The chances of the physical sciences being subject to great changes are the biggest because ________.

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• 1The author believes that our knowledge of social systems is more secure than that of physical systems because ________.

  A.it is not based on personal experience

  B.new discoveries are less likely to occur in social sciences

  C.it is based on a fairly representative quantity of data

  D.the records of social systems are more reliable

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• 2According to the author, we should reverse our classification of the physical sciences as “hard” and the social sciences as “soft” because ________.

  A.a reverse ordering will help promote the development of the physical sciences

  B.our knowledge of physical systems is more reliable than that of social systems

  C.our understanding of the social systems is approximately correct

  D.we are better able to investigate social phenomena than physical phenomena

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• 3The word “paradox” (Par

  A.1, Line 1) means “________”.A.implication

  B.contradiction

  C.interpretation

  D.confusion

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• 4The best title for the passage would be ________.

  A.Apple’s Efforts to Stay Ahead of IBM

  B.Apple’s New Computer Technology

  C.Apple’s New personal Computers

  D.Apple’s Research Activities

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• 5It can be inferred from the passage that both Apple and IBM try to gain a competitive advantage by ________.

  A.copying each other’s technology

  B.incorporating features that make their products distinctive

  C.making their computer more expensive

  D.making their computers run much faster

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• 6We know less about the astronomical universe than we do about any social system because ________.

  A.theories of its origin and history are varied

  B.our knowledge of it is highly insecure

  C.only a very small sample of it has been observed

  D.few scientists are involved in the study of astronomy

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• 7What has made the procedure for licensing nuclear power plants a bad dream、

  A.The inefficiency of the Nuclear Regulation commission.

  B.The enormous cost of construction and operation.

  C.The length of time it takes to make investigations.

  D.The objection of the opponents of nuclear power.

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• 8It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that ________.

  A.it is not technical difficulties that prevent the building of nuclear power plants in the U.S.

  B.there are not enough safety measures in the U.S. for running new nuclear power plants

  C.there are already more nuclear power plants than necessary in the U.S.

  D.the American government will not allow Japanese nuclear reactors to be installed in the U.S.

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• 9Any objection, however trivial it may be, can ________.

  A.force the power companies to cancel the project

  B.delay the construction or operation of a nuclear plant

  C.cause a serious debate within the Nuclear Regulation Commission

  D.take the builders to court

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• 10Governor Mario’s chief intention in proposing the settlement was to ________.

  A.stop the Shoreham plant from going into operation

  B.help the power company to solve its financial problems

  C.urge the power company to further increase its power supply

  D.permit the Shoreham plant to operate under certain conditions

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