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天津商业大学年硕士研究生招生考试试题2022专业英语笔译科目名称翻译硕士英语211共10页第1页说明答案标明题号写在答题纸上,写在试题纸上的无效I.Choose theone answerthat bestexplains the underlined wordor phrasein thesentence.Write youranswers on the ANSWER SHEET20points.
1.Cross-Straits tensionsis notto easeuntil Taiwanindependences provocationscease.A.evocation B.offence C.aggravation D.challenge
2.Snow turnedDatong into a serenewhite fairy-tale world.A.perfect B.tranquil C.pure D.crystal
3.Chinas dramaticeconomic growthand socialdevelopment underthe guidanceof theCPC haveenthralledthe internationalcommunity.A.motivated B.moved C.charmed D.interested
4.None of the vaccinatedpatients hadserious symptomscaused byDelta during the epidemicoutbreak inGuangzhouin May.A.signs B.disease C.sickness D.discomfort
5.Last year,the figurereached astaggering
498.2billion yuan.A.absorbing B.shocking C.appealing D.attracting
6.Despite theongoing suspicion,demonization,and counterproductiverivalry,it is not amathematicalformula whereby the developingnations getcertain amountsof sanctionsrelief.A.act ofcondemning B.act ofdescribing somebodyas foeC.act ofpraising D.act ofdescribing somebodyas evil
7.The long-term idealsand ambitiousgoals haveenabled theCPC tojump out of thefetters ofpragmatismand utilitarianism.A.fence B.trammels C.jail D.dilemma
8.The clothesare cheap,but shewears themwith acertain swagger.A.jactitation B.proud C.strut D.profoundness
9.Singapore willno longerpay theCovid-19medical billsfor peopleunvaccinated bychoice”,thegovernment said,as thecountry grappleswith asurge incases.A.struggles B.wrangles C.grasps D.tangles
10.The immediatepast U.S.president wageda waragainst uswith alethal doseof tariffs,the impactof whichstilllingers onAmerican consumers,wallets.A.convenient B.sparse C.enormous D.fatal
11.Except underspecial circumstances,groundwater that is notreplenished easilyshould notbe exploited.A.completed B.supplemented C.replaced D.alternated
12.Increased activityby thesegroups canalso leadto increasedstate corruption and contributeto theerosion ofstatestability.A.corrosion B.development C.foundation D.ulceration
13.Giant pandas are playingand foraginginside theShenshuping baseof ChinaConservation andResearchCenter for the GiantPanda inWolong NationalNature Reserve.Passage
117.The underlinedsentence Adonkey may permit himself to fall under his burden,but nota human being,thebest of creation“can remindyou ofwhich characterin whichEnglish classicCan yourecite thefamous quotefromthat novelPassage
218.Illustrate thereasons whythe authorconsiders thattechnology the most dangerousone.Passage
319.Give oneexample from the passageto illustratewhat changesthe lockdownbrings to the animals.
