051. A folk culture is small, isolated, cohesive, conservative, nearly self-sufficient group that is homogeneous in custom and race, with a strong family or clan structure and highly developed rituals.2 T2 d9 X) {6 m" m; X% i) Q# c) u
The word "homogeneous" is closest in meaning to which of following?
9 Q/ o) q+ C) W, U. l(A) uniform
' w1 j+ u+ ^" Z3 g) J i9 r(B) general
5 o3 f( W% \5 \% K(C) primitive) I0 W( J% k; c6 `, h
(D) traditional
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052. Unaltered folk cultures no longer exist in industrialized countries such as the United States and Canada. Perhaps the nearest modern equivalent in Anglo-America is the Amish, a German American farming sect that largely renounces the products and labor saving devices of the industrial age.
0 K/ i& s" y, A5 w ~/ g, J7 SThe phrase "largely renounces" is closest in meaning to which of following?
) K# D7 G$ K& c% A(A) generally rejects% E4 ~0 `- i9 X( S% B7 K9 T
(B) greatly modifies
! s/ v5 Z4 y* h(C) loudly declares
& W K% L) P# x. t, j(D) often criticizes
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053. Secular institutions, of control such as the police and army take the place of religion and family in maintaining order, and a money-based economy prevails. Because of these contrasts, "popular" may be viewed as clearly different from "folk".
4 o8 f. o r1 Z. R8 n0 `3 oThe word "prevails" is closest in meaning to which of following?8 ^& F" S* J* e/ U! | i
(A) dominates
4 \# K, z9 ?8 Y& Q! t(B) provides! ~0 j1 J$ l6 V3 g) ~
(C) develops
6 a3 z0 W, f3 i4 Z5 ~6 F& t(D) invests
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9 I1 `8 `. p& _3 M054. Conventional computer models of the atmosphere have limited value in predicting short-lived local storms like the Edmonton tornado, because the available weather data are generally not detailed enough to allow computers to discern the subtle atmospheric changes that precede these storms.- e0 ~6 G' X6 h% q& z
The word "subtle" is closest in meaning to which of following?5 D. T! a, l, J# }$ e. t
(A) complex
! J6 Z* v: N9 p4 L. B- N4 Q(B) regular/ V$ R4 E0 z$ U: V0 z
(C) imagined
6 C. f, l& I- J( G. w(D) slight
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055. Communications satellites can transmit data around the world cheaply and instantaneously, and modern computers can quickly compile and analyzing this large volume of weather information.5 }- V; S, I* w" t/ P
The word "compile" is closest in meaning to which of following?- k* ?' s2 w- D& X2 j, `5 @
(A) put together
- Q$ `4 X+ g( G8 p5 G& l(B) look up* d u: I# _4 v6 j2 Y
(C) pile high5 y$ f9 F! I: w h' i
(D) work over: U1 A/ W( [. N: f C1 Q
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