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SECTION 4 Time –30 minutes ( Y d3 p' Z3 w7 K- k) @
38 Questions 5 w) \; c& Z0 b2 N9 Z N! y/ }
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1. Since most if not all learning occurs through----, # a7 N/ l, J6 R7 u1 W
relating one observation to another, it would be
; o0 Y0 |! @: }- Ystrange indeed if the study of other cultures did not
5 T% G( V' g; k: |' f/ b" O: halso illuminate the study of our own.
7 g/ q# b" x: {2 Q/ P9 U(A) assumptions
4 [- l, X; [! _$ n(B) experiments
/ g9 |) }5 I, `' x. O(C) comparisons
, x+ w% n- ]/ r+ `$ \& ]! X(D) repetitions 1 P. Z. a! W& q1 C& M$ k3 A
(E) impressions
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# [; [+ Z( }1 r( Q2. The new ---- of knowledge has created ----
4 J& @8 }2 Q2 b$ D; O* Kpeople: everyone believes that his or her subject * C( {0 F% @$ q- k% l
cannot and possibly should not be understood by
) F8 r8 W0 J! X5 N! X, kothers. + A8 B% g1 b7 L+ r5 y" i
(A) specialization.. barriers between % R& b, o$ N5 T9 Z9 l4 U
(B) decline.. associations among
. A' z* J4 M0 P(C) redundancy.. complacency in $ d: t8 r1 H$ |! l0 N
(D) disrepute.. concern for 3 k8 V( N6 I6 I0 k
(E) promulgation.. ignorance among
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3. If a species of parasite is to survive, the host organ- 8 S, E4 R' t2 C# [; s6 p
isms must live long enough for the parasite to : z1 l' q: a! s' B4 `8 c8 F, t* y
---- ; if the host species becomes----, so do its 0 _) x9 ~* X& {9 ^" x
parasites. ) [" a+ M7 t) T) E
(A) atrophy.. healthy 5 o8 L5 W% ]" D: D8 }
(B) reproduce.. extinct
4 \) t& E9 v* f( b(C) disappear.. widespread ! z9 V& h& U7 b) t% F$ O8 v
(D) succumb.. nonviable ' ]" U# h4 _0 g' [2 v" U2 y3 O
(E) mate.. infertile , p; H8 O8 d! b+ e4 i
1 R) E2 N) c, d) ?3 K0 u/ u4. The author argues for serious treatment of such arts 1 S5 \ l" x; s( g
as crochet and needlework, finding in too many art 7 `% E* F! Y8 @# h+ \) B
historians a cultural blindness --- to their ---- ' n. z8 D9 A3 E! K
textiles as a medium in which women artists pre-
% ?" O+ W. H9 [" s! @dominate. / C+ N8 H3 t3 ~9 N6 {: X
(A) traceable.. prejudice against & L2 E; _: l" L, j6 l
(B) opposed.. distrust of
6 [1 N' _" N. j+ r& c3 h(C) referring.. need for 5 o: f/ s* `/ D$ E
(D) reduced.. respect for
* A- Z! W d* k(E) corresponding.. expertise in
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5. Those who fear the influence of television deliberately + Q1 [/ M0 j3 m* v
------ its persuasive power, hoping that they 1 g3 U+ Z( O* z: R
might keep knowledge of its potential to effect social
* N3 ^( ~7 e/ a; j* C5 f+ r# k5 Y |change from being widely disseminated. ! x. y0 Y' y4 @" r
(A) promote
3 B1 B; E# z/ d4 H(B) underplay
' W( S7 H3 X+ N2 S7 M6 J1 R3 t0 U(C) excuse
) P. {$ n+ j: V! }- P(D) laud ; b. o& x" v/ _
(E) suspect ! W. Q6 i) J3 ?% I; M7 l
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6. Because the high seriousness of their narratives * `+ U- x. j6 s! X! Z$ x
resulted in part from their metaphysics, Southern 9 P. E, T6 A A2 U( @6 r( A1 M
writers were praised for their ---- bent.
