2021年黑龙江省鹤岗市公共英语五级(笔试)

2021年黑龙江省鹤岗市公共英语五级(笔试)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.ListeningComprehension(15题)1.听力原文：DuringtheChristmasshoppingrushinLondon，theintriguingstorywasreportedofatrampwho，apparentlythroughnofaultofhisown，foundhimselflockedinawell-knownchainstorelateonChristmasEve．Nodoubtthestorewasfilledwithlast-minuteChristmasshoppersandthestaffweredeadbeatingandlongingtogethome．Presumablyallthepropersecuritychecksweremadebeforethestorewaslockedandtheylefttoenjoythethree-dayholidayuntroubledbycustomersdesperatetogetlast-minuteChristmaspresents．

Howeverthatmaybe，ourtrampfoundhimselfaloneinthestoreanddecidedtomakethebestofit．Therewasfood，drink，beddingandcampingequipment，ofwhichhemadegooduse．Theremustalsohavebeentelevisionsetsandradios．Thoughitwasnotreportedifhetookadvantageofthesefacilities，whentheshopre-opened．hewasdiscoveredinbedwithalargenumberofemptybottlesbesidehim．Heseemstohavebeenamanofgoodhumourandphilosophictemperament—asindeedvagrantsverycommonlyare．EveryoneelsewasenjoyingChristmas，sohesawnogoodreasonwhyheshouldnotdothesame．Hesubmitted，cheerfullyenough，tobeingtakenawaybythepolice．PerhapshehadabetterChristmasthanusual．Hewasputintoprisonforsevendays．Thejudgeawardednocompensationtothechainstoreforthefoodanddrinkourtramphadconsumed．Theyhad，inhisopinion，alreadyreceivedvaluablefreepublicityfromthecoveragethestoryreceivedinthenewspapersandontelevision．PerhapsthejudgehadagoodChristmastoo．

Thetrampwaslockedinthestore______.

A.forhisownmistakes

B.duetoamisunderstanding

C.byaccident

D.throughanerrorofjudgment

2.PartC

Directions:Youwillhearatalk.Asyoulisten,answerthequestionsorcompletethenotesinyourtestbookletforQuestions21-30bywritingNOTMORETHANTHREEwordsinthespaceprovidedontheright.YouwillhearthetalkTWICE.

Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions21-30.

听力原文：Imagineyouareahighschoolprincipal．Ateacherburstsbreathlesslyintoyouroffice．“There'safistfightinthedining-room．”shegasps．Theresponsibilityisyourstostopthefight．Howdoyoumeetit?

(1)Perhapsyou，asayoungster，tookpartinfightsandyourpresent-daytieswithstudentsarewarmandstrong．Youcanstopthefightbecauseyourprestigeishighamongthem．

(2)Youhaveaplanprepared．Otherschoolshavebeendisruptedsoyouhavealreadyplannedawaytostopanyfight．

(3)Youaretotallyconfidentofyourabilityinacrisis．Youarereadytostrideintothelunchroomandtakechargewithoutasinglequalm．Stoppingthefightwillbeeasy．

(4)Youferventlywishthatyoucoulddelegatethejobsinceyouknowthatyou'renotatalentedpeacemaker．Youwishyoucouldreturntothejobofplanningfortheschool'sneedtenyearshence．

Oneofthesefourreactionswouldbethefirstyou'dfeel．butonlyone—nottwoorthreeofthem，saythreepsychologists．Thesepsychologists—Dr.HarrietMann,Dr.HumphreyOsmondandMiriamSiegler—havecomeupwithaschemeforsortingpeopleregardlessoftheireducation，ageorsituation．

Theconceptisbasedonthepremisethatallpeoplehaveabasicwayofseeingtime．Eachofusispredisposedtoseealleventsfromtimevantagepoint．Eitheritremindsyouofthepast(past-oriented)，howtheeventfitsintotoday，yesterday，andtomorrow(timeline)，whatitistoday(present)，orhowitwilldevelop(future)．

