1.
Although sales have continued
to increase since last April,
unfortunately the rate of increase
has ——。
(A) resurged
(B) capitulated
(C) retaliated
(D) persevered
(E) decelerated
2. Although the mental process
that creates a fresh and original
poem or drama is doubtless ——
that which originates and elaborates
scientific discoveries, there
is clearly a discernible difference
between the crea- tors
(A) peripheral to
(B) contiguous with
(C) opposed to
(D) analogous to
(E) inconsistent with
3. It is disappointing to
note that the latest edition
of the bibliography belies its
long-standing reputation for
—— by —— some significant references
to recent publications.
(A) imprecision…… appropriating
(B) relevance…… adding
(C) timeliness…… updating
(D) meticulousness…… revising
(E) exhaustiveness…… omitting
4. Although Simpson was ingenious
at —— to appear innovative and
spontaneous, beneath the ruse
he remained uninspired and rigid
in his approach to problem-solving.
(A) intending
(B) contriving
(C) forbearing
(D) declining
(E) deserving
5. She was criticized by her
fellow lawyers not because she
was not ——, but because she
so —— pre- pared her cases that
she failed to bring the expected
number to trial.
(A) well versed…… knowledgeably
(B) well trained…… enthusiastically
(C) congenial…… rapidly
(D) hardworking…… minutely
(E) astute…… efficiently
6. Schlesinger has recently
assumed a conciliatory atti-
tude that is not —— by his colleagues,
who con- tinue to —— compromise.
(A) eschewed…… dread
(B) shared…… defend
(C) questioned…… reject
(D) understood…… advocate
(E) commended…… disparage
7. The National Archives contain
information so ——that researchers
have been known never to publish
because they cannot bear to
bring their studies to an end.
(A) divisive
(B) seductive
(C) selective
(D) repetitive
(E) resourceful
8. HILL: MOUNTAIN::
(A) grass: rocks
(B) autumn: winter
(C) creek: river
(D) star: sun
(E) cliff: slope
9. AERATE: OXYGEN::
(A) eclipse: light
(B) desiccate: moisture
(C) precipitate: additive
(D) hydrate: water
(E) striate: texture
10. ORCHESTRA: MUSICIAN:
(A) cube: side
(B) kilometer: meter
(C) sonnet: poem
(D) biped: foot
(E) pack: wolf
11. EQUIVOCATION: MISLEADING::
(A) mitigation: severe
(B) advice: peremptory
(C) bromide: hackneyed
(D) precept: obedient
(E) explanation: unintelligible
12. CENSORSHIP: COMMUNICATION::
(A) propaganda: ideology
(B) preservative: decay
(C) revision: accuracy
(D) rest: atrophy
(E) exercise: fitness
13. BUS: PASSENGERS:
(A) flock: birds
(B) tanker: liquid
(C) envelope: letter
(D) bin: coal
(E) automobile: gasoline
14. BALLAD: STANZA::
(A) novel: chapter
(B) poem: meter
(C) play: dialogue
(D) movie: script
(E) photograph: caption
15. DISABUSE: FALLACY::
(A) cure: disease
(B) persevere: dereliction
(C) belittle: imperfection
(D) discredit: reputation
(E) discern: discrimination
16. BLANDISHMENT: CAJOLE::
(A) prediction: convince
(B) obstacle: impede
(C) embellishment: praise
(D) deficiency: compensate
(E) compliment: exaggerate
Although the hormone adrenaline
is known to regulate memory
storage, it does not pass from
the blood into brain cells.
We are faced with an apparent
paradox: how can a hormone that
does not act directly on the
brain have such a(5)large effect
on brain function?
Recently, we tested the possibility
that one of the hormone‘s actions
outside the brain might be responsible.
Since one consequence of adrenaline
release in an animal is an increase
in blood glucose levels, we
examined the(10)effects of glucose
on memory in rats. We found
that glu- cose injected immediately
after training enhances memory
tested the next day. Additional
evidence was provided by negative
findings: drugs called adrenergic
antagonists,which block peripheral
adrenaline receptors, disrupted(15)adrenaline’s
ability to regulate memory but
did not affect memory enhancements
produced by glucose that was
not stimulated by adrenaline.