9 }) a( b; b5 E* S1 h# r/ }( w(A) technical
0 n3 v1 i3 c+ j" i(B) discursive
. t k3 v# Y; u) p5 i9 s(C) hedonistic
* c- O4 @) P: m( K(D) philosophical : d9 n: H! n) y8 A
(E) scientific 1 E$ s& w/ r v6 c2 l. h6 }
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, _7 u2 r9 P' happear acquiescent. & x2 g" b' S6 h% D
(A) unctuous.. loath
. b4 C( j9 I$ H& Q(B) brazen.. reluctant / S! v/ `. y8 `
(C) ignoble.. concerned
4 q% f. M0 T( ]+ s% w6 N(D) obsequious.. eager % R6 ~ _7 f! \: ]0 D
(E) gregarious.. willing 5 g: G8 s; p1 t9 S: l/ t% v
8 z: }* f, M* X, x- d2 c8. CHUCKLE: LAUGHING::
4 B. o. |! e! p- k3 @; i(A) uproar: shouting 7 A: \/ g6 ~& P5 V& Z: X' V" Z4 d
(B) whisper: speaking 9 j) t4 H# ^, a% |) ~
(C) hum: whistling 0 s/ U; F2 ~* z
(D) lecture: conversing % |) D$ F; N2 G0 E% S1 |9 U) F5 ]
(E) murmur: mimicking 4 Q4 p7 K: e9 z Y
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9. PARAGRAPH: ESSAY:: 1 a: F" O& |+ @: S
(A) object: verb 8 h3 l* k4 G" H2 k1 q) u
(B) phrase: preposition
8 L0 ^8 w% O6 c% v& w(C) interjection: parenthesis
: x9 }# X: c6 n. A/ i(D) clause: sentence , y* V) S& h- v8 e8 i
(E) colloquialism: expression ! W( a. U9 y2 v9 y$ h
7 C6 p" R J; r; j; U# A10. STUPOR: ALERT:: 4 R4 \: f+ ]' Y* D r0 p
(A) rebellion: defiant 3 u% [1 p* |. W: O; @/ m
(B) despair: hopeful ' z" _. Q L$ G. w
(C) expectation: unfulfilled
7 R7 R5 e0 Z( B+ Y, v% b(D) circumspection: careful
0 y& c0 w: I( d L5 \( a7 Z: @$ D(E) ennui: listless
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( _1 m0 Q- X3 N0 w: s11. PAEAN: JOY::
' A e2 C, S* C(A) dirge: grief
& o* P4 e! [5 C" Y' G. V(B) oratory: persuasion
! F+ {9 v6 _' f% ~(C) aria: opera 1 P/ S- T7 X, t" V; j ^7 m
(D) chant: choir
% Q( q8 J' D L( O7 J(E) lecture: instruction ' V0 `. l$ e: i( L% r) v2 X
" ?& }5 A8 Y5 I: H8 U. g$ f12. RENEGADE: ALLEGIANCE:: / o7 q' s% b5 d! _8 M! R1 t% Y3 U; X
(A) revolutionary: reform
7 o+ v) R8 A' _(B) aesthete: discernment
5 `* y/ i0 I; i9 q; B+ t+ E: X" n(C) apostate: faith * x8 v2 O0 @$ b( n' f
(D) politician: challenge 2 O& {* M: E: g6 b2 H& \# h
(E) criminal: imprisonment
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13. DEVOTED: ZEALOUS:: / ?& e3 y9 d/ ~. D$ x- E6 H5 y
(A) affectionate: demonstrative
5 F- t7 H* \' S- z$ E(B) animated: lively
6 \% Q3 x& H" R" @9 j% t q' C- \(C) rabid: extreme
1 B. `& d \ k. P6 N(D) objective: indifferent 1 `8 u: s6 o5 K9 n3 m* W
(E) careful: fastidious
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- u, \* f& g4 ~- @, f/ m/ c; R14. VESTIGE: REMAINDER:: . q+ Z+ O- o9 n- Q
(A) figurine: statue
( A# {5 D i9 z6 c. l" D. s(B) knife: cutlery 6 l6 Z- }' `9 K* f3 J
(C) hub: wheel
6 k3 I3 h7 K1 W/ ?8 E(D) angle: slope , r) ?( [( L' P# \
(E) inventory: goods 4 O$ u w3 Z8 D0 s d2 Q# c# W9 }+ @7 Y
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15. EPHEMERAL: ENDURE::
, a& s% \8 V- X3 j( e) m(A) insensitive: cooperate
5 W; e. V7 Q; I; {% v(B) infirm: react - A$ Y6 H5 t/ |0 l2 }0 F
(C) ineffectual: proceed ) y1 E, ?$ j' I+ k3 E: ~" [
(D) inelastic: stretch 7 R( F9 |, {; M9 M5 G
(E) inflammable: ignite % t4 m* W! n1 e6 y. `7 Y
16. MISDEMEANOR: CRIME::
/ t, D5 |' n* o; x# u) o% n(A) interview: conversation , D- \$ W# ?+ i' p
(B) lapse: error 5 i. o l( ?- K8 `. [
(C) oath: promise
% ~ o1 j4 F' k7 L' m(D) rebuke: criticism
& P+ a% H1 y+ c. k(E) vendetta: feud
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One explanation for the tendency of animals to be
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assumes that the vigilant behavior—looking up, for , h/ Q2 h# F5 E
example—is aimed at predators. If individuals on the * |1 \5 `# ?1 e* t9 `0 I
(5) edge of a group are more vigilant because they are at 7 K6 @4 y- Z( {9 {
greater risk of being captured, then individuals on aver- 4 P# K- ~# `9 n' M0 x5 _
age would have to be more vigilant in smaller groups,
. A: P& g' X" ^! P2 D! gbecause the animals on the periphery of a group form a
7 m9 r @2 M9 l+ V, E; P+ sgreater proportion of the whole group as the size of the
, B: s( p5 p% P3 k3 a( C' }(10)group diminishes.
