请教02年真题里两道LR，谢谢。。

喵喵猫

两道LR 的题出自 2002 年 Oct 的真题。请教牛人，谢谢！！！

1.Most land-dwelling vertebrates have rotating limbs terminating in digits, a characteristic useful for land movement. Biologists who assume that this characteristic evolved only after animals abandoned aquatic environments must consider the Acanthostega, a newly discovered ancestor of all land vertebrates. It possessed rotating limbs terminating in digits, but its skeleton was too feeble for land movement. It also breathed using only internal gills, indicating that it and its predecessors were exclusively aquatic.

 The statements above, if true, most strongly support which one of the following?

A. Many anatomical characteristics common to most land animals represent a disadvantage for survival underwater.

B. None of the anatomical characteristics common to most aquatic animals represent an advantage for survival on land.

C. Acanthostega originated as a land-dwelling species, but evolved gills only after moving to an underwater environment.

D. All anatomical characteristics not useful for land movement but common to most land animals represent an advantage for survival underwater.

E. Certain anatomical characteristics common to some aquatic animals represent an advantage for survival on land.
            

The answer is E.
            

 

2. One reason why European music has had such a strong influence throughout the world, and why it is a sophisticated achievement, is that over time the original function of the music ----whether ritual , dance, or worship---gradually became an aspect of its style, not its defining force. Dance music could stand independent of dance, for example, and sacred music independent of religious worship, because each composition has so much internal coherence that the music ultimately depends on nothing but itself.

The claims made above are compatible with each of the following EXCEPT:

     A .African music has had a more powerful impact on the world than European music has had.

B. European military and economic expansionism partially explains the golbal influence of European music.

C. The original functions of many types of Chinese music are no longer their defining forces.

D. Music that is unintelligible when it is presented independently of its original function tends to be the most sophisticated music.

E. Some works of art lose their appeal when they are presented to serve a function other than their original one.
            

 

The answer is D.

另外还有一题， 是Section 1 的第10题， 就是有Bernard 和Cora对话的那题，题目太长而我打字太慢。就没把那题打上来。。。。但题目还是好纠结啊~~~求好心牛牛人给个说法。。。

PS.哪里有下真题的电子版吗？我只有00年之前的。。

elleanor

1:题目说多数陆地动物有一种适合陆地生存的特征（rotating limbs ），原本科学家认为这些特证只属于陆地动物，但是现在发现有一种海洋动物（Acanthostega）也有这个特征。 选项E: Certain anatomical characteristics （rotating limbs ）common to some aquatic animals （Acanthostega ）represent an advantage for survival on land. 有些海洋动物有一种特征，这种特征对陆地生存是有助的。    和题目说的一样。 

2：题目说欧洲音乐之所以成功是因为 当他的音乐脱离了原来的功能时本声还是好的音乐。 选项：A C 说的是非州和中国音乐，不管说他们什么都和题目说的欧洲音乐没有关系。 （当然如果题目里说欧洲的是“。。。的第一”的话 ，非洲和中国不能是第一了。 但是这题里 没有说。）B 也是和题目不抵触的，欧洲音乐可以继续扩张影响力。 E： 和AC一样，“some work of art”可以有任何特征而不和欧洲音乐抵触。 D说 脱离原来功能后就不是好音乐（unintelligible）的音乐是 sophisticated music。 和原题相悖。 这题用排除法较简单

喵喵猫

多谢。

第二题题目是compatible with,,以前我没遇到过。。,这种题一般就是找与原题干相悖的答案？

喵喵猫

再问一下，D，

Music that is unintelligible when it is presented independently of its original function tends to be the most sophisticated music.

Most sophisticated music 怎么理解？这句话什么意思？？。。

elleanor

以下是引用喵喵猫在2009/8/21 23:23:00的发言：

多谢。

第二题题目是compatible with,,以前我没遇到过。。,这种题一般就是找与原题干相悖的答案？

这个题是compatible，EXCEPT。。 是找相悖的 如果没有EXCEPT 就找相容的啦。

elleanor

以下是引用喵喵猫在2009/8/21 23:27:00的发言：

再问一下，D，

Music that is unintelligible when it is presented independently of its original function tends to be the most sophisticated music.

