The author’s pump in writing this passage is ________.

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• 1According to the passage a person’s life, from his birth to his death, ________.

  A.is constantly shaping the cultural traditions of his people

  B.is predominated by traditional custom

  C.is continually influenced by the habits of other communities

  D.is chiefly influenced by the people around him

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• 2The world “custom” in this passage most probably means ________.

  A.the concept of the true and the false of a society

  B.the independently developed social orders

  C.the adjustment of the individual to the new social environment

  D.the patterns and standards of behavior of a community

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• 3Which of the following is true according to John Dewey、

  A.An individual can exercise very little influence on the cultural tradition into which he is born.

  B.Custom is the direct result of the philosophical probing of a group of people.

  C.An individual is strongly influenced by the cultural tradition even before he is born.

  D.Custom represents the collective wisdom which benefits the individual.

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• 4The author thinks the reason why custom has been ignored in the academic world is that ________.

  A.custom reveals only the superficial nature of human behavior

  B.the study of social orders can replace the study of custom

  C.people are still not aware of the important role that custom plays in forming our world outlook

  D.custom has little to do with our ways of thinking

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• 5The passage is based on the author’s ________.

  A.keen insight into the nature of technology

  B.prejudiced criticism of the role of the industrial Revolution

  C.cautious analysis of the replacement of the human mind by computers

  D.exaggerated description of the negative consequences of technology

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• 6It has been estimated that the earth’s surface temperature has increased ________ one quarter to three quarters of a degree since 1805.

  A.to

  B.be

  C.at

  D.with

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• 7The lady dressed in the latest Paris fashion is ________ in her appearance but rude in her speech.

  A.elaborate

  B.excessive

  C.elegant

  D.exaggerated

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• 8Many people think that the standards of public ________ have declined.

  A.morality

  B.rightness

  C.awareness

  D.mentality

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• 9Iceland lies far north in the Atlantic, with its northernmost tip actually ________ the Arctic Circle.

  A.touched

  B.touches

  C.touching

  D.being touched

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• 10You need to rewrite this sentence because it is ________, the readers will have difficulty in understanding it.

  A.comprehensive

  B.alternative

  C.deliberate

  D.ambiguous

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