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However, a different explanation is necessary in cases
" U) a F! ]$ B: w' j' Gwhere the vigilant behavior is not directed at predators. % u, ]1 A: k" a5 g( `& d" K" `4 f
J. Krebs has discovered that great blue herons look up
! B8 ~: z8 S$ {) W5 \more often when in smaller flocks than when in larger
4 @! W* G9 I6 W' ]8 O* S(15)ones, solely as a consequence of poor feeding conditions. ! X; u/ ~( @/ l5 g0 J
Krebs hypothesizes that the herons in smaller flocks are " r9 ~9 ]' \, K* A! i, |7 i
watching for herons that they might follow to better 1 z2 y( \& C/ P. P$ ^6 U6 `
feeding pools, which usually attract larger numbers of
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: ?# a0 K. A8 Z9 o2 ~# u17.It can be inferred from the passage that in species ( Q* H9 s0 j* |6 D" U
in
8 I# K T) L: U" z3 t Qwhich vigilant behavior is directed at predators, the
3 _9 i" a D$ Z7 I" Q. Htendency of the animals to be more vigilant in
1 w( B. y) A( Usmaller groups than in larger ones would most likely
! k- m( j& f' `. h2 }$ K. p' fbe minimized if which of the following were true? Q* o2 l! K; x7 K O7 _
(A) The vigilance of animals on the periphery of a
. J+ R1 e* j" v( v: J* Ygroup always exceeded that of animals located " ^6 _+ V& W9 \* i% t
in its interior, even when predators were not
3 k, C6 @+ t( ?in the area.
* D% N' K% ]: u1 g7 h4 S* k; Q1 M$ P(B) The risk of capture for individuals in a group , Y$ H. d+ J: v1 j4 T- |! `; a
was the same, whether they were located in 4 t# z) V& I4 ^( O- ?: J
the interior of the group or on its periphery. 8 d6 r! X0 L# }/ ?0 O K- ?
(C) Animals on the periphery of a group tended to ! h% _; s. P( K) k) L# b: t& [
be less capable of defending themselves from 9 T' j; a& C5 I' X a& J% \% N
attack by predators than animals located in the
^$ b8 c4 t( [+ R% u) ointerior of the group.
- G! U7 @7 j- P. i, q( R' n(D) Animals on the periphery of a group tended to
7 b; M3 E9 n5 abear marks that were more distinctive to
& k6 |* [: K3 p! ?8 z$ Z) \predators than animals located in the interior 5 C j! x! z) B
of the group.
; I% P5 t* @! {/ T0 V(E) Animals on the periphery of a group tended to - `0 z+ b( p( }0 c, u
have shorter life spans than animals located in 7 u1 \) e8 S1 r* W j( x9 a/ i$ M
the interior of the group.
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18.Which of the following best describes the
8 ?4 h8 X5 ~) J( g3 a7 rrelationship of the second paragraph to the first?
% j+ }" Q$ L9 J9 D# D2 } O& _(A)The second paragraph relies on different
1 |, T/ ? H! f8 p( y* Hevidence in drawing a conclusion similar to
" l' F4 E5 N) W/ R' V9 Fthat expressed in the first paragraph.
/ q' V" E. O$ ]3 ~(B)The second paragraph provides further
; i+ G; S' ^1 d7 ?elaboration on why an assertion made at the $ i+ n+ @7 L* T4 O4 d* l
end of the first paragraph proves to be true in e) v2 `4 o6 `9 o$ p- ?% I
most cases.
