2010年佳鑫诺英语专业专接本阅读理解讲解部分

2010年嘉欣诺英语专业专接本阅读理解专项辅导

一．在阅读训练中值得思考的几个问题： 1. 2.

阅读材料中的主要文体有几种，写作特点、目的、出题点各是什么？ 影响阅读水平提高的因素？ 词汇量，语法，逻辑，知识面 3.我自己的主要问题在哪里？

二．本次强化训练的材料：

1.2008/2009年的专接本专业考试试题 2.阅读理解补充材料

记叙文举例：

About nine o'clock one evening in November, my roommate Li Ming was lying in bed, trembling with cold and having a cough. His head was aching so intensely that he kept groaning. His forehead felt very hot. We took his temperature. It was 38.5℃.

Without hesitation, I dialed “120”. It wasn't long before an ambulance arrived. One roommate brought a blanket for him. Another supported him in the ambulance. Our teacher insisted on giving him some money.

Is he a suspect H1N1 patient? Who can tell? But we didn’t retreat. When the savage H1N1 was spreading, people showed fearless spirit regardless of dangers to their own health. This kind of care between persons is the very kind giving, unselfish and priceless devotion or sacrifice. And it is just because of this care that we can have warm families, a happy life and a beautiful world.

说明文举例：

It is widely accepted that China is a country faced with severe water shortages. Insufficient water resources have slowed agricultural development. And to make matters worse, some of the traditional Chinese irrigation methods have wasted an astonishing

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amount of water. In China today, the utilization efficiency of farming water is about 30 to 40 per cent. This figure stands in sharp contrast to developed country's utilization average of 70-80 per cent. The low utilization efficiency has resulted from the adoption of some traditional Chinese irrigation methods. Only by using modern irrigation methods can we reduce water shortage in agriculture. One of the advantages of modern irrigation methods is that they alone can save 20-30 per cent of the present volume of wasted irrigation water.

议论文举例：

In a study of reading habits of Leeville citizens conducted by the University of Leeville, most respondents said they preferred literary classics as reading material. However, a follow-up study conducted by the same researchers found that the type of book most frequently checked out of each of the public libraries in Leeville was the mystery novel. Therefore, it can be concluded that the respondents in the first study had misrepresented their reading habits. 第一组阅读理解试题

Text A

Normally it takes years for the US Food and Drug Administration ( FDA) to approve a drug for general use. But, as FDA Commissioner Frank Young put it, \AIDS is extraordinary, and it must be met with extraordinary measures.\the FDA announced that it would allow wide distribution of a promising new drug that blocks the AIDS virus from multiplying -- at the same time that trials are being conducted to see whether the drug actually works. Dideoxyinosine (ddI) will be given experimentally to 2,600 people with AIDS or AIDS-related complex (ARC) in formal clinical trials, and it will be provided, free of charge, to the thousands of patients who are unable to tolerate AZT, the only FDA-approved anti-AIDS drug. AIDS activists hailed the agency's decision, saying that it will get the drug to patients who might otherwise die before trials are completed. \start, one that we've been working toward for a very long time,\

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said Mark Harrington of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power.

So far, in early tests with only a few patients, ddI appears to be as effective as AZT -- but with fewer side effects. For some, the drug causes painful nerve damage in the feet and, less often, swelling in the pancreas; the symptoms disappear when the patient stops taking the drug. There could be other unknown side effects, as well. But how powerful ddI will ultimately prove to be against the AIDS virus can only be determined through the upcoming larger trial.

U.S. Health officials warned AIDS sufferers not to overinterpret the FDA's move as an endorsement of ddI. \whether ddI is the same, better or worse than AZT, and it would be foolish for people to conclude we know the answer before we've done the studies,\Dr. Samuel Broder, director of the National Cancer Institute and a co-developer of ddI. Others worry that the decision might make difficult in the future to recruit volunteers for clinical testing of ddI, since subjects of formal tests risk receiving a placebo. Those questions will, of course, be resolved in time -- a commodity that people with AIDS don't have. 1. ddI is ______.

