1998考研英語一真題及答案

1998年全國碩士研究生入學統(tǒng)一考試英語試題

SectionIStructureandVocabulary

PartA

Directions:

Beneatheachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].

Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET1by

blackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.(5points)

Example:

IhavebeentotheGreatWallthreetimes1979.

[A]from

[B]after

[C]for

[D]since

Thesentenceshouldread,“IhavebeentotheGreatWallthreetimessince1979.“Therefore,

youshouldchoose[D].

1.IworkedsolateintheofficelastnightthatIhardlyhadtimethelastbus.

[A]tohavecaught

[B]tocatch

[C]catching

[D]havingcaught

2.Asitturnedouttobeasmallhouseparty,wesoformally.

[A]needn'tdressup

[B]didnotneedhavedressedup

[C]didnotneeddressup

[D]needn'thavedressedup

3.IapologizeifIyou,butIassureyouitwasunintentional.

[A]offend

[B]hadoffended

[C]shouldhaveoffended

[D]mighthaveoffended

4.Althoughateenager,Fredcouldresistwhattodoandwhatnottodo.

[A]tobetold

[B]havingbeentold

[C]beingtold

[D]tohavebeentold

5.Greatereffortstoincreaseagriculturalproductionmustbemadeiffoodshortage

avoided.

[A]istobe

[B]canbe

[C]willbe

[D]hasbeen

6.Doingyourhomeworkisasurewaytoimproveyourtestscores,andthisisespeciallytrue

itcomestoclassroomtests.

[A]before

[B]as

[C]since

[D]when

7.Thereareover100nightschoolsinthecity,makingitpossibleforaprofessionaltobe

reeducatednomatterhedoes.

[A]how[B]

where[C]

what[D]

when

8.I'vekeptupafriendshipwithagirlwhomIwasatschooltwentyyearsago.

[A]about

[B]since

[C]till

[D]with

9.Hewasn'taskedtotakeonthechairmanshipofthesociety,insufficientlypopular

withallmembers.

[A]beingconsidered

[B]considering

[C]tobeconsidered

[D]havingconsidered

10.forthetimelyinvestmentfromthegeneralpublic,ourcompanywouldnotbeso

thrivingasitis.

[A]Haditnotbeen

[B]Wereitnot

[C]Beitnot

[D]Shoulditnotbe

PartB

Directions:

Eachofthefollowingsentenceshasfourunderlinedpartsmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Identifythe

partofthesentencethatisincorrectandmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1byblackening

thecorrespondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.(5points)

Example:

Anumberof[A]foreignvisitorsweretaken[B]totheindustrialexhibition,which[C]they

saw[D]manynewproducts.

Part[C]iswrong.Thesentenceshouldread,“Anumberofforeignvisitorsweretakentothe

industrialexhibition,wheretheysawmanynewproducts."Soyoushouldchoose[C].

11.AccordingtoDarwin,randomchangesthatenhanceaspecies'abilityforsurvivingare

?」ABT

naturallyselectedandpassedontosucceedinggenerations.

D

12.Neitherrainnorsnowkeepsthepostmanfromdeliveringourletterswhichwesomuch

ABC

lookforwardtoreceive.

D

13.Iftheywillnotacceptacheck,weshallhavetopaythecash,thoughitwouldbemuch

ABCD

troubleforbothsides.

14.Havingbeenrobbedoffeconomicimportance,thosestatesarenotlikelytocountfor

A~B~C

verymuchininternationalpoliticalterms.

D

15.Themessagewillbethatneitherthemarketnorthegovernmentiscapableofdealingwithall

°B-^

oftheiruncontrollablepractices.

CD

16.Thelogicofscientificdevelopmentissuchthatseparatesgroupsofmenworkingonthe

ABC

sameprobleminfar-scatteredlaboratoriesarelikelytoarriveatthesameansweratthesame

D

time.

17.YetnotalloftheseracesareintellectualinferiortotheEuropeanraces,andsomemayeven

AB

haveafreshnessandvitalitythatcanrenewtheenergiesofmoreadvancedraces.

CD

18.Themorethan50,000nuclearweaponsinthehandsofvariousnationstodayaremorethan

AB

ampledestroyingeverycityintheworldseveraltimesover.

