2019年公共英語三級考試試題及答案

ThejourneymydaughterCathyhashadwithherswimmingisas

longasitisbeautiful.

Cathysufferedsometerrible16inherearlychildhood.Afteryears

ofregulartreatment,she17becamehealthy.

Twoyearsago,whileCathywaswatchingtheOlympics,adream

cameintohersweetlittlehead—tobeaswimmer.Lastsummer,she

wantedto18outlocalswimteam.Shepracticedhardandfinally19it.

Theteampractice,20wasaroughstart.Shecoughedandchokedand

couldhardly21herfirstfewweeks.Hearinghercoughingbitterlyone

night,Idecidedto22herfromitall.ButCathywokemeupearlynext

morning,wearingherswimsuit23togo!Itoldhersheshouldn'tswim

afterawholenight'scoughing,butsherefusedto24andinsistedshe

go.

Fromthatdayon,Cathykeptswimminganddidn,t25asingle

practice.Shehada26intentionwithinherselftobethebestshecould

be.Myten一year一oldwasgrowingandchangingrightbeforemyeyes,

intothis27humanbeingwithapassionandamission.Therewere

momentsof28ofcourse:oftenshewouldbethelastswimmerinthe

race.ItwasdifficultforCathytoacceptthatshewasn'ta29--ever.But

thatdidn,tstopherfromtrying.

Thencamethefinalawardsceremonyattheendoftheyear.Cathy

didn'texpectanyawardbutwasstillthereto30herfriendsandpraise

theiraccomplishments.Astheceremonywasnearingtheend,Isuddenly

heardtheheadcoach31,“ThehighesthonorgoestoCathy!”Looking

around,hecontinued,“Cathyhasinspireduswithher32and

enthusiasm.33skillsandtalentsbringgreatsuccess,themostvaluable

asset（貝才富）onecanholdistheheart.M

Itwasthegreatest34ofmydaughterJslife.Withallshehadebeen

35inhertenyears,thiswasthehouroftruetriumph（成功）.

16.A.failureB.pressureC.lossD.illness

17.A.usuallyB.finallyC.firstlyD.frequently

18.A.improveB.trainC.joinD.contact

19.A.increasedB.foundC.createdD.made

20.A.howeverB.thereforeC.otherwiseD.instead

21.A.useB.surviveC.saveD.waste

22.A.pullB.tellC.hideD.fire

23.A.afraidB.nervousC.readyD.free

24.A.takeoffB.setoffC.giveupD.showup

25.A.attendB.missC.banD.Start

26.A.richB.weakC.firmD.kind

27.A.trustedB.determinedC.experiencedD.embarrassed

28.A.frustrationB.delightC.excitementD.surprise

29.A.beginnerB.learnerC.partnerD.winner

30.A.cheeronB.competewithC.respondtoD.runafter

31.A.admittingB.explainingC.announcingD.whispering

32.A.humorB.willC.honestyD.wisdom

33.A.AlthoughB.SinceC.OnceD.Because

34.A.discoveryB.choiceC.influenceD.moment

35.A.throughB.underC.acrossD.around

Tomostofus,schoolmeansclasses,teachers,schedules,grades,

andtests.ButforthechildrenatSudburyValleySchoolinMassachusetts,

schoolisverydifferent.

Firstly,therearenolessons.AIIthechildren,agedbetween4and19,

dowhatevertheywant.Therearenoteachers—only“staff

members”.Theideabehindthisisthatyoudonotneedtomakechildren

learn,becausechildrenwanttolearnanyway/'Youdonotneedtosayto

athreeyearold,'Goexploreyourenvironment.'Youcan'tstopthem!”

saysDanielGreenberg,afounderoftheschool.uButifyoumakechildren

dowhatyouwantallday,theywilllosealltasteforlearning.v

AtSudburyValleySchool,youwillpermitchildrentotalk,read,

paint,cook,workoncomputers,studyFrench,playthepiano,climb

treesorjustrunaround.Twoboysspentthreeyearsjustfishing!

