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Task 1
Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should make the correct choice.
Anthropology(人类学) is the study of how people live. It includes their family life, religion, art, laws and language. The term anthropology comes from two Greek words: "anthropos" means "human being" and "logy" means "the science of".
Anthropology can be divided into two areas. These two main divisions are cultural anthropology and physical anthropology. Culture includes many things, Such as art, religion, laws, and even furniture and movies.
Anthropologists define human progress in three main steps. Step one begins with the first human being and continues until the last of the people who hunted animals just to survive. Step two includes people who grew food. In this step, there was progress in invention and religion. The third step deals with the first civilizations(文明), such as those in Egypt and parts of Asia.
Anthropologists always seek new information about people. For instance, recent evidence found in Ethiopia and Kenya shows humans earlier in history than it was previously believed.
According to the passage, anthropology mainly deals with ______.

A. family life, religion and art
B. differences between human races
C. the study of ancient people
D. the study of different cultures

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【C1】

A. find
B. do
C. work
D. deal

What is the writer's opinion on children's upbringing?

A. It is the father's responsibility.
B. It is the mother's responsibility.
C. It is the responsibility of both parents.
D. Children should take care of themselves.

Why does the writer mention a lawyer in the second paragraph?

A. To show that a lawyer's job is more comfortable.
B. To emphasize that policemen are physically strong.
C. To compare a lawyer's knowledge with policemen's.
D. To indicate that a lawyer's job is less important than a policeman's.

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