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SectionIUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmark
A,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)
Researchonanimalintelligencealwaysmakesmewonderjusthowsmarthumans
are.1thefruit-flyexperimentsdescribedinCarlZimmer'spieceintheScienceTimeson
Tuesday.Fruitflieswhoweretaughttobesmarterthantheaveragefruitfly2tolive
shorterlives.Thissuggeststhat3bulbsburnlonger,thatthereisan4innotbeingtoo
terrificallybright.
Intelligence,it5out,isahigh-pricedoption.Ittakesmoreupkeep,burnsmorefuel
andisslow6thestartinglinebecauseitdependsonlearning-agradual7-insteadof
instinct.Plentyofotherspeciesareabletolearn,andoneofthethingsthey'veapparently
learnediswhento8.
Isthereanadaptivevalueto9intelligence?
That'sthequestionbehindthisnew
research.Ilikeit.Insteadofcastingawistfulglance10atallthespecieswe'veleftinthe
dustI.Q.-wise,itimplicitlyaskswhatthereal11ofourownintelligencemightbe.Thisis
12themindofeveryanimalI'veevermet.
Researchonanimalintelligencealsomakesmewonderwhatexperimentsanimals
would13onhumansiftheyhadthechance.Everycatwithanowner,14,isrunninga
small-scalestudyinoperantconditioning.webelievethat15animalsranthelabs,they
wouldtestusto16thelimitsofourpatience,ourfaithfulness,ourmemoryforterrain.
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Theywouldtrytodecidewhatintelligenceinhumansisreally17,notmerelyhowmuchof
itthereis.18,theywouldhopetostudya19question:
Arehumansactuallyawareofthe
worldtheylivein?
20theresultsareinconclusive.
1.[A]Suppose[B]Consider[C]Observe[D]Imagine
2.[A]tended[B]feared[C]happened[D]threatened
3.[A]thinner[B]stabler[C]lighter[D]dimmer
4.[A]tendency[B]advantage[C]inclination[D]priority
5.[A]insistson[B]sumsup[C]turnsout[D]putsforward
6.[A]off[B]behind[C]over[D]along
7.[A]incredible[B]spontaneous[C]inevitable[D]gradual
8.[A]fight[B]doubt[C]stop[D]think
9.[A]invisible[B]limited[C]indefinite[D]different
10.[A]upward[B]forward[C]afterward[D]backward
11.[A]features[B]influences[C]results[D]costs
12.[A]outside[B]on[C]by[D]across
13.[A]deliver[B]carry[C]perform[D]apply
14.[A]bychance[B]incontrast[C]asusual[D]forinstance
15.[A]if[B]unless[C]as[D]lest
16.[A]moderate[B]overcome[C]determine[D]reach
17.[A]at[B]for[C]after[D]with
18.[A]Aboveall[B]Afterall[C]However[D]Otherwise
19.[A]fundamental[B]comprehensive[C]equivalent[D]hostile
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20.[A]Byaccident[B]Intime[C]Sofar[D]Betterstill
SectionIIReadingComprehension
PartA
Directions:
Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,
CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)
Text1
Habitsareafunnything.Wereachforthemmindlessly,settingourbrainson
auto-pilotandrelaxingintotheunconsciouscomfortoffamiliarroutine."Notchoice,but
habitrulestheunreflectingherd,"WilliamWordsworthsaidinthe19thcentury.Inthe
ever-changing21stcentury,eventheword"habit"carriesanegativeconnotation.
Soitseemsantitheticaltotalkabouthabitsinthesamecontextascreativityand
innovation.Butbrainresearchershavediscoveredthatwhenweconsciouslydevelopnew
habits,wecreateparallelsynapticpaths,andevenentirelynewbraincells,thatcanjump
ourtrainsofthoughtontonew,innovativetracks.
Butdon'tbothertryingtokilloffoldhabits;oncethoserutsofprocedureareworninto
thehippocampus,they'retheretostay.Instead,thenewhabitswedeliberatelyingraininto
ourselvescreateparallelpathwaysthatcanbypassthoseoldroads.
"Thefirstthingneededforinnovationisafascinationwithwonder,"saysDawna
Markova,authorof"TheOpenMind"andanexecutivechangeconsultantforProfessional
ThinkingPartners."Butwearetaughtinsteadto'decide,'justasourpresidentcalls
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himself'theDecider.'"Sheadds,however,that"todecideistokilloffallpossibilitiesbut
one.Agoodinnovationalthinkerisalwaysexploringthemanyotherpossibilities."
Allofusworkthroughproblemsinwaysofwhichwe'reunaware,shesays.
Researchersinthelate1960coveredthathumansarebornwiththecapacitytoapproach
challengesinfourprimaryways:
analytically,procedurally,relationally(orcollaboratively)
andinnovatively.Atpuberty,however,thebrainshutsdownhalfofthatcapacity,
preservingonlythosemodesofthoughtthathaveseemedmostvaluableduringthefirst
decadeorsooflife.
