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历年英语阅读真题

扬住住

1986年

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Thereareagreatmanycareersinwhichtheincreasingemphasisisonspecialization.You

findthesecareersinengineering,inproduction,instatisticalwork,andinteaching.Butthereisan

increasingdemandforpeoplewhoareabletotakeingreatareaataglance,peoplewhoperhaps

donotknowtoomuchaboutanyonefield.Thereis,inotherwords,ademandforpeoplewhoare

capableofseeingtheforestratherthanthetrees,ofmakinggeneraljudgments.Wecancallthese

people“generalists."Andthese“generalists“areparticularlyneededforpositionsin

administration,whereitistheirjobtoseethatotherpeopledothework,wheretheyhavetoplan

forotherpeople,toorganizeotherpeople'swork,tobeginitandjudgeit.

Thespecialistunderstandsonefield;hisconcerniswithtechniqueandtools.Heisa

“trained"man;andhiseducationalbackgroundisproperlytechnicalorprofessional.The

generalist-andespeciallytheadministrator-dealswithpeople;hisconcerniswithleadership,

withplanning,andwithdirectiongiving.Heisan“educated"man;andthehumanitiesarehis

strongestfoundation.Veryrarelyisaspecialistcapableofbeinganadministrator.Andveryrarely

isagoodgeneralistalsoagoodspecialistinparticularfield.Anyorganizationneedsbothkindsof

people,thoughdifferentorganizationsneedthemindifferentproportions.Itisyourtasktofind

out,duringyourtrainingperiod,intowhichofthetwokindsofjobsyoufit,andtoplanyour

careeraccordingly.

Yourfirstjobmayturnouttobetherightjobforyou—butthisispureaccident.Certainly

youshouldnotchangejobsconstantlyorpeoplewillbecomesuspiciousofyourabilitytohold

anyjob.Atthesametimeyoumustnotlookuponthefirstjobasthefinaljob;itisprimarilya

trainingjob,anopportunitytounderstandyourselfandyourfitnessforbeinganemployee.

26.Thereisanincreasingdemandfor.

[A]allroundpeopleintheirownfields

[B]peoplewhosejobistoorganizeotherpeople'swork

[C]generalistswhoseeducationalbackgroundiseithertechnicalorprofessional

[D]specialistswhosechiefconcernistoprovideadministrativeguidancetoothers

27.Thespecialistis.

[A]amanwhosejobistotrainotherpeople

[B]amanwhohasbeentrainedinmorethanonefields

fC]amanwhocanseetheforestratherthanthetrees

[D]amanwhoseconcernismainlywithtechnicalorprofessionalmatters

28.Theadministratoris.

[A]a"trained“manwhoismoreaspecialistthanageneralist

[B]amanwhoseesthetreesaswellastheforest

[C]amanwhoisverystronginthehumanities

[D]amanwhoisan“educated"specialist

29.Duringyourtrainingperiod,itisimportant.

[A]totrytobeageneralist

[B]tochooseaprofitablejob

[C]tofindanorganizationwhichfitsyou

[D]todecidewhetheryouarefittobeaspecialistorageneralist

30.Aman'sfirstjob.

[A]isnevertherightjobforhim

[B]shouldnotberegardedashisfinaljob

[C]shouldnotbechangedorpeoplewillbecomesuspiciousofhisabilitytoholdanyjob

[D|isprimarilyanopportunitytofithimselfforhisfinaljob

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AtthebottomoftheworldliesamightycontinentstillwrappedintheIceAgeand,until

recenttimes,unknowntoman.Itisagreatlandmasswithmountainrangeswhoseextentand

elevationarestilluncertain.Muchofthecontinentisacompleteblankonourmaps.Manhas

explored,onfoot,lessthanonepercentofitsarea.Antarcticadiffersfundamentallyfromthe

Arcticregions.TheArcticisanocean,coveredwithdriftingpackediceandhemmedinbythe

landmassesofEurope.Asia,andNorthAmerica.TheAntarcticisacontinentalmostaslargeas

EuropeandAustraliacombined,centeredroughlyontheSouthPoleandsurroundedbythemost

unobstructedwaterareasoftheworld-theAtlantic,Pacific,andIndianOceans.

