38Society is a joint-stock company in which the members agree for the better securing of the bread to eachshareholder, to surrender the liberty and culture of the eater.
ALike a company, society may deprive individuals of their bread in order to maintain the liberty and culture ofeach shareholder.
BLike a company, society may operate at the expense of individuals’ liberty and culture to ensure the profits foreach shareholder.
CSociety operates like a joint-stock company that generates profits for shareholders to sustain each individual’sliberty and culture.
DSociety would produce profits as a joint-stock company for each shareholder when its members agree to giveaway their bread.
40Because of the belief that a woman generally does not provide the sole financial support for her family as a mandoes, she often fails to receive equal pay for equal work.
AWomen often do not make as much money as men do because it is generally believed that a woman receivesother financial support in her family.
BWomen and men often do not get equal pay for equal work because a woman’s paycheck is generally considereda secondary income for her family.
CWomen often fail to receive equal treatment at work because they believe they do not make as much money asmen do.
DWomen and men often fail to get equal pay for equal work because a woman’s income is generally moreimportant than a man’s.請依下文回答第41～45題We measure our lives in months and years. The wood mouse’s life is measured in hours and days. This tiny mammal,a member of the rodent family, has a childhood lasting only for three weeks.Survival is a difficult task for such a small creature. The wood mouse ventures out mainly at night, using its whiskersto feel its way through the darkness. It has good sight and hearing, and an excellent sense of smell. However, the woodmouse is relatively defenseless, and many fall prey to owls, hawks, crows, foxes, and other predators.The mouse’s main survival strategy is to breed at speed. A single mother may have several litters of babies, totally 25to 30 offspring in a year. With so many babies, the chances are that only one or two will survive.The wood mouse has many similarities to its close cousin, the house mouse. For both, life starts in a cozy nest. Thenew babies are pink and furless. Their eyes are closed, and there is no sign of the typically large mouse ears. They dependcompletely on their mother. She suckles them with her milk, licks them clean, removes their droppings, and keeps the nestclean. If they wriggle too far, she picks them up in her mouth and returns them to the nest.
45According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
AThe wood mice have no predators.
BThe house mouse is a member of the rodent family.
CThe baby wood mouse is independent.
DThe mother wood mouse drops her babies outside the nest when she cleans it.請依下文回答第46～50題Psychologists have long known that people can solve their problems at work and home by “sleeping on it.” Dr.Deirdre Barrett advises individuals to ponder questions just before falling asleep (Should I take this job? Should I marrythat guy?) and then let the subconscious provide the answers. “I’ve known artists looking for inspiration who simplydream up a future show of their art and wake up with plenty of new painting ideas,” says Barrett. “More and more peopleare learning these techniques to control their dreams.”Dr. Stephen LaBerge, for example, has pioneered a way of directing the sleeping mind through “lucid dreaming,” inwhich a sleeping person realizes he or she is dreamingwhile it is happening. In “lucid dreaming,” your dreams are likeprivate movies where you are the star, director, and writer all at once. Lucid dreamers can use the experience for a varietyof purposes: problem solving, developing creative ideas, and healing. A person may use lucid dreaming for everythingfrom talking to his/her long-dead father to gorging on sweets. Moreover, a weak swimmer in the waking life may dreamof diving to the bottom of the dream ocean without worrying about breathing (or his/her swimming skills). Mostimportantly, lucid dreaming is free and available to everybody.