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ReadingTest

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5MINUTES,52QUESTIONS

TurntoSection1ofyouranswersheettoanswerthequestionsinthissection.

DIRECTIONS

Eachpassageorpairofpassagesbelowisfollowedbyanumberofquestions.Afterreading

eachpassageorpair,choosethebestanswertoeachquestionbasedonwhatisstatedor

impliedinthepassageorpassagesandinanyaccompanyinggraphics(suchasatableor

graph).

Questions1-10arebasedonthefollowing

passage.

mydarling,mycherished-in-secret,Imagination,the

tenderandthemighty,shouldnever,eitherby

softnessorstrength,haveseveredme.Butthiswas

notall;theantipathywhichhadsprungupbetween

myselfandmyemployerstrikingdeeperrootand

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ThispassageisfromCharlotteBront?,TheProfessor,

originallypublishedin1857.

Nomanlikestoacknowledgethathehasmadea

mistakeinthechoiceofhisprofession,andevery

man,worthyofthename,willrowlongagainstwind

Lineandtidebeforeheallowshimselftocryout,“Iam

0spreadingdensershadedaily,excludedmefrom

everyglimpseofthesunshineoflife;andIbeganto

feellikeaplantgrowinginhumiddarknessoutofthe

slimywallsofawell.

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baffled!”andsubmitstobefloatedpassivelybackto

land.FromthefirstweekofmyresidenceinX——I

feltmyoccupationirksome.Thethingitself—the

workofcopyingandtranslatingbusiness-letters—

wasadryandtedioustaskenough,buthadthatbeen

Antipathyistheonlywordwhichcanexpressthe

5feelingEdwardCrimsworthhadforme—afeeling,in

agreatmeasure,involuntary,andwhichwasliableto

beexcitedbyevery,themosttriflingmovement,

look,orwordofmine.Mysouthernaccentannoyed

him;thedegreeofeducationevincedinmylanguage

0irritatedhim;mypunctuality,industry,and

accuracy,fixedhisdislike,andgaveitthehigh

flavourandpoignantrelishofenvy;hefearedthatI

tooshouldonedaymakeasuccessfultradesman.

HadIbeeninanythinginferiortohim,hewouldnot

5havehatedmesothoroughly,butIknewallthathe

knew,and,whatwasworse,hesuspectedthatIkept

thepadlockofsilenceonmentalwealthinwhichhe

wasnosharer.Ifhecouldhaveonceplacedmeina

ridiculousormortifyingposition,hewouldhave

0forgivenmemuch,butIwasguardedbythree

faculties—Caution,Tact,Observation;andprowling

andpryingaswasEdward’smalignity,itcouldnever

bafflethelynx-eyesofthese,mynaturalsentinels.

Daybydaydidhismalicewatchmytact,hopingit

5wouldsleep,andpreparedtostealsnake-likeonits

slumber;buttact,ifitbegenuine,neversleeps.

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0all,Ishouldlonghavebornewiththenuisance;Iam

notofanimpatientnature,andinfluencedbythe

doubledesireofgettingmylivingandjustifyingto

myselfandotherstheresolutionIhadtakento

becomeatradesman,Ishouldhaveenduredin

5silencetherustandcrampofmybestfaculties;I

shouldnothavewhispered,eveninwardly,thatI

longedforliberty;Ishouldhavepentineverysighby

whichmyheartmighthaveventuredtointimateits

distressunderthecloseness,smoke,monotony,and

0joylesstumultofBigbenClose,anditspantingdesire

forfreerandfresherscenes;Ishouldhavesetupthe

imageofDuty,thefetishofPerseverance,inmy

smallbedroomatMrs.King’slodgings,andtheytwo

shouldhavebeenmyhouseholdgods,fromwhich

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Ihadreceivedmyfirstquarter’swages,andwas

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returningtomylodgings,possessedheartandsoul

withthepleasantfeelingthatthemasterwhohad

0paidmegrudgedeverypennyofthathard?earned

pittance—(Ihadlongceasedtoregard

Duringthecourseofthefirstparagraph,the

narrator’sfocusshiftsfrom

A)recollectionofpastconfidenceto

acknowledgmentofpresentself-doubt.

