[单选题] Haveyoueverwonderedwhatourfutureislike?Practically,allpeople_41_adesiretopredicttheirfuture_42_.Mostpeopleseeminclinedto_43_thistaskusingcausalreasoning.Firstwe_44_recognizethatfuturecircumstancesare_45_causedorconditionedbypresentones.Welearnthatgettinganeducationwill_46_howmuchmoneyweearnlaterandthatswimmingbeyondthereefmaybringanunhappy_47_withashark. Second,peoplealsolearnthatsuch_48_ofcauseandeffectareprobabilistic(可能的)innature.Thatis,theeffectsoccurmoreoftenwhenthecausesoccurthanwhenthecausesare_49_,butnotalways.Thus,studentslearnthatstudyinghard_50_goodgradesinmostinstances,butnoteverytime.Sciencemakestheseconceptsofcausalityandprobabilitymore_51_andprovidestechniquesfordealing_52_thenmoreaccuratelythandoescausalhumaninquiry.Inlookingatordinaryhumaninquiry,weneedto_53_betweenpredictionandunderstanding.Often,evenifwedon'tunderstandwhy,wearewillingtoact_54_thebasisofademonstratedpredictiveability. Whatevertheprimitivedrives_55_motivatehumanbeings,satisfyingthemdependsheavilyontheabilityto_56_futurecircumstances.Theattempttopredictisoftenplayedina_57_ofknowledgeandunderstanding.Ifyoucanunderstandwhycertainregularpatterns_58_,youcanpredictbetterthanifyousimplyobservethosepatterns.Thus,humaninquiryaims_59_answeringboth"what"and"why"question,andwepursuethese_60_byobservingandfiguringout. 41.[A]exhibit[B]exaggerate[C]examine[D]exceed 42.[A]contexts[B]circumstances[C]inspections[D]intuitions 43.[A]underestimate[B]undermine[C]undertake[D]undergo 44.[A]specially[B]particularly[C]always[D]generally 45.[A]somehow[B]somebody[C]someone[D]something 46.[A]enact[B]affect[C]reflect[D]inflect 47.[A]meeting[B]occurrence[C]encounter[D]contact 48.[A]patterns[B]designs[C]arrangements[D]pictures 49.[A]disappointed[B]absent[C]inadequate[D]absolute 50.[A]creates[B]produces[C]loses[D]protects 51.[A]obscure[B]indistinct[C]explicit[D]explosive 52.[A]for[B]at[C]in[D]with 53.[A]distinguish[B]distinct[C]distort[D]distract 54.[A]at[B]on[C]to[D]under 55.[A]why[B]how[C]that[D]where 56.[A]predict[B]produce[C]pretend[D]precede 57.[A]content[B]contact[C]contest[D]context 58.[A]happen[B]occur[C]occupy[D]incur 59.[A]at[B]on[C]to[D]beyond 60.[A]purposes[B]ambitions[C]drives[D]goalsWhichoneisthebestanswerforQ58?