8 B1 g4 l b& I: k+ U: l1 M. U(C)The second paragraph provides additional
5 C( X2 U. j7 B2 X2 H; binformation in support of a hypothesis stated
" o* [2 f7 G) m7 R9 l/ v, r% S1 pin the first paragraph. ) G* G8 O+ v+ u" Q4 F+ E4 _. q
(D)The second paragraph provides an example of a
: X, \8 ^+ e4 k, _case in which the assumption described in the
. Y* E1 f& K8 {2 f5 C( q% kfirst paragraph is unwarranted.
- f" ]6 i; j" G(E) The second paragraph describes a phenomenon
3 l6 b* t. Y# Y. e1 |that has the same cause as the phenomenon / {3 B) N2 L: `: u( }! Z+ e! h
described in the first paragraph. , h' l! e. o5 p& M! M' q
1 D' m: E: \% L% R+ w4 m19.It can be inferred from the passage that the author ) f8 K% d4 l/ E+ w
of the passage would be most likely to agree with
+ Z# S: S# E# p+ E7 }& g: [which of the following assertions about vigilant ( q/ `8 \7 x7 [8 U3 L4 _' N9 S
behavior?
5 R: G l5 Z! k+ \; A0 g(A) The larger the group of animals, the higher the
0 X7 |9 |. k2 o1 ^$ d5 eprobability that individuals in the interior of . K% H3 ^/ C! J1 |
the group will exhibit vigilant behavior.
/ E( Y0 d* L7 d) n2 F' `(B) Vigilant behavior exhibited by individuals in - }( Q S- L& w& r @% z! h
small groups is more effective at warding off
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individuals in larger groups.
( v) i' i7 p& x( P! Q. i(C) Vigilant behavior is easier to analyze in species
* l2 l% F, j5 \that are preyed upon by many different . ~) t) N# M0 r( g `- R
predators than in species that are preyed upon - _6 {' L4 K6 s: N7 U; O
by relatively few of them. 9 F0 u5 |6 Y$ T; b9 N4 W
(D) The term "vigilant," when used in reference to
0 T t' b$ @4 Y1 K7 O8 Z9 W% [$ Xthe behavior of animals, does not refer
- g+ Y c( |% qexclusively to behavior aimed at avoiding
- b# z6 X4 ~% W0 lpredators. , {- I2 t6 O6 [" F
(E) The term "vigilant, " when used in reference to * U9 Q, l8 q5 X3 g9 v) i
the behavior of animals, usually refers to
) l8 A1 z. H8 ^1 O( C# W2 |. W5 bbehavior exhibited by large groups of animals. ( I/ O- @# u8 g! w7 z( ~' A# o2 ^+ C
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20.The passage provides information in support of
: h. P% P' Y! _' k% rwhich of the following assertions?
, \7 E! r% A3 ~(A) The avoidance of predators is more important to
$ O+ O2 h/ x* I2 ^, U- Man animal's survival than is the quest for food. ! Z# R- c2 q) U3 A/ r% }" M
(B) Vigilant behavior aimed at predators is seldom 1 ]- i" I" R% u' \& ~ D/ o
more beneficial to groups of animals than to
# O# J* y4 I9 Z( H% O7 w+ X! W$ `individual animals.
) }: _% E- ]" D% ~ r8 i(C) Different species of animals often develop
' X& z( I5 ]& a( Y5 W* cdifferent strategies for dealing with predators. 3 p2 g0 x/ e3 i. g8 Y% e
(D) The size of a group of animals does not 1 N/ |2 x9 x( p* _
necessarily reflect its success in finding food.
2 |' I4 @. \, T. S" k(E) Similar behavior in different species of animals 4 f" u8 l. R$ Q! o$ n
does not necessarily serve the same purpose.