B)reflectiononhisexpectationsoflifeasa

tradesmantohisdesireforanotherjob.

C)generalizationaboutjobdissatisfactiontothe

specificsofhisownsituation.

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Mr.Crimsworthasmybrother—hewasahard,

grindingmaster;hewishedtobeaninexorable

tyrant:thatwasall).Thoughts,notvariedbutstrong,

5occupiedmymind;twovoicesspokewithinme;

againandagaintheyutteredthesamemonotonous

phrases.Onesaid:“William,yourlifeisintolerable.”

Theother:“Whatcanyoudotoalterit?”Iwalked

fast,foritwasacold,frostynightinJanuary;asI

0approachedmylodgings,Iturnedfromageneral

viewofmyaffairstotheparticularspeculationasto

whethermyfirewouldbeout;lookingtowardsthe

windowofmysitting-room,Isawnocheeringred

gleam.

D)evaluationoffactorsmakinghimunhappyto

identificationofalternatives.

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Thereferencesto“shade”and“darkness”attheend

ofthefirstparagraphmainlyhavewhicheffect?

A)Theyevokethenarrator’ssenseofdismay.

B)Theyreflectthenarrator’ssinisterthoughts.

C)Theycapturethenarrator’sfearofconfinement.

D)Theyrevealthenarrator’slongingforrest.

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Whichchoicebestsummarizesthepassage?

A)Acharacterdescribeshisdislikeforhisnewjob

andconsidersthereasonswhy.

B)Twocharactersemployedinthesameoffice

becomeincreasinglycompetitive.

C)Ayoungmanregretsprivatelyachoicethathe

defendspublicly.

ThepassageindicatesthatEdwardCrimsworth’s

behaviorwasmainlycausedbyhis

A)impatiencewiththenarrator’shighspirits.

B)scornofthenarrator’shumblebackground.

C)indignationatthenarrator’srashactions.

D)jealousyofthenarrator’sapparentsuperiority.

D)Anewemployeeexperiencesoptimism,then

frustration,andfinallydespair.

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Themainpurposeoftheopeningsentenceofthe

passageisto

A)establishthenarrator’sperspectiveona

controversy.

B)providecontextusefulinunderstandingthe

narrator’semotionalstate.

C)offerasymbolicrepresentationof

EdwardCrimsworth’splight.

D)contrastthenarrator’sgoodintentionswithhis

maliciousconduct.

Thepassageindicatesthatwhenthenarratorbegan

workingforEdwardCrimsworth,heviewed

Crimsworthasa

A)harmlessrival.

B)sympathetically.

C)perceptivejudge.

D)demandingmentor.

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Whichchoiceprovidesthebestevidenceforthe

answertothepreviousquestion?

A)Lines28-31(“theantipathy...life”)

B)Lines38-40(“Mysouthern...irritatedhim”)

C)Lines54-56(“Day...slumber”)

Thepassageindicatesthat,afteralongdayof

work,thenarratorsometimesfoundhisliving

quarterstobe

A)treacherous.

B)dreary.

C)predictable.

D)intolerable.

D)Lines61-62(“Ihad...brother”)

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Attheendofthesecondparagraph,thecomparisons

ofabstractqualitiestoalynxandasnakemainly

havetheeffectof

Whichchoiceprovidesthebestevidenceforthe

answertothepreviousquestion?

A)contrastingtwohypotheticalcoursesofaction.

B)conveyingtheferocityofaresolution.

C)suggestingthelikelihoodofanaltercation.

D)illustratingthenatureofanadversarial

relationship.

