1998年6月英语六级cet6真题试卷

A)Johndidn’tpass,althoughhehadtriedhisJohndidbetterthanhethoughthewasableJohngotanexcellentscore,whichwasJohnwasdisappointedathismathA)Theroofofthewoman’shouseneedstobeTheroofoftheman’shousehasseveralbadThewoman’sbathroomwasbadlyThemanworksforaA)Mr.SmithwillberecedifhemakesanotherMr.SmithisanadmirablechiefoftheAsianMr.Smith’sdepartmentismoresuccessfulthanalltheMr.SmithisseldominhisA)Shedon’thaveafaxShemayquitherpresentjobSheistiredofherpresentHerphonenumberhasA)SomeonehastakenherHerflightis50minutesHerluggagehasbeenShecan’tfindthemanshe’sbeenwaitingA)TodowhateverthecommitteeaskshimTomakedecisionsinagreementwiththeTorunthecommitteehisTomakehimselfthecommitteeA)ThewomanfoundthemailboxThemaniswaitingforsomeimportantThemanhasjustsentouthisThewomanwillwriteapostcardtoherA)ReadtheoperationTrythebuttonsonebyAsktheshopassistantforMakethemachinerunSectionDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthePassageQuestions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)TheyweredrawingTheywerewatchingTheyweremaking ephoneTheyweretidyingupthedrawingA)TheylockedthecoupleupinthedrawingTheyseriouslyinjuredtheownersoftheTheysmashedtheTVsetand TheytookawaysixteenvaluableA)HeaccusedthemoftheHeraisedtheHerefusedtoprolongtheirland dthemtoabandontheirA)Theywantedtoprotectthefarmers’TheywantedtoextendthereservationareaforTheywantedtostealhisvaluableTheywantedtodrivehimawayfromthePassageQuestions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)ThroughThroughThroughThroughbodyA)TheyranahighTheydiedfromexcessiveTheirnervoussystemwasTheysufferedfromheart-A)ToseewhathappenedtothesurvivorsoftheTostudyanimalsthatcanalsogetinfectedwiththeTofindoutwheretheTolookforthentsthatcouldcurethePassageQuestions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)TodeterminewhethertheEarth’stemperatureisgoingTostudythebehaviorofsomeseaTomeasurethedepthsoftheTomeasurethemovementofwavesintheA)TheywerefrightenedandTheyswamawaywhenthespeakerwasturnedTheyswamcloserto“examine”thespeakerwhenitwasturnedTheydidn’tseemtobefrightenedandkeptswimmingneartheA)ToattractmoreseaanimalstothetestingTodrivedangerousseaanimalsawayfromthetestingTohelptracetheseaanimalsbeingTodeterminehowseaanimalscommunicatewitheachPartIIReadingComprehension(35Directions:Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA)，B),C),andD).YoushoulddivideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingCyberspace(网络空间)datasuperhighways,mulletmedia-forthosewhohaveseenthefuture,thelinkingofcomputers,evisionandephoneswillchangeourforever,Yetforallthetalkofa ingtechnologicalutopia()littleattentionhasbeengiventotheimplicationsofthesedevelopmentsforthepoor.Aswithallnewhightechnology,whiletheWestconcernsitselfwiththe“how,”thequestionof“forwhom”isputasideonceagain.Economistsareonlynowrealizingthefullextenttowhichthecommunicationsrevolutionhasaffectedtheworldeconomy.Informationtechnologyallowstheextensionoftradeacrossgeographicalandindustrialboundaries,andtransitionalcorporationstakefulladvantageofit.Termsoftrade,exchangeandinterestratesandmoneymovementsaremoreimportantthantheproductionofgoods.Theelectroniceconomymadepossiblebyinformationtechnologyallowsthehavestoincreasetheircontrolonglobalmarkets-withdestructiveimpactonthehave-nots.Forthemtheresultisinstability.Develocountrieswhichrelyontheproductionofasmallrangeofgoodsforexportaremadetofeellikesmallpartsintheinternationaleconomicmachine.As“futures”()aretradedoncomputerscreens,develocountriessimplyhavelessandlesscontroloftheirdestinies.Sowhataretheoptionsforregainingcontrol?Onealternativeisfordevelocountriestobuyinthelatestcomputersand