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" _; M. ?4 }1 }) k: `; g$ VThe earliest controversies about the relationship
/ P, n3 [8 N. e% [" k# j$ c6 ?8 Bbetween photography and art centered on whether photo-
. T4 ~6 ]) }0 Vgraphy's fidelity to appearances and dependence on a
1 A8 O' {' ^9 }7 ~9 H. f4 imachine allowed it to be a fine art as distinct from 8 f7 j! Q$ D2 z) k
(5) merely a practical art. Throughout the nineteenth century, ! Y9 r h4 w) d- c& Q
the defense of photography was identical with the strug- 8 W0 _; m4 e5 n' @; L% q( j
gle to establish it as a fine art. Against the charge that
2 O" a) z5 E X8 x; p, `) Uphotography was a soulless, mechanical copying of
3 T) E) K u: w8 jreal- 9 V" ~6 T! ^6 {% j
ity, photographers asserted that it was instead a privileged
9 G- q( b! P1 K! N6 s" r(10)way of seeing, a revolt against commonplace vision, and
0 |9 p0 |/ F8 ?4 J fno less worthy an art than painting. ) ~% ~( A3 B) k3 h
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Ironically, now that photography is securely established * z6 O- ^- U9 T3 |
as a fine art, many photographers find it pretentious or
; ^9 Y4 O! i9 d f, O6 Iirrelevant to label it as such. Serious photographers vari- 9 {; v& u) a* w# e, q' e ~
(15)ously claim to be finding, recording, impartially observ-
0 T, J' u$ e* k- b @" ting, witnessing events, exploring themselves—anything : ^6 ^+ ^% @8 M( Z
but making works of art. In the nineteenth century, " U }# l$ M2 d& D- {- T9 D2 T
photography's association with the real world placed it
f7 Q8 d8 t0 c3 Z) yin an ambivalent relation to art; late in the twentieth 8 @" D4 D! G4 q8 m
(20)century, an ambivalent relation exists because of the 9 ~1 X% k7 z: y* ^$ P& h
Modernist heritage in art. That important photographers 3 V7 K. w( q0 C: Q' d4 l6 S# Z0 `
are no longer willing to debate whether photography is 6 ?6 D+ ^8 {% U+ _" l$ r
or is not a fine art, except to proclaim that their own
8 d) B5 I8 A8 Zwork is not involved with art, shows the extent to which " B! q5 ?6 S0 e; n* U
(25)they simply take for granted the concept of art imposed
* |4 {$ b2 T" g$ S$ p+ T2 @by the triumph of Modernism: the better the art, the ) V4 L6 g0 ^! z$ O2 m7 A
more subversive it is of the traditional aims of art. . k& @+ \- z2 G% Z F5 @$ `
. F/ \! \8 `! ~6 _2 ]) U; ?Photographers' disclaimers of any interest in making - f4 B4 D7 Y8 E" L" }5 I! e
art tell us more about the harried status of the contempo-
8 t, P" t* m9 |5 Z0 B1 ^(30)rary notion of art than about whether photography is or 1 }# A" \/ u3 Q, t( b, [8 A
is not art. For example, those photographers who suppose
# Q8 N; I. s. Q4 u" u2 }0 rthat, by taking pictures, they are getting away from the ! y2 v- y, |& \1 L
pretensions of art as exemplified by painting
# [8 g; A* r) d" }' N8 x0 yremind us 7 T+ X }* P) d; M3 f: A
of those Abstract Expressionist painters who imagined 7 ?, g: d# J) y% B9 S8 S
(35)they were getting away from the intellectual austerity of - i; f% B& U2 @5 |- w; { h
classical Modernist painting by concentrating on the
4 F6 d3 Y6 w, i) o/ ~5 N/ v, Ephysical act of painting. Much of photography's prestige
" S! C" a& l. S& |today derives from the convergence of its aims with those
8 }! i7 k5 t2 S6 g$ I+ t) v% B: X5 W5 N. ? oof recent art, particularly with the dismissal of abstract
8 E" u) O: T- C(40)art implicit in the phenomenon of Pop painting during
9 Y, X( c. q ?! xthe 1960's. Appreciating photographs is a relief to sensi-
D) P0 ^4 Y" @2 W* h* F% A4 N2 Zbilities tired of the mental exertions demanded by . v$ i( ?5 q3 p% |
abstract art. Classical Modernist painting—that is, : q4 z3 q9 }& }3 \0 @
abstract art as developed in different ways by Picasso, $ y6 V& F+ r8 h0 K
(45)Kandinsky, and Matisse—presupposes highly developed
) i j, V# |1 _- _5 `% d, d5 Rskills of looking and a familiarity with other paintings
3 A& B$ C/ E( ]7 \and the history of art. Photography, like Pop painting, 5 M. B, P! j3 Y' `% q1 `
reassures viewers that art is not hard; photography seems Z+ G4 ]; \5 c: u2 J2 b+ ]
to be more about its subjects than about art.
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Photography, however, has developed all the anxieties - d2 t% O6 U7 P! C
and self-consciousness of a classic Modernist art. Many
& l P& ~- _, K/ j; g+ Aprofessionals privately have begun to worry that the pro-
, i9 h* _% b/ j& p( j4 Lmotion of photography as an activity subversive of the
# X* ~" b# y( @" @; j, a1 [traditional pretensions of art has gone so far that the * ?# I2 k8 a& T
(55)public will forget that photography is a distinctive and
* j: k7 I7 N, L H, K7 k* zexalted activity—in short, an art.
