2022-2023年山东省菏泽市公共英语五级(笔试)知识点汇总（含答案）

2022-2023年山东省菏泽市公共英语五级(笔试)知识点汇总（含答案）学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.ListeningComprehension(15题)1.Whatwouldhappentoastudentifhisemployerreportshisimproperbehavior?

A.Hewouldbefired.

B.Hewouldnotgethispay.

C.Hewouldnotgetanotherjob.

D.Hewouldbefined.

2.听力原文：M：DidyouhearabouttheaircrashthatoccurredinSouthAmericarecently?Itwasquiteatragicaccident!

W：No,Ididn'tseeanythinginthenewsaboutit．Whathappened?

M：AforeignairlinerwasattemptingtolandatnightinamountainousareainArgentinaandflewintoahill!

W：Thatsoundsreallyterrible!Didanyonesurvive?

M：No，everyoneaboard，includingthecrew，waskilledinstantly．

W：Whatwerethecircumstances?Weretheybadweather,afire,orenginefailure?

M：Apparently，thereweresomelowcloudsinthearea，butmostlyitwasjustmiscommunicationbetweenthepilotsandtheairtrafficcontrollers．

W：Weren'ttheybothspeakinginEnglish，theofficialinternationalaviationlanguage?

M：Yestheywere，butthetransitionfrompoorqualityradioswasslightlydistortedandtheaccentsoftheSpanishspeakingcontrollerswassostrongthatthepilotsmisunderstoodavitalinstruction．

W：Howcouldamisunderstandinglikethatcausesuchaseriousaccident?

M：Thepilotsweretoldtodescendto22,000feet．Theinstructionactuallymeant22,000feet，buttheythoughttheyhearddescend2,000feet．That'sahugedifference．anditshouldhavebeenconfirmed．butitwasnot．Unfortunately，theterrainofthemountainsinNorweijaascendto2,000feet．

W：Sothepilotsdiddescendtothewrongaltitudethen，becausetheywerefollowingtheaircontroller'sinstructions．

M：Sadlyenough，yestheydid．Itwasareallybadmistake．Manypeoplediedasaresultofthesimplymisunderstanding．

W：Wow，that'sapowerfullessononhowimportantitcanbetoaccuratelycommunicatewitheachother．

Whatwasthecauseofthetragedy?

A.Badweather.

B.Humanerror.

C.Breakdownoftheengines.

D.Communicationssystemfailure.

3.WhatdoesDr.Huberthinkaccomplishthesameobjective?

4.Whenwillthespeakertalkabouttheeconomicandpoliticalchanges?

5.Wherewastheinterviewconducted?

6.Whatwilltheclassdonow?

A.Hearanotherreport.

B.DiscussoneofEmilyDickinson'spoems.

C.Hearalecturegivenbytheteacher.

D.Discusspoemstheyhavewrittenthemselves.

7.PartA

Directions:Youwillhearatalk.Asyoulisten,answerQuestions1-10bycirclingTRUEorFALSE.YouwillhearthetalkONLYONCE.Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions1-10.

听力原文：Thereareseveralplacesintheworldthatarefamousforpeoplewholiveforaverylongtime．Thesesplacesareusuallymountainousareas，farawayfrommodemcities．Doctors，scientistsandpublichealthexpertsoftentraveltotheseregionstosolveamysteriouslonghealthylife；theexpertshopetobringtothemodemworldthesecretsoflongevity．

HunzaishighintheHymalayanMountainsofAsia．There，manypeopleoveronehundredyearsofagearestillinphysicalhealth．Menofninetyarenewfathers．andwomenoffiftystillhavebabies．Whatarethereasonsforthisgoodhealth?ScientistsbelievethatthepeopleofHunzahavethesethreebenefits：first，physicalwork，usuallyinthefieldsorwithanimals；second，ahealthenvironmentwithcleanairandwater：andwhat'smore,asimplediethighinvitaminsandnutritionbutlowinfat，cholesterol，sugarandchemicals．

