江苏省镇江市公共英语五级(笔试)

江苏省镇江市公共英语五级(笔试)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.ListeningComprehension(15题)1.Yourwishtovisitsomefar-offplacescanberealizedbyjustreadingbooks.

A.RightB.Wrong

2.Thepossibilitiesofourliteraryexperiencesarealmostunlimited.

A.RightB.Wrong

3.Whatservicemustbepaidfor?

A.Computerclasses.

B.Trainingsessions.

C.Laserprinting.

D.Packageborrowing.

4.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.

5.What'sthepercentageofstudentsinbusinessandmanagement?

6.听力原文：M：Cigarette?

W：No，thankyou．I'vegivenup，youknow．

M：Oh．

W：It'stendaysago．Haven'thadone．

M：Well．youdon'tmindifIhadone．

W：Well，allright，then…Ohmygoodness!That'saterriblecough．

M：No，no,it'snot．It'sonly…Ionlygetitfirstthinginthemorning．

W：That'sgoingtomakeyouveryunfit，youknow．

M：No，it'sallright．Itgoesinaminute．

W：Whydon'tyoutryandgiveup?

M：Oh，no．Ioughtto，butIcan't．Itrelaxesme，smoking．

W：Really?

M：Itdoes．

W：Well，haveyoueverthoughtofjustcuttingdown?

M：Oh，no，that'sallveywellbut…Iwouldn'tenjoyit．Idependabitonmysmoking．Imustsay．

W：Youshoulddoitgradually．Imean…well，ifyoutried…haveyouthoughtofjustgivinguponeday?

M：Yes，ohwell，yes，thatisquiteagoodidea．

W：Itis．

M：ButIthinkI'dlosecountorsomething．

W：Ohdear!Well，itmightbeallideaifyoustartedeatingsweets．

M：Ohno．Icouldn'tdothat．Icouldn'tpossibly…

W：Why?

M：Well．itmakesyoufat．

W：Well．doyouthinkthatmatters?Don'tyouthinkitisbettertobefatthantobeunhealthy?

M：No，Idon't．I'dratherbefat…Well，I'dratherbethinthanfat，certainly．

W：Ohdear．Well．Hey!I'vegotagoodidea!

M：What'sthat?

W：Whydon'tyougotoahypnotist?Mysisterdid!

M：Oh，look，youdon'tseemtorealizethatIlikesmoking．IfIgaveitup，ifIdidn'tsmokeatall，I'dprobablyendupattackingpeople!

W：Oh,don'tbesosilly!Ofcourseyouwouldn't!

Whendidthewomangiveupsmoking?

A.Tendaysago.

B.Justthismorning.

C.Aweekago.

D.Justyesterday.

7.Listthreetraditionalfemaleoccupationsmentionedinthetalk.

8.Warmwatercan'tcoolus,butcoldwatercan.

A.TrueB.Fasle

9.ThechairmanoftheBoardisappointedbytheBoard.

A.TrueB.Fasle

10.PartC

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

Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions21-30.

听力原文：W：Dr．Huber，whendidyoufirstbecomeinterestedinphysicsandmusic?

M：Ican'trememberatimewhenIwasn'tinterestedinphysics．WhenIwasachild．Iwasverycuriousabouttheworldaroundme．Forexample．Ialwayswonderedwhylightbehavesthewayitdoes．Ifounditmorefuntoplaywithaprismthantoplaywiththekidsintheneighborhood．Iwasn'tverysocial．butIwasreallyintofiguringouthowthingsworked．IgotmyowntelescopewhenIwaseightyearsold．andIlovedtotakeitoutatnightandgostargazing．Iwouldlookattheplanetsandstarsandwonderwhatwasoutthere．WhenIwasten．myfatherboughtmeabookontheuniverse，andIjustateitup．Infact，Istillhavethatbookrighthereinmyoffice．

Itwasthesamewithmusic．I'vealwayshadanaturalearformusic．perfectpitch．Evenasayoungchild，ifIheardasongontheradio，Icouldgorighttothepianoandplayit．WhenIheardasoundliketheringofatelephone，Icouldidentifyitspitchandplaythenoteonthepiano．However．Ididn'tdevelopaseriousinterestinbecomingapianistuntilIwasincollege．Ialsoseemedtodowellinschoolinthevisualartslikepaintinganddrawing．

W：Whatcommonalitydoyouseebetweenmusicandphysics?

