... Pacific Railroad bill in 1 862 and a revised, financially much more
generous version in 1 864 , little construction was completed until 1 865 on the Central
Pacific and 1 866 on the Union Pacific. ... "dominated" in line 26 is closest in meaning to
(A) threatened
(B) replaced
(C) were developing in
(D) were prevalent in
1997-12
Questions 1-10
Before the mid-1 860 's...
... consciousness in
nonhuman animals. In the late 1 960 's, however, psychologist Gordon Gallup devised a test
of the sense of self: the mirror test. If an animal were able to recognize its reflection ... self-consciousness.
(D) Nonhuman animals do not possess self-consciousness.
36. The author suggests that researchers before 1 960 probably avoided studying nonhuman animal
conscio...
... With Shuddering Fall (1 964 ), dealt with stock
car racing, though she had never seen a race. In Them (1 969 ) she focused on Detroit
from the Depression through the riots of 1 967 , drawing much of ... some forward-looking city dealers in fresh meat, fresh
fish, and butter. After the Civil War (1 860 -1 865 ), as ice used to refrigerate freight
cars, it also came into household use. Even...
...
42. The word "them" in line 26 refers to
(A) urban areas
(B) rural Americans
(C) farms
(D) cities
43. The word "era" in line 26 is closest in meaning to
(A) period of ... is closest in meaning to
(A) sensitive
(B) great
(C) thoughtful
(D) planned
41. The year 1 866 was significant for watercolor painting for which of the following reasons?
(A) Elements of .....
... percent by 1880 and to 46 percent by 1900.
A country with only 6 cities boasting a population of more than 8,000 in 1800 had
become one with 545 such cities in 1900. of these, 26 had a population ... size
(C) Boston
(D) Year
29. How many immigrants arrived in North America between 1 760 and 1775?
(A) About 16, 000
187
(B) dominated
(C) repelled
(D) pursued
5. According to the p...
... word "unravel" in line 16 is closest in meaning to
(A) communicate
(B) transport
(C) improve
(D) discover
14. The word "mundane" in line 16 is closest in meaning to
(A) ... replaced by which of the following?
(A) freeze
(B) click
1 16
22. Which of the following most closely resembles the bird described in lines 6- 8?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
23. The word "wh...
... Manufacturing and agriculture each made up about half of the nation's economy.
6. The word "skilled" in line 16 is closest in meaning to
(A) hardworking
(B) expert
(C) well-paid
(D) ... Independence in 17 76, the population was pushing
westward, and portrait painters could be found at work in western New York, Ohio,
87
(D) The electrons become negatively charged
16....
... in meaning to
(A) well prepared
(B) plentifully supplied
(C) heavily burdened
(D) charged too much
16 The public school of the 1950's and 1 960 's faced all of the following problems ... 1950's and 1 960 's
(D) After the 1 960 's
45. The word "framed" in line 13 is closest in meaning to
(A) understood
(B) read
(C) avoided
(D) posed
46. In the...