TheotherwaythatSudburyValleySchoolisdifferentisthatthe

childrencandecidetherules.Everyweek,thereisaschoolmeeting

wherebothchildrenandstaffhaveonevoteeach—eventhefouryear-

olds.Theydecidetheschoolrules,howtospendtheschoolbudget,and

evenwhichstafftheywantanddonotwantanymore.

Whentheschoolfirstopenedin1968,peoplesaiditwouldnever

work.Buttoday,theschoolhas200students,and80%ofitsstudentsgo

ontocollege.Eventhetwoboyswhowentfishingallthetimehave

successfulcareerstoday.Oneofthemisamusicianandtheotherisa

computerscientist.

4、題l:Whatisthemaintopicofthearticle?A.Anunusual

school.B.Children'shobbies.

C.Aschoolwithoutrules.D.EducationintheUS.

小題2:Whatdoestheschoolbelieve?A.Teacherscannotteach

childrenWell.

B.Childrenlearnbestwhentheydowhattheywanttodo.

C.Learningisforadults——childrenshouldonlyplay.

0.Childrenshouldonlylearnaboutonethingatatime.

小題3:WhatdoesDanielGreenbergsayaboutthreeyear-

olds?A.Theylovelearning.

B.Theyareverynaughty.

C.Theywanttobeoutsideallthetime.

D.Theyaretooyoungtolearnanything.

小題4:Whohasthemostpowerintheschoolmeetings?A.Theolder

childrenhavemorepowerthantheyoungerchildren.

B.Achildhasmorepowerthananadult.

C.Theyoungerchildrenhavemorepowerthantheolderchildren.

0.Everybodyhasequalpower.

Sure,it'sgoodtogetalongwellwithyourteacherbecauseitmakes

thetimeyouspendintheclassroommorepleasant.

Andyes,it'sgoodtogetalongwellwithyourteacherbecause,in

general,it'ssmarttolearnhowtogetalongwellwiththedifferenttypes

ofpeopleyou'llmeetthroughoutyourlife.

Infact,kidswhogetalongwellwiththeirteachersnotonlylearn

more,butthey'remorecomfortableaboutaskingquestionsandgetting

extrahelp.Thismakesiteasierforthemtounderstandnewmaterialsand

dotheirbestontests.Whenyouhavethiskindofrelationshipwitha

teacher,heorshecanbesomeonetoturntowithproblems,suchas

problemswithlearningorschoolissues.

Hereisaquestion：whatifyoudon'tgetalongwellwithyour

teachers?Infact,teacherswanttogetalongwellwithyouandenjoy

seeingyoulearn.Butteachersandstudentssometimeshavepersonality

clashes（個性沖突），whichcanhappenbetweenanytwopeople.Ifyou

showyourteacherthatyouwanttomakethesituationbetter,heorshe

willprobablydoeverythingpossibletomakethathappen.Bydealing

withaproblemlikethis,youlearnsomethingabouthowtogetalong

withpeoplewhoaredifferentfromyou.

However,ifacertainteacherisn'tyourfavorite,youcanstillhavea

successfulrelationshipwithhimorher,especially.Hereare

someofthoseresponsibilities：

Attendclassreadytolearn.

Bepreparedforclasswiththerightpencils,books,andcompleted

assignments.

Listenwhenyourteacheristalking.

Doyourbest,whetherifsaclassroomassignment,homework,

oratest.

小題l:Thepassageiswritten

for.A.teachersB.advisersC.studentsD.parents

<1、題2:Accordingtothepassage,gettingalongwellwithyour

teacherswillmakeyou.A.getthebestscoresintheexams

B.havemorepleasanttimeintheclassroom

C.havenoproblemswithstudy

D.getabetterseatintheclassroom

小題3:Theunderlinedword“that”inthefourthparagraphrefers

to.A.gettingalongverywellwithclassmates

B.thedisappearanceofpersonalitydifferences

C.abetterrelationshipbetweenyouandyourteacher

D.thehappytimeyouhaveintheclassroom

小題4:“"canbefilledintheblank.A.ifyoufulfillyour

basicresponsibilitiesasastudent

B.ifyouareeasygoingandhelpful

C.ifyouknowsomebasicsocialskills

D.ifyouarethoughtofasagoodstudent

第一題

Everyhumanbeing,nomatterwhatheisdoing,givesoffbodyheat.

