【正文】 nt, such as a bat or a racket to hit it. Next he decided 82)______ an elevated goal, so that scoring world depend on skill and accuracy rather than on 83)______ only.His goals were two peach baskets, 84)______ to tenfoothigh balconies at each end of the gym. The basic 85)______ of the game was to throw the ball into the basket. Naismith worth rules for the game, 86)______ of which, though with some small changes, are still 87)______ effect.Basketball was an immediate success. The students 88)______ it to their friends and the new sport quickly 89)______ on. Today, basketball is one of the most popular games 90)______ the world.76.A. to have eB. ingC. eD. to e77.A. between at the 700 level, the ratio was 14 to 1. The conclusion: males have 10)______ superior mathematical reasoning ability.Benbow and Stanley39。s newspapers educate and influence readers about politics and other important and serious matters. Newspapers influence readers39。 the (19)_____ of Freudian psychology and other forms of psychological study to criticism。 left wing high and right low, or vice versa。 s value to readers as source of information 45)______ the munity, city, country, state, nation and world and even outer space.31. A. Just when B. While C. Soon after D. Before32. A. reason B. cause　C. problem D. purpose33. A. make B. publish　C. know D. write34. A. another B. other　C. one another D. the other35. A. However B. And C. Therefore D. So36.A. value B. ratio　C. rate D. speed37. A. spread B. passed C. printed D. pleted38. A. inform B. be informed　C. to be informed D. informed39. A. on B. through　C. with D. of40. A. forms B. existence　C. contents D. purpose41. A. tries to cover B. manages to coverC. fails to cover D. succeeds in42. A. source B. origin C. course D. finance43. A. measures B. measuredC. is measured D. was measured44. A. offering B. offeredC. which offered　D. to be offered45. A. by B. with C. at D. aboutPassage 4　　The United States is well known for its network of major highways designed to help a driver get from one place to another in the shortest possible time. 46)______ these wide modern roads are generally 47)______ and well maintained, with 48)______ sharp curves and straight sections, a direct route is not always the most 49)______ one. Large highways often pass 50)______ scenic areas and interesting small towns. Furthermore, these highways generally 51)______ large urban centers, which means that they bee crowded with 52)______ traffic during rush hours, 53)______ the fast, direct route bees a very slow route.　　However, there is almost always another route to take 54)______ you are not in a hurry. Not far from the 55)______ new superhighways, there are often older, 56)______ heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside. 57)______ of these are good two lane roads。s sexism slow their progress? In 1980, two Johns Hopkins University researchers tried 5)______ the eternal nature/nurture debate. Julian Stanley and Camilla Benbow 6)______ 10,000 talented seventh and eighth graders between 1972 and 1979. Using the Scholastic Aptitude Test, in which math questions are meant to measure ability rather than knowledge, they discovered 7)______ sex differences. 8)______ the verbal abilities of the males and females 9)______ differed, twice as many boys as girls scored over 500 (on a scale of 200 to 800) on mathematical ability。 economic choices 39)______ advertising. Most newspapers depend on advertising for their very 40)______. Newspapers are sold at a price that 41)______ even a small fraction of the cost of production. The main 42)______ of ine for most newspapers is mercial advertising. The success in selling advertising depends on a newspaper39。 B. duringC. whenD. for78.A. rousedB. heldC. hadD. were79.A. imitateB. adoptC. adaptD. renovate80.A. beingB. to beC. beenD. were81.A. requestedB. usedC. requiredD. took82.A. onB. toC. ofD. with83.A. powerB. strengthC. forceD. might84.A. fixedB. fixingC. that fixD. which fixed85.A. methodB. ruleC. wayD. idea86.A. fewB. muchC. manyD. little87.A. withB. in (2)_____ that time, however, the philosophy of art has bee ever more (3)_____ and has begun to (4)_____ the philosophy of nature. Two opposing theoretical positions (10)_____ on this issue: one holds that art and its appreciation are a means to some recognized moral good, (11)_____ the other maintains that art is intrinsically valuable and is an end in itself. In one, criticism is restricted to the analysis and interpretation of the work of art. and the place of aesthetic judgment in practical (20)_____ in the cond