Thethreebeganworkingin1968whenDr.MannandMrs.SieglerwereassistantstoDr.Osmond,director，attheBureauofResearch，NewJerseyNeuro-PsychiatricInstituteinPrinceton．Dr.OsmondiscurrentlydevisingwaystomakeempiricalstudiesofthetheoryandDr.MannisinCambridge，Massachusetts，writingabookontheWorldsofTime．Theirtake-offpointwasaninterestinobservationsmadebySwisspsychologistCarlGustavJung，whodescribedinthe1920sthetemperamentaldifferencesoffourpsychologicaltypes．Jungisknownasthefounderofanalyticpsychology．SinceJung'sworkin1921，however，noonehadconceivedofatheoreticalframeworkthatwouldaccountforthefourtypes．Withoutsuchaframework，therewasnopossibilityofsubstantiatingthatpeopleofdifferenttypesexperiencetheworldverydifferently．

Timeandspacearethetouchstonesinthesystem．Eachperson，afterall，useshistimesomehowandexistswithinandactsuponthespacearoundhim．Dr.Mann，andcompanyproposethatcertaintraitsaresharedbypersonsfallingineachofthefourcategories．

Thefirsttype，thepasttype，seestimeasbeingcircular．Forhim，thepastcropsupinthepresentandthenreturnstothepastasamemory．Heenjoyscollectingsouvenirsandkeepingdiaries．HetellsstoriesaboutGreatAuntHattieandalwaysremembersyourbirthday．

Pasttypesarepeggedbythissystemasemotionalpeoplewhoseetheworldinahighlysubjectiveway．Forinstance，SchoolPrincipalI(pasttype)couldidentifywiththefightandknowhowtohandleitbecauseofsomepastexperience-whetheritbesimilarfightsasachildhimselforonespreviouslydealtwithastheschoolprincipal．Inaddition，pasttypesusuallyfollowstrictmoralcodesandoftenarevaluedmoreforwhattheyarethanforwhattheydo．Thisqualityitself-becauseitlendsauthoritarianstrengthtoonewhopossessesit-mightcausethestudentstoquitfighting．Pasttypesoftenhavebeenfoundtobeskillfulatassessingtheexactemotionaltenorofaneventandareadeptatinfluencingothers'emotions，accordingtotheMann

3.MostpeopleinthemountainsofEduadordrinkalotofcoffeeandalcohol,buttheystilllivelong.

A.RightB.Wrong

4.Strokevictimssometimesrefusetoregardtheirinjuredsidesaspartsoftheirbodiesbecausetheyareunwillingtoadmittheirdisabilities.

A.RightB.Wrong

5."Totravelbybook"meanstotakeimaginaryjourneystotheplacesmentionedinthebook.

A.TrueB.Fasle

6.Youcanfindyournoseinthedarknessbecauseofyour"feltimage".

A.TrueB.Fasle

7.Whatdothestudyofscienceandthestudyofartrequire?

8.What'sthepercentageofstudentsinbusinessandmanagement?

9.Thefrontdoortohishomedoesnotopenautomatically.

A.RightB.Wrong

10.PartC

Directions:Youwillhearatalk.Asyoulisten,answerthequestionsorcompletethenotesinyourtestbookletforQuestions21-30bywritingNOTMORETHANTHREEwordsinthespaceprovidedontheright.YouwillhearthetalkTWICE.

Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions21-30.

听力原文：Thetenyearsofthe1960swasaperiodofprofoundchangeinmanypartsoftheworld．IntheUnitedStates，beginningwiththeCivilRightsMovementintheearly1960s，andextendingthroughtheVietnamWar，millionsofAmericansbegantochallengeestablishedauthority．Thesemovementswereinitiallypolitical．YoungAmericansdemandedthatgovernmentalpoliciesinracerelationsandinternationalrelationscorrespondtotheidealsofjusticecontainedintheDeclarationofIndependenceandtheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates．Bytheendofthedecade，however，challengestoauthoritywerecarriedfarbeyondpoliticalissuesandweredirectedatthesocialorderanddeeplyrootedculturalpatternsofthecountry．