Thecontinentalicesheetismorethantwomileshighinitscentre,thus,theairoverthe

AntarcticisfarmorerefrigeratedthanitisovertheArcticregions.Thiscoldaircurrentfromthe

landissoforcefulthatitmakesthenearbyseasthestormiestintheworldandrendersunlivable

thoseregionswhosecounterpartsattheoppositeendoftheglobeareinhabited.Thus,morethana

millionpersonslivewithin2,000milesoftheNorthPoleinanareathatincludesmostofAlaska,

Siberia,andScandinavia-aregionrichinforestandminingindustries.Apartfromahandfulof

weatherstations,withinthesamedistanceoftheSouthPolethereisnotasingletree,industry,or

settlement.

31.Thebesttitleforthisselectionwouldbe.

[A]Iceland[BJLandofOpportunity

[C]TheUnknownContinent[D]UtopiaatLast

32.Atthetimethisarticlewaswritten,ourknowledgeofAntarcticawas.

[A]verylimited[B]vast[C]fairlyrich[D]nonexistent

33.Antarcticaisborderedbythe.

[A]PacificOcean[BJIndianOcean[CJAtlanticOcean[D]Allthree

34.TheAntarcticismadeuninhabitableprimarilyby.

[A]coldair[B]calmseas[C]ice[D]lackofknowledgeaboutthecontinent

35.Accordingtothisarticle.

[A]2,000peopleliveontheAntarcticContinent

[B]amillionpeoplelivewithin2,000milesoftheSouthPole

[C]weatherconditionswithina2,000mileradiusoftheSouthPolemakesettlements

impractical

[D]onlyahandfulofnativesinhabitAntarctica

1987年

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Forcenturiesmendreamedofachievingverticalflight.In400A.D.Chinesechildrenplayed

withafan-liketoythatspunupwardsandfellbacktoearthasrotationceased.LeonardodaVinci

conceivethefirstmechanicalapparatus,calleda“Helix,“whichcouldcarrymanstraightup,but

wasonlyadesignandwasnevertested.

Theancient-dreamwasfinallyrealizedin1940whenaRussianengineerpilotedastrange

lookingcraftofsteeltubingwitharotatingfanontop.Itroseawkwardlyandverticallyintotheair

fromastandingstart,hoveredafewfeetabovetheground,wentsidewaysandbackwards,and

thensettledbacktoearth.Thevehiclewascalledahelicopter.

Imaginationswerefired.Mendreamedofgoingtoworkintheirownpersonalhelicopters.

Peopleanticipatethatverticalflighttransportswouldcarrymillionsofpassengersasdothe

airlinersoftoday.Suchfantasticexpectationswerenotfulfilled.

Thehelicopterhasnowbecomeanextremelyusefulmachine.Itexcelsinmilitarymissions,

carryingtroops,gunsandstrategicinstrumentswhereotheraircraftcannotgo.Corporationsuse

themasairborneoffices,manymetropolitanareasusetheminpolicework,constructionand

loggingcompaniesemploytheminvariousadvantageousways,engineersusethemforsite

selectionandsurveying,andoilcompaniesusethemasthebestwaytomakeoffshoreandremote

workstationsaccessibletocrewsandsupplies.Anyurgentmissiontoahard-to-get-toplaceisa

likelytaskforahelicopter.Amongtheirothermultitudeofused:deliverpeopleacrosstown,flyto

andfromairports,assistinrescuework,andaidinthesearchformissingorwantedpersons.

11.Peopleexpectthat.