A)Lines17-21(“Ishould...scenes”)

B)Lines21-23(“Ishould...lodgings”)

C)Lines64-67(“Thoughts...phrases”)

D)Lines68-74(“Iwalked...gleam”)

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Questions11-21arebasedonthefollowing

passageandsupplementarymaterial.

Thereisyetanotherapproach:insteadofrooting

ethicsincharacterortheconsequencesofactions,we

canfocusonouractionsthemselves.Fromthis

perspectivesomethingsareright,somewrong—we

shouldbuyfairtradegoods,weshouldn’ttellliesin

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ThispassageisadaptedfromIainKing,“CanEconomicsBe

Ethical?”?2013byProspectPublishing.

Recentdebatesabouttheeconomyhave

0advertisements.Ethicsbecomesalistof

rediscoveredthequestion,“isthatright?”,where

commandments,acatalogof“dos”and“don’ts.”

Whenafinanceofficialrefusestodevalueacurrency

becausetheyhavepromisednotto,theyaredefining

ethicsthisway.Accordingtothisapproach

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right”meansmorethanjustprofitsorefficiency.

Somearguethatbecausethefreemarketsallow

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forpersonalchoice,theyarealreadyethical.Others

haveacceptedtheethicalcritiqueandembraced

corporatesocialresponsibility.Butbeforewecan

labelanymarketoutcomeas“immoral,”orsneerat

economistswhotrytoputapriceonbeingethical,

5devaluationcanstillbebad,evenifitwouldmake

everybodybetteroff.

Manymoraldilemmasarisewhenthesethree

versionspullindifferentdirectionsbutclashesare

notinevitable.Takefairtradecoffee(coffeethatis

0soldwithacertificationthatindicatesthefarmers

andworkerswhoproduceditwerepaidafairwage),

forexample:buyingitmighthavegood

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0weneedtobeclearonwhatwearetalkingabout.

Therearedifferentviewsonwhereethicsshould

applywhensomeonemakesaneconomicdecision.

ConsiderAdamSmith,widelyregardedasthe

founderofmoderneconomics.Hewasamoral

5philosopherwhobelievedsympathyforotherswas

thebasisforethics(wewouldcallitempathy

nowadays).ButoneofhiskeyinsightsinTheWealth

ofNationswasthatactingonthisempathycouldbe

counter-productive—heobservedpeoplebecoming

0betteroffwhentheyputtheirownempathyaside,

andinteractedinaself-interestedway.Smithjustifies

selfishbehaviorbytheoutcome.Wheneverplanners

usecost-benefitanalysistojustifyanewrailwayline,

orsomeoneretrainstoboosthisorherearning

5power,orashopperbuysonetogetonefree,theyare

usingthesameapproach:empathizingwith

someone,andseekinganoutcomethatmakesthat

personaswelloffaspossible—althoughtheperson

theyareempathizingwithmaybethemselvesinthe

0future.

Insteadofjudgingconsequences,Aristotle

saidethicswasabouthavingtheright

character—displayingvirtueslikecourageand

honesty.Itisaviewputintopracticewhenever

5businessleadersarechosenfortheirgoodcharacter.

Butitisahardphilosophytoteach—justhowmuch

loyaltyshouldyoushowtoamanufacturerthatkeeps

losingmoney?Showtoolittleandyou’rea“greedis

good”corporateraider;toomuchandyou’rewasting

0moneyonunproductivecapital.Aristotlethought

therewasagoldenmeanbetweenthetwoextremes,

andfindingitwasamatteroffinejudgment.Butif

ethicsisaboutcharacter,it’snotclearwhatthose

characteristicsshouldbe.

consequences,bevirtuous,andalsobetherightway

toactinaflawedmarket.Commongroundlikethis

5suggeststhat,evenwithoutagreementonwhere

ethicsapplies,ethicaleconomicsisstillpossible.