20.Give oneexample fromthe passageto illustratethe smallalterations humanscan doto coexistwith theanimals.IV.The followingexcerpt istaken from a pressreport.The primarypurpose of this passageis to provide asourceof inspiration for writingrather thantempt youto copythe samething inyour composition30points.The StandingCommittee of the NationalPeoples Congress,Chinas toplegislature,on Saturdayadopted adecisionto authorizethe StateCouncil to pilot propertyhousetax reformsin certainregions.The movetopilotproperty taxreforms aimsto advanceproperty taxlegislation andreform in an activeandprudent way,guide rationalhousing consumption and economicaland intensiveuse ofland resourcesandfacilitate thesteady andsound development of the countrys propertymarket.The Ministryof Financeand theState TaxationAdministration willdraft themeasures forpiloting thepropertytax andmake preparationsfor thework in accordance with the authorizationof theNPC StandingCommittee.Write anargumentative essayof about400words on the followingtopic:Should theHouse PropertyTax BeenTaxedA.rolling B.harassing C.seeking foods D.seeking water
14.Geopolitical concernsare creatingpressures foreconomies toreduce theirsupply dependenceon individualcountrieswhile decouplingis alreadyunderway inimportant high-tech industries.A.isolating B.associating C.disclosing D.dissociating
15.It haszoomed inon provincial-level data toprovidebetter insightinto Chinasclimate andhealth problemsindifferent regions.A.focused B.accumulated C.stimulated D.indulged
16.His8-year-old youngerbrother alsosuccumbed to the diseasein lessthan two months.A.received B.accustomed C.surrendered D.defeating
17.It maynot have been the most sustainableleadership strategy,but ofcourse,Steve Jobsbucked much ofmanagement conventionalwisdom.A.complimentary B.contradictory C.supportable D.continual
18.Although we dont haveenough reliabledatatocompare whetherthe U.S.or Chinahas sufferedmore,it is allbut certainthat retaliatorytariffs havecaused economicpain toboth parties.A.overcharged B.unbalanced C.vindicatory D.dangerous
19.This yearsSingles Dayshopping extravaganzahas stirredup consumers9purchasing enthusiasm.A.intention B.indulgence C.lust D.appetency
20.Among the citys17national-level intangiblecultural heritages,10are craftsand folkarts.A.disconnected B.incomprehensible C.discarnate D.inevitableIL Ineach of the followingsentences,there are four underlinedparts,marked withA,B,C andD.Identifythe partthat isgrammatically incorrect.Write youranswers on theANSWER SHEET10points.
1.Environmental expertsare urgingthose USpoliticians opposedto akey internationalagreement setaside ABCcommercial interestsin orderfor thecountry tojoin thepact aimedat preservingbiodiversity.D
2.The billionaireCEO ElonMusk hadalready solda combined$
6.9billion worthof sharesin electronic-AB Ccarcompany Teslaas ofNov
12.D
3.Researchers saythey haveuncovered thenames of102Native Americanstudents whodied ata federalAB Coperatedboarding schoolin Nebraska.D
4.The comingThanksgiving festivalin theUnited Stateswill be themostexpensive inyears because ofA Bhighfood prices,which arealso hurtingmany of thecountrysfood banks,which tensof millions ofpeople in the USrely.
5.This year,vaccine makersfrom around the globetook thetop spotin thelist of“Change theWorld”.A BC D
6.Zero-tolerance approachto the virus is a responsetoarising callin thecountry for an easinessof theA BCmeasuresto haltthe latestwave of thevirus.D
7.The2022Winter Olympicswill bethe firstGames inhistory exclusivelypower allvenues withclean ABCenergy fromrenewable sources.D
8.The country7s commitmentto peakcarbon emissionsby2030and achievingcarbon neutralityby2060A BCposes challengesto thecoal industry.D
9.The membersof EDGand otherstaffs displayedtai chimartial artsand traditionalChinese costumesin ABReykjavik,launching aChinese hurricane^^in theIcelandic capital.C D