PeopleintheCaucasusMountaininRussiaarealsofamousfortheirlongevity．Inthisarea，thereareamazingexamplesofverylong-livedpeople．Birthrecordsarenotusuallyavailable．butawomancalledTsurbaprobablyliveduntilage160;amancalledShiraliprobablyliveduntil168．Hiswidowwas120yearsold．Ingeneral，peoplenotonlylivealongtime，buttheyalsolivewell．Theyarealmostneversick，andwhentheydie，theyhavenotonlytheirownteethbutalsoafullheadofhairandgoodeyesight．

Vilcabamba，Ecuador，isanotherareafamousforthelongevityofitshabitants．Thisregion—likeHunzaandtheCaucasus—isalsoinhighmountains．farawayfromcities．InVilcabamba．too．thereisverylittledisease．Onereasonforthegoodhealthofthepeoplemightbetheclean，beautifulenvironment：thetemperatureisabout70Fahrenheitallyearlong；thewindalwayscomesfromthesamedirection；andtheregionisrichinflowers，fruits，vegetablesandwildlife．

Insomeways，thedietsofthehabitantsinthethreeregionsarequitedifferent．Hunzukutseatmainlyrawvegetables，fruit(especiallyapricots)，andchapattis—akindofpancake；theyeatmeatonlyafewtimesayear．TheCaucasiandietconsistsmainlyofmilk，cheese，vegetables，fruitandmeat；mostpeopletheredrinkthelocalredwinedaily．InVilcabamba，peopleeatasmallamountofmeateachweek，batthedietconsistslargelyofgrain，corns，beans，potatoesandfruit．

ExpertsfindonesurprisingfactinthemountainsofEcuador．Mostpeoplethere，eventheveryold，consumealotofcoffee，drinkalargeamountofalcohol，andsmokefortytosixtycigarettesdaily．

However，thedietsaresimilarintwogeneralways：first，thefruitsandvegetablesthattheinhabitantsofthethreeareaseatareallnatural；thatis，theycontainnochemicalsandsecond，thepeopleconsumefewercaloriesthanpeopledointheotherpartsoftheworld．AtypicalNorthAmericantakesinallaverageof3,300calorieseveryday；atypicalinhabitantofthesemountainousareasbetween1,700and2,000calories．

Inhabitantsinthethreeregionshavemoreincommoncalories,naturalfood，theirmountainsandtheirdistancefrommodemcities．becausethesepeopleliveincountrysideandaremostlyfarmers，theirlivesarephysicallyhard．Thus，theydonotneedtogotohealthclubsbecausetheygetalotofexerciseintheirdailywork．Inaddition，although，theirlivesarehard，thepeopledonotseemtohavetheworriesofcitypeople．Theirlivesarequiet．Consequently，someexpertsbelievethatphysicalexerciseandfreedomfromworrymightbethetwomostimportantsecretsoflongevity．

Somemodemcitiesareusuallyfamousforpeoplewholiveaverylongtime.

A.RightB.Wrong

8.PartB

Directions:Youwillhear3conversationsortalksandyoumustanswerthequestionsbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheartherecordingONLYONCE.

听力原文：W：Jim，thankgoodnessyou'vearrived．Theclasspresentationstartedhalfanhourago，andIwasjustbeginningtopanic．

M：I'msorryforbeinglate，Alice.Thismorninghasbeenarealmess．Ididn'tthinkIwasgoingtomakeithereatall．

W：Whyareyoulate?Ourpresentationdependsonthosegraphsyouareholding．

M：Yes，Iknow．I'lltellyouaboutitlater．First，let'sseehowwearedoingfortime．Twogroupsarestillaheadofus，aren'tthey?Thepresentationsonthefightsoftheconsumerandtheanalysisofthestockmarket．ThatmeansI'vegottwentyminutestosortout．

W：Youlookcold．Whathappened?

M：I'vebeenstandingoutsideinarctictemperaturesforoveranhourwaitingforabus．

W：Overanhour?ButIthoughtyourapartmentwasonlyatenminutebusridetocampus．

M：Innormalconditions，butthebuswasdelayedbecauseoftheweather，andwhenIstoppedinadrugstoretocallhomeforaride，thebuswentby．Asluckwouldhaveittherewasnooneathome，soIhadtowaitanotherforty-fiveminutesforthenextbus．

W：That'sMurphy'sLaw，isn'tit?Whatdiditsay?Ifanythingcangowrong，itwill．Well，we'vestillgottwentyminutestogetourwitstogether．

Whatisthewoman'stoneofvoicewhenshefirstseestheman?