Wheneverwefeelqueasyabout“perfect”

competitivemarkets,theproblemisoftenrootedina

phonyconceptionofpeople.Themodelofmanon

0whichclassicaleconomicsisbased—anentirely

rationalandselfishbeing—isaparody,as

JohnStuartMill,thephilosopherwhopioneeredthe

model,accepted.Mostpeople—eveneconomists—

nowacceptthatthis“economicman”isafiction.

5Webehavelikeaherd;wefearlossesmorethanwe

hopeforgains;rarelycanourbrainsprocessallthe

relevantfacts.

Thesehumanquirksmeanwecannevermake

purely“rational”decisions.Anewwaveofbehavioral

0economists,aidedbyneuroscientists,istryingto

understandourpsychology,bothaloneandin

groups,sotheycananticipateourdecisionsinthe

marketplacemoreaccurately.Butpsychologycan

alsohelpusunderstandwhywereactindisgustat

5economicinjustice,oracceptamorallawas

universal.Whichmeansthattherelativelynew

scienceofhumanbehaviormightalsodefineethics

forus.Ethicaleconomicswouldthenemergefrom

oneoftheleastlikelyplaces:economiststhemselves.

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RegularCofeeProfts

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Themainpurposeofthepassageisto

A)consideranethicaldilemmaposedby

cost-benefitanalysis.

B)describeapsychologystudyofethicaleconomic

behavior.

C)arguethatthefreemarketprohibitsethical

economics.

Inthepassage,theauthoranticipateswhichofthe

followingobjectionstocriticizingtheethicsoffree

markets?

A)Smith’sassociationoffreemarketswithethical

behaviorstillappliestoday.

B)Freemarketsarethebestwaytogeneratehigh

profits,soethicsareasecondaryconsideration.

C)Freemarketsareethicalbecausetheyaremade

possiblebydevaluedcurrency.

D)examinewaysofevaluatingtheethicsof

economics.

D)Freemarketsareethicalbecausetheyenable

individualstomakechoices.

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Whichchoiceprovidesthebestevidenceforthe

answertothepreviousquestion?

A)Lines4-5(“Some...ethical”)

B)Lines7-10(“But...about”)

C)Lines21-22(“Smith...outcome”)

D)Lines52-54(“When...way”)

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Asusedinline6,“embraced”mostnearlymeans

A)lovinglyheld.

B)readilyadopted.

C)eagerlyhugged.

D)reluctantlyused.

Themainideaofthefinalparagraphisthat

A)humanquirksmakeitdifficulttopredict

people’sethicaldecisionsaccurately.

B)peopleuniversallyreactwithdisgustwhenfaced

witheconomicinjustice.

C)understandinghumanpsychologymayhelpto

defineethicsineconomics.

D)economiststhemselveswillberesponsiblefor

reformingthefreemarket.

Themainpurposeofthefifthparagraph(lines45-56)

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A)developacounterargumenttotheclaimthat

greedisgood.

B)providesupportfortheideathatethicsisabout

character.

C)describeathirdapproachtodefiningethical

economics.

D)illustratethatone’sactionsarearesultofone’s

character.

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Datainthegraphaboutper-poundcoffeeprofitsin

Tanzaniamoststronglysupportwhichofthe

followingstatements?

A)Fairtradecoffeeconsistentlyearnedgreater

profitsthanregularcoffeeearned.

B)Theprofitsearnedfromregularcoffeedidnot

fluctuate.

C)Fairtradecoffeeprofitsincreasedbetween2004

and2006.

D)Fairtradeandregularcoffeewereearningequal

profitsby2008.

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Asusedinline58,“clashes”mostnearlymeans

A)conflicts.

B)mismatches.

C)collisions.

D)brawls.

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Datainthegraphindicatethatthegreatestdifference

betweenper-poundprofitsfromfairtradecoffeeand

thosefromregularcoffeeoccurredduringwhich

period?

A)2000to2002

B)2002to2004

C)2004to2005

D)2006to2008

Whichchoicebestsupportstheauthor’sclaimthat

thereiscommongroundsharedbythedifferent

approachestoethicsdescribedinthepassage?