Theusualproblemishowtodisposeofit.Butthedesignersofthe

JohnstowncampusoftheUniversityofPittsburghsetthemselvesthe

oppositeproblem-howtocollectbodyheat.Theyhavedesigneda

collectionsystemwhichutilizesnotonlybodyheat,buttheheatgiven

offbysuchobjectsaslightbubsandrefrigeratorsaswell.Thesystem

workssowellthatnoconventionalfuelisneededtomakethecampus's

sixbuildingscomfortable.

Somepartsofmostmodernbuildings-theatersandofficesaswellas

classroomsaremorethanamplyheatedbypeopleandlightsand

sometimesmustbeair-conditionedeveninwinter.Thetechniqueof

savingheatandredistributingitiscalled"heatrecovery."Afewmodern

buildingsrecoverheat,buttheUniversity'ssystemisthefirsttorecover

heatfromsomebuildingsandre-useitinothers.

Alongtheway,pithaslearnedagreatdealaboutsomeofitsheat

producers.Theharderastudentstudies,themoreheathisbodygivesoff.

(76)Malestudentsemitmoreheatthanfemalestudents,andthelarger

astudent,themoreheatheproduces.Itistemptingtoconcludethatthe

hottestprospectfortheJohnstowncampuswouldbeahardworking,

overweightmalegenius.

練習題

1.Untilrecently,bodyheathascausedproblemsbecauseit.

A.wasdifficulttocollect

B.cameinavarietyofforms

C.wasdifficulttogetridof

D.tendedtobeabsorbedbyphysicalobjects

,Whichofthefollowingistrueoftheheatingsystemofthe

Johnstowncampus?

A.Theheatissuppliedbyhumanbodiesonly.

B.Theheatissuppliedbybothhumanbodiesandother

heat-emittingobjects.

C.Theheatissuppliedbybothhumanbodiesandconventional

fuel.

D.Theheatissuppliedbyhumanbodies,otherheat-emitting

objects,andconventionalfuel.

3.Thephrase"eveninwinter"(inline8)mostnearlymeans.

A.ifthewinterisespeciallywarm

B.duringalloftheyearexceptthewinter

C.inthewinteraswellasinotherseasons

D.duringtheeveningsinthewinter

4.Thephrase"heatrecovery"referstoa.

A.methodofconcealingthesourceofheat

B.specialformofairconditioning

C.supplementaryhotwatersystem

D.wayofreclaimingandre-usingheat

5.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingwouldproduce

theLEASTamountofheat?

A.Afatfemalewhostudieshard.

B.Athinfemalewhodoesnotstudy.

C.Afatmalewhodoesnotstudy.

D.Athinmalewhostudieshard.

第二題

Readthefollov/ingtext.Choosethebestwordorphraseforeach

numberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEETI.

Western-styleconversationsoftendevelopquitedifferentlyfrom

Japanese-styleconversations.AWestern-styleconversationbetweentwo

peopleislikea26oftennis.Iflintroduceatopic,aconversationalball,I

expectyoudo27itback.lfyouagreewithme,Idon'texpectyousimply

toagreeandto28more.Iexpectyoutoaddsomethingtocarrythe

ideafurther.29Idon'texpectyoualwaystoagree.Iamjustas30ifyou

completelydisagreewithme.31youagreeordisagree,your32will

returntheballtome.Andthenitismyturn33.Idon'tserveanewball

frommy_34startingline.Ihityourballbackagaintoyouby35your

ideafurther.Andsotheballgoesbackandforth,36eachofusdoingour

besttogiveitanewtwist.

AJapanese-styleconversation,37,isnotatallliketennisorvolleyball.

It'slikebowling.You38foryourturn.Andyoualwaysknowyour39inline.

