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2021-2022年安徽省亳州市公共英语五级(笔试)模拟考试(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________
一、1.ListeningComprehension(15题)1.WhatkindofgraindidmostEuropeanseat500yearsago?
2.Thetalkismainlyabouttheimportanceof"feltimages".
A.TrueB.Fasle
3.Whataretheshoppinggoodsthatarebasicallyconsideredthesame?
A.Thosethatsatisfysimilarneedsoftheconsumer.
B.Thosethatconsumersdon'tcarewheretobuy.
C.Thosethatconsumersspendmuchtimelookingfor.
D.Thosethatcanbefoundeverywhere.
4.Canyougiveanexampleof"fillerwords"?
5.听力原文:Theexpression,"lameduck",canbeheardinalmostanyAmericantownorcity,especiallywherepeoplediscusspolitics.Mostoften,theyuseittodescribeapoliticianwhohascometotheendofhispower.
Thereareanumberofideasastowhere"lameduck"camefrom,thoughthepictureofalameduckisclearenough;aduckthathashaditswingscut,oritsfeetinjured,andcannolongerwalklikeahealthyone.
ThetermseemstohavecomeintotheAmericanlanguageaftertheCivilWarof1861-1865.Oneexplanationisthatitcamefromthelanguageofhunterswhofeltthatitwasfoolishtowastepowderortimeonadeadduck.Andalameduckisclosetobeingadeadduck.
Anotherexplanation,however,isthattheexpressioncamefromEngland.Thereitwasusedtodescribeamanwholostallhismoneyandcouldnotpayhisdebts.Hecoulddonothingbutwalklikealameduck.Andpeopleshowedlittlemercyforthepoorfellow.
ButintheUnitedStatespeopletookthephrasetodescribecongressmanwhofailedtogetre-electedbutstillhadalittletimeleftinoffice.
Later,theexpressionwasusedinabroadersense,generallydescribinganymanwhosedaysofpowerwerecomingtoanend.IthasoftenbeenusedtodescribethepositionofanAmericanpresidentinthelasttwoyearsorsoofhissecondterm.Itisadifficulttimeforhim,whenCongressisreadytoopposehimateveryturn.
Wherecantheexpression"lameduck"beheard?
A.Onlyamonghunters.
B.Amongprimaryschoolpupils.
C.Amongbeautifulladies.
D.Amongpeoplewhoarediscussingpolitics.
6.PartB
Directions:Youwillhear3conversationsortalksandyoumustanswerthequestionsbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheartherecordingONLYONCE.
听力原文:Right,everybody.WelcometoCentralCollegelibraryservices.Myname'sKathyJenkins.I'llgiveyouabriefintroductiontothelibrary.Wehaveawell-stockedbankofresourceswhicharelocatedinthreemainplaces:thelibraryitself,withbooksandperiodicals;theself-accesslanguagecentre,withaudioandvideomaterial;andthemicro-computerlab.I'llstartwiththemicro-computerlab,ormicro-labaswecallit.Itisfittedwith24personalcomputers.
Ifyouareamemberofthelibrary,youmayborrowCALLdiscsinFrench,German,Italian,SpanishandRussianaswellasEnglish.Bytheway,CALLstandsforcomputeraidedlanguagelearning:C-A-doubleL,"CALL",forshort.Youmayalsoborrowarangeofwordprocessinganddesktoppublishingpackages.Alldisksare,ofcourse,strictlyforuseinthemicro-labonly.Ifyouwishtoprintanythingyoushoulduseoneofthefivemachinesaroundtheoutsideoftheroom.Fourareconnectedtodotmatrixprinters,oneisconnectedtothelaserprinter.Ifyouwantabetterqualityprintoutfromthelaserprinter,comeandseemeoranyofthelibrarystaff.Dot-matrixprintoutsarefreebutthereisachargeforusingthelaserprinter.Thereisalwaysaqueuetogettotheterminalstowardstheendofterm.Comeinandgettoknowhowtousethecomputersearlyinthetermandusethemregularly,ratherthanjustbeforeexamsandessaydeadlines,inordertoavoiddelayordisappointment.Trainingsessionsareheldonaregularbasis,onthefirstandthirdThursdayofeachmonth,andarefreetofull-timestudentsofthecollege.Seeyouthere.Now,anyquestions?
Whatdoesthespeakersuggestthatthestudentsshoulddoduringtheterm?
A.Consultwithherfrequently.
B.Usethecomputerregularly.
C.Occupythecomputerearly.
