【正文】 A] the change of human height follows a cyclic pattern.　　　[B] human height is being even more predictable.　　　[C] Americans have reached their genetic growth limit.　　　　[D] the genetic pattern of Americans has altered.　　　　 [A] the background information of journal editing.　　　　　[B] the publication routine of laboratory reports.　　　　[C] the relations of authors with journal publishers.　　　[D] the traditional process of journal publication.　　27. Which of the following is true of the OECD report?　　　[A] It criticizes governmentfunded research.　　　　[B] It introduces an effective means of publication.　　　[C] It upsets profitmaking journal publishers.　　　　　[D] It benefits scientific research considerably.　28. According to the text, online publication is significant in that　　　　　[A] it provides an easier access to scientific results.　　　　[B] it brings huge profits to scientific researchers.　　　[C] it emphasizes the crucial role of scientific knowledge.　　　　[D] it facilitates public investment in scientific research.　29. With the openaccess publishing model, the author of a paper is required to　　　　　[A] cover the cost of its publication.　　　[B] subscribe to the journal publishing it.　　　　[C] allow other online journals to use it freely.　　　　　[D] plete the peerreview before submission.　　　30. Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of the passage?　　　[A] The Internet is posing a threat to publishers.　　　　[B] A new mode of publication is emerging.　　　　[C] Authors wele the new channel for publication.　 three main ones were identified by the report’s authors. There is the socalled big deal, where institutional subscribers pay for access to a collection of online journal titles through sitelicensing agreements. There is openaccess publishing, typically supported by asking the author (or his employer) to pay for the paper to be published. Finally, there are openaccess archives, where organizations such as universities or international laboratories support institutional repositories. Other models exist that are hybrids of these three, such as delayed openaccess, where journals allow only subscribers to read a paper for the first six months, before making it freely available to everyone who wishes to see it. All this could change the traditional form of the peerreview process, at least for the publication of papers.　　　21. Which of the following is true according to the first two paragraphs?　　　[A] Women are biologically more vulnerable to stress.　　　　　[B] Women are still suffering much stress caused by men.　　　　[C] Women are more experienced than men in coping with stress.　　　[D] Men and women show different inclinations when faced with stress.　　22. Dr. Yehuda’s research suggests that women　　　　　[A] need extra doses of chemicals to handle stress.　　　[B] have limited capacity for tolerating stress.　　　　[C] are more capable of avoiding stress.　　　　[D] are exposed to more stress.　23. According to Paragraph 4, the stress women confront tends to be　　　[A] domestic and temporary.　　　　　[B] irregular and violent.　　　[C] durable and frequent.　　　　[D] trivial and random.　　24. The sentence “I lived from paycheck to paycheck.” (Line 6, Para. 5) shows that　　　　[A] Alvarez cared about nothing but making money.　　　　　[B] Alvarez’s salary barely covered her household expenses.　　　　　[C] Alvarez got paychecks from different jobs.　　　　[D] Alvarez paid practically everything by check.　　25. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?　　　　　[A] Strain of Stress: No Way Out?　　　　[B] Responses to Stress: Gender Difference　　　[C] Stress Analysis: What Chemicals Say　　　　[D] Gender Inequality: Women Under Stress　　Reading Comprehension　　　Part A　　　Directions:　　Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C, or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points)　　 [D] continuous　 [A] paradoxical[B] inpatible [C] inevitable [C] converted [A] limited [C] woven[B] integrated [D]instrument　　　18. [A] development[B] origin [B] supervising [D] put down　　　16. [C] carried on [B] got over [A] given up [C] however[D] approve　14. [D] careers　　13. [D] unaccountably　12. [C] indefinitely[B] disproportionately　　　 [A] unconsciously [B] mon[D] calculating　10. [C] reaching[D] question　　9. [A] attaining [C] need [B] suggests [C] cost[D] Hence　　　6. [A] thought [C] Even[D] lately　5. [A] Only[C] previously [D] against　4. [A] subsequently [C] in [C] special[B] particular [D] pleased　2. [A] unique[C] obliged[B] prepared　1. [A] selected 18of genetic isolation. Dr. Cochran suggests that the intelligence and diseases are intimately 17 14 . They also suffer more often than most people from a number of nasty genetic diseases, such as breast cancer. These facts, of their elites, including several worldrenowned scientists, 12to the intellectual and cultural life of the West, as the 11value of 100, and have contributed 101215 points above the 9are a particular people originated from central Europe. The process is natural selection.　　8that one group of humanity is more intelligent than the others, but explains the process that has brought this about. The group in 7of what he is about to do. Together with another two scientists, he is publishing a paper which not