The author claims that the best way a reader can show admiration for a piece of poetry or prose is ________.

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• 1A major problem with most adolescents who can read is ________.

  A.their fondness of music and TV programs

  B.their ignorance of various forms of art and literature

  C.their lack of attentiveness and basic understanding

  D.their inability to focus on conflicting input

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• 2The author’s biggest concern is ________.

  A.elementary school children’s disinterest in reading classics

  B.the surprisingly low rate of literacy in the U.S.

  C.the musical setting American readers require for reading

  D.the reading ability and reading behavior of the middle class

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• 3The picture of the reading ability of the American people, drawn by the author, is ________.

  A.rather bleak

  B.fairly bright

  C.very impressive

  D.quite encouraging

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• 4It can be inferred from the passage that women should ________.

  A.see through the very nature of fashion myths

  B.boycott the products of the fashion industry

  C.go to a podiatrist regularly for advice

  D.avoid following fashion too closely

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• 5The author’s chief argument against high heels is that ________.

  A.they pose a threat to lawns

  B.they are injurious to women’s health

  C.they don’t necessarily make women beautiful

  D.they are ineffective as a weapon of defense

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• 6About the future of the arts of reading the author feels ________.

  A.upset

  B.uncertain

  C.alarmed

  D.pessimistic

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• 7According to the passage, the chief purpose of explorers in going to unknown places in the past was ________.

  A.to display their country’s military might

  B.to accomplish some significant science

  C.to find new areas for colonization

  D.to pursue commercial and state interests

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• 8At present, a probable inducement for countries to initiate large-scale space ventures is ________.

  A.international cooperation

  B.scientific research

  C.nationalistic reasons

  D.long-term pro fits

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• 9What is the main goal of sending human missions to Mars、

  A.To find out if life ever existed there.

  B.To see if humans could survive there.

  C.To prove the feasibility of large-scale space ventures.

  D.To show the leading role of science in space exploration.

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• 10By saying “With Mars the scientific stakes are arguably higher than they have ever been” (Line 1, Par

  A.4), the author means that ________.A.with Mars the risks involved are much greater than any previous space ventures

  B.in the case of Mars, the rewards of scientific exploration can be very high

  C.in the case of Mars, much more research funds are needed than ever before

  D.with Mars, scientists argue, the fundamental interests of science are at issue

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