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1、Passage8 Inrecommendingtotheboardoftrusteesatuitionincreaseof$500peryear,thePresidentoftheuniversitysaid："Therewerenostudentdemonstrationsoverthepreviousincreaseof$300lastyearand$200theyearbefore." 42.IfthePresident'sstatementisaccurate,whichofthefollowingcanbevalidlyinferredfromtheinformationg
2、iven? I.Moststudentsinpreviousyearsfeltthattheincreaseswerejustifiedbecauseofincreasedoperatingcosts II.Studentapathywasresponsibleforthefailureofstudentstoprotesttheprevioustuitionincreases. III.Studentsarenotlikelytodemonstrateoverthenewtuitionincreases. (A)Ionly (B)IIonly (C)IorII,butnotbo
3、th (D)NeitherI,II,andIII Passage9 Ameadowinspringtimeisbeautiful,evenifnoonetheretoappreciateit. 43.Thestatementabovewouldbealogicalrebuttaltowhichofthefollowingclaims? (A)Peoplewillseeonlywhattheywanttosee. (B)Beautyisonlyskindeep. (C)There'snoaccountingfortaste. (D)Beautyexistsonlyinthee
4、yeofthebeholder. Passage10 "IhaveconsideredthestructureofallVolantanimals,andfindthefoldingcontinuityofthebat'swingsmosteasilyaccommodatedtothehumanform.UponthismodelIshallbeginmytasktomorrow,andinayearexpecttotowerintotheairbeyondthemaliceorpursuitofman.ButIwillworkonlythiscondition,thattheart
5、shallnotbedivulged,andthatyoushallnotrequiremetomakewingsforanybutourselves." "Why,"saidRasselas,"shouldyouenvyotherssogreatanadvantage?Allskilloughttobeexertedforuniversalgood；everymanhasowedmuchtoothers,andoughttorepaythekindnessthathehasreceived." "Ifmenwereallvirtuous,"returnedtheartist,"Is
6、houldwithgreatalacrityteachthemalltofly.Butwhatwouldbethesecurityofthegood,ifthebadcouldatpleasureinvadethemfromthesky?Againstanarmysailingmightthoughthecloudsneitherwall,normountains,norseas,couldaffordanysecurity.Aflightofnorthernsavagesmighthoverinthewind,andlightatoncewithirresistibleviolence
7、uponthecapitalofafruitfulregionthatwasdescentofsomeofthenakednationsthatswarmonthecoastofthesouthernsea." 44.ThepersonwhomRasselasisspeakingtois (A)atailor (B)agamber (C)abiologist (D)anartist 45.Theattitudeoftheper