A.Frustrated.B.Relieved.C.Sarcastic.D.Apologetic.

9.MDhassixdepartmentalmanagersatthemoment．

A.RightB.Wrong

10.Sugarincoldsweetdrinksslowstheliquidfromgettingintotheblood-stream.

A.TrueB.Fasle

11.Whatlessoncouldbedrawnfromtheaccident?

A.Accuratecommunicationisofutmostimportance.

B.Pilotsshouldbeabletospeakseveralforeignlanguages.

C.Aircontrollersshouldkeepaclosewatchontheweather.

D.Cooperationbetweenpilotsandaircontrollersisessential.

12.Dr.MannisnowinCambridge,writingabookonthe______.

13.Waterisasimportantasvitamins,mineralsandproteinsforlife.

A.TrueB.Fasle

14.Howmanypsychologistsarementionedinthetalk?

15.听力原文：M:Doyouthinkwomenaregenerallybetteratcertainthingsthanmen?

W:Well,itseemstomewomenaremuchbetteratdealingwithmorethanonethingatatime.Idon'tknowwhetherthishastodowiththedifferenceintheirbrainorwhetherit'sjusthowtheyhavetocopemoreoftenwithmorethanonething.Forexample,itisusuallywomenwhowork,havebabies,lookafterthebabiesandtakethemainresponsibilityforlookingafterthehome.Andmaybeit'spracticingallthatmakeswomenbebetterabletodomorethanonethingatatime.Men,itseemstome,canonlyconcentrateononethingatatime,includingboringdomesticthingslikewashingthedishes.Ifafriendofminewhoisamanwashesthedisheshe'llfinditquitedifficulttoconductaconversationatthesametime,whereasifI'mdoingthedishesI'malwaystalkingtosomeone,probablycookingsomethingaswell,andfindingthatnottoostressful.

M:Doyouthinkwomenaremoreinterestedinpersonalrelationshipsthanmen?

W:Generally,yes,thoughagainIdon'tknowifthisisbecausethatfromanearlyagetheyaretaughttopleaseotherpeople,whereasmenarealwaystaughttopleasethemselves.Ithinkrelationshipsaremorecentraltomostwomen'slives.Forexample,Ithinkmendon'thaveverygoodconversationswitheachother,whereaswomendo.Ifyoulistentowomentalking,oftentheywillbehaving,afterarelativelyshorttimeofknowingeachother,fairlypersonalandtruthfulconversations,whereasmenhaveconversationsnotaboutwhatI'dcallrealthings.Theywilltalkabouttheirworkinaverysuperficialway,ortheirinterestsinaverysuperficialway,forexample,andfootballisthe—um—justasortofwayformentorelatetoeachotherwithoutactuallysayinganythingimportant,itappearstome.

Accordingtothewoman,whywomenaremuchbetteratdealingwithmorethanonethingatatime?

A.Shedoesn'tknowthereasonexactly.

B.Becausewomenaresmarterthanmen.

C.Becausewomenhavemorethingstodealwiththanmen.

D.Becausemenalwaysrefusetodealwithmorethanonethingatthesametime.

二、2.UseofEnglish(10题)16.

【C7】

17.

【C16】

18.(43)

19.

【C14】

20.(32)

21.Childrenwhogriptheirpenstooclosetothewritingpointarelikelytobeatadisadvantageinexaminations,【C1】______tothefirstseriousinvestigationintothewayinwhichwritingtechniquecandramaticallyaffecteducationalachievement.

Thesurveyof643childrenandadults,rankingfrompre-schoolto40-plus,alsosuggests【C2】______penholdingtechniqueshavedeterioratedsharplyoveronegeneration,withteachersnowpayingfar【C3】______attentiontocorrectpengripandhandwritingstyle.