Thegenerationthatcameofageinthe1960s，theBabyBoomgeneration，soughtchangeinalmosteveryaspectoflifeintheUnitedStates．Forexample，theyexperimentedwithcooperativeeconomicinstitutionsandcommunallivingarrangements，brokesexualtaboos，alteredtheprocessofeducation，explorednon-Westernspiritualtraditions，developedastrongrespectfortheenvironment，andtransformedpopularculture．Asawhole，thesechangesstoodforadifferentsetofculturalvaluesthatprovidedathoroughcritiqueofAmericansocietyasitexistedatthattime．Althoughmany“alternativelifestyles”wereshort-lived，culturalchangesthatbeganinthatperiodhavehadacontinuingeffectonmuchofAmericanlife，particularlyinattitudestowardmale-femalerelations．

Allculturesarecomplex．Theyareacombinationofcloselyrelatedpatternsofsocialinteraction．Asaresult，changesinanimportantaspectofaparticularculturewillusuallyproducechangesthroughoutthesociety．TheWomen'sMovementthatbeganintheUnitedStatesduringthe1960sisatypicalexampleofthisphenomenon．Fromthebeginning，theWomen'sMovementwasinfluencedbyculturalchangesthathadoccurredearlierinthedecade．TheCivilRightsMovementforracialequalityandthedevelopmentofthebirthcontrolpillwereparticularlyimportant—theCivilRightsMovementbecausewomeninvolvedintheeffortforracialjusticebegantoseethemselvesasvictimsofsocialinjustice，andthebirthcontrolpillbecauseitgavewomenreliablecontroloverreproduction．

Social，economic，andlegalequalityandreproductiverightscontinuetobethebasicprinciplesoftheWomen'sMovement．Assomeofthesegoalshavebeenachieved，majorchangeshaveoccurredinbroaderculturalpatternssuchastheeconomyandthefamily．Atthepresenttime，mostofAmericanwomenareemployed．Employmentisnolongerconfinedtosuchtraditionalfemaleoccupationsasteacher，nurse，orsecretary．Womenarenowfoundineveryoccupationandatalllevelsofresponsibilityandauthority．Participationintheeconomyhasgivenmanywomenanindependencethathasallowedthemtochoosewhether，when，andhowtoform.afamily．Workingwomenwithinfamiliesnowarepartofaneconomicpartnershipwithmeninwhichbothadultsprovidesupportforthefamilyunitandareresponsibleforthequalityoflife．

TheWomen'sMovementhasaffectedtherelationshipbetweenmenandwomeninthefamilyinotherwaysaswell．Womenhavechallengedtraditionalsexrolesinthehousehold．Menarenowexpectedtoparticipateinchild-raisinganddomesticactivitiestoamuchgreaterextentthaninthepast．Childbearingisnowamatteroffamilychoice，withwomenhavingthefinaldecisioninfamilyplanning．

Alloftheseculturalchangesarestrengthenedinboththemediaandintheeducationalsystem．Childrenaregrowingupwithself-imagesandexpectationsfar

11."Totravelbybook"meanstotakeimaginaryjourneystotheplacesmentionedinthebook.

A.RightB.Wrong

12.Wherecan'tchilipeppergrowaccordingtothetalk?

13.Accordingtothespeaker,whatgivesmodernloghomestheirwarmatmosphere?

A.Theirsmallsize.

B.Theirrusticdirtfloors.

C.Theirwallsmadeupofroundedlogs.

D.Theirslidingboardwindows.

14.Studentscanenjoyasimplebookingandenrolmentprocedureinsomechains.

A.RightB.Wrong

15.WhatdoesDr.Hubercomparetheuniverseto?

二、2.UseofEnglish(10题)16.

【C17】

17.

【C11】

18.(43)

19.(47)

20.(32)

21.

【C20】

22.(33)

23.(38)

24.(41)

25.

【C8】

三、3.ReadingComprehension(15题)26.

Accordingtothispassage,whatisthemostexpensiveresourceinacorporation?

A.Product.

B.Humanresource.

C.Rawmaterials.

D.Clientsofthecorporation.

27.

Intheeyesoftheauthor,theFinancialServiceModernizationAct______.

