东南大学考研真题-东南大学2003基础英语与写作

朽木易折，金石可镂。千里之行，始于足下。第页/共页东南大学2003年攻读硕土学位研究生入学考试试题基础英语与写作Ⅰ.ReadingComprehension(60points)Directions:Beloweachofthefollowingpassages,youwillfindquestionorincompletestatementsaboutthepassage.Eachstatementorquestionisfollowedbyletteredwordsorexpressions.Selectthewordorexpressionthatmostsatisfactorilycompleteseachstatementoranswereachquestioninaccordancewiththemeaningofthepassage.Onyouranswersheet,indicatetheletterA,B,C,orDagainstthenumberofeachitemfortheworldorexpressionyouchoose.Passage1ThescientificpipelineinAmericaisdryingup:theretirementofagingUSscientists,ashortageofnewandyoungscientistsbecauseofthelowbringrateinthe60sand70s,andthehomewardmigrationofmanyUS.-educatedforeigners.Theresultcouldbeashortfallofbetween450,000and750,000Americanscientistsandmathematiciansbytheyear2000.ThesciencedeficitthreatensAmerica’scompetitivenesswithrisingtechnologicalgiantslikeJapan,SouthKoreaandGermany.HowdidAmerica,birthplaceofThomasEdisonandtheWrightbrothers,cometosuchapass?Onereasonislackofconsistentfinancialsupportforscienceeducation.FundingfortheNationalScienceFoundationusedtobebetween$18millionto$130million,butbyrecentyearsfinancingforNSF’Seducationdivisionhadfallentoalmostzero,andCongresshadtofighttoreviveitovertheprotestsofthefederalgovernment.Someexperts,thoughprobablyaminority,arguethatfundingisnotthecriticalproblem,orisnottheonlyreasonwhyU.S.scientistsarebecomingascarcecommodity.Theimageofscientistsislessprominentthanitwasinthe50sand60s,whenmenandwomeninlabcoatswereseenasnationalheroeshelpingtheU.S.beattheSovietsinallkindsofscientificandtechnological.Capablescienceteachersaredifficulttofind,inpartbecauseschoolsalariesarenomatchfortheincomestobemadeatanyofthosebusinesscompanies.Asaresult,themenandwomenwhodochoosetheclassroomoverthecorporatelabareoftenpoorrolemodelsforpotentialyoungscientists.Accordingtoasurveyof1993,halfofthecountry’snewlyemployedmathandscienceteachersarenotqualifiedtoteachtheirsubjects.ManyworriedU.S.educatorsandbusinessexecutiveshaveconcludedthatAmerica’sshrinkingscientificcapitalistooimportantaproblemtobelefttostatelegislaturesandlocalcommunities.Ifanationaldialogueonwaystoimproveeducationweretobeopened,scienceinstructionwouldbesuretobeamajortopicofdiscussion.“Scienceandmatharethesubstanceofthisage,justasexplorationandwarfarewerethesubstanceofthisage,justasexplorationandwarfarewerethesubstanceofotherages.”saysWilliamBaker,formerchairmanofAT&TBellTelephoneLaboratories.“ScienceisthewaytoprepareAmericansforthe21stcentury.”1.Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthorseemtoworryabout?ThedriedpipelinesinAmericanhomes.TheweakeningofAmerica’scompetitivenessinscience.Theincapabilityofstatelegislaturetosolveproblems.TheimmigrationofmanyeducatedforeignersintotheU.S.2.ThomasEdisonandtheWrightbrothersarementionedinthepassagetoindicatethatthey,asgreatscientistsandinventors,wereborninAmerica.theyoncehelpedAmericatobecompetitiveinscienceandtechnology.Americahashistoricallybeenaplaceforgreatscientistsandinventors.America’ssupremacyinscienceandtechnologywassomethinginthepast.3.WhatisNOTmentionedasacauseforthedeclineofscienceeducationinAmerica?Insufficientfunding.Lossoffavorforthescienceprofession.Unqualifiedscienceteachers.NeglectofCongress4.Manygoodsciencegraduatesdon’twanttobescientistsbecauseprofessorsdonotmakeasmuchmoneyasbankersdothecareerofabankerseemsmorechallenging.fewcanbecomecapableorprominentscientiststheyaremoreinterestedinbecomingrocketdesigners5.Itisimpliedbytheauthorthattheshortfallofscientistsshouldbetheconcernofalleducationalinstitutions.thefederalandstategovernmentstatelegislaturesandlocalcommunitiestheAmericannationasawhole.6.Attheendofthepassage,WilliamBakerwasquotedtoshowthatscienceisvitallyimportantfortheAmericanswillleadAmericaintoworlddominanceshouldbeexploredinallages.usedtobesubstantiallyusefulinwarsPassage2Itisfrequentlyassumedthatthemechanizationofworkhasarevolutionaryeffectonthelivesofthepeoplewhooperatethenewmachinesandonthesocietyintowhichthemachineshavebeenintroduced.Forexample,ithasbeensuggestedthattheemploymentofwomeninindustrytookthemoutofthehousehold,theirtraditionalsphere,andfundamentallyalteredtheirpositioninsociety.Inthenineteenthcentury,whenwomenbegantoenterfactories,JulesSimon,aFrenchpolitician,warnedthatbydoingso,womenwouldgiveuptheirfemininity.FriedrichEngels,however,predictedthatwomenwouldbeliberatedfromthe“social,legal,andeconomicsubordination”ofthefamilybytechnologicaldevelopmentsthatmadepossibletherecruitmentof“thewholefemalesex…intopublicindustry”.Observersthusdifferedconcerningthesocialdesirabilityofmechanization’seffects,buttheyagreedthatitwouldtransformwomen’slives.Historians,particularlythoseinvestigatingthehistoryofwomen,nowseriouslyquestionthisassumptionoftransformingpower.Theyconcludethatsuchdramatictechnologicalinnovationsasthespinningjenny,thesewingmachine,thetypewriter,andthevacuumcleanerhavenotresultedinequallydramaticsocialchangeinwomen’seconomicpositionorintheprevailingevaluationofwomen’swork.TheemploymentofyoungwomenintextilemillsduringtheindustrialRevolutionwaslargelyanextensionofanolderpatternofemploymentofyoung,singlewomenasdomestics.Itwasnotthechangeinofficetechnology,butrathertheseparationofsecretarialwork,previouslyseenasanapprenticeshipforbeginningmanagers,fromadministrativework,thatinthe1880’screatedanewclassof“dead-end”jobs,thenceforthconsidered“women’swork.”Theincreaseinthenumbersofmarriedwomenemployedoutsidethehomeinthetwentiethcenturyhadlesstodowiththemechanizationofhouseworkandanincreaseinleisuretimeforthesewomenthanitdidwiththeirowneconomicnecessityandwithhighmarriageratesthatshranktheavailablepoolofsingleofsinglewomenworkers,previously,inmanycases,theonlywomenemployerswouldhire.Women’sworkhaschangedconsiderablyinthepast200years,movingfromthehouseholdtotheofficeorthefactory,andlaterbecomingmostlywhite-collarinsteadofblue-collarwork.Fundamentally,however,theconditionsunderwhichwomenworkhavechangedlittlesincebeforetheIndustrialRevolution:Thesegregationofoccupationsbygender,lowerpayforwomenasagroup,jobsthatrequirerelativelylowlevelsofskillandofferwomenlittleopportunityforadvancementallpersist,whilewomen’shouseholdlaborremainsdemanding.RecenthistoricalIngestionhasledtoamajorrevisionofthenotionthattechnologyisalwaysinherentlyrevolutionaryinitseffectsonsociety.Mechanizationmayevenhaveslowedanychangeinthetraditionalpositionofwomenbothinthelabormarketandinthehome.7.