M：Thereisacommonmisconceptionthatartandsciencearecompletelyseparatedfromeachother．Ithinkthedistinctionisartificial．Inreality,artandsciencearenotasmutuallyexclusiveasonemightassume．Solvingacomplicatedmathematicalproblem，forexample，canrequirethesamedegreeofcreativethinkingaspaintingalandscapeorwritingapoem．IfeelanindefinabletinglewhenIplaytheSchumannConcertoordancethepasdedeuxfromRomeoandJuliet．Igetthatthesametinglefromtheoreticalphysics．

Thebeautyofartisreadilyapparenttomostpeople．However，inthecaseoftheoreticalphysics，thebeautyisnotnearlyasaccessibletothegeneralpublic，butitiseverybitasexciting．Natureseemstofollowcertainprinciples，verymuchthesameasartdoes．

It'snotuncommonforphysiciststobecomeaccomplishedmusicians．Musictheoryisaverymathematicaldiscipline．Relationshipsamongvariousnotesinclassicalharmonyarebasedonsimplemathematicalrelationships．

W：Youhavesaidthatphysicsisbeautiful．Whatmakesitbeautifultoyou?

M：Tome，it'sincrediblethewaynatureseemstoworksoperfectly．Ithinkitisbeautiful．Ialwaystellmystudentsonthefirstdayofclass．“IfyoulikereadingSherlockHolmesdetectivestories，you'lllikedoingphysicsproblems．”Physicsisaboutfiguringthingsout—discoveringhowtheywork，justlikeadetective．

Alotofpeoplefearphysicsbecausetheyviewitasabigcomplicatedjumbleoffactsthathavetobememorized．Butthat'snottrue．It'sanunderstandingofhownatureworks，howthevariouspartsinteract．Onecanviewartandliteratureastherelationshipsandinteractionsofideas．Inthesameway，physicsstudiestherelationshipsandinteractionsofconcepts．Inotherwords，tomeartandsciencefundamentallyattempttoachievethesameobjective—understandingoftheworldaroundus!

Thewholeuniverseseemstofollowsomeverybasicprinciplesasitevolvesinwithtime，someoftheseprinciplesincludingtheConservationofEnergyandtheConservationofAngularMomentum．Theconservationlawsofphysicsarelikenon-interestbearingcheckingaccounts．Inthecaseofenergyconservation，youcanmakeenergydepositsandenergywithdrawals，butalltheenergyisaccountedfor．

TherotationofobjectsisgovernedbyalawcalledtheConservationofAngularMomentum，whichappliestoeverythingin

11.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

12.Whatarethestudentsdoingwhenthemanarrivesinclass?

A.Takinganexamination.

B.Drawinggraphs.

C.Givingpresentations.

D.Havingaclassofdiscussion.

13.WanghassomeexperienceaboutCAD.

A.RightB.Wrong

14.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?

A.Givingupsmoking.

B.Keepingfit.

C.Doingexercises.

D.Eatingsweets.

15.WhendidthisexpressioncomeintotheAmericanLanguage?

A.SometimeaftertheCivilWar．

B.DuringtheSecondWorldWar．

C.WhenpresidentGeorgeBushwasinoffice．

D.DuringtheperiodofIndependenceWar．

二、2.UseofEnglish(10题)16.(32)

17.

【C2】

18.(50)

19.(45)

20.

【C14】

21.

【C8】

22.

【C18】

23.