Most sophisticated music 怎么理解？这句话什么意思？？。。

其实不用理解这个词 只要知道是对这种音乐的形容就行了，这里sophisticated music 跟原题里sophisticated achievement相对。一定要理解的话 可以翻译成有深度的音乐。

喵喵猫

以下是引用elleanor在2009/8/22 3:52:00的发言：

其实不用理解这个词 只要知道是对这种音乐的形容就行了，这里sophisticated music 跟原题里sophisticated achievement相对。一定要理解的话 可以翻译成有深度的音乐。

抱歉！我还是不太懂D 那句话的意思，

是不是：Unintelligible Music(不好的音乐）在脱离了原功能后，还是好音乐（Sophisticated music）？

    

喵喵猫

再请教一题：

Psychologist: It is well known that becoming angry often induces temporary incidents of high blood pressure. A recent study further showed, however, that people who are easily angered are significantly more likely to have permanently high blood pressure than are people who have more tranquil personalities. Coupled with the long-established fact that those with permanently high blood pressure are especially likely to have heart disease, the recent findings indicate that heart disease can result from psychological factors.

Which one of the following would ,if true, most weaken the psychologist’s argument?

A.      Those who are easily angered are less likely to recover fully from episodes of heart disease than are other people.

B.      Medication designed to control high blood pressure can greatly affect the moods of those who use it.

C.      People with permanently high blood pressure who have tranquil personalities virtually never develop heart disease.

D.      Those who discover that they have heart disease then to become more easily frustrated by small difficulties.

E.       The physiological factors that cause permanently high blood pressure generally make people quick to anger.

 

The answer is E.

我开始选的是B， 但现在懂了因为moods 就相当于心理原因。但为什么是E呢？？？？请教！！谢谢~

elleanor

以下是引用喵喵猫在2009/8/22 6:52:00的发言：

抱歉！我还是不太懂D 那句话的意思，

是不是：Unintelligible Music(不好的音乐）在脱离了原功能后，还是好音乐（Sophisticated music）？

 

D的意思是： 那些脱离了原本功能就无法理解（也就是不好）的音乐是最有深度的音乐。 题目说的是欧洲音乐之所有成功是因为脱离了原本功能后还很好。 所以两者相悖。

[此贴子已经被作者于2009/8/22 8:17:06编辑过]

elleanor

以下是引用喵喵猫在2009/8/22 7:09:00的发言：

再请教一题：

Psychologist: It is well known that becoming angry often induces temporary incidents of high blood pressure. A recent study further showed, however, that people who are easily angered are significantly more likely to have permanently high blood pressure than are people who have more tranquil personalities. Coupled with the long-established fact that those with permanently high blood pressure are especially likely to have heart disease, the recent findings indicate that heart disease can result from psychological factors.

Which one of the following would ,if true, most weaken the psychologist’s argument?

A.      Those who are easily angered are less likely to recover fully from episodes of heart disease than are other people.

B.      Medication designed to control high blood pressure can greatly affect the moods of those who use it.

C.      People with permanently high blood pressure who have tranquil personalities virtually never develop heart disease.

D.      Those who discover that they have heart disease then to become more easily frustrated by small difficulties.

E.       The physiological factors that cause permanently high blood pressure generally make people quick to anger.

The answer is E.

我开始选的是B， 但现在懂了因为moods 就相当于心理原因。但为什么是E呢？？？？请教！！谢谢~

注意E里面是physiological factors 不是psychological。 原题结论是想建立一个关系： psychological factor引起一些病， 理由是病和这些心理因素同时出现。 E说的就是那些病和psychological 的东西都是由 第三者（physiological factor） 引起的。 所以削弱了原题的结论。