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestsummarizesthemainideaofthepassage?Theeffectsofthemechanizationofwomen’sworkhavenotborneoutthefrequentlyheldassumptionthatnewtechnologyisinherentlyrevolutionary.Recentstudieshaveshownthatmechanizationrevolutionizesasociety’straditionalvaluesandthecustomaryrolesofitsmembers.Mechanizationhascausedthenatureofwomen’sworktochangesincetheIndustrialRevolutionThemechanizationofwomen’swork,whileextremelyrevolutionaryinitseffects,hasnot,onthewhole,hadtheharmfuleffectsthatsomecriticshadfeared.8.TheauthormentionsallofthefollowinginventionsasexamplesofdramatictechnologicalinnovationsEXCEPTthesewingmachinevacuumcleanertypewritertelephone9.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat,beforetheindustrialRevolution,themajorityofwomen’sworkwasdoneinwhichofthefollowingsettings?TextilemillsPrivatehouseholdsFactoriesSmallshops10.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorwouldconsiderwhichofthefollowingtobeanindicationofafundamentalalterationintheconditionsofwomen’swork?Statisticsshowingthatthemajorityofwomennowoccupywhite-collarpositionsinterviewswithmarriedmenindicatingthattheyarenowdoingsomehouseholdtasksSurveysofthelabormarketdocumentingtherecentcreationofanewclassofjobsinelectronicsinwhichwomenworkersoutnumbermenfourtooneCensusresultsshowingthatworkingwomen’swagesandsalariesare,ontheaverage,ashighasthoseofworkingmen11.Thepassagestatesthat,beforethetwentiethcentury,whichofthefollowingwastrueofmanyemployers?TheydidnotemploywomeninfactoriesTheytendedtoemploysingleratherthanmarriedwomenTheyemployedwomeninonlythosejobsthatwererelatedtowomen’straditionalhouseholdwork.Theyresistedtechnologicalinnovationsthatwouldradicallychangewomen’srolesinthefamily.12.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthormostprobablybelieveswhichofthefollowingtobetrueconcerningthosehistorianswhostudythehistoryofwomen?TheirworkprovidesinsightsimportanttothoseexaminingsocialphenomenaaffectingthelivesofbothsexesTheirworkcanonlybeusedcautiouslybyscholarsinotherdisciplines.Becausetheyconcentrateonlyontheroleofwomenintheworkplace,theydrawmorereliableconclusionsthandootherhistorians.Theyopposethefurthermechanizationofwork,which,accordingtotheirfindings,tendstoperpetuateexistinginequalitiesinsociety.13.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthefunctionoftheconcludingsentenceofthepassage?Itsumsupthegeneralpointsconcerningthemechanizationofworkmadeinthepassageasawhole.Itdrawsaconclusionconcerningtheeffectsofthemechanizationofwork,whichgoesbeyondtheevidencepresentedinthepassageasawhole.Itrestatesthepointconcerningtechnologymadeinthesentenceimmediatelyprecedingit.Itqualifiestheauthor’sagreementwithscholarswhoargueforamajorrevisionintheassessmentoftheimpactofmechanizationonsociety.Passage3SomerecenthistorianshavearguedthatlifeintheBritishcoloniesinAmericafromapproximately1763to1789wasmarkedbyinternalconflictsamongcolonists.InheritorsofsomeoftheviewpointsofearlytwentiethcenturyProgressivehistorianssuchasBeardandBecker,theserecenthistorianshaveputforwardargumentsthatdeserveevaluation.Thekindofconflictmostemphasizedbythesehistoriansisclassconflict.YetwiththeRevolutionaryWardominatingtheseyears,howdoesonedistinguishclassconflictwithinthatlargerconflict?Certainlynotbythesideapersonsupported.AlthoughmanyofthesehistorianshaveacceptedtheearlierassumptionthatLoyalistsrepresentedanupperclass,newevidenceindicatesthatLoyalists,likerebels,weredrawnfromallsocio-economicclass.