A)a new anti-AIDS drug that is better than AZT

B)a new drug that may prove to be effective in treating AIDS C)the only FDA-approved anti-AIDS drug

D)one of the two anti-AIDS drugs approved by the FDA

2. The recent move by the FDA is extraordinary in that ______.

A)it allows wide distribution of a new drug before it is actually proved effective B)it provides ddI, free of charge, to all AIDS patients

C)it has approved a new drug without doing the necessary studies D)it has approved a new drug without considering its side effects

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3. The FDA's decision is welcomed by AIDS activists because ______. A)ddI has no unknown side effects B)ddI has fewer side effects than AZT

C)patients who might die without ddI now have access to the drug D)it will no longer take long for the FDA to approve new drugs

4. The word commodity in this context means ______. A)goods

B)drug

C)placebo

D)time

5. This passage is intended to ______. A)advertise a new drug

B)welcome the quick action of the FDA C)report a piece of medical news

D)make a comparison between two anti-AIDS drugs

Text B

For years, kids have relied on video games to relieve boredom and, sometimes, to

experience -- vicariously, of course -- the thrill of high-speed travel. Yet because the game machines are designed primarily to entertain, they do not recreate the physical and psychological sensations that come with real motion. Now comes a machine that does. An English company, Super X Ltd. Of Bournemouth, has invented a recreational simulator (模拟装置) that it claims is unmatched when it comes to duplicating the sights, sounds, and \thrills\with adventurous activities.

The simulator, called Prokon, is a 16-foot-long and 6-foot-wide capsule that holds up to 14 people. \the machine and watch a fast-paced,

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three-to-five-minute movie on a large screen. The film simulates any one of 20 breathtaking experiences -- among them, riding in a race car, helicopter or spaceship, skiing or white-water rafting. High-quality speakers broadcast sounds that accompany the activity -- engine noise, for example -- while a multiaxis hydraulic system, controlled by a computer, moves the capsule in synchronization (同步) with film, creating a sense of rolling, pitching, braking and accelerating. \smell of burning tires and a blast of air in the face,\Andy Roberts, sales manager for Super X.

The Prokon simulator, which costs $140,000, can be used indoors or outside. It was designed mainly for theme parks (a rapidly expanding market in Britain) and shopping centers. Eighteen units have been sold already in the United Kingdom and abroad. The British government selected the machine to serve as the centerpiece for the British Pavilion at the recently concluded Brisbane (Australia) World Expo. A simulated ride will never substitute for real travel, but for those who want what Roberts calls \without the risk\next best thing. 6. The advantage of Prokon over video games is that ______.

A)Prokon can re-create the physical and psychological sensations that come with

real motion

B)Prokon can relieve boredom C)Prokon is cheaper

D)Prokon can be played both indoors and outside

7. Which of the following statements is true? A)Prokon can provide the smell of burning tires. B)Prokon can simulate any kind of travelling experiences. C)People can travel to any one of 20 places in Prokon. D)Prokon will eventually replace video games.

8. Which of the following statements is Not true?

A)Prokon was the chief attraction of the British Pavilion at the World Expo.

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B)Eighteen units of Prokon have already been sold in Britain. C)Prokon will never substitute for real travel.

D)Prokon provides excitement almost as real as that of real travel.

9. The passage is most likely to be ______. A)a piece of science fiction B)a piece of academic writing C)a piece of technical instruction D)a news report

10. The best title of the passage might be ______. A)Thrill of Adventure

B)Prokon -- Better Than Real Travel C)Simulated Trip, Real Fun D)A New Game Machine Text C

Another movement that originated apart from psychology but has had a profound

influence on psychological thinking is the school of psychoanalysis which was founded around the turn of the century by Sigmund Freud. Freud began his career in Vienna in the 1880's as a physician and neurologist (神经病学家). He became interested in psychological processes as the result of his experiences with patients who were suffering from hsyteria -- that is, from paralysis of the legs or arms that seemed to have no physical cause. His final theories represent a lifetime of observing and treating many kinds of neurotic patients and also of attempting to analyze his own personality.

Freud himself was rather neurotic in his youth, suffering from feelings of anxiety and deep depression. He retained some neurotic symptoms all his life, he was a compulsive smoker of as many as twenty cigars a day, was nervous about traveling, and was given to what were probably false complaints about poor digestion, constipation, and heart

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palpitation. However, he managed to overcome his early inclination toward depression and lived a rich professional, family, and social life -- an indication that in his case the physician had managed to heal himself, at least in large part.

One of Freud's great insights into the human personality was the discovery of how it is influenced by unconscious processes, especially motives of which we are unaware. At first his ideas were bitterly attacked; many people were repelled by his notion that man, far from being a rational animal, is largely at the mercy of his irrational unconscious thoughts. Many were shocked by his emphasis on the role of sexual motives and particularly by his insistence that even young children have intense sexual desires. Over the years, however, the furor (狂怒) has died out. There is considerable controversy over the value of psychoanalytical methods in treating neurotic patients, but even those who criticize psychoanalysis as a form of therapy accept some of Freud's basic notions about personality and its formation.

11. Psychoanalysis was founded by Sigmund Freud ______. A)at the beginning of this century B)in the last century C)in the 1880's

D)one hundred years ago

12. According to the passage, psychoanalysis ______. A)originated from psychology B)is part of psychology

C)originated independently of psychology D)was deeply influenced by psychology

13. Which of the following is Not true?

A)Sigmund Freud suffered from feelings of anxiety and depression.

B)Sigmund Freud suffered from indigestion, constipation and heart palpitation.

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C)Sigmund Freud was nervous about traveling. D)Sigmund Freud was rather neurotic in his youth.

14. According to Sigmund Freud, ______. A)man is a rational animal

B)man is powerless against his subconscious motives C)man tends to deny his sexual motives D)man can cure every disease by psychoanalysis

15. Freud's psychoanalysis ______.

A)won immediate acceptance by the general public B)is no longer popular in medical circles

C)is still creating furor because of its emphasis on the role of sexual motives D)is still controversial as to its value in treating neurotic patients Text D

After the great masters themselves, perhaps nothing in the musical world is as celebrated as the great violins. A great violin is a rarity--hard to find and harder to afford. The exact origin of the violin is obscure. It was probably created in the early 1500s, when the new polyphonic music demanded a stronger string sound than that of, say, the medieval vielle (a bowed string instrument). A century or so later, in Cremona, Italy, came the legendary era of fiddle making--which, for reasons that remain utterly mysterious, has never been equaled since. Nicolo Amati, (1596-1684) produced elegant, small-voiced violins. Antonio Stradivari (about 1644-1737), who is reckoned the greatest violin-maker of all time, enhanced the sweet, velvety-pure Amati tone by adding greater carrying power. A painstaking craftsman, he created and astonishing 1,100 instruments (of which some 550 survive) in a career that spanned seven decades. Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesu (1698-1744) was far less fastidious: he cared little for the exterior of his violins and sold them relatively cheaply. But their sound is extraordinary; they have dark, sensuous voices that carry easily

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even over huge modern orchestras.

Twenty years ago, a decent Strad could be had for $20,000. Today, the figure approaches $100,000. The best Strads, now cost a staggering $250,000 to $400,000. The 150 or so extant Guarneris are comparably priced. Even \appreciating in value by about 25 per cent a year.

The skyrocketing prices are caused by soaring demand. Now that the Far East has emerged as a new source of string players, the market is even harder pressed. At most, about twenty Strads and Guarneris change hands each year (the purchasers are almost all either professional or amateur musicians; there is only a handful of collectors). The auctioning of a famous violin usually causes great excitement in the musical world. Although the business of stealing rare violins continues, unfortunately, that of forging them does not. The last fakes were made in the 19th century. All too often, the label says \ Far more unusual is the case of the Los Angeles man, who thought that he had been \ after paying $6,000 for a violin, but it turned out to be a Strad. 16. The best violins are those made in ______. A)the early 1500s

B)the present century with completely new techniques C)Italy in the 17th and 18th centuries D)in Germany in the 19th century

17. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A)A Guarneri may not look as nice as a Strad. B)A Guarneri is as costly now as a Strad.