municationsthemselves-so-called“developmentcommunications”modernization.Yetthisleadstolong-termdependencyandperhapspermanentconstraintsondevelocountries’economies.CommunicationstechnologyisgenerallyexportedfromtheU.S.,EuropeorJapan;thepatents,skillsandabilitytomanufactureremaininthehandsofafewindustrializedcountries,Itisalsoexpensive,andimportedproductsandservicesmustthereforebeboughtoncredit-creditusuallyprovidedbytheverycountrieswhosecompaniesstandtoFurthermore,whennewtechnologyisintroducedthereisoftentoolowalevelofexpertisetoexploititfornativedevelopment.Thismeansthatwhilelocalelites,foreigncommunitiesandsubsidiariesoftransitionalcorporationsmaybenefit,thoselivesdependonaccesstotheinformationaredeniedit.Fromthepassageweknowthatthedevelopmentofhightechnologyisintheinterestsof therichscientificthetheworldItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat internationaltradeshouldbetheinterestsofthepoorcountrieshavenotbeengivenenoughtheexportsofthepoorcountriesshouldbecommunicationstechnologyinthedevelocountriesshouldbeWhydoestheauthorsaythattheelectroniceconomymayhaveadestructiveimpactondevelocountries?BecauseitenablesthedevelopedcountriestocontroltheinternationalBecauseitdestroystheeconomicbalanceofthepoorBecauseitviolatesthenationalboundariesofthepoorBecauseitinhibitstheindustrialgrowthofdeveloThedevelopmentofmoderncommunicationstechnologyindevelocountriesmay hindertheirindustrialcausethemtolosecontroloftheirthemtoreducetheirshareofcostthemtheireconomicTheauthor’sattitudetowardthecommunicationsrevolutionis Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingTheestimatesofthenumbersofhome-schooledchildrenvarywidely.TheU.S.DepartmentofEducationestimatesthereare250,000to35,000home-schooledchildreninthecountry.Hone-schooladvocatesputthenumbermuchhigher-ataboutamillion.Manypublicschooladvocatestakeaharshattitudetowardhomeschoolers,perceivingtheiractionsastheultimateslapinthefaceforpubliceducationandadamagingmoveforthechildren.Homeschoolersharborfewkindwordsforpublicschools,charging ingsthatrangefromlackofreligiousinthecurriculumtoaherd-likeapproachtoteachingchildren.Yet,aspublicschoolofficialsrealizetheystandlittletogainbyremaininghostiletothehome-schoolpopulation,andashomeschoolersrealizetheycanreapbenefitsfrompublicschools,thesehardlinesseemtobesofteningabit.Publicschoolershavemovedclosertotoleranceand,insomecases,evencooperation.SaysJohnMarshall,aneducationofficial,“Weare ingrelativelytolerantofhomeschoolers.“Theideais,‘Let’sgivethekidsaccesstopublicschoolsothey’llseeit’snotasterribleasthey’vebeentold,andthey’llwanttocomeback.Perhaps,butdon’tcountonit,sayhome-schooladvocates.Homeschoolers,opposethesystembecausetheyhavestrongconvictionsthattheirapproachtoeducation-whetherfueledbyreligiousenthusiasmortheindividualchild’sinterestsandnaturalpace-isbest.“Thebulkofhomeschoolersjustwanttobeleftalone,”saysEngeassociatedirectoroftheNationalCenterForHomeEducation.Shesayshomeschoolerschoosethatpathforavarietyofreasons,butreligionysarole85percentofthetime.ProfessorVanGalenbreakshomeschoolersintotwogroups.Somehomeschoolerswanttheirchildrentolearnnotonlytraditionalsubjectmatterbutalso“strictreligiousdoctrineandaconservativepoliticalandsocial.Notally,theyalsowanttheirchildrentolearn-bothinlectuallyandemotionally-thatthefamilyisthemostimportantinstitutioninsociety.“Otherhomeschoolerscontend“notsomuchthattheschoolsteachheresy(异端邪说),butthatschoolsteachwhatevertheyteachinappropriay,”VanGalenwrites.