11. The ________ of the scientific attitude is that the human mind can suceeed in understanding the universe. A) essence B) texture C) content D) threshold 12. The old lady has developed a ________ cough which cannot be cured completely in a short time. A) perpetual B) permanent C) chronic D) sustained 13. What the correspondent sent us is an ________ news report. We can depend on it. A) evident B) authentic C) ultimate D) immediate 14. Having had her as a professor and adviser, I can tell you that she is an _______ force who pushes her students to excel far beyond their own expectations. A) inspirational B) educational C) excessive D) instantaneous 15. Some researchers feel that certain people have nervous systems particularly ______ to hot, dry winds. They are what we call weather sensitive people. A) subjective B) subordinate C) liable D) vulnerable 11. A 參考譯文：科學(xué)態(tài)度的本質(zhì)是人類的智力能夠成功地理解宇宙的奧秘。 A) essence 本質(zhì) B) texture 質(zhì)地 C) content 內(nèi)容 D) threshold 門檻 12. C 參考譯文：那位老太太患有慢性咳嗽，短時(shí)間內(nèi)無法完全治愈。 A) perpetual 永久的 B) permanent 永恒的 C) chronic 慢性的 D) sustained 持續(xù)的 13. B 參考譯文：記者發(fā)來的是一份可靠的新聞報(bào)道，我們可以依賴它。 A) evident 明顯的 B) authentic 真實(shí)的 C) ultimate 最終的 D) immediate 立即的 14. A 參考譯文：由于她是我的教授兼指導(dǎo)老師，我可以告訴你，她具有一種鼓舞力量，激發(fā)著她的學(xué)生超越他們自身的期望的成績。 A) inspirational 有鼓舞力量的 B) educational 教育的 C) excessive 過度的 D) instantaneous 即刻的 15. D 參考譯文：一些研究者認(rèn)為某些人具有易受干燥熱風(fēng)傷害的神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)，我們稱他們?yōu)樘鞖饷舾姓摺?A) subjective 主觀的 B) subordinate 下級(jí)的 C) liable 可能的 D) vulnerable 脆弱的