中山大學研究生英語期末考試題-2023修改整理

千里之行，始于足下讓知識帶有溫度。第第2頁/共2頁精品文檔推薦中山大學研究生英語期末考試題Passage1

OnemotivationalanalystwhobecamecurioustoknowtherehadbeensuchagreatriseinimpulsebuyingatsupermarketswasJamesVicary.Hesuspectedthatsomespecialpsychologymustbegoingoninsidethewomenastheyshoppedinsupermarkets.Hissuspicionwasthatperhapstheyunderwentsuchanincreaseintensionwhenconfrontedwithsomanypossibilitiesthattheywereforcedintomakingquickpurchases.Hesetouttofindoutifthiswastrue.Thebestwaytodetectwhatwasgoingoninsidetheshopperwasthroughtheuseofagalvanometerorliedetector.Thatobviouslywasimpractical.Thenextbestthingwastouseahiddenmotion-picturecameraandrecordtheeye-blinkrateofthewomenastheyshopped.Howfastapersonblinkshiseyesisaprettygoodindexofhisstateofinnertension.Theaverageperson,accordingtoMr.Vicary,normallyblinkshiseyesabout32timesaminute.Ifheistense,heblinksthemmorefrequently;and,underextremetension,hemayblinkupto50or60times.Ifheisnotablyrelaxed,ontheotherhand,hiseye-blinkratemaydroptoasubnormaltwentyorless.

Mr.Vicarysetuphiscamerasandstartedfollowingtheladiesastheyenteredthestore.Theresultswerestartling,eventohim.Theireye-blinkrate,insteadofgoinguptoindicatemountingtension,wentdownanddown,toaverysubnormalfourteenblinksaminute.TheladiesfellintowhatMr.Vicarycallsahypnoidaltrance,alightkindoftrancethat,heexplains,isthefirststageofhypnosis.Mr.Vicaryhasdecidedthatthemaincauseofthetranceisthatthesupermarketispackedwithproductswhichinformeryearswouldhavebeenitemsonlykingsandqueenscouldhaveaffordedandhereinthisfairylandtheywereavailabletoall.Mr.Vicarytheorizes:“Justwithinthisgeneration,anyonecanbeakingorqueenandgothroughthesestoreswheretheproductssay‘buyme,buyme’.”

1Vicary’scuriositywasarousedbythefactthat_________.

A.therewasadecreaseinsalesinsupermarkets

B.womenwereshowingstrongresistancetoproductsinsupermarkets

C.thereseemedtobenologicinwomen’sbuyinghabits

D.womenwereshoppingverycarefully

2Accordingtothearticle,eye-blinkrateisanindicationof________.

A.thetruthorfalsityofastatement

B.thementalabilityofaperson

C.bloodpressure

D.theemotionalstateofaperson

3Mr.Vicary’stest________________.

A.provedhisoriginalhypothesistobetrue

B.provedthatthetensionofawomanshopper,afterenteringthestore,decreased

ratherthanincreased

C.nullifiedtheeye-blinkrateasameasurementoftension

D.showedthatawoman’sreactiontotheproductsinasupermarketisimpossibleto

determine

4Afterhistests,Mr.Vicaryconcludedthat_____________.

A.shoppingwasapttocreateseriousnervousdisorders

B.asupermarketisafantasticplace

C.womenareentrancedbythemanywonderfulitemsavailableinsupermarkets

D.womendevelopaninferioritycomplexwheninsupermarkets

5Impliedbutnotstated:_______________.

A.Quickpurchasesaretheresultofinnertension

B.Thefirststageofhypnosisisalighttrance

C.Researchconductedbymotivationanalysiscandisprovetheiroriginalpremises

D.SupermarketsseekingafairylandatmosphereshouldinstallhiddenmoviecamerasPassage2

Inscience,atheoryisareasonableexplanationofobservedeventsthatarerelated.Atheoryofteninvolvesanimaginarymodelthathelpsscientistspicturethewayanobservedeventcouldbeproduced.Agoodexampleofthisisfoundinthekineticmoleculartheory,inwhichgasesarepicturedasbeingmadeupofmanysmallparticlesthatareinconstantmotion.

Ausefultheory,inadditiontoexplainingpastobservations,helpstopredicteventsthathavenotasyetbeenobserved.Afteratheoryhasbeenpublicized,scientistsdesignexperimentstotestthetheory.Ifobservationsconfirmthescientists’predictions,thetheoryissupported.Ifobservationsdonotconfirmthepredictions,thescientistsmustsearchfurther.Theremaybeafaultintheexperiment,orthetheorymayhavetoberevisedorrejected.