[A]theairlinersoftodaywouldeventuallybereplacedbyhelicopters

[Blhelicopterswouldsomedaybeabletotransportlargenumberofpeoplefromplaceto

placeasairlinersarenowdoing

fC]theimaginationsfiredbytheRussianengineer'sinventionwouldbecomearealityinthe

future

[D]theirfantasticexpectationsabouthelicopterscouldbefulfilledbyairlinersoftoday

12.Helicoptersworkwiththeaidof.

[A]acombinationofrotatingdevicesinfrontandontop

[BJarotatingdevicetopside

[C]onerotatingfaninthecenteroftheaircraftandothersateachend

[D]arotatingfanunderneathforlifting

13.Whatissaidaboutthedevelopmentofthehelicopter?

[A]Helicoptershaveonlybeenworkedonbymansince1940.

[B]Chinesechildrenwerethefirsttoachieveflightinhelicopters.

IC]Helicopterswereconsideredmoredangerousthantheearlyairplanes.

[D]Somepeoplethoughttheywouldbecomewidelyusedbyaverageindividuals.

14.Howhastheuseofhelicoptersdeveloped?

[A]Theyhavebeenwidelyusedforvariouspurposes.

[BJTheyaretakingtheplaceofhigh-flyingjets.

[C]Theyareusedforrescuework.

[D]Theyarenowusedexclusivelyforcommercialprojects.

15.Underwhatconditionsarehelicoptersfoundtobeabsolutelyessential?

[A]Foroverseaspassengertransportation.

[B]Forextremelyhighaltitudeflights.

(CJForhigh-speedtransportation.

[D]Forurgentmissiontoplacesinaccessibletootherkindsofcraft.

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InancientGreeceathleticfestivalswereveryimportantandhadstrongreligiousassociations.

TheOlympianathleticfestivalheldeveryfouryearsinhonorofZeus,kingoftheOlympianGods,

eventuallylostitslocalcharacter,becamefirstanationaleventandthen,aftertherulesagainst

foreigncompetitorshadbeenabolished,international.Nooneknowsexactlyhowfarbackthe

OlympicGamesgo,butsomeofficialrecordsdatefrom776B.C.ThegamestookplaceinAugust

ontheplainbyMountOlympus.ManythousandsofspectatorsgatheredfromallpartsofGreece,

butnomarriedwomanwasadmittedevenasaspectator.Slaves,womenanddishonoredpersons

werenotallowedtocompete.Theexactsequenceofeventsuncertain,buteventsincludedboy's

gymnastics,boxing,wrestling,horseracingandfieldevents,thoughtherewerefewersports

involvedthaninthemodernOlympicGames.

OnthelastdayoftheGames,allthewinnerswerehonoredbyhavingaringofholyolive

leavesplacedontheirheads.Sogreatwasthehonorthatthewinnerofthefootracegavehisname

totheyearofhisvictory.AlthoughOlympicwinnersreceivednoprizemoney,theywere,infact,

richlyrewardedbytheirstateauthorities.Howtheirresultscomparedwithmodemstandards,we

unfortunatelyhavenomeansoftelling.

Afteranuninterruptedhistoryofalmost1,200years,theGamesweresuspendedbythe

Romansin394A.D.Theycontinuedforsuchalongtimebecausepeoplebelievedinthe

philosophybehindtheOlympics:theideathatahealthybodyproducedahealthymind,andthat

thespiritofcompetitioninsportsandgameswaspreferabletothecompetitionthatcausedwars.It

wasover1,500yearsbeforeanothersuchinternationalathleticgatheringtookplaceinAthensin

1896.

Nowadays,theGamesareheldindifferentcountriesinturn.Thehostcountryprovidesvast

facilities,includingastadium,swimmingpoolsandlivingaccommodation,butcompeting

courtierspaytheirownathletes*expenses.

