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warningtoGreatBritain.

1.ComparedtoPassage1,Passage2ismoreconcernedwith

（A）advocatingchange

（B）providinghistoricalperspective

（C）identifyingsimilaritiesbetweencultures

（D）pointingoutpotentialdangers

（E）judgingtheaccuracyofcertainviews

2.UnlikePassage2,Passage1makesuseof

（A）personalanecdote

（B）directquotation

（C）figurativelanguage

（D）explicitcomparison

（E）historicalcitation

3.Inline22,“carried”mostnearlymeans

（A）supported

（B）transmitted

（C）extended

（D）expressed

（E）bore

4.UnliketheauthorofPassage1,theauthorofPassage2acknowledgesthat

（A）scientistshavelongstudiedrattlesnakes

（B）manypeoplehavehadagreatappreciationforrattlesnakes

（C）rattlesnakesareextremelydifficulttotrackandstudy

（D）scientificstudiesofrattlesnakesareprevalentintheEasternUnitedStates

（E）Americansfearrattlesnakesmorethananyothertypeofsnake

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Thefollowingpassage,adaptedfromanarticlepublishedin2000,focusesonaprehistoriclakethatexistsdeepbeneaththeAmericanicecap.In2006,thedrillingprojectmentionedinthepassagewasresumed.

ToimagineLakeVostok,youmustfirstenvisionagreatlakeinalivinglandscape,aweek'

swalkfromendtoend,toowidetoseeacrossfromthehighesthillsonitsflanks.Nowsimplify.Erasethesurroundingwoodsandfields;

hidetheencirclinghills.Removethechangingseasonsandthereplenishingrain.Shutnutthesky.Leaveonlythewaters,theminerals,themuddydepths.Thoutrap,squeeze,andestrangethemfromeverythingthatlivesanddies,fromyourcreationemergesasimpleworldthathungersformore.

Toscientists,LakeVostok,beneath2.5milesofsolidice,isunbearablyattractive.Ifiteverhadadirectlinkwiththeairaboveit,thatconnectionendedsomemillionsofyearsago.ItssedimentscontainauniquerecordofAntarctica'

sclimatethatcouldrevolutionizethescienceofthefrozencontinent.Therecouldheprehistoriclifeinitswaters,anindigenousecosystemsurvivingwithfewresources—nosunlight,thetiniestoffresh-foodinputs—andspurringadaptationsneverseenbefore.WereLakeVostokopentotherestoftheworld,itsfaintrecordsandfragilelife-formswouldhavebeenoverwrittenlongago.

Vostok'

sexistencewasunknownuntil30yearsago,whenradarandseismographsallowedscientiststopiecetogetheramap.Thefirsthintsofwaterundertheiceweredetectedinthe1970s;

muchlater,intheearly1990s,satellitesanddamfromearlierseismicsurveysrevealedLakeVostok'

sfullextent,In1995,aboreholewasdrilledfromRussia'

sVostokstationquitebychance.Kingbeforeanyonesuspectedsomethingimportantmightbebelow.Theboreholecamewithin400feetofenteringthelake,butdrillersstoppedshortofbreakingthroughtothewatersbeneath.

Soon,however,millionsofyearsofisolationmaycometoanend:

researchersfromseveralcountrieshavestartedlobbyingtheirgovernmentsforamultimilliondollar，long-termefforttofathomVostok'

sdepths.Ifthemultinationalteamsofscientistsgettheirway,theexplorationofLakeVostok---perhapsthemostambitiousandcomplexscientificundertakingAntarcticahasyetseen---couldbegininlessmanfiveyears.Newbaseswillbebuilt,sometemporary,somepermanent;

newlogisticalinfrastructureswillbecreatedtoservethem;

fleetsofaircraftwilltransportthousandsofgallonsoffueloil.（Ittakesahellishamountofenergytogetthrough25mileofice）Tele-operatedandautonomousdeep-divingrobotwillbunchthemselvesfromtheboreholesintothegreatlake'

swaters,andthensinkthroughtheblacknessinthesilentoozebelow,Long-darkVostokwillbepriedopenforinspection---aprocessthat,howevercarefullyundertaken,runstheriskofchangingthelakeforeveranddestroyingwhathasmadeitunique.

Whytakethatchance?

