| Abortion The word alone causes civil
conversation to flee the room. This is largely because the pro-choice and
pro-life positions are being defined by their extremes, by those who scream
accusations instead of arguments. More reasonable voices and concerns, on both sides of the fence, are given little attention. For example, pro-life extremists seem unwilling to draw distinctions between some abortions and others, such as those resulting from rape with an underage child. They would make no exception in the recent real-life case of a woman who discovered in her fifth month that her baby would be born dead due to severe disabilities. On the other hand, pro-choice extremists within feminism insist on holding inconsistent positions. The pregnant woman has an unquestionable right to abort, they claim. Yet if the biological f A. complementary to each other B. opposed to each other C. similar in nature D. reconcilable in a way [单项选择]Passage 2
[单项选择]Passage 1
Music which is original is individual and personal. That is to say, it can be identified as belonging to a particular composer. It has particular qualities, or a style, which are not copied from another. If you can recognize the style of a composer, you will probably be able to tell that a certain composition belongs to him or her even though you have never heard it before. A basket—maker has the skill of weaving and interweaving his materials to create colorful patterns, and an expert carpenter (木匠) has the skill of joining together different shapes and sizes of wood to make a beautiful piece of furniture. These skills may be referred to as “workmanship” (技艺). Similarly, in music a composer organizes his melodies (旋律) and rhythms and combines sounds to create harmony. A composer may be capable of thinking up very good, original tunes, yet if tunes are poorly organized, that is, if the workmanship is poor, the final result will not be to standard.
Good music express
A. has a personal style B. sounds very familiar to our ears C. is one whose style you cannot recognize D. cannot be recognized as belonging to any composer [单项选择]The passage suggests that which of the following had occurred as a result of education’s failure to diminish social inequity
A. Local forms of belief and practice have begun to erode and disappear in indigenous societies where decentralization has not taken place. B. The appeal of globalization has recently begun to wane among certain factions of indigenous societies. C. Sociologists have interpreted the failure as a sign of the globalizing idea’s domination over indigenous societies. D. The hegemony of the globalizing idea has spread from societies with fewer social inequities to societies with greater social inequities. E. Educational quality has diminished in all societies, including those which support the notion of globalization. [单项选择]The passage implies that which of the following is true of the petrochemical means of plastic production
A. New advances in petrochemical plant manufacture could potentially lessen the process’ reliance on fossil fuel sources. B. The fossil fuel resources incorporated in its products are less wasteful and environmentally damaging than the gas emissions produced by plant-based plastic production. C. Petrochemical plant manufacture is generally more sustainable in environmental terms than plant-based plastic production. D. Petrochemical plant manufacture generally depends on the most abundant fuel source available. E. Petrochemical plant manufacture does not share in fuel sources in common with plant-based plastic production. [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]The passage suggests that which of the following would be LEAST important in determining whether a research subject is likely to contract coronary heart disease
A. The ratio of LDL to HDL in the subject’s blood B. The subject’s level of blood cholesterol C. The subject’s percentage of body fat D. The subject’s degree of physical inactivity E. The consumption ratio of polyunsaturated fats to monounsaturated fats 我来回答: 提交
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