D.Waitforone'sturnpatiently.
7.Thefrontdoortohishomedoesnotopenautomatically.
A.RightB.Wrong
8.MDrefersto"adoctorofmedicine".
A.TrueB.Fasle
9.Backinhisowncountry,Mr.WangstudiedC-languageandchemistry.
A.TrueB.Fasle
10.The"feltimage"letsyourecognizeyourphysicalexistenceintheworld.
A.TrueB.Fasle
11.Whatdoes"Apersonwhoisledaroundbythenose"mean?
A.Apersonwholetshisinstinctguidehim.
B.Apersonwhohasnowillofhisown.
C.Apersonwhoisdecisive.
D.Apersonwhoisfullofimaginationandcreativity.
12.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.
13.听力原文:M:Soyoureallybelievethatclothescarryakindofmessageforotherpeopleandthatwhatweputonisinsomewayareflectionofwhatwefeel?
W:Ohyes,verymuchso.Nowpeoplearebeginningtotakeseriouslytheideaofakindofpsychologyofclothing,tobelievethatthereisnotjustindividualtasteinourclothesbutalsoathinkingbehindwhatwewearwhichistryingtoexpresssomethingwemaynotevenbeawareofourselves.
M:Butsurelythishasalwaysbeenthecase.Wealldressupwhenwewanttoimpresssomeone,suchasforajobinterviewwithaprospectiveemployer;wethenmakeaneffortandputonsomethingsmart.
W:True,butthat'saconsciousact.WhatIamtalkingaboutismoreofasubconsciousthing.Takeforexamplethestudentwhoisawayfromhomeatcollegeoruniversity:ifhetendstowraphimselfupmorethantheothers,thisisbecauseheisprobablyfeelinghomesick.Similarly,ageneralfeelingofinsecuritycansometimestaketheform.ofoverdressinginwarmerclothesthannecessary.
M:Canyougiveanyotherexamples?
W:Yes.Ithinkpeoplewhoaresociableandoutgoingtendtodressinanextrovertedway,preferringbrighterormoredazzlingcolorsyellows,brightreds,andsoon.Inthesameway,whatmightbeseenasaparallelwiththeanimalkingdom,aggressiveclothesmightindicateanaggressivepersonalityorattitudetolife.Thinkaboutthethreatdisplaysusedbyanimalswhentheywanttowarnoffopponents.
M:Doyouthinkthecareorlackofitoverthewayweactuallywearourclotheshasanythingtotellus?
W:Yes,indeed.Thelength,forexample,ofaman'strousersspeaksvolumesaboutthisawarenessofhisownimage.Or,ifhistrousersaretooshortorhangingloosely,thisprobablymeanshe'sabsorbedbyotherthings.
Accordingtothewoman,whatgovernstheclotheswewear?
A.Adesiretoexpressoneselfandshowone'swealth.
B.Individualtasteandloveforbeauty.
C.Loveforbeautyandadesiretoimpressotherpeople.
D.Individualtasteandadesiretoexpressoneself.
14.Whatwasusedtocarrymostmailafterthecoloniesbecameanation?
15.听力原文:M:Haveyousettledin?
W:Yes,Ifeelmyselfquiteathomenow.Ihaven'tgotusedtothefoodyetbutI'menjoyingthelifeoncampus.
M:Good.Nowwe'dbettermakesureyouenjoyyourstudies.Weofferaverywiderangeofoptionsonthefoundationcourse,asyouknow,butyoucanonlytakesixcourses.Doyouknowwhatyouwanttodoyet?
W:Yes,moreorless:butI'mnotsurewhethertodobiologicalsciencesorGerman.
M:Well,that'squiteadifference.Let'ssee…you'veselectedtodo:physicalsciences,basicelectronics,artanddesign,CAD…that'scomputeraideddesignandEnglish.
W:Yes,fivecourses.
M:That'squitearange.Don'tyouwanttodomathsorcomputerprogramming,forexample?
W:Well,I'minterestedinelectronicsincomputersespeciallyinwritingcomputergames.I'dliketoproduceeducationalsoftware,educationalgames,
eventually.I'vetaughtmyselfalotofprogrammingandIwasgoodatmaths.Idon'tthinkIneedeitherofthem.
M:Then.whydidyouchoosetodoananddesign?
W:Well.thatwillbegoodformygraphics.Ineedthattoproducegames…CAD.too.I'veneverdonecomputeraideddesignbefore.