Scienceinvolvesimaginationandcreativethinkingaswellascollectinginformationandperformingexperiments.Factsbythemselvesarenotscience.AsthemathematicianJulesHenriPoincaresaid:“Scienceisbuiltwithfactsjustasahouseisbuiltwithbricks,butacollectionoffactscannotbecalledscienceanymorethanapileofbrickscanbecalledahouse.”

Mostscientistsstartaninvestigationbyfindingoutwhatotherscientistshavelearnedaboutaparticularproblem.Afterknownfactshavebeengathered,thescientistcomestothepartoftheinvestigationthatrequiresconsiderableimagination.Possiblesolutionstotheproblemareformulated.Thesepossiblesolutionsarecalledhypotheses.

Inaway,anyhypothesisisaleapintotheunknown.Itextendsthescientist’sthinkingbeyondtheknownfacts.Thescientistplansexperiments,performscalculations,andmakesobservationstotesthypotheses.Forwithouthypotheses,furtherinvestigationlackspurposeanddirection.Whenhypothesesareconfirmed,theyareincorporatedintotheories.

6“Bricks”arementionedinParagraph3toindicatehow_________.

A.mathematiciansapproachscience

B.buildingahouseislikeperformingexperiments

C.scienceismorethanacollectionoffacts

D.scientificexperimentshaveledtoimprovedtechnology

7Inthefourthparagraph,theauthorimpliesthatimaginationismostimportantto

scientistswhenthey________.

A.evaluatepreviousworkonaproblem

B.formulatepossiblesolutionstoaproblem

C.gatherknownfacts

D.closeaninvestigation

8Inthelastparagraph,theauthorreferstohypothesisas“aleapintotheunknown”in

ordertoshowthathypotheses________________.

A.aresometimesill-conceived

B.canleadtodangerousresults

C.gobeyondavailablefacts

D.requireefforttoformulate

9Inthelastparagraph,whatdoestheauthorimplyisamajorfunctionof

hypotheses?

A.Siftingthroughknownfacts.

B.Communicatingascientist’sthoughtstoothers.

C.Providingdirectionforscientificresearch.

D.Linkingtogetherdifferenttheories.

10Whichofthefollowingstatementsissupportedbythepassage?

A.Theoriesaresimplyimaginarymodelsofpastevents.

B.Itisbettertoreviseahypothesisthantorejectit.

C.Ascientist’smostdifficulttaskistestinghypotheses.

D.Agoodscientistneedstobecreative.

Passage3

Formostofus,theworkisthecentral,dominatingfactoflife.Wespendmorethanhalfourconscioushoursatwork,preparingforwork,travelingtoandfromwork.Whatwedotherelargelydeterminesourstandardoflivingandtoaconsiderableextentthestatusweareaccordedbyourfellowcitizensaswell.Itissometimessaidthatbecauseleisurehasbecomemoreimportanttheindignitiesandinjusticesofworkcanbepushedintoacorner,thatbecausemostworkisprettyintolerable,thepeoplewhodoitshouldcompensateforitsboredom,frustrationsandhumiliationsbyconcentratingtheirhopesontheotherpartsoftheirlives.Irejectthatasacounselofdespair.Fortheforeseeablefuturethematerialandpsychologicalrewardswhichworkcanprovide,andtheconditionsinwhichworkisdone,willcontinuetoplayavitalpartindeterminingthesatisfactionthatlifecanoffer.Yetonlyasmallminoritycancontrolthepaceatwhichtheyworkortheconditionsinwhichtheirworkisdone;onlyforasmallminoritydoesworkofferscopeforcreativity,imagination,orinitiative.

Inequalityatworkandinworkisstilloneofthecruelestandmostglaringformsofinequalityinoursociety.Wecannothopetosolvethemoreobviousproblemsofindustriallife,manyofwhicharisedirectlyorindirectlyfromthefrustrationscreatedbyinequalityatwork,unlesswetackleithead-on.Stilllesscanwehopetocreateadecentandhumanesociety.

