[单项选择]In this passage, when the author mentions "hundreds of deaths", he refers to______.


A. the deaths of hundreds of ova
B. the deaths caused by abortion
C. the natural deaths of old people
D. the deaths of hundred of boaies

[单项选择]In this passage, when the author mentions "hundreds of deaths", he refers to______.


A. the deaths of hundreds of ova
B. the deaths caused by abortion
C. the natural deaths of old people
D. the deaths of hundred of boaies

[单项选择]In this passage the author apparently intends to


A. write a fictionalized account of evolution.
B. be scientifically precise.
C. raise philosophical issues.
D. convince readers that war is inevitable.

[单项选择]In this passage the author mainly argues that housing _____.


A. is a problem that can be solved socially
B. is a heavy burden for most underprivileged families
C. is a widespread problem in some European countries.
D. changes with social conditions.

[单项选择]In the passage the author elaborates on the following forms of malnutrition EXCEPT______.


A. protein-energy malnutrition
B. iodine deficiency disorders
C. vitamin A deficiency
D. iron deficiency anaemia

[单项选择]In this passage the author points out that bureaucracy in American schools not only discourages initiative and creativity on the part of students, but also ______.


A. deprives teachers of freedom of opinion or action
B. makes teachers passive and unimaginative
C. fosters doubts about the values of education among teachers
D. both A and B

[单项选择]In the passage the author expresses his concern about
A. the survival of small languages.
B. globalization in the post-Cold War era.
C. present-day technological progress.
D. ecological imbalance.

[单项选择]In the passage the author is primarily concerned with ______.
A. supporting a position
B. describing an event
C. analyzing a problem objectively
D. setting a dispute

[单项选择]In the passage the author suggests that the counterculture ______.
A. destroyed the United States
B. changed some American values
C. was not important in the United States
D. brought people more leisure time with their families

[单项选择]The author of the passage mentions which of the following as posing an alternative to the Headland Hypothesis

[单项选择]The author of the passage mentions the "'professional primitive' role" (line 15) assumed by foragers in their relationships with agriculturalists primarily in order to


A. inform the reader of the potential cause of certain changes in rain forest composition
B. suggest that foragers may have developed agricultural practices, then abandoned them in order to focus on more specialized food-gathering practices
C. explain why certain food gathering practices may be less efficient sources of carbohydrates than others
D. introduce new evidence for the interdependence between agriculturalists and foragers in the rain forest economy
E. (E) suggest that certain rain forest food products are healthier than others, though more difficult to obtain through foraging