StephanieThomas,alearningsupportteacher【C4】______findingshavebeenpublished,wasinspiredtoinvestigatethisarea【C5】______henoticedthatthosestudentswhohadthemosttroublewithspelling【C6】______hadapoorpengrip.WhileMr.Thomascouldnotestablishasignificantstatisticallink【C7】______pen-holdingstyle.andaccuracyinspelling,he【C8】______findhugedifferencesintechniquebetweentheyoungchildrenandthematureadults,andadefinite【C9】______betweennear-pointgrippingandslow,illegiblewriting.

Peoplewho【C10】______theirpensatthewritingpointalsoshowothercharacteristics【C11】______inhibitlearning,【C12】______aspoorposture,leaningtoo【C13】______tothedesk,usingfourfingerstogripthepen【C14】______thanthree,andclumsypositioningofthethumb(whichcanobscure【C15】______isbeingwritten).

Mr.Thomasbelievesthatthe【C16】______betweenelderandyoungerwritersis【C17】______toodramatictobeaccountedforsimplybythepossibilitythatpeoplegetbetteratwritingastheygrow【C18】______.Heattributesittoafailuretoteachthemosteffectivemethods,pointingoutthatthedifferencesbetween【C19】______groupscoincideswiththeabandonmentofformalhandwritinginstructioninclassroomsinthesixties."The30-year-oldshowedahugediversityofgrips,【C20】______theover40sgroupallhadauniform.'tripod'grip."

【C1】

22.

【C15】

23.(33)

24.

【C19】

25.(48)

三、3.ReadingComprehension(15题)26.(75)

27.

Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.

A.thedropofcrimerateiscausedbyJackMaples'stwo-tiersystem

B.thedropofcrimerateiscausedbytheincreasedimprisonment

C.itisdifficulttoidentifytheexactcauseforthefallofcrimerate

D.theincreasedimprisonmentisnotthereasonforthefallofcrimerate

28.

Ed'sencounterwiththerecyclingteamshowsthat______.

A.Edwasdesperatetocorrecthismistake.

B.EdonlywantedtogivemoneytoRaoul.

C.Edwasunwillingtotipthetruckdriver.

D.Ednolongerwantedtogivethemmoney.

29.

WhatdoestheauthorthinkofBotticelli'srepresentationskills?

A.Theyaretobefullyappreciated.

B.Theyevolvefromanuncertainsource.

C.Theyunderliehispersonality.

D.Theyconform.totheclassicalstyle.

30.TheissueofonlineprivacyintheInternetagefoundnewurgencyfollowingtheSept.11terroristattacks,sparkingdebateoverstrikingthecorrectbalancebetweenprotectingcivillibertiesandattemptingtopreventanothertragicterroristact.Whilepreventingterrorismcertainlyisofparamountimportance,privacyrightsshouldnotbedeemedirrelevant.

Inresponsetotheattacks,Congressquicklypassedlegislationthatincludedprovisionsexpandingrightsofinvestigatorstointerceptwire,oralandelectroniccommunicationsofallegedhackersandterrorists.CivillibertiesgroupsexpressedconcernsovertheprovisionsandurgedcautioninensuringthateffortstoprotectournationdonotresultinbroadgovernmentauthoritytoerodeprivacyrightsofU.S.citizens.Nevertheless,causingfurtherconcerntocivillibertiesgroups,theDepartmentofJusticeproposedexceptionstotheattorney-clientprivilege.OnOct.30,AttorneyGeneralJohnAshcroftapprovedaninterimagencyrulethatwouldpermitfederalprisonauthoritiestomonitorwireandelectroniccommunicationsbetweenlawyersandtheirclientsinfederalcustody,includingthosewhohavebeendetainedbutnotchargedwithanycrime,wheneversurveillanceisdeemednecessarytopreventviolenceorterrorism.

