[单项选择]______ student with a little common sense should be able to answer the question.
A. Each
B. Either
C. Any
D. One

[单项选择]Who wrote the famous pamphlet, The Common Sense, before the American Revolution
A. Thomas Jefferson.
B. Thomas Paine.
C. John Adams.
D. Benjamin Franklin.

[单项选择]Maureen radiates an unfailing common sense and good humor, although not a false cheery -------; she has no illusions about life, and her grace comes from her capability to meet it -------.
A. (A) mirth... flinchingly
B. (B) naiveté... head-on
C. (C) insensitivity ... callously
D. (D) charm... promptly
E. (E) ignorance... obscurely

[单项选择]Who is the author of "Common Sense"
A. Thomas Jefferson.
B. Benjamin Franklin.
C. Thomas Moore.
D. Thomas Paine.

[单项选择]Thomas Paine, _____, wrote Common Sense, a pamphlet that identified the American colonies with the cause of liberty.
A. writer of eloquent
B. whose eloquent writing
C. an eloquent writer
D. writing eloquent

[单项选择]The author of "Common Sense" is ______ and he is an
A. Thomas Paine; American
B. Benjamin Jefferson; American
C. Thomas Moore; English
D. Thomas Paine; English

[单项选择]The author of"Common Sense"is _____and he is an_____.
A. Thomas Paine; American
B. Benjamin Jefferson; A, erican
C. Thomas Moore; English
D. Thomas Paine; English

[单项选择]What will the succeeding paragraph, should there be one, most probably discuss
A. Efforts to examine other brain areas of autistic persons.
B. Ways to stimulate the growth of white matter wiring.
C. Other problems autistic persons may suffer from.
D. Mysteries why white matter is so important.

[单项选择]The author feels that the number sense displayed by Genus Eumenus is ______.
A. more remarkable than that of a crow
B. less convincing an instance than that displayed by the crow
C. actually not an instance of what the author is discussing
D. restricted to the female of this species

[单项选择]To believe or disbelieve what you read should be based on______.
A. the facts that you are given
B. whether the author is open-minded or not
C. the quality of reasons provided by the material
D. the assumption that you know everything about it

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Passage One
In a purely biological sense, fear begins with the body's system for reacting to things that can harm us -- the so-called fight-or-flight response. "An animal that can't detect danger can't stay alive," says Joseph LeDoux. Like animals, humans evolved with an elaborate mechanism for processing information about potential threats. At its core is a cluster of neurons (神经元) deep in the brain known as the amygdala(扁桃体).
LeDoux studies the way animals and humans respond to threats to understand how we form memories of significant events in our lives. The amygdala receives input from many parts of the brain, including regions responsible for retrieving memories. Using this information, the amygdala appraises a situation- I think this charging dog wants to bite me-- end triggers a response by radiating nerve signals throughout the body. These signals produce the familiar signs of distress: trembling, perspiration and fast-moving feet, ju
A. the biological process in which human beings' sense of self-defense evolves
B. the instinctive fear human beings feel when faced with potential danger
C. the act of evaluating a dangerous situation and making a quick decision
D. the elaborate mechanism in the human brain for retrieving information