10.Goldenrod isoften refeiredto as the flowerof thedevil”,as itspreads extremelyfast andcauses otherABCplants die.DHL Readingcomprehension40points.Section AMultiple ChoiceQuestionsIn this section there arefourpassages followed by sixteenmultiple-choice questions.For eachmultiplechoice question,there arefour suggestedanswers markedA,B,C andD.Choose theone thatyou thinkisthe bestanswer andmark youranswersonANSWER SHEET.Passage1She was a smallwoman,old andwrinkled.When shestarted washingfor us,she was already pastseventy.Most Jewishwomen ofher agewere sickly,weak,broken inbody.But thiswashwoman,small andthin asshe was,possessed astrength thatcame fromgenerations ofpeasant ancestors.Mother wouldcount outto her a bagoflaundry thathad accumulatedover severalweeks.She wouldthen liftthe bag,put it on hernarrow shoulders,andcarry itthe longway home.She wouldbring thelaundry backabout twoweeks later.My motherhad neverbeen sopleased with anywashwoman.Yet shecharged nomore thanthe others.She was a realfind.Washing clotheswas noteasy inthosedays.The old woman hadno tapwhere shelived buthad tobring in the waterfromapump.For theclothes andbedclothesto comeout soclean,they hadto bescrubbed thoroughlyin awashtub,rinsed withwashing soda,soaked,boiled inan enormouspot,starched,then ironed.Every piecewas handledten timesor more.That winterwasaharsh one.The streetswere icy.No matterhow muchwe heatedour stove,the windowswerecovered withfrost.The newspapersreported that people weredying of the cold.Coal becamedear.Thewinter hadbecome sosevere thatparents stoppedsending childrento school.On onesuch daythe washwoman,now nearlyeighty yearsold,came to our house.Mother gaveherapot ofteato warmherself,as wellas somebread.The old woman satonakitchen chairtrembling andshaking,andwarmed herhands againstthe teapot.Her fingernailswere strangelywhite.These handsspoke of the stubbornnessofmankind,of thewill towork not only asones strengthpermits butbeyond thelimits ofones power.The bagwas big,bigger thanusual.When thewoman placeditonher shoulders,it coveredher completely.Atfirst shestayed,as thoughshe wereabout tofallunderthe load.But aninner stubbornnessseemed tocall out;no,you maynot fall.A doekeymaypermithimselftofoil underhisburden,but nota humanbeing,the bestofcreation.More thantwomonthspassed.The frost had gone,and thena newfrosthadcome,a newwave ofcold.Oneevening,while motherwas sittingnear thelamp mendinga shirt,the dooropened anda smallpuff ofsteam,followedbya giganticbag,entered.I rantoward theoldwomanand helpedher unloadher bag.She waseventhinner now,more bent.She couldnot uttera clearword,but mumbledsomething withher sunkenmouth andpalelips.After theoldwomanhad recoveredsomewhat,she toldus thatshe had been ill,very ill.But Godhad notyetwanted to take thispoor soulto Himself.She beganto feelbetter,and assoon asshe was able tostand onher feetoncemore,she resumedher washing.Not justours,but thewash ofseveral otherfamilies too.But shenever cameback.The washshe hadreturned washer lasteffort onthis earth.Now atlast herbody,which hadlong beensupported onlybytheforce ofhonesty andduty,had fallen.Her soulpassed intothosespheres whereall holysouls meet.
1.The mostsuitable titlefor thestory is____A.The WashwomanB.The OldJewish LadyC.The StubbornOld LadyD.The Hard-working OldLady
2.The adjectivethat canbe used to describethe characterof thewashwoman is.A.stubborn B.honest C.responsible D.all of the above
3.The writerof thestory mightbe.A.black B.a JewC.a MuslimD.a Christian