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21.In the passage, the author is primarily concerned
1 U$ _ h {* @+ E/ {/ F, P9 ]with
; e0 p+ `! _9 C7 V+ n(A) defining the Modernist attitude toward art
# D3 p7 h) P5 Q5 K8 {(B) explaining how photography emerged as a fine : K/ S: h$ |! a: v
art after the controversies of the nineteenth
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(C) explaining the attitudes of serious contemporary 1 x9 L7 ^' n" k% T4 b+ J
photographers toward photography as art and ( X/ A! J7 Q5 Y
placing those attitudes in their historical context $ e8 J8 m+ H8 N9 b& {0 ^ e
(D) defining the various approaches that serious 3 h& [3 P' q0 S* Q8 v" L
contemporary photographers take toward their / D/ m& S3 E8 N: s# x
art and assessing the value of each of those 2 `$ ]: t- {* e4 A. r) c
approaches
5 K* o' f5 B0 }8 n$ _5 s6 o(E) identifying the ways that recent movements in . _! M: C: O0 Z. e% q
painting and sculpture have influenced the " W2 ~$ c5 m. z N1 v1 y$ u
techniques employed by serious photographers 6 w @- p3 @5 E7 t, J. j
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22.Which of the following adjectives best describes
, m" f& `2 C3 I. L% S1 l“the concept of art imposed by the triumph of 5 o9 X( E9 p: {) c0 w
Modernism” as the author represents it in lines25-27? * @5 C, v3 S# ?2 i2 I c
(A) Objective ( j+ i- u3 O: _" g1 x
(B) Mechanical
# x& i# m4 c4 ^3 a. I9 [1 F(C) Superficial $ e% R5 C1 r" N! y$ `$ a1 T
(D) Dramatic ; [) i! o: X$ v5 [' R! z
(E) Paradoxical 0 x8 m w/ X/ }. v
9 }6 ^3 R% K8 N: B23. The author introduces Abstract Expressionist ' K9 {8 \+ V0 ?$ [# Y3 M S
painters (lines 34) in order to - {; P, n9 n; B' t2 U& l) t6 T/ ~
(A) provide an example of artists who, like serious # A6 x) \- _1 \( g; K1 [
contemporary photographers, disavowed
8 q( U) p( v" `' k# u! ~5 ntraditionally accepted aims of modern art 0 p( P, m6 B8 O" J) j% o
(B) call attention to artists whose works often bear
# a3 T6 N: f* T) ?1 K4 B" p/ K1 Aa physical resemblance to the works of % h! C0 R6 J! G" z
serious
3 g4 ~+ S' i: V6 Q! [) gcontemporary photographers . Y5 e8 c7 g" ~% H
(C) set forth an analogy between the Abstract : b$ \' a* {4 [$ D; C$ ^
Expressionist painters and classical Modernist . y% V8 @5 a4 ~
painters 1 F& D$ \+ ]; \$ Y! P: K; ~
(D) provide a contrast to Pop artists and others who 0 ^! ~) t' `( K
created works that exemplify the Modernist ; O4 g4 p7 D' J1 g
heritage in art
8 B' m- K/ i9 v/ I1 S; X. o, h! m(E) provide an explanation of why serious photog-
4 E! D& z u+ V; X( Jraphy, like other contemporary visual forms,
$ o0 v8 V: K8 L7 cis not and should not pretend to be an art 0 E# D9 I& A- T; u: ~
8 D4 h9 h0 V+ h: ~; b: L7 |2 m2 O- A
24.According to the author, the nineteenth--century 1 p- @' f1 @. o9 u5 f% W
defenders of photography mentioned in the passage
+ u) j1 F& Q) N5 G* X) Q( H7 Vstressed that photography was / J. a, Y& T9 W% k
(A) a means of making people familiar with remote
: v, A5 ~# m$ {( g/ f( e$ R1 h) blocales and unfamiliar things
3 H5 o" B/ {5 i/ W0 M2 n$ J(B) a technologically advanced activity 2 t( T' Q+ [% k/ E
(C) a device for observing the world impartially
; [/ z3 @# N& f, i. V(D) an art comparable to painting
; \6 o. o. I9 i( t& y" W0 d(E) an art that would eventually replace the
6 q, [6 s# s" `' Z$ B- K) f$ ftraditional arts
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25.According to the passage, which of the following
# B& ]$ U) P# R2 Gbest explains the reaction of serious contemporary
4 @: U. O _: Y" mphotographers to the question of whether photogra- % p9 a# j4 n8 [7 n' i
phy is an art?
