31.What is the best title of this passage?
(A) How To Be a Good Baseball Player
(B) Making Good Decisions in Life
(C) How the Brain Works in Good Athletes
(D) The Yankees Won the Game Again

32.According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true? (A) The New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics in this baseball game. (B) Great athletes are different from us simply because they have strong muscles. (C) Derek Jeter’s quick decision saved the game for the Yankees. (D) The catcher Jorge Posada successfully prevented the runner from scoring.

33.According to the passage, which of the following belongs to the conscious decisions Jeter made to make the play? (A) How much weight he had to put on a foot as he released the ball. (B) Whether he had to intercept the throw coming in from the right field. (C) How fast he had to rotate his wrist when he released the ball. (D) How accurately he had to release the ball in order to make the play.

34.The phrase “between the ears” in the first sentence is most likely to refer to ____________. (A) the mouth (B) the eyes (C) the brain (D) the nose

35.According to the passage, we can infer that the author of this passage will most likely continue to talk about ____________. (A) the differences between average brains and those of great athletes (B) the differences between the Yankees and the Oakland Athletics (C) how the baseball players manage errant throws coming in from the right field (D) how people make decisions in life using baseball players’ examples ▲ 閱讀下文，回答第 36 – 40 題 One thing which ought to be mentioned especially in this discussion of reasoning and thinking is the matter of hasty judgments or conclusions. If we “jump to conclusions,” the chances are that we are doing very little thinking. Men have been arrested and put in jail because policemen jumped to conclusions about their possible connection with a crime. A man might just happen to be at the scene and, because of that, be suspected of having a part in it. Many persons have been disappointed in buying a used car because they jumped to the conclusion that it was a “good buy” since it had a good “paint job” and “looked okay.” It is possible to get on a wrong train in a busy railroad station by jumping to the conclusion that the train which arrives at a certain time is the expected one. It could be a previously scheduled train which is late. Occasionally we face problems where we have to make instantaneous or immediate decisions. In these situations we have to think and think fast and hope that we get the right solution. But in most situations in life we are under no such pressure. If the man in our example a few pages back, coming upon the “Bridge Out” sign, had an injured person in the back of his car and was rushing him to a hospital, he would not have much time to sit in the car and study road maps or ponder about directions. He would have to think fast and then “get going” on what seemed to be the best route. However, few life situations are like that. If we learn to take time to think, we will probably live more effectively and more happily. An educated man or woman will abhor the hasty decision of the crowd and he or she will react against the “hurry up” plea of the emotional orator. That much-to-be-desired attitude of thinking instead of acting on hunches comes from experience and study.

36.What is the main idea about this passage? (A) One should avoid the scene of a crime. (B) One should avoid making hasty judgments. (C) One should not buy a used car. (D) One should not accept the crowd’s opinions.

37.According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true? (A) Hasty conclusions are made mostly because we do not think carefully and long enough. (B) In most life situations there is always enough time for us to think carefully before we act. (C) There is hardly any possibility for a person at the scene of a crime to have anything to do with it. (D) Educated people appreciate those people who think carefully and disapprove of orators’ emotional pleas.

38.According to the passage, the habit of avoiding hasty judgments comes from ____________. (A) jumping to conclusions (B) acting on hunches (C) making instantaneous decisions (D) learning through experience

39.The word “abhor” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ____________. (A) agree (B) like (C) enjoy (D) dislike

40.According to the passage, we can infer that ____________. (A) we can skip the matter of hasty judgment when discussing reasoning (B) a used car with good paint is never worth buying (C) life situations always make us to make quick decisions (D) this passage is an excerpt of a longer passage about reasoning and thinking ▲ 閱讀下文，回答第 41 – 45 題 While clogged drains seem to have no trouble occurring naturally, removing them naturally can be tricky. It seems as if most drain cleaners involve the use of toxic chemicals. Even if you are careful about how you store an ordinary drain cleaner, making sure to keep it away from children and pets, they will still release potentially dangerous fumes when you finally use them. Considering that you may not always have access to adequate ventilation when you work on your drain, this can be a serious drawback. Luckily, there are plenty of simpler ways to clean a drain that involve no dangerous chemicals whatsoever. You can make your own drain cleaner out of household items. These items are non-toxic, so you don’t have to worry about storing or using them. First, pour 3/4 cup of baking soda down your drain. Next, add 1/ 2 cup of vinegar. The measurements do not need to be exact. Wait 30 minutes for the baking soda and vinegar to do their work. When they are completely done, pour hot water down your drain. This should wash away whatever is left of your drain clog. If your drain cleaner does not work, you should attempt to use a plunger to remove the clog from your drain. While a plunger is hardly a replacement for a harsher solution, it has the advantage of requiring no dangerous chemicals. If you are using your plunger on your sink or bathtub, fill it up partly with water. This puts pressure on the clog and will make it obvious if and when it breaks. Once you have done this, you can begin. Place your plunger over the drain, pressing down to seal off the business end against it, and push down firmly. Repeat this process. Occasionally check to see if the clog is broken by lifting the plunger and allowing water to drain out, if it is able to. Plungers, unfortunately, will leave pieces behind of whatever is clogging your drain, potentially allowing other sticky materials to build up in the same place again. If you have repeated problems with your drain and cannot solve them with a plunger, you will need to try another method. A drain snake is the most powerful way to unclog a drain, and on top of this, it requires no chemicals whatsoever. You can unclog your drain with a drain snake by placing the unclogging end in your drain and holding the handle carefully. Turn the drain snake’s crank to extend the drain snake down your pipe. Continue to extend the drain snake until the crank becomes the slightest bit hard to turn, and then stop immediately. If this happens, you have probably struck the clog. Turn the crank in reverse until the snake is fully separated from your drain, and then remove it completely. You should see pieces of the clog on the end. Clean them off, and then repeat the whole process. You will know that you are finished when water can go down your drain.

41.In what section of a magazine may the passage most probably appear? (A) Do-It-Yourself (B) Entertainment (C) Sports (D) Community

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