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1.{{B}}SectionA{{/B}}{{BJ}Directions:{{/B}){{I}}Thissectionisto

testyourabiIitytounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare5recorded

dialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Both

thedialoguesandthequestionswi11bespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhear

aquestion,youshouIddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choices

markedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.Thenyoushouldmark

thecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingleIinethrough

thecenter.{{/I}}

A.Becausesheistooweaktosaymuch.

B.Becausesheisnotfamiliarwiththearea.

C.Becauseshehaslivedherefora'longtime.

D.Becauseshehasnevertakenthebusbefore.

2.{{B}}Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.{{/B})

A.Asksomeonetohelptheman.

B.Givethemanthenoteforhisreference.

C.Lendthemanherpencilandpaper.

D.Feelsorrythatshecan,thelptheman.

3.{{B}{Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.{(/B)}

A.Hedidn'tgototheinterview.

B.Hesucceededintheinterview.

C.Heforgotabouttheinterview.

D.Hewastoonervousintheinterview.

4.{{B}}Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.

A.Theyarenotbeautifulatall.

B.Theyarequitecomfortable.

C.Theyaretooexpensive.

D.Theydeservemoremoney.

5.{{B}}Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.{{/B})

A.Heworkedlate.

B.Hiscarbrokedown.

C.Heforgotabouttheappointment.

D.Hemetsomeoneelseontheway.

6.{{B}}PassageOneQuestions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhave

justheard.{{/B}}

A.4,500.

B.4,000.

C.3,500.

D.3,000.

7.{{B}}Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.{{/B}}

A.Inthekitchenofarestaurant.

B.Intheofficeofarestaurant.

C.Onthetelephone.

D.TnNewYork.

8.{(B)}PassageOneQuestions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhave

justheard.{{/B}}

A.Itisthelargestlanguagefamily.

B.Itwasoriginated4,900yearsago.

C.ItcontainsallthelanguagesspokeninEurope.

D.Manyofthepresent-dayEuropeanandIndianlanguagesaremodernforms

ofit.

9.{{B}{Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.{{/B}}

A.Hehastohandlealotofwork.

B.Therewillbealotofpeopleandcarsonthestreets.

C.Itisgoingtobecloudythisweekend.

D.Hedoesn*tlikedrivingacar.

10.{{B}}PassageOneQuestions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhave

justheard.{{/B}}

A.People*sinterestinhowlanguagesbegan.

B.Languagestodayandpast.

C.Theimportantlanguagefamilies.

D.TheEnglishlanguageinconstantchange.

11.{{B}}Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.{(/B)}

A.Buysomenewequipment.

B.Finishhisworkquickly.

C.Leavetheequipmentforthewoman.

D.Watchwhatthewomanisdoing.

12.{{B}}Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.{{/B})

A.Theclubneedssomesportsaswell.

B.Raisingthemoneywillbehard.

C.Thefestivalwillbegintheyearnicely.

D.Allthestudentswouldlikeaformalball.

13.

{{BJJTEXTA{{/B}}

In17th-centuryNewEngland,almosteveryonebeIievedinwitches.

StruggIingtosurviveinavastandsometimesunforgivingIand,America'

searIiestEuropeansettlersunderstoodthemseIvestobesurroundedby

aninscrutableuniversefilledwithinvisiblespirits,bothbenevoIent

andevil,thataffectedtheirIives.Theyoftenattributedasudden

i11ness,ahouseholddisasterorafinancialsetbacktoawitch*scurse.

ThebeIiefinwitchcraftwas,atbottom,anattempttomakesenseofthe

unknown.

WhiIewitchcraftwasoftenfeared,itwaspunishedonlyinfrequentIy.

Inthefirst70yearsoftheNewEnglandsettlement,about100peopIe

wereformaIlychargedwithbeingwitches;fewerthantwodozenwere

convictedandfewerstillwereexecuted.

Thencame1692.InJanuaryofthatyear,twoyounggirlsIivingin

thehouseholdoftheReverendSamueIParrisofSalemViIIagebegan

experiencingstrangefits.Thedoctoridentifiedwitchcraftasthecause.

Afterweeksofquestioning,thegirlsnamedTituba,Parris'sfemaIe

IndiansIave,andtwoIocaIwomenasthewitcheswhoweretormentingthem.

Judgingbypreviousincidents,onewouldhaveexpectedtheepisode

toendthere.Butitdidn1t.OtheryoungSalemwomenbegantosuffer

fitsaswelI.Beforethecrisisended,19peopIeformallyaccusedothers

ofaffIictingthem,54residentsofEssexCountyconfessedtobeing

witchesandnearly150peoplewerechargedwithconsortingwiththedeviI.

Whatledtothis

Traditionallyfhistorianshavearguedthatthewitchcraftcrisis

resultedfromfactionaIisminSalemViIIage,deliberatefaking,or

possiblytheingestionofha11ucinogensbytheaffIicted.IbeIieve

anotherforcewasatwork.TheeventsinSalemwereprecipitatedbya

confIictwiththeIndiansonthenortheasternfrontier,themost

significantsurgeofviolenceintheregioninnearly40years.

IntwoIittIe-knownwars,foughtlargelyinMainefrom1675to1678

andfrom1688to1699,Englishsettlerssuffereddevastatinglossesat

thehandsofWabanakiIndiansandtheirFrenchaliies.ThekeyaffIicted

accusersintheSalemcrisiswerefrontierrefugeeswhosefamiIieshad

beenwipedoutinthewars.Thesetormentedyoungwomensaidtheysaw

thedeviIintheshapeofanIndian.Intestimony,theyaccusedthewitches

一reputedringleader-theReverendGeorgeBurroughs,formerlypastorof

SalemViIIage-ofbewitchingthesoldiersdispatchedtofightthe

Wabanakis.WhileTituba,oneofthefirstpeopIeaccusedofwitchcraft,

hastraditiona11ybeenportrayedasablackormuIattowomanfromBarbados,

alItheevidencepointstoherbeinganAmericanIndian.

TothePuritansettlers,whobeIievedthemselvestobeGod'schosen

people,witchcraftexplainedwhytheywerelosingthewarsobadly.Their

IndianenemieshadthedeviIontheirside.

Inlatesummer,someprominentNewEnglandersbegantocriticizethe

witchprosecutions.Inresponsetothedissent,GovernorSirWilliam

PhipsofMassachusettsdissolvedinOctoberthespeciaIcourthehad

estabIishedtohandIethetrials.ButbeforehestoppedthelegaIprocess,

14womenand5menhadbeenhanged.Anothermanwascrushedtodeathby

stonesforrefusingtoenteraplea.ThewarwiththeIndianscontinued

forsixmoreyears,thoughsporadicaIly.Slowly,northernNewEnglanders

begantofeelmoresecure.Andtheysoonregrettedtheeventsof1692.

Withinfiveyears,oneJudgeand12jurorsforma11yapologizedasthe

coIonydeclaredadayoffastingandprayertoatonefortheinjustices

thathadbeencommitted.In1711,thestatecompensatedthefamiIiesof

thevictims.

Andlastyear,morethanthreecenturiesafterthesettlersreacted

toanexternalthreatbylashingoutirrationally,theconvictedwere

cIearedbynameinaMassachusettsstatute.It,sastoryworthremembering

―andnotjustonHalloween.

WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTdescribepeople'sunderstandingof

universeandwitchcraft

A.Existent.

B.Mysterious.

C.Scared.

D.Fiendish.

14.{{BJJTEXTBH/B}}

Feld,theshoemaker,wasannoyedthathishelper,Sobel,wasso

insensitivetohisreveriethathewouIdn'tforaminuteceasehisfanatic

poundingattheotherbench.Hegavehimalook,butSobe19sbaldhead

wasbentoverthelastasheworked,andhedidn'tnotice.Theshoemaker

shruggedandcontinuedtopeerthroughthepartlyfrostedwindowat,the

near-sightedhazeoffaIIingFebruarysnow.Neithertheshiftingwhite

bluroutside,northesuddendeepremembranceofthesnowyPoIishvi11age

wherehehadwastedhisyouthcouIdturnhisthoughtsfromMax,thecoIlege

boy(aconstantvisitorinthemindsinceearlythatmorningwhenFeld

sawhimtrudgingthroughthesnowdriftsonhiswaytoschooI),whomhe

somuchrespectedbecauseofthesacrificeshehadmadethroughoutthe

yearsinwinterordirestheat-tofurtherhiseducation.

Anoldwishreturnedtohaunttheshoemaker:thathehadhadason

insteadofadaughter,butthisblewawayinthesnowforFeld,ifanything,

wasapracticalman.YethecouldnothelpbutcontrastthediIigence

oftheboy,whowasapeddler1sson,withMiriam,sunconcernforan

education.True,shewasaIwayswithabookinherhand,yetwhenthe

opportunityaroseforaco11egeeducation,shehadsaidno,shewould

ratherfindajob.Hehadbeggedhertogo,pointingouthowmanyfathers

couIdnotaffordtosendtheirchiIdrentoco11ege,butshesaidshewanted

tobeindependent.Asforeducation,whatwasit,sheasked,butbooks,

whichSobeI,whodiIigentIyreadtheclassics,wouldasusuaIadviseher

on.Heranswergreatlygrievedherfather.

Afigureemergedfromthesnow,andthedooropened.Atthecounter

themanwithdrewfromawetpaperbagapairofbatteredshoesforrepair.

Whohewastheshoemakerforamomenthadnoidea,thenhishearttrembled

asherealized,beforehehadthoroughlydiscernedtheface,thatMax

himselfwasstandingthere,embarrassedIyexplainingwhathewanteddone

tohisoldshoes.ThoughFeldIistenedeagerly,hecouIdn,thearaword,

fortheopportunitythathadburstuponhimwasdeafening.

Hecouldn9texactlyrecalIwhenthethoughthadoccurredtohim,

becauseitwasclearhehadmorethanonceconsideredsuggestingtothe

boythathegooutwithMiriam.Buthehadnotdaredspeak,forifMax

saidno,howwouldhefacehimagainOrsupposeMiriam,whoharpedso

oftenonindependence,bIewupinangerandshoutedathimforhismeddIing

Still,thechancewastoogoodtoIetby:allitmeantwasanintroduction.

Theymightlongagohavebecomefriendshadtheyhappenedtomeet

somewhere,thereforewasitnothisduty-anobiigation-tobringthem

together,nothingmore,aharmlessconnivancetoreplaceanaccidentaI

encounterinthesubway,let1ssay,oramutualfriend1sintroduction

inthestreetJustlethimonceseeandtalktoher,andhewouldfor

surebeinterested.AsforMiriam,whatpossibIeharmforaworkinggirl

inanoffice,whometonlyIoudmouthedsalesmenandi11iterateshipping

clerks,tomaketheacquaintanceofafinescholarlyboyMaybehewould

awakeninheradesiretogotocoIIege;ifnot-theshoemaker*smind

atlastcametogripswiththetruth-lethermarryaneducatedmanand

IiveabetterIife.

Fromthefirstparagraph,wegettheimpressionthat

A.Feldmaynothaveahappychildhood.

B.Feldcherishedhischildhoodmemories.

C.Feldthoughthighlyofmanofperseverance.

D.Feldlivedanaffluentbutemptylife.

15.

{{BJJTEXTA{{/B}}

In17th-centuryNewEngland,almosteveryonebeIievedinwitches.

StruggIingtosurviveinavastandsometimesunforgivingIand,America'

searIiestEuropeansettlersunderstoodthemseIvestobesurroundedby

aninscrutableuniversefilledwithinvisiblespirits.bothbenevolent

andevil,thataffectedtheirIives.Theyoftenattributedasudden

iIIness,ahousehoIddisasterorafinanciaIsetbacktoawitch9scurse.

ThebeIiefinwitchcraftwas,atbottom,anattempttomakesenseofthe

unknown.

WhiIewitchcraftwasoftenfeared,itwaspunishedonlyinfrequentIy.

Inthefirst70yearsoftheNewEnglandsettlement,about100peopIe

wereformaIlychargedwithbeingwitches;fewerthantwodozenwere

convictedandfewerstillwereexecuted.

Thencame1692.InJanuaryofthatyear,twoyounggirlsIivingin

thehouseholdoftheReverendSamueIParrisofSalemViIIagebegan

experiencingstrangefits.Thedoctoridentifiedwitchcraftasthecause.

Afterweeksofquestioning,thegirlsnamedTituba,Parris,sfemaIe

IndiansIave,andtwoIocaIwomenasthewitcheswhoweretormentingthem.

Judgingbypreviousincidents,onewouldhaveexpectedtheepisode

toendthere.Butitdidn't.OtheryoungSalemwomenbegantosuffer

fitsaswelI.Beforethecrisisended,19peopleformallyaccusedothers

ofaffIictingthem,54residentsofEssexCountyconfessedtobeing

witchesandnearly150peoplewerechargedwithconsortingwiththedeviI.

Whatledtothis

Traditionally,historianshavearguedthatthewitchcraftcrisis

resultedfromfactionaIisminSalemViIIage,deliberatefaking,or

possiblytheingestionofhaIIucinogensbytheaffIicted.IbeIieve

anotherforcewasatwork.TheeventsinSalemwereprecipitatedbya

confIictwiththeIndiansonthenortheasternfrontier,themost

significantsurgeofviolenceintheregioninnearly40years.

IntwoIittIe-knownwars,foughtlargelyinMainefrom1675to1678

andfrom1688to1699,Englishsettlerssuffereddevastatinglossesat

thehandsofWabanakiIndiansandtheirFrenchallies.ThekeyaffIicted

accusersintheSalemcrisiswerefrontierrefugeeswhosefamiIieshad

beenwipedoutinthewars.Thesetormentedyoungwomensaidtheysaw

thedeviIintheshapeofanIndian.Intestimony,theyaccusedthewitches

—reputedringleader-theReverendGeorgeBurroughs,formerlypastorof

SalemViIIage-ofbewitchingthesoldiersdispatchedtofightthe

Wabanakis.WhileTituba,oneofthefirstpeopIeaccusedofwitchcraft,

hastraditionaIIybeenportrayedasablackormulattowomanfromBarbados,

alItheevidencepointstoherbeinganAmericanIndian.

TothePuritansettlers,whobeIievedthemseIvestobeGod'schosen

people,witchcraftexplainedwhytheywerelosingthewarsobadly.Their

IndianenemieshadthedeviIontheirside.

Inlatesummer,someprominentNewEnglandersbegantocriticizethe

witchprosecutions.Inresponsetothedissent,GovernorSirWilliam

PhipsofMassachusettsdissolvedinOctoberthespeciaIcourthehad

estabIishedtohandIethetrials.ButbeforehestoppedtheIegaIprocess,

14womenand5menhadbeenhanged.Anothermanwascrushedtodeathby

stonesforrefusingtoenteraplea.ThewarwiththeIndianscontinued

forsixmoreyears,thoughsporadically.Slowly,northernNewEnglanders

begantofeelmoresecure.Andtheysoonregrettedtheeventsof1692.

Withinfiveyears,oneJudgeand12jurorsformallyapoIogizedasthe

coIonydeclaredadayoffastingandprayertoatonefortheinjustices

thathadbeencommitted.In1711,thestatecompensatedthefamiIiesof

thevictims.

Andlastyear,morethanthreecenturiesafterthesettlersreacted

toanexternalthreatbylashingoutirrationallyttheconvictedwere

cIearedbynameinaMassachusettsstatute.It1sastoryworthremembering

—andnotjustonHalloween.

Theauthoraddsthatthewitchcraftcrisisof1692alsoarosefrom

A.theclashbetweenEuropeansettlersandtheIndians.

B.disagreementsamongEuropeansettlersinSalem.

C.thedelusionofthesickinSalem.

D.thepretensionofthesickinSalem.

16.{{BJJTEXTC{(/B))

Americaneconomistsoncespoofeduniversityeducationastheonly

industryinwhichthosewhoconsumeitsproductdonotpurchaseit;those

whoproduceitdonotseiIit,andthosewhofinanceitdonotcontrol

it.Thataptdescription,madeinthe1970s,hasbeenunderminedsinee

thenbytheemergenceofthefirstfor-profituniversitiesintheUnited

States.Controlledbyentrepreneurs,theseschooIswhichnumberabout

700andcountingseiIapracticaleducationtocareer-mindedstudents

andmakeagoodbuckdoingit.Theyarenowexpandingabroad,creating

thefirstmultinationalcorporationsinasectorlongsuspiciousof

balancesheets.