M:No…right…they'vegotsomepowerfulpackagesinthecomputergraphicsandCADoffices…you'llenjoythat.So…thatleavesEnglish.It'smostlyEnglishliterature.IknowyourEnglishisallright.Butasafirstyearstudent.you'llhavetotaketheCambridgeProficiencyTest.
W:Allfight.
Whoistheman?
A.Studentadvisor.
B.Courseteacher.
C.Admissionsofficer.
D.Departmentsecretary.
二、2.UseofEnglish(10题)16.
【C3】
17.
【C8】
18.(43)
19.(35)
20.(48)
21.(44)
22.(50)
23.
【C20】
24.(34)
25.
【C19】
三、3.ReadingComprehension(15题)26.
______mayaffectthedownstreamwaterqualityandhaveanimpactonplantlife?
27.PartB
Directions:Inthefollowingarticlesomeparagraphshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions66-70,choosethemostsuitableparagraphfromthelistA-Ftofitintoeachofthenumberedgaps.Thereisoneparagraphwhichdoesnotfitinanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.
Withunfamiliarhumanbeings,whenweacknowledgetheirhumanness,wemustavoidstaringatthem,andyetwemustalsoavoidignoringthem.Tomakethemintopeopleratherthanobjects,weuseadeliberateandpoliteinattention.Welookatthemlongenoughto,makeitquiteclearthatweseethem,andthenweimmediatelylookaway.
66.______
Theimportantthinginsuchanexchangeisthatwedonotcatchtheeyeofonewhomwearerecognizingasaperson.Welookathimwithoutlockingglances,andthenweimmediatelylookaway.Recognitionisnotpermitted.
67.______
Ifyoupasssomeoneinthestreet,youmayeyetheoncomingpersonuntilyouareabouteightfeetapart,thenyoumustlookawayasyoupass.Beforetheeight-footdistanceisreached,eachwillsignalinwhichdirectionhewillpass.Thisisdonewithabrieflookinthatdirection.Eachwillveerslightlyandthepassingisdonesmoothly.
68.______
Tostrengthenthissignal,youlookdirectlyattheother'sfacebeforelookingaway.69.______
Itbecomesimpossibletodiscoverjustwhattheyaredoing.Aretheylookingatyoutoolong,toointently?Aretheylookingatyouatall?Thepersonwearingtheglassesfeelsprotectedandassumesthathecanstarewithoutbeingnoticedinhisstaring.However,thisisaself-deception.Totheotherperson,darkglassesseemtoindicatethatthewearerisalwaysstaringathim.
Weoftenusethislook-awaytechniquewhenwemeetfamouspeople.Wewanttoassurethemwearerespectingtheirprivacyandthatwewouldnotdreamofstaringatthem.Thesameistrueofthecrippledorphysicallyhandicapped.Welookbriefandthenlookawaybeforethestarecanbesaidtobeastare.
70.______
Ofcourse,theoppositeisalsotrue.Ifwewishtoputapersondown,wemaydosobystaringlongerthanisacceptablypolite.Insteadofdroppingourgazeswhenwelockglances,wecontinuetostare.Thepersonwhodisapprovesofinterracialmarriagesordatingwillstarerudelyattheinterracialcouple.Ifhedislikeslonghair,shortdresses,orbeards,hemayshowitwithalonger-than-acceptablestare.
A.Therearedifferentformulasfortheexchangeofglancesdependingonwherethemeetingtakesplace.
B.Inthesubwayorbuswherelongridesinveryclosecircumstancesareanecessity,wemaybehardputtofindsomewayofnotstaring.Wesneakglances,butlookawaybeforeoureyescanlock.Ifwelookwithanunfocusedglancethatmissestheeyesandsettlesonthehead,themouth,thebodyforanyplacebuttheeyesisanacceptablelookingspotfortheunfocusedglance.
C.Actuallyinthiswaywearesaying,inbodylanguage,"Iknowyouarethere,"andamomentlaterweadd,"ButIwouldnotdreamofintrudingonyourprivacy."
D.Itisthetechniqueweuseforanyunusualsituationwheretoolongastarewouldbeembarrassing.Whenweseeaninterracialcouple,wealsousethistechnique.Wemightuseitwhenweseeamanwithanunusualbeard,withextralonghair,withoutlandishclothes,oragirlwithaminimalminiskirtmayattractthislook-and-away.
E.ForthispassingencounterDr.ErvingGoffmaninbehavior.inpublicplacessaysthatthequicklookandtheloweringoftheeyesisbodylanguagefor,"Itrustyou.Iamnotafraidofyou."