[单选题] Haveyoueverwonderedwhatourfutureislike?Practically,allpeople_41_adesiretopredicttheirfuture_42_.Mostpeopleseeminclinedto_43_thistaskusingcausalreasoning.Firstwe_44_recognizethatfuturecircumstancesare_45_causedorconditionedbypresentones.Welearnthatgettinganeducationwill_46_howmuchmoneyweearnlaterandthatswimmingbeyondthereefmaybringanunhappy_47_withashark. Second,peoplealsolearnthatsuch_48_ofcauseandeffectareprobabilistic(可能的)innature.Thatis,theeffectsoccurmoreoftenwhenthecausesoccurthanwhenthecausesare_49_,butnotalways.Thus,studentslearnthatstudyinghard_50_goodgradesinmostinstances,butnoteverytime.Sciencemakestheseconceptsofcausalityandprobabilitymore_51_andprovidestechniquesfordealing_52_thenmoreaccuratelythandoescausalhumaninquiry.Inlookingatordinaryhumaninquiry,weneedto_53_betweenpredictionandunderstanding.Often,evenifwedon'tunderstandwhy,wearewillingtoact_54_thebasisofademonstratedpredictiveability. Whatevertheprimitivedrives_55_motivatehumanbeings,satisfyingthemdependsheavilyontheabilityto_56_futurecircumstances.Theattempttopredictisoftenplayedina_57_ofknowledgeandunderstanding.Ifyoucanunderstandwhycertainregularpatterns_58_,youcanpredictbetterthanifyousimplyobservethosepatterns.Thus,humaninquiryaims_59_answeringboth"what"and"why"question,andwepursuethese_60_byobservingandfiguringout. 41.[A]exhibit[B]exaggerate[C]examine[D]exceed 42.[A]contexts[B]circumstances[C]inspections[D]intuitions 43.[A]underestimate[B]undermine[C]undertake[D]undergo 44.[A]specially[B]particularly[C]always[D]generally 45.[A]somehow[B]somebody[C]someone[D]something 46.[A]enact[B]affect[C]reflect[D]inflect 47.[A]meeting[B]occurrence[C]encounter[D]contact 48.[A]patterns[B]designs[C]arrangements[D]pictures 49.[A]disappointed[B]absent[C]inadequate[D]absolute 50.[A]creates[B]produces[C]loses[D]protects 51.[A]obscure[B]indistinct[C]explicit[D]explosive 52.[A]for[B]at[C]in[D]with 53.[A]distinguish[B]distinct[C]distort[D]distract 54.[A]at[B]on[C]to[D]under 55.[A]why[B]how[C]that[D]where 56.[A]predict[B]produce[C]pretend[D]precede 57.[A]content[B]contact[C]contest[D]context 58.[A]happen[B]occur[C]occupy[D]incur 59.[A]at[B]on[C]to[D]beyond 60.[A]purposes[B]ambitions[C]drives[D]goalsWhichoneisthebestanswerforQ59?
[单选题] Haveyoueverwonderedwhatourfutureislike?Practically,allpeople_41_adesiretopredicttheirfuture_42_.Mostpeopleseeminclinedto_43_thistaskusingcausalreasoning.Firstwe_44_recognizethatfuturecircumstancesare_45_causedorconditionedbypresentones.Welearnthatgettinganeducationwill_46_howmuchmoneyweearnlaterandthatswimmingbeyondthereefmaybringanunhappy_47_withashark. Second,peoplealsolearnthatsuch_48_ofcauseandeffectareprobabilistic(可能的)innature.Thatis,theeffectsoccurmoreoftenwhenthecausesoccurthanwhenthecausesare_49_,butnotalways.Thus,studentslearnthatstudyinghard_50_goodgradesinmostinstances,butnoteverytime.Sciencemakestheseconceptsofcausalityandprobabilitymore_51_andprovidestechniquesfordealing_52_thenmoreaccuratelythandoescausalhumaninquiry.Inlookingatordinaryhumaninquiry,weneedto_53_betweenpredictionandunderstanding.Often,evenifwedon'tunderstandwhy,wearewillingtoact_54_thebasisofademonstratedpredictiveability. Whatevertheprimitivedrives_55_motivatehumanbeings,satisfyingthemdependsheavilyontheabilityto_56_futurecircumstances.Theattempttopredictisoftenplayedina_57_ofknowledgeandunderstanding.Ifyoucanunderstandwhycertainregularpatterns_58_,youcanpredictbetterthanifyousimplyobservethosepatterns.Thus,humaninquiryaims_59_answeringboth"what"and"why"question,andwepursuethese_60_byobservingandfiguringout. 41.[A]exhibit[B]exaggerate[C]examine[D]exceed 42.[A]contexts[B]circumstances[C]inspections[D]intuitions 43.[A]underestimate[B]undermine[C]undertake[D]undergo 44.[A]specially[B]particularly[C]always[D]generally 45.[A]somehow[B]somebody[C]someone[D]something 46.[A]enact[B]affect[C]reflect[D]inflect 47.[A]meeting[B]occurrence[C]encounter[D]contact 48.[A]patterns[B]designs[C]arrangements[D]pictures 49.[A]disappointed[B]absent[C]inadequate[D]absolute 50.[A]creates[B]produces[C]loses[D]protects 51.[A]obscure[B]indistinct[C]explicit[D]explosive 52.[A]for[B]at[C]in[D]with 53.[A]distinguish[B]distinct[C]distort[D]distract 54.[A]at[B]on[C]to[D]under 55.[A]why[B]how[C]that[D]where 56.[A]predict[B]produce[C]pretend[D]precede 57.[A]content[B]contact[C]contest[D]context 58.[A]happen[B]occur[C]occupy[D]incur 59.[A]at[B]on[C]to[D]beyond 60.[A]purposes[B]ambitions[C]drives[D]goalsWhichoneisthebestanswerforQ60?
