37 The underlined word "sedentary" is closest in meaning to
(A)inactive
(B)inefficient
(C)untouchable
(D)unbalanced

33 What is the conclusion of the passage? (A)Females are more prone to Alzheimer’s than men. (B)Male researchers are encouraged to study Alzheimer’s. (C)Gender-specific studies are now dominated by female researchers. (D)Females make significant contribution to gender-specific research on Alzheimer’s. 代號：20140

34 What do the passages mainly discuss? (A)how insects use pheromones to facilitate reproduction (B)how pheromones are produced by insects (C)why analyzing insect pheromones is thorny (D)the different uses of pheromones among various insect species

35 What does the underlined phrase "specific reactions" refer to? (A)roaming instinct (B)general aggression (C)particular behavior triggered by pheromones (D)species-specific hibernation cycles

36 The purpose of the underlined word "hormones" is to point out (A)chemical signals that are common among insects (B)specific responses of various species to chemical signals (C)similarities between two chemical substances (D)how insects produce different chemical substances

38 Based on the premise that “we are much more reluctant to walk away from an ongoing enterprise in which we have invested a lot than from one in which we have invested only a little,” which one of the following is the easiest to do? (A)To burn the first chapter of your PhD dissertation draft after having worked on it for a few weeks (B)To rewrite the body of your PhD dissertation draft after having spent two whole years on it (C)To find another dissertation supervisor after having worked with your original supervisor for three years (D)To change your dissertation topic after working on it for one year and having finished three chapters

39 Which of the following statements is true? (A)When mating, the male invests much less than the female in total. (B)When mating, the total investment of the male is roughly the same as that of the female. (C)When mating, the female contributes much more than the male in total. (D)When mating, the male contributes much more than the female in total.

40 According to the passage, why has the female not automatically lost the game of chicken before the moment of conception? (A)The male does not invest as little as we may think. (B)The female does not invest as little as we may think. (C)The female does not invest as much as we may think. (D)Neither of the male and the female invests as much as we think.

1. Many critics have charged that the CIA's covert activities have been immoral and hypocritical. (A) emergent (B) traumatic (C) virile (D) congenial (E) secret

2. Scientists speculate that the greatest impact on the increasing global temperature of the earth is caused by humans. (A) digress (B) contemplate (C) detract (D) squander (E) dissent

3. The Labor Union representatives asked the Mayor to endorse their strike by signing a letter of support. (A) comply (B) undermine (C) approve (D) isolate (E) encompass