CD

19.Theuniverseworksinawaysofarremovefromwhatcommonsensewouldallowthat

~A-B~C

wordsofanykindmustnecessarilybeinadequatetoexplainit.

D

20.Theintegrationofindependentstatescouldbestbebroughtaboutby2rstcreatingacentral

AB

organizationwithauthoritiesovertechnicaleconomictasks.

CD~

PartC

Directions:

Beneatheachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].

Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1by

blackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.(10points)

Example:

ThelostcaroftheLeeswasfoundinthewoodsoffthehighway.

[A]vanished

[B]scattered

[C]abandoned

[D]rejected

Thesentenceshouldread,"ThelostcaroftheLeeswasfoundabandonedinthewoodsoffthe

highway.^^Therefore,youshouldchoose[C].

21.Themachineneedsacompletesinceithasbeeninuseforovertenyears.

[A]amending

[B]fitting

[C]mending

[D]renovating

22.Thereweremanypeoplepresentandheappearedonlyforafewseconds,soIonlycaughta

ofhim.

[A]glance

[B]glimpse

[C]look[D]

sight

23.Idon'tthinkit'swiseofyoutoyourgreaterknowledgeinfrontofthedirector,forit

mayoffendhim.

[A]showup

[B]showout

[C]showin

[D]showoff

24.Thereturnsintheshortmaybesmall,butoveranumberofyearstheinvestment

willbewellrepaid.

[A]interval

[B]range

[C]span

[D]term

25.Athoroughstudyofbiologyrequireswiththepropertiesoftreesandplants,andthe

habitofbirdsandbeasts.

[A]acquisition[B]

discrimination[C]

curiosity

[D]familiarity

26.Sheworkedhardathertaskbeforeshefeltsurethattheresultswouldherlong

effort.

[A]justify

[B]testify

[C]rectify

[D]verify

27.Pmverygladtoknowthatmybosshasgenerouslyagreedtomydebtinreturnfor

certainservices.

[A]takeaway

[B]cutout[C]

writeoff[D]

clearup

28.Somejournalistsoftenoverstatethesituationsothattheirnewsmaycreateagreat.

[A]explosion

[B]sensation

[C]exaggeration

[D]stimulation

29.Accordingtowhatyouhavejustsaid,amItounderstandthathisnewpostno

responsibilitywithitatall?

[A]shoulders

[B]possesses

[C]carries

[D]shares

30.Sometimesthestudentmaybeaskedtowriteabouthistoacertainbookorarticle

thathassomebearingonthesubjectbeingstudied.

[A]comment

[B]reaction

[C]impression

[D]comprehension

31.Pleaseyourselffromsmokingandspittinginpublicplaces,sincethelawforbids

them.

[A]restrain

[B]hinder

[C]restrict

[D]prohibit

32.Withouttelephoneitwouldbeimpossibletocarryonthefunctionsofeverybusiness

operationinthewholecountry.

[A]practically

[B]preferably

[C]precisely

[D]presumably

33.Preliminaryestimationputsthefigureataround$110billion,the$160billionthe

PresidentisstrugglingtogetthroughtheCongress.

[A]inproportionto

[B]inreplyto

[C]inrelationto

[D]incontrastto

34.Heisplanninganothertourabroad,yethispassportwillattheendofthismonth.

[A]expire

[B]exceed

[C]terminate

[D]cease

35.Alltheoff-shoreoilexplorerswereinhighspiritsastheyreadlettersfromtheir

families.

[A]sentimental

[B]affectionate

[C]intimate

[D]sensitive

36.Severalinternationaleventsintheearly1990sseemlikelyto,oratleastweaken,the

trendsthatemergedinthe1980s.

[A]revolt

[B]revolve

[C]reverse

[D]revive

37.Iwasunawareofthecriticalpointsinvolved,somychoicewasquite.

[A]arbitrary

[B]rational

[C]mechanical

[D]unpredictable

38.Thelocalpeoplewerejoyfullysurprisedtofindthepriceofvegetablesnolonger

accordingtotheweather.

[A]altered

[B]converted

[C]fluctuated

[D]modified

39.Thepursuitofleisureonthepartoftheemployeeswillcertainlynottheirprospect

ofpromotion.

[A]spur[B]

further[C]

induce

[D]reinforce

40.Inwhattoalastminutestayofexecution,acouncilannouncedthatemergency

fundingwouldkeepalivetwoagingsatellites.

