[单项选择]According to the passage, a city's situation is more important than its site in regard to the city's ______.
A. long-term growth and prosperity
B. ability to protect its citizenry
C. possession of favorable weather conditions
D. need to import food supplies

[单项选择]What would the paragraph following this passage most probably discuss

[单项选择]The experiment designed in the passage would be most relevant to the formulation(陈述，表述) of a theory concerning the ______.
A. generally lower salaries received by women workers in comparison to men
B. reluctance of some women to enter professions that are traditionally dominated by men
C. anxiety expressed by some women workers in dealing with male supervisors
D. prejudices often suffered by women in attempting to enter the workforce

[单项选择]According to the passage, ________annoys Anna's mother most.

[单项选择]It can be inferred from the passage that culture shock may be overcome by ______.
A. adjustment to its phases
B. learning the language of the culture
C. social intercourse
D. broad-mindedness and good will

[单项选择]The level of information in the passage above is suited to the needs of all of the following people except ______.
A. an official of a research foundation who identifies research projects for potential funding
B. a state official whose position requires her to alert farmers about possible innovations in farming
C. a researcher whose job is to identify potentially profitable areas for research and product development
D. a botanist Conducting experiments to determine the relationship between degree of mycorrhizal infection and expected uptake of phosphate

[单项选择]According to the passage, children tend to give more logical, complete and creative answers if adults ________.
A. encourage them to ask questions of their own
B. urge them to think and give immediate answers
C. give them more than three seconds to think after a question
D. give them time to have a fierce discussion

[单项选择]According to the passage, cutting trees to grow more food______.
A. will widen the gap between the developed and the developing countries
B. is but a short-term relief to the food problem
C. can hardly alleviate the shortage of food
D. proves to be an effective way out for impoverished nations

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Passage Five
Temperatures on December 12
City High Low
Cleveland .................. 37° 31°
Columbia, S. C ............ 60° 27°
Columbus, Ohio ............ 41° 34°
Dallas .................... 81° 50°
Dayton. ................... 41° 33°
Decatur ................... 39° 30°
Denver .................... 49° 33°
Des Moines ................ 34° 27°
Detroit ................... 37° 28°
Dubuque ................... 30° 23°
Duluth .................... 19° 10°
Eau Claire ................ 24° 19°
El Paso ................... 79° 36°
Evansville ................ 52° 36°
Fairbanks ................. -31° -40°
Fargo ..................... 17° -2°
Flint ..................... 31° 26°
Flagsta
A. El Paso.
B. Dallas.
C. Dayton.
D. Great falls.