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A. convince the public of the dangers of vitamin C
B.
confirm that the common cold can be prevented by vitamin C
C. establish a connection between coughing and bronchitis
D. study the adverse effects of vitamin C
Since early times it has been assumed that the actions of animals are unconscious. Behaviour, in
this view, stems almost exclusively from instinct. If animals behave in ways that seems pretty
clever, they do so without thinking about it. Animals may know things, the argument goes, but
that they know that they know. Current research reports suggest a startling depth of intelligence
among animals. Although no one can yet 'prove' the existence of animal consciousness, the data
offered make a compelling case for at least considering it.
7. It is emphasized in the passage that traditionally, animals are believed to .....
A. behave not instinctively but logically
B. have an intelligence comparable with man's
C. imitate man in many ways.
D.
act on instinct
8. It is stressed in the pass; that modern research forces one to consider .....
A. why animals behave differently under different circumstances
B.
the possibility of intelligence in animals
C. the means by which animal behaviour can be improved.
D. how animals can be made to acquire new skills
9. We can infer from the passage that, in the light of modern research, our traditional
assumptions about animal behaviour ………
A. have been totally disproved
B. have been confirmed
C.
have to be reconsidered
D. were indeed based on scientific fact
The first universities developed in Europe in the 12th century. By 1600 Western Europe
boasted 108 institutions of higher learning, many of which had obtained special privileges from
existing regimes because of their close association with the Church. In most European countries
universities were designed mainly for the sons of nobility and gentry. Scholarly standards were
low, and scholarship was irrelevant for most professions. Education for earning a livelihood in,
say, medicine or law could be acquired after college by serving as an apprentice.
10. As said in the passage, in the early years of the universities……..
A. most students wanted to train for a profession
B. the Church disapproved of much of their teaching
C. Western European governments were not at all interested in education
D
. the majority of students came from upper class families
11. It is implied in the passage that, since most of the early universities enjoyed the support of
the Church ………
A
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