Comprehension Passages

72-It is clear from the passage that…….. .

A)there was a mutiny among the crew

B)the Mary Celeste was one of the finest sailing vessels of her day

C)the Mary Celeste was not well equipped for a long voyage

***D)the people on board the Mary Celeste disappeared inexplicably

E)the crew of the Mary Celeste had been hit by an epidemic

We are all born with a number of instinctive physical reactions, things we do automatically, which are called primitive reflexes. One of the most interesting is called "grasp reflex". If you touch the palm of a baby's hand, the fingers will close around, whatever object is doing the touching. The baby's grip is so strong that if a baby grasps a rod with both hands, it can be lifted right off the ground. Some psychologists think that this goes back to our evolutionary past when we had to be able to hang on to tree branches or to our mother's fur as she moved. The reflex disappears at about six months of age.
73-We understand from the passage that primitive reflexes……….. .

A)are concentrated in the palm of a baby's hand

B)are a way of lifting babies off the ground

C)sometimes disappear after six months

***D)are things which we do automatically from the time we are born

E)are objects about which babies' fingers tend to close

74-It is clear from the passage that………….. .

A)human babies are good at hanging on to tree branches

B)psychologists make babies hang from tree branches to test their theories

C)until six months of age babies think their mothers have fur

***D)very young babies are sometimes stronger than we might think

E)only people living in primitive conditions have reflexes

75- According to some psychologists, ………….. .

***A)"grasp reflex" can be explained by the evolutionary phases of the human species

B)a baby's grip is much stronger among the members of primitive societies

C)lifting a baby off the ground provides good exercise for growing babies

D)babies instinctively hang onto their mothers

E)human beings are all born with a number of instinctive physical reactions

In 1857, when scholars in the new reading room of the British Museum looked up from their books, they could gaze upon the inspiring vastness of the blue and copper dome above them. By the time it closed, 140 years later, they were cursing the many hours they had to look at the dome while they waited for their books to arrive. A book would seldom arrive within two hours of being ordered, and sometimes readers would have to wait up to two days. This was because, in addition to the museum, the books were stored all over London, and some as far away as a depot in Yorkshire.