Itdependsonsuchthingsaswhetheryouareolderoryounger,aclose

friendorarelativestranger40thepreviousspeaker,inaseniororjunior

position,andsoon.Whenyourturncomes,you.41uptothestartingline

withyourbowlingball,and42bowlit.Everyoneelsestandsbackand

watchespolitely,whispering43.Everyonewaitsuntiltheballhasreached

theendofthealley,andwatchestoseeifit44downallthepins,or

onlysomeofthem,ornoneofthem.Thereisapause,whileevery-one

registersyour45

練習題

6.A.playB.gameC.roundD.set

7.A.hitB.moveC]throwD.push

8.A.everythingB.anythingC.nothing0.something

9.A.ThenB.SoC.lnsteadD.But

10.A.anxiousB.seriousC.happyD.grateful

11.A.AfterB.BecauseC.Though0.Whether

12.A.responseB.actionC.operation0.service

13.A.alsoB.againC.tooD.soon

14.A.actualB.newC.particular0.original

15.A.deepeningB.carryingCJleading0.employing

16.A.withB.forC.beforeD.except

17.A.thereforeB.moreoverC.likewiseD.however

18.A.wonderB.workC.waitD.watch

19.A.pointB.placeC.postD.pole

20.A.thanB.besideC.toD.with

21.A.stepB.climbC.standD.catch

22.A.accuratelyB.carefullyC.awkwardly

0.courageously

23.A]instructionB.satisfactionC.agreement

0.encouragement

24.A.knocksB.pushesC.kicksD.puts

25.A.lineB.workC.score0.outcome

參考譯文

當今最流行的圖書就是被歸類為科幻小說的圖書。每年都有成百

上千的圖書出版，并被各類人群閱讀。而且近些年來最成功的一些電

影都是基于科幻小說的故事拍攝的。

人們通常認為科幻小說是文學中非常新的一個發展，但是你可以

在兒白年前的書中找到它祖先的蹤跡。這些書通常是關于理想社會形

式的一些呈現，在現代故事中仍然可以發現這個主題。

然而，大多數科幻小說的經典之作都是在近一百多年里創竹的。

以兩位著名的作家儒勒?凡爾納和赫伯特?喬治?威爾斯為例，他們

的書已經被翻譯成了很多種語言。

現代科幻小說作家不再寫來自火星或太空的人的歷險故事。他們

對技術發展給社會和人類思想帶來的結果更感興趣;或者他們會想象

未來世界，那往往是我們現今居住的世界的反映。正因如此，他們的

作品有明顯的政治暗中。

在一個科學事實屢次超越科幻小說的年代，作家們可能發現領先

科學進步是困難的。然而，那些足夠聰明、有遠見的人看清了我們正

在走的路，他們或許會提供珍貴的一課，告訴我們如何應對社會在努

力掌握新技術以及與不斷變化的世界觀妥協的過程中將面臨的無法

避免的問題。

Mostyoungpeopleenjoyphysicalactivities,walking,cycling,

football,ormountaineering.

Thesewhohaveapassion26climbinghighanddifficultmountains

areoften27withastonishment.Whyaremenandwomen28tosuffer

coldandhardship,andto29onhighmountains?Thisastonishmentis

caused,probably,bythedifferencebetweenmountaineeringandother

formsofactivities30whichmengivetheirleisure.

Therearenoman-maderules,astherearefor31asgolfand

football.Thereare,ofcourse,rulesofdifferentkindswhichitwouldbe

dangerousto32,butitisthisfreedomfromman-maderules33makes

mountaineeringattractivetomanypeople.Thosewhoclimbmountains

arefreetotheirown34.

Ifwe35mountaineeringwithothermorefamiliarsports,wemight

thinkthatonebigdifferenceis36mountaineeringisnota“teamwork

However,itisonlyourmisunderstanding.Thereare,infact,no:matches”

37"teams”ofclimbers,butwhenclimbersareonarockfacelinkedby

aropeonwhichtheirlivesmay38,obviously,thereisteamwork.

Amountainclimberknowsthathemayhavetofightwithnatural39

thatatestrongerandmorepowerfulthanman.Hissportrequireshigh

mentaland40qualities.

Amountainclimber41toimproveonskillyearafteryear.Askieris

probablypasthisbestbytheageofthirty,andmostinternationaltennis

champions42intheirearlytwenties.Butitisnot43formenoffiftyor

sixtytoclimbthehighestmountainsintheAlps.Theymaytakemore44

thanyoungermen,buttheyprobablyclimbmoreskillandless45of

effort,andtheycertainly

experienceequalenjoyment.

