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第四部分:閱讀理解(第31~45題,每題3分,共45分)
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31 The most important advances made by mankind come from __________.
A.apparently useless information
B.the natural sciences
C.philosophy
D.technical applications
32 The author does not include among the science the study of __________.
A.Astronomy
B.Literature
C.Chemistry
D.Economics
33 In the paragraph that follows this passage, we may expect the author to discuss __________.
A.unforeseen discoveries
B.philosophy
C.the value of pure research
D.the value of technical research
34 The author points out that the Greeks who studies conic section __________.
A.were unaware of the value of their studies
B.were mathematicians
C.resigned
D.were interested in navigation
35 The practical scientist __________.
A.is a philosopher
B.is interested in the unknown
C.knows the value of what he will discover
D.knows that the world exists


36 What factor is NOT mentioned in choosing a forecasting method? __________
A.Imagination of the forecaster.
B.Necessary amount of information.
C.Practical knowledge of the forecaster.
D.Degree of difficulty involved in forecasting.
37 Persistence method will work well __________.
A.if weather conditions change greatly from day to day
B.if weather conditions do not change much
C.on sunny days
D.on rainy days
38 The limitation of the trends method is the same as the persistence method in that __________.
A.it makes predications about weather
B.it makes predications about precipitation
C.the weather features need to be well defined
D.the weather features need to be constant for a long period of time
39 Which method may involve historical weather data? __________
A.The trends method.
B.The analog method.
C.Both climatology method and analog method.
D.The trends method and the persistence method.
40 It will be impossible to make weather forecast using the analog method __________.
A.when the current weather scenario differs from the analog
B.when the current weather scenario is the same as the analog
C.when the analog is over ten years old
D.when the analog is a simple repetition of the current weather scenario
