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一、UseofEnglish
1、Thenoblerandmoreperfectathingisthelaterandsloweritisbecomingmature.Amanreachesthemature1ofhisreasoningpowersandmentalfaculties2beforetheageoftwenty-eight;awomanateighteen.Andthentoointhecaseofwomanitistheonlyreasonofasort一verymeaninits3・Thatiswhywomenremainchildrentheirwholelifelong;neverseeing4butwhatisquiteclosetothem5fasttothepresentmomenttakingappearancefor6andpreferring7tomattersofthefirstimportance.Foritis8hisreasoningfacultythatmandoesnotliveinthepresentonly9thebrutebutlooksabouthimandconsidersthepastandthefuture;andthisistheoriginof10aswellasthatofcareandanxietywhichsomanypeople11Boththeadvantagesandthedisadvantageswhichthis12are13inbythewomantoasmallerextentbecauseofherweakerpowerofreasoning.Shemayinfactbedescribedasintellectuallyshortsighted14whileshehasanimmediateTheword〃lopsided”Paragraph4mostprobablymeans.Detrimental.Unappealing.Harmonious.Unbalanced.AccordingtotheauthortheSaudieducationsystemischaracterizedbyitsexcessiveemphasison.A.technicalcreativity.B.intellectualcognition.C.conservativevalues.D.nonconformistimages.WhatisthesectionfollowingthistextmostlikelytodealwithThelowerproportionoflocalyouthsintheworkforce.MorerestrictionsplacedontheprivatefirmsinSaudi.C.Anotherreasonforthedifficultyinmanagingpeoplepressure.D.Thecommitmenttomotivatingyouthparticipationinthetask.CanthisbetherighttimetoinvestinluxurygoodsMiucciaPradawasobviouslybitinghernails.ThegranddaughterofthefounderoftheItalianfashiongrouphasjustopenedspectacularnewstoresinquicksuccessioninNewYorkandLondon.Withitsmagicmirrorssilverdisplaysandcomputer-controlledchangingroomsPradastwo-month-oldshopinManhattancostastaggering$40msitsjustamilefromGroundZeroandsellspracticallynothing.Theluxury-goodsbusinesshasbeenindespairinhastysuccessionagainstabackgroundofaweakeningglobaleconomyanenduringslumpinJapanesespendingandtheSeptember11thterroristattacks.TheJapanesewhousedtobuyathirdoftheworldsluxurygoodscuttheirforeigntravelinhalfaftertheattacksandtightenedtheirLouisVuittonpurse-strings.AtthesametimewealthyAmericansstoppedflyingwhichhasadramaticeffectontheluxury-goodspurveyorsofLondonParisandRome.AthometooAmericansattitudestoluxurychangedatleasttemporarily.Conspicuousabstentionreplacedgreedyconsumerismamongthefast-growingyoungerbreedofnewlyrich.Thedeclineinjobsecuritythelowerbonusesinfinancialservicesandthestockmarketbustthatwipedoutmuchofthepaperwealthgeneratedinthelate1990sbredanewfrugality.Salesofexpensivejewelrywatchesandhandbags——theproductsthatmakethejuiciestprofitsforthebigluxury-goodsgroups一droppedsharply.Theimpacthasbeenmoststrikingamongthehandfuloflargequotedluxury-goodscompanies.FrancesLouisVuittonMoetHennessyLVMHtheindustryleaderissuedfourprofitswarningsafterSeptember11thandendedupreportinga20%declineinoperatingprofitfor2022afterhavingrepeatedlypromiseditsinvestorsdouble-digitgrowth;andItalysGucciGroupthethirdlargestannouncedthisweekthatsecond-halfprofitsdroppedby33%.MeanwhileprivatelyheldPradahadtopostponeitsstockmarketflotationandwasforcedtosellarecentlyacquiredstakeinFendiaprestigiousItalianbagmakerinordertoreduceitsdebts.Luxuryisanunusualbusiness.Aluxurybrandcannotbeextendedindefinitely:ifitbecomestoocommonitisdevaluedasPierreCardinandRalphLaurenprovedbystickingtheirlabelsoneverythingfromT-shirtstopaint.Equallyabrandnamecanbeunderminedifitisnotadvertisedconsistentlyorifitisdisplayedandsoldpoorly.SagraMaceiradeRosenaluxury-goodsanalystatJ.P.Morganarguesthat“Luxurycompaniesareprimarilyretailers.Inretailingthemostimportantthingisexecutionandexecutionisallaboutmanagement.Youmayhavethebestdesignedproductbutifyoudontgetitintotherightkindofshopattherighttimeyouwillfail”.ByMiucciaPradawasobviouslybitinghernails”Paragraph1theauthormeans.A.Pradaisinadesperatesituation.Pradahadhershopwell-furnished.Pradaisalwaysinherbadhabit.Pradaspentmuchonhernewshop.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheconsumptionofluxurygoodsinthepresentsituationOutrage.Lavishness.Restraint.D.Indulgence.Itcaninferredfromthetextthat.A.ExcessiveadvertisementresultedinthefailureofPradasinvestment.B.Luxurycompaniesmustgivethoughttotheimpactofterroristattacks.C.Executionisnothingbutanauxiliarypartofbusinessmanagement.D.Outsidersalwaysholdsomemisconceptionsofluxury-goodsbusiness.Whenmentioningdouble-digitgrowth”Paragraph4theauthoristalkingabout.estimatedassetsofnewstores.B.operatingprofitsinluxurybusiness.paperwealthinstockmarket.fundingraisedfromnewacquisitions.TowhichofthefollowingistheauthorlikelytoagreeA.Openingnewstoresonthehorizon.B.Moreventuresbringmorerewards.C.Tightthebeltthesingleremedy.D.Noteverybusinessyieldsbenefits.11Atsomepointduringtheireducationbiologystudentsaretoldaboutaconversationinapubthattookplaceover50yearsago.J.B.S.HaldaneaBritishgeneticistwasaskedwhetherhewouldlaydownhislifeforhiscountry.Afterdoingaquickcalculationonthebackofanapkinhesaidhewoulddosofortwobrothersoreightcousins.Inotherwordshewoulddietoprotecttheequivalentofhisgeneticcontributiontothenextgeneration.Thetheoryofkinselection一theideathatanimalscanpassontheirgenesbyhelpingtheircloserelatives一isbiologysexplanationforseeminglyaltruisticacts.Anindividualcarryinggenesthatpromotealtruismmightbeexpectedtodieyoungerthanonewithselfishgenesandthustohaveareducedcontributiontothenextgenerationsgeneticpool.Butifthesameindividualactsaltruisticallytoprotectitsrelativesgenesforaltruisticbehaviormightneverthelesspropagate.Actsofapparentaltruismtonon-relativescanalsobeexplainedawayinwhathasbecomeacottageindustrywithinbiology.Ananimalmightcarefortheoffspringofanotherthatitisunrelatedtobecauseithopestoobtainthesamebenefitsforitselflateronaphenomenonknownasreciprocalaltruism.Thehunterwhogenerouslyshareshisspoilswithothersmaybedoingsoinordertosignalhissuperiorstatustofemalesandultimatelyboosthisbreedingsuccess.Theseapparentlyselflessactsarethereforedisguisedactsofselfinterest.AlloftheseexamplesfiteconomistsargumentsthatHomosapiensisalsoHomoeconomicus一maximizingsomethingthateconomistscallutilityandbiologistsfitness.Butthereisaresiduumofhumanactivitythatdefiessuchexplanations:peoplecontributetocharitiesforthehomelessreturnlostwalletsdovoluntaryworkandtipwaitersinrestaurantstowhichtheydonotplantoreturn.Botheconomicrationalismandnaturalselectionofferfewexplanationsforsuchrandomactsofkindness.Norcantheyeasilyexplaintheopposite:spitefulbehaviorwhensomeoneharmshisowninterestinordertodamagethatofanother.Butpeoplearenowtryingtofindanswers.Whenanewphenomenonisrecognizedbyscienceanamealwayshelps.InapaperinHumanNatureDr.Fehrandhiscolleaguesargueforabehavioralpropensitytheycall〃strongreciprocity^.Thisnameisintendedtodistinguishitfromreciprocalaltruism.AccordingtoDr.Fehrapersonisastrongreciprocatorifheiswillingtosacrificeresourcestobekindtothosewhoarebeingkindandtopunishthosewhoarebeingunkind.Significantlystrongreciprocatorswillbehavethiswayevenifdoingsoprovidesnoprospectofmaterialrewardsinthefuture.ThestoryofJ.B.S.Haldaneismentionedinthetext.A.tohonorhisunusualaltruisticacts.B.toshowhowhecontributedtohisoffspring.C.tointroducethetopicofhumanaltruism.D.togiveanepisodeofhiscalculationabilities.Accordingthetheoryofkinselectionhumanstendtoactaltruistically.A.forthesakeofdesiredreproduction.B.outofself-interest.C.ontherequestofnaturalselection.D.becauseofkindnature.Aspointedoutinthetextreciprocalaltruismtheory〃and“strongreciprocitytheoryare.A.complementary.B.contradictory.C.superficial.D.over-simplified.ThewritementionedthecaseofthehunterwhoshareshisspoilswithotherszzPara.3todemonstrate.A.innatehumanhostility.B.hisprivilegedstatus.C.apparentaltruism.D.hissacrificeresources.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph4that.A.Humanbehaviorisconfinedtotheexclusiveconcernofpsychologists.B.Economistsutilityisonlytheexplanationsforrandomactsofkindness.C.Altruismisdevelopedduringthelongprocessofhumanevolution.D.Biologistscanhelpeconomistsexplainsomehumanbehaviordeviations.