[A]applies

[B]accounts

[C]attaches

[D]amounts

SectionIIClozeTest

Directions:

Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C],and

[D].ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthe

correspondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.(10points)

UntilrecentlymosthistoriansspokeverycriticallyoftheIndustrialRevolution.They

41thatinthelongrunindustrializationgreatlyraisedthestandardoflivingforthe

42man.Buttheyinsistedthatits43resultsduringtheperiodfrom1750to1850

werewidespreadpovertyandmiseryforthe44oftheEnglishpopulation.45

contrast,theysawintheprecedinghundredyearsfrom1650to1750,whenEnglandwasstilla

46agriculturalcountry,aperiodofgreatabundanceandprosperity.

Thisview,47,isgenerallythoughttobewrong.Specialists48historyand

economics,have49twothings:thattheperiodfrom1650to1750was5。by

greatpoverty,andthatindustrializationcertainlydidnotworsenandmayhaveactuallyimproved

theconditionsforthemajorityofthepopulace.

41.[A]admitted[B]believed[C]claimed[D]predicted

42.[A]plain[B]average[C]mean[D]normal

43.[A]momentary[B]prompt[C]instant[D]immediate

44.[A]bulk[B]host[C]gross[D]magnitude

45.[A]On[B]With[C]For[D]By

46.[A]broadly[B]thoroughly[C]generally[D]completely

47.[A]however[B]meanwhile[C]therefore[D]moreover

48.[A]at[B]in[C]about[D]for

49.[A]manifested[B]approved[C]shown[D]speculated

50.[A]noted[B]impressed[C]labeled[D]marked

SectionIIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Eachofthepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestiontherearefouranswers

marked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthe

questions.ThenmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorresponding

letterinthebracketswithapencil.(40points)

Text1

Fewcreationsofbigtechnologycapturetheimaginationlikegiantdams.Perhapsitis

humankind'slongsufferingatthemercyoffloodanddroughtthatmakestheideaofforcingthe

waterstodoourbiddingsofascinating.Buttobefascinatedisalso,sometimes,tobeblind.Several

giantdamprojectsthreatentodomoreharmthangood.

Thelessonfromdamsisthatbigisnotalwaysbeautiful.Itdoesn'thelpthatbuildingabig,

powerfuldamhasbecomeasymbolofachievementfornationsandpeoplestrivingtoassert

themselves.Egypt'sleadershipintheArabworldwascementedbytheAswanHighDam.Turkey's

bidforFirstWorldstatusincludesthegiantAtaturkDam.

Butbigdamstendnottoworkasintended.TheAswanDam,forexample,stoppedtheNile

floodingbutdeprivedEgyptofthefertilesiltthatfloodsleft—allinreturnforagiantreservoirof

diseasewhichisnowsofullofsiltthatitbarelygenerateselectricity.

Andyet,themythofcontrollingthewaterspersists.Thisweek,intheheartofcivilizedEurope,

SlovaksandHungariansstoppedjustshortofsendinginthetroopsintheircontentionoveradamon

theDanube.Thehugecomplexwillprobablyhavealltheusualproblemsofbigdams.ButSlovakia

isbiddingforindependencefromtheCzechs,andnowneedsadamtoproveitself.

Meanwhile,inIndia,theWorldBankhasgiventhego-aheadtotheevenmorewrong-headed

NarmadaDam.Andthebankhasdonethiseventhoughitsadvisorssaythedamwillcausehardship

forthepowerlessandenvironmentaldestruction.Thebenefitsareforthepowerful,buttheyarefar

fromguaranteed.

Proper,scientificstudyoftheimpactsofdamsandofthecostandbenefitsofcontrollingwater

canhelptoresolvetheseconflicts.Hydroelectricpowerandfloodcontrolandirrigationarepossible

withoutbuildingmonsterdams.Butwhenyouaredealingwithmyths,itishardtobeeitherproper,

orscientific.ItistimethattheworldlearnedthelessonsofAswan.Youdon'tneedadamtobe

saved.

51.ThethirdsentenceofParagraph1impliesthat.

[A]peoplewouldbehappyiftheyshuttheireyestoreality

[B]theblindcouldbehappierthanthesighted

[C]over-excitedpeopletendtoneglectvitalthings

[D]fascinationmakespeoplelosetheireyesight

52.InParagraph5,“thepowerless“probablyrefersto.