F.Sometimestherulesarehardtofollow,particularlyifoneofthetwopeoplewearsdarkglasses.
(66)
28.ThehistoryofresponsestotheworkoftheartistSandroBotticelli(1444—1510)suggeststhatwidespreadappreciationbycriticsisarelativelyrecentphenomenon.Writingin1550,VasariexpressedanuneasewithBotticelli'swork,admittingthattheartistfittedawkwardlyintohisevolutionaryschemeofthehistoryofart.Overthenexttwocenturies,academicarthistoriansdefamedBotticelliinfavorofhisfellowsFlorentine,Michelangelo.Evenwhenanti-academicarthistoriansoftheearlynineteenthcenturyrejectedmanyofthestandardsofevaluationadoptedbytheirpredecessors,Botticelli'sworkremainedoutsideofacceptedtaste,pleasingneitheramateurobserversnorconnoisseurs.(Manyofhisbestpaintings,however,remainedhiddenawayinobscurechurchesandprivatehomes.)
TheprimaryreasonforBotticelli'sunpopularityisnotdifficulttounderstand:mostobservers,upuntilthemid-nineteenthcentury,didnotconsiderhimtobenoteworthy,becausehiswork,forthemostpart,didnotseemtotheseobserverstoexhibitthetraditionalcharacteristicsofthefifteenth-centuryFlorentineart.Forexample,Botticellirarelyemployedthetechniqueofstrictperspectiveand,unlikeMichelangelo,neverusedchiaroscuro.
AnotherreasonforBotticelli'sunpopularitymayhavebeenthathisattitudetowardthestyle.ofclassicalartwasverydifferentfromthatofhiscontemporaries.Althoughhewasthoroughlyexposedtoclassicalart,heshowedlittleinterestinborrowingfrom,theclassicalstyle.Indeed,itisparadoxicalthatapainteroflarge-scaleclassicalsubjectsadoptedastyle.thatwas.onlyslightlysimilartothatofclassicalart.
Inanycase,whenviewersbegantoexaminemorecloselytherelationshipofBotticelli'sworktothetraditionofthefifteenthcenturyHorentineart,hisreputationbegantogrow.AnalysesandassessmentsofBotticellimadebetween1850and1870bytheartistsofthePre-Raphaelitemovement,aswellasbythewriterPater(althoughhe,unfortunately,basedhisassessmentonanincorrectanalysisofBotticelli'spersonality),inspiredanewappreciationofBotticellithroughouttheEnglish-speakingworld.YetBotticelli'swork,especiallytheSistinefrescoes,didnotgenerateworldwideattentionuntilitwasfinallysubjectedtoacomprehensiveandscrupulousanalysisbyHomein1908.Homerightlydemonstratedthatthefrescoessharedimportantfeatureswithpaintingsbyotherfifteenth-centuryFlorentines—featuressuchasskillfulrepresentationofanatomicalproportions,andofthehumanfigureinmotion.However,Homearguedthat.Botticellididnottreatthesequalitiesasendsinthemselves—rather,thatheemphasizedcleardepletionofastory,auniqueachievementandonethatmadethetraditionalFlorentinequalitieslesscentral.
BecauseofHome'semphasiscrucialtoanystudyofart,thetwentiethcenturyhascometoappreciateBotticelli'sa-chievements.
Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.TheRoleofStandardArtAnalysesandAppraisals
B.SandroBotticelli:FromRejectiontoAppreciation
C.TheHistoryofCritics'ResponsestoArtWorks
D.BotticelliandFlorentine:AComparativeStudy
29.
WhatdoestheauthorsayabouttheordinarypeopleintheThirdWorldcountries?
A.Theyarebeginningtorealizetheimportanceofenvironmentalprotection.
B.Theybelievethatmanychildrenarenecessaryforprosperity.
C.Theyarereluctanttoacceptadvicefromthegovernment.
D.Theythinkthatearningalivingismoreimportantthannatureconservation.
30.PartC
Directions:Answerquestions71-80byreferringtothefollowinggames.
Note:AnswereachquestionbychoosingA,BorCandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1.Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce.