A)Lines11-12(“There...decision”)

B)Lines47-50(“From...advertisements”)

C)Lines59-64(“Take...market”)

D)Lines75-77(“We...facts”)

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Questions22-32arebasedonthefollowing

passages.

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Datainthegraphprovidemostdirectsupportfor

whichideainthepassage?

A)Actingonempathycanbecounterproductive.

B)Ethicaleconomicsisdefinedbycharacter.

C)Ethicaleconomicsisstillpossible.

Passage1isadaptedfromNicholasCarr,“Author

NicholasCarr:TheWebShattersFocus,RewiresBrains.”

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2010byCondéNast.Passage2isfromStevenPinker,

“MindoverMassMedia.”?2010byTheNewYorkTimes

Company.

Passage1

D)Peoplefearlossesmorethantheyhopeforgains.

Thementalconsequencesofouronline

info-crunchingarenotuniversallybad.

Certaincognitiveskillsarestrengthenedbyouruse

LineofcomputersandtheNet.Thesetendtoinvolve

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moreprimitivementalfunctions,suchashand-eye

coordination,reflexresponse,andtheprocessingof

visualcues.Onemuch-citedstudyofvideogaming

revealedthatafterjust10daysofplayingaction

gamesoncomputers,agroupofyoungpeoplehad

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0significantlyboostedthespeedwithwhichtheycould

shifttheirvisualfocusbetweenvariousimagesand

tasks.

It’slikelythatWebbrowsingalsostrengthens

brainfunctionsrelatedtofast-pacedproblem

5solving,particularlywhenitrequiresspotting

patternsinawelterofdata.ABritishstudyofthe

waywomensearchformedicalinformationonline

indicatedthatanexperiencedInternetusercan,at

leastinsomecases,assessthetrustworthinessand

0probablevalueofaWebpageinamatterofseconds.

Themorewepracticesurfingandscanning,themore

adeptourbrainbecomesatthosetasks.

Butitwouldbeaseriousmistaketolooknarrowly

atsuchbenefitsandconcludethattheWebismaking

5ussmarter.InaSciencearticlepublishedinearly

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009,prominentdevelopmentalpsychologistPatricia

Greenfieldreviewedmorethan40studiesofthe

effectsofvarioustypesofmediaonintelligenceand

learningability.Sheconcludedthat“everymedium

0developssomecognitiveskillsattheexpenseof

others.”O(jiān)urgrowinguseoftheNetandother

screen-basedtechnologies,shewrote,hasledtothe

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widespreadandsophisticateddevelopmentof

visual-spatialskills.”Butthosegainsgohandinhand

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deepprocessing”thatunderpins“mindful

knowledgeacquisition,inductiveanalysis,critical

thinking,imagination,andreflection.”

Weknowthatthehumanbrainishighly

0plastic;neuronsandsynapseschangeas

circumstanceschange.Whenweadapttoanew

culturalphenomenon,includingtheuseofanew

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medium,weendupwithadifferentbrain,says

MichaelMerzenich,apioneerofthefieldof

5neuroplasticity.Thatmeansouronlinehabits

continuetoreverberateintheworkingsofourbrain

cellsevenwhenwe’renotatacomputer.We’re

exercisingtheneuralcircuitsdevotedtoskimming

andmultitaskingwhileignoringthoseusedfor

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TheauthorofPassage1indicateswhichofthe

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followingabouttheuseofscreen-basedtechnologies?

A)Itshouldbethoroughlystudied.

B)Itmakesthebrainincreasinglyrigid.

C)Ithassomepositiveeffects.

D)Itshouldbewidelyencouraged.

Passage2

Criticsofnewmediasometimesusescienceitself

topresstheircase,citingresearchthatshowshow

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experiencecanchangethebrain.”Butcognitive

neuroscientistsrolltheireyesatsuchtalk.Yes,every

5timewelearnafactorskillthewiringofthebrain

changes;it’snotasiftheinformationisstoredinthe

pancreas.Buttheexistenceofneuralplasticitydoes

notmeanthebrainisablobofclaypoundedinto

shapebyexperience.

