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考研英语词汇辅导 基础班课堂讲义 Passage 1 Over the past century, all kinds of unfairness and discrimination have been condemned or made illegal. But one insidious form continues to thrive: alphabetism. This, for those as yet unaware of such a disadvantage, refers to discrimination against those whose surnames begin with a letter in the lower half of the alphabet. What does “alphabetism” refer to in this passage? A. Some letters in English B. All the letters in English C. A kind of discrimination D. a kind of unawareness The humiliation continues. At university graduation ceremonies, the ABCs proudly get their awards first; by the time they reach the Zysmans most people are literally having a ZZZ. Shortlists for job interviews, election ballot papers, lists of conference speakers and attendees: all tend to be drawn up alphabetically, and their recipients lose interest as they plough through them. What does the author mean by “most people are literally having a ZZZ” (Lines 2-3, Paragraph 5)？ [A] They are getting impatient [B] They are noisily dozing off [C] They are feeling humiliated [D] They are busy with word puzzles Passage 2 Scientists jumped to the rescue with some distinctly shaky evidence to the effect that insects would eat us up if birds failed to control them. (2010) Passage 3 In Europe, where forestry is ecologically more advanced, the non-commercial tree species are recognized as members of native forest community, to be preserved as such, within reason. Vocabulary Exercises： There is an agreed _______ of human rights，which is something the world does not have.? A. account B. agreement C. accumulation D. reaction _________ theory think, people’s cognition and faith are the root of psychological problem. A. Behavior B Cognitive C Evolution D. Learning How can you _________ a weak woman of your crime? A. blame B. criticize C. accuse D. charge The bag was containing two mobile phones (one company mobile phone), an Identity ____