16、Inascience-fictionmoviecalledSpecies”amysterioussignalfromouterspaceturnsouttodescribethegenomeofanunknownorganism.WhentheinevitablemadscientistsynthesizestheDNAdescribedbytheinstructionsthecreaturehebreedsfromitturnsouttoresembleNatashaHenstridgeanathleticactress.UnfortunatelythealienharborswithinherdelicateformthedestructivepowersofaPanzerdivisionanditallendsbadlyfortherashgeneticistandhislaboratory.GlenEvanschiefexecutiveofEgeaBiosciencesinSanDiegoCaliforniaacknowledgesregretfullythatdespiteseekinghisexpertopinion一inreturnforwhichhewaspresentedwiththeposterofthestrikingMr.Henstridgethathangsonhisofficewall一theproducersofSpeciesdidnothewverycloselytohissuggestionsaboutthefeasibilityoftheirscriptideas.Stilltheyhadcometotherightman.DrEvansbelievesthathisfirmwillsoonbeabletocreateifnotanaliensuccubusatleastatinybiologicalmachinemadeofartificialproteinsthatcouldmimicthebehaviorofalivingcell.MakingsuchproteinswillrequiretheabilitytosynthesizelongstretchesofDNA.ExistingtechnologyforsynthesizingDNAcanmanagetomakegenesthatencodeafewdozenaminoacidsbutthisistooshorttoproduceanyinterestingproteins.Egeastechnologybycontrastwouldallowbiologiststomanufacturegeneswholesale.Thefirmsscientistscanmakegeneslongenoughtoencode6000aminoacids.Theyaimtosynthesizeagenefor30000aminoacidswithintwoyears.Usingalibraryoftheroughly1500possible〃motifs〃orfoldsthataproteincanadoptEgeasscientistsemploycomputerstodesignnewproteinsthatarelikelytohavedesirableshapesandproperties.TosynthesizetheDNAthatencodestheseproteinsEgeausesamachineithasdubbedthe〃understandingofwhatliesquiteclosetoherherfieldof15isnarrowanddoesnotreachtowhatis16;sothatthingswhichareabsentorpastortocomehavemuchlesseffectuponwomenthanuponmen.Thisisthereasonwhywomenareinclinedtobe17andsometimescarrytheirdesiretoa18thatbordersuponmadness.Intheirheartswomenthinkitismensbusinesstoearnmoneyandtheirstospendit一ifpossibleduringtheirhusbandslife19atanyrateafterhisdeath.Theveryfactthattheirhusbandhandsthem20hisearningsforpurposesofhousekeepingstrengthenstheminthisbelief.burdendrivestagemove
2、⑵barelyscarcelyrarelyhardly
3、3A.dimensionsAsEgeaextendsthelengthofDNAitcansynthesizeDr.EvanslikensthisdevicetoawordprocessorforDNAonwhichyoucantypeinthesequenceoflettersdefiningapieceofDNAandgetthatmoleculeout.AsEgeaextendsthelengthofDNAitcansynthesizeDr.Evansenvisagesencodingnotjustproteinsbutentirebiochemicalpathwayswhichareteamsofproteinsthatconductmetabolicprocesses.Acollectionofsuchmoleculescouldconceivablyfunctionasaminiaturemachinethatwouldoperateinthebodyandattackdiseasejustasthebodysowndefensivecellsdo.PerhapsDr.EvansandhiscolleaguesoughttogetintouchwiththeirfriendsinHollywood.Thispassageismainlyaboutanewapplicationofcomputers.areviewofascience-fictionmovie.aboutthesynthesizinginterestingDNA.asurveyofscientificbreakthroughs.
