhomogeneityinparagraph7isclosestinmeaningto

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accent

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change

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creativity

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sameness

26.Lookatthefoursquares,A,B,C,andD,whichindicatewherethefollowingsentencecouldbeaddedtothepassage.Wherewouldthesentencebestfit?

Thus,“out”rhymeswith“boat,”sothephrase“outandaboutinaboat”soundslike“oatandaboatinaboat”toAmericanears.

ThereisnodistinctiveCanadiangrammar.Thedifferencesaremainlyinpronunciation,vocabulary,andidioms.Canadianpronunciationreflectstheexperienceofapeoplestrugglingfornationalidentityagainsttwostronginfluences.About75percentofCanadiansusetheBritish“zed”ratherthantheAmerican“zee”forthenameofthelastletterofthealphabet.Ontheotherhand,75percentofCanadiansusetheAmericanpronunciationof“schedule,”“tomato,”and“missile.”AThemostobviousanddistinctivefeatureofCanadianspeechisprobablyitsvowelsound,thediphthongou.BInCanada,“out”ispronouncedlike“oat”innearbyU.S.accents.CThereareotheridentifyingfeaturesofCanadianvowels;forexample,“cot”ispronouncedthesameas“caught”and“collar”thesameas“caller.”D

27-28.Anintroductorysentenceforabriefsummaryofthepassageisprovidedbelow.CompletethesummarybyselectingtheTHREEanswerchoicesthatexpressthemostimportantideasinthepassage.Somesentencesdonotbelonginthesummarybecausetheyexpressideasthatarenotpresentedinthepassageorareminorideasinthepassage.Thisquestionisworth2points.

CanadianEnglishisavarietyofNorthAmericanEnglishthatcontainsseveraldistinguishingfeatures.

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AnswerChoices

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CanadianEnglishcontainselementsofbothBritishandAmericanEnglish.

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SeveraluniquevarietiesofEnglishhaveevolvedinNorthAmerica.

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CanadianspronouncemostwordsthesamewayasAmericansdo.

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CanadianEnglishassertsitsdistinctivenessthroughpronunciation.

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WordsandidiomsoriginatinginCanadaalsohelptodefineCanadianEnglish.

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MostCanadianscannotidentifywhereotherCanadiansarefrom.

29.

Thephrasebranchoutinparagraph1isclosestinmeaningto

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separate

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hurry

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look

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originate

30.

Whichsentencebelowbestexpressestheessentialinformationinthehighlightedsentenceinparagraph2?Incorrectchoiceschangethemeaninginimportantwaysorleaveoutessentialinformation.

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Physicalanthropologistsinvestigatehowintelligenthumanbeingsevolvedfromcreaturesthatlivedintrees.

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Thereareunansweredquestionsaboutwhysometree—dwellinganimalshaveevolvedonlytwolegs.

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Peoplewanttoknowmoreaboutthebehaviorofanimalsandhowsomeanimalsacquiretheabilitytolearn.

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Someanimalpopulationshavethepowertoaskquestionsandtolearnfromtheeventsofthepast.

31.

Thewordspeculateinparagraph2isclosestinmeaningto

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worry

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forget

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disagree

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think

32.

WhydoestheauthordiscusstheLeakeyfamilyinparagraph3?

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ToargueforanincreaseintheamountofresearchinAfrica

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Tocontradictearliertheoriesofhumanevolution

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Togiveexamplesoffieldworkdonebyphysicalanthropologists

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TocomparehominidevidencefromTanzaniawiththatfromKenya

33.

Whichofthefollowingisofmajorinteresttobothphysicalandculturalanthropologists?

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Methodsofphysiologyandgenetics

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Religiousbeliefsandpractices

THESCIENCEOFANTHROPOLOGY

Throughvariousmethodsofresearch,anthropologiststrytofittogetherthepiecesofthehumanpuzzle—todiscoverhowhumanitywasfirstachieved,whatmadeitbranchoutindifferentdirections,andwhyseparatesocietiesbehavesimilarlyinsomewaysbutquitedifferentlyinotherways.Anthropology,whichemergedasanindependentscienceinthelateeighteenthcentury,hastwomaindivisions:physicalanthropologyandculturalanthropology.Physicalanthropologyfocusesonhumanevolutionandvariationandusesmethodsofphysiology,genetics,andecology.Culturalanthropologyfocusesoncultureandincludesarchaeology,socialanthropology,and1inguistics.