C)The best Strads or Guarneris cost 250,000 to 400,000 dollars each. D)There are now many forgers of Strads and Guarneris.

18. The price of best violins is going up fast because ______. A)the demand for them is increasing quickly

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B)no one has yet learned to make violins that are comparable in quality to a Strad or a Guarneri

C)few owners are willing to part with their rare possessions D)all of the above

19. Which of the following statements is true? A)Few people attempt to steal rare violins. B)Only the best violins are rising in value.

C)No one has yet learned the secret of how a Strad or a Guarneri was made. D)A real Strad is sought after only by musicians.

20. The Los Angeles man’s experience was unusual in that ______. A)he paid far less than the usual price for a real Strad B)he bought one of the last fakes made in the 19th century C)he had been overcharged outrageously

D)he bought a violin with a label that says %underneath says \Germany\

第一组阅读 Passage 1 1.B 2.A 3.C 4.D 5.C Passage 2 6.A 7.A 8.B 9.D 10.C Passage 1 11.A 12.C 13.B 14.B 15.D Passage 4 16.C 17.D 18.D 19.C 40.A

第二组阅读理解部分 Text A

Many of the home electric goods which are advertised as liberating the modern woman tend to have the opposite effect, because they simply change the nature of work

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instead of eliminating it. Machines have a certain novelty value, like toys for adults. It is certainly less tiring to put clothes in a washing machine, but the time saved does not really amount to much: the machine has to be watched, the clothes have to be carefully sorted out first, stains removed by hand, buttons pushed and water changed, clothes taken out, aired and ironed. It would be more liberating to pack it all off to a laundry and not necessarily more expensive, since no capital investment is required. Similarly, if you really want to save time you do not make cakes with an electric mixer, you buy one in a shop.

If one compares the image of the woman in the women’s magazine with the goods advertised by those periodicals, one realizes how useful a projected image cab be commercially. A careful balance has to be struck: if you show a labor-saving device, follow it up with a complicated recipe on the next page; on no account hint at the notion that a woman could get herself a job, but instead foster her sense of her own usefulness, emphasizing the creative aspect of her function as a housewife. So we get cake mixes where the cook simply adds an egg herself, to produce “that lovely home-baked flavor the family love”, and knitting patterns that can be made by hand, or worse still, on knitting machines, which became tremendously fashionable when they were first introduced. Automatic cookers are advertised by pictures of pretty young mothers taking their children to the park, not by professional women presetting the dinner before leaving home for work.

66. According to the passage, many of the home electric goods which are supposed to liberate women_________

A. remove unpleasant aspects of housework. B. Save the housewife very little time. C. Save the housewife’s time but not her money. D. Have absolutely no value for the housewife.

67. According to the context, capital investment refers to money _____ A. spent on a washing machine. B. borrowed from the bank.

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C. saved in the bank. D. lent to other people.

68. The goods advertised in women’s magazines are really meant to ________ A. free housewives from housework. B. Encourage housewives to go out to work. C. Turn housewives into excellent cooks. D. Give them a false sense of fulfillment. Text B

The “standard of living” of any country means the average persons share of the goods and services which the country produces. A country's standard of living, therefore, depends first and foremost on its capacity to produce wealth. \sense is not money, for we do not live on money but on things that money can buy --\clothing, and \transport and entertainment.

A country's capacity to produce wealth depends upon many factors, most of which have an effect on one another. Wealth depends to a great extent upon a country' s natural re-sources, such as coal, gold, and other minerals, water supply and so on. Some regions of the world are well supplied with coal and minerals, and have a fertile soil and a favorable climate; other regions possess none of them.