17、Theexpression〃hewverycloselyto〃canbebestreplacedbyA.shedlighton.B.adherestrictlyto.stayawayfrom.giveplayto.TheDNAdesignedbyEvanstechnologydiffersstrikinglyfromthatsynthesizedbyexistingtechnologyinthattheformerischaracterizedbyits.morequalitiesdesired.imitationofalivingcell.delicatebutdestructivepower.D.resistancetoepidemics.ElenEvanstechnologyofnewproteindesignmayproveusefulinathletictrainingprograms.infilmmakingspectacles.inmedicaltreatments.insoftwareprogramming.Thepassageisprimarilyinthedevelopmentofthethesis.A.persuasive.B.descriptive.C.narrative.D.expository.21PartB10pointsYouaregoingtoreadalistofheadingsandatextaboutnaturalselection.ChoosethemostsuitableheadingfromthelistA一Fforeachnumberedparagraph41一
45.Thefirstandlastparagraphsofthetextarenotnumbered.Thereisoneextraheadingwhichyoudonotneedtouse.Theimpotenceofcreationism.Naturalselectionactsbycompetition.TheroleofnaturalselectioninthiscolorfulworldThedelicatehierarchyofthenaturalsystem.Theagencyofselectioncanaccountformorecases.Noleapsinnaturalevolution.Aseachspeciestendsbyitsgeometricalrateofreproductiontoincreaseexcessivelyinnumber;andasthemodifieddescendantsofeachspecieswillbeenabledtoincreasebyasmuchastheybecomemorediversifiedinhabitsandstructuresoastobeabletoseizeonmanyandwidelydifferentplacesinnaturalselectiontopreservethemostdivergentoffspringofanyonespecies.Henceduringalong-continuedcourseofmodificationtheslightdifferencescharacteristicofvarietiesofthesamespeciestendtobeaugmentedintothegreaterdifferencescharacteristicofthespeciesofthesamegenus..Newandimprovedvarietieswillinevitablydisplaceanddestroytheolderlessimprovedandintermediatevarieties;andthusspeciesarerenderedtoalargeextentdefinedanddistinctobjects.Dominantspeciesbelongingtothelargergroupswithineachclasstendtogivebirthtonewanddominantforms;sothateachlargegrouptendstobecomestilllargerandatthesametimemoredivergentincharacter.Butasallgroupscannotthusgoonincreasinginsizefortheworldwouldnotholdthemthemoredominantgroupsbeatthelessdominant..Thistendencyinthelargegroupstogoonincreasinginsizeanddivergingincharactertogetherwiththeinevitabilityofmuchextinctionexplainsthearrangementofalltheformsoflifeingroupssubordinatetogroupsallwithinafewgreatclasseswhichhasprevailedthroughoutalltime.ThisgrandfactofthegroupingofallorganicbeingsunderwhatiscalledtheNaturalSystemisutterlyunexplainableonthetheoryofcreation..Asnaturalselectionactssolelybyaccumulatingslightsuccessivefavorablevariationsitcanproducenogreatorsuddenmodifications;itcanactonlybyshortandslowsteps.Wecanseewhythroughoutnaturethesamegeneralendisgainedbyanalmostinfinitediversityofmeansforeverypeculiaritywhenonceacquiredinlonginheritedandstructuresalreadymodifiedinmanydifferentwayshavetobeadaptedforthesamegeneralpurpose.Wecaninshortseewhynatureisextravagantinvarietythoughnotgenerousininnovation.Butwhythisshouldbealawofnatureifeachspecieshasbeenindependentlycreatednomancanexplain..Manyotherfactsareasitseemstomeexplicableonthistheory.Howstrangeitisthatabirdundertheformofawoodpeckershouldpreyoninsectsonthegroundandthatuplandgeesewhichrarelyorneverswimshouldpossesswebbedfeetandsoinendlessothercases.Butontheviewofeachspeciesconstantlytryingtoincreaseinnumberwithnaturalselectionalwaysreadytoadapttheslowlyvaryingdescendantsofeachtoanyunoccupiedorill-occupiedplaceinnaturethesefactsceasetobestrangeormightevenhavebeenanticipated.