Themostglaringinequalityisthatbetweenmanagersandtherest.Formostmanagers,workisanopportunityandachallenge.Theirjobsengagetheirinterestandallowthemtodeveloptheirabilities.Theyareconstantlylearning;theyareabletoexerciseresponsibility;theyhaveaconsiderabledegreeofcontrolovertheirownandothers’

workinglives.Mostimportantofall,theyhaveopportunitytoinitiate.Bycontrast,formostmanualworkers,andforagrowingnumberofwhite-collarworkers,workisaboring,dull,evenpainfulexperience.Theyspendalltheirworkinglivesinconditionswhichwouldberegardedasintolerableforthemselvesbythosewhotakethedecisionswhichletsuchconditionscontinue.Themajorityhavelittlecontrolovertheirwork;itprovidesthemwithnoopportunityforpersonaldevelopment.Oftenproductionissodesignedthatworkersaresimplypartofthetechnology.Inoffices,manyjobsaresoroutinethatworkersjustifiablyfeelthemselvestobemerecogsinthebureaucraticmachine.Asadirectconsequenceoftheirworkexperience,manyworkersfeelalienatedfromtheirworkandtheirfirm,whetheritisinpublicorinprivateownership.

11Inthewriter’sopinion,peoplejudgeothersby_________.

A.thetypeofworktheydo

B.theplacewheretheywork

C.thetimetheyspendatwork

D.theamountofmoneytheyearn

12Accordingtothewriter,inthefuture,workwill________.

A.matterlessthanitdoesnow

B.beasimportantasitisnow

C.bebetterpaidthanitisnow

D.offermoresatisfaction

13Whatdoesthewriterthinkisneededtosolveourindustrialproblems?

A.Areductioninthenumberofstrikes

B.Equalityinsalaries

C.Amoreequaldistributionofresponsibility

D.Animprovementinmoralstandards

14Whatadvantagesdoesthewritersaymanagershaveoverotherworkers?

A.Theycannotlosetheirjobs.

B.Theygettimeofftoattendcourses.

C.Theycanworkatwhateverintereststhem.

D.Theycanmaketheirowndecisions.

15Workingconditionsgenerallyremainbadbecause_______________.

A.theworkersarequitesatisfiedwiththem

B.noonecandecidewhattodoaboutthem

C.managersseenoneedtochangethem

D.officeworkerswanttoprotecttheirpositions

Passage4

Coincidentwithconcernsabouttheacceleratinglossofspeciesandhabitatshasbeenagrowingappreciationoftheimportanceofbiologicaldiversity,thenumberofspeciesinaparticularecosystem,tothehealthoftheEarthandhumanbeing.Muchhasbeenwrittenaboutthediversityofterrestrialorganisms,particularlytheexceptionallyrichlifeassociatedwithtropicalrain-foresthabitats.Relativelylittlehasbeensaid,however,aboutdiversityoflifeintheseaeventhoughcoralreefsystemsarecomparabletorainforestsin

termsofrichnessoflife.

AnalienexploringEarthwouldprobablygiveprioritytotheplanet’sdominant,mostdistinctivefeature–ocean.Humanshaveabiastowardlandthatsometimesgetsinthewayoftrulyexaminingglobalissues.Seenfromfaraway,itiseasytorealizethatlandmassesoccupyone-thirdoftheEarth’ssurface.Giventhattwo-thirdsoftheEarth’ssurfaceiswaterandthatmarinelifelivesatalllevelsoftheocean,thetotalthree-dimensionallivingspaceoftheoceanisperhaps100timesgreaterthanthatoflandandcontainsmorethan90percentofalllifeonEartheventhoughtheoceanhasfewerdistinctspecies.

Thefactthathalfoftheknownspeciesarethoughttoinhabittheworld’srainforestsdoesnotseemsurprising,consideringthehugenumbersofinsectsthatcomprisethebulkofthespecies.Onescientistfoundmanydifferentspeciesofantsinjustonetreefromarainforest.Whileeveryspeciesisdifferentfromeveryotherspecies,theirgeneticmakeupconstrainsthemtobeinsectsandtosharesimilarcharacteristicswith750,000speciesofinsects.Ifbasic,broadcategoriessuchasphylaandclassesaregivenmoreemphasisthandifferentiatingbetweenspecies,thenthegreatestdiversityoflifeisunquestionablythesea.Nearlyeverymajortypeofplantandanimalhassomerepresentationthere.

Toappreciatefullythediversityandabundanceoflifeinthesea,ithelpstothinksmall.Everyspoonfulofoceanwatercontainslifeontheorderof100to100,000bacterialcellsplusassortedmicroscopicplantsandanimals,includinglarvasoforganismsrangingfromspongesandcoralstostarfishandclamsandmuchmore.