A=TheImperialPalaceB=TheTempleofHeavenC=PotalaPalaceD=JokhangTempleWhichpalaceortemple...
isthespiritualcenterofTibet?71.______
iscircularinthenorthernpartwhilesquareinthesouthernpart?72.______
presentsthelargestandmostcompleteensembleoftraditionalarchitecture?73.______
coversabuildingspaceof90thousandsquaremeters?74.______
istheoldestoneamongthefourinthetext?75.______
canpresentthevisitorthesignificanceofHeavenKitchen?76.______
isacombinationofarchitecturalstylesfromHan,TibetanandNepalese?77.______
wasthereligiousandpoliticalcenterofoldTibet?78.______
isalongwithmanycomparativelysmallbuildingsoneitherside?79.______
presentsanedictsignedwiththeGreatFifth'shandprint?80.______
A
TheImperialPalace
Whatstrikesonefirstinabirds-eyeviewofBeijingproperisavasttractofgoldenroofsflashingbrilliantlyinthesunwithpurplewallsoccasionallyemergingamidthemandastretchofluxurianttreeleavesflankingoneachside.ThatistheformerImperialPalace,popularlyknownastheForbiddenCity,fromwhichtwenty-fouremperorsoftheMingandQingDynastiesruledChinaforsome500years—from1420to1911.TheMingEmperorYongLe,whousurpedthethronefromhisnephewandmadeBeijingthecapital,ordereditsconstruction,onwhichapproximately10,000artistsandamillionworkmentoiledfor14yearsfrom1406to1420.Atpresent,thePalaceisanelaboratemuseumthatpresentsthelargestandmostcompleteensembleoftraditionalarchitecturecomplexandmorethan900,000piecesofcourttreasuresinalldynastiesinChina.
LocatedinthecenterofBeijing,theentirepalacearea,rectangularinshapeand72hectaresinsize,issurroundedbywallstenmetershighandamoat52meterswide.Ateachcornerofthewallstandsawatchtowerwithadouble-eaveroofcoveredwithyellowglazedtiles.
Themainbuildings,thesixgreathalls,onefollowingtheother,aresetfacingsouthalongthecentralnorth-southaxisfromtheMeridianGate,thesouthentrance,toShenwumen,thegreatgatepiercinginthenorthwall.Oneithersideofthepalacearemanycomparativelysmallbuildings.SymmetricallyinthenortheasternsectionliethesixEasternPalacesandinthenorthwesternsectionthesixWesternPalaces.ThePalaceareaisdividedintotwoparts:theOuterCourtandtheInnerPalace.Theformerconsistsofthefirstthreemainhalls,wheretheemperorreceivedhiscourtiersandconductedgrandceremonies,whilethelatterwasthelivingquartersfortheimperialresidence.AttherearoftheInnerPalaceistheImperialGardenwheretheemperorandhisfamilysoughtrecreation.
B
TheTempleofHeaven
TheTempleofHeavenwasinitiallybuiltinYongleYear18oftheMingDynasty(in1420).Situatedinthesouthernpartofthecity,itcoversthetotalareaof273hectares.WiththeadditionsandrebuildingduringtheMing,QingandotherDynasties,thisgrandsetofstructureslookmagnificentandglorious;thedignifiedenvironmentappearssolemnandrespectful.ItistheplaceforbothMingandQingDynasty'sEmperorstoworshipHeavenandprayforgoodharve
31.
AccordingtoJackMaple,tocutcrime______.
A.theheadsofpolicedepartmentshouldmakemorecontactwiththecriminals
B.thegovernmentshouldeducatetheresidentsmore
C.acomputersystemcalledComstatshouldbeadoptedbythepolice
D.thecriminalsshouldbeseverelypunished
32.
Toaudience,thetypicalAmericanastronaut______.
A.hasalimitedvocabulary
B.isaclean-cut,cheerfulandfrankguy
C.can'tunderstandasophisticatedjoke
D.iswell-builtbutratherslow-witted
33.(68)
34.(74)
35.Defendersofspecialprotectivelaborlegislationforwomenoftenmaintainthateliminatingsuchlawswoulddestroythefruitsofacentury-longstrugglefortheprotectionofwomenworkers.Evenabriefexaminationofthehistoricpracticeofcourtsandemployerswouldshowthatthefruitofsuchlawshasbeenbitter;theyare,inpractice,moreofacursethanablessing.
