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　　1.Scholar’s sense of the uniqueness of the central concept of the “ the state “ at the time when political science became an academic field quite naturally led to striving for a correspondingly ______ mode of study.

　　A) thoroughB) distinctiveC) scientificD) dynamic

　　2. Just as astrology was for centuries an underground faith, countering the strength of established churches, so today believing in astrology is an act of _______ the professional sciences.

　　A) support forB) defiance againstC) concern aboutD) rebellion by

　　3.Because medieval women’s public participation in spiritual life was not welcomed by the male establishment, a compensating involvement with religious writings, inoffensive to the members of the establishment because of its _______ , became important for many women.

　　A) privacyB) popularityC) scarcityD) profundity

　　4. Although his attempts to appear insane were so _______ as to be almost ridiculous, there is evidence that he was able to avoid standing trial for murder merely by faking symptoms of mental illness.

　　A) spontaneousB) clumsyC) excellentD) clever

　　5.Despite the apparently bewildering complexity of the procedure, the underlying principle is quite _______ .

　　A) elementaryB) imaginaryC) superficialD) effective

　　6.After a slow sales start early in the year, mobile homes have been gaining favor as a(n) _______ to increasingly expensive conventional housing.

　　A) reactionB) additionC) introductionD) alternative

　　7.Many of the earliest colonial houses that are still standing have been so modified and enlarged that the initial design is no longer _______ .

　　A) necessaryB) attractiveC) ancientD) discernible

　　8.Among the many defects of the project, expense cannot be numbered; the goals of the project’s promoters can be achieved with impressive _______ .

　　A) efficiencyB) innovationC) speedD) economy

　　9.As long as nations cannot themselves accumulates enough physical power to dominate all others, they must depend on _______ .

　　A) resourcesB) alliesC) freedomD) education

　　10.Before about 1960, virtually all accounts of evolution assumed most adaptation to be a product of selection at the level of populations; recent studies of evolution, however, have found no basis for this _______ view of selection.

　　A) controversialB) unchallengedC) prevalentD) innovative

　　11.In our corporation there is a _______ between male and female perceptions because 73% of the men and 34% of the women surveyed believe that our company provides equal pay to men and women.

　　A) variationB) differenceC) similarityD) resemblance

　　12.A war, even if fought for individual liberty and democratic rights, usually requires that these principles be _______ , for they are incompatible with the discipline necessary for military efficiency.

　　A) suspendedB) followedC) rejectedD) obeyed

　　13.Noting that few employees showed any enthusiasm for complying with the corporation’s new safety regulations, Peterson was forced to conclude that acceptance of the regulations would be _______ , at best.

　　A) uncertainB) unavoidableC) reluctantD) passionate

　　14.Old beliefs die hard: even when jobs became plentiful, the long-standing fear that unemployment could return at a moment’s notice _______ .

　　A) resumedB) insistedC) persistedD) changed

　　15.Because folk art is neither completely rejected nor accepted as an art form by art historians, their final evaluations of it necessarily remain _____ .

　　A) arbitraryB) ambiguousC) absoluteD) explicit

　　16.Although many findings of the Soviet and United States probes of Moon were complementary, the two sets of atmospheric results clearly could not be _______ without a major change of data or interpretation.

　　A) obtainedB) completedC) producedD) reconciled

　　17.While it is assumed that the mechanization of work has a revolutionary effect on the lives of workers, there is evidence available to suggest that, on the contrary, mechanization has served to _______ some of the traditional roles of women.

　　A) improveB) undermineC) establishD) reinforce

　　18.Compared mathematically to smoking and driving, almost everything else seems relatively risk-free, _______ almost nothing seems worth regulating.

　　A) yetB) sinceC) so D) although

　　19.Although often extremely critical of the medical profession as a whole, people are rarely willing to treat their personal doctors with _______ .

　　A) enthusiasmB) contemptC) interestD) intention

　　20.We accepted the theory that as people become more independent of one another, they begin to feel isolated and lonely that freedom becomes a _______ condition that most will seek to escape.

　　A) permanentB) transitionalC) negativeD) common

　　21.Actual events in the history of life on Earth are accidental in that any outcome embodies just one possibility among millions; yet each outcome can be _______ interpreted

　　A) randomlyB) uniquelyC) rationallyD) wrongly

　　22.The significance of the constitution lies not in its _______ provisions, but in its broader impact: it made the king subject to the law.

　　A) specificB) revolutionaryC) finiteD) complicated

　　23.The belief that science destroys the arts appears to be supported by historical evidences that the arts have _______ only when the sciences have been neglected.

　　A) declinedB) flourishedC) maturedD) accepted

　　24.Foucault’s rejection of continuity in Western thought, though radical, was not unique; he had _______ in the United States who, without knowledge of his work, developed parallel ideas.

　　A) criticsB) counterpartsC) readersD) colleagues

　　25.Numerous historical examples illustrate both the profound influence that scientists’ _______ have on their interpretation of data and the consequent impairment of their intellectual objectivity.

　　A) theoriesB) prejudicesC) conclusionsD) suppositions

　　26.Increased governmental alarm about global warming reflects the concern among scientists that such warming is occurring, _______ when to expect major effects is still in dispute.

　　A) soB) thoughC) andD) therefore

　　27.Although some consider forcefulness and _______ to be two traits desirable to the same degree, I think that making a violent effort is much less useful than maintaining a steady one.

　　A) promptnessB) persistenceC) aggressionD) skillfulness

　　28.The prospects of discovering new aspects of the life of a painter as thoroughly studied as Vermeer are not, on the surface, _______ .

　　A) unpromisingB) gloomyC) encouragingD) challenging

　　29.Though one cannot say that Mike was an impractical designers, he was, of all nonprofessional architects, the most _______ in that he was the least constrained by tradition.

　　A) adventurousB) experiencedC) skilledD) learned

　　30.The Johnsons were not known for _______; at the very least, none of the family members was fearful of unconventionality, of appearing or acting differently than other people.

　　A) originalityB) conformityC) creativityD) superiority

　　31.With few exceptions, explorers now are not individuals setting out alone or in pairs to some remote destination but are instead members of _______, often international, undertaking.

　　A) collaborativeB) privateC) objectiveD) passionate

　　32.Portraits painted in Colonial America are quite charming but primitive and demonstrate the _______ of the American painter; they show little or no knowledge of the development of painting in Europe.

　　A) determinationB) enthusiasmC) isolationD) optimism

　　33.Although there are more female students at the college than male students, the women seem to have a(n) _______ influence on the student government.

　　A) enormousB) profoundC) activeD) negligible

　　34.Despite its _______, the book deals inadequately with a number of crucial issues.

　　A) importanceB) virtuesC) shortcomingsD) novelty

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