“Theseparentsarehighlyindependentandstriveto‘takeresponsibility’fortheirownliveswithinasocietythattheydefineasbureaucraticandinefficient.”Accordingtothepassage,homeschoolersare thosewhoengageprivateteacherstoprovideadditionaleducationfortheirthosewhoeducatetheirchildrenathomeinsteadofsendingthemtothosewhoadvocatecombiningpubliceducationwithhomethosewhodon’tgotoschoolbutareeducatedathomebytheirPublicschoolsaresofteningtheirpositiononhomeschoolingbecause thereisn’tmuchtheycangotochangethepresenttheywanttoshowtheirtolerancefordifferenthomeschoolingprovidesanewvarietyofeducationforpublicschoolshavesomanyproblemsthattheycannotofferpropereducationforallchildrenHome-schooladvocatesareoftheopinionthat thingsinpublicschoolsarenotsobadashasoftenbeentheirtoleranceofpubliceducationwillattractmorekidstopublichomeschoolingissuperiorand,therefore,theywillnoteasilygivetheirincreasedcooperationwithpublicschoolwillbringabouttheimprovementofpubliceducationMosthomeschoolers’oppositiontopubliceducationstemsfromtheir respectfortheinterestofworryabouttheinefficiencyofpublicconcernwiththecostdevotiontoAccordingtoVanGalensomehomeschoolersbelievethat publicschoolstakeupaherd-likeapproachtoteachingteachersinpublicschoolarenotasresponsibleastheyshouldpublicschoolscannotprovideaneducationthatisgoodenoughfortheirpublicschoolsarethesourceofbureaucracyandinefficiencyinmodernQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingEveryyearevisionstationsreceivehundredsofcomintsabouttheloudnessofadvertisements.However,federalrulesforbidthepracticeofmakingadslouderthantheprogramming.Inaddition,evisionstationsalwaysoperateatthehighestsoundlevelallowedforreasonsofefficiency.AccordingtooneNBCexecutive,nodifferenceexistsinthepeaksoundlevelofadsandprogramming.Giventhisinformationwhydocommercialssoundsoloud?Thesensationofsoundinvolvesavarietyoffactorsinadditiontoitsspeaklevel.Advertisersareskilfulatcreatingtheimpressionofloudnessthroughtheirexpertuseofsuchfactors.Onemajorcontributortotheperceivedloudnessofcommercialsisthatmushlessvariationinsoundleveloccursduringacommercial.Inregularprogrammingtheintensityofsoundvariesoveralargerange.However,soundlevelsincommercialstendtostayatornearpeaklevels.Other“tricksofthetrade”arealsoused.Becauselow-frequencysoundscanmaskhigherfrequencysounds,advertisersfilteroutanynoisesthatmaydrownouttheprimarymessage.Inaddition,thehumanvoicehasmoreauditory(听觉的)impactinthemiddlefrequencyranges.Advertiserselectronicallyvaryvoicesoundssothattheystaywithinsuchafrequencyband.Anotherapproachistowritethescriptsothatlotsofconsonants(辅音areused,becausepeoplearemoreawareofconsonantsthanvowel(元音sounds.Finally,advertiserstrytobegincommercialswithsoundsthatarehighlydifferentfromthoseoftheprogrammingwithinwhichthecommercialisburied.Becausepeopleeadaptedtothetypeofsoundscomingfromprogramming,adramaticchangeinsoundqualitydrawsvieweraattention.Forexample,noticehowmanycommercialsbeginwithacheerfulsongofsometype.Theattention-gettingpropertyofcommercialscanbeseenbyobservingone-totwo-year-oldchildrenwhohappentobeyingaroundaevisionset.Theymaytotallyignoretheprogramming.However,whenacommercialcomeson,theirattentionisimmediaydrawntoitbecauseofitsdramaticsoundquality.Accordingtothepassage,theumintensityofsoundcomingfromcommercials doesnotexceedthatofisgreaterthanthatofvariesoveralargerangethanthatofislessthanthatofCommercialscreatethesensationofloudnessbecause TVstationsalwaysoperateatthehighestsoundtheirsoundlevelsarekeptaroundpeaktheirsoundlevelsarekeptinthemiddlefrequencyunlikeregularprogramstheirintensityofsoundvariesoverawideManycommercialsbeginwithacheerfulsongofsomekindbecause popsongsattractvieweritcanincreasetheiradvertiserswanttomakethemsounddifferentfromregularadvertiserswanttomergemusicwithOneofthereasonswhycommercialsareabletoattractviewerattentionis thehumanvoicesincommercialshavemoreauditorypeoplelikecheerfulsongsthatchangedramaticallyinsoundhigh-frequencysoundsareusedtomasksoundsthatdrownouttheprimarytheypossesssoundqualitiesthatmaketheviewerfeelthatsomethingunusualisInthepassage,theauthoristrying lus