单选题INFORM: KNOWLEDGE ::(A) console : promotion(B) strengthen : solidity(C) apprise : information(D) induce : suspicion(E) evaluate : guarantee

单选题There are few precious constants in the story of the yen-for a start, it is among the monies of the world, being not much more than a century old.

单选题An enthusiast of sprightly music, Mendler surprised us all by proclaiming the final piece on the concert program, a lugubrious ------- as his favorite.

单选题PROPAGATE : MULTIPLY ::

单选题Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage?(A) The author presents the general argument of an academic school, describes the argument more thoroughly, concluding with a criticism of the school.(B) The author presents his thesis, draws on the work of other historians to support his thesis, and concludes by reiterating his thesis.(C) The author summarizes his work, then carefully examines the work of other historians to demonstrate how they stand in conflict.(D) The author presents his thesis, contrasts it with the work of other historians, provides support, then concludes with a refrain of his thesis.(E) The author compares and contrasts the work of several historians and then discusses areas for possible new research.

单选题According to the passage, which of the following is true concerning the development of GHBs?

单选题For me, scientific knowledge is divided into mathematical sciences, natural sciences or sci- ences dealing with the natural world (physical and Line biological sciences), and sciences dealing with (5) mankind (psychology, sociology, all the sciences of cultural achievements, every kind of historical knowledge). Apart from these sciences is philoso- phy, about which we will talk shortly. In the first place, all this is pure or theoretical knowledge, (10) sought only for the purpose of understanding, in order to fulfill the need to understand that is intrinsic and consubstantial to man. What distin- guishes man from animal is that he knows and needs to know. If man did not know that the (15) world existed, and that the world was of a certain kind, that he was in the world and that he himself was of a certain kind, he wouldn't be man. The technical aspects of applications of knowledge are equally necessary for man and are of the greatest (20) importance, because they also contribute to defin- ing him as man and permit him to pursue a life increasingly more truly human. But even while enjoying the results of techni- cal progress, he must defend the primacy and (25) autonomy of pure knowledge. Knowledge sought directly for its practical applications will have immediate and foreseeable success, but not the kind of important result whose revolutionary scope is in large part unforeseen, except by the (30) imagination of the Utopians. Let me recall a well- known example. If the Greek mathematicians had not applied themselves to the investigation of conic sections, zealously and without the least suspicion that it might someday be useful, it (35) would not have been possible centuries later to navigate far from shore. The first men to study the nature of electricity could not imagine that their experiments, carried on because of mere" intellectual curiosity, would eventually lead to (40) modern electrical technology, without which we can scarcely conceive of contemporary life. Pure knowledge is valuable for its own sake, because the human spirit cannot resign itself to ignorance. But, in addition, it is the foundation for practical (45) results that would not have been reached if this knowledge had not been sought disinterestedly.

单选题SCRUTINIZE:

单选题Handedness can be influenced and changed by social and cultural mechanisms, as can be evidenced by the fact that teachers have been known to force children to switch from using their left hand to using their right hand for writing and that some more ------- societies show less left-handedness in their populations than other more------- societies.

单选题TogettoKaytie'shouse,Camillamustrideherbicycle8milessouthandthen6mileswest.Whatistheshortestdistance,inmiles,betweenthetwohouses?

单选题CIRCUMSPECT:(A) intricate(B) reckless(C) dissonant(D) formative(E) prudent

单选题The members of the religious sect ostracized the ______ who had abandoned their faith.(A) coward(B) suppliant(C) litigant(D) recreant(E) proselyte

单选题STOMACH:(A) recreate(B) decline to tolerate(C) expect(D) give out generously(E) lose interest in

单选题According to the passage, which of the following determines the shape and coloring of the plumage of a given species of bird within a given ecological niche?

单选题The passage suggests which of the following about the conventional methods mentioned in line 29?

单选题After five years as club president and thirty years as an orator, this colossal oaf, his style marked by______and boastfulness, is still unable to discipline his urge to______.

单选题SENSITIZATION: ALLERGIC ::(A) attenuation : rarefied(B) refinement : reckless(C) sterility : limiting(D) inoculation : contagious(E) inspiration: motivating

单选题NUGATORY:(A) stylish(B) consequential(C) revolutionary(D) boundless(E) delicious

单选题IMPERVIOUS: FRIABLE ::

单选题VISUAL : SIGHT ::(A) predisposed : inclination(B) olfactory : smell(C) auditory : discernment(D) kinesthetic : sensation(E) gustatory : odor