[A]areasshortofelectricity

[B]damswithoutpowerstations

[C]poorcountriesaroundIndia

[D]commonpeopleintheNarmadaDamarea

53.Whatisthemythconcerninggiantdams?

[A]Theybringinmorefertilesoil.

[B]Theyhelpdefendthecountry.

[C]Theystrengtheninternationalties.

[D]Theyhaveuniversalcontrolofthewaters.

54.Whattheauthortriestosuggestmaybestbeinterpretedas.

[A]"It'snousecryingoverspiltmilk”

[B]"Morehaste,lessspeed"

[C]"Lookbeforeyouleap”

[D]“Hewholaughslastlaughsbest”

Text2

Well,nogainwithoutpain,theysay.Butwhataboutpainwithoutgain?Everywhereyougoin

America,youheartalesofcorporaterevival.Whatishardertoestablishiswhethertheproductivity

revolutionthatbusinessmenassumetheyarepresidingoverisforreal.

Theofficialstatisticsaremildlydiscouraging.Theyshowthat,ifyoulumpmanufacturingand

servicestogether,productivityhasgrownonaverageby1.2%since1987.Thatissomewhatfaster

thantheaverageduringthepreviousdecade.Andsince1991,productivityhasincreasedbyabout

2%ayear,whichismorethantwicethe1978-87average.Thetroubleisthatpartoftherecent

accelerationisduetotheusualreboundthatoccursatthispointinabusinesscycle,andsoisnot

conclusiveevidenceofarevivalintheunderlyingtrend.Thereis,asRobertRubin,thetreasury

secretary,says,a66disjunction"betweenthemassofbusinessanecdotethatpointstoaleapin

productivityandthepicturereflectedbythestatistics.

Someofthiscanbeeasilyexplained.Newwaysoforganizingtheworkplace—allthat

re-engineeringanddownsizing—areonlyonecontributiontotheoverallproductivityofan

economy,whichisdrivenbymanyotherfactorssuchasjointinvestmentinequipmentand

machinery,newtechnology,andinvestmentineducationandtraining.Moreover,mostofthe

changesthatcompaniesmakeareintendedtokeepthemprofitable,andthisneednotalwaysmean

increasingproductivity:switchingtonewmarketsorimprovingqualitycanmatterjustasmuch.

Twootherexplanationsaremorespeculative.First,someofthebusinessrestructuringofrecent

yearsmayhavebeenineptlydone.Second,evenifitwaswelldone,itmayhavespreadmuchless

widelythanpeoplesuppose.

LeonardSchlesinger,aHarvardacademicandformerchiefexecutiveofAuBongPain,a

rapidlygrowingchainofbakerycafes,saysthatmuch“re-engineering“hasbeencrude.Inmany

cases,hebelieves,thelossofrevenuehasbeengreaterthanthereductionsincost.Hiscolleague,

MichaelBeer,saysthatfartoomanycompanieshaveappliedre-engineeringinamechanistic

fashion,choppingoutcostswithoutgivingsufficientthoughttolong-termprofitability.BBDO'sAl

Rosenshineisblunter.Hedismissesalotoftheworkofre-engineeringconsultantsasmererubbish

—“theworstsortofambulancechasing."

55.Accordingtotheauthor,theAmericaneconomicsituationis.

[A]notasgoodasitseems

[B]atitsturningpoint

[C]muchbetterthanitseems

[D]neartocompleterecovery

56.Theofficialstatisticsonproductivitygrowth.

[A]excludetheusualreboundinabusinesscycle

[B]fallshortofbusinessmen'santicipation

[C]meettheexpectationofbusinesspeople

[D]failtoreflectthetruestateofeconomy

57.Theauthorraisesthequestion“whataboutpainwithoutgain?^^because.

[A]hequestionsthetruthof“nogainwithoutpain”

[B]hedoesnotthinktheproductivityrevolutionworks

[C]hewondersiftheofficialstatisticsaremisleading

[D]hehasconclusiveevidencefortherevivalofbusinesses

58.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

[A]Radicalreformsareessentialfortheincreaseofproductivity.

[B]Newwaysoforganizingworkplacesmayhelptoincreaseproductivity.