Inlightofthisbroadeningefforttoreachintocommunicationsthatwerepreviouslybelievedtobe"off-limits",theissueofonlineprivacyisnowanevenmorepressingconcern.Congresshastakensomelegislativestepstowardensuringonlineprivacy,includingtheChildren'sOnlinePrivacyProtectionAct,andprovidedprivacyprotectionsforcertainsectorsthroughlegislationsuchastheFinancialServicesModernizationAct.Thelegislationpassedtodatedoesnot,however,provideastatutoryschemeforprotectinggeneralonlineconsumerprivacy.Lackingdefinitivefederallaw,somestatespassedtheirownmeasures.Butmuchofthislegislationisincompleteornotenforced.Moreover,itbecomesunworkablewhenstatescreatedifferentprivacystandards;theInternetdoesnotknowgeographicboundaries,andcompaniesandindividualscannotbeexpectedtocomplywithdiffering,andattimesconflicting,privacyrules.

Ananalysisearlierthisyearof751U.S.andinternationalWebsitesconductedbyConsumersInternationalfoundthatmostsitescollectpersonalinformationbutfailtotellconsumershowthatdatawillbeused,howsecurityismaintainedandwhatrightsconsumershaveovertheirowninformation.

Ataminimum,CongressshouldpasslegislationrequiringWebsitestodisplayprivacypoliciesprominently,inform.consumersofthemethodsemployedtocollectclientdata,allowcustomerstooptoutofsuchdatacollection,andprovidecustomeraccesstotheirowndatathathasalreadybeencollected.AlthoughvariousInternetprivacybillswereintroducedinthe107thCongress,thefocusshiftedtoexpandinggovernmentsurveillanceinthewakeoftheterroristattacks.Plainly,governmenteffortstopreventterrorismareappropriate.Exactlyhowtheseexigentcircumstanceschangethenatureoftheonlineprivacydebateisstilltobeseen.

Concerningtheprotectionofprivacyandincreasedsurveillanceofcommunication,theauthorseemstoinsiston______.

A.theprioriyoftheformeraction

B.theexecutionofthelatterattheexpenseoftheformer

C.tighteningbothpoliciesatthesametime

D.abalancebetweenthetwoactions

31.

Toaudience,thetypicalAmericanastronaut______.

A.hasalimitedvocabulary

B.isaclean-cut,cheerfulandfrankguy

C.can'tunderstandasophisticatedjoke

D.iswell-builtbutratherslow-witted

32.Asthe2lstcenturybegins,anumberofleadersinpolitics,education,andotherprofessionsbelievethattheUnitedStatesmustadoptsomenewvaluestogoalongwiththeoldtraditionalones.WhatnewvaluesshouldAmericansadopt?Thisisaverydifficultquestiontoanswer.Certainly,agreatervalueshouldbeplacedontheconservationofnaturalresources;Americansshouldlearntouselessandwasteless.ButconservationhasneverbeenastrongvaluetoAmericans,whohavebelievedthattheircountryofferedanendless,abundantsupplyofnaturalresources.

Recently,progresshasbeenmade--moreandmoreAmericansarerecyclingtheirpaper,cans,bottles,andothergoods--butoldwastefulhabitsdiehard.Furthermore,theneedtoprotecttheenvironmentmayconflictwiththeneedforjobs,asintheNorthwest,whereconservationistsbattlelumbercompaniesthatwanttocutdownancientredwoodtrees.AbeliefinthevalueofconservationisstillcomparedwithotherAmericanvalues;itcanbecomestrongeronlyasAmericansseetheneedforitmoreclearly.

Inaddition,Americansmayneedtoplaceastrongvalueoncooperationonanationalscaletoachieveimportantnationalobjectives.TheAmericanideaofthenationalgoodhasneverbeenbasedonnationalcooperationbutratheronthefreedomoftheindividual,maintainingthoseconditionsthatprovidethegreatestfreedomandprosperityfortheindividual.ItisfarmoredifficultforAmericanstoacceptsharedsacrificeforthecommongoodandwell-beingoftheentirecountry.Forexample,althoughthemajorityofAmericansbelievethatitisextremelyimportanttobalancethenationalbudgetandreducethedeficit,theydonotwanttoseecutsingovernmentprogramsthatbenefitthempersonally.

