A.nativeB.activeC.nationalD.narrow

According to the passage, Diogenes ______.

A．led a miserable life in Corinth

B．gave his students lessons in certain places.

C．was a capable playwright and poet

D．enjoyed making a living like a dog

According to this passage, Environmental Protection Agency _____.

A．is the only agency studying the effects of air pollution on health

B．has launched a surprised attack on researchers

C．has decided to decrease the permitted concentration of airborne dust

D．has tremendously improved pollution control

A．There are cultural anthropology and physical anthropology

B．There are three steps in the progress of human beings

C．There were more civilizations in Egypt than in parts of Asia

D．There is a longer history of human beings than it was thought before

According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true？

A．Most of the students are more capable of either mathematics or English.

B．The attitude toward language ability and mathematical ability is similar in all the countries around the world.

C．It is assumed that gender plays an important role in deciding one's ability in either of the two aspects.

D．One can hardly be good at both of the two subjects.

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？

A．The real number of suicidal students is more than 5,000 annually.

B．No suicidal individuals indicate their intention before action.

C．College students commit suicide all for a single reason.

D．Most of the suicidal individuals won"t try again if failed.

The information in this passage would most likely be foundin

A. an anthropology textbook

B. a biology textbook

C. a mathematics textbook

D. a geography text book

Task 1

Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should make the correct choice.

Anthropology(人类学) is the study of how people live. It includes their family life, religion, art, laws and language. The term anthropology comes from two Greek words: "anthropos" means "human being" and "logy" means "the science of".

Anthropology can be divided into two areas. These two main divisions are cultural anthropology and physical anthropology. Culture includes many things, Such as art, religion, laws, and even furniture and movies.

Anthropologists define human progress in three main steps. Step one begins with the first human being and continues until the last of the people who hunted animals just to survive. Step two includes people who grew food. In this step, there was progress in invention and religion. The third step deals with the first civilizations(文明), such as those in Egypt and parts of Asia.

Anthropologists always seek new information about people. For instance, recent evidence found in Ethiopia and Kenya shows humans earlier in history than it was previously believed.

According to the passage, anthropology mainly deals with ______.

A．family life, religion and art

B．differences between human races

C．the study of ancient people

D．the study of different cultures

The information given in the passage reflects______.

A．the gap between white and black students.

B．the diversity in American education.

C．racial discrimination in America.

D．great achievements in American education.

According to the passage, "dwindle" means______.

A．decrease

B．enlarge

C．weaken

D．eliminate

According to the passage, advertisements are ______.

A．influential

B．convincing

C．instructive

D．agreeable