45.Wecantoacertainextentunderstandhowitisthatthereissomuchbeautythroughoutnature;forthismaybelargelyattributedtotheagencyofselection.Thatbeautyaccordingtooursenseofitisnotuniversalmustbeadmittedbyeveryonewhowilllookatsomehideousbatswithadistortedresemblancetothehumanface.S4243444526PartCDirections:ReadthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedsegmentsintoChinese.10pointsYouaregoingtoreadatextaboutthestateofcollegestudentsmentalhealthfollowedbyalistofexamples.ChoosethebestexamplefromthelistA一Fforeachnumberedsubheading41一
45.Thereisoneextraexamplewhichyoudonotneedtouse.Thestateofcollegestudentsmentalhealthcontinuestodecline.WhatsthesolutionInthemonthsbeforeMassachusettsInstituteoftechnologysophomoreElizabethShindiedshespokewithsevenpsychiatristsandonesocialworker.Thepsychiatristsdiagnosedmajordepression;thetherapistrecommendedhospitalization.Shintoldadeanthatshewascuttingherselfandletaprofessorknowthatshewantedtocommitsuicide.Thehousemasterofherdormandtwoofherfriendsstayedupnightstowatchher.Butitwasntenough.OnApril102000ElizabethShinlockedherdormroomdoorandsetherclothesonfire.Fourdayslatershewasdead.Manycollegesarerunningintothornysituation.HerparentsKisukandChoHyunShinfiledsuitagainstMITchargingitsemployeeswithgrossnegligenceandwrongfuldeath.Itsanextremecasebutitillustratesaproblemfacingmanyotherschoolsasmoreandmorestudentslineupatcounselingcentersrequiringincreasinglyintensivetherapyormedicationorboth.Studentswithsubstantialpersonalityproblems.Thenumberoffreshmenreportinglessthanaverageemotionalhealthhasbeensteadilyrisingsince1985accordingtothenewestdatafromanannualnationwidesurveybytheUniversityofCalifornia-LosAngeles.ReasonsforthedeclineofcollegestudentsmentalhealthCollegetherapistsciteseveralreasonsfortheapparentdeteriorationinstudentmentalhealth.Notonlyhasthisgenerationgrownupinthemuch-malignederaofthedisintegratingAmericanfamilyitisalsomoreusedtotherapyandsomorelikelytoseekhelp.Ascompetitiontogetintocollegegetstougherstudentsburnoutbeforetheyevengetthere.Andkidswithseverepsychologicalproblemswhointhepastwouldntevenhavemadeit.tocollegenowtakepsychotropicdrugsthathelpthemsucceed.Thesoaringnumberofvisitorstocollegepsychiatrists.CollegesfirstcreatedcounselingcentersforstudentswhoneededcareerandacademicadvicesaysRobertGallagherauthorofthecounselingcentersurveyandformerdirectoroftheUniversityofPittsburghs5services.Aspsychologicalcounselingtookoverthecentersotheradvisingfunctionswerepackedofftootherpartsofthecampus.Inadequaciesofcollegetherapyservices.Theballooningcaseloadsmeanthereisn,tthetimeorthestafftoofferlong-termtherapytoanybutthemosttroubled.〃Youcantjustloadupwiththefirst100studentsandseethemregularlywithouthavingopeningsfornewpeople”saysGallagher.Insteadcollegesfocusongettingstudentsoverimmediatecrises.WhatsthesolutionSomeschoolshavetriedfillingthegapbygettingmoreinvolvedinstudentslives.TheUniversityofSouthCarolinatheUniversityofNevada-RenoandTexasAMofferin-depthseminarsonthetransitiontoCollegethathelpstudentsgettoknowoneprofessorreallywell.SowheredoparentsfitinallthisInmanycasestheydont.Federalprivacylawsreinforcetheseparationbyforbiddingthereleaseofeducationalrecordstoanyonebutthestudent.SodespitethoseheftytuitionchecksparentsliketheShinoftendontgetafullypictureofwhattheirchildrenslivesarereallylike.Shindidnotwantherparentstoknowabouthermiseryandnoonetoldthemab47484950参考答案【
一、UseofEnglish]1〜5CDABB6~10CBDBD11〜20点击下载查看答案【
