Part BDirections: The following paragraphs are given in a wrong order. For Questions 41—45, you are required to reorganize these paragraphs into a coherent article by choosing from the list A - G to fill in each numbered box. The first and the last paragr
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Part B
Directions: The following paragraphs are given in a wrong order. For Questions 41—45, you are required to reorganize these paragraphs into a coherent article by choosing from the list A - G to fill in each numbered box. The first and the last paragraphs have been placed for you in Boxes. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. ( 10 points)
[A] These issues cut right across traditional religious dogma. Many people cling to the belief that the origin of life required a unique divine act. But ff life on Earth is not unique, the case for a miraculous origin would be undermined. The discovery of even a humble bacterium on Mars, if it could be shown to have arisen independently from Earth life would support the view that life emerges naturally.
[B] Contrary to popular belief, speculation that we are not alone in the universe is as old as philosophy itself. The essential steps in the reasoning were based on the atomic theory of the ancient Greek philosopher Democritus. First, the laws of nature are universal. Second, there is nothing special or privileged about Earth. Finally, if something is possible, nature tends to make it happen. Philosophy is one thing, filling in the physical details is another. Although astronomers increasingly suspect that bio-friendly planets may be abundant in the universe, the chemical steps leading to life remain largely mysterious.
[C] There is, however, a contrary view-one that is gaining strength and directly challenges orthodox biology. It is that complexity can emerge spontaneously through a process of self-organization, ff matter and energy have an inbuilt tendency to amplify and channel organized complexity, the odds against the formation of life and the subsequent evolution of intelligence could be drastically shortened. The relevance of self- organization to biology remains hotly debated. It suggests, however, that although the universe as a whole may be dying, an opposite, progressive trend may also exist as a fundamental property of nature. The emergence of extraterrestrial life, particularly-intelligent life, is a key test for these rival paradigms.
[D] Similar reasoning applies to evolution. According to the orthodox view, Darwinian selection is utterly blind. Any impression that the transition from microbes to man represents progress is pure chauvinism of our part. The path of evolution is merely a random walk through the realm of possibilities. If this is right, there can be no directionality, no innate drive forward; in particular, no push toward consciousness and intelligence. Should Earth be struck by an asteroid, destroying all higher life -forms, intelligent beings, still less humanoids, would almost certainly not arise next time around.
[E] Traditionally, biologists believed that life is a freak-the result of a zillion - to - on& accidental concatenation of molecules. It follows that the likelihood of its happening again elsewhere in the cosmos is infinitesimal. This viewpoint de- rives from the second law of thermodynamics, which predicts that the universe is dying - slowly and inexorably degenerating toward a state of total chaos. Life stumbles across this trend only because it is a pure statistical luck.
[F] Historically, the Roman Catholic church regarded any discussion of alien life as heresy. Speculating about other inhabited worlds was one reason philosopher Giordano Bruno was burned at the stake in 1600. Belief that mankind has-a special relationship with God is central to the monotheistic religions. The existence of alien beings, especially if they were further advanced than humans intellectually and spiritually, would disrupt this cozy view.
[G] The discovery of life beyond earth would transform. not only our science but also our religions, our belief systems and our entire world view. For in a sense, the search for extraterrestrial life is really a search for ourselves - who we are and what our place is in the grand sweep of the cosmos.
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第1题：
41-45
第41题：
正确答案：C
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第2题：
Questions 41-43 refer to the following e-mail.
From: Brad Taylor
To: Arlene Petronos
Subject: Book reviews
Date: Thurs, Nov 22 2007
Dear Ms. Petronos,
Allow me to congratulate you again on becoming part of our online magazine writing team. As you
learned in an earlier communication, you will be writing reviews of recently published non-fiction
books.
By Monday next week, you will receive your() assignment parcel, which will contain copies of theA.almost
B.late
C.first
D.last答案：C解析： -
第3题：
执行一趟快速排序能够得到的序列是()。A.[41，12，34，45，27]55[72，63]
B.[12，27，45，41]55[34，63，72]
C.[63，12，34，45，27]55[41，72]
D.[45，34，12，41]55[72，63，27]答案：A解析：一趟快速排序的结果为基准值的左边节点的值全部小于基准值，基准右边的节点的值全部不小于基准值。 -
第4题：
Given the following DDL for the PARTS table:CREATE TABLE parts (part_no INT(9) NOT NULL, part_name VARCHAR(24), part_remain INT(9));All part numbers entered will be different and all rows should be displayed in order of increasing part numbers whenever the table is queried. Which of the following create index statements will meet this criteria and require the least amount of storage for the index object?（）
A.CREATE UNIQUE INDEX idx_partno ON parts(part_no)
B.CREATE UNIQUE INDEX idx_partno ON parts(part_name ASC)
C.CREATE UNIQUE INDEX idx_partno ON parts(part_name, part_no ASC)
D.CREATE UNIQUE INDEX idx_partno ON parts(part_no, part_name ASC)
参考答案：A
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第5题：
Questions 41-43 refer to the following letter.
Memory Map Game
by Riven Learning Co.
Description
For 1-6 players, 5-11 years old Children can ______ their observation and memorization skills with this puzzle that features a colorful picture map of a cityA. cause
B. study
C. practice
D. manufacture答案：C解析： -
第6题：
执行一趟快速排序能够得到的序列是（）。
A．[41，12，34，45，27] 55 [72，63]
B．[45，34，12，41] 55 [72，63，27]
C．[63，12，34，45，27] 55 [41，72]
D．[12，27，45，41] 55 [34，63，72]
[41 ， 12 ， 34 ， 45 ， 27] 55 [72 ， 63]