26.[A]for[B]in[C]to[D]of

27.[A]lookedupto[B]lookedforward[C]lookedinto[D]looked

upon

28.[A]willing[B]reluctant[C]unwilling[D]probable

29.[A]takepains[B]runrisk[C]takearisk[D]makeefforts

30.[A]to[B]with[C]for[D]towards

31.[A]so[B]various[C]different[D]such

32.[A]apply[B]worry[C]ignore[D]notice

33.[A]which[B]that[C]how[D]why

34.[A]methods[B]forms[C]rules[D]activities

35.[A]correlate[B]relate[C]compare[D]contrast

36.[A]for[B]what[C]which[D]that

37.[A]within[B]from[C]beyond[D]between

38.[A]exist[B]go[C]depend[D]confide

39.[A]strength[B]storms[C]powers[D]forces

40.[A]physician[B]physical[C]physiological[D]psychological

41.[A]tries[B]continues[C]wants[D]decides

42.[A]willbe[B]appear[C]are[D]is

43.[A]unusual[B]normal[C]common[D]strange

44.[A]strength[B]efforts[C]energy[D]time

45.[A]shortage[B]lack[C]rubbish[D]waste

SectionIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingthreetexts.Answerthequestionsoneachtext

bychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEETby

drawingathicklineacrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.

TextI

Fifteenyearsago,IenteredtheBostonGlobe,whichwasatemple

tomethen.Itwasn,teasygettinghired.Butonceyouwerethere,I

found,youwerein.

Globejobswereforlife-guaranteeduntilretirement.For15yearsI

hadprosperedthere-movingfromanordinaryreportertoforeign

correspondentandfinallytosenioreditor.Iwouldhavealifetimeof

securityisIstruckwithit.Instead,Ihadmadeadecisiontoleave.I

enteredmyboss'soffice.Wouldherage?Iwondered.Hehadafamous

temper."Matt,wehavetohaveatalk,vIbeganawkwardly.

“IcametotheGlobewhenIwastwenty-four.NowI'mforty.There'

salotIwanttodoinlife.Tmresigning.”“Toanotherpaper?”heasked.

Ireachedintomycoatpocket,butdidn'tsayanything.Ihandedhima

letterthatexplainedeverything.ItsaidthatIwasleavingtostartanew

mediacompany.Wewereatarareturningpointinhistory.Iwantedto

bedirectlyengagedinthechange."I'mgladforyou,“hesaid,quite

outofmyexpectation.a\justcamefromaboardofdirectorsmeeting

anditwasseventy-fivepercentdiscouragingnews.Someofthatwecan

dealwith.Butmuchofitwecan?t,"hewenton.ulwishyouallthe

luckintheworld/5heconcluded."AndifitdoesnJtworkout,

remember,yourstarisalwayshighhere.”

ThenIwentoutofhisoffice,walkingthroughthenewsroomfor

moregood-byes.Everybodywassayingcongratulations.Everybody一

eventhoughI'dberiskingallonanunfamiliarventure:allthefinancial

securityIhadcarefullybuiltup.

Later,IhadafinaltalkwithBillTaylor,chairmanandpublisherofthe

BostonGlobe.HehadturnedtheGlobe

intoabillion-dollarproperty."I'mresigning,Bill,“Isaid.He

listenedwhileIgavehimthestory.Hewasn'tlookingangryordismayed

either.A代erapause,hesaid,“Golly,IwishIwereinyourshoes.”

46.FromthepassageweknowthattheGlobeisafamous.

[A]newspaper[B]magazine

[C]temple[D]church

47.IfthewriterstayedwiththeGlobe.

[A]hewouldbeabletorealizehislifetimedreams.

[B]hewouldlethislong-cherisheddreamsfadeaway.

[C]hewouldneverhavetoworryabouthisfuturelife.

[D]hewouldneverbeallowedtodevelophisambitions.

48.Thewriterv/antedtoresignbecause.

[A]hehadserioustroublewithhisboss.

[B]hegotunderpaidathisjobfortheGlobe.

[C]hewantedtobeengagedinthenewmediaindustry.

