[例] Silence is unnatural to man. He begins life with a cry and ends it in stillness. In between he does all he can to make a noise in the world， and he fears silence more than anything else. Even his conversation is an attempt to prevent a fearful silence. If he is introduced to another person， and a number of pauses occur in the conversation， he regards himself as a failure， a worthless person， and is full of envy of the emptiest headed chatterbox（喋喋不休人）. He knows that ninety-nine percent of human conversation means no more than the buzzing of a fly， but he is anxious to join in the buzz and to prove that he is a man and not a waxwork figure（蜡塑人像）。
73. By "the buzzing of a fly”（Para.1）， the author means " ”.
A. the noise of an insect B. a low whispering sound C. meaningless talks D. the voice of a chatterbox
此段解释了人为什么老爱与他人交谈。这是因为人比其他任何东西都害怕silence.另外再结合文章的结尾：At the end of an evening during which they have said nothing meaningful for a long time， they just prove themselves to be successful conservationists.判断出此题正确答案是C.干扰项A列出了字面意思“一种昆虫的嗡嗡声”，显然不对；B项表示“一种低语的声音”也不符合逻辑（难道说话就得低语吗？）；而D项表示喋喋不休的人的噪音，所以也不如C项（毫无意义的交谈）更符合上下文的意思。
They have a strong need to make decisions， manage their environment， and lead rather than follow. Stephen Jackson， a Year One student， "operates under the theory of what’s mine is mine and what’s yours is mine.” Says his mother. "The other day I bought two new Star Wars light sabers （剑） .Later， I saw Stephen with the two new ones while his brother was using the beat-up ones.” "Examine the extended family， and you’ll probably find a bossy grandparent， aunt， uncle or cousin in every generation. It’s an inheritable trait.” Says Russell Barkley， a professor at the Medical University of South Carolina. Other children who may not be particularly bossy can gradually gain dominance（支配地位）when they sense their parents are weak， hesitant， or in disagreement with each other. Whether it’s inborn nature or developed character at work， too much control in the hands of the young isn’t healthy for children or the family. Fear is at the root of a lot of bossy behavior， says family psychologist John Taylor. Children， he says in his book From Defiance to Cooperation， "have secret feelings of weakness” and "a desire to feel safe.” It’s the parents’ role to provide that protection.
64．The underlined phrase" inheritable trait” in Paragraph 2 means ______.
A．inborn nature B．developed character C．accepted theory D．particular environment
本文（议论文）写的是对产生儿童霸道行径的心理分析和探索。文中的第二段这样写道： "Examine the extended family， and you’ll probably find a bossy grandparent， aunt， uncle or cousin in every generation. It’s an inheritable trait.”作者通过引用教授的话，揭示了“霸道作风”是家庭成员中代代遗传下来的，而不是“发展的个性”（developed character），此题的线索在该生词的前面出现。
[例] The flag， the most common symbol（象征） of a nation in the modern world， is also one of the most ancient. With a clear symbolic meaning， the flag in the traditional form is still used today to mark buildings， ships and other vehicles related to a country
The national flag as we know it today is inno way a primitive（原始的）artifact. It is ，rather， the product of thousands of years‘ development. Historians believe that it had two major ancestors， of which the earlier served to show wind direction. Early human beings used very fragile houses and boats. Often strong winds would tear roofs from houses or cause high waves that endangered travelers. People‘s food supplies were similarly vulnerable. Even after they had learned how to plant grains， they still needed help
from nature to ensure good harvests. Therefore they feared and depended on the power of the wind， which could bring warmth from one direction and cold from another.
72.The underlined word "vulnerable" in Paragraph 3 means _________.
A. impossible to make sure of B. likely to be protected C. easy to damage D. difficult to find
请注意该词前面的similarly（相似的）一词。说明该词在逻辑上与上文具有相同的意思。上文中提到早期人类的房屋和船非常脆弱，经不起大风大浪的考验，那么可以推出人类的食物供给也是那么相似的“不堪一击”（easy to damage），因此Ｃ为正确答案。
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