Physicalanthropologistsaremostconcernedwithhumanbiology.Physicalanthropologistsaredetectiveswhosemissionistosolvethemysteryofhowhumanscametobehuman.Theyaskquestionsabouttheeventsthatledatree-dwellingpopulationofanimalstoevolveintotwo-leggedbeingswiththepowertolean—apowerthatwecallintelligence.Physicalanthropologistsstudythefossilsandorganicremainsofonce-livingprimates.Theyalsostudytheconnectionsbetweenhumansandotherprimatesthatarestillliving.Monkeys,apes,andhumanshavemoreincommonwithoneanotherphysicallythantheydowithotherkindsofanimals.Inthelab,anthropologistsusethemethodsofphysiologyandgeneticstoinvestigatethecompositionofbloodchemistryforcluestotherelationshipofhumanstovariousprimates.Somestudytheanimalsinthewildtofindoutwhatbehaviorstheysharewithhumans.Othersspeculateabouthowthebehaviorofnon-humanprimatesmighthaveshapedhumanbodilyneedsandhabits.

Awell—knownfamilyofphysicalanthropologists,theLeakeys,conductedresearchinEastAfricaindicatingthathumanevolutioncenteredthereratherthanAsia.In1931,LouisLeakeyandhiswifeMaryLeakeybeganexcavatingatOlduvaiGorgeinTanzania,whereoverthenextfortyyearstheydiscoveredstonetoolandhominidevidencethat

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Childrearinginsocietiesaroundtheworld

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Cluesabouthumanbeingswholivedlongago

34.

Accordingtoparagraph4,culturalanthropologistswhodofieldworkusually

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discoverhominidevidenceindicatingwhenhumansevolved

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writeanaccountofthedailylifeofthepeopletheystudy

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workatuniversitiesandmuseumsinterpretingtheworkofothers

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developnewtechnologiesforgatheringculturaldata

35.

Thephrasesiftthroughinparagraph4isclosestinmeaningto

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avoid

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sort

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discuss

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contradict

36.

ThewordTheyinparagraph4refersto

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researchuniversities

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ethnologists

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fieldanthropologists

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museums

37.

Accordingtothepassage,MargaretMeadwroteaboutallofthefollowingsubjectsEXCEPT

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thenatureofculturalchange

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relationsbetweenpeopleofdifferentraces

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thebiologicalbasisofgender

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economicsystemsofpioneerwomen

38.

Itcallbeinferredfromparagraph5thatMargaretMead’swork

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madeanimpactonthefieldofanthropology

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contradictedthatoftheLeakeyfamily

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openedSamoatooutsideinfluences

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isnotwidelyreadbyanthropologiststoday

pushedbackthedatesforearlyhumanstoover3.75millionyearsago.Theirson,RichardLeakey,discoveredyetothertypesofhominidskullsinKenya,whichhewroteaboutinOrigins(1979)andOriginsReconsidered(1992).

Likephysicalanthropologists,culturalanthropologistsstudycluesabouthumanlifeinthedistantpast;however,culturalanthropologistsalsolookatthesimilaritiesanddifferencesamonghumancommunitiestoday.Someculturalanthropologistsworkinthefield,livingandworkingamongpeopleinsocietiesthatdifferfromtheirown.Anthropologistsdoingfieldworkoftenproduceanethnography,awrittendescriptionofthedailyactivitiesofmen,women,andchildrenthattellsthestoryofthesociety’scommunitylifeasawhole.Someculturalanthropologistsdonotworkinthefieldbutratheratresearchuniversitiesandmuseumsdoingthecomparativeandinterpretivepartofthejob.Theseanthropologists,calledethnologists,siftthroughtheethnographieswrittenbyfieldanthropologistsandtrytodiscovercross-culturalpatternsinmarriage,childrearing,religiousbeliefsandpractices,warfare—anysubjectthatconstitutesthehumanexperience.Theyoftenusetheirfindingstoarguefororagainstparticularhypothesesaboutpeopleworldwide.

AculturalanthropologistwhoachievedworldwidefamewasMargaretMead.In1923,MeadwenttoSamoatopursueherfirstfieldworkassignment—astudythatresultedinherwidelyreadbookComingofAgeinSamoa(1928).Meadpublishedtenmajorworksduringherlongcareer,movingfromstudiesofchildrearinginthePacifictothecultura