SomebelieveVostokshouldheleftalonebecauseexplorationmightpermanentlydamageitspristineecosystem.ButproponentsofdrillingbelieveVostokcouldprovidenewinsightsintoyoungEarth'

sspectacularecologicalcrises,duringwhichthewholeplanetwasfrozensolid,itsoceansreducedtotheverybrinkoflifelessness.Anditcouldilluminatethepossibilitiesoflifefartheroff—inavastoceanonEuropa,Jupiter'

sfourth-largestmoon,483millionmilesfromtheSunand,alongwithMars,themostlikelyprospectforevidenceoflifebeyondEarth.Isolatedfromlight,warmedonlyfrombelow,starvedofnutrients,thelife-formsofVostokcouldteachscientistshowlifemightpersistinEuropa'

sfrigidclimate,wheretemperaturesaverageminus250degreesFahrenheit.Itwouldcertaintyshowthemhowtolookforitthere:

exploringVostokwouldbethenearestthingtoaspacemissionwithoutleavingtheplanet.

1.Theprimarypurposeofthepassageisto

（A）encouragefurtherexplorationofAntarctica

（B）describehowanAntarcticlakewasdiscovered

（C）examinetheoriesaboutthepossibilityoflifebeyondEarth

（D）discussthesignificanceandthefragilityofanAntarcticlake

（E）comparelifeformsonEarthtothoseonJupiter'

smoonEuropa

2.Theopeningsentenceofthepassage（lines1-3）emphasizesLakeVostok'

s

（A）isolation

（B）vastness

（C）beauty

（D）diversity

（E）depth

3.Inline9,“simple'

'

（A）naive

（B）demure

（C）fundamental

（D）common

（E）unconditional

4.Inlines14-19（“Itssediments...before”）,theauthordoeswhichofthefollowing?

（A）Speculatesaboutapossibility.

（B）Describesanactualplace.

（C）Citesaknownauthority.

（D）Discussesanimportantexperiment.

（E）Questionsanewhypothesis.

5.FromthepointofviewofthosewhowishtokeepLakeVostokpristine,theoutcomeoftheincidentdescribedinlines31-33（“Theborehole...beneath”）was

（A）foreseeable

（B）fortuitous

（C）preventable

（D）disappointing

（E）catastrophic

5.incontext,thecommentinlines34-35（“Soonend”）servesto

（A）challengeapastapproach

（B）shiftthefocusofthediscussion

（C）substantiatethepreviousclaim

（D）provideabriefaside

（E）qualifyacomplexposition

6.Theauthormostlikelyincludesthelistinlines41（“New...below”）morderto

（A）emphasizetheenormityofaproposedundertaking

（B）highlightthecostofdoingscientificresearch

（C）pointouttheimportanceofrobotsincertainexperiments

（D）conveythescientists'

excitementaboutanewdevelopment

（E）indicatethedifficultyofsuccessfullycomplainsaproject

7.The-author'

sattitudeinlines49-52（“Long-dark….unique”）isbestdescribedasoneof

（A）restraint

（B）ambivalence

（C）concern

（D）bewilderment

（E）outrage

8.Inthefinalparagraph,theauthorindicatesallofthefollowingEXCEPT:

（A）StudyingVostokmayprovideinformationaboutthepossibilityoflifebeyondEarth.

（B）ExploringVostokwouldbeawayoflearninghowtoexplorecertaincelestialbodies.

（C）UnderstandingVostokcouldhelpshedlightoilEarth'

searlyplanetarydevelopment.

（D）Vostokmayhavehadmoredirectexposuretosunlightthanwaspreviouslythought.

（E）Vostokmayhavesomesimilaritiestooceansondistantcelestialbodies.

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Passage1isadaptedfroma1998essay.Passage2,adaptedfroman1885novel,isaboutaself-madebusinessmannamedLapham,whomanufactureshousepaint.Inthepassage,LaphamisbeinginterviewedbyBartley,ajournalist.

AlthoughIrefertoaconiferguidewhenI'

mcross-countryskiing,Iamstillnottrustworthyonthedifferencebetweenaspruceandafir.Butletthesmallestpieceofcommercial-packagingtrashappearalongthetrailandIcangiveyouthespecies,genus,andphylumeverytime.

Muchofthelitterwebringwithusintothewildernessisofthementalvariety:

pastacertainpoint,ourmindsreallycannotgraspplacesthatarecompletelytrash-free.Thegrape-sodacandrawingbeesinthemiddleofasupposedlypristinewildernesscampsiteprovokesouroutrageanddisgust,ofcourse.Butunderneaththosefeelings,andlesscomfortabletoadmit,isasmallamountofrecognitionandevenrelief.Thesodacanisus,afterall.Inthenineteenthcentury,whenthecultoftheScenic*hadjustbegun,advertisers（especiallyinNewEngland）tooktoplasteringgiantadvertisingslogansonthesceneryitself.HikerswhoreachedloftylookoutpointsintheAdirondacksortheBerkshireswouldseethewordsWISITOAKHALLonarockfaceintheprospectbeforethem.（OakHallwasBo