【C4】

24.(39)

25.(41)

三、3.ReadingComprehension(15题)26.

Theenclosuresofthe1thand18thcenturiesmeantthat_______．

A.peoplewerenolongerlegallyentitledtoownland

B.peopleweredriventolookelsewhereformeansofsupportingthemselves

C.peoplewerenotadequatelycompensatedforthelossoftheirland

D.peoplewerebadlypaidfortheworktheymanagedtofind

27.

Attheendofthepassagetheauthorproposesmoreworkon______.

A.thebrainstructureasawhole

B.thefunctioningofpartofthebrain

C.thedistinctionbetweenthesexes

D.theeffectsofthecorpuscallosum

28.PartA

Directions:ReadthefollowingtextsandanswerthequestionswhichaccompanythembychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

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

Whatmarksoutanastronautfromhisearthboundfellowhumanbeingsissomethingofadifficultproblem.Shouldyouwishtointerviewhim,youmustapplybeforehand,andyoumustbepreparedforalongishwait,evenifyourapplicationmeetswithsuccess.Itis,inanycase,outofthequestiontointerviewanastronautabouthisfamilylifeorpersonalactivities,becausealltheastronautshavecontractswithanAmericanmagazineunderconditionsforbiddinganyunauthorizeddisclosuresabouttheirprivatelives.

Certainobviousqualitiesareneeded.Anyonewhowouldbeaspacemanmustbeinperfecthealth,musthavepowersofconcentration(sinceworkinsideaspacecraftisexceptionallydemanding)andmusthaveconsiderablecourage.Again,space-workcallsfordedication.Courageanddedicationareparticularlyessential.Inthewell-knowncaseoftheChallengersevencrewmemberslosttheirlivesinspacebecauseofthefaultyequipmentintheshuttle.Anothermustbeoutstandingscientificexpertise.Itgoeswithoutsayingthattheyallhavetohaveprofessionalaeronauticalqualificationsandexperience.

Astrikingfeatureoftheastronautsistheirages.Fortheyoungerman,inhistwenties,say,spaceisout.OnlyoneofthefiftymenworkingforNASAin1970wasunder30.TheoldestastronauttodateisAlanShepard,America'sfirstmaninspace,who,atnearlyfifty,wasalsothemanwhocaptainedApollo13.Theaverageageisthelatethirties.ThecrewmembersofApollo11wereallbornwellbeforetheSecondWorldWar.In1986theChallengerastronautshadanaverageageof39.Therangewasfrom35to46.

Inasocietywheremaritalcontinuityisnotalwaysexhibited,theastronauts'recordinthisrespecthitsyouintheeye.OfallthemarriedmeninNASAgroup,onlytwoorthreearedivorcedfromtheirwives.Mindyou,itishardtotellwhethersomethinginthebasiccharacterofanastronautencouragesfidelityorwhethertheselectionprocessdemandsthatacandidateshouldbehappilymarried.

TheNASAastronautsliveinunattractivesmallcommunitiesdottedhereandtherearoundthebaseinTexas.Youwouldexpectthemtofindtheirfriendsfromamongtheirprofessionalassociates,butthisisnotthecase.Rather,theyprefertomakefriendswiththenormalfolkintheirdistricts.Astronauts,likeeverybodyelse,mustgetfedupwithtalkingshopallthetime,andwhereastheyareindeedanelite,theirdailylifeoutsideworkshouldbeasnormalaspossible,ifonlyforthesakeoftheirfamilies.

Asfortheastronauts'politicalleanings,theyseemtobetowardstheright.Thismaybeduetothefactthatalargeproportionoftheastronautshaveamilitarybackground.Ontheotherhand,itcouldbejustcoincidence.

Detailsoftheprivatelifeofanastronautarehardtocomeby,becausetheyare______.

