单选题Advocates of revolutionary distributed computing argue that the traditional operating system has become______, akin to placing a baton-wielding orchestra conductor at the front of a session of jazz musicians.(A) a prerequisite(B) a throwback(C) an anachronism(D) an anathema(E) an encumbrance
单选题IMPROMPTU:(A) deliberately unclear(B) restrictive(C) thoroughly practiced(D) universally acknowledged(E) innocently amusing
单选题PROPITIATE:
单选题Jordan has taken 5 math tests so far this semester. If he gets a 70 on his next test, it will lower the average (arithmetic mean) of his test scores by 4 points. What is his average now? A. 74B. 85C. 86D. 90E. 94
单选题HALE:
单选题Scientists have acknowledged that to interpret an animal's thought processes in a sound manner requires a heavy dose of______from our own mental patterns, which we access(A) estimation … vicariously(B) calculation … egotistically(C) guesswork … methodically(D) inference … introspectively(E) skepticism … analogously
单选题STANZA: LINE::
单选题SLUR:(A) sensitivity(B) sacrifice(C) understatement(D) challenge(E) commendation
单选题Armtech, a temporary-employment agency, previously gave its employees 2
单选题MYOPIC : DESCRY ::
单选题EXACERBATE:(A) alleviate(B) bewilder(C) contemplate(D) intimidate(E) economize
单选题The passage is chiefly concerned with(A) explaining the process by which the Earth and its oceans accreted(B) reporting how recent research has arrived at a new explanation for the constitution of the Earth's oceans(C) accounting for the chemical composition of the various ingredients of the Earth's oceans(D) contrasting various competing hypotheses as to what the Earth's oceans consist of(E) reporting inconsistencies with the result of new research into the composition of the Earth's oceans
单选题The author of the passage mentions the " 'professional primitive' role" (line 15) assumed by foragers in their relationships with agriculturalists primarily in order to(A) inform the reader of the potential cause of certain changes in rain forest composition(B) suggest that foragers may have developed agricultural practices, then abandoned them in order to focus on more specialized food-gathering practices(C) explain why certain food gathering practices may be less efficient sources of carbohydrates than others(D) introduce new evidence for the interdependence between agriculturalists and foragers in the rain forest economy(E) suggest that certain rain forest food products are healthier than others, though more difficult to obtain through foraging
单选题It the average (arithmetic mean) of x, y, z, 5, and 7 is 8, which of the value for x = 1?
I The median of the five numbers cannot be 5
II At least one of x, y and z is greater than 9
III The range of the five numbers is 2 or more
单选题EXHILARATE:(A) criticize(B) diminish(C) implicate(D) disprove(E) depress
单选题The primary purpose of the passage is to treat the potential correlation between environmental pollutants and carcinogenic effects in which of the following ways?
单选题Were it not for its sturdy clarity, its lurking wit, its homely figuration, its mostly impeccable grooming and tuning, Mr. Strand's poetry might seem on the surface a mere______black shadow.(A) picaresque(B) minatory(C) fungible(D) pastoral(E) placid
单选题The author discusses Goethe's theories in the second paragraph primarily to do which of the following?
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单选题VERDANT: