单选题According to the passage, the "earlier vases" mentioned in the second paragraph constitute which of the following?(A) The product of mixed media art, involving hybrid forms(B) A case of primarily utilitarian art being put to decorative purposes(C) Utilitarian art whose makers were solely concerned with functionality(D) Fine art, whose primary purpose is to convey aesthetic meaning(E) Prehistoric art, about which art historians know little
单选题FUSILLADE: SHOTS ::
单选题OPACITY:(A) iridescence(B) firmness(C) transparence(D) poverty(E) slum
单选题According to the passage, the author would agree with which of the following statements concerning the geographic segregation of black Americans?Ⅰ. Black Americans segregation tends to be more intense than among other minorities, such as Hispanics and Asian-Americans.Ⅱ. The poorest black Americans tend to live dispersed among more affluent blacks.Ⅲ. Black segregation has taken the form of a vicious circle, perpetuating its own causes.
单选题Which of the following discoveries would likely have an effect upon the views of scientists similar to that of the explosion of El Chico?(A) The history of wildfires in North America demonstrates that controlled blazes have a positive effect on the environment, on the whole.(B) The capability of certain metal alloys to withstand great heat proves greater than that of another, confirming metallurgists' suspicions.(C) The study of seismological data proves that existing safety standards inconstruction will likely prove insufficient in the future.(D) One cigarette brand is found to cause fewer cases of cancer than another brand, disproving the notion that the first brand's contents are more carcinogenic.(E) Ideas concerning the causes of schizophrenia are complicated by the discovery of a rare new psychotic condition whose symptoms defy explanation.
单选题The author of the passage suggests that which of the following is tru e of the practice of establishing the "Eisenstein standard" as a model of modernist films?
单选题From Neolithic pottery to the 20th century posters, the extant varieties of arts in China______those who search for continuity; nonetheless, certain______values are reflected in China's artistic traditions.(A) gratify… evanescent(B) perplex … ancient(C) mollify… perpetual(D) vindicate… tentative(E) confound… enduring
单选题LULLABY : SONG ::(A) manuscript : book(B) statue : sculpture(C) tragedy : role(D) note : harmony(E) prose : verse
单选题In recent years, there has been a dramatic decline in the population of the shrike, a predatory bird that inhabits flat land, such as farms and pastures
单选题Only superficially obnoxious, his______manner endeared him to those who relished the mordant wit of turn-of-the-century bohemian New Yorkers.(A) rakish(B) dulcet(C) compassionate(D) raffish(E) sardonic
单选题DISMISS: REINSTATE ::(A) clarify : comprehend(B) deprive : restitute(C) demonstrate : perceive(D) augment : integrate(E) suppose : convince
单选题INSIPIDNESS:(A) wisdom(B) cowardice(C) lividity(D) savoriness(E) tentativeness
单选题It may be inferred from the passage that, in contrast to their present view, microbiologists once believed that(A) only a single feature of endospore biology was responsible for their success(B) potentially, a canning process could be developed that was capable of destroying all endospores(C) ultraviolet radiation was a possible means of destroying microorganisms that practice cellular dormancy(D) cellular mitosis was the root cause of the resilience of the microorganisms under discussion(E) only single-celled organisms, like those of fungal spores, could practice cellular dormancy
单选题AMBIGUITY:(A) extent(B) success(C) clarity(D) normality(E) expression
单选题If a, b, c, and d are consecutive integers such that a＜b＜c，then in terms of a, the sum a+b+d=
单选题Of the various schemes that have been proposed to model how gene transcription might work in the living body, those involving actual physical contact between enhancers and genes remain -------, owing to an absence of direct evidence.
单选题The author cites Spinoza's belief that "mind and body exist in pre-established coordination" most likely in order to(A) prove that Descartes confused the true distinction between consciousness and extension(B) suggest the logical assumption behind Spinoza's embrace of dualism(C) lay the groundwork for psychophysical parallelism's rejection of occasionalism(D) deny that any outside entity could be responsible for both mental and physical events(E) establish why he believed mental events could not determine physical motions
单选题LULL:(A) increased activity(B) strong fascination(C) improved execution(D) hot debate(E) quick solution
单选题Unlike many recent interpretations of Beethovens piano sonatas, the recitalists performance was a delightfully free and introspective one; neverthelessit was also, seemingly paradoxically, quite ----
单选题According to the model presented in the passage, which of the following normally determines the initial height of a tsunami?(A) The speed of the crustal plates that slip along each other in the imaginary fault plane(B) The vertical motion of the sea floor where the tsunami generates(C) The orientation of the assumed fault plane(D) The degree of refraction and shoaling(E) The presence of bumps and grooves on the seafloor