【正文】 women,American education gave homemaking a new definition. In preindustrial economies,homemaking had meant the production as well as the consumption of goods, and it(25) monly included ineproducing activities both inside and outside the home,in the highly industrialized earlytwentiethcentury United States, however,overproduction rather than scarcity was being a problem. Thus, the ideal Americanhomemaker was viewed as a consumer rather than a producer. Schools trained womento be consumer homemakers cooking, shopping, decorating, and caring for children(30) efficiently in their own homes, or if economic necessity demanded, as employeesin the homes of others. Subsequent reforms have made these notions seem quiteoutofdate.42. The word evidenced in line 25 is closest inmeaning to(A) questioned(B) repeated(C) indicated(D) exaggerated40. According to the passage, an overconfidentfront may hide(A) hostility(B) shyness(C) friendliness(D) strength39. According to the passage, an exuberant tone of voice, may be an indication of a person39。37. The word derived in line 15 is closest inmeaning to(A) discussed(B) prepared(C) registered(D) obtained35. What does the author mean by staring that, At interpersonal levels, tone may reflect ideas and feelings over and above the words chosen(lines 910)?(A) Feelings are expressed with different wordsthan ideas are.(B) The tone of voice can cany informationbeyond the meaning of words.(C) A high tone of voice reflects an emotionalmunication.(D) Feelings are more difficult to express thanideas.s selfimage, perception ofothers, and emotional health. Selfimage can be indicated by a tone of voice that is(20) confident, pretentious, shy, aggressive, outgoing, or exuberant, to name only a fewpersonality traits. Also the sound may give a clue to the facade or mask of that person,for example, a shy person hiding behind an overconfident front. How a speakerperceives the listener39。stone can consciously or unconsciously reflect intuitive sympathy or antipathy, lack ofconcern or interest, fatigue, anxiety, enthusiasm or excitement, all of which are .usuallydiscernible by the acute listener. Public performance is a manner of municationthat is highly specialized with its own techniques for obtaining effects by voice and /or(15) gesture. The motivation derived from the text, and in the case of singing, the music, inbination with the performer39。choice of words, by a tone of voice that is pleasant or unpleasant, gentle or harsh, bythe rhythm that is inherent within the language itself, and by speech rhythms that areflowing and regular or uneven and hesitant, and finally, by the pitch and melody of theutterance. When speaking before a group, a person39。32. The word fine in line 24 is closest inmeaning to(A) tiny(B) many(C) excellent(D) various30. It can be inferred from the passage that thesediment sieve has an advantage over the handtest in determining soil texture because(A) using the sieve takes less time(B) the sieve can measure clay(C) less training is required to use the sieve(D) the sieve allows for a more exactmeasure28. Which of the following can be inferred fromthe passage about a soil sample with little orno clay in it?(A) It is not very heavy.(B) It may not hold its shape when molded.(C) Its shape is durable(D) Its texture cannot be classified26. It can be inferred mat the names of the threebasic shapes mentioned in paragraph 2 reflect(A) the way the soil is extracted(B) the results of squeezing the soil(C) the need to check more than onehandful(D) the difficulty of forming differentshapes24. The author mentions several representativehandrals in line 4 in order to show(A) the range of soil samples(B) the process by which soil is weighed(C) the requirements for an adequate soilsample(D) how small soil particles are and (3) ribbon, a flatfish shape formed by squeezing a small sample betweenthe thumb and index finger. The behavioral characteristics of the soil when molded intoeach of these shapes, if they can be formed at all, provides the basis for a generaltextural classification. The behavior of the soil in the hand test is determined by the(15) amount of clay in the sample. Clay particles are highly cohesive, and when dampened,behave as a plastic. Therefore the higher the clay content in a sample, the more refinedand durable the shapes into which it can be molded.Another method of determining soil texture involves the use of devices calledsediment sieves, screens built with a specified mesh size. When the soil is filtered(20) through a group of sieves, each with a different mesh size, the particles beegrouped in corresponding size categories. Each category can be weighed to make atextural determination. Although sieves work well for silt, sand, and larger particles,they are not appropriate for clay particles. Clay is far too small to sieve accurately。 (1) cast, a lump formed by squeezing(10) a sample in a clenched fist。Questions 2333The mineral particles found in soil range in size from microscopic clay particlesto large boulders. The most abundant particles—sand, silt, and clay—are the focusof examination in studies of soil texture. Texture is the term used to describe theline posite sizes of particles in a soil sample, typically several representative handfuls.(5) 22. Which of the following terms is defined in thepassage?(A) Aviculturists (line I)(B) Gradient (line 8)(C) Incubation (line 15)(D) Em