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說,要把糧食放在房子中,所以選B)。16. D) the more … the more 句型。17. C) fall through的意思是“失敗、破產(chǎn)”。18. C) leave off相當于stop。hold up舉起, 支撐, 繼續(xù)下去, 阻擋, 攔截;set up 設立, 豎立, 架起, 升起, 裝配, 創(chuàng)(紀錄), 提出, 開業(yè);hold up舉起, 支撐, 繼續(xù)下去, 阻擋, 攔截20. A) set aside .留出, 不顧, 取消, 駁回;set up 設立, 豎立, 架起, 升起, 裝配, 創(chuàng)(紀錄), 提出, 開業(yè);set along 無此短語; set in開始, 到來, 上漲, 插入, 嵌入。s Department of Computer Science. It is the first in the world designed to weigh up court judgments in previous cases to predict the way property would be divided for a particular divorce if proceeded to court. While anyone can get a divorce, the rules on the division of property are up to the judge. Deciding who gets what is a plex procedure based on future needs and past contributions. Split up, which can be installed on any PC, asks a sequence of relevant questions about the health, work history, children, property and future needs of the partners in a divorce. It then decides what percentage allocation to each partner would be in court and provides a series of arguments in favour of the decision. Its major advantage, says Dr. Zeleznikow, is that people are less likely to litigate once they know the likely court oute. “Let39。s education. 3. Split Up can do all but . A. to persuade the judge that its decision is the right one B. to recall past divorce cases when necessary C. to seek and then process the information it need D. to do plex calculation and reasoning 4. The second “it in Para3 refers to .A. the software B. a previous case C. the way the property would be divided D. a particular divorce 5. What is NOT implied in the passage? A. Family Law Court judges judge according to both rules and precedents. B. If the parties in a divorce know they will not profit from a lawsuit, they would settle outside the court. C. There is clearcut law on how to divide property between parties in a divorce. D. Split Up will help reduce the number of divorce cases presented in court. Passage 2 The producers of instant coffee found their product strongly resisted in the market places despite their product39。s classic studies, one often cited in the trade. Mason Haire, of the University of California, constructed two shopping lists that were identical except for one item. There were six items mon to both lists: hamburger, carrots, bread, baking powder, canned peaches, and potatoes, with the brands or amounts specific D. The seventh item, in fifth place on both lists, read “one pound Maxwell House coffee on the list and “Nescafe instant coffee on the other. One list was given to each one in a group of fifty women, and the other list to those in the other group of the same size. The women were asked to study their list and then to describe, as far as they could, the kind of woman (“personality and character)who would draw up that shopping list. Nearly half of those who had received the list including instant coffee described a housewife who was lazy and a poor planner. On the other hand, only one woman in the other group described the housewife, who had included regular coffee on her list, as lazy。 necklines are lowered or raised, and so on. No one can claim that the fashion industry contributes anything really important to society. Fashion designers are rarely concerned with vital things like warmth, fort and durability. They are only interested in outward appearance and they take advantage of the fact that women will put up with any amount of disfort, as long as they look right. There can hardly be a man who hasn39。s clothes, one wonders, reflect basic qualities of inconstancy and instability? Men are too clever to let themselves be cheated by fashion designers. Do their unchanging styles of dress reflect basic qualities of stability and reliability? That is for you to decide. 16. Designers and big stores always make money .A. by mercilessly exploiting women workers in the clothing industryB. because they are capable of predicting new fashions C. by constantly changing the fashions in women39。s clothing 17. To the writer, the fact that women alter their old fashioned dresses is seen as .A. a waste of money B. a waste of timeC. an expression of tasteD. an expression of creativity 18. The writer would be less critical if fashion designers placed more stress on the of clothing. A. cost B. appearance C. fort D. suitability 19. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. New fashions in clothing are created for the mercial exploitation of women. B. The constant changes in women39。s inconstancy in their choice of clothing if often laughed at B. women are better able to put up with disfort C. men are also exploited greatly by fashion designersD. men are more reasonable in the matter of fashion :從第7段可推出答案為B)。故答案為C)?! 。簭牡?段可知B)、C)、D)正確,但A)項內(nèi)容文中并未提到?! 。旱?段中講:“這是世界上首次設計出來的(軟件),是用于權衡法庭對以往案件的判決,從而預測某個特定的離婚案如果它繼續(xù)訴諸法庭的話的財產(chǎn)分分配方式?! 。旱?段講“任何人都可以離婚,但財產(chǎn)分配取決于法官判決?!笨梢姴]有明確可依的離婚財產(chǎn)法律?! 。簭牡?段第1句可得出答案為C)?! 。簭牡?段尤其是第1句和最后兩句可知答案為D)?! 。阂驗椤皠訖C調(diào)查”顯示人們不買“即沖咖啡”的原因是它暗示了女主人的懶惰lazy,所以為提高銷量,生產(chǎn)商必定要排除這種副面暗示,故答案為C)。結合全文,尤其是從第1段中可推出答案B)。:文章第1段講,生活在簡單環(huán)境下物質(zhì)條件差的個體獨立生存能力強;第2段,大都市中生活優(yōu)越的個體卻很難離開社會獨立生存下來。故答案為B)。故答案為A)?!钡?段中講大都市的現(xiàn)代美國人卻難以獨立生存。故答案為D)。故答案為D)。 ?。簭牡?段第2句可知答案為C)。 ?。簭牡?段第2句得出答案為C)。其它三項很容易排除。Fast ReadingWhen was the last time you saw a frog? Chances are, if you live in a city, you have not seen one for some time. Even in wet areas once teeming with frogs and toads, it is being less and less easy to find those slimy, hopping and sometimes poisonous members of the animal kingdom. All over the world, and even in remote parts of Australia, fr