Section II Reading Comprehension

Text 1

21. Priestly criticizes her assistant for her

[B] insensitivity to fashion.

22. According to Cline, mass-maket labels urge consumers to

[D] shop for their garments more frequently.

23. The word “indictment” (Line 3, Para.2) is closest in meaning to

[A] accusation。

24. Which of the following can be inferred from the lase paragraph?

[D] Pricing is vital to environment-friendly purchasing

25. What is the subject of the text?

[C] Criticism of the fast-fashion industry.

Text 2

26. It is suggested in paragraph 1 that “behavioural” ads help advertisers to:

[B] lower their operational costs

27. “The industry” (Line 6,Para.3) refers to:

[A] online advertisers

28. Bob Liodice holds that setting DNT as a default

[C] will not benefit consumers

29. which of the following is ture according to Paragraph.6?

[A] DNT may not serve its intended purpose

30. The author's attitude towards what Brendon Lynch said in his blog is one of:

[D] skepticism

Text3

31.[B] our faith in science and technology

32.[A] a sustained species

33.[D] Our Immediate future is hard to conceive

34.[C] draw onour experience from the past

35.[C] TheEver-bright Prospects of Mankind

Text 4

36. [C]overstepped the authority of federal immigration law

37. [C]States’ legitimate role in immigration enforcement.

38. [D]stood in favor of the states

39. [A] outweighs that held by the states

40. [B]Justices intended to check the power of the Administrstion.

Part B

41.[E] These issues all have root causes in human behavior .all require behavioral change and social innovations , as well as technological development . Stemming climate change , for example , is as much about changing consumption patterns and promoting tax acceptance as it is about developing clean energy.

42.[F] Despite these factors , many social scientists seem reluctant to tackle such problems . And in Europe , some are up in arms over a proposal to dr op a specific funding category for social-science research and to integrate it within cross-cutting topics of sustainable development .

43.[B] However, the numbers are still small:in 2010,about 1,600 of the 100,000 social-sciences papers published globally included one of these keywords.

44.[G] During the late 1990s , national spending on social sciences and the humanities as a percentage of all research and development funds-including government, higher education, non-profit and corporate -varied from around 4% to 25%； in most European nations , it is about 15%.

45.[C] the idea is to force social scientists to integrate their work with other categories, including health and demographic change food security, marine research and the bio-economy, clear, efficient energy;and inclusive, innovative and secure societies.