+ a9 b6 x2 |- X3 P# v( t(A)The photographers' belief that their reliance on
$ m$ u% L/ A& a' Y9 a2 T. R) pan impersonal machine to produce their art
% @! D1 Z8 N$ e8 _: r+ Erequires the surrender of the authority of their
_9 G$ L- i u% X7 rpersonal vision
2 f# C' b" d# o+ h- F1 n(B)The photographers' fear that serious
8 \2 ^9 R/ U& J, P/ |7 I! Bphotography & o8 @4 T) x6 L0 ?/ r* W+ v
may not be accepted as an art by the contem-
$ r- x; D' A, w* c0 nporary art public 7 A, j2 F7 ?2 ~3 t! s: F
(C)The influence of Abstract Expressionist painting 0 s8 c- m7 t1 O9 C
and Pop Art on the subject matter of the mod- . V6 F! ?- W$ b4 l, S
ern photograph ' j8 X: F7 j' d) b3 s/ P
(D)The photographers' belief that the best art is & f) X( R3 w$ r& S5 N3 [: j
subversive of art as it has previously been 9 O3 F- R2 d; D) U3 @
defined 6 u% j9 V$ [9 |; R c+ n4 n! E$ P
(E)The notorious difficulty of defining art in its 8 o+ C: B7 y& ]* w9 P
relation to realistic representation 0 v: H, m0 n8 `' Z& Z
* a4 U2 b; l" \* ]
' R6 ?( y+ ?6 h% d26.According to the passage, certain serious contempo- - T/ n5 u4 g& r
rary photographers expressly make which of the
! a, t; ]& j8 M* n4 r7 q; W! Zfollowing claims about their photographs? . h6 ^ f% x5 r0 Q- D
(A)Their photographs could be created by almost + `" u: Q! V) ? A. z: O# ?$ D' r5 \
anyone who had a camera and the time to , k( E g# p% W2 L
devote to the activity. 1 }# Q9 R1 v+ @3 ?+ z! x. v
(B)Their photographs are not examples of art but : }: p3 p% K7 W5 \& b
are examples of the photographers' impartial + t. Y4 K6 x! F' n$ `
observation of the world.
% q# T8 J6 m( b4 O3 |+ I6 e(C)Their photographs are important because of ( u' L0 D: y" o
their subjects but not because of the responses
, ~4 n6 ]" Z( `4 @( n' Ithey evoke in viewers. 5 D: \% N; s0 I" V0 |4 k
(D)Their photographs exhibit the same ageless 4 R2 [* r6 g* x: U2 {8 w
principles of form and shading that have been
; I4 \1 {# r" X. u+ Eused in painting.
/ R" _( v) i4 m; ~(E) Their photographs represent a conscious glori-
( i* \. b( T% |3 D& B( qfication of the mechanical aspects of twentieth-
2 u4 e! o$ s1 d5 Dcentury life.
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9 G0 `+ Q- Q1 d1 j) A8 O27.It can be inferred from the passage that the
, [' h# i8 ~! D, P5 ~author
# u+ g* K2 R, vmost probably considers serious contemporary
" {/ p, ~1 L+ S* C; H* C7 dphotography to be a 1 A( `7 \! d2 q. c8 G5 R
(A) contemporary art that is struggling to be & E5 z* K \0 C$ i
accepted as fine art
2 [2 z2 `7 \9 r& m9 I% k8 t! ~(B) craft requiring sensitivity but by no means ! ?7 N& I& x9 N& _* ^6 B
an art
. o# M2 |: g7 c- P1 _+ c5 |- p(C) mechanical copying of reality * g, h l) A; ~* \# Y$ r
(D) modern art that displays the Modernist tendency
* \9 [8 @& L( S9 p5 u$ ~( {: l. Oto try to subvert the prevailing aims of art 2 d' P4 G8 M2 Q0 Z7 B; a4 |2 n
(E) modern art that displays the tendency of all ( E$ U( T0 Q3 W( _; ~6 r7 E' M2 L; a
Modernist art to become increasingly formal " }* _' [+ f4 k, M" E3 T2 o
and abstract
2 @- @% ~" A+ d
; ]8 U3 `) D9 T0 N8 `( E* F28.PREOCCUPATION:
5 @, I8 J( Q$ n% w(A) finality # x2 C8 _7 l% z7 @% u( V1 }- i
(B) innocence ( M8 v- d# z0 L' q
(C) liberality + P: x, E0 J- N% J% C% j
(D) unconcern / n; i0 g) \# f# J. U
(E) tolerance " |5 c \: D7 l% j/ E
8 @. h! }/ _$ F* P( v
29.CHROMATIC: 0 e! K2 O( M6 k: s2 F `
(A) opaque ! M: R$ d& T* F" v$ K# y$ F
(B) colorless
; ^( z7 ]# `8 G7 s9 t0 p7 l R(C) lengthy 0 I- ] A/ ~# {) r, E
(D) profound
9 ?7 S5 }- B$ C" R, Z- G(E) diffuse 1 N, g' w& F5 w4 q$ ^: U! q! ~' e
1 o9 W# m, d6 s$ R) J2 C0 r$ r
30.PEDESTRIAN: . z `5 |) N3 O' Q; x$ h, }, ?