[C]Thereductionofcostsisnotasurewaytogainlong-termprofitability.

[D]Theconsultantsareabunchofgood-for-nothings.

Text3

Sciencehaslonghadanuneasyrelationshipwithotheraspectsofculture.ThinkofGallileos

17th-centurytrialforhisrebellingbeliefbeforetheCatholicChurchorpoetWilliamBlake9sharsh

remarksagainstthemechanisticworldviewofIsaacNewton.Theschismbetweenscienceandthe

humanitieshas,ifanything,deepenedinthiscentury.

Untilrecently,thescientificcommunitywassopowerfulthatitcouldaffordtoignoreitscritics

—butnolonger.Asfundingforsciencehasdeclined,scientistshaveattacked"anti-science”in

severalbooks,notablyHigherSuperstition,byPaulR.Gross,abiologistattheUniversityof

Virginia,andNormanLevitt,amathematicianatRutgersUniversity;andTheDemon-Haunted

World,byCarlSaganofCornellUniversity.

Defendersofsciencehavealsovoicedtheirconcernsatmeetingssuchas“TheFlightfrom

ScienceandReason,“heldinNewYorkCityin1995,and"ScienceintheAgeof(Mis)

information,“whichassembledlastJunenearBuffalo.

Anti-scienceclearlymeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeople.GrossandLevittfindfault

primarilywithsociologists,philosophersandotheracademicswhohavequestionedscience's

objectivity.Saganismoreconcernedwiththosewhobelieveinghosts,creationismandother

phenomenathatcontradictthescientificworldview.

Asurveyofnewsstoriesin1996revealsthattheanti-sciencetaghasbeenattachedtomany

othergroupsaswell,fromauthoritieswhoadvocatedtheeliminationofthelastremainingstocksof

smallpoxvirustoRepublicanswhoadvocateddecreasedfundingforbasicresearch.

FewwoulddisputethatthetermappliestotheUnabomber,whosemanifesto,publishedin

1995,scornsscienceandlongsforreturntoapre-technologicalutopia.Butsurelythatdoesnot

meanenvironmentalistsconcernedaboutuncontrolledindustrialgrowthareanti-science,asanessay

inUSNews&WorldReportlastMayseemedtosuggest.

Theenvironmentalists,inevitably,respondtosuchcritics.Thetrueenemiesofscience,argues

PaulEhrlichofStanfordUniversity,apioneerofenvironmentalstudies,arethosewhoquestionthe

evidencesupportingglobalwarming,thedepletionoftheozonelayerandotherconsequencesof

industrialgrowth.

Indeed,someobserversfearthattheanti-scienceepithetisindangerofbecomingmeaningless.

“Theterm"anti-science9canlumptogethertoomany,quitedifferentthings/9notesHarvard

UniversityphilosopherGeraldHoltoninhis1993workScienceandAnti-Science."Theyhavein

commononlyonethingthattheytendtoannoyorthreatenthosewhoregardthemselvesasmore

enlightened.^^

59.Theword"schism”(Line4,Paragraph1)inthecontextprobablymeans.

[A]confrontation

[B]dissatisfaction

[C]separation

[D]contempt

60.Paragraphs2and3arewrittento.

[A]discussthecauseofthedeclineofscience'spower

[B]showtheauthor'ssympathywithscientists

[C]explainthewayinwhichsciencedevelops

[D]exemplifythedivisionofscienceandthehumanities

61.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

[A]Environmentalistswereblamedforanti-scienceinanessay.

[B]Politiciansarenotsubjecttothelabelingofanti-science.

[C]The“moreenlightened^^tendtotagothersasanti-science.

[D]Taggingenvironmentalistsastaanti-science^^isjustifiable.

62.Theauthor'sattitudetowardtheissueof"sciencevs.anti-science"is.

[A]impartial

[B]subjective

[C]biased

[D]puzzling

Text4

Emergingfromthe1980censusisthepictureofanationdevelopingmoreandmoreregional

competition,aspopulationgrowthintheNortheastandMidwestreachesanearstandstill.

Thisdevelopment—anditsstrongimplicationsforUSpoliticsandeconomyinyearsahead—

hasenthronedtheSouthasAmerica'smostdenselypopulatedregionforthefirsttimeinthehistory

ofthenation'sheadcounting.