Whichchoiceprovidesthebestevidenceforthe

answertothepreviousquestion?

A)Lines3-4(“Certain...Net”)

B)Lines23-25(“But...smarter”)

C)Lines25-29(“Ina...ability”)

D)Lines29-31(“She...others”)

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Experiencedoesnotrevampthebasic

information-processingcapacitiesofthebrain.

Speed-readingprogramshavelongclaimedtodojust

that,buttheverdictwasrenderedbyWoodyAllen

afterhereadLeoTolstoy’sfamouslylongnovel

5WarandPeaceinonesitting:“ItwasaboutRussia.”

Genuinemultitasking,too,hasbeenexposedasa

myth,notjustbylaboratorystudiesbutbythe

familiarsightofanSUVundulatingbetweenlanesas

thedrivercutsdealsonhiscellphone.

TheauthorofPassage1indicatesthatbecoming

adeptatusingtheInternetcan

A)makepeoplecomplacentabouttheirhealth.

B)underminetheabilitytothinkdeeply.

C)increasepeople’ssocialcontacts.

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Moreover,theeffectsofexperiencearehighly

specifictotheexperiencesthemselves.Ifyoutrain

peopletodoonething(recognizeshapes,solvemath

puzzles,findhiddenwords),theygetbetteratdoing

thatthing,butalmostnothingelse.Musicdoesn’t

D)improvepeople’sself-confidence.

5makeyoubetteratmath,conjugatingLatindoesn’t

makeyoumorelogical,brain-traininggamesdon’t

makeyousmarter.Accomplishedpeopledon’tbulk

uptheirbrainswithintellectualcalisthenics;they

immersethemselvesintheirfields.Novelistsread

0lotsofnovels,scientistsreadlotsofscience.

Theeffectsofconsumingelectronicmediaare

likelytobefarmorelimitedthanthepanicimplies.

Mediacriticswriteasifthebraintakesonthe

qualitiesofwhateveritconsumes,theinformational

5equivalentof“youarewhatyoueat.”Aswithancient

peopleswhobelievedthateatingfierceanimalsmade

themfierce,theyassumethatwatchingquickcutsin

rockvideosturnsyourmentallifeintoquickcutsor

thatreadingbulletpointsandonlinepostingsturns

0yourthoughtsintobulletpointsandonlinepostings.

Asusedinline40,“plastic”mostnearlymeans

A)creative.

B)artificial.

C)malleable.

D)sculptural.

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TheauthorofPassage2referstothenovel

WarandPeaceprimarilytosuggestthat

WoodyAllen

Whichchoicebestdescribestherelationshipbetween

thetwopassages?

A)Passage2relatesfirst-handexperiencesthat

contrastwiththeclinicalapproachinPassage1.

A)didnotlikeTolstoy’swritingstyle.

B)couldnotcomprehendthenovelby

speed-readingit.

B)Passage2critiquestheconclusionsdrawnfrom

theresearchdiscussedinPassage1.

C)hadbecomequiteskilledatmultitasking.

D)regrettedhavingreadsuchalongnovel.

C)Passage2takesahigh-levelviewofaresultthat

Passage1examinesindepth.

D)Passage2predictsthenegativereactionsthatthe

findingsdiscussedinPassage1mightproduce.

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AccordingtotheauthorofPassage2,whatdo

novelistsandscientistshaveincommon?

A)Theytakeriskswhentheypursueknowledge.

B)Theyareeagertoimprovetheirminds.

C)Theyarecuriousaboutothersubjects.

D)Theybecomeabsorbedintheirownfields.

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Onwhichofthefollowingpointswouldtheauthors

ofbothpassagesmostlikelyagree?

A)Computer-savvychildrentendtodemonstrate

betterhand-eyecoordinationthandotheir

parents.