A.hisownbusinessandprivacy

B.secretsasfarasinterviewsareconcerned

C.thepropertyofanAmericanmagazine

D.thefirst-ratenationalconfidentialinformation

29.ShortagesoffluvaccinearenothingnewinAmerica,butthisyear'sisawhopper.Untillastweek,itappearedthat100millionAmericanswouldhaveaccesstoflushotsthisfall.ThenBritishauthorities,concernedaboutquality-controlproblemsataproductionplantinLiverpool,barredallfurthershipmentsbytheChironCorp.Overnight,theU.S.vaccinesupplydwindledbynearlyhalfandfederalhealthofficialsfoundthemselvesmakinganunusualplea.Insteadofbeseechingusalltogetvaccinated,they'renowurgingmosthealthypeoplebetweentheagesof2and64notto."Thisreemphasizesthefragilityofourvaccinesupply,"saysDr.MartinMyersoftheNationalNetworkforImmunizationInformation,"andthelackofredundancyinoursystem."

Whyissuchabasichealthservicesoeasilyknockedout?Mainlybecauseprivatecompanieshavehadlittleincentivetopursueit.Tocreateasingledoseoffluvaccine,amanufacturerhastogrowlivevirusina2-week-oldfertilizedchickenegg,thencracktheegg,harvestthevirusandextracttheproteinsusedtoprovokeanimmunere-sponse.Profitmarginsarenarrow,demandisfickleand,becauseeachyear'sfluvirusisdifferent,anyleftovervaccinegoestowaste.Asaresult,theUnitedStatesnowhasonlytwomajorsuppliers(ChironandAventisPasteur)—andwhenoneofthemrunsintotrouble,thereisn'tmuchtheothercandoaboutit."Avaccinemakercan'tjustcallupandorder40millionmorefertilizedeggs,"saysManonCox,ofConnecticut-basedProteinSciencesCorp."There'sawholeindustrythat'sscheduledtoproduceacertainnumberofeggsatacertaintime."

Sleekertechnologiesarenowintheworks,andexpertsarehopingthatthisyear'sfiascowillspeedthepaceofinnovation.Themainchallengeistoshiftproductionfromeggsintocellcultures—amediumalreadyusedtomakemostothervaccines.Fluvaccinesareharderthanmosttoproducethisway,butseveralbiotechcompaniesarenowpursuingthisstrategy,andoneculture-basedproduct(SolvayPharmaceuticals'Invivac)hasbeenclearedformarketinginEurope.

ForAmericans,theimmediatechallengeistomakethemostofalimitedsupply.Thegovernmentestimatesthat95millionpeoplestillqualifyforshotsunderthevoluntaryrestrictionsannouncedlastweek.That'snearlytwicethenumberofdosesthatclinicswillhaveonhand,butonly60millionAmericansseekoutshotsinanormalyear.Infact,manyexpertsarehopingtheshortagewillserveasanawarenesscampaign—encouragingthepeoplewhoreallyneedaflushottogetone.

Shortagesoffluevaccineshowthat______.

A.Americareliestoomuchonforeignsuppliers

B.thedemandoffluevaccinesishighthisyear

C.qualityproblemisaseriousprobleminfluvaccineproduction

D.thesupplyoffluvaccinesisratherweakandAmericahasnoback-upmeasurestomakeitup

30.PartC

Directions:Answerquestions71-80byreferringtothefollowinggames.

Note:AnswereachquestionbychoosingA,BorCandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1.Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce.

Answerquestions71～80byreferringtothefollowinggames.

Note:AnswereachquestionbychoosingA,B,CorDandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1.Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce.