Altogether,theUSpopulationroseinthe1970sby23.2millionpeople—numericallythe

third-largestgrowtheverrecordedinasingledecade.Evenso,thatgainaddsuptoonly11.4

percent,lowestinAmericanannualrecordsexceptfortheDepressionyears.

AmericanshavebeenmigratingsouthandwestinlargernumberssinceWorldWarII,andthe

patternstillprevails.

Threesun-beltstates—Florida,TexasandCalifornia-togetherhadnearly10millionmore

peoplein1980thanadecadeearlier.Amonglargecities,SanDiegomovedfrom14thto8thand

SanAntoniofrom15thto10th—withClevelandandWashington.D.C.,droppingoutofthetop10.

Notallthatshiftcanbeattributedtothemovementoutofthesnowbelt,censusofficialssay.

Nonstopwavesofimmigrantsplayedarole,too—andsodidbiggercropsofbabiesasyesterday9s

“babyboom^^generationreacheditschild-bearingyears.

Moreover,demographersseethecontinuingshiftsouthandwestasjoinedbyarelatedbut

newerphenomenon:Moreandmore,Americansapparentlyarelookingnotjustfbrplaceswith

morejobsbutwithfewerpeople,too.Someinstances一

■Regionally,theRockyMountainstatesreportedthemostrapidgrowthrate—37.1percent

since1970inavastareawithonly5percentoftheUSpopulation.

■Amongstates,NevadaandArizonagrewfastestofall:63.5and53.1percentrespectively.

ExceptforFloridaandTexas,thetop10inrateofgrowthiscomposedofWesternstateswith7.5

millionpeople-about9persquaremile.

Theflightfromovercrowdednessaffectsthemigrationfromsnowbelttomorebearable

climates.

Nowheredo1980censusstatisticsdramatizemoretheAmericansearchfbrspaciousliving

thanintheFarWest.There,Californiaadded3.7milliontoitspopulationinthe1970s,morethan

anyotherstate.

Inthatdecade,however,largenumbersalsomigratedfromCalifornia,mostlytootherpartsof

theWestOftentheychose—andstillarechoosing—somewhatcolderclimatessuchasOregon,

IdahoandAlaskainordertoescapesmog,crimeandotherplaguesofurbanizationintheGolden

State.

Asaresult,California^growthratedroppedduringthe1970s,to18.5percent—littlemore

thantwothirdsthe1960s'growthfigureandconsiderablybelowthatofotherWesternstates.

63.Discernedfromtheperplexingpictureofpopulationgrowththe1980censusprovided,

Americain1970s.

[A]enjoyedthelowestnetgrowthofpopulationinhistory

[B]witnessedasouthwesternshiftofpopulation

[C]underwentanunparalleledperiodofpopulationgrowth

[D]broughttoastandstillitspatternofmigrationsinceWorldWarII

64.Thecensusdistinguisheditselffrompreviousstudiesonpopulationmovementinthat

[A]itstressestheclimaticinfluenceonpopulationdistribution

[B]ithighlightsthecontributionofcontinuouswavesofimmigrants

[C]itrevealstheAmericans9newpursuitofspaciousliving

[D]itelaboratesthedelayedeffectsofyesterday's“babyboom^^

65.Wecanseefromtheavailablestatisticsthat.

[A]CaliforniawasoncethemostthinlypopulatedareainthewholeUS

[B]thetop10statesingrowthrateofpopulationwerealllocatedintheWest

[C]citieswithbetterclimatesbenefitedunanimouslyfrommigration

[D]Arizonarankedsecondofallstatesinitsgrowthrateofpopulation

66.Theword“demographers”(Line1,Paragraph8)mostprobablymeans.

[A]peopleinfavorofthetrendofdemocracy

[B]advocatesofmigrationbetweenstates

[C]scientistsengagedinthestudyofpopulation

[D]conservativesclingingtooldpatternsoflife

Text5

Scatteredaroundtheglobearemorethan100smallregionsofisolatedvolcanicactivityknown

togeologistsashotspots.Unlikemostoftheworld9svolcanoes,theyarenotalwaysfoundatthe

boundariesofthegreatdriftingplatesthatmakeuptheearth9ssurface;onthecontrary,manyof

themliedeepintheinteriorofaplate.Mostofthehotspotsmoveonlyslowl