underemployment is _______; a physicist working in a customs house is a symbol of
national stagnation, not advancement.
(A) ambiguous (B) demoralizing (C) optimistic (D) invaluable
One of the first things most people want to hear discussed in relation to composing is the question of inspiration. They find it difficult to believe that composers are not as 2 that question as they had supposed. The layman always finds it hard to realize how natural it is for the composer to compose. He has a tendency to put himself into the position of the composer and to 3 the problems involved, including that of inspiration, from the perspective of the layman. He forgets that composing to a composer is like 4 a natural function. It is like eating or sleeping. It is something that the composer happens to have been born to do; and, because of that, it 5 the character of a special virtue in the composer’s eyes. The composer, therefore, confronted with the question of inspiration, does not say to himself, “Do I feel inspired?” He says to himself, “Do I feel like composing today?” And if he feels like composing, he does. It is 6 like saying to yourself, “Do I feel sleepy?” If you feel sleepy, you go to sleep. If you do not feel sleepy, you stay up. If the composer does not feel like composing, he does not compose. It is as simple as that. 【題組】7 Their research findings are preliminary and limited; however, some _____ conclusions can be drawn.
(A) tempting (B) tentative (C) tenacious (D) tantamount
10 It is often hard to____ the truth of a legend, but we seem to always enjoy learning the stunning part of it.
(A)run out of (B)testify (C)scrap (D)carry out
請依下文回答第 46 題至第 50 題：
One of the most dramatic features of the world is the cycle of day and night. Almost all species exhibit daily
changes in their behavior and/or physiology. These daily rhythms are not simply a response to the 24-hour changes in
the physical environment imposed by the earth turning on its axis but, instead, arise from a timekeeping system within
the organism. This timekeeping system, or biological “clock,” allows the organism to anticipate and prepare for the
changes in the physical environment that are associated with day and night, thereby ensuring that the organism will “do
the right thing” at the right time of the day.
The synchrony of an organism with both its external and internal environments is critical to the organism’s
well-being and survival； a lack of synchrony between the organism and the external environment may lead to the
individual’s immediate demise. For example, if a nocturnal rodent were to venture from its burrow during broad
daylight, the rodent would be exceptionally easy prey for other animals. Similarly, a lack of synchrony within the
internal environment might lead to health problems in the individual, such as those associated with jet lag, shift work,
and the accompanying sleep loss.
The mechanisms underlying the biological timekeeping systems and the potential consequences of their failure are
among the issues addressed by researchers in the field of chronobiology. Although no single experiment serves as the
defining event from which to date the beginning of modern research in chronobiology, studies conducted in the 1950s
on circadian rhythmicity in fruit flies and in humans can be considered its foundation. The area of sleep research,
which also is subsumed under the field of chronobiology, evolved somewhat independently, with the identification of
various sleep stages around the same time.
【題組】48 Which of the following is the result of an asynchrony of an organism with its internal environment?
(A)Daily leaf movements of a plant exposed to sunlight.
(B)Nocturnal animals having a sound sleep during daylight.
(C)People experiencing difficulty falling asleep at night.
(D)People feeling shocked when witnessing a car accident in the daytime.
38 Nicole is not worried about her retirement life at all; her savings of nearly two hundred million dollars in her
bank accounts give her a good sense of _______ . (A)foundation (B)manufacture (C)permanence (D)security
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