Thecurrentemphasisonstandardizedtestinghighlightsanalysisandprocedure,
meaningthatfewofusinherentlyuseourinnovativeandcollaborativemodesofthought.
"ThisbreaksthemajorruleintheAmericanbeliefsystem-thatanyonecandoanything,"
explainsM.J.Ryan,authorofthe2006book"ThisYearIWill..."andMs.Markova's
businesspartner."That'saliethatwehaveperpetuated,anditfosterscommonness.
Knowingwhatyou'regoodatanddoingevenmoreofitcreatesexcellence."Thisiswhere
developingnewhabitscomesin.
21.TheviewofWordsworthhabitisclaimedbybeingA.casualB.familiarC.mechanicalD.changeable.
22.TheresearchershavediscoveredthattheformationofhabitcanbeA.predictedB.regulatedC.tracedD.guided
23."ruts"(inlineone,paragraph3)hasclosestmeaningtoA.tracksB.seriesC.characteristicsD.connections
24.Ms.Markova'scommentssuggestthatthepracticeofstandardtesting?
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A,preventsnewhabitsformbeingformed
B,nolongeremphasizescommonness
C,maintainstheinherentAmericanthinkingmodel
D,complieswiththeAmericanbeliefsystem
25.RyanmostprobablyagreethatA.ideasarebornofarelaxingmindB.innovativenesscouldbetaught
C.decisivenessderivesfromfantasticideasD.curiosityactivatescreativeminds
Text2
Itisawisefatherthatknowshisownchild,buttodayamancanboosthispaternal
(fatherly)wisdom-oratleastconfirmthathe'sthekid'sdad.Allheneedstodoisshellour
$30forpaternitytestingkit(PTK)athislocaldrugstore-andanother$120togetthe
results.
Morethan60,000peoplehavepurchasedthePTKssincetheyfirstbecomeavailable
withoutprescriptionslastyears,accordingtoDougFog,chiefoperatingofficerof
Identigene,whichmakestheover-the-counterkits.Morethantwodozencompaniessell
DNAtestsDirectlytothepublic,ranginginpricefromafewhundreddollarstomorethan
$2500.
Amongthemostpopular:
paternityandkinshiptesting,whichadoptedchildrencan
usetofindtheirbiologicalrelativesandlatestrageamanypassionategenealogists-and
supportsbusinessesthatoffertosearchforafamily'sgeographicroots.
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Mosttestsrequirecollectingcellsbywebbingsalivainthemouthandsendingittothe
companyfortesting.AlltestsrequireapotentialcandidatewithwhomtocompareDNA.
Butsomeobserversareskeptical,"Thereisakindoffalseprecisionbeinghawkedby
peopleclaimingtheyaredoingancestrytesting,"saysTreyDuster,aNewYorkUniversity
sociologist.Henotesthateachindividualhasmanyancestors-numberinginthehundreds
justafewcenturiesback.Yetmostancestrytestingonlyconsidersasinglelineage,either
theYchromosomeinheritedthroughmeninafather'slineormitochondrialDNA,whicha
passeddownonlyfrommothers.ThisDNAcanrevealgeneticinformationaboutonlyone
ortwoancestors,eventhough,forexample,justthreegenerationsbackpeoplealsohave
sixothergreat-grandparentsor,fourgenerationsback,14othergreat-great-grandparents.
Criticsalsoarguethatcommercialgenetictestingisonlyasgoodasthereference
collectionstowhicha
sampleiscompared.Databases
used
bysome
companies
don't
relyondatacollectedsystematicallybutratherlumptogetherinformationfromdifferent
researchprojects.
This
means
thataDNAdatabase
may
differdepending
on
the
companythatprocessestheresults.Inaddition,thecomputerprogramsacompanyuses
toestimaterelationships
maybe
patentedandnotsubject
topeer
reviewor
outside
evaluation.
26.Inparagraphs1and2,thetextshowsPTK's___________.
[A]easyavailability
[B]flexibilityinpricing
[C]successfulpromotion
[D]popularitywithhouseholds
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27.PTKisusedto__________.[A]locateone'sbirthplace[B]promotegeneticresearch[C]identifyparent-childkinship
[D]choosechildrenforadoption
28.Skepticalobserversbelievethatancestrytestingfailsto__________.[A]tracedistantancestors
[B]rebuildreliablebloodlines[C]fullyusegeneticinformation
[D]achievetheclaimedaccuracy
29.Inthelastparagraph,aproblemcommercialgenetictestingfacesis__________.[A]disorganizeddatacollection
[B]overlappingdatabasebuilding
30.Anappropriatetitleforthetextismostlikelytobe__________.
[A]ForsandAgainstsofDNAtesting
[B]DNAtestingandIt'sproblems[C]DNAtestingoutsidethelab
[D]liesbehindDNAtesting
Text3
Therelationshipbetweenformaleducationandeconomicgrowthinpoorcountriesis
widelymisunderstoodbyeconomistsandpoliticiansalike
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