Whichschool...

isnotforboys?71.______

haswonthenationalaward?72.______

ownsmostfull-timefacultymemberswhoholdaPh.D.orterminaldegreeintheirfield?73.______

hasagoodreputationforwhattheydoforsomespecialpersons?74.______

hasalimitintheageforthosewhowillliveoncampus?75.______

putemphasisondevelopingstudents'verbaltalents?76.______

doesnotofferanyscholarships?77.______

providesstudentswithvocationaltraining?78.______

combinesliberalartswithprofessionalstudiesandpromotesservicetoothers?79.______

appliesadvanceddevicestoteaching?80.______

AEllesmereCollegeisoneofthefastest-growingindependentschoolsinthecountryoverthepasttwoyears,withpupils'numberrisingbyalmost20%.Thegrowthhasledtoa$1millioninvestmentprogramin1999andthebuildingofanewlowerschoolforboysandgirlsagedninetothirteen.Thenewlowerschoolwillbethelargestsinglebuildingprojectatthecollegesinceitsfoundationin1884.

Intheseniorschool,two-thirdsofthepupilsareboarders,andboardingisavailablefromtheageof11.Thesixthform.isstrongwithover120pupils;thereisanexceptionallywide-rangeofA-levelsubjectsonofferandtheCollegehaspioneeredtheuseofvideoconferencingtechnologyasawayofimprovingitscurriculum.MicrosoftOfficequailficationsarealsoavailableinthesixthform.

TheCollegeissetinextensivegroundsinthebeautifulNorthShropshireLakeDistrict.Facilitiesareexcellenfandvarious,andincludemanysportsfields,sixall-weathertenniscourts,indoorandoutdoorshootingranges,anine-holegolfcourseandapurpose-builttheater.TheCollegesailingclubhasboatswithinwalkingdistanceonWhitemere.

ThemajorityofthedaypupilsattheCollegeenjoytheCollegebusservicewhichcoversaverywidearea.BoardingthroughouttheSchoolhasbenefitedfromarecentmultimillionpoundrefurbishmentwhichhasdoneawaywithdormitoriesinfavorofmodem,comfortablerooms,thelargestsleepingsix,butmostsleepingtwoorone.

Academicstandardsarehighforaschoolwithabroadentryrange.Manyscholarshipsareawardedacrossarangeoftalents,buttheemphasisofanEllesmereeducationisfirmlyonbreadthwitheachpupilachievinghisorherfullpotential,whateverthatmaybe.Recentpupilsuccessesrangefrominternationalhonorsinshooting,fencingandcanoeingtoarecentleaver'selection--afteronlyoneyearasanundergraduate--toanExhibitioninchemistryatJesusCollege,Oxford.TheCollegehasanationalreputationforthequalityofitsdyslexiaprovision.

BThechoiceoftherightschoolforyoursonordaughterisimportant.Forover100yearsEdgehillCollegehasproudlypreparedindependently-mindedyoungpeopletotaketheirplaceinaworldofrapidlyadvancingtechnology.

Thefoundationsofasoundeducationarelaiddownearlyinlife.Edgehilldoesthiswithinthefriendlywallsofitsprepschool.Learningthroughenjoymentbeginsattheageofthreeandcontinuestothepointwherepupilscanproceedsmoothlyandconfidentlyintoseniorschool.

Entrytotheprepschoolis

31.

Accordingtothefirstparagraphofthepassage,theauthorconsiderswhichofthefollowingtobemosthelpfulindeterminingthevalueofspecialprotectivelaborlegislationforwomen?

A.Acomparativestudyofpatternsofwork-relatedillnessesinstatesthathadsuchlawsandinstatesthatdidnot.

B.Anestimateofhowmanywomenworkersareinfavorofsuchlaws.

C.Ananalysisofthecosttoemployersofcomplyingwithsuchlaws.

D.Anexaminationoftheactualeffectsthatsuchlawshavehadinthepastonwomenworkers.

32.

Today'scorporateexecutiveofficersresembletheindustrialistsandagriculturistsinthepastintheirrealizationof______.

A.theessentialrolesoftheworkersinturningoutmoreproducts

B.theimportanceofinformationtoacompany'sdevelopment

C.theimportanceoftechnologyleadingtohighemployeeproductivity

D.thenecessityofprovidingemployeeswithacomfortableenvironment

33.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.______

Intheplaceswhereyoursk