二、ReadingComprehension]「5BADCC6〜10ACDBDll~30点击下载查看答案perspectivesindicesdiameters
4、4A.somethingB.anythingC.everythingD.nothing
5、5fasteningstickingtakingseeing
6、6A.fancyB.practiceC.realityD.illusion
7、⑺fragmentstriflesremainssubstances
8、8atthemercyofwithregardtointheinterestsofD.byvirtueof
9、9abovelikeC.besideD.including10A.jealousyB.generosityC.identityD.prudence11advocatedemonstrateexhibitreveal12A.concernsB.relatesC.involvesD.retains13A.sharedB.joinedC.boundD.hurried14beforebecauseunlessuntil15sighvisionreachglance16obscureinvisibleC.remoteD.primitive17A.extravagantB.extremeC.credibleD.wretched18endlimitspanD.length19butforthoughwhile20downoverinup
二、ReadingComprehension
1、PartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingABCorD.40pointsOnaweekdaynightthisJanuarythousandsofflag-wavingyouthspackedOlayaStreetRiyadhsmainshoppingstriptocheeramemorableSaudivictoryintheGCCCupfootballfinal.Onecarrockmusicblaringfromitsstereosquealedtoastopblockinganintersection.Thepassengersleaptoutclamberedontotheroofanddancedwildlyinfrontofthehonkingcrowd.Havingparalyzedthetrafficacrosshalfthecitytheyspedoffbeforethepolicecouldcatchthem.SuchpublicoccasionwasonceunthinkableintherigidconformistkingdombutnowyoungpeoplethereandinotherGulfstatesareincreasinglywillingtochallengeauthority.Thatdoesnotmakethemrebels:respectforeldersforreligiousdutyandformaintainingfamilybondsremainpre-eminentvaluesandpremaritalsexisgenerallyoutofthequestion.Yetdemographyisbeginningtoputpressureonultra-conservativenorms.Afterall60%oftheGulfsnativepopulationisundertheageof
25.Withmanymoreofitscitizensinschoolthanintheworkforcetheregionfacesatleastagenerationofrocketingdemandforemployment.IneverysingleGCCcountrythenativeworkforcewilldoubleby
2022.InSaudiArabiaitwillgrowfrom
3.3mnowtoover8m.Thetaskofmanagingthissurgewouldbedauntingenoughforanysocietybutisparticularlyforbiddinginthisregionforseveralreasons.ThefirstisthattheGulfsuffersfromalopsidedlaborstructure.Thisgoesbacktothe1970swhenballooningoilincomesallowedgovernmentstoimportmillionsofforeignworkersandtodispensecozyjobstothelocals.Theresultisatwo-tierworkforcewithoutsidersworkingmostlyintheprivatesectorandnativesmonopolizingthestatebureaucracy.Privatefirmsareasproductiveasany.Butwithinthegovernmentclaimsonestudyworkersareworthonlyaquarterofwhattheygetpaid.Similarlyintheeducationsector30yearsspentkeepingpacewithsoaringstudentnumbershastakenaheavytollonstandards.TheSaudischoolsystemforinstancetodayhastocopewith5mstudentseighttimesmorethanin
1970.AndmanyGulfcountriesadaptedtheircurriculafromEgyptianmodelsthatarenowthoroughlydiscredited.Theycontinuetofavorrotelearningoffacts〃intendedtoinstillpatriotismorreligiousvalues.Evenworsethesystemasawholediscouragesintellectualcuriosity.Itchannelsstudentsintoacquiringprestigedegreesratherthangainingmarketableskills.Ofthe120000graduatesthatSaudiuniversitiesproducedbetween1995and1999only10000hadstudiedtechnicalsubjectssuchasarchitectureorengineering.Theyaccountedforonly2%ofthetotalnumberofSaudisenteringthejobmarket.Thewildbehaviorofyoungpeopledepictedinthefirstparagraphisintendedto.A.tospotlighttheirsocialproblems.B.tointroducethechangeofSaudiyouths.C.tocriticizetheirconformistimage.D.toappreciaterebelsagainstsocialvalues.ThebasicproblemofpeoplepressurefacingtheSaudiauthorityliesin.A.expandingworkforce.B.explodingpopulation.C.practicalintelligence.D.intellectualcuriosity.。