[单选题]PassagetwoThisiswhatIhavenoticedinsportsclub:Ineveryclassatmyclub,everysingleattendeeisfemale.Theyareold,theyareyoung;somearefit,andsomearenot.But,saveforoneoftheinstructors,theyareallwomen.Conversely,justabouteverymanintheclub(includingme)worksoutbyhimself,usuallyonthemachinesorfreeweights.Thisisnotsomethingaccidental.Asitrelatestothesexes,theremustbesomeinsightsintohumanbehavior.Butwhat?Coulditbethatwomenfeelmorecomfortableingroupsthanmen?Ifso,why?Andinwhatwaydomenfeelmorecomfortable?Whydowepreferexercisingalone?Diggingdeeper,Iwonderifthesedistinctivebehaviorsaremarkersforbothgenders.Menhavealwaysidentifiedwiththelonewolf.Lookattheheroesinthemovies.WehavetheMarlboroMan,eventheTerminator.Menfindsomethingtimelessandappealingtothelonelyheroes,always.ClintEastwoodandRamboactedalone.Thedarkerthepersona(角色)themoremenrelate.Theybecomeheroeswhentheysaveothersandsolveseriousproblems–allbythemselves.Necessarily,then,thiswouldhavewomenidentifyingwithgroups,likeTheRealHousewivesof…However,menalsoplayonteams.Wecanrelatetoabandofbrothersandfightonbattlefieldstogether.So,whyisitthatwomenalmostuniversallyworkoutingroupsandmendon’t?Ibelieveithasmoretodowitheachgender’swillingnesstoaskforhelp.Inotherwords,thesamepsychologythatmakessomanymenreluctanttoaskfordirectionsisalsowhatkeepsthemoutofthosegymclasses.Ironically,itisadefectofcharacter,buttheroleofproblemsolveristoodeep-rootedintheirmasculinityforthemtobehaveotherwise.Subconsciouslyconsideringthemselvescapableofsolvingproblemsindividually,menwouldregarditfemininetoaskforhelpfromothers,especiallyatthegym,wheretheirphysicalmanhoodisondisplay.Ingeneral,womendon’thavethisproblem.Theytakecomfortinunityorareatleastmotivatedbythatunity.26.Theauthornoticesinthesportsclubthat___________.