These results are as they should
be if adrenaline affects memory
modulation by increasing blood
glucose levels.
17.The primary purpose of
the passage is to
(A) reconcile two opposing
theories
(B) compare two different
explanations for a phe- nomenon
(C) describe experimental
research that appears to support
an unpopular theory
(D) present evidence that
may help to resolve an apparent
contradiction
(E) describe a hypothesis
that has cause a con- troversy
18.It can be inferred from
the passage that the author
would most likely describe the
"additional evidence"(line
12) provided by experiments
with adrenergic antagonists
as
(A) revolutionary
(B) disappointing
(C) incomplete
(D) unexpected
(E) corroborative
19.The passage provides information
about which of the following
topics?
(A) The mechanism by which
glucose affects memory storage
(B) The evidence that prompted
scientist to test the effects
of adrenaline on memory regulation
(C) The reason that the effects
of glucose on memory were tested
(D) The ways that memory storage
modifies the struc- ture of
the brain
(E) The kinds of training
used to test memory enhance-
ment in rats
20.The author refers to the
results of the experiment using
adrenergic antagonists as "negative
findings" (line 13)
most likely because the adrenergic
antagonists
(A) failed to disrupt adrenaline‘s
effect on memory
(B) did not affect glucose‘s
ability to enhance memory.
(C) did not block adrenaline‘s
ability to increase blood glucose
levels
(D) only partially affected
adrenaline‘s ability to enhance
memory
(E) disrupted both adrenaline‘s
and glucose’s effect on memory
The age at which young children
begin to make moral discriminations
about harmful actions committed
against themselves or others
has been the focus of recent
research into the moral development
of children. Until recently,(5)child
psychologists supported pioneer
developmentalist Jean. Piaget
in his hypothesis that because
of their immaturity,children
under age seven do not take
into account the inten- tions
of a person committing accidental
or deliberate harm,but rather
simply assign punishment for
transgressions on(10)the basis
of the magnitude of the negative
consequences caused. According
to Piaget, children under age
seven occupy the first stage
of moral development, which
is char- acterized by moral
absolutism (rules made by authorities
must be obeyed) and imminent
justice (if rules are broken,(15)punishment
will be meted out)。 Until young
children mature,their moral
judgments are based entirely
on the effect rather than the
cause of a transgression. However,
in recent research, Keasey found
that six- year-old children
not only distinguish between
accidental and intentional harm,
but(20)also judge intentional
harm as naughtier, regardless
of the amount of damage produced.
Both of these findings seem
to indicate that children, at
an earlier age than Piaget claimed,
advance into the second stage
of moral develop- ment, moral
autonomy, in which they accept
social rules(25)but view them
as more arbitrary than do children
in the first stage. Keasey‘s
research raises two key questions
for develop- mental psychologists
about children under age seven:
do they recognize justifications
for harmful actions, and do(30)they
make distinctions between harmful
acts that are pre- ventable
and those acts that have unforeseen
harmful con- sequences? Studies
indicate that justifications
excusing harmful actions might
include public duty,self-defense,
and provocation. For example,
Nesdale and Rule concluded that(35)children
were capable of considering
whether or not an aggressor’s
action was justified by public
duty: five year olds reacted
very differently to "Bonnie
wrecks Ann‘s pretend house"
depending on whether Bonnie
did it "so somebody won’t
fall over it" or because
Bonnie wanted "to(40)make
Ann feel bad."Thus, a child
of five begins to under- stand
that certain harmful actions,
though intentional, can be justified;
the constraints of moral absolutism
no longer solely guide their
judgments. Psychologists have
determined that during kindergarten(45)children
learn to make subtle distinctions
involving harm. Darley observed
that among acts involving unintentional
harm, six-year-old children
just entering kindergarten could
not differentiate between foreseeable,
and thus preventable,harm and
unforeseeable harm for which
the perpetrator(50)cannot be
blamed. Seven months later,
however, Darley found that these
same children could make both
distinc- tions, thus demonstrating
that they had become morally
autonomous.
21.Which of the following
best describes the passage as
a whole?
