036. Each one was virtually a stone town, which is why the Spanish would later call them pueblos, the Spanish word for towns. These pueblos represent one of the Anasazis' supreme achievements. At least a dozen large stone houses took shape below the bluffs of Chiaco Canyon in northwest New Mexico.
" h' i3 q; e! oThe word "supreme" is closest in meaning to which of following?
5 ~3 Y' R, ]& ^) Q& x& t(A) most common! _' H+ `* c* y' U& t9 j/ z
(B) most outstanding
/ u. f8 q! q) i" W! i/ }(C) most expensive
# M: p, ^: I; d& ]2 q(D) most convenient
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( X- w9 A- O7 R4 w( k' ]8 M! P# C) l037. They functioned as sanctuaries where the elders met to plan festivals, perform ritual dances, settle pueblo affairs, and impart tribal lore to the younger generation.1 t; Q# l/ h, \- W! D# ?
The word "settle" is closest in meaning to which of following?/ u" ?4 M2 I. \" t9 _4 U, e, t% V
(A) sink7 {1 |2 R/ x, k3 P/ M% Z2 D$ s
(B) decide' V1 D/ q; w* n; z9 G3 _ F+ Z5 y
(C) clarify a7 X& Y2 E& D! m0 W
(D) locate' D2 m( S- y$ G* H% O5 k/ U" L
( e( ^3 Y' W2 s; r3 w7 _038. Then, to connect the pueblos and to give access to the surrounding tableland, the architects laid out a system of public roads with stone staircases for ascending cliff faces.
) K& ]1 a4 b0 JThe word "ascending" is closest in meaning to which of following?
/ P# g0 g) a. ?(A) arriving at
& h5 |* [6 O1 f* S3 W(B) carving# z. R" N. M! b
(C) connecting" A' ]$ T0 v+ B+ C0 \) |4 C6 m
(D) climbing; B& J( [( q+ p
- }" M; m0 l I1 j039. Within a very short time, however, the incongruity of playing lively music to a solemn film became apparent, and film pianists began to take some care in matching their pieces to the mood of the film.% p0 u) X. r5 n5 B
The word "solemn" is closest in meaning to which of following?
& P: @* h8 Y) g+ o(A) simple
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5 E+ j5 N6 g8 J(C) short
: m0 c$ }. P; I* C(D) silent( A: q) t. f2 R T- N/ B
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040. Certain films had music especially composed for them. The most famous of these early special scores was that composed and arranged for D. W. Griffith's film Birth of a Nation, which was released in 1915.) S4 _- b0 n/ R: H# U* m, u3 t
The word "composed" is closest in meaning to which of following?: C3 c' _$ ^* R+ [
(A) selected3 v9 B; y6 y" h) L! T1 O/ v Y
(B) combined
' S& z4 ?! s5 \) G& d1 c(C) played
! I( o D' C( C) ?5 p t(D) created1 _" U5 R0 v7 ]& w3 z
The word "scores" is closest in meaning to which of following?1 I4 |3 m2 h$ h9 Z* g5 S: I) r2 a
(A) totals: R* z( c2 F1 T
(B) successes( g" Z! X e* ?, D* P- _8 J8 n
(C) musical compositions
' W; m6 b1 G8 e! a. T8 ](D) groups of musicians; u( q- `4 [* V8 |# @9 X2 Q
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038 D9 Q+ r* U9 A4 U% ]
039 B
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