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Questions1-8arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
"Iwanttocriticizethesocialsystem,
andtoshowitatwork,atitsmost
intense."VirginiaWoolf'sprovocative
statementaboutherintentionsin
(5)writingMrs.Dallowayhasregularlybeen
ignoredbythecritics,sinceit
highlightsanaspectofherliterary
interestsverydifferentfromthe
traditionalpictureofthe"poetic"
(10)novelistconcernedwithexaminingstates
ofreverieandvisionandwithfollowing
theintricatepathwaysofindividual
consciousness.ButVirginiaWoolfwasa
realisticaswellasapoeticnovelist,
(15)asatiristandsocialcriticaswellas
avisionary:
literarycritics'cavalier
dismissalofWoolf'ssocialvisionwill
notwithstandscrutiny.
Inhernovels,Woolfisdeeplyengaged
(20)bythequestionsofhowindividualsare
shaped(ordeformed)bytheirsocial
environments,howhistoricalforces
impingeonpeople'slives,howclass,
wealth,andgenderhelptodetermine
(25)people'sfates.Mostofhernovelsare
rootedinarealisticallyrenderedsocial
settingandinaprecisehistoricaltime.
Woolf'sfocusonsocietyhasnotbeen
generallyrecognizedbecauseofher
(30)intenseantipathytopropagandainart.
Thepicturesofreformersinhernovels
areusuallysatiricorsharplycritical.
EvenwhenWoolfisfundamentally
sympathetictotheircauses,sheportrays
(35)peopleanxioustoreformtheirsociety
andpossessedofamessageorprogram
asarrogantordishonest,unawareof
howtheirpoliticalideasservetheir
ownpsychologicalneeds.(HerWriter's
(40)Diarynotes:
"theonlyhonestpeople
aretheartists,"whereas"thesesocial
reformersandphilanthropists...harbor...
discreditabledesiresunderthedisguise
oflovingtheirkind....")Woolfdetested
(45)whatshecalled"preaching"infiction,
too,andcriticizednovelistD.H.Lawrence
(amongothers)forworkingbythismethod.
Woolf'sownsocialcriticismis
expressedinthelanguageofobservation
(50)ratherthanindirectcommentary,since
forher,fictionisacontemplative,not
anactiveart.Shedescribesphenomena
andprovidesmaterialsforajudgment
aboutsocietyandsocialissues;itis
(55)thereader'sworktoputtheobservations
togetherandunderstandthecoherent
pointofviewbehindthem.Asamoralist,
Woolfworksbyindirection,subtlyunder-
miningofficiallyacceptedmores,mocking,
(60)suggesting,callingintoquestion,rather
thanasserting,advocating,bearing
witness:
hersisthesatirist'sart.
Woolf'sliterarymodelswereacute
socialobserverslikeCheckhovand
(65)Chaucer.AssheputitinTheCommon
Reader."Itissafetosaythatnota
singlelawhasbeenframedoronestone
setuponanotherbecauseofanything
Chaucersaidorwrote;andyet,aswe
(70)readhim,weareabsorbingmoralityat
everypore."LikeChaucer,Woolfchose
tounderstandaswellastojudge,to
knowhersocietyrootandbranch-a
decisioncurcialinordertoproduceart
(75)ratherthanpolemic.
1.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostappropriatetitleforthepassage?
(A)PoetryandSatireasInfluencesontheNovelsofVirginiaWoolf
(B)VirginiaWoolf:
CriticandCommentatorontheTwentieth-CenturyNovel
(C)TrendsinContemporaryReformMovementsasaKeytoUnderstandingVirginiaWoolf'sNovels
(D)SocietyasAllegoryfortheIndividualintheNovelsofVirginiaWoolf
(E)VirginiaWoolf'sNovels:
CriticalReflectionsontheIndividualandonSociety
2.Inthefirstparagraphofthepassage,theauthor'sattitudetowardtheliterarycriticsmentionedcanbestbedescribedas
(A)disparaging
(B)ironic
(C)factious
(D)skepticalbutresigned
(E)disappointedbuthopeful
3.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatWoolfchoseChaucerasaliterarymodelbecauseshebelievedthat
(A)ChaucerwasthefirstEnglishauthortofocusonsocietyasawholeaswellasonindividualcharacters
(B)Chaucerwasanhonestandforthrightauthor,whereasnovelistslikeD,H,Lawrencedidnotsincerelywishtochangesociety
(C)Chaucerwasmoreconcernedwithunderstandinghissocietythanwithcallingitsacceptedmoresintoquestion
(D)Chaucer'swritingwasgreatly,ifsubtly,effectiveininfluencingthemoralattitudesofhisreaders
(E)herownnovelswouldbemorewidelyreadif,likeChaucer,shedidnotovertlyandvehementlycriticizecontemporarysociety
4.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthemostprobablereasonWoolfrealisticallydescribedthesocialsettinginthemajorityofhernovelswasthatshe
(A)wasawarethatcontemporaryliterarycriticsconsideredthenoveltobethemostrealisticofliterarygenres
(B)wasinterestedintheeffectofaperson'ssocialmilieuonhisorhercharacterandactions
(C)neededtobeasattentivetodetailaspossibleinhernovelsinordertosupporttheargumentssheadvancedinthem
(D)wantedtoshowthatapainstakingfidelityintherepresentationofrealitydidnotinanywayhampertheartist
(E)wishedtopreventcriticsfromchargingthathernovelswerewritteninanambiguousandinexactstyle
5.Whichofthefollowingphrasesbestexpressesthesenseoftheword"contemplative"asitisusedinline51ofthepassage?
(A)Graduallyelucidatingtherationalstructuresunderlyingacceptedmores
(B)Reflectingonissuesinsocietywithoutprejudiceoremotionalcommitment
(C)Avoidingtheaggressiveassertionoftheauthor'sperspectivetotheexclusionofthereader'sjudgment
(D)Conveyingabroadviewofsocietyasawholeratherthanfocusingonanisolatedindividualconsciousness
(E)Appreciatingtheworldastheartistseesitratherthanjudgingitinmoralterms
6.Theauthorimpliesthatamajorelementofthesatirist'sartisthesatirist's
(A)consistentadherencetoapositionofloftydisdainwhenviewingthefoiblesofhumanity
(B)insistenceonthehelplessnessofindividualsagainstthesocialforcesthatseektodetermineanindividual'sfate
(C)cynicaldisbeliefthatvisionariescaneitherenlightenorimprovetheirsocieties
(D)fundamentalassumptionthatsomeambiguitymustremaininaworkofartinorderforittoreflectsocietyandsocialmoresaccurately
(E)refusaltoindulgeinpolemicwhenpresentingsocialmorestoreadersfortheirscrutiny
7.Thepassagesuppliesinformationforansweringwhichofthefollowingquestions?
(A)HaveliterarycriticsignoredthesocialcriticisminherentintheworkofChekhovandChaucer?
(B)DoestheauthorbelievethatWoolfissolelyanintrospectiveandvisionarynovelist?
(C)WhatarethesocialcauseswithwhichWoolfshowsherselftobesympatheticinherwritings?
(D)WasD.H.LawrenceasconcernedasWoolfwaswithcreatingrealisticsettingsforhisnovels?
(E)DoesWoolfattributemorepowertosocialenvironmentortohistoricalforcesasshapersofaperson'slife?
8.Oneofthetruismsoftheadvertisingindustryisthatitisrarelynecessarytosaysomethingofsubstanceinanadvertisementinordertoboostsales.Instead,oneonlyneedstoattractthepotentialcustomer’sattention;memorydoestherest,foritismoreimportantforsalesthatpeopleknowofaproductthanthattheyknowsomethingaboutit.
Whichofthefollowingisassumedbytheargument?
A.Peoplecanrememberaproductwithouthavingmuchinformationaboutit.
B.Advertisements,intheirownway,functiontoimprovepeople’smemories.
C.Attractingapotentialcustomer’sattentionisasimplematter.
D.Theadvertisingindustryknowslittleofsubstanceabouttheproductsitpromotes.
E.Advertisementsseldomtellthetruthaboutaproduct.
9.Thecompanyannouncedthatitsprofitsdeclinedmuchlessinthesecondquarterthananalystshadexpectedittoanditsbusinesswillimprove inthesecondhalfoftheyear.
(A)hadexpectedittoanditsbusinesswillimprove
(B)hadexpectedandthatitsbusinesswouldimprove
(C)expecteditwouldandthatitwillimproveitsbusiness
(D)expectedthemtoanditsbusinesswouldimprove
(E)expectedandthatitwillhaveimproveditsbusiness
Directions:
Foreachquestion.selectthebestoftheanswerchoicesgiven.(CriticalReasoning)
10.Affirmativeactionisgoodbusiness.SoassertedtheNationalAssociationofManufacturerswhileurgingretentionofanexecutiveorderrequiringsomefederalcontractorstosetnumericalgoalsforhiringminoritiesandwomen.“Diversityinworkforceparticipationhasproducednewideasinmanagement,productdevelopment,andmarketing,”theassociationclaimed.
Theassociation’sargumentasitispresentedinthepassageabovewouldbemoststrengthenedifwhichofthefollowingweretrue?
A.Thepercentageofminorityandwomenworkersinbusinesshasincreasedmoreslowlythanmanyminorityandwomen’sgroupswouldprefer.
B.Thosebusinesseswiththehighestpercentagesofminorityandwomenworkersarethosethathavebeenthemostinnovativeandprofitable.
C.Disposableincomehasbeenrisingasfastamongminoritiesandwomenasamongthepopulationasawhole.
D.Thebiggestgrowthinsalesinthemanufacturingsectorhascomeinindustriesthatmarketthemostinnovativeproducts.
E.Recentimprovementsinmanagementpracticeshaveallowedmanymanufacturerstoexperienceenormousgainsinworkerproductivity.
11.Thegyrfalcon,anArcticbirdofprey,hassurvivedaclosebrushwith extinction;itsnumbersarenowfivetimesgreaterthan whentheuseofDDTwassharplyrestrictedintheearly1970's.
(A)extinction;itsnumbersarenowfivetimesgreaterthan
(B)extinction;itsnumbersarenowfivetimesmorethan
(C)exti
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