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WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage? A.Ninetypercentofallthematterintheuniverseisinvisible. B.Darkmattercausesvisiblemattertobehaveinastrangeway. C.Galaxiesinaclustersometimesbehaveinanunusualmanner. D.invisiblematterkeepsgalaxiestogetherwithgravity.
Inastronomicalterms,acluster_____. A.consistsofgalaxies B.consistsofgroups C.makesupsuperclusters D.makesupagroup
Theneareraplanetistothesun,_____. A.thelighteritis B.thegreatergravityitexerts C.theheavieritis D.thefasteritorbits
AccordingtoNewton’sprinciple,_____. A.theforceofgravitykeepsplanetsorbitingaroundthesunratherthanflyingoff B.thesunisthemostmassiveobject,makingup99.8percentofthemassofthesolarsystem C.theamountofmassdeterminehowfasttheobjectstravelastheyorbiteachother D.Plutoreceivestheleastforceofgravityfromthesunofalltheplanetsinthesolarsystem Passage4 Achildwhohasoncebeenpleasedwithatalelikes,asarule,tohaveitretoldinidenticallythesamewords,butthisshouldnotleadparentstotreatprintedfairystoriesassacredtexts.Itisalwaysmuchbettertotellastorythanreaditoutofabook,and,ifaparentcanproducewhat,intheactualcircumstancesofthetimeandtheindividualchild,isanimprovementintheprintedtext,somuchthebetter. Achargemadeagainstfairytalesisthattheyharmthechildbyfrighteninghimorarousinghissadistic(虐待狂的)impulses.Toprovethelatter,onewouldhavetoshowinacontrolledexperimentthatchildrenwhohavereadfairystoriesweremoreoftenguiltyofcrueltythanthosewhohadnot.Aggressive,destructive,sadisticimpulseseverychildhasand,onthewhole,theirsymbolicverbaldischargeseemstoberatherasafetyvalvethananincitementtoovertaction.Astofears,thereare,Ithink,wellauthenticated(实际的)casesofchildrenbeingdangerouslyterrifiedbysomefairystory.Often,however,thisarisesfromthechildhavingheardthestoryonce.Familiaritywiththestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafearfacedandmastered. Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegroundsthattheyarenotobjectivelytrue,thatgiants,witches,twoheadeddragons,magiccarpets,etc.,donotexist;andthat,insteadofindulginghisfantasiesinfairytales,thechildshouldbetaughthowtoarguewiththem.Iftheircaseweresound,theworldshouldbefullofmadmenattemptingtoflyfromNewYorktoPhiladelphiaonabroomstick(扫帚把)orcoveringatelephonewithkissesinthebeliefthatitwastheirenchantedgirlfriend. Nofairystoryeverclaimedtobeadescriptionoftheexternalworldandnosane(健全的)childhaseverbelievedthatitwas.
Theauthorconsidersthatafairystoryismoreeffectivewhenitis_____. A.repeatedwithoutvariation B.treatedwithcorrectattitude C.adaptedbytheparent D.suitedtotheageofthechild
Somepeopledislikefairystoriesbecausetheyfeelthatthey_____. A.temptpeopletobecrueltochildren B.showtheprimitivecrueltyinchildren C.lendthemselvestoundesirableexperimentswithchildren D.increasethetendencytobeaggressiveinchildren
Theauthorthinksthatfairystoriesareameansbywhichchildren’simpulsesmaybe_____. A.beneficiallychannelled B.givenadestructivetendency C.heldbackuntilmaturity D.effectivelysuppressed
Accordingtotheauthor,fairytales_____inachild.
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