[单选题]PassagetwoThisiswhatIhavenoticedinsportsclub:Ineveryclassatmyclub,everysingleattendeeisfemale.Theyareold,theyareyoung;somearefit,andsomearenot.But,saveforoneoftheinstructors,theyareallwomen.Conversely,justabouteverymanintheclub(includingme)worksoutbyhimself,usuallyonthemachinesorfreeweights.Thisisnotsomethingaccidental.Asitrelatestothesexes,theremustbesomeinsightsintohumanbehavior.Butwhat?Coulditbethatwomenfeelmorecomfortableingroupsthanmen?Ifso,why?Andinwhatwaydomenfeelmorecomfortable?Whydowepreferexercisingalone?Diggingdeeper,Iwonderifthesedistinctivebehaviorsaremarkersforbothgenders.Menhavealwaysidentifiedwiththelonewolf.Lookattheheroesinthemovies.WehavetheMarlboroMan,eventheTerminator.Menfindsomethingtimelessandappealingtothelonelyheroes,always.ClintEastwoodandRamboactedalone.Thedarkerthepersona(角色)themoremenrelate.Theybecomeheroeswhentheysaveothersandsolveseriousproblems–allbythemselves.Necessarily,then,thiswouldhavewomenidentifyingwithgroups,likeTheRealHousewivesof…However,menalsoplayonteams.Wecanrelatetoabandofbrothersandfightonbattlefieldstogether.So,whyisitthatwomenalmostuniversallyworkoutingroupsandmendon’t?Ibelieveithasmoretodowitheachgender’swillingnesstoaskforhelp.Inotherwords,thesamepsychologythatmakessomanymenreluctanttoaskfordirectionsisalsowhatkeepsthemoutofthosegymclasses.Ironically,itisadefectofcharacter,buttheroleofproblemsolveristoodeep-rootedintheirmasculinityforthemtobehaveotherwise.Subconsciouslyconsideringthemselvescapableofsolvingproblemsindividually,menwouldregarditfemininetoaskforhelpfromothers,especiallyatthegym,wheretheirphysicalmanhoodisondisplay.Ingeneral,womendon’thavethisproblem.Theytakecomfortinunityorareatleastmotivatedbythatunity.27.Theauthormentionssomerolesinmoviesforthepurposeof___________.
[单选题]PassagetwoThisiswhatIhavenoticedinsportsclub:Ineveryclassatmyclub,everysingleattendeeisfemale.Theyareold,theyareyoung;somearefit,andsomearenot.But,saveforoneoftheinstructors,theyareallwomen.Conversely,justabouteverymanintheclub(includingme)worksoutbyhimself,usuallyonthemachinesorfreeweights.Thisisnotsomethingaccidental.Asitrelatestothesexes,theremustbesomeinsightsintohumanbehavior.Butwhat?Coulditbethatwomenfeelmorecomfortableingroupsthanmen?Ifso,why?Andinwhatwaydomenfeelmorecomfortable?Whydowepreferexercisingalone?Diggingdeeper,Iwonderifthesedistinctivebehaviorsaremarkersforbothgenders.Menhavealwaysidentifiedwiththelonewolf.Lookattheheroesinthemovies.WehavetheMarlboroMan,eventheTerminator.Menfindsomethingtimelessandappealingtothelonelyheroes,always.ClintEastwoodandRamboactedalone.Thedarkerthepersona(角色)themoremenrelate.Theybecomeheroeswhentheysaveothersandsolveseriousproblems–allbythemselves.Necessarily,then,thiswouldhavewomenidentifyingwithgroups,likeTheRealHousewivesof…However,menalsoplayonteams.Wecanrelatetoabandofbrothersandfightonbattlefieldstogether.So,whyisitthatwomenalmostuniversallyworkoutingroupsandmendon’t?Ibelieveithasmoretodowitheachgender’swillingnesstoaskforhelp.Inotherwords,thesamepsychologythatmakessomanymenreluctanttoaskfordirectionsisalsowhatkeepsthemoutofthosegymclasses.Ironically,itisadefectofcharacter,buttheroleofproblemsolveristoodeep-rootedintheirmasculinityforthemtobehaveotherwise.Subconsciouslyconsideringthemselvescapableofsolvingproblemsindividually,menwouldregarditfemininetoaskforhelpfromothers,especiallyatthegym,wheretheirphysicalmanhoodisondisplay.Ingeneral,womendon’thavethisproblem.Theytakecomfortinunityorareatleastmotivatedbythatunity.28.Whatdoestheword“universally”(Para.4)probablymeaninthepassage?A.Necessarily.B.Everywhere.C.Consciously.D.Never.
[单选题]PassagetwoThisiswhatIhavenoticedinsportsclub:Ineveryclassatmyclub,everysingleattendeeisfemale.Theyareold,theyareyoung;somearefit,andsomearenot.But,saveforoneoftheinstructors,theyareallwomen.Conversely,justabouteverymanintheclub(includingme)worksoutbyhimself,usuallyonthemachinesorfreeweights.Thisisnotsomethingaccidental.Asitrelatestothesexes,theremustbesomeinsightsintohumanbehavior.Butwhat?Coulditbethatwomenfeelmorecomfortableingroupsthanmen?Ifso,why?Andinwhatwaydomenfeelmorecomfortable?Whydowepreferexercisingalone?Diggingdeeper,Iwonderifthesedistinctivebehaviorsaremarkersforbothgenders.Menhavealwaysidentifiedwiththelonewolf.Lookattheheroesinthemovies.WehavetheMarlboroMan,eventheTerminator.Menfindsomethingtimelessandappealingtothelonelyheroes,always.ClintEastwoodandRamboactedalone.Thedarkerthepersona(角色)themoremenrelate.Theybecomeheroeswhentheysaveothersandsolveseriousproblems–allbythemselves.Necessarily,then,thiswouldhavewomenidentifyingwithgroups,likeTheRealHousewivesof…However,menalsoplayonteams.Wecanrelatetoabandofbrothersandfightonbattlefieldstogether.So,whyisitthatwomenalmostuniversallyworkoutingroupsandmendon’t?Ibelieveithasmoretodowitheachgender’swillingnesstoaskforhelp.Inotherwords,thesamepsychologythatmakessomanymenreluctanttoaskfordirectionsisalsowhatkeepsthemoutofthosegymclasses.Ironically,itisadefectofcharacter,buttheroleofproblemsolveristoodeep-rootedintheirmasculinityforthemtobehaveotherwise.Subconsciouslyconsideringthemselvescapableofsolvingproblemsindividually,menwouldregarditfemininetoaskforhelpfromothers,especiallyatthegym,wheretheirphysicalmanhoodisondisplay.Ingeneral,womendon’thavethisproblem.Theytakecomfortinunityorareatleastmotivatedbythatunity.29.Accordingtotheauthor,whyaremenreluctanttoworkingroupsinsportsclub?
[单选题]WhenpeoplediscoverthatIworkasafilmandTVextra(临时演员)，theyalwaysaskmethesamequestions:Emily,isiteasytogetwork?Isn’titboring?Doyougettomeetfamousactors?Doesitpaywell?Myanswersareprettystandardaswell:Yes,sometimes,onceinawhile,and...kindof.Thelifeofanextraisbothmoreinterestingandmoreboringthanyoumightimagine.Extras,whoplaythepeopleincrowds,onstreets,orinthebackgroundofindoorsscenes,cancomefromallwalksoflife.Unlikemanyextras,I’matrainedactor.Idogetrealspeakingroles,butworkcanbehardtocomebyifyou’renotapopularstar.I’mregistered(注册)withanagencythatdealsonlywithextras,soIgetcallsallthetime.TheagencyexplainswhoI’llbe-someoneinacrowd,amemberofajury,aclerk-andtellsmewheretogo.Calltimeisusuallybrightandearly,soItrytogettobedatareasonablehour,Sometimesbeinganextraisa“hurryupandwait”job.Inmyfirstextrarole,Iwasoneofagroupofofficeworkerswhocomeoutofabuildingjustasacarexplodes(爆炸)inthestreet.Wewaitedforhoursforthescenetobeshot,andthenwentinandoutofthebuildingaboutfiftytimes,tryingtoactterrifiedbyanexplosionwhichwasnotreal.Thenwehadlunch,changedclothes,andspenttheafternoonsascustomersinadepartmentstore.ItmaysoundlikeIdon’tenjoythework,butIdo.Beingpartofthebackgroundinaconvincing(令人信服的)wayischallenging,andbeingonafilmorTVsetisalwaysfascinating.Alotoffamousactorsdon’tevennoticetheextras,buttheoneswhodomakethejobalotoffunforeveryone.Asforthemoney,it’snothingcomparedtowhatthebigactorsmake,butitprettymuchpaysthebills.And,asabonus,I’vebeatenmyhighscoresonallmyphonegames,thankstoallthetimeIspendsittingaround,waitingforsomethingtohappen.29.Accordingtothepassage_________.
