13. In Swartkans territory, archaeologists discovered charred bone fragments dating back one million years.Analysis of the fragments, which came from a variety of animals, showed that they had been heated to temperatures no higher than those produced in experimental campfires made from branches of white stinkwood, the most common tree around Swartkans. Which of the following, if true, would, together with the information above, provide the best basis for the claim that the charred bone fragments are evidence of the use of fire by early hominids?
14. In Washington County, attendance at the movies is just large enough for the cinema operators to make modestprofi ts. The size of the county’s population is stable and is not expected to increase much. Yet there are investors ready to double the number of movie screens in the county within five years, and they are predicting solid profits both for themselves and for the established cinema operators.
去看电影的人数已large enough for the cinema operators to make modest profits,且W城的人数未来不会增长太多。投资者将在五年double影院屏幕,并预测了获利 Strengthen: 虽然基数不变,喜欢看电影的人比例变大
15. A conservation group in the United States is trying to change the long-standing image of bats as frightening creatures. The group contends that bats are feared and persecuted solely because they are shy animals that are active only at night.
bats are feared and persecuted solely 被视为frightening creatures Weaken: 同类类比,其他feared and persecuted solely的animals是否被视为 frightening creatures
16. Which of the following best completes the passage below? People buy prestige when they buy a premium product. They want to be associated with something special. Mass-marketing techniques and price-reduction strategies should not be used because .
人们通过买premium product来买到prestige,从而感到special。因此mass marketing 和price reduction不合适 Gap: mass marketing 和price reduction不可让人买到prestige