[D]hehadfoundabetterpaidjobinapublishinghouse.

49.WhenthewriterdecidedtoresigntheGlobewasfacedwith

[A]atroublewithitsstaffmembers

[B]ashortageofqualifiedreporters

[C]anunfavorablebusinesssituation

[D]anuncontrollablebusinesssituation

50.By":lwishIwereinyourshoes.”(inthelastparagraph)Bill

Taylormeantthat.

[A]thewriterwastofail.

[B]thewriterwasstupid

[C]hewoulddothesameifpossible

[D]hewouldrejectthewriter'srequest

Text2

Doyoufinditverydifficultandpainfultogetupinthemorning?

Thismightbecalledlaziness,butDr.Kleitmanhasanewexplanation.He

hasprovedthateveryonehasadailyenergycycle.

Duringthehourswhenyourlaborthroughyourworkyoumaysay

thatyou?re"hot''.That'strue.Thetimeofdaywhenyoufeelmost

energeticiswhenyourcycleofbodytemperatureisatitspeak.Forsome

peoplethepeakcomesduringtheforenoon.Forothersitcomesinthe

afternoonorevening.Noonehasdiscoveredwhythisisso,butitleads

tosuchfamiliarmonologuesas:"Getup,Peter!You'IIbelateforv/ork

again!vThepossibleexplanationtothetroubleisthatPeterisathis

temperature-and-energypeakintheevening.Muchfamilyquarreling

endswhenhusbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmean,

andwhichcycleeachmemberofthefamilyhas.

Youcan'tchangeyourenergycycle,butyoucanlearntomakeyour

lifefitifbetter.Habitcanhelp,Dr.Kleitmanbelieves.Maybeyou're

sleepyintheeveningbutfeelyoumuststayuplateanyway.Counteract

yourcycletosomeextentbyhabituallystayinguplaterthanyouwantto.

Ifyourenergyislov/inthemorning,butyouhaveanimportanttodo

earlyintheday,risebeforeyourusualhour.Thiswon'tchangeyour

cycle,butyou'IIgetupsteamandworkbetteratyourlowpoint.

Getofftoaslowstartwhichsavesyourenergy.Getupwitha

leisurelyyawnandstretch.Sitontheedgeofthebedaminutebefore

puttingyourfeetonthefloor.Avoidthetroublesomesearchforclean

clothesbylayingthemoutthenightbefore.Wheneverpossible,do

routineworkintheafternoonandsaverequiringmoreenergyor

concentrationforyoursharperhours.

51.Ifapersonfindsgettingupearlyaproblem,mostprobably

[A]heisalazyperson.

[B]herefusestofollowhisownenergycycle.

[C]heisnotsurewhenhisenergyislow.

[D]heisathispeakintheafternoonorevening.

52.Whichofthefollowingmayleadtofamilyquarrelsaccordingto

thepassage?

[AJUnawarenessofenergycycles.

[B]Familiarmonologues.

[C]Achangeinafamilymember,senergycycle.

[D]Attemptstocontroltheenergycycleofotherfamilymembers.

53.Ifonewantstoworkefficientlyathislowpointinthemorning,

heshould.

[A]changehisenergycycle

[B]overcomehislaziness

[C]getupearlierthanusual

[D]gotobedearlier

54.Youareadvisedtorisewithayawnandstretchbecauseitwill

[A]helptokeepyourenergyfortheday'swork.

[B]helpyoutocontrolyourtemperearlyintheday

[C]enableyoutoconcentrateonyourroutinework

[D]keepyourenergyyourenergycycleundercontrolallday

55.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

[A]Gettingofftoworkwithaminimumefforthelpssaveone,s

energy.

[B]Dr.Kletmanexplainswhypeoplereachtheirpeaksatdifferent

hoursofday.

[C]Habithelpsapersonadapttohisownenergycycle.

[D]Childrenhaveenergycycles,too.