TheAmericanvalueofcompetitionalsohindersthedevelopmentofaspiritofnationalcooperation.Competitionsometimesencouragesfeelingsofsuspicionratherthanthemutualtrustthatisnecessaryforsuccessfulnationalcooperation.AlthoughAmericansoftencooperatesuccessfullyonthelocallevel--inneighborhoodgroupsandchurches,forexample—theybecomesuspiciouswhenthenationalgovernmentbecomesinvolved.Forexample,onthenationallevel,theymayseethemselvesaspartofaninterestgroupthatiscompetingwithotherinterestgroupsforgovernmentfunds.Arequestbythenationalgovernmentforsharedsacrificemaybeseenascoerciveanddestructiveratherthanvoluntaryandconstructive.However,thedemandsofthe21stcenturymaycompelAmericanstoplaceagreatervalueonnationalcooperationtosolveproblemsthataffectthemall,directlyandindirectly.

Thebesttitleofthispassagecouldbe______.

A.WhichisBetter,NewValueorOldValue

B.Conservationvs.NeedforJobs

C.TheNeedforNewNationalValues

D.CooperationandCompetition

33.(67)

34.(73)

35.PartC

Directions:Answerquestions71-80byreferringtothefollowinggames.

Note:AnswereachquestionbychoosingA,BorCandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1.Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce.

Note:AnswereachquestionbychoosingA,B,CorDandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1.Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce.

A=BOOKREVIEW1B=BOOKREVIEW2

C=BOOKREVIEWS3D=BOOKREVIEW4

Whichbookreview(s)contain(s)thefollowinginformation?

Comparisonofthesignificanceoftwoeconomicbooks.71.______

Stiglitz'sprestigeinthefieldofeconomics.72.______

Stiglitz'scriticismofthosewhoexaggeratedthepowerofmarketsindevelopingcountries.73.______

Policymakingshouldconsiderlocalconditions.74.______

Theinterventionofgovernmentisthewaytoassistglobalization.75.______

Stiglitz'sdedicationtothedevelopmentofpoorcountries.76.______

Stiglitz'spreferenceofonetypeofeconomicpolicyoveranotherone.77.______

MorepeoplejoinedStiglitzincriticizingfreetradeandglobalization.78.______

Stiglitz'spointshavebeensupportedbywhatactuallyhappenedinthecountry.79.______

MainlygivespositivecommentsonStiglitzandhisnewbook.80.______

A

Themainpointofthebookissimple:globalizationisnothelpingmanypoorcountries.Incomesarenotrisinginmuchoftheworld,andadoptionofmarket-basedpoliciessuchasopencapitalmarkets,freetrade,andprivatizationaremakingdevelopingeconomieslessstable,notmore.Insteadofabiggerdoseoffreemarkets,Stiglitzargues,what'sneededtomakeglobalizationworkbetterismoreandsmartergovernmentintervention.Whilethishasbeensaidbefore,theideascarrymoreweightcomingfromsomeonewithStiglitz'scredentials.Insomeways,thisbookhasthepotentialtobetheliberalequivalentofMiltonFriedman's1962classicCapitalismandFreedom,whichhelpedprovidetheintellectualfoundationforagenerationofconservatives.ButGlobalizationandItsDiscontentsdoesnotrisetothelevelofcapitalismandfreedom.WhileStiglitzmakesastrongcaseforgovernment-orienteddevelopmentpolicy,heignoressomekeyargumentsinfavorofthemarket."Thebook'smainvillainistheInternationalMonetaryFund,theWashingtonorganizationthatlendstotroubledcountries",Stiglitz'contemptfortheIMFisboundless,"ItisclearthattheIMFhasfailedinitsmission,"hedeclares."ManyofthepoliciesthattheIMFpushedhavecontributedtoglobalinstability."