TheOlympicsstartwiththearrivalinthestadiumofatorch,lightedonMountOlympusby

thesun'srays.Itiscarriedbyasuccessionofrunnerstothestadium.Thetorchsymbolizedthe

continuationoftheancientGreekathleticideals,anditburnsthroughouttheGamesuntilthe

closingceremony.Thewell-knownOlympicflag,however,isamodernconception:thefive

interlockingringssymbolizetheunitingofallfivecontinentsparticipatingintheGames.

16.InancientGreece,theOlympicGames.

[AJweremerelynationalathleticfestivals

[B]wereinthenatureofanationaleventwithastrongreligiouscolour

[C]hadruleswhichputforeignparticipantsinadisadvantageousposition

[D]wereprimarilynationaleventswithfewforeignparticipants

17.IntheearlydaysofancientOlympicGames.

[A]onlymaleGreekathleteswereallowedtoparticipateinthegames

[BJallGreeks,irrespectiveofsex,religionorsocialstatus,wereallowedtotakepart

[C]allGreeks,withtheexceptionofwomen,wereallowedtocompeteinGames

[D]allmaleGreekswerequalifiedtocompeteintheGames

18.TheorderofathleticeventsattheancientOlympics.

[A]hasnotdefinitelybeenestablished

[B]variedaccordingtothenumberofforeigncompetitors

[C]wasdecidedbyZeus,inwhosehonortheGameswereheld

[D]wasconsideredunimportant

19.Modernathletes,resultscannotbecomparedwiththoseofancientrunnersbecause

[A]theGreekshadnomeansofrecordingtheresults

[B]theyaremuchbetter

[C]detailssuchasthetimewerenotrecordedinthepast

[D]theyaremuchworse

20.Nowadays,theathletes5expensesarepaidfor.

[A]outoftheprizemoneyofthewinners

[BJoutofthefundsraisedbythecompetingnations

[C]bytheathletesthemselves

[D]bycontributions

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Insciencethemeaningoftheword“explain“sufferswithcivilization'severystepinsearch

ofreality.Sciencecannotreallyexplainelectricity,magnetism,andgravitation;theireffectscanbe

measuredandpredicted,butoftheirnaturenomoreisknowntothemodernscientistthanto

Thaleswhofirstlookedintothenatureoftheelectrificationofamber,ahardyellowish-brown

gum.Mostcontemporaryphysicistsrejectthenotionthatmancaneverdiscoverwhatthese

mysteriousforces“reaHy"are."Electricity,“BertrandRussellsays,“isnotathing,likeSt.Paul's

Cathedral;itisawayinwhichthingsbehave.Whenwehavetoldhowthingsbehavewhenthey

areelectrified,andunderwhatcircumstancestheyareelectrified,wehavetoldallthereisto

Untilrecentlyscientistswouldhavedisapprovedofsuchanidea.Aristotle,forexample,whose

naturalsciencedominatedWesternthoughtfortwothousandyears,believedthatmancouldamve

atanunderstandingofrealitybyreasoningfromself-evidentprinciples.Hefelt,forexample,that

itisaself-evidentprinciplethateverythingintheuniversehasitsproperplace,henceonecan

deducethatobjectsfalltothegroundbecausethat'swheretheybelong,andsmokegoesup

becausethat'swhereitbelongs.ThegoalofAristoteliansciencewastoexplainwhythingshappen.

ModernsciencewasbornwhenGalileobegantryingtoexplainhowthingshappenandthus

originatedthemethodofcontrolledexperimentwhichnowformsthebasisofscientific

investigation.

21.Theaimofcontrolledscientificexperimentsis.

[A]toexplainwhythingshappen

[B]toexplainhowthingshappen

[C]todescribeself-evidentprinciples

[D]tosupportAristotelianscience

22.Whatprinciplesmostinfluencedscientificthoughtfortwothousandyears?

[A]thespeculationsofThales

[BJtheforcesofelectricity,magnetism,andgravity

[C]Aristotle'snaturalscience

[D]Galileo'sdiscoveries

23.BertrandRusselPsnotionaboutelectricityis.

[A]disapprovedofbymostmodernscientists

[B]inagreementwithAristotle'stheoryofself-evidentprinciples

IC]inagreementwithscientificinvestigationdirectedtoward"how"thingshappen

[D]inagreementwithscientificinvestigationdirectedtoward“why”thingshappen

24.Thepassagesaysthatuntilrecentlyscientistsdisagreedwiththeidea.

[A]thattherearemysteriousforcesintheuniverse

[B]thatmancannotdiscoverwhatforces“really”are

[C]thatthereareself-evidentprinciples

[D]thatwecandiscoverwhythingsbehaveastheydo

25.Modemsciencecameintobeing.

[A]whenthemethodofcontrolledexperimentwasfirstintroduced

[B]whenGalileosucceededinexplaininghowthingshappen

[C]whenAristotelianscientisttriedtoexplainwhythingshappen

[D]whenscientistswereabletoacquireanunderstandingofrealityofreasoning

1988年

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Itdoesn'tcomeasasurprisetoyoutorealizethatitmakesnodifferencewhatyoureador

studyifyoucan'trememberit.Youjustwasteyourvaluabletime.Maybeyouhavealready

discoveredsomecleverwaystokeepyourselffromforgetting.

Onedependableaidthatdoeshelpyourememberwhatyoustudyistohaveaspecific

purposeorreasonforreading.Yourememberbetterwhatyoureadwhenyouknowwhyyou're

reading.

Whydoesaclerkinastoregoawayandleaveyouwhenyourreplytoheroffertohelpis,

“No,thankyou.I'mjustlooking"?Bothyouandsheknowthatifyouaren'tsurewhatyouwant,

youarenotlikelytofindit.Butsupposeyousayinstead,4"Yes,thankyou.Iwantapairofsun

glasses/*Shesays,“Rightthisway,please."Andyouandsheareoff-botheagertolookfor

exactlywhatyouwant.

It'squitethesamewithyourstudying.Ifyouchoseabookatrandom,“justlooking^^for

nothinginparticular,youarelikelytogetjustthat—nothing.Butifyoudoknowwhatyouwant,

andifyouhavetherightbook,youarealmostsuretogetit.Yourreasonswillvary;theywill

includereadingorstudying“tofindoutmoreabout“，“tounderstandthereasonsfor”,"tofindout

how”.Agoodstudenthasaclearpurposeorreasonforwhatheisdoing.

Thisisthewayitworks.Beforeyoustarttostudy,yousaytoyourselfsomethinglikethis,UI

wanttoknowwhyStephenVincentBenethappenedtowriteaboutAmerica.I'mreadingthis

articletofindout."Or,'Tmgoingtoskimthisstorytoseewhatlifewaslikeinmedieval

England."Becauseyouknowwhyyouarereadingorstudying,yourelatetheinformationtoyour

purposeandrememberitbetter.

Readingisnotonesingleactivity.Atleasttwoimportantprocessesgoonatthesametime.

Asyouread,youtakeinideasrapidlyandaccurately.Butatthesametimeyouexpressyourown

ideastoyourselfasyoureacttowhatyouread.Youhaveakindofmentalconversationwiththe

author.Ifyouexpressedyourideasorally,theymightsoundlikethis:"Yes,Iagree.That'smy

opiniontoo."or"Ummmm,Ithoughtthatrecordwasbrokenmuchearlier.I'dbettercheckthose

dates/*or“ButtherearesomeotherfactstobeconsideredYoudon'tjustsittheretakinginideas

—youdosomethingelse,andthatsomethingelseisveryimportant.

Thisadditionalprocessofthinkingaboutwhatyoureadincludesevaluatingit,relatingitto

whatyoualreadyknow,andusingitforyourownpurposes.Inotherwords,agoodreaderisa

criticalreader.Onepartofcriticalreading,asyouhavediscovered,isdistinguishingbetweenfacts

andopinions.Factscanbecheckedbyevidence.Opinionsareone'sownpersonalreactions.

