21. In the United States in the early 1800's, individual state governments had more effect on the economy than did the federal government. States chartered manufacturing, banking, mining, and transportation firms and participated in the construction of various internal improvements such as canals, turnpikes, and railroads.

　　The word "effect" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) value

　　(B) argument

　　(C) influence

　　(D) restraint

　　22. The states encouraged internal improvements in two distinct ways: first, by actually establishing state companies to build such improvements; second, by providing part of the capital for mixed public-private companies setting out to make a profit.

　　The word "distinct" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) separate

　　(B) innovative

　　(C) alarming

　　(D) provocative

　　23. Finally, state governments experimented with direct labor and business regulation designed to help the individual laborer or consumer, including setting maximum limits on hours of work and restrictions on price-fixing by businesses.

　　The word "setting" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) discussing

　　(B) analyzing

　　(C) establishing

　　(D) avoiding

　　24. Although the states dominated economic activity during this period, the federal government was not inactive. Its goals were the facilitation of western settlement and the development of native industries. Toward these ends the federal government pursued several courses of action.

　　The word "ends" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) benefits

　　(B) decisions

　　(C) services

　　(D) goals

　　25. What forms of life were able to make such a drastic change in lifestyle? The traditional view of the first terrestrial organisms is based on mega fossils-relatively large specimens of essentially whole plants and animals.

　　The word "drastic" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) widespread

　　(B) radical

　　(C) progressive

　　(D) risky

　　26. It turns out that some fossils can be extracted from these sediments by putting the rocks in an acid bath. The technique has uncovered new evidence from sediments that were deposited near the shores of the ancient oceans-plant microfossils and microscopic pieces of small animals.

　　The word "extracted" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) located

　　(B) preserved

　　(C) removed

　　(D) studied

　　27. The technique has uncovered new evidence from sediments that were deposited near the shores of the ancient oceans-plant microfossils and microscopic pieces of small animals. In many instances the specimens are less than one-tenth of a millimeter in diameter.

　　The word "instances" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) methods

　　(B) processes

　　(C) cases

　　(D) reasons

　　28. In many instances the specimens are less than one-tenth of a millimeter in diameter. Although they were entombed in the rocks for hundreds of millions of years, many of the fossils consist of the organic remains of the organism.

　　The word "entombed" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) crushed

　　(B) trapped

　　(C) produced

　　(D) excavated

　　29. Citizens of prosperous, essentially middle-class republics --- whether ancient Romans, seventeenth-century Dutch burghers, or nineteenth-century Americans --- have always shown a marked taste for portraiture.

　　The word "marked" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) pronounced

　　(B) fortunate

　　(C) understandable

　　(D) mysterious

　　30. In 1839 the daguerreotype was introduced to America, ushering in the age of photography, and within a generation the new invention put an end to the popularity of painted portraits. Once again an original portrait became a luxury, commissioned by the wealthy and executed by the professional.

　　The phrase "ushering in" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) beginning

　　(B) demanding

　　(C) publishing

　　(D) increasing

　　The word "executed" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) sold

　　(B) requested

　　(C) admired

　　(D) created

　　參考答案：1 A2 C3 D4 D5 C6 C7 C8 D9 A10 B

　　11 A12 D13 D14 A15 C16 D A17 A18 A19 D20 B

　　21 C22 A23 C24 D25 B26 C27 C28 B29 A30 A D