We know less about the astronomical universe than we do about any social system because ________.

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• 1The chances of the physical sciences being subject to great changes are the biggest because ________.

  A.contradictory theories keep emerging all the time

  B.new information is constantly coming in

  C.the direction of their development is difficult to predict

  D.our knowledge of the physical world is inaccurate

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• 2The author believes that our knowledge of social systems is more secure than that of physical systems because ________.

  A.it is not based on personal experience

  B.new discoveries are less likely to occur in social sciences

  C.it is based on a fairly representative quantity of data

  D.the records of social systems are more reliable

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• 3According to the author, we should reverse our classification of the physical sciences as “hard” and the social sciences as “soft” because ________.

  A.a reverse ordering will help promote the development of the physical sciences

  B.our knowledge of physical systems is more reliable than that of social systems

  C.our understanding of the social systems is approximately correct

  D.we are better able to investigate social phenomena than physical phenomena

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• 4The word “paradox” (Par

  A.1, Line 1) means “________”.A.implication

  B.contradiction

  C.interpretation

  D.confusion

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• 5The best title for the passage would be ________.

  A.Apple’s Efforts to Stay Ahead of IBM

  B.Apple’s New Computer Technology

  C.Apple’s New personal Computers

  D.Apple’s Research Activities

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• 6What has made the procedure for licensing nuclear power plants a bad dream、

  A.The inefficiency of the Nuclear Regulation commission.

  B.The enormous cost of construction and operation.

  C.The length of time it takes to make investigations.

  D.The objection of the opponents of nuclear power.

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• 7It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that ________.

  A.it is not technical difficulties that prevent the building of nuclear power plants in the U.S.

  B.there are not enough safety measures in the U.S. for running new nuclear power plants

  C.there are already more nuclear power plants than necessary in the U.S.

  D.the American government will not allow Japanese nuclear reactors to be installed in the U.S.

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• 8Any objection, however trivial it may be, can ________.

  A.force the power companies to cancel the project

  B.delay the construction or operation of a nuclear plant

  C.cause a serious debate within the Nuclear Regulation Commission

  D.take the builders to court

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• 9Governor Mario’s chief intention in proposing the settlement was to ________.

  A.stop the Shoreham plant from going into operation

  B.help the power company to solve its financial problems

  C.urge the power company to further increase its power supply

  D.permit the Shoreham plant to operate under certain conditions

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• 10The author’s attitude towards the development of nuclear power is ________.

  A.negative

  B.neutral

  C.positive

  D.questioning

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