Anotherpartofcriticalreadingisjudgingsources.Stillanotherpartisdrawingaccurate

inferences.

16.Ifyoucannotrememberwhatyoureadorstudy,.

[A]itisnosurprise

[B]itmeansyouhavenotreallylearnedanything

[C]itmeansyouhavenotchosentherightbook

[DJyourealizeitisofnoimportance

17.Beforeyoustartreading,itisimportant.

[A]tomakesurewhyyouarereading

[B]torelatetheinformationtoyourpurpose

[Cltorememberwhatyouread

[D]tochooseaninterestingbook

18.Readingactivityinvolves.

[A]onlytwosimultaneousprocesses

[B]primarilylearningaboutideasandevaluatingthemcritically

[C]merelydistinguishingbetweenfactsandopinions

[D]mainlydrawingaccurateinferences

19.Agoodreaderisonewho.

[A]relateswhathereadstohisownknowledgeaboutthesubjectmatter

[B]doeslotsofthinkinginhisreading

fC]takesacriticalattitudeinhisreading

[D]isabletocheckthefactspresentedagainstwhathehasalreadyknown

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Ifyouliveinalargecity,youarequitefamiliarwithsomeoftheproblemsofnoise,but

becauseofsomeofitsharmfuleffects,youmaynotbeawareoftheextentofitsinfluenceon

humanbehavior.Althougheveryonemoreorlessknowswhatnoiseis,i.e.,itissoundsthatone

wouldrathernothear,itisperhapsbesttodefineitmorepreciselyforscientificpurposes.One

suchdefinitionisthatnoiseissoundsthatareunrelatedtothetaskathand.Thusstimulithatat

onetimemightbeconsideredrelevantwillatanothertimebeconsiderednoise,dependingon

whatoneisdoingatthemoment.Inrecentyearstherehasbeenagreatdealofinterestinthe

effectsofnoiseonhumanbehavior,andconceptssuchas“noisepollution“havearisen,together

withmovementstoreducenoise.

Exposuretoloudnoisescandefinitelyproduceapartialorcompletelossofhearing,

dependingontheintensity,duration,andfrequencycompositionofthenoise.Manyjobspresent

noisehazards,suchasworkinginfactoriesandaroundjetaircraft,drivingfarmtractors,and

working(orsitting)inmusichallswhererockbandsareplaying.Ingeneral,continuousexposure

tosoundsofover80decibels(ameasureoftheloudnessofsound)canbeconsidereddangerous.

Decibelvaluescorrespondtovarioussounds.Soundsaboveabout85decibelsmay,ifexposureis

forasufficientperiodoftime,producesignificanthearingloss.Actuallosswilldependuponthe

particularfrequenciestowhichoneisexposed,andwhetherthesoundiscontinuousor

intermittent.

Noisecanhaveunexpectedharmfuleffectsonperformanceofcertainkindsoftasks,for

instance,ifoneisperformingawatchkeepingtaskthatrequiresvigilance,inwhichheis

responsiblefordetectingweaksignalsofsomekind(e.g.,watchingaradarscreenforthe

appearanceofaircraft).

Communicatingwithotherpeopleisunfavorablyaffectedbynoise.Ifyouhaveriddeninthe

rearofajettransport,youmayhavenoticedthatitwasdifficulttocarryonaconversationatfirst,

andthat,eventually,youadjustedtheloudnessofyourspeechtocompensatefortheeffect.The

problemisnoise.

20.Noisediffersfromsoundinthat.

[A]itissoundsthatinterferewiththetaskbeingdone

[B]itisaspecialtypeofloudsound

[C]itisusuallyunavoidableinbigcities

ID]itcanbedefinedmorepreciselythanthelatter

21.Oneoftheharmfuleffectsofnoiseonhumanperformanceisthat.

[A]itreducesone'ssensitivity

[B]itrendersthevictimhelpless

[C]itdeprivesoneoftheenjoymentofmusic

[D]itdrownsoutconversationsatworksites

22.Thepurposeofthispassageis.

