2021年湖北省十堰市公共英語五級(筆試)

2021年湖北省十堰市公共英語五級(筆試)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.ListeningComprehension(15題)1.Womenhavemorefatcellssowomenhavelesswater.

A.TrueB.Fasle

2.Chainschoolsoftenchangetheirlocations.

A.RightB.Wrong

3.聽力原文：Iwanttotalktodayaboutsomestudies.Theyseemtoindicatethatthereisastartlingworld-widedeclineinthenumberofamphibians,suchasfrogs,toadsandsalamanders.There'slittledoubtthatonereasonwhythenumberofamphibiansisdecliningistheirhabitatshavebeendestroyedwhenthedevelopersfillinpondsandmarshestobuildhouses.Amphibianscan'tjustmovesomewhere.Theyneedwatertolaytheireggsin.Anotherproblemisthegrowingfishindustry.Anotherrangeofpopularpoolfishsuchascarphavebeenintroducedtomanylakesandpondsallovertheworld.Raisingandsellingthesefishcanbeprofitable,butthefisheattheeggsandoffspringofamphibiansthatwerealreadylivinginthelakesandponds.Otherfactorscouldbecontributingtothedeclineincludeacidrainandthespreadofpesticideresidues.Manypesticidesthatfarmersaddedtotheircropsareeventuallywashedawaybytherainandendupinpondsandotherbodiesofwaterwhereamphibianslive.Amphibiansareespeciallyvulnerabletopesticidesdissolvedinthewaterbecauseoftheirmoistskins.Watercanpassthroughamphibiansallowingtoxinsdissolvedinthewatertoentertheamphibians'body.

Whatdoesthespeakermainlydiscuss?

A.Thedistributionofdifferentspeciesofamphibians.

B.Possiblereasonsforreductioninthenumberofamphibians.

C.Theeffectsofenvironmentalchangeonthefishindustry.

D.Guidelinesfortheresponsibleuseofpesticides.

4.PartC

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

Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions21-30.

聽力原文：Lasttimewestartedlookingatthequestionofmanagementandwonderingwhatthetermactuallymeant．Thenwetookabrieflookattheconceptofscientificmanagement．Youremember，wedecideditwasusefulbutnotenoughonitsown．Sotodaywe'regoingtolookatanotheraspect—behavioralmanagement．Youmaynotreallyhavecomeacrossthisword“behavioral”before．thoughI'msureyouarefamiliarwiththeword“behavior”．Behavioralsimplymeanshavingtodowithbehavior．Andthatisourstartingpointfortoday：Wearegoingtostartbyrealizingthattheactivityofanyorganizationishumanactivity，designedtoachievehumangoals．Sowearereallytalkingabouthumanbehavior．

Anybusinessconcerndoestwothings．First，itprovideseithergoodsorservicesthatthecustomerneeds．Thatis．iteithermakesthingsordoesthingsforotherpeopleinexchangeformoney．Second，itprovidespeoplewithwork—andmostofushavetoworkinordertomakealiving．

Work，muchaswemaysometimeswishwedidn'thavetodoit，ornotquitesomuchofit．hasinfacttwoadvantages．First—andIspokeaboutthislasttime—itcangiveussatisfaction．Wecanbeproudofwhatwearedoing—likeacraftsmanmakingsomethingbeautiful，oradoctorofanursehelpingpeoplewhoareillorinpain．ThisiswhatIcalledjobsatisfaction，andwithoutitIamsureworkcanbecomeanawfulburden．Andonamorebasiclevel，workearnsusmoney，whichwecanusetobuythethingsweneedinordertolive．likefoodandsomewheretolive，aswellasalltheluxurieswecouldprobablydowