31. The traditional view of “human nature” was strongly challenged by ________.
(A) the emergence of the evolutionary theory
(B) the historical approach to man
(C) new insight into human behavior
(D) the philosophical analysis of slavery

27. It is said in the passage that when the economy slides, ________. (A) men would choose working women as their marriage partners (B) more women would get married to seek financial security (C) even working women would worry about their marriages (D) more people would prefer to remain single for the time being

28. If women find fulfillment through work outside the home, ________. (A) they are more likely to dominate their marriage partners (B) their husbands are expected to do more housework (C) their marriage ties can be strengthened (D) they tend to put their career before marriage

29. One reason why women with no career may seek a divorce is that ________. (A) they feel that they have been robbed of their freedom (B) they are afraid of being bossed around by their husbands (C) they feel that their partners fail to live up to their expectations (D) they tend to suspect their husbands’ loyalty to their marriage

30. Which of the following statements can best summarize the author’s view in the passage? (A) The stability of marriage and the divorce rate may reflect the economic situation of the country. (B) Even when economically independent, most women have to struggle for real equality in marriage. (C) In order to secure their marriage women should work outside the home and remain independent. (D) The impact of the growing female workforce on marriage varies from case to case.

32. According to the passage, anthropologists believe that human beings ________. (A) have some traits in common (B) are born with diverse cultures (C) are born without a fixed nature (D) change their characters as they grow up

33. The author mentioned Aristotle, a great ancient thinker, in order to ________. (A) emphasize that he contributed a lot to defining the concept of “human nature” (B) show that the concept of “human nature” was used to justify social evils (C) prove that he had a profound influence on the concept of “human nature” (D) support the idea that some human traits are acquired

34. The word “untenable” (Line 3) in the last paragraph of the passage most probably means ________. (A) invaluable (B) imaginable (C) changeable (D) indefensible

35. Most philosophers believed that human nature ________. (A) is the quality distinguishing man from other animals (B) consists of competitiveness and selfishness (C) is something partly innate and partly acquired (D) consists of rationality and undesirable behavior

36. According to Richard Satava, the application of virtual reality to medicine ________. (A) will enable surgeons to be physically present on every battlefield (B) can raise the spirits of soldiers wounded on the battlefield (C) will greatly improve medical conditions on the battlefield (D) can shorten the time for operations on soldiers wounded on the battlefield

37. Richard Satava has visions of ________. (A) using a remote-control technique to treat wounded soldiers fighting overseas (B) wounded soldiers being saved by doctors wearing virtual reality helmets on the battlefield (C) wounded soldiers being operated on by specially trained surgeons (D) setting up mobile surgical units overseas