4.When thewashwoman died,she wasnearly inher.A.60s B.70s C.80sD.90sPassage2Brave New World,written byAldous Huxleyand publishedin1932,was aboutthe bigtechnologicalrevolution abouttotakeplace,that of biotechnology.In thenovel,the hatchingof peopleis notin wombsbut,aswe nowsay,in vitro;the drugsoma,gives people instant happiness;the modificationof behaviorwill bethroughconstant subliminalrepetition and,other hugechanges that will happenin the future.This noveldescribes adystopia.In it,the evilis notso obviousbecause no one ishurt;indeed,this isa worldin which everyonegets what they want.As one ofthecharacters notes,“The Controllersrealized thatforce wasnogood Jand thatpeople wouldhave to be seducedrather thancompelled to live inan orderlysociety.Tn thisworld,disease andsocial conflicthavebeenabolished;there isno depression,madness,loneliness,or emotionaldistress.No onetakes religionseriously anylonger,no oneis introspectiveor hasunrequited longings,the biological familyhas beenabolished,noonereads Shakespeare.But noone saveJohn theSavage,the booksprotagonist missesthesethings,either,since theyare happyand healthy.In thewords ofbioethicist LeonKass,Unlike themanreduced bydisease orslavery,the peopledehumanized inBrave NewWorld arenot miserable,dont knowthat theyaredehumanized,and,what isworse,would notcare ifthey knew.They are,indeed,happy slaveswith aslavishhappiness.What isso importantabout beinga humanbeing in the traditionalway,which is different fromthe situationdescribedby HuxleyAfter all,whatthehuman raceis todayis theproduct ofan evolutionaryprocess thathasbeen goingonformillionsofyears,one thatwith anyluck willcontinue wellinto thefuture.There areno fixedhumancharacteristics,except fora generalcapability tochoose what we wantto be,to modifyourselves inaccordancewith ourdesires.So whois totell us that beinghuman andhaving dignitymeans stickingwithaset ofemotionalresponses that are theaccidental byproductof ourevolutionary historyThere isno suchthing asabiological family,no suchthing ashuman natureoranormal“humanbeing,and evenif therewere,why shouldthatbe aguide forwhat isright andjust Huxleyis tellingus,in effect,that weshould continueto feelpain,bedepressed orlonely,or sufferfrom debilitatingdisease,all becausethatiswhat humanbeings havedone formostof theirexistence asa species.Huxley wasright.He tellsus throughhis novelthat themost significantthreat posedby contemporarybiotechnologyis thepossibility thatit willalter humannature andthereby moveus intoa“posthuman“stage ofhistory.This isimportant,I willargue,because humannature exists,isameaningful concept,and hasprovided astablecontinuity toour experienceasaspecies.It is,conjointly withreligion,what definesour mostbasic values.Human natureshapes andconstrains thepossible kindsof politicalregimes,so atechnology powerfulenough toreshapewhat weare willhave possiblemalign consequences.Biotechnology,in contrastto manyother scientificadvances,mixes obviousbenefits withsubtle harmsin oneseamlesspackage.There may be productsofbiotechnologythatwillbe similarlyobvious in the dangersthey posetomankind-for example,superbugs,new viruses,or genetically modified foodsthat producetoxic reactions.Likenuclear weaponsor nanotechnology,these are inaway theeasiest todeal withbecause oncewe haveidentifiedthem asdangerous,we cantreat themasastraightforward threat.The moretypical threatsraised bybiotechnology,ontheother hand,are thosecaptured sowell byHuxley,and aresummed upin thetitle ofan articleby novelistTomWolfe,Sorry,but YourSoul JustDied.Medical technologyoffers usin manycases adevifs bargain:longerlife,but withreduced mentalcapacity;freedom fromdepression,together withfreedom fromcreativity orspirit;therapies thatblur theline betweenwhatwe achieve onour ownand whatweachievebecauseofthe levelsofvarious chemicalsin ourbrains.What shouldwedoin responseto biotechnologythat inthefuturewill mixgreat potentialbenefits withthreatsthat areeither physicaland overtor spiritualand subtleThe answeris obvious:We shoulduse thepower ofthestate toregulate it.And ifthis provestobebeyond thepower ofany individualnation-state toregulate,it needstobe regulatedonaninternational basis.We needto startthinking concretelynow abouthow tobuild institutionsthatcan discriminatebetween goodand baduses ofbiotechnology,and effectivelyenforce theserules bothnationallyand internationally.