16Whatisthemainpointofthepassage?

A.Humansaredestroyingthousandsofspecies.

B.Therearethousandsofinsectspecies.

C.Theseaisevenricherinlifethantherainforests.

D.Coralreefsaresimilartorainforests.

17Whydoestheauthorcomparerainforestsandcoralreefs(Paragraph1)?

A.Theyareapproximatelythesamesize.

B.Theysharemanysimilarspecies.

C.Mostoftheirinhabitantsrequirewater.

D.Bothhavemanydifferentformsoflife.

18Thepassagesuggeststhatmostrainforestspeciesare________________.

A.insects

B.bacteria

C.mammals

D.birds

19Theauthorarguesthatthereismorediversityoflifeintheseathanintherain

forestsbecause____________.

A.morephylaandclassesoflifearerepresentedinthesea

B.therearetoomanyinsectstomakemeaningfuldistinctions

C.manyinsectspeciesaretoosmalltodivideintocategories

D.marinelife-formsreproduceatafasterrate

20Whichofthefollowingconclusionsissupportedbythepassage?

A.Oceanlifeishighlyadaptive.

B.Moreattentionneedstobepaidtopreservingoceanspeciesandhabitats.

C.Oceanlifeisprimarilycomposedofplants.

D.Theseaishighlyresistanttothedamagedonebypollutants.

Passage5

Battlesarelikemarriages.Theyhaveacertainfundamentalexperiencetheyshareincommon;theydifferinfinitely,butsilltheyareallalike.Abattleseemstomeaconflictofwilltothedeathinthesamewaythatamarriageofloveistheidentificationoftwohumanbeingstotheendofthecreationoflife–asdeathisthereverseoflife,andloveofhate.Battlesarecommitmentstocausedeathasmarriagesarecommitmentstocreatelife.Whether,foranyindividual,eitherunionresultsindeathorinthecreationofnewlife,eachrisksit–andintheriskcommitshimself.

Astheservantsofdeath,battleswillalwaysremainhorrible.Thosewhoarefascinatedbythemarebeingfascinatedbydeath.Thereisnobattleaimworthyofthenameexceptthatofendingallbattles.Anyotherconceptionis,literally,suicidal.Thefascistworshipofbattleisasuicidaldrive;itisloveofdeathinsteadoflife.

Inthesameidiom,totriumphinbattleovertheforceswhicharefightingfordeathis–againliterally–totriumphoverdeath.Itisasurgeon’striumphashecutsabodyandbloodieshishandsinremovingacancerinordertotriumphoverdeaththatisinthebody.

InthesethoughtsIhavefoundmyownpeace,andIreturntoanarmythatfightsdeathandcynicisminthenameoflifeandhope.Itisagoodarmy.Believeinit.

21Althoughtheauthorsaysthatbattlesarehorrible,healsosaysthat_________.

A.mostpeoplefindfascinationinthem

B.thereisnobattleaimworthyofthename

C.oneshouldlovelifeandnotdeath

D.fightingtoendbattlesisjustifiable

22Theauthorstatesthatonewhofightsabattletowardanyendotherthanpeaceis

________.

A.taintedbyfascism

B.misguidedandunworthy

C.victimizedbyunconsciousdrivestokill

D.bentonhisowndestruction

23Thearticlesaysthattheindividual,inbattleandinmarriage,must_________.

A.makeaunion

B.compromisehisbeliefs

C.taketheriskshehascommittedhimselfto

D.recognizethatdeathisthereverseoflife

24Thearticlesaysthatasurgeoncantriumphwhenhe_____________.

A.performsasuccessfuloperation

B.triumphsoverthebody

C.removesacancer

D.cutsoutthatwhichislife-destroying

25Impliedbytheauthor,butnotstated:“IhavefoundpeaceasI_________.”

A.thinkaboutlifeanddeath

B.returntoanarmythatfightsdeathandcynicism

C.considerbecomingasurgeon

D.recognizethatlifeandhopecantriumphifonefightsforthem

Passage6

Thereislittlequestionthatsubstantiallabor-marketdifferencesexistbetweenmenandwomen.Amongthemostresearcheddifferenceisthemale-femalewagegap.Manydifferenttheoriesareusedtoexplainwhymenearnmorethanwomen.Onepossiblereasonisbasedonthelimitedgeographicalmobilityofmarriedwomen(RobertFrank,1978).Familymobilityisajointdecisioninwhichtheneedsofthehusbandandwifearebalancedtomaximizefamilywelfare.Job-motivatedrelocationsaregenerallymadetobenefittheprimaryearnerinthefamily.Thisleadstoaconstrainedjobsearchforthesecondaryearner,asheorshemustsearchforajobinalimitedgeographicarea.Sincethehusbandisstilltheprimarywageearnerinmanyfamilies,thejobsearchofthewifemaysuffer.Individualswhoaretiedtoacertainareaarelabled‘tied-stayers’,whilesecondaryearnerswhomoveforthebenefitofthefamilyarelabeled‘tied-movers’(JacobMincer,1978).