Next to natural resources comes the ability to turn them to use. Some countries are per-haps well off in natural resources, but suffered for many years from civil and external wars，and for this and other reasons have been unable to develop their resources. 'Sound and stable political conditions, and freedom from foreign invasion, enable a country to develop its natural resources peacefully and steadily, and to produce more wealth than another country equally well served by nature but less well ordered. Another important factor is the technical efficiency of a country's people. Industrialized countries that have trained numerous skilled workers and technicians are better placed to produce wealth than countries whose workers are largely unskilled.

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A country's standard of living does not only depend upon the wealth that is produced and consumed within its own borders, but also upon what is indirectly produced through international trade. For example, Britain's wealth in foodstuffs' and other agricultural products would be much less if she had to depend only on those grown at home. Trade makes it possible for her surplus manufactured goods to be traded abroad for the agricultural products that would otherwise be lacking. A country's wealth is, therefore, much influenced by its manufacturing capacity, provided that other countries can be found ready to accept its manufactures.

69. The standard of living in a country is determined by___________ A. its goods and service. B. the type of wealth produced. C. how well it can create wealth. D. what an ordinary person can share.

70. A country's capacity to produce wealth depends on all the factors EXCEPT________ A. peoples share of its goods. B. political and social stability. C. qualities of its workers. D. use of natural resources.

71. According to the passage,________ play an equally important role in determining a country's standard of living.

A. farm products B. industrial goods C. foodstuffs D. export import Text C

How we look and how we appear to others probably worries us more when we are in our teens or early twenties than at any other time in our life. Few of us are content to accept our-selves as we are, and few are brave enough to ignore the trends of fashion. Most

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fashion magazines or TV advertisements try to persuade us that we should dress in a certain way or behave in a certain manner. If we do, they tell us, we will be able to meet new people with confidence and deal with every situation confidently and without embarrassment. Changing fashion, of course, does not apply just to dress. A barber today does not cut a boy's hair in the same way as he used to, and girls do not make up in the same way as their mothers and grandmothers did. The advertisers show us the latest fashionable Styles and we are constantly under pressure to follow the fashion in case our friends think we are odd or dull.

What causes fashions to change? Sometimes convenience or practical necessity or just the fancy of an influential person can establish a fashion. Take hats, for example. In cold climates, early buildings were cold inside, so people wore hats indoors as well as outside. In recent times, the late President Kennedy caused a depression in the American hat industry by not wearing hats: more American men followed his example.

There is also a cyclical pattern in fashion. In the 1920s in Europe and America, short skirts became fashionable. After World War Two, they dropped to ankle length. Then they got shorter and shorter until the miniskirt was in fashion. After a few more years, skirts became longer again.

Today, society is much freer and easier than it used to be. It is no longer necessary to dress like everyone else. Within reason, you can dress as you like or do your hair the way you like instead of the way you should because it is the fashion. The popularity of jeans and the \top fashion houses.

At the same time, appearance is still important in certain circumstances and then we must choose our clothes carefully. It would be foolish to go to an interview for a job in a law firm wearing jeans and a sweater; and it would be discourteous to visit some distinguished scholar looking as if we were going to the beach or a night club. However, you need never feel depressed if you don't look like the latest fashion photo. Look around you and you’ll see that no one else does either! 72. The author thinks that people are____________

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A. satisfied with their appearance. B. concerned about appearance in old age. C. far from neglecting what is in fashion. D. reluctant to follow the trends in fashion.

73. Fashion magazines and TV advertisement seem to link fashion to _________ A. confidence in life. B. personal dress. C. individual hair style. D. personal future.

74. Causes of fashions are ____________

A. uniform. B. varied C. unknown D. inexplicable.

75. Present-day society is much freer and earlier because it emphasizes ________ A. uniformity. B. formality. C. informality D. individuality.