(Itisnonethelessprobablytruethatalargerpercentageofthewell-to-dojoinedtheLoyaliststhanjoinedtherebels.)Lookingattherebdside,wefindlittleevidenceforthecontentionthatlowerclassrebelswereinconflictwithupperclassrebels.Indeed,thewareffortagainstBritaintendedtosuppressclassconflicts.Whereitdidnot,thedisputingrebelsofoneoranotherclassusuallybecameLoyalists.Localismthusoperatedasasafetyvalvetoremovesocioeconomicdiscontentthatexistedamongtherebels.Disputesoccurred,ofcourse,amongthosewhoremainedontherebelside,buttheextraordinarysocialmobilityofeighteenth-centuryAmericansociety(withtheobviousexceptionofslaves)usuallypreventedsuchdisputesfromhardeningalongclasslines.Socialstructurewasinfactsofluidthoughrecentstatisticssuggestanarrowingofeconomicopportunityasthelatterhalfofthecenturyprogressed-thattotalkaboutsocialclassatallrequirestheuseoflooseeconomiccategoriessuchasrichpoor,andmiddleclass,oreighteenthcenturydesignationlike“thebettersort.”Despitethesevaguecategories,oneshouldnotclaimunequivocallythathostilitybetweenrecognizableclassescannotbelegitimatelyobserved.OutsideofNewYork,however,therewereveryfewinstancesifopenlyexpressedclassantagonism.Havingsaidthis,however,onemustaddthatthereismuchevidencetosupportthefurtherclaimofrecenthistoriansthatsectionalconflictswerecommonbetween1763and1789.The“PaxtonBoys”incidentandtheRegulatormovementarerepresentativeexamplesofthewidespread,andjustified,discontentofwesternsettlesagainstcolonialorstategovernmentsdominatedbyeasterninterests.Althoughundertonesofclassconflictexistedbeneathsuchhostility,theoppositionwasprimarilygeographical.SectionalconflictwhichalsoexistedbetweenNorthandSouthdeservesfurtherinvestigation.Insummary,historiansmustbecarefulaboutthekindofconflicttheyemphasizeineighteenth-centuryAmerica.Yetthosewhostresstheachievementofageneralconsensusamongthecolonistscannotfullyunderstandthatconsensuswithoutunderstandingtheconflictsthathadtobeovercomeorrepressedinordertoreachit.14.TheauthorconsiderthecontentionsmadebytherecenthistoriansdiscussedinthepassagetobeA.PotentiallyverifiableB.partiallyjustifiedC.LogicallycontradictoryD.ingeniousbutflawed15.Theauthormostlikelyrefersto“historianssuchasBeardandBecker”(line3)inordertoA.isolatethetwohistorianswhoseworkismostrepresentativeoftheviewpointsofprogressivehistoriansB.emphasizetheneedtofindconnectionsbetweenrecenthistoricalwritingandtheworkofearlierhistoriansC.makeacasefortheimportanceoftheviewsoftheprogressivehistoriansconcerningeighteen-centuryAmericanlife.D.pointouthistorianswhoseviewsofhistoryanticipatedsomeoftheviewsoftherecenthistoriansmentionedinthepassage16.Accordingtothepassage,LocalismduringtheAmericanRevolutionaryWarservedthefunctionof.A.eliminatingthedisputesthatexistedamongthosecolonistswhosupportedtherebelcauseB.toleratingthekindsofsocioeconomicdiscontentthatwerenotallowedtoexistontherebelsideC.channelingconflictthatexistedwithinasocioeconomicclassintothewareffortagainsttherebelcauseD.absorbingmembersofsocioeconomicgroupsontherebelsidewhofeltthemselvesincontentionwithmembersofothersocioeconomicgroups17.ThepassagesuggeststhattheauthorwouldbelikelytoagreewithwhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthesocialstructureofeighteenthcenturyAmericansociety?