avoid social conflicts
act rationally
18. It can be inferred from the passage that the author admires great comic artists primarily for their
ability to understand the frequently subtle differences between good and evil
ability to reconcile the contradictions in human behavior
ability to distinguish between rational and irrational behavior
insistence on confronting the truth about the human condition
insistence on condemning human faults and weaknesses
19. Which of the following is the most accurate description of the organization of the passage?
A sequence of observations leading to a prediction
A list of inferences drawn from facts stated at the beginning of the passage
A series of assertions related to one general subject
A statement of the major idea, followed by specific examples
A succession of ideas moving from specific to general
It has long been known that the rate of oxidative metabolism in any animal has a profound effect on its living patterns. The high metabolic rate of small animals, for example, gives them sustained power and activity per unit of weight, but at the cost of requiring constant consumption of food and water. Very large animals, with their relatively low metabolic rates, can survive well on a sporadic food supply, but can generate little metabolic energy per gram of body weight. If only oxidative metabolic rate is considered, therefore, one might assume that smaller, more active, animals could prey on larger ones, at least if they attacked in groups. Perhaps they could if it were not for anaerobic glycolysis, the great equalizer.
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