5.What doestheunderlinedword“dystopia meanA.an idealbut nonexistentpolitical andsocial wayof lifeB.a badplace,a veryunpleasant imaginaryworld in which ominoustendencies ofthe presentsocial,political andtechnologicalorder areprojected intoa disastrousfuture culminationC.certain cultural,institutional anddiscursive spacesthat aresomehow“other”D.real andimagined space,lived space,the waythatpeopleactually live in andexperience thaturban space
6.Which ofthe followingways isnot howpeople inthe bravenew worldliveA.they livehappily anddont knowwhat painisB.they canget everythingthey wantC.they cherishlove,friendship andother emotionsD.they donthave theconcept ofbiologicalfamily
7.Which ofthe following attitudesmight notbelong to the author ofthispassage A.he agreeswith HuxleyB.he believesthe soulof peopleliving inthe bravenew worlddiesC.he believesthe worlddescribed inthe BraveNewWorldisaposthuman stage of historyD.he thinksbiotechnology bringsonly alot ofbenefits,and noharm,to the world
8.According tothe author,which ofthefollowingtechnologies isthemostdangerous
1.some harmfulbio-technologies
8.nuclear weaponC.nanotechnologyD.geneticallymodifiedfoodsPassage3March
2020.A deadlyvirus sweepsaround the world.Overnight,our livesare puton pause.But aswe stop,remarkable thingsstart tochange inthe natural world.Clearer air.Cleaner waters.And animalsstarting to flourishin wayswe hadntseen fbrdecades.This isthe yearEarth changed.Just hoursinto lockdown,many ofus noticethe silence.With globaltraffic noisereduced byup to70%,there isa newsound tobe heard,birdsong.And itsnot justnoise levelthat reduces,the speedat whichair pollutiondropsaroundtheglobe isstaggering.Within days,Los Angelesexperiences itsbest airquality for40years.And inIndia,which typicallysuffers fromsome ofthe worstpollution inthe worldJust12days afterlockdown,abreathtaking sightappears.The highestmountain rangeon Earth,the Himalayas,hidden behindsmog fbr30years,is suddenlyvisible topeople wholiveina cityover200kilometers away.Ifs avivid illustrationthat themomentwe paused,the Earthwasableto breatheagain.Lockdown extendsinto weeks.And thetravel banslimit ourmovementstill further.Air travelhas justfallen offa cliff.Its downroughly90%worldwide.Global shippingtrafficdrops by17%inthefirst threemonths oflockdown,improving the lives ofanimals acrossthe oceans.Globally,a quarterof businessesare shut.Bars,restaurants andcafes remainclosed.The retailbusiness isshutdown.With urbancenters almostdeserted,remarkable picturesemerge ofanimals takingadvantage ofcityliving.In Japan,the cityof Narahas beenhome toa groupof sikadeer forat least1,300years.Most ofthe meadowstheyrelied onfor foodhadbeentaken overby buildings,so ricebran crackersfromthe13million annualvisitors toNarastemples becomea vitalpart of their diet.But thepandemic changedthat.Their favoritetakeout disappearedovernight.No peoplemeans nocrackers.Theres concernthat thedeer mightstarve.But someofthe oldergeneration appearto havea plan.They leada groupoutofthe templegrounds.And theyseem toknow exactlywhere they,re going.They,re headingdown amajor roaddeep intothe concretejungle ofthecity.But wherewillthey findfood inthis urbansprawl Aftera two-and-a-half kilometertrek,the groupcomes toa halt.In frontofthem isa patchof grasslandwhich wasonce partoftheirgrazing grounds.Remarkably,theolderdeer seem to haverememberedit asthe placewheretheyused tofeed.And itprovides everythingthey need:fresh grass,leaves andherbs.Over thefollowing weeks,they grazeacross apatchwork ofthese survivingscraps ofland.And therewasanother upsidetotheabsence ofpeople.Scientists havediscovered thatnotonlydid thisnew dietmake themhealthier,but fewervisitors meantless plastictrash,which cankill deer.Even whenit seemsthat animalsbenefitfrom ourpresence,in manycases,theyre actuallybetter offwithout us.This isa yearinwhichmany ofus havefound comfortinthe natural world,a yearinwhichthe worldhaschanged inextraordinary