Ⅰ.Itallowedgreatereconomicopportunitythanitdidsocialmobility.II.Itpermittedgreatereconomicopportunitypriorto1750thanafter1750Ⅲ.ItdidnotcontainrigidlydefinedsocioeconomicdecisionsⅣ.ItpreventedeconomicdisputesfromarisingamongmembersofthesocietyA.IandIVonlyB.IIandIIIonlyC.IIIandIVonlyD.I,II,andIIIonly18.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorwouldbemostlikelytoagreewithwhichofthefollowingstatementsregardingsocioeconomicclassandsupportfortherebelandLoyalistcausesduringtheAmericanRevolutionaryWar?A.Identifyingaperson’ssocioeconomicclassistheleastaccuratemethodofascertainingwhichsidethatpersonsupported.B.IdentifyingapersonasamemberoftherebeloroftheLoyalistsidedoesnotnecessarilyrevealthatperson’sparticularsocioeconomicclass.C.BoththerebelandtheLoyalistsidescontainedmembersofallsocioeconomicclasses,althoughtherewerefewerdisputesamongsocioeconomicclassesontheLoyalistside.D.BoththerebelandtheLoyalistsidescontainedmembersofallsocioeconomicclasses,althoughtheLoyalistsidewasmadeupprimarilyofmembersoftheupperclasses.19.TheauthorsuggestswhichofthefollowingabouttherepresentativenessofcolonialorstategovernmentsinAmericafrom1763to1789?A.Thegovernmentsinadequatelyrepresentedtheinterestsofpeopleinwesternregions.B.Thegovernmentsmoreoftenrepresentedclassintereststhansectionalinterests.C.Thegovernmentswerelessrepresentativethantheyhadbeenbefore1763.D.Thegovernmentsweredominatedbytheinterestsofpeopleofanuppersocioeconomicclass.20.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisatruestatementaboutsectionalconflictsinAmericabetween1763and1789?A.Theseconflictswereinstigatedbyeasterninterestsagainstwesternsettlers.B.Theconflictseventuallyledtoopenlyexpressedclassantagonism.C.Theseconflictscontainedanelementofclasshostility.D.Theseconflictsweremotivatedbyclassconflicts.Passage4“ALLmyworks,allmyoperascontainonepainfullove,”wrotetheCzechcomposerJanacek.Janacek,whodiedin1928,wastorturedbyunrequitedpassionforamarriedwoman37yearshisjunior,KamilaStosslova.KamilawasJanacek’smuse;fromhisadorationandtormentpouredthemusicalmasterpiecesthatmadehisname.Janacekisonlyoneofthepoets,artists,musiciansandauthorswhosegreatestworkswereinspiredbylove,andwhosecravingforsomeoneusuallyinaccessible-dominatedtheirlives.TheromancewithwhichCharlesDodgsonsurroundedyoungAliceLiddellresultedintheclassicchildren’stales‘AliceinWonderland’and‘ThroughtheLookingGlass’,whichappearedunderhispenname,LewisCarroll.PoetRobertGravesdrewinspirationfromaseriesofyoungandattractivemuseswhothreatenedordestroyedhismarriagesandconfusedhischildren.GrahamGreene,attheageof20,playedRussianrouletteafterhisfirstlove,GwendolineHowell,30,wedherfiancee.Thefirsteditionvolumeofhisfirstbook,BobblingApril,bearstheinscriptioninGreene’sownhand:”FromGrahamGreenetoGHS,towhomthelittlethatisgoodherebelongsbyright.”Itseemsthatunfulfilledloveproducesexcellentcreativeresults.WouldLudwigvanBeethovenhavecomposedhisgreatestworksifhehadnotbeentornwithlongingforromanticfulfillment?Beethovenwroteinhispersonaldiaries:“Onlylove,yes!Lovealonecangiveyouahappierlife.OGodgrantmethegracetofindheratlast,thewomanwhowillstrengthenmeinvirtueandwhomIcanpossesswithaquietconscience.”ThecomposermayhavebeeninfatuatedwithawomannamedAntonieBrentano,towhomhispoem‘ImmortalBeloved’,discoveredafterhisdeathin1827,mayhavebeenaddressed.