A.servesnomorethanasanewpatchonanoldrobe

B.indicatestheCongress'admirablemovetoprotectprivacy

C.invadesonlineconsumerprivacyratherthanprotectit

D.isdeficientinthatitleavesmanysectorsunshielded

28.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.

29.(79)

30.

WhatdoestheauthorsayabouttheordinarypeopleintheThirdWorldcountries?

A.Theyarebeginningtorealizetheimportanceofenvironmentalprotection.

B.Theybelievethatmanychildrenarenecessaryforprosperity.

C.Theyarereluctanttoacceptadvicefromthegovernment.

D.Theythinkthatearningalivingismoreimportantthannatureconservation.

31.

Theauthorimpliesthatwhichofthefollowingischaracteristicofmanyemployeehealthinsuranceplans?

A.Theycoverallthecommonmedicalconditionsaffectingmen,butonlysomeofthoseaffectingwomen.

B.Theylackthespecialprovisionsforwomenworkersthatproposedspeciallaborlawsforwomenwouldprovide.

C.Theypaythemedicalcostsassociatedwithpregnancyandchildbirthonlyforthespousesofmaleemployees,notforfemaleemployees.

D.Theymeetminimumlegalrequirements,butdonotadequatelysafeguardthehealthofeithermaleorfemaleemployees.

32.PartC

Directions:Answerquestions71-80byreferringtothefollowinggames.

Note:AnswereachquestionbychoosingA,BorCandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1.Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce.

Answerquestions71～80byreferringtothefollowinggames.

Note:AnswereachquestionbychoosingA,B,CorDandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1.Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce.

A=BewitchedB=SavingPrivateRyanC=TeamAmerica:WorldPoliceD=Godfather

Whichmovie...

tellsthestoryaboutthelastgreatwar?71.______

illustrateshowviolencecandestroyahumansoul?72.______

describestheimageofAmericaasthedominatefigureintheworld?73.______

influencesmostmoviesconcerningthecriminalelementsnowadays?74.______

representsthetensionrelationbetweenAmericaandFrance?75.______

isconsideredasthetopfivemoviesallthetime?76.______

tellsthestoryaboutretrievingthelastoneoffourbrothersinthewar?77.______

describesthestoryofarealwitchwhowasaskedtoacttheroleofanimaginarywitchaccidentally?78.______

wassimplyregardedasamovieaboutgangstersonce?79.______

wasadaptedfromaclassicTVsituationcomedy?80.______

ABewitched

"Bewitched"isapainfullyembarrassingremakeoftheclassicTVsitcomthatranonABCfrom1964-1972.Theseries,abouta"mixed"marriagebetweenahigh-flyingsorceressandanearthboundmortal,boastssomeofthemostfamiliarandiconicimagesintelevisionhistory.

WriterNoraEphronhasover-thoughttheconcepttosuchanextentthatshehasmanagedtostripawaymostoftheelementsthatmadetheseriesworkinthefastplace.Themovieisn'ttechnicallya"remake"of"Bewitched"sincethewitchplayedbyNicoleKidmanisn'ttheSamanthaStevensoftheseriesbutratherasinglewomannamedIsabelBigelowwhogetstoplaySamanthaStephensonTV.It'sallverychicandcomplicated,yousee,butthestorygoessomethinglikethis.tiredofthelifeofinstantgratificationthatwitchcraftsoeasilyaffordsher,Isabelhasdecidedtostrikeoutonherownasatotallyself-reliantmortal,movingintoatracthomeintheSanFernandoValleyandvowingtogetthroughtheremainderofherdayswithoutthebenefitofwitchcraft.Oneafternoonwhileatabookstore,sheisspottedbyoneJackWyatt,apompous,self-centeredmovieactorwhosecareerandpersonallifehavebothbeeninthetankoflateandwhoishopingtoatleastjumpstarttheformerbytakingontheroleofDarrinStevensinanewversionoftheoldseries.OneglimpseofIsabel'snose-twitchingabilityconvinceshimthatthisnon-actresswouldbeperfectforthepart,sowewindup,intruePirandellianfashion,withafictionalTVwitchbeingplayedbyanhonest-to-Godreallifewitch.