ways.What inspirationcan wetake fromthis momentto findways tobetter coexistwithnature InIndia,some arealready seizingthe chancetolivemore harmoniouslyalongside somevery powerfulyetendangered animals.A fullygrown Asianelephant needsto eat150kilos offood everyday.But withonly5%oftheir naturalhabitat remaining,and withmuchoftheir foresthome replacedby farmland,elephants hereoften raidcropsto survive.In response,the farmerstry todefend theirfields.Across thecountry,around400humans andahundred elephantsare killedin theseconflicts everyyear.But onecommunity istrying anew approachto solvingtheproblem.Along the forest edge,they planta bufferzone offast-growing wildrice andgrasses for the elephantstoeat.Staying closetotheedge ofthe forest,the elephantschoose tofeast onlyonthecrops plantedfor them.Before,the farmersusedtochase themaway.But now,things havechanged.It feelsgood.The astonishingspeed andvariety ofnatures responsehas shownthat evenmodest changestoour lives canmakea vitaldifference towildlife aroundtheworld.There couldbe somesmall shutdownsevery singlesummer,for instance,nightly beachclosures,which donthave tobe duringthe day.Very smallalterations thatpeople candomake surethat humansand wildlifeare bothsuccessful together.This extraordinaryyear,the yearEarth changed,has notonly shownusthat we canhelp wildlifetoflourish,but ifwe chooseto do so,we canalso transformthe healthoftheplanet forall.Its hightime nowthatweshouldcontribute in every smallway wecan toreduce thepollution.And farfrom beingseparate fromthenaturalworld,ourlivesare interconnectedin deepand surprisingways.
9.Whafs thebest titleforthe passageA.What Didthe PandemicBring tothe WorldB.The YearEarth ChangedC.How theAnimals LivedDuring thePandemicD.What HarmsHas MankindDone tothe Earth
10.According tothe author,what werethelivesoftheanimals likeduringthelockdownA.they werestaiwedB.they becamevery poorwithout humansC.they livedmore happilythan beforeD.many animalswere dead
11.What the author wantsto conveythrough thispassage isA.humans areharmful tothe animalsB.humans areharmful tothe EarthC.humans shouldrealize theyare interconnectedwiththenaturalworldD.without humans,animals canlivebetter onthe EarthPassage4If weassume thata transitionalperiod ofthe lifecycle,akin toadolescence,organized aroundpuberty andofvariable length,exists almostuniversally,the nextquestion iswhat formsit takesand whetherits features,too,areuniversal.Ethnographic researchin Samoaconducted byanthropologist Margaret Mead broughtthe issueofcultural differenceinthe experience of adolescence tothefore.Her book,Coming ofAge in Samoa,famouslychallenged Halls“storm andstress“model andargued thatunlike Americanculture,Samoan culturedid notplacejudgments andpressures onadolescence andwas morerelaxed.Samoan adolescencewas relativelytranquil andenjoyable,which ledto Meadsassertion ofthe primacyof nurtureover nature.Since then,a sizeableliterature inpsychology andanthropology hasdeveloped whichhas addressedcross-cultural differencesin adolescence.Schlegel andBarrys cross-cultural studyof adolescents in tribalandtraditional societiesusing datacollected fromover175societies aroundtheworlddemonstrated thatadolescenceas a distinctive,socially markedstage oflife isubiquitous.These researchersput forwarda biosocialtheory,arguing thatthe socialstageof adolescence isa responsetothedevelopmentofthe reproductivecapacity.Mostnotably,however,these cross-cultural studieschallenge thenotion thatfeatures of“storm andstress anda periodofpsychological crisisare universalinevitabilities inadolescence.For example,while mildforms ofantisocialbehavior werepresent in some societies,it wascertainly notgeneralizable asa feature.Similarly,aggressive andviolentbehavior occurredinaminority ofcultures andwhen presentwas heavilygendered withaggression in girlsbeing particularlylow.Cross-cultural researchersstress thatthe meaningsof developmentaltasks associatedwithadolescence