howTVadsvaryvocalsoundstoattracthowtheloudnessofTVads howadvertiserscontrolthesoundpropertiesofTVhowtheattention-gettingpropertiesofsoundsaremadeuseofinTVQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingIntheUnitedStates,theneedtoprotectntandanimalspecieshas eahighlycontroversialandsharplypoliticalissuesincethepassageoftheEndangeredSpeciesActin1973.Theact,designedtoprotectspecieslivingareas,andpoliciesthatpreservelandand scompetewitheconomicinterests.Inthe1990’s,forexample,thewoodcuttersintheWesternUnitedStateswerechallengedlegallyintheirattempttocuttreesfortimberintheCascadeMountains.Thechallengewasmountedtoprotecttheendangeredspottedowl(猫头鹰),whoseremainingpopulationoccupiesthesesandrequirestheintact,ancientforsurvival.Theproblematicsituationsettheinterestsofenvironmentalistsagainstthoseofcorporationsandofindividualswhostoodtolosejobs.Aftermonthsofdebateandlegalbattles,thefateofthewoodcutters-andtheowls-wasstillundecidedinmid-1992.Similartensionsexistbetweenthedevelopedandthedevelonations.Manypeopleinindustrializednations,forexample,believethatdevelonationsintropicalregionsshoulddomoretoprotecttheirrainsandothernaturalareas.Butdevelocountriesmaybeimpoverished(使穷困),withpopulationsgrowingsorapidlythatusingthelandisameanstotemporarilyavoidworseningpovertyandManyofthechangestoEarththatconcernscientistshavethepotentialtorobthenetofitsbiologicalrichness.ThedestructionofEarth’sozonelayer(臭氧层),forexample,couldcontributetothegeneralprocessofimpoverishmentbyallowingultra-violetraystoharmntsandanimals.Andglobalwarmingcouldwipeoutspeciesunabletoquicklyadapttochangingclimates.Clearly,protectingwillcomeonlythroughcoordinatedinternationaleffortstocontrolhumanpopulation,stabilizethecompositionoftheatmosphere,andpreserveintactEarth’scomplexweblife.Whydoestheauthorsaythattheprotectionofendangeredspeciesisahighlycontroversialissue?Becausepeoplecan’tagreeastowhatspeciestoBecauseitisdifficulttofindaneffectivewaytoprotectsuchBecauseitaffectstheinterestsofcertaingroupsofBecauseitisamajorprobleminvolvingaseriesoflegalAccordingtothepassage,thepreservationof s mayhamperadevelocountryinitsfightagainstbenefitsdevelopedcountriesratherthandeveloshouldtakepriorityoverthecontrolofhumanwillhelpimprovethelivingconditionsindeveloAccordingtothepassage,cuttingtresstogrowmorefood willwidenthegapbetweenthedevelopedandthedeveloisbutashort-termrelieftothefoodcanhardlyalleviatetheshortageofprovestobeaneffectivewayoutforimpoverishedAmong“humanity’scurrentproblems”(Line6,Para.3),thechiefconcernofthescientistsis theimpoverishmentofdevelotheexplosionofthehumanthereductionofbiologicaltheeffectofglobalTheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassageis todescribethedifficultiesinsolvinghumanity’scurrenttopresentthedifferentviewsonhumanity’scurrent yzethecontradictionbetweencountriesindealingwithhumanity’scurrenttopointoutthathumanity’scurrentproblemscanonlybesolvedthroughthecooperationofnationsPartIIIVocabulary(20Directions:Thereare30 pletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA)，B),C),andD).ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Thedirectionswereso thatitwasimpossibletocompletetheBecauseadegreeformagooduniversityisthemeanstoabetterjob,educationisoneofthemost areasinJapaneselife.Ifa talksabouthisweakpoints,hislistenerisexpectedtosaysomethinginthewayof Herinterestinredecoratingthebighousekepther forawholeIfwe ourrelationswiththatcountry,we’llhavetofindanotherrofrawmaterials.Moviedirectorsusemusicto theactiononthecontemAterribletrafficaccidenthappened;peopleweresaddenedwhentheywatched sightonManytouristswere bythecity’scomplicatedtrafficOverthelastfifteenyears,runninghas eapopular for30millionparticipantsofallages.Somepeoplethinkthata