“Becalm-loveme-today-yesterday-whattearfullongingsforyou-mylife-myall-farewell.Ohcontinuetoloveme-nevermisjudgethemostfaithfulheartofyourbeloved-evertime-evermine-everours.”ComposerRobertSchumann’spassionatedevotiontohisfiancee,Clara,andanguishthatthemarriagewasopposedbyherfatherFriedrichWieckresulted,saysauthorBasilHowitt,insomeofhismoststupendouswork.“IntenseandunfulfilledlongingforhisbeloveddrewsomeheavenlymusicfromSchumann,”saysHowitt,inhisrecentlypublishedbook,‘LoveLivesoftheGreatComposers.’Nolessthanfourmajorworksgrewoutofallhispainandanguish.”Howittsays:“Mycumulativeimpressionisthatsufferingandangstinlovehaveproducedmoregreatartthanhashappiness.”21.Thecentralthesisofthisarticleisthat:A.fulfilledloveisanuncreativephenomenonB.unfulfilledloveisagreatpainC.unfulfilledloveproducescreativeresultsD.unfulfilledloveproducesinfatuation22.WhichofthefollowingdoesthewriterNOTusetomakehiscase:A.exampleB.quotationfromanothersourceC.anecdoteD.interview23.WhichofthefollowingdoesthewriterNOTuseasexamples:A.poetsB.paintersC.musiciansD.authors24.Whatisthemainpointofthesecondparagraph:A.todemonstratethatJanacekwasrepresentativeofatrendB.todemonstratethatJanacekwastheonlyartistwhosufferedlikethisC.todemonstratethatJanacekadoredayoungerwomenD.todemonstratethatJanacekwasusuallyinaccessibletowomen25.WhichofthefollowingartistsisNOTdefinitelylinkedwitharomanticpartner?A.CharlesDodgsonB.GrahamGreeneC.LudwingvanBeethovenD.RobertSchumann26.Thewriterusesanotherwrittensourceforacommentonwhichartist:A.CharlesDodgsonB.GrahamGreeneC.LudwigvanBeethovenD.RobertSchumann27.Thewriterusesadirectquotationasevidencefromwhichartist:A.CharlesDodgsonB.GrahamGreeneC.RobertGravesD.RobertSchumann28.Howwouldyoudescribethewriter’sattitudetowardsromanticlove:A.cynicalB.criticalC.neutralD.noneoftheabove29.Theword‘infatuatedwith’inparagraph6issimilarinmeaningtowhichofthefollowing:A.intimatewithB.influencedbyC.obscuredbyD.possessedby30.Thewords“cumulativeimpression”inparagraph8mean:A.currentconclusionB.overallfeelingC.overalleffectD.tentativeconclusionⅡ.Vocabulary(30points)Directions:Inthissectionyoumustchoosethewordorphrasewhichbestcompleteseachsentence.Onyouranswersheet,indicatetheletterA,B,C,orDagainstthenumberofeachitemforthewordorphraseyouchoose.31.TheChinese,whobegansystematicastronomicalandweatherobservationsshortlyaftertheancientEgyptians,wereassiduousrecord-keepers,andbecauseofthis,canclaimhumanity’slongestcontinuous_____ofnaturalevents.A.defianceB.documentationC.maintenanceD.domination32.Becausemanyofthemineralsfoundontheoceanfloorarestill_____onland,whereminingisrelativelyinexpensive,miningtheoceanfloorhasyettobecomea___enterprise.A.scarce…commonB.accessible…marginalC.unidentified…subsidizedD.plentiful…profitable33.Ahumanbeingisquite____creature,fortheglossofrationalitythatcovershisorherfearsand___isthinandofteneasilybreached.A.afrail…insecurityB.avaliant…phobiasC.anambitious…moralityD.ludicrous…laughter34.Althoughthepassageofyearshassoftenedtheinitiallyhostilereactiontohispoetry,evennowonlyafewindependentobservers____hisworks.A.commendB.revileC.scrutinizeD.disparage35.Unlikephilosopherswhoconstructedtheoreticallyidealstates,shebuiltatheorybasedon____;thus,althoughherconstructsmayhavebeeninelegant,theywere____sound.A.intuition…intellectuallyB.surmise…scientificallyC.experience…empiricallyD.conjecture…factually36.Onceaducklinghasidentifiedaparent,theinstinctivebondbecomesapowerful____foradditionallearningsince,by_____theparent,theducklingcanacquirefurtherinformationthatisnotgeneticallytransmitted.A.impulse…surpassingB.referent…recognizingC.inspiration…emulatingD.channel…mimicking37.Nonviolentdemonstrationsoftencreatesuchtensionsthatacommunitythathasconstantlyrefusedto____itsinjusticesisforcedtocorrectthem:theinjusticescannolongerbe____.A.acknowledge…ignoredB.decrease…verifiedC.tolerate…acceptedD.address…eliminated38.Since1813reactiontoJaneAusten’snovelshasoscillatedbetween____andcondescension:butingenerallaterwritershaveesteemedherworksmorehighlythandidmostofherliterary____.A.dismissaladmirers B.adorationcontemporariesC.disapprovalreaders D.approbationprecursors39.Thereare,asyet,novegetationtypesorecosystemswhosestudyhasbeen_____totheextentthattheynolonger_______ecologists.A.perfectedhinderB.exhaustedinterestC.prolongednecessitateD.vetoedchallenge40.UnderethicalguidelinesrecentlyadoptedbytheNationalInstitutesofHealth,humangenesaretobemanipulateonlytocorrectdiseasesforwhich_____treatmentsareunsatisfactory.A.parallelB.hazardousC.uncommonD.alternative41.WinsorMcCay,thecartoonist,coulddrawwithincredible______:hiscomicstripaboutLittleNemowascharacterizedbymarvelousdraftsmanshipandsequencing.A.authenticityB.inadequacyC.virtuosityD.briskness42.Theactual______ofWilson’spositionwasalways_____byhisrefusaltocompromiseafterhavinginitiallyagreedtonegotiateasettlement.A.outcomeforeshadowedB.rigiditybetrayedC.uncertaintyalleviatedD.cowardicehighlighted43.Onewayofgettingaclearperspectiveonthosecrimesandcriminalscausingusmostharm,injury,anddeprivationisto_____unreported,unrecorded,andnon-prosecutedcrimes.A.excavateB.shatterC.stipulateD.relegate44.Thelatterisnolessimportantthantheformer,andifbibliographicaldecisionsaremadewronglynoamountoflogisticinformationcan_____thesituation.A.envisageB.disperseC.diffuseD.redeem45.Itisoutofthisdividedandconstrainedperspectivethatwehavedevelopedthematerialistictheoryofevolutionandtrytofiteverythingintotheconfinesofsucha(n)____andnarrowview.A.bleakB.spaciousC.ingeniousD.munificent46.Aswinterapproaches,foodsuppliesdwindletoalmostnil;ifthehedgehogsdidnot______,theywouldprobablystarve.A.endureB.outlastC.hibernateD.temporize47.Somecinema-goersinLeipzigevenconfessedthatthefilmhadmadethemfeelemotionalandslightly______fortheirrecentpast.A.nostalgicB.instinctiveC.intuitiveD.mirthful48.Butunlikethefictionalpresentationofspeech,incriticalpresentationofobjecttextsthe_____oftherepresentationtotheoriginalistestable.A.hypocrisyB.fidelityCinsincerityD.treachery49.To______thisstateofaffairs,thereportrecommendedaunifiedscheme,onaregionalbasis,withinwhichbothcommonandspecializedunitswouldcaterforthevariousneedsofpart-timeteachers.A.fortifyB.denominateC.assimilateD.rectify50.Thenewbornhumaninfantisnotapassivefigure,noranactiveone,butwhatmightbecalledanactively____one,eagerlyattentivelyasitistosightsandsounds.A.adaptiveB.selectiveC.inquisitiveD.receptive51.Nature’senergyefficiencyoften_____humantechnology:despitetheintensityofth