such astheestablishment ofindependence orautonomy maydiffer accordingto culture,and maybesubject tochange overtime.For example,developing independenceinsomecultures maymean takingon dutiesorcare forsiblings orelders,and notnecessarily separatingfrom adultsand orientingtowards peers.Based ona studycomparingfive culturesthat couldbe contrastedas“traditional”and modemor collectivisticandindividualistic,“Trommsdorff suggestedthat“turbulent”features such as intergenerational conflict stemfrom thefocuson attainingindependence fromparents duringthis periodand arelinked tocultural valuesof individualisminWestern societies.Certainly,in manycultures,particularly inpre-industrial societies,adolescence isnot markedbysuchacharacterization orpsychological turmoil,and thus,both thecharacterization andlength ofthis lifestagevary accordingto culture.Puberty,too,which isclearly groundedin biologyacross cultures,interacts withthelocal environment.Menarche,which marksthe beginningof pubertyingirls,is occurringincreasingly earlyinindustrialized countriessuchasJapan orthe USA.This findingmaybeconnected tochanges indietary intake.Even ifpuberty couldbethebiological markerofthestart ofadolescence in every culture,the endpoint islessclear.In summary,adolescence conceptualizedasaprolonged period of identitydevelopment linkedto increasedautonomy,intergenerationalconflict,peer-relatedness andsocial psychologicalanxieties,isnotthe normacrosscultures.Indeed,these featuresseemtodepend ondegrees ofindividualism,social/economic roleexpectations,genderand class.A historicalappreciation ofadolescence asa categoryof scienceas wellas cross-cultural investigationsoftheexperience ofadolescencedemonstrates thatcharacteristics associatedwith thisdevelopmental stagemaynot onlyhave biologicalbases butalso socialand culturalorigin.
12.According tothe authorofthe passage,from herobservation thatadolescence inSamoa isdifferent fromadolescence in America,MargaretMeadargued thatA.Samoan cultureisdifferentfrom AmericancultureB.culture hasa largerpart inshaping humanbehavior thandoes geneticsC.adolescents aretreated betterinSamoathan theyareinAmericaD.people gothrough thesame basiclife experiencesin allsocieties butdosoat differenttimes intheir lives
13.According totheauthor,Schlegel andBarrys cross-cultural studyof adolescents in tribaland traditionalsocietiesshowed thatA.the phenomenonofadolescence is foundeverywhereB.adolescenceisa timeof greatconflict inevery societyC.anti-social behavioralways increasesduring adolescenceD.adolescent boysbecome aggressiveineverysociety
14.Trommsdorff,whose studyis citedinthepassage,would mostlikely agreethatA.modern culturesare collectivistic”B.individualistic culturesare“traditional”culturesC.adolescentsin“collectivist“cultures donot arguewith theirparents asmuch asadolescencein“individualistic“cultures doD.adolescentsincollectivist“societies neverbecome fullyadult becausethey neverachieve independencefromtheir parents
15.Based onwhat issaid inthepassage,it canbe inferredthat itsauthor mostlikely believesthatA.oneofthe mainfeatures ofadolescence everywhereis rebellionby youngpeople againstparental authorityB.adolescence asa distinctperiod oflife isunique toindustrialized societiesC.adolescence occursineveryculture orat leastnearly everyculture,but theform thatit takesvaries fromcultureto cultureD.adolescence asadistinctperiodoflife occursonly in“individualistic“societies
16.The pointof viewoftheauthorofthepassageis thatofA.a proponentofthe view thatnature ispredominant inhuman developmentB.an objectivecommentator onan importantissue insocial scienceC.a strongcritic oftheviewthatayoung personsculture largelydetermines hisor herexperienceofadolescenceD.an advocatefortherights ofpeopleinpre-industrial societiesSectionB ShortAnswer QuestionsInthissectiontherearefour shortanswer questionsbased onthe passagesin SectionA.Answer thequestionswith shortsentences onANSWERSHEET.。