Thewagesofatied-stayerortied-movermaynotbesubstantiallylowerifthefamilylivesinormovestoalargecity.Ifalargelabormarkethasmorecacancies,thewifemaylocateawageoffernearthemaximumshewouldfindwithanation-widesearch.However,beingatied-stayerortied-movercanlowerthewife’swageifthefamilylivesinormovestoasmallcommunity.Asmalllabormarketwillreducethelikelihoodofherfindingajobthatutilizesherskills.Asaresultshemayacceptajobforwhichsheisoverqualifiedandthusearnalowerwage.ThishypothesizedrelationshipbetweenthelikelihoodofbeingoverqualifiedandSMSAsizeistermed‘differentialoverqualification.’Frank(1978)andHaimOfekandYesookMerrill(1994)providesupportforthetheoryofdifferentialoverqualificationbyfindingthatthemale-femalewagegapisgreaterinsmallerSMSA’s.

Whiletheresultsareconsistentwiththeexistenceofdifferentialoverqualification,theymayalsoresultfromothersituationsaswell.Firmsinsmalllabormarketmayusetheirmonopsonypowertokeepwagesdown.Localdemandshocksarefoundtobeamajorsourceofwagevariationbothacrossandwithinlocallabormarket(RobertsTopel,1986).Sincelargelabormarketsaregenerallymorediversified,ademandshockcanhaveasubstantialimpactonimmobileworkersinsmalllabormarkets.Anotherreasonforexaminingdifferentialoverqualificationinvolvestheassumptionthattherearemorevacanciesinlargelabormarkets.Whilethereislittledoubtthatmorevacanciesexistinlargelabormarkets,therearealsolikelytobemorepeoplesearchingforjobsinlargelabormarkets.Ifthegreaternumberofvacanciesisoffsetbythelargernumberofsearchers,itisunclearwhetherwomenwillbemorelikelytobeoverqualifiedinsmalllabormarket.Insteadofrelyingonwagestodetermineifdifferentialoverqualificationexists,weconsideranexplicitformofoverqualificationbasedoneducation.

26Accordingtotheauthor,themale-femalewagegap________.

Aisjustified

Bhasimportantrepercussionsonfamilylife

Crepresentsasexistattitudetowardwomen

Dissimplyoneofaconsiderablenumberoflabor-marketdifferences

27“Geographicalmobility(Para.1)”asusedinthepassage,refersto________.

AthewayinwhichAmericanstendtomovefromjobtojob

Bthepenchantwage-earnershavetomaximizefamilywelfare

Cthenecessitytorelocateinordertoincreasewages

Dalloftheabove

28Thedifferencebetweena‘tied-stayer’anda‘tied-mover’isthat________.

Atheprimaryearnerisforcedtosearchforworkinaspecificareawhilethe

secondaryearnerisfreertoroamabout

Btheformerisobligedtoremaininanareawhilethelatterisnot

Ctheformeristhewifeandthelateristhehusband

Dthelatter’ssalaryisofsecondaryimportancetotheformer’ssalary

29Withwhichofthefollowingstatementswouldtheauthoragree?

AThesizeofthelabormarketdeterminesrecompense.

BThesizeofthelabormarketdeterminesacquiredskillsutilization.

CThesizeofthelabormarketdeterminestheprobabilityofmatchingskillswith

appropriatewagelevel.

DAlloftheabove.

30Thenamesanddatesbetweenparentheses________.

Arefertobibliographicalentries

Bexplainwhodiscussedwhatandwhentheydiscussedit

Carereferencestowhattheauthorhasread

Dmaybedescribedbyalloftheabove

PartII.VocabularyandStructure（40x0.5=20points）

SectionA:Inthissection,thereare20incompletesentences,eachwithfouritemsmarkedA,B,CandD.ChooseoneitemthatbestcompletesthesentenceandmarkyourchoiceonyourANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

31.Whatelsedoestalkingfranklyandinformallymeanbutaninvitationto________

withoutanycareerconsequence?

