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.
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; f- K" l7 @1 U7 o(A) uniform
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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.
. W4 F; }: s3 gThe phrase "largely renounces" is closest in meaning to which of following?
% a( D* M5 o# k" e, l$ W* f0 Y(A) generally rejects
% k# `, s6 f/ E4 R4 U/ Z(B) greatly modifies: _2 W \* B1 [8 I: K& E3 N+ i
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(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".# w& p7 b' L3 U7 l% S1 r9 r
The word "prevails" is closest in meaning to which of following?5 _1 M5 R% C4 o' u$ [4 x
(A) dominates4 N! i$ ~$ T# S$ B6 @5 {5 E6 D
(B) provides
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(D) invests
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) H4 F5 I' Q& h9 C0 B* W4 K+ V* V054. 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.
% y2 ~: F+ O! T6 V p8 p* g: O# t2 nThe word "subtle" is closest in meaning to which of following?0 p' p8 B+ e8 M+ R2 a5 A
(A) complex
5 Z T3 V; i: [3 M' \(B) regular
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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.8 u) I4 ~5 v) N* l$ c$ E
The word "compile" is closest in meaning to which of following?
" }3 {1 r2 l' g7 j7 N' v* q(A) put together
" f6 G4 K7 U& E4 ?) |1 v$ j(B) look up
8 W7 _3 a, Y6 s7 D+ ?' s(C) pile high
0 J, V9 Z- J% a T8 i(D) work over( |. _7 h( z2 @3 U {$ c$ g; `/ A. r! J
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