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ality54. Concerning the nature/nurture controversy, the writer of this article________. A. supports the nature theoryB. supports the nurture theoryC. believes both are pletely wrongD. thinks that the correct explanation of human behavior will take ideas from both theories55. In the U. S. , black people often score below white people on intelligence tests. With this in mind, which one of the following statements is not true?A. Nature proponents would say that whites are genetically superior to black.B. Nurture proponents would disagree that blacks are biologically inferior to whites.C. Supporters of the nature theory would say that whites score well because they have a superior environment.D. Behaviorists would say that blacks often lack the educational and environmental advantages that whites enjoy.Part III Cloze (10%)There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should choose the one that best fits into the passage, and then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Large lecture classes are frequently regarded as a necessary evil. Such classes have to be 56 in many colleges and universities to meet high student 57 with limited faculty resources, 58 teaching a large lecture class can be a 59 task. Lecture halls are 60 large, barren, and foreboding. It is difficult to get to know students. Students may seem 61 in the impersonal environment and may 62 read newspapers or even leave class in the middle of a lecture. Written work by the students seems out of the 63 .Although the challenges of teaching a large lecture class are strong, they are possible to get over. The 64 is to develop innovative methods of classroom instruction that can 65 ,if not eliminate, many of the difficulties 66 in the mass class. In fact, we have 67 at Kent State University teaching techniques which help make a large lecture class more like a small 68 .An 69 but important benefit of teaching the course the course 70 this manner has involved the activities of the teaching 71 who help us mark students’ written work. The faculty instructor originally decided to ask the TAs for help 72 this was the only practical way to 73 that all the papers could be evaluated. Now those 74 report enjoying their new status as’ junior professors, “gaining a very different 75 on college education by being on”the other side of the desk, “l(fā)earning a great deal about the subject matter, and improving their own writing as a direct result of grading other students”paper.B. taken C. selectedD. offeredB. demandC. challengeD. requirementB. but C. althoughD. unlessB. rewardingC. routineD. formidableB. exceptionallyC. typicallyD. unusuallyB. delightedC. tiredD. boredB. delightedlyC. inevitablyD. unexpectedlyB. problemC. questionD. answerB. difficultyC. problemD. solutionB. reduceC. meetD. improveB. integrateC. inherentD. inheritedB. madeC. practicedD. revisedB. classroomC. discussionD. courseB. obscureC. unanticipatedD. inspiringB. at C. inD. byB. instructorsC. professorsD. assistants that B. althoughC. whenD. becauseB. assureC. decideD. report teachersB. senior studentsC. associate professorsD. parttime instructorsB. expectationC. stimulationD. perspectivePart IV Writing (15%)Directions: This part is to test your ability in practical writing. Now you are required to write a letter according to the information given in Chinese. Your writing should contain over 100 words and you should write it on the Composition Sheet.向學校食堂有關人員寫一封有關食物標準下降的投訴信。信中指出:食堂曾經(jīng)提供過制作精良(wellprepared)的食品,但自本月初以來,不僅菜的品種減少,而且質(zhì)量亦有明顯的下降,不是做過頭(overcook)就是不夠熱,……以致不少學生不再來食堂就餐。希望就此得到食堂的解釋并了解食堂今后的打算。寫信人:張寧寫信日期:2006年3月15日