[单项选择]The passage best supports which of the following statements


A. A minority entrepreneur who had no assistance from family members would not be able to start a business.
B. Self-help networks have been effective in helping entrepreneurs primarily in the last 50 years.
C. Minority groups have developed a range of alternatives to standard financing of business ventures.
D. The financial institutions founded by various ethnic groups owe their success to their unique formal organization.

[单项选择]The argument of the passage best supports which of the following contentions concerning political art
A. It has been considered to be more effective in producing change among certain political classes than among others.
B. Aesthetic judgments of artists are often positively reinforced by the political views of their critics.
C. Judgments of the value of an artist’s work made by his or her critics must be discounted before a true judgment can be made.
D. In order to be highly regarded, an artist cannot be solely identified with one particular degree of political consciousness in her artwork.
E. Flexibility is the most valuable quality a political artist can have in maintaining the longevity of her career.

[单项选择]Which title best gives the ideas of the passage
[A] Americans Like Reading.
[B] "How To" Book, a True Friend.
[C] "How To" Book Is Popular.
[D] Americans Like Books.

[单项选择]Which of the following best describes the passage
A. It discusses an apparent inconsistency in theoretical discourse and suggests a reason for it.
B. It outlines a sequence of theoretical shifts in psychology.
C. It shows why a formerly held view is inaccurate.
D. It evaluates an explanation of a psychological phenomenon and finally rejects that explanation.
E. It places into context the discursive origins of a theory and elaborates upon it.

[单项选择]Which of the following best completes the passage below People buy prestige when they buy a premium product. They want to be associated with something special. Mass-marketing techniques and price-reduction strategies should not be used because （）.
A. affluent purchasers currently represent a shrinking portion of the population of all purchasers
B. continued sales depend directly on the maintenance of an aura of exclusivity
C. purchasers of premium products are concerned with the quality as well as with the price of the products
D. expansion of the market niche to include a broader spectrum of consumers will increase profits
E. manufacturing a premium brand is not necessarily more costly than manufacturing a standard brand of the same product

[填空题]
In this section, you will hear a passage which will be read only once. You are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.