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：科學態度的本質是人類的智力能夠成功地理解宇宙的奧秘。 A) essence 本質 B) texture 質地 C) content 內容 D) threshold 門檻 12. C 參考譯文：那位老太太患有慢性咳嗽，短時間內無法完全治愈。 A) perpetual 永久的 B) permanent 永恒的 C) chronic 慢性的 D) sustained 持續的 13. B 參考譯文：記者發來的是一份可靠的新聞報道，我們可以依賴它。 A) evident 明顯的 B) authentic 真實的 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老師，我可以告訴你，她具有一種鼓舞力量，激發著她的學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：一些研究者認為某些人具有易受干燥熱風傷害的神經系統，我們稱他們為天氣敏感者。 A) subjective 主觀的 B) subordinate 下級的 C) liable 可能的 D) vulnerable 脆弱的