B)Thosewhocriticizeconsumersofelectronic

mediatendtooverreactintheircriticism.

C)Improvedvisual-spatialskillsdonotgeneralize

toimprovedskillsinotherareas.

D)Internetusersareunlikelytopreferreading

onscreentexttoreadingactualbooks.

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TheanalogyinthefinalsentenceofPassage2has

primarilywhicheffect?

A)Itusesornatelanguagetoillustrateadifficult

concept.

B)Itemployshumortosoftenasevereopinionof

humanbehavior.

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C)Italludestothepasttoevokeanostalgic

response.

D)Itcriticizestheviewofaparticulargroup.

Whichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencethatthe

authorofPassage2wouldagreetosomeextentwith

theclaimattributedtoMichaelMerzenichin

lines41-43,Passage1?

A)Lines51-53(“Critics...brain”)

B)Lines54-56(“Yes...changes”)

C)Lines57-59(“But...experience”)

D)Lines83-84(“Media...consumes”)

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Themainpurposeofeachpassageisto

A)comparebrainfunctioninthosewhoplaygames

ontheInternetandthosewhobrowseonit.

B)reportontheproblem-solvingskillsof

individualswithvaryinglevelsofInternet

experience.

C)takeapositiononincreasingfinancialsupport

forstudiesrelatedtotechnologyandintelligence.

D)makeanargumentabouttheeffectsofelectronic

mediauseonthebrain.

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Questions33-42arebasedonthefollowing

passage.

dependence,forsolongasmanfeedswomanshe

willtrytopleasethegiverandadaptherselftohis

condition.Tokeepafootholdinsociety,woman

mustbeasnearlikemanaspossible,reflecthisideas,

opinions,virtues,motives,prejudices,andvices.She

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ThispassageisadaptedfromElizabethCadyStanton’s

addresstothe1869WomanSuffrageConventionin

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5mustrespecthisstatutes,thoughtheystripherof

everyinalienableright,andconflictwiththathigher

lawwrittenbythefingerofGodonherownsoul....

Iurgeasixteenthamendment,because“manhood

suffrage,”oraman’sgovernment,iscivil,religious,

andsocialdisorganization.Themaleelementisa

Linedestructiveforce,stern,selfish,aggrandizing,loving

.

..[M]anhasbeenmoldingwomantohisideas

bydirectandpositiveinfluences,whileshe,ifnota

0negation,hasusedindirectmeanstocontrolhim,

andinmostcasesdevelopedtheverycharacteristics

bothinhimandherselfthatneededrepression.

Andnowmanhimselfstandsappalledattheresults

ofhisownexcesses,andmournsinbitternessthat

5falsehood,selfishness,andviolencearethelawoflife.

Theneedofthishourisnotterritory,goldmines,

railroads,orspeciepaymentsbutanewevangelof

womanhood,toexaltpurity,virtue,morality,true

religion,toliftmanupintothehigherrealmsof

0thoughtandaction.

Weaskwoman’senfranchisement,asthefirststep

towardtherecognitionofthatessentialelementin

governmentthatcanonlysecurethehealth,strength,

andprosperityofthenation.Whateverisdonetolift

5womantohertruepositionwillhelptousherina

newdayofpeaceandperfectionfortherace.

Inspeakingofthemasculineelement,Idonot

wishtobeunderstoodtosaythatallmenarehard,

selfish,andbrutal,formanyofthemostbeautiful

0spiritstheworldhasknownhavebeenclothedwith

manhood;butIrefertothosecharacteristics,though

oftenmarkedinwoman,thatdistinguishwhatis

calledthestrongersex.Forexample,theloveof

acquisitionandconquest,theverypioneersof

5civilization,whenexpendedontheearth,thesea,the

elements,therichesandforcesofnature,arepowers

ofdestructionwhenusedtosubjugateonemanto

anotherortosacrificenationstoambition.

5

war,violence,conquest,acquisition,breedinginthe

materiala