Text3

Therewasonethoughtthatairpollutionaffectedonlythearea

immediatelyaroundlargecitieswithfactoriesandheavyautomobile

traffic.Atpresent,werealizethatalthoughthesearetheareaswiththe

worstairpollution,theproblemisliterallyworldwide.Onseveral

occasionsoverthepastdecade,aheavycloudofairpollutionhas

coveredtheeastoftheUnitedStatesandbroughthealthwarningsin

ruralareasawayfromanymajorconcentrationofmanufacturingand

automobiletraffic.Infact,theveryclimateoftheentireearthmaybe

infectedbyairpollution.Somescientistsconsiderthattheincreasing

concentrationofcarbondioxideintheairresultingfromtheburningof

fossilfuels(coalandoil)iscreatingaugreenhouseeffectv—conserving

heatreflectedfromtheearthandraisingtheworld'saverage

temperature.Ifthisviewiscorrectandtheworld'stemperatureisraised

onlyafewdegrees,muchofthepolaricecapwillmeltandcitiessuchas

NewYork,Boston,Miami,andNewOrleanswillbeinwater.

Anotherview,lesswidelyheld,isthatincreasingparticularmatter

intheatmosphereisblockingsunlightandloweringtheearth's

temperature——aresultthatwouldbeequallydisastrous.Adropofjust

afewdegreescouldcreatesomethingclosetoanewiceage,andwould

maneagriculturedifficultorimpossibleinmanyofourtopfarmingareas.

Todaywedonotknowforsurethateitheroftheseconditionswill

happen(thoughonerecentgovernmentreportdraftedbyexpertsinthe

fieldconcludedthatthegreenhouseeffectisverypossible)Perhaps,if

weareluckyenough,thetwotendencieswilloffseteachotherandthe

world'stemperaturewillstayaboutthesameasitisnow.Drivenby

economicprofits,peopleneglectthedamageonourenvironment

causedbytheuadvancedcivilization”.Maybetheairpollutionisthe

pricethehumanbeingshavetopayfortheirdevelopment.Butisitreally

worthwhile?

56.Aspointedoutatthebeginningofthepassage,peopleusedto

thinkthatairpollution.

[A]causewidespreaddamageinthecountryside

[B]affectedtheentireeasternhalfoftheUnitedStates

[C]haddamagedeffectonhealth

[D]existedmerelyinurbanandindustriesareas

57.Astothegreenhouseeffect,theauthor.

[A]sharethesameviewwiththescientist.

[B]isuncertainofitsoccurrence

[C]rejectsitasbeingungrounded

[D]thinksthatitwilldestroytheworldsoon

58.Theword“offset“inthesecondparagraphcouldbereplaced

by?

[A]slipinto[B]makeupfor

[C]setup[D]catchupwith

59.Itcanbeconcludedthat.

[A]raisingtheworld'stemperatureonlyafewdegreeswouldnot

domuchharmtolifeonearth.

[B]loweringtheworld'stemperaturemerelyafewdegreeswould

leadmajorfarmingareastodisaster.

[C]almostnotemperaturevariationshaveoccurredoverthepast

decade.

[D]theworld'stemperaturewillremainconstantintheyearsto

come.

60.Thispassageisprimarilyabout.

[A]thegreenhouseeffect.......

[B]theburningoffossilfuels.......

[C]thepotentialeffectofairpollution.

[D]thelikelihoodofanewiceage.

PartB

Directions:

Readthefollowingarticleinwhichfivepeopletalkabouttheirideas

ofdieting.Forquestions61to65,-matchnameofeachspeakertoone

ofthestatements(AtoC)givenbelow.Markyouranswersonyour

ANSWERSHEET.

Abbey

Youcanalwaysrecognizedietersfromthesourexpressionontheir

faces.Theyspendmostoftheirtimeturningtheirnosesupatfood.They

areforeverconsultingcaloriecharts,gazingatthemselvesinmirrors,and

leapingontoweighing-machinesinthebathroom.Theyspendalifetime

fightingalosingbattleagainstspreadinghips,protrudingtummiesand

doublechins.Whatamiserablelotdietersare!

Marlin

Ibeganmakingsomedietaryandlifestyleschangesduringmy

secondyearofcollegeandhavebeeneatingthiswayeversince.Ilike

thewayIfeelwhenIdon'teatanimalfoodssomuchmorethanthe

pleasureIusedtogetfromeatingthem.