translation,orword-for-wordtranslation,iseasierthanatranslation. Manynovelsthatattempttomirrortheworldarereally oftherealitytheyItisthroughlearningthattheindividual manyhabitualwaysofreactingtosituations.Generally,itisonlywhenanimalsaretrappedthatthey toinordertoescape.Maryonce withanothermusiciantocomposeapieceofpopDuringtheirfistteachertrainingyear,thestudentsoftenvisitedlocalschoolsfor ofHeattendstothe ofimportantbusinessOutof revenge,hedidhisworsttoblackenhercharacterandruinherAmost argumentaboutwhoshouldgoandfetchthebreadfromthekitchenwasgoingonwhenIcamein.Thechildrencheeredupwhentheysawhundredsofcolorfulballoons slowlyintotheDoyouhaveany aboutwhatlivingbeingsonothernetswouldbe Werarelyperceivemorethana ofthesightsandsoundsthatuponoursenseorgans;thegreatmajoritypassusFormanypatients,institutionalcareisthemost

andbeneficialformIt’spleasureforhimto hisenergyandevenhislifetoresearchTheyarewell witheachothersincetheyoncestudiedinthesameThereisa differenceinmeaningbetweenthewordssurroundingsandAllthefinishedproductsarestoredina ofthedeliveryportandshipisavailableatanytime.whenhetriedtomakea ,hefoundthatthehowascompleyfilledbecauseofaconvention.Parentstakeagreatinterestinthe questionsbraisedbytheirAlthoughitwashisfirstexperienceaschairman,be overthemeetingwithgreatskill.Bothpartiespromisedto thecontracttobesignedthefollowingkeeptangleadheredevotePartIVShortAnswerQuestions(15Directions:Inthispartthereisashortpassagewithfivequestionsor statements.ReadthePassagecarefully.ThenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestPossiblewords(notexceeding10MostAmericansspendfarmoreoftheirleisuretimewiththemassmediathaninanyotheroccupation.Inaddition,mostofushear,see,orreadsomeofthemediawhileengagedinotheractivities.Thusanextremelylargenumberofourwakinghoursarespentwiththemassmedia.Ofallthemedia,evisionisclearlydominant,withnewspapersaclosesecond,atleastasasourceofnewsandotherinformation.Ourexposuretoallmediaisimportant,however,becauseallofthemcontributematerialsfortheconstructionofthatworldinourheads.Formostpeople,increaseduseofonemediumdoesnotdecreaseuseofanother.Infact,incertaincases,andespeciallyforcertainpurposes,themoreoneusesonemedium,themorelikelyoneistouseothers.Therearevariousfactorsthatcancauseyoutoexposeyourselftothemediaselectively,avoidingmuchofthematerialwithwhichyoudisagree.Someofthatselectiveexposureisprobablyduetothepsychologicalpressureyoufeeltoavoidthefortcausedbywithfactsandideascontrarytoyourbeliefs,attitudes,orbehavior.However,someselectiveexposureisnotduetothepressureforconsistencybuttootherfactors,suchasyourage,education,andeventheareainwhichyouliveandthepeoplewithwhomyouassociate.Quiteadifferentsortoffactorthataffectsyourmediaexperiencesisthesocialcontextofexposure:whetheryouarealoneorwithotherswhenyouareexposedtoamedium;whetheryouareathome,attheoffice,inatheater,andsoon.Thesecontextsareasmuchasapotentialpartofthemessageyouwillformasfilmimagesonthescreenorwordsonthepage.Inaddition,thatsocialcontextaffects—bothdirectlyandindirectly—themediaandthemediacontenttowhichyou eexposed.Newfriendsorcolleaguesgetyouinterestedindifferentthings.Othermembersofthefamilyoftenselectmediacontentthatyouwouldnothaveselected,andyou eexposedtoit.Therevariousfactorshavesomuchinfluenceonyourmediaexposurethatsolittleofthatexposureisnned.Questions注意10个词要扣分。每条横线限写一个英语S1.Exposuretoallmediaisimportantandpeoplesometimestendtousemoremedia S2.Whyarenewspapersconsideredasanimportantmediumaccordingtopassage?S3.Foronereasonoranother,people’sexposuretothemediaisoften S4.Apartfrom alpreferences,whatdeterminesone’schoiceofthemediaandmediacontent?S5.Thelastsentenceofthepassageindicatesthatone’sexposuretothemedia PartVWriting(30Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicDo“LuckyNumbers”ReallyGoodLuck?Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(given)Do“LuckyNumbers”ReallyBringGood19986Part 10.11.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20.Part21.22.23.24.25.26.27.28.29.30.31.32.33.34.35.36.37.38.39.40.Part41.42.43.44.45.46.47.48.49.50.51.52.53.54.55.56.57.58.59.60.61.62.63.64.65.66.67.68.69.70.S1.TheywanttoknowmoreabouttheS2.Becausetheyareasourceofnewsandinformation.S3.selectiveandinfluencedbydifferentfactors.S4.Socialcontextofexposure.S5.hardlynned.1998年6月六级原W:Friday’sspeakerissupposedtobewonderful.AreyougoingtoattendtheseminaronthatM:Yes.ButIhaven’tbeenabletogettheticketyet.Sincethelectureisopentothepublic,Iimaginethattheticketsmayhavealreadybeensoldout.Q:Whyisthemanafraidhewon’tbeabletoattendtheM:IwonderwhatmakesmothersoupsettheseW:Fatheriscancelinghisvocationtrip.Hepromisedtotakeherabroadlastyear.Buttheisaskingfathertopostponehisvocation.Q:WhyistheirmotherW:Howdidyoudoonthemathexam,M:Ibarelymadeit.ItwasjustapassingscorebutbetterthanIhadexpected.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?W:DuringthelastthunderstormInoticedseveralleaksinmybedroomceilingandtheyreallycausedamess.M:Maybeyouhavesomebrokentiles.Ihavethephonenumberofagoodroofing coulddoagoodrepairjobforyouatareasonableprice.Q:WhatcanweconcludefromthisW:ThereportsaysallthedepartmentsaremakingaprofitexcepttheAsianM:Well,Mr.Smithseemstobethewrong toheadthatdepartment.Onemorestepwrongandhewouldberemovedfromthatoffice.Q:WhatdowelearnfromtheM:Couldyougivemeyourofficephonenumberorfaxnumbersothatwecancontacteachothermoreoften?W:ButI’vebeentryingtofindanewjobinanother.Yousee,I’veworkedherefor3yearswithoutaraise.That’sunfairtome.Q:WhatdoesthewomanW:Couldyouhelpme,Sir?Myflightgotin15minutesago.Everyoneelsehaspickeduptheluggagebutminehasn’tcomethrough.M:I’msorry,Madam,I’llgoandfindoutifthereisanymoretocome.Q:What’sthewoman’sproblem?W:WasRobertelectedtotheM:Yes.Infacthewasmadechairman.Butheonlyagreedtotakethejobiftheylethimhavethefinalsay.Q:WhatdoesRobertintendtoM:Hastoday’smailarrived?I’manxioustoknowabouttheresultofmyapplication.W:I’llcheckthemailbox.Thereisnothinginitbutapost-cardfromourdaughter.Q:Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation?M:Thismachinehassomanybuttons.Ican’tfigureoutwhichonemakesitW:You’dbetterreadtheinstructionsfirst.Pressingthebuttonsrandomlymaycausethemachinetobreakdown.Q:Accordingtothewoman,whatshallthemandoPassageIt’s8o’clockonTuesday,May1st.Hereisthenews:Betweenthehoursof7:00and8:00P.M.lastnight,fivethievesbrokeintothecountryhouseofLordandLadyChest-fieldonanisland.Theyenteredbyawindowattherearofthehouseandsurprisedtheownerswhowerewatchingevisioninthedrawingroom.AfterdisconnectiontheephoneandtyingupLordandLadyChest-field,thethievesescapedwith16preciouspaintings.Themarketvalueofsuchartworkshasbeenestimatedatsomewherearound4millionpounds.LordandLadyChest-fieldwerenotseriouslyharmedbuthavebeentreatedforshockinthehospital.EarlythismorningawomanwithaScottishaccentephonedtheThamesinLondontosaythattheChest-fieldOrganizationfordomclaimtheresponsibilityforthetheft.Thisisthethirdtimethisyearthatthisorganizationhasclaimedtheresponsibilityforanactofthiskind.Theorganizationdefendsallthefarmersontheisland.ThefarmersweredtoleavetheirlandswhenLordChest-field,theirlandlord,refusedtorenewtheirtraditionalleaselastyearinordertoextendthereservationareaforbirds.Questions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustWhatwereLordandLadyChest-fieldngwhenthethievesbrokeintotheirWhatdidthefivethievesWhatdidLordChest-fielddototheWhat’stheorganizationspurposeinbreakingintoLordChest-field’sPassageAdeadlyinfectiousoutbreaksweptthroughasmallcityinZaire,Africalastspring,killingmorethanonehundredpeople.Thekiller