Sex-definedprotectivelawshaveoftenbeenbasedonstereotypicalassumptionsconcerningwomen'sneedsandabilities,andemployershavefrequentlyusedthemaslegalexcusesfordiscriminatingagainstwomen.AftertheSecondWorldWar,forexample,businessesandgovernmentsoughttopersuadewomentovacatejobsinfactories,thusmakingroominthelaborforceforreturningveterans.Therevivalorpassageofstatelawslimitingthedailyorweeklyworkhoursofwomenconvenientlyaccomplishedthis.Employershadonlytodeclarethatovertimehourswereanecessaryconditionofemploymentorpromotionintheirfactory,andwomencouldbequitelegallyfired,refusedjobs,orkeptatlowwagelevels,allinthenameof“protecting”theirhealth.Byvalidatingsuchlawswhentheyarechallengedbylawsuits,thecourtshavecolludedovertheyearsinestablishingdifferent,1essadvantageousemploymenttermsforwomenthanformen,thusreducingwomen'scompetitivenessonthejobmarket.Atthesametime,eventhemostwell-intentionedlawmakers,courts,andemployershaveoftenbeenblindtotherealneedsofwomen.Thelawmakersandthecourtscontinuetopermitemployerstoofferemployeehealthinsuranceplansthatcoverallknownhumanmedicaldisabilitiesexceptthoserelatingtopregnancyandchildbirth.
Finally,laborlawsprotectingonlyspecialgroupsareoftenineffectiveatprotectingtheworkerswhoareactuallyintheworkplace.Somechemicals,forexample,posereproductiverisksforwomenofchildbearingyears;manufacturersusingthechemicalscomplywithlawsprotectingwomenagainstthesehazardsbyrefusingtohirethem.Thusthesex-definedlegislationprotectsthehypotheticalfemaleworker,buthasnoeffectwhateveronthesafetyofanyactualemployee.Thehealthriskstomaleemployeesinsuchindustriescannotbenegligible.sincechemicalstoxicenoughtocausebirthdefectsinfetusesorsterilityinwomenarepresumablyharmfultothehumanmetabolism.Protectivelawsaimedatchangingproductionmaterialsortechniquesinordertoreducesuchhazardswouldbenefitallemployeeswithoutdiscriminatingagainstany.
Insum,protectivelaborlawsforwomenarediscriminatoryanddonotmeettheirintendedpurpose.Legislatorsshouldrecognizethatwomenareintheworkforcetostay,andthattheirneeds—goodhealthcare.adecentwage,andasafeworkplace—aretheneedsofallworkers.Lawsthatignorethesefactsviolatewomen'srightsforequalprotectioninemployment.
Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingresultedfromthepassageorrevivalofstate1awslimitingtheworkhoursofwomenworkers?
A.Womenworkerswerecompelledtoleavetheirjobsinfactories.
B.Manyemployershaddifficultyinprovidingjobsforreturningveterans.
C.Manyemployersfoundithardtoattractwomenworkers.
D.Thehealthofmostwomenfactoryworkersimproved.
36.WorldleadersmetrecentlyatUnitedNationsheadquartersinNewYorkCitytodiscusstheenvironmentalissuesraisedattheRioEarthSummitin1992.TheheadsofstateweresupposedtodecidewhatfurtherstepsshouldbetakentohaltthedeclineofEarth'slife-supportsystems.Infact,thismeetinghadmuchtheflavouroftheoriginalEarthSummit.Towit:emptypromises,hollowrhetoric,bickeringbetweenrichandpoor,andirrelevantinitiatives.ThinkU.S.Congressinslowmotion.
Almostobscuredbythistorporisthefactthattherehasbeensomeremarkableprogressoverthepastfiveyears—realchangesintheattitudeofordinarypeopleintheThirdWorldtowardfamilysizeandadawningrealisationthatenvironmentaldegradationandtheirownwell-beingareintimately,andinversely,linked.Almostnoneofthis,however,hasanythingtodowithwhatthebureaucratsaccomplishedinRio.
Oritdidn'taccomplish.OneitemontheagendaatRio,forexample,wasarenewedefforttosavetropicalforests.(ApreviousUN-sponsoredinitiativehadfallenapartwhenitbecameclearthatitactuallyhasteneddeforestation.)AfterRio,aUNworkinggroupcameupwithmorethan100recommendationsthathavesofargonenowhere.Oneproposedforestrypactwoulddolittlemorethanimmunizingwood-exportingnationsagainsttradesanctions.
AnefforttodraftanagreementonwhattodoabouttheclimatechangescausedbyCO2andothergreenhousegaseshasfaredevenworse.BlockedbytheBushAdministrationfromsettingmandatorylimits,theUNin1992calledonnationstovoluntarilyreduceemissionsto1990levels.Severalyearslater,it'sasifRiohadneverhappened.AnewclimatetreatyisscheduledtobesignedthisDecemberinKyoto,Japan,butgovernmentsstillcannotagreeontheselimits.Meanwhile,theU.S.produces7%moreCO2thanitdidin1990,andemissionsinthede
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