76. Which is the main idea of the last paragraph? A. Care about appearance in formal situations. B. Fashion in formal and informal situations. C. Ignoring, appearance in informal situations. D. Ignoring appearance in all situations. TEXT D

Massive changes in all of the world's deeply cherished sporting habits are underway. Whether it's one of London's parks full of people playing softball, and Russians taking up rugby, or the Superbowl rivaling the British Football Cup Final as a televised: spectator event in Britain, ;he patterns of players and spectators are changing beyond recognition, We are witnessing a globalization of our sporting culture ........That annual bicycle race, the Tour de France, much loved by the French is a good case in point. Just a few years back it

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was a strictly continental affair with France, Belgium and Holland, Spain and Italy taking part. But in recent years it has been dominated by Colombian mountain climbers, and American and Irish riders. The people who really matter welcome the shift toward globalization. Peugeot. Michelin and Panasonic are multi-national corporations that want worldwide returns for the millions they invest in teams. So it does them literally a world of good to see this unofficial world championship become just that.

This is undoubtedly an economic-based revolution we are witnessing here,, one made possible by. Communications technology, but made to happen because of marketing considerations. Sell the game and you can sell Coca Cola or Budweiser as well. The skilful way in which American football has been sold to Europe is a good example of how all sports will develop. The aim of course is not really to Spread the sport for its own sake, but to increase the number of people interested in the major money-making events.

The economics of the Superbowl are already astronomical. With seats at US$125, gate receipts alone were a staggering $10,000,000. The most important statistic of the day, however, was the $100,000,000 in TV advertising fees. Imagine how much that becomes when the eyes of the world are watching.

So it came as a terrible shock, but not really as a surprise, to learn that some people are now suggesting that soccer change from being a game of two 45-minute halves, to one of four 25-minute quarters. The idea is unashamedly to capture more advertising revenue, without giving any thought for the integrity of a sport which relies for its essence on the flowing nature of the action.

Moreover, as sports expand into world markets, and as our choice of sports as consumers also grows, so we will demand to see them played at a higher and higher level. In boxing we have already seen numerous, dubious world title categories because people will not pay to see anything less than a \orld Title \fights have to be held in different countries around the world!

77. Globalization of sporting culture means that ______- A. more people are taking up sports.

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B. traditional sports are getting popular. C. many local sports are becoming international. D. foreigners are more interested in local sports.

78. Which of the following is NOT related to the massive changes? A. Good economic returns. B. Revival

C. Communications technology. D. Marketing strategies.

79. What is the authors attitude towards the suggestion to change soccer into one of four 25-minute quarters?

A. Favorable. B. Unclear C. Reserved D. Critical

80. People want to see higher-level sports competitions mainly because______ A. they become more professional than ever. B. they regard sports as consumer goods. C. there exist few world-class championships D. sports events are exciting and stimulating.

第二组阅读理解部分（2004年）答案 66. B 67. A 68. D 69. C 70. A 71. D 72. C 73. A 74. B 75. C 76. A 77. C 78. B 79. D 80. B

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第三组试题

X. READING COMPREHENSION

In this section there are five passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. Mark your answers on your answer sheet.?? Passage 1

California is a land of variety and contrast. Almost every type of physical land feature, sort of arctic ice fields and tropical jungles can be found within its borders. Sharply contrasting types of land often lie very close to one another.

People living in Bakersfield, for instance, can visit the Pacific Ocean and the coastal plain, the fertile San Joaquin Valley, the arid Mojave Desert, and the high Sierra Nevada, all within a radius of about 100 miles. In other areas it is possible to go snow skiing in the morning and surfing in the evening of the same day, without having to travel long distance.

Contrast abounds in California. The highest point in the United States (outside Alaska ) is in California, and so is the lowest point (including Alaska). Mount Whitney, 14,494 feet above sea level, is separated from Death Valley, 282 feet below sea level, by a distance of only 100 miles. The two areas have a difference in altitude of almost three miles. California has deep, clear mountain lakes like Lake Tahoe, the deepest in the country, but it also has shallow, salty desert lakes. It has Lake Tulainyo, 12,020 feet above sea level, and the lowest lake in the country, the Salton Sea, 236 feet below sea level. Some of its lakes, like Owens Lake in Death Valley, are not lakes at all: they are dried-up lake beds. In addition to mountains, lakes, valleys, deserts, and plateaus, California has its Pacific coastline, stretching longer than the coastlines of Oregon and Washington combined.