Thecompaniesareluredbyaboomingmarketinwhichcapitalist

competitionisstillscarce.Thenumberofuniversitystudentsis

expectedtodoubleinthenext25yearsto170miIIionworIdwide.Demand

greatlyexceedssupply,becausethe1990ssawmassiveglobalinvestment

inprimaryandsecondaryschools,butnotinuniversities.Thenumber

ofchiIdrenenrolledinprimaryorsecondaryschoolsroseby18percent

aroundtheworId-morethantwicetherateofincreaseinanyprevious

decade.NowthesekidsareoftengradualingfromhighschooItofindno

openingsinnationaIuniversities,whichneverthelessdon'tweIcome

for-profitcompetition.TheBraziIianuniversityteachers*unionwarned

thatforeigncorporationswouldturnhighereducationintoMadipIoma

industry".CriticsraisedthespecterofdecIiningquaIityandaloss

ofBrazil's"sovereigncontrolnovereducation.

For-profituniversitiesmetwithsimilarsuspicionwhentheyfirst

openedintheUnitedStates.Bythe1980stheywereregularlyaccused

ofofferingsubstandardeducationandhadtofightforacceptanceand

respect.Lately,theyhaveflourishedbycateringtoolderstudentswho

aren,tIookingforkegparties,justashortcuttoabettercareer.

For-profitcoIIegesnowattract8percentoffour-yearstudentsinthe

UnitedStates,upfrom3percentadecadeago.Bycuttingoutfrills,

includingsportsteams,studentcentersandsummervacation,these

schooIscanoperatewithprofitmarginsof20to30percent.

Insomecountries,theAmericancompaniesoperateastheydoathome.

ApoIIofoundaneasyfitinBraziI,wherefewuniversitieshavedorms,

studentsoftentakeofftimebetweenhighschoolandcollege,andthere,

snosummervacation-justtwobreaksinJulyandDecember.InotherLatin

countries,SyIvanhastakenadifferentapproach,buyingtraditional

residentialcollegesIiketheUniversidaddelValledeMexico(UVM).It

hasboostedenrolImentbyaddingandheaviIyadvertisingcoursesin

career-trackfieldsIikebusinessandengineering,andaddingno-frills

sateIIitecampuses.SensitivetothepotentiaIhostiIityagainstforeign

buyers,SyIvankeepsoriginalschooInames,addingitsownbrand,SyIvan

InternationalUniversities,topubIicitymaterials,andkeepstuition

inlinewithlocalprivateschools.

MostoftheschoolsthatSyIvanhaspurchasedweremanagedby

for-profitstobeginwith,includingtheprestigiousLesRochesHotel

ManagementSchoolinSwitzerIand.Butingenera11SaysUrdan,Sylvan,

stargets"havenotbeenrunwithworld-classbusinesspractices.They1

renotdistressed,butthere'sanopportunityforthemtobebetter

managed."WhenSylvanpaid$50millionforacontro11ingstakeinUVM

twoyearsago,theschooIhadrevenuesofabout$80millionandan

enrolImentof32,000.Thesuccessofthefor-profitsisnothingtobe

afraidof,saysWorldBankeducationexpertJamiISalmi:"Idon,tthink

theywiIIreplacetraditionaluniversities,buttheycanpushsomemore

traditionalproviderstobemoreinnovativeandmoreattentivetothe

needsofthelabormarket.”

SomestudentsatSylvanschooIsinLatinAmericaweIcometheforeign

invasion.AttheUniversidaddelasAmericasinSantiago,Daniela

ViIlagransaysfriendsteaseherforstudyingat"YankeeIand,"butshe

figuresSyIvanconnections"willgivemeanedgewhenIgoouttolook

forajob."TheemphasisonindependentthoughtiswhatseparatesUVM

fromotherinstitutionsinMexico.And,forbetterorworse,moreAmerican

schooIsareontheway.

Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat

A.Americansarearguingaboutthefor-profituniversities.

B.Americansusedtopaylittleforuniversityeducation.

C.Americansareinfavoroftheexpansionoftheuniversities.

D.Americanscallforthesupervisionofthefor-profituniversities.

17.{{BJJTEXTD({/B}}

CosmoIogyissometimespooh-poohedasmorephilosophythanscience.

Itasksdeepquestionsaboutnaturebutprovidesunsatisfyinglyvague

answers.Thecosmosmaybe12billionyearsold,butitcouldbeasmuch

as15billion.Thestarsbegantoshine100millionyearsaftertheBig

Bang,ormaybeit'sabillion."Ourideas,"acknowledgesMaxTegmark

oftheUniversityofPennsyIvania,"havebeenkindofwobbly."

ButmuchofthewobbIehasbeenfixed,thankstoasate11iteknown

astheWiIkinsonMicrowaveAnisotropyProbe,orWMAP.SinceJuly2001,

WMAPhasbeenorbitingindeepspace,morethanami11ionkilometersfrom

Earth,studyingthemostancientIightinexistence.Andinadramatic

reminderthatimportantspacescienceisaImostalwaysdonebymachines,

notfragiIehumans,itreportedaseriesofprecisionmeasurementsthat

wiIIfinallyputcosmoIogyonafirmfoundation.

J

Whatthesate11itefound,saysPrincetonUniversitysDavidSpergelt

atheoristontheWMAPteam,"isthattheuniversecanbeexplainedwith

fivenumbers."First,thecosmosis13.7biIIionyearsold,giveortake

anegIigibIecoupIeofhundredmillionyears.Second,thefirststars

turnedonjust200millionyearsaftertheBigBang.Finally,theuniverse

ismadeofthreethingsinthefollowingproportions:4%ordinaryatoms;

23%*'darkmatter,"whosenatureisstiIIunknown;and73%"darkenergy,"

theequa11ymysteriousforcewhoseantigravityeffectisspeedingupthe

cosmicexpansion."This,"saysastrophysicistJohnBahcaI11ofthe

InstituteforAdvancedStudyinPrinceton,NewJersey,"isariteof

passageforcosmology,fromspeculationtoprecisionscience."

WMAPlearnedthisandmorebyscrutinizingthefaintwhisperof

microwavesleftoverfromtheBigBang.Hiddeninthatradiationare

patternsofwarmerandcoolerspots,markingplaceswherematterwasa

IittIemoreorlessdensethanaverage-spotsthatwouldeventuaIly

evoIveintothecIustersofgalaxiesandemptyspacesthatweseetoday.

ThesepatternswerefirstdetectedincrudeformbytheCosmicBackground

ExplorersateIIitein1992,butwithoutenoughdetaiIformuchtobesaid

aboutthem.

ButwitharesoIutionsome40timesassharpasCOBE's,WMAPhaspIenty

tosay."It*salotIikematchingfingerprints,"saysSpergel."Weran

computersimuIationsbasedonmanydifferentvaIuesforaIIofthenumbers,

generatedpatternsforeachandfoundtheonethatbestmatchedwhatwe

actuallysaw.”

WMAPaIsoconfirmedwhatearIierexperimentshadsuggestedabouta

basiccharacteristicoftheuniverse:thegeometryofspace-time,inthe

Einsteiniansense,isflat.That'sconsistentwithatheorycalled

inflation,whichpositsthatthecosmosunderwentaperiodof

turbochargedexpansionbeforeitwasasecondold."Ihavetoadmit,"

saysBahcalI,"thatIwasskepticalofthepicturetheoristshadput

together.Inflation,darkmatter,darkenergy-it,salIpretty

implausible.Butthisimplausible,crazyuniversehasnowbeenconfirmed

withexquisitedetaiI."

That,snottosaythatWMAPhasansweredeveryquestion.Nobodyknows

whatdarkmatteranddarkenergyare,andthetheoryofinflation,while

strengthened,isfarfromproved.Beyondthat,therearesomestrange

measurementsinWMAP1s