(A) An outline for future
research
(B) An expanded definition
of commonly misunder- stood
terms
(C) An analysis of a dispute
between two theorists
(D) A discussion of research
findings in an ongoing inquiry
(E) A confirmation of an established
authority‘s theory
22.According to the passage,
Darley found that after seven
months of kindergarten six year
olds acquired which of the following
abilities?
(A) Differentiating between
foreseeable and unforesee- able
harm
(B) Identifying with the perpetrator
of a harmful action
(C) Justifying harmful actions
that result from provo- cation
(D) Evaluating the magnitude
of negative consequences resulting
from the breaking of rules
(E) Recognizing the difference
between moral absolu- tism and
moral autonomy
23.According to the passage,
Piaget and Keasey would not
have agreed on which of the
following points?
(A) The kinds of excuses children
give for harmful acts they commit
(B) The age at which children
begin to discriminate between
intentional and unintentional
harm
(C) The intentions children
have in perpetrating harm
(D) The circumstances under
which children punish harmful
acts
(E) The justifications children
recognize for mitigating punishment
for harmful acts
24.It can be inferred that
the term "public duty"
(line 33)
in the context of the passage,
means which of the fol- lowing?
(A) The necessity to apprehend
perpetrators.
(B) The responsibility to
punish transgressors
(C) An obligation to prevent
harm to another
(D) The assignment of punishment
for harmful action
(E) A justification for punishing
transgressions
25.According to the passage,
Keasey‘s findings support which
of the following conclusions
about six-year-old children?
(A)They have the ability to
make autonomous moral judgments.
(B)They regard moral absolutism
as a threat to their moral autonomy.
(C)They do not understand
the concept of public duty.
(D)They accept moral judgment
made by their peers more easily
than do older children.
(E)They make arbitrary moral
judgments.
26.It can be inferred form
the passage that Piaget would
be likely to agree with which
of the following state- ments
about the punishment that children
under seven assign to wrongdoing?
(A) The severity of the assigned
punishment is deter- mined by
the perceived magnitude of negative
consequences more than by any
other factor.
(B) The punishment is to be
administered immediately following
the transgression.
(C) The children assign punishment
less arbitrarily than they do
when they reach the age of moral
autonomy.
(D) The punishment for acts
of unintentional harm is less
severe than it is for acts involving
accidental harm.
(E) The more developmentally
immature a child, the more severe
the punishment that the child
will assign.
27.According to the passage,
the research of Nesdale and
Rule suggests which of the following
about five-year- old children?
(A) Their reactions to intentional
and accidental harm determine
the severity of the punishments
they assign.
(B) They, as perpetrators
of harmful acts, disregard the
feelings of the children they
harm.
(C) They take into account
the motivations of actions when
judging the behavior of other
children.
(D) They view public duty
as a justification for acci-
dental, but not intentional,
harm.
(E) They justify any action
that protects them from harm.
28. DEBUT:
(A) collaboration
(B) monologue
(C) farewell performance
(D) repertoire standard
(E) starring role
29. WITHER:
(A) disagree
(B) shine
(C) plant
(D) adhere
(E) revive
30. BUCK:
(A) cover over
(B) assent to
(C) brag about
(D) improve
(E) repair
31. MEAN:
(A) trusting
(B) ardent
(C) clever
(D) incautious
(E) noble
32. ADJUNCT:
(A) expert appraisal
(B) generous donation
(C) essential element
(D) mild reproof
(E) impartial judgment
33. CANONICAL:
(A) imprecise
(B) ubiquitous
(C) superfluous
(D) nontraditional
(E) divisive
34. TICKLISH:
(A) heavy-handed
(B) significant
(C) tolerant
(D) impartial
(E) imperturbable
35. PREVALENT:
(A) invasive
(B) inconsistent
(C) indistinct
(D) unpalatable
(E) unusual
36. PENURY:
(A) approbation
(B) affluence
(C) objectivity
(D) compensation
(E) grandiosity
37. MINATORY:
(A) convenient
(B) nonthreatening
(C) straightforward
(D) fastidious
(E) rational
38. CALUMNIOUS:
(A) adept
(B) aloof
(C) quaint
(D) decorous
(E) flattering