B

Whilepartsofthisbookaredisappointinglyshallow,Stiglitz'scritiqueofthemarket-driven90'sstillresonates,especiallywhenthebusinesspageisfullofstoriesaboutwhite-collarcrimeandthestockmarketseemsstuckinaperpetualrut.EventheUnitedStatescannotblithelyassumethatfinancialmarketswillworkonautopilot.ItistestamenttothesalienceofStiglitz'sargumentsthatmanyeconomists—evensomeBushAdministrationofficials—nowembracehisviewthateconomicchangeinthedevelopingworldmustevolvemorewithlocalconditions,notonWashington'scalendar.Withoutathoroughmakeover,globalizationcouldeasilybecomeaquagmire.StiglitzsharedaNobelPrizelastyearforhisworkanalyzingtheimperfectionsofmarkets.Hismaincomplainta-gainstRubinandSummers,whoservedasTreasurySecretaries,andagainstFischer,theNO.2officialanddefactochiefexecutiveoftheinternationalMonetaryFund,isthattheyhadtoomuchfaiththatmarketscouldtransform.poorcountriesovernight.Helabelsthesethreemenmarketfundamentalists,whofoughttomaintainfinancialsta

36.PartB

Directions:Inthefollowingarticlesomeparagraphshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions66-70,choosethemostsuitableparagraphfromthelistA-Ftofitintoeachofthenumberedgaps.Thereisoneparagraphwhichdoesnotfitinanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

AccordingtotheAmericanAcademyofDermatology,anestimated10to50millionpeopleinthiscountryhaveanallergicreactiontopoisonivyeachyear.Poisonivyisoftenverydifficulttospot.Itcloselyresemblesseveralothercommongardenplants,andcanalsoblendinwithotherplantsandweeds.Butifyoucomeintocontactwithit,you'11soonknowbytheitchy,blisteryrashthatformsonyourskin.Poisonivyisared,itchyrashcausedbytheplantthatbearsitsname.Manypeoplegetitwhentheyarehikingorworkingintheirgardenandaccidentallycomeintodirectcontactwiththeplant'sleaves,roots,orstems.Thepoisonivyrashoftenlookslikeredlines,andsometimesitformsblisters.

66.______

About85percentofpeopleareallergictotheurushiolinpoisonivy,accordingtotheAmericanAcademyofDermatology.Onlyatinyamountofthischemical—1billionthofagram—isenoughtocausearashinmanypeople.Somepeoplemayboastthatthey'vebeenexposedtopoisonivymanytimesandhavenevergottentherash,butthatdoesn'tnecessarilymeanthey'renotallergic.Sometimestheallergydoesn'temergeuntilyou'vebeenexposedseveraltimes,andsomepeopledeveloparashaftertheirveryfirstexposure.Itmaytakeuptotendaysfortherashtoemergethefirsttime.

67.______

Herearesomeotherwaystoidentifythepoisonivyplant.Itgenerallygrowsinaclusteroflow,weed-likeplantsorawoodyvinewhichcanclimbtreesorfences.Itismostoftenfoundinmoistareas,suchasriverbanks,woods,andpastures.Theedgesoftheleavesaregenerallysmoothorhavetiny"teeth".Theircolorchangesbasedontheseason—reddishinthespring;greeninthesummer;andyellow,orange,orredinthefall.Itsberriesaretypicallywhite.

68.______

Thebody'simmunesystemisnormallyinthebusinessofprotectingusfrombacteria,viruses,andtheirforeigninvadersthatcanmakeussick.Butwhenurushiolfromthepoisonivyplanttouchestheskin,itinstigatesanimmuneresponse,calleddermatitis,towhatwouldotherwisebeaharmlesssubstance.Hayfeverisanotherexampleofthistypeofresponse;inthecaseofhayfever,theimmunesystemoverreactstopollen,oranotherplant-producedsubstance.

69.______

Theallergicreactiontopoisonivyisknownasdelayedhypersensitivity.Unlikeimmediatehypersensitivity,whichcausesanallergicreactionwithinminutesofexposuretoanantigen,delayedhypersensitivityreactionsdon'temergeforseveralhoursorevendaysaftertheexposure.

70.______

Intheplaceswhereyourskinhascomeintocontactwithpoisonivyleavesorurushiol,withinonetotwodaysyou'lldeveloparash,whichwillusuallyitchrredden,burn,swell,andform.blisters.Therashshouldgoawaywithinaweek,butitcanlastlonger.Theseverityofthereactionoftenhastodowithhowmuchurushiolyou'vetouched.Therashmayappearsoonerinsomepartsofthebodythaninothers,butitdoesn'tspread—theurushiolsimplyabsorbsintothe