1. Which of the following is the lowest point in the United States? A. Lake Tulainyo. B. Mojave desert. C. Death Valley. D. The Salton Sea.

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2. Where is the highest point in the United States located?

A. Lake Tahoe. B. Sierra Nevada. C. Mount Whitney. D. Alaska.

3. How far away is Death Valley from Mount Whitney?

A. About 3 miles. B. Only 100 miles. C. 282 feet. D. 14,494 feet.

4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as being within a radius of about 100 miles of Bakersfield?? A. The Pacific Ocean. C. Mojave Desert.

5. Which statement best demonstrates that California is a land of variety and contrast? A. The highest lake in California is Lake Tulainyo.

B. It is possible to go surfing and snow skiing in some parts of California without having to travel long distance.

C. Sierra Nevada, San Joaquin Valley, Mojave Desert and the Pacific Ocean all lie within a radius of about 100 miles.

D. Owens Lake, in Death Valley, is not really a lake at all. Passage 2

The destruction of our natural resources and contamination of our food supply continue to occur, largely because of the extreme difficulty in affixing legal responsibility on those who continue to treat our environment with reckless abandon. Attempts to prevent pollution legislation, economic in-centimes and friendly persuasion have been met by lawsuits, personal and industrial denial and long delays -- not only in accepting responsibility, but more importantly, in doing something about it.

It seems that only when government decides it can afford tax incentives or production sacrifices is there any initiative for change. Where is industry's and our recognition that protecting mankind's great treasure is the single most important responsibility? If ever there

B. San Joaquin Valley.

D. Oregon and Washington.

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will be time for environmental health professionals to come to the frontlines and provide leadership to solve environmental problems, that time is now.

We are being asked, and, in fact, the public is demanding that we take positive action. It is our responsibility as professionals in environmental health to make the difference. Yes, the ecologists, the environmental activists and the conservationists serve to communicate, stimulate thinking and promote behavioral change. However, it is those of us who are paid to make the decisions to develop, improve and enforce environmental standards, I submit, who must lead the charge.

We must recognize that environmental health issues do not stop at city limits, county lines, state or even federal boundaries. We can no longer afford to be tunnel-versioned in our approach. We must visualize issues from every perspective make the objective decisions. We must express our views clearly to prevent media distortion and public confusion. I believe we have a three-part mission for the present. First, we must continue to press for improvements in the quality of life that people can make for themselves. Second, we must investigate and understand the link between environment and health. Third, we must be able to communicate technical information in a form that citizens can understand. If we can accomplish these three goals in this decade, maybe we can finally stop environmental degradation, and not merely hold it back. We will then be able to spend pollution dollars truly on prevention rather than on bandages.

6. We can infer from the first two paragraphs that the industrialists disregard environmental protection chiefly because ______.

A) they are unaware of the consequences of what they are doing B) they are reluctant to sacrifice their own economic interests C) time has not yet come for them to put due emphasis on it D) it is difficult for them to take effective measures

7. The main task now facing ecologists, environmental activists and conservationists is ______.

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C) widen the gap between the developed and developing countries D) impose an intolerable economic burden on residents of large cities

19. The U.S. has to deal with the problems arising from vehicle use because ______. A. most Americans are reluctant to switch to public transportation systems B) the present level of oil prices is considered unacceptable C) other countries will protest its increasing greenhouse emissions D) it should take a lead in conserving natural resources

20. Which of the following is the best solution to the problems mentioned in the passage? A) The designing of highly efficient car engines. B) A reduction of vehicle use in cities. C) The development of electric cars. D) The use of less polluting fuels.

第三组试题参考答案： ? ? 1. C2. D3. B4. D5. C6. B7. B8. D9. A10. C 11. D 12. A13. D14. A15. C16. D17. B18. C19. C20. C

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