A.whoopitup

B.unloadopinions

C.hangaround

D.incuradebt

32.TheSingleinthepast,ofthe_______egoandmuch-watchedansweringmachine,was

traditionallyatthemarginofsociety:afigureoffun,pityandawe.

A.archly

B.gallantly

C.wobbly

D.allegedly

33.Mr.Smith,whowasworriedthatthebanmight________ontherightsoflaw-abiding

gunowners,hadalreadyvotedagainstthebill.

A.infringe

B.Integrate

C.Inferior

D.incorporate

34.Thiseventiscalledapartyaplacewhereone_______withoutworryingabout

beingjudgedbythecoldstandardofprofessionalusefulness.

A.restup

B.forkout

C.pullback

D.letloose

35.Ahostofothersinglesserviceshavesprungup,fromdogwalkerstoalarmsystemsto

agenciesthatwillwateryourplantsorbringyouaspirinandcoffeewhenyou’re_________.

A.hungaround

B.hungover

C.hungup

D.hungon

36.ThelayoutofspacecharacteristicofFrenchcitiesisonlyoneaspectofthethemeof

centralizationthat______Frenchculture.

A.fantasizes

B.internalizes

C.socializes

D.characterizes

37.IntheUnitedStates,citiesareusuallylaidoutalongagrid,streetsandbuildingsare

numbered__________.

A.quintessentially

B.archaeologically

C.sequentially

D.dysfunctionally

38.Inmiddle-classAmerica,specificspacesare_________forspecificactivities.

A.populated

B.dominated

C.designated

D.validated

39.Thispatternhasbeenusedforthousandsofyears,asdemonstratedbythe

archaeologicalevidence_______inancientIndiancities.

A.undefined

B.uncovered

C.undone

D.untitled

40.Todayaboutafifthofallmarriedcouplesstill______theold-stylemarriageinwhich

thewifestayshometoraisechildrenandthehusbandworks.

A.optwith

B.optto

C.optfor

D.optagainst

41.Hedoesn'tconformtotheusual________ofthecitybusinessmanwithadarksuitand

rolledumbrella.

A.stereotype

B.controversy

C.genetics

D.custody

42.Theyweretoldtotakewhateveractionthey________necessary.

A.seemed

B.inhibited

C.prohibited

D.deemed

43.Whenthewarbrokeout,alargenumberofrefugeescrossedtheborder,seeking

_______intheneighboringcountry.

A.casework

B.smugness

C.sanctury

D.riff

44.Weshouldstrengthenregulation,preventand______financialriskssoastoprovide

betterbankingservicesforeconomicandsocialdevelopment.

A.plunk

B.defuse

C.violate

D.strive

45.Botheredbyterrorism,worldleadersarenowunitedintheir_____forpeace.

A.quest

B.intimacy

C.validation

D.condo

46.Withhisprisonrecordandlackofexperience,he’salreadygottwo_____againsthim

whenheappliesforajob.

A.advantages

B.aspirations

C.strikes

D.knockers

47.Roberthasdevelopeda________onhisshoulderaboutnotgoingtouniversity

becauseofhispoorfamily.

A.chop

B.carp

C.chip

D.chaw

48.Newcomputersystemshavemadeoldmethodsofdataprocessing_______.

A.unfazed

B.pretentious

C.substantive

D.obsolete

49.Althoughtheyarealwaysatthecenterofthings,theytendtobelonersandare____to

stresswhenlifebecomesdifficult.

A.prone

B.about

C.motive

D.sturdy

50.Inrecentyears,youngparents,femaleprofessionals,andwell-educatedparentsare

morelikelyto______theirchildrenintomoreequalgenderroles.

A.perceive

B.dominate

C.socialize

D.prescribePartB

Directions:Inthissection,thereare20completesentences,eachwithanunderlinedpart.Replaceeachunderlinedword/phrasewithoneofthefouritemsmarkedA,B,CandDthatbestkeepsitsmeaningandmarkyourchoicesonyourANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

51.Inviewoftheinsecurityofonlineshopping,doingalittlebitofresearchbefore

purchasingwillprotectyouagainstadodgysellertryingtopullafastone.

A.makeprofit

B.deceive

C.getrichquick

D.makeadeal

52.Shehasn’truledoutmarriage,butwouldn’tgiveupherfree