BSavingPrivateRyan

WorldWarIIwasapivotaleventofthe20thcenturyandadefiningmomentforAmericaandtheworld.Itshiftedthebordersoftheglobe.Itforeverchangedthosewholivedthroughit,andshapedgenerationstocome.Ithasbeencalled"thelastgreatwar".

NothingcouldhavepreparedthesoldiersatOmahaBeachforthebattletheyareabouttowage.Filledwithhopeandresolve,noneofthemknowsiftheywillsurvivethesmallstripofbeachaheadofthem.AshiseyesscantheNormandycoast,CaptainJohnMiller(TOMHANKS)believesthatgettinghimselfandhismenpastthegauntletisthegreatestchallengehehasfacedinthewar.Buthismostdifficulttaskstillliesahead.

Evenasthealliedforcesbegintogetafootholda

33.(76)

34.

Thephrase"vocal...exponent"(Line2,Para.5)mostprobablyrefersto

A.eloquentdoctor

B.articulateopponent

C.loudspeaker

D.strongadvocate

35.Asthe21stcenturybegins,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

36.

Accordingtothepassage,speciallaborlawsprotectingwomenworkerstendgenerallytohavewhichofthefollowingeffects?

A.Theytendtomodifythestereotypesemployeesoftenholdconcerningwomen.

B.Theyincreasetheadvantagetoemployersofhiringmeninsteadofwomen,makingitlesslikelythatwomenwillbehired.

C.Theydecreasethelikelihoodthatemployerswilloffermoreprotectiontowomenworkersthanthatwhichisabsolutelyrequiredbylaw.

D.Theyincreasethetendencyofemployerstodenyhealthinsuranceanddisabilityplanstowomenworkers.

37.Defendersofspecialprotectivelaborlegislationforwomenoftenmaintainthateliminatingsuchlawswoulddestroythefruitsofacentury-longstrugglefortheprotectionofwomenworkers.Evenabriefexaminationofthehistoricpracticeofcourtsandemployerswouldshowthatthefruitofsuchlawshasbeenbitter;theyare,inpractice,moreofacursethanablessing.

Sex-definedprotectivelawshaveoftenbeenbasedonstereotypicalassumptionsconcerningwomen'sneedsandabilities,andemployershavefrequentlyusedthemaslegalexcusesfordiscriminatingagainstwomen.AftertheSecondWorldWar,forexample,businessesandgovernmentsoughttopersuadewomentovacatejobsinfactories,thusmakingroominthelaborforceforreturningveterans.Therevivalorpassageofstatelawslimitingthedailyorweeklyworkhoursofwomenconvenientlyaccomplishedthis.Employershadonlytodeclarethatovertimehourswereanecessaryconditionofemploymentorpromotionintheirfactory,andwomencouldbequitelegallyfired,refusedjobs,orkeptatlowwagelevels,allinthenameof"protecting"theirhealth.Byvalidatingsuchlawswhentheyarechallengedbylawsuits,thecourtshavecolludedovertheyearsinestablishingdifferent,lessadvantageousemploymenttermsforwomenthanformen,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,whichofthefollowingresultedfromthepassageorrevivalofstatelawslimitingtheworkhoursofwomenworkers?

A.Womenworkerswerecompelledtoleavetheirjobsinfactories.

B.Manyemployershaddifficultyinprovidingjobsforreturningveterans.

C.Manyemployersfoundithardtoattractwomenworkers.

D.Thehealthofmostwomenfactoryworkersimproved.

38.(72)

39.

______producessmallamountsofwaste?

40.PartA

Directions:ReadthefollowingtextsandanswerthequestionswhichaccompanythembychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

TodayTVaudiencesallovertheworldareaccustomedtothesightofAmericanastronautsintip-topcondition,withfairhair,crew-cuts,goodteeth,anuncomplicatedsenseofhumourandaseverelylimitednon-technicalvocabulary.

Whatmarksoutanastronautfromhisearthboundfellowhumanbeingsissomethingofadifficultproblem.Shouldyouwishtointerviewhim,youmustapplybeforehand,andyoumustbepreparedforalongishwait,evenifyourapplicationmeets