【正文】 xt of our unique life experience. Prior knowledge and interest influence what we experience, what we think our experiences mean, and the subsequent actions we take. Opportunities for misinterpretation, error, and selfdeception abound.　　 Consequently, discovery claims should be thought of as protoscience. Similar to newly staked mining claims, they are full of potential. But it takes collective scrutiny and acceptance to transform a discovery claim into a mature discovery. This is the credibility process, through which the individual researcher’s me, here, now bees the munity’s anyone, anywhere, anytime. Objective knowledge is the goal, not the starting point.　　 Once a discovery claim bees public, the discoverer receives intellectual credit. But, unlike with mining claims, the munity takes control of what happens next. Within the plex social structure of the scientific munity, researchers make discoveries。 clothes 　　B attach equal importance to different genders 　　C classify consumers into smaller groups 　　D create some mon shoppers39。s nature 　　[C] researches into children39。 DNA 　　B Blue used to be regarded as the color for girls 　　C Pink used to be a neutral color in symbolizing genders 　　D White is preferred by babies 　　28 The author suggests that our perception of children39。 lack of imagination 　　D cannot influence girls39。 term that it evolved into a broadly accepted developmental stage. Splitting kids, or adults, into evertinier categories has proved a surefire way to boost profits. And one of the easiest ways to segment a market is to magnify gender differences – or invent them where they did not previously exist.　　26 By saying it is ... The rainbow(line 3, Para 1), the author means pink _______.　　A should not be the sole representation of girlhood　　B should not be associated with girls39。s behaviour: wrong. Turns out, according to Daniel Cook, a historian of childhood consumerism, it was popularised as a marketing gimmick by clothing manufacturers in the 1930s.　　Trade publications counselled department stores that, in order to increase sales, they should create a third stepping stone between infant wear and older kids39。s more, both boys and girls wore what were thought of as genderneutral dresses. When nursery colours were introduced, pink was actually considered the more masculine colour, a pastel version of red, which was associated with strength. Blue, with its intimations of the Virgin Mary, constancy and faithfulness, symbolised femininity. It was not until the mid1980s, when amplifying age and sex differences became a dominant children39。 attraction to pink may seem unavoidable, somehow encoded in their DNA, but according to Jo Paoletti, an associate professor of American Studies, it39。C in a wordD accountable　　20. A by all meansB. amiableC addressD distorted　　18. A suppress B released C shapes C divisions D tied　　15. A concepts B followedC cultivate 　　13. A confirm C upsetD though 　　12. A serveB sinceC through 　　10. A by B barrier C deny 　　8. A evadeC leads 　　7. A resortsC immuneD founded 　　6. A resistantB caught C suspectedD eliminated　　4 A challengedB weakenedC beforeD recognize 　　2 A whenB maintainConstitutional law is political because it results from choices rooted in fundamental social ______like liberty and property. When the court deals with social policy decisions, the law it _____is inescapably political — which is why decisions split along ideological lines are so easily _____ as unjust. 　　This and other cases ______the question of whether there is still a _____ between the court and politics.　　The ethical judgments of the Supreme Court justices became an important issue recently. The court cannot_____ its legitimacy as guardian of the rule of law______ justices behave like politicians. Yet, in several instances, justices acted in ways that_____ the court’s reputation for being independent and impartial. 　　Directions:　　2012年全國碩士研究生入學(xué)考試英語試題　　National Entrance Test of English for MA/MS　　Candidates (NETEM)　　Section Ⅰ Use of English　　Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark [A], [B], [C] or [D]on ANSWER SHEET 1. ( 10 points)　　Justices Antonin Scalia and Samuel Alito Jr., for example, appeared at political events. That kind of activity makes it less likely that the court’s decisions will be____ as impartial judgments. Part of the problem is that the justices are not _____ by an ethics code. At the very least, the court should make itself_______ to the code of conduct that ______to the rest of the federal judiciary. 　　The framers of the Constitution envisioned law____ having authority apart from politics. They gave justices permanent positions ____ they would be free to ____those in power and have no need to_____ political support. Our legal system was designed to set law apart from politics precisely because they are so closely _____.　　The justices must _____doubts about the court’s legitimacy by making themselves _____to the code of conduct. That would make their rulings more likely to be seen as separate from politics and, _____, convincing as law. 　　1 A emphasizeC modifyB bestD unless 　　3 A renderedC establishedB promisedD accepted 　　5. A advancedC boundB subjectD proneB sticksD