[A]todefinetheeffectsofnoiseonhumanbehavior

[B]towarnpeopleofthedangerofnoisepollution

[C]togiveadviceastohowtopreventhearingloss

[D]totellthedifferencebetweennoiseandsound

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Thetraditionalbeliefthatawoman'splaceisinthehomeandthatawomanoughtnottogo

outtoworkcanhardlybereasonablymaintainedinpresentconditions.Itissaidthatitisa

woman'stasktocareforthechildren,butfamiliestodaytendtobesmallandwithayearortwo

betweenchildren.Thusawoman'swholeperiodofchildbearingmayoccurwithinfiveyears.

Furthermore,withcompulsoryeducationfromtheageoffiveorsixherroleaschiefeducatorof

herchildrensoonceases.Thus,evenifweagreethatawomanshouldstayathometolookafter

herchildrenbeforetheyareofschoolage,formanywomen,thisperiodwouldextendonlyfor

abouttenyears.

Itmightbearguedthatthehouse-proudwomanwouldstillfindplentytodoaboutthehome.

Thatmaybeso,butitiscertainlynolongernecessaryforawomantospendherwholelife

cooking,cleaning,mendingandsewing.Washingmachinestakethedrudgeryoutoflaundry,the

latestmodelsbeingentirelyautomaticandabletowashanddryalargequantityofclothesinafew

minutes.Refrigeratorshavemadeitpossibletostorefoodforlongperiodsandmanypre-cooked

foodsareobtainableintins.Shopping,insteadofbeingadailytask,canbecompletedinonedaya

week.Thenewman-madefibersaremorehardwiringthannaturalfibersandgreatlyreduce

mending,whilegoodready-madeclothesarecheapandplentiful.

Apartfromwomen'sownhappiness,theneedsofthecommunitymustbeconsidered.

Modernsocietycannotdowellwithoutthecontributionthatwomencanmakeinprofessionsand

otherkindsofwork.Thereisaseriousshortageofnursesandteachers,tomentiononlytwoofthe

occupationsfollowedbywomen.Itisextremelywastefultogiveyearsoftrainingatpublic

expenseonlytohavethequalifiedteacherornursemarryafterayearortwoandbelostforeverto

herprofession.Thetraining,itistrue,willhelpherindutiesasamother,butifshecontinuedto

work,herservicewouldbemorewidelyuseful.Manyfactoriesandshops,too,arelargelystaffed

bywomen,manyofthemmarried.Whileherethequestionoftrainingisnotsoimportant,

industryandtradewouldbeseriouslyshortofstaffifmarriedwomendidnotwork.

23.Theauthorholdsthat.

[AJtherightplaceforallwomen,marriedorotherwise,isthehome,notelsewhere

[B|allmarriedwomenshouldhavesomeoccupationoutsidethehome

[C]amarriedwomanshouldgivefirstprioritytoherdutiesasamother

(DJitisdesirableforuneducatedmarriedwomentostayathomeandtakecareofthefamily

24.Ahouse-proudwoman.

[A]woulddevoteherwholelifetoherfamily

[B]wouldtakeherownhappinessandthatofherfamilyasherchiefconcern

[Clwouldstillneedsomespecialtrainingatpublicexpensetohelpherinherdutiesasa

housewife

[D]wouldtakefulladvantageofmodernhouseholdappliances

25.Accordingtotheauthor,modernsociety.

[A]canoperatejustaswellevenwithoutwomenparticipation

[B]hasbeengreatlyhamperedinitsdevelopmentbytheshortageofwomennursesand

womenteachers

[C]cannotoperateproperlywithoutthecontributionofwomen

[DJwillbeseriouslyaffectedbythecontinuingshortageofworkingwomeninheavy

industriesandinternationaltrade

1989年

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Ascientistoncesaid:"Ihaveconcludedthattheearthisbeingvisited