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#/9lookedasgrainbags.A.thatwereloading...likeB.loadedwith...likeC.toloadwith...forD.loadedwith...forSection2:ReadingComprehension(25Points)Inthissectionyouwillfindaftereachofthepassagesanumberofquestionsorunfinishedstatementsaboutthepassage,eachwithfour(A,B,CandD)suggestedanswersorwaysoffinishing.Youmustchoosetheonewhichyouthinkfitsbest.Questions51-56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Asviewedfromspace,theEarthsdistinguishingcharacteristicsareitsbluewatersandwhit.eclouds.Envelopedbyanoceanofairconsistingof78%nitrogenand21%oxygen,theplanetistheonlyoneinoursolarsystemknowntoharborlife.CirclingtheSunatanaveragedistanceof149millionkm(93millionmiles),theEarthisthethirdplanetfromtheSunandthefifthlargestplanetinthesolarsystem.Itsrapidspinandmoltennickel-ironcoregiverisetoanextensivemagneticfieldwhich,coupledwiththeatmosphere,shieldsusfromnearlyailoftheharmfulradiationcomingfromtheSunandotherstars.MostmeteorsburnupintheEarthsatmospherebeforetheycanstrikethesurface.Theplanetsactivegeologicalprocesseshaveleftnoevidenceoftheancientpeltingitalmostcertainlyreceivedsoonafteritwasformed.TheEarthhasasinglenaturalsatellite-theMoon.ApproximatelyhowmuchoftheEarthsatmosphereisnitrogen?A.One-fourth.B.One-half.C.Three-fourths.D.Allofit.WhichofthefollowinghelpstocreatetheEarthsmagneticfields?A.Itsbluewaters.B.Itsnitrogenatmosphere.C.Itsmoltenmetalcore.D.TheMoon.WhattwofactorshelpprotecttheEarthfromradiation?A.Magneticfieldandatmosphere.B.Rapidspinandmolteniron-nickelcore.C.TheSunandtheMoon.D.Bluewatersandwhiteclouds.WhydoestheEarthshowalmostnosignsofhavingbeenhitbynumerousmeteorsinthepast?Humanshavebuiltovermostofthecraters.Mostmeteorsfellintotheoceanandnotonland.TheEarthsmagneticfieldrepelledmostmeteors.TheEarthsnaturalgeologicactivityhaseliminatedmosttraces.Themainideaofthispassageisthat.therearelife-supportingcharacteristicsontheEarththeEarthispredominantlywatertheEarthhasnocommoncharacteristicswithotherplanetstheEarthistheonlyplanetwithamoonThisselectionleadsonetobelievethattheEarth.nevergetshitbymeteorsalwaysgetshitbymeteorswashitbymeteorssometimeinthepastmaybebombardedbymeteorsinthenearfutureQuestions57-62arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Sincelifebeganeonsago,thousandsofcreatureshavecomeandgone.Some,suchasthedinosaurs,becameextinctduetonaturallychangingecologicconditions.Morerecentthreatstolifeformsarehumansandtheiractivities.Manhasdrainedmarshes,burnedprairies,dammedanddivertedrivers.Someofthemorerecentcasualtiesofmansexpansionhavebeenthedodo,greatauk,passengerpigeon,Irishelk,andStellersseacow.Sadly,wecannolongerattributetheincreasingdeclineinourwildanimalsandplantspeciestonaturalprocesses.Manyspeciesaredyingoutbecauseofexploitation,habitatalterationordestruction,pollution,ortheintroductionofnewspeciesofplantsandanimalstoanarea.AsmandatedbyCongress,protectingendangeredspecies,andrestoringthemtothepointwheretheirexistenceisnolongerjeopardized,istheprimaryobjectiveoftheU.S.FishandMriZdlifeServicesEndangeredSpeciesProgram.Whichofthefollowingisaformofmanshabitatalteration?A.Glacialencroachment.B.Hurricanes.C.Dammedrivers.D.Snowstorms.Whichofthefollowinghasbecomeextinctduetomansdestruction?A.Africanelephant.B.Irishelk.C.Giantpanda.D.WhiteBengal.Whichofthefollowingwouldbealikelythemeforthenextparagraph?Naturallychangingecologicalconditions.Animalsthathavebecomeextinct.AchievementsofthegovernmentEndangeredSpeciesProgram.Programsthathavedestroyednaturalhabitats.A.nationalisticB.pro-wildlifeC.anti-wildlifeD.feministAccordingtothispassage,.manisthecauseofsomeanimalextinctionanimalsoftenbringabouttheirownextinctionCongresscanabsolutelyendextinctionofanimalsalawismoreimportantthanhumanresponsibilityWhichofthefollowingisNOTacauseofincreasingdeclineofwildanimalpopulation?A.Exploitation.B.Pollution.C.Habitatalteration.D.CongressionalLaw.Questions63-68arebasedonthefollowingpassage.TheKaratmarkingonjewelrytellsyouwhatproportionof-goldismixedwithothermetals.If14partsofgoldaremixedwith10partsofbasemetal,thecombinationiscalled14-Karat(14K)gold.ThehighertheKaratratingsthehighertheproportionofgoldintheobject.ThelowestKaratgoldthatcanbemarketedintheUnitedStatesis10-Karatgold.JewelrydoesnothavetobemarkedwithitsKaratquality,butmostofitis.IfthereisaKaratqualitymark,nexttoitmustbetheU.S.registeredtrademarkofthepersonorcompanythatwillstandbehindthemark,asrequiredbytheNationalGoldandSilverStampingAct.Ifaringisstamped24K,ithas.A.204partsofgoldB.24partsofgold60.Thetoneofthepassageis.Goldwhichis1060.Thetoneofthepassageis.Goldwhichis10KaratsinproportionintheU.S.representsthehighestgradeofgoldcannotbesoldnevercarriesaKaratqualitymarkrepresentsthelowest-gradegoldmarketableIfgoldismarkedwithaKaratqualitymark,itmustalsobear.anationalgoldandsilverstamptheregisteredtrademarkoftheentitystandingbehindthemarkamadeintheUSAmarkapercentagemarkIfthejewelryismarked14partsofgoldmixedwithl0partsofbasemetal,itwillalwaysbearmark.A.a14KB.a10KC.an18KD.aplatinumThisparagraphservestheconsumeras.A.importantbuyinginformationB.achallengetobuymoregoldC.adebateovergoldpricesD.adviceaboutbuyingsilverTheStampingActis.A.aregulationfortaxB.ruleoflawC.alawthatmakessuchstampingmandateD.animplementQuestions69-75arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Mr.Faugelwasconvincedthatstudentnervousnesshadaffectedtheirscores;toreducetheanxietyofthesestudentswhohadalreadybeentested,hegave220fsignificantly.Theother8students(whodidnotreceivethebetablockers)improvedonlyslightly.Second-timetest-takersnationwidehadaverageimprovementswhichweresimilartothoseinFaugelsnon-betablockergroup.Betablockersareprescriptiondrugswhichhavebeenaroundfor25years.Thesemedications,whichinterferewiththeeffectsofadrenalin,havebeenusedforheartconditionsandforminorstresssuchasstagefright.Nowtheyareusedfortestanxiety.Thesedrugsseemtohelptest-takerswhohavelowscoresbecauseoftestfright,butnotthosewhodonotknowthematerial.Sincetherecanbesideeffectsfromthesebetablockers,physiciansarenotreadytoprescribethemroutinelyforalltest-takers.Whereistheonlyplaceapersoncanobtainbetablockers?A.Supermarket.B.Conveniencestore.C.StationarystoreD.DoctorsofficeWhyarebetablockersnotprescribedregularly?A.Studentsareexpectedtodopoorly.B.Therearesideeffects.C.Thedrugsareonly25yearsold.D.Theycausetestanxiety.Accordingtothepassage,.allpeoplecantakebetablockersbetablockersarewidelyprescribedbetablockersworkonlyontestanxietybetablockersworkonlytoimprovetestscoresifthetest-takertrulyknowsthematerialRe_administrationinthispassagereferstogiving.themabetablockerbeforere-administrationofthetest.TheirscoresimprovedA.thetestagaintopeoplewithoutadministeringbetablockersthetestagaintobothgroupsafterbetablockershavebeenadministeredtoonegroupthetesttobothgroupsoftest-takersandthengivingthembetablockersthebetablockerswithoutretestingWhatpossibleuseforbetdii,lockerswasNOTdiscussedinthispassage?A.Testanxiety.B.Painrelief.C.Minorstress.D.Heartconditions.Betablockersworkonsomephysicalandemotionalsymptomsbecausethey.foolapersonintoahealthierstanceinterferewiththeeffectsofadrenalinproducesideeffectsworsethanthesymptomsprimarilychangehumanthoughtprocessesFaugelsresearchshowedthatbetablockersgiventohissample.increasedscoreslessthanthenationalaverageincreasedscoresthesameasthenationalaveragedecreasedscoresincreasedscoresmuchmorethanthenationalaverageSection3:ClozeTest(20Points)Inthefollowingpassage,thereare20blanksrepresentingwordsthataremissingfromthecontext.Youaretoprovideeach.oftheblankswiththemissingword.Thetimeforthissectionis20minutes.WhenItellpeoplethatImaprofessorofcommunication,theyoftenarecommunicationisthe(2)typeofcommunication,butmasscommunicationisonlyoneformofcommunication.Thestudyofmasscommunicationfocusesonmessagesthatare(3)over(4)suchastelevision,newspapers,andradio.Otherareasof(5)focusonthemessagesindividualssendtooneanother.Someofthemajorcontextsinwhichcommunicationisstudied(6)theinterpersonalcontext,theorganizationalcontext,andtheinterculturalcontext.Ascholarstudying(7)communication,forexample,mightexaminehowmarriedcouples(8)withmisunderstandingsandtheeffectsthesemisunderstandingshaveon(9)satisfaction.Organizationalcommunicationscholars,ontheotherhand,mightstudy(10)thecommunicationstylesusedbymanagersandtheirsubordinatesinfluenceefficiencyinacompanyorfactory.Myareaofspecializationisinterculturalcommunication.Interculturalcommunicationisan(11)fieldofstudywhichincorporatesresearchfromdisciplines(12)associalpsychology,sociology,culturalanthropology,sociolinguistics,andofcourse,communication.Oneofthe(13)importantareasofresearchaddressedbyinterculturalscholarsishowmisunderstandingscanbe(14)whenpeoplecommunicatewithothersfromdifferent(15).Tounderstandtheprocessofinterculturalcommunication,wemuststudyhowindividualsculturalbackgrounds(16)theircommunicationbehaviors.Theareaofinterculturalcommunicationisarelativelynew(17)ofstudyevenintheUnitedStates.WhilemostChinesestudentsstudyingcommunicationintheconfused(1)whatthetermcommunicationmeans.ManypeoplethinkmassUnitedStates(18)onmasscommunication,therearesomewhoareinterestedininterculturalcommunicationandplantoreturntoChinatoteachand(19)researchinPart3thisarea.TheworkoftheseChinesescholarsoninterculturalcommunicationis36-40BBDAC41-45ADBDA46-50ADADBimportantbecauseitwillhelpimprove(20)betweenChineseandAmer