(A) widely known / x5 V& W! m$ ^% T! U6 d
(B) strongly motivated
2 b2 t# p7 f& l2 ?3 H3 @! J(C) discernible }) n) j( {/ _* F, P# H1 P; L
(D) uncommon 2 Q6 z0 ~) n6 G+ q
(E) productive $ m2 z- H/ J+ b- t8 S- X5 }- d
* [ N1 Y/ Z; ]5 i" s0 [7 H& T! g31.EQUIVOCATE: # f: p$ f* w/ r) X
(A) communicate straightforwardly
& x2 H9 i2 F9 \; Y. |2 U(B) articulate persuasively
0 s% T/ V% _' L" L- n6 H( }(C) instruct exhaustively . z: f( C9 O: N \. o
(D) study painstakingly
5 S* ?7 ]3 ? I9 D ~8 l) ](E) reproach sternly 4 }3 S4 L$ ?: Y7 f) H
" ?/ m; u# n$ j1 u% U
32.DENUDE: 1 c! G* x8 j) C+ ]5 Q* C
(A) crowd out
, S1 E& M" E P9 b1 j5 [(B) skim over
, E. P) K! b% L, R9 L(C) change color
) e1 Z6 f5 C' K2 G% t7 H0 A(D) cover
( M* ^5 K- `0 `0 U) l4 @5 v9 J- i2 o(E) sustain ) z) G& U O) A
. c. D5 Q* p0 d2 L# G, {' L$ y) r
33.RANCOR: , ^/ O+ Z" d" Y: s1 f- U1 a
(A) deference , v# x- A; O. @
(B) optimism
% Y! q: i3 [/ R$ a: h(C) courage . y+ r6 x; t# I2 W
(D) superiority , t7 Y \, j6 o' `* z
(E) goodwill
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34. OSSIFIED:
' |% l2 W/ F, w1 v0 B# E(A) vulnerable to destruction
2 ~9 t* b/ a+ R% E. ?7 G(B) subject to illusion 2 `3 Q, t- _, y1 Q, m+ |0 V
(C) worthy of consideration
5 N8 A F( \5 }5 [9 y- v(D) capable of repetition
$ [0 Y$ ?- F8 Z3 U7 D+ J2 r5 M, V(E) amenable to change 2 ^" z: {2 U d8 A- X
9 U8 ], o) R6 a# q: i' I0 R3 \3 O35. CONTROVERT: ( O+ W! R4 q& ?1 X) O9 t: [
(A) substantiate # ] H, Y5 v7 q; {$ e7 y' F
(B) transform ' i f) f" L8 f7 ?2 x# B
(C) ameliorate ' _' H- N* T/ i' F
(D) simplify ' |0 U% q$ C% \, [: L9 w" k3 y1 a
(E) differentiate . ]6 ^& Q2 G3 z+ D' |
& }5 y- F0 k5 h- V8 e a m36. PROTRACT: 5 a4 n6 A& M" Z) |
(A) thrust " l1 a& k1 Q2 [; ~) p# O
(B) reverse / d, @! {' T* u1 \6 K
(C) curtail
* j1 {0 a" o3 b* C! K/ p+ R+ N(D) disperse * ?) r/ J( ` D
(E) forestall
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5 M9 |0 r' n; h% X37. ABRADE:
7 k, c# I3 ^ F3 p" F9 r* G(A) unfasten
; V$ T- T. j$ q) X& X! ~* q' Q) b! P(B) prolong
& }" }0 b+ D) h5 q- }(C) augment " ]7 K4 k1 K, Y0 [
(D) extinguish % q1 O; e( z% Y' x. _8 \8 Y
(E) transmit
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38.APOLOGIST:
! R; O1 x F7 [# U/ x3 }(A) egotist
/ m% a1 u9 j' _5 {( ]& U2 y/ r(B) wrongdoer
# X6 _+ e; ^( D5 Y(C) freethinker ) l4 j( Q) ` N2 v% z8 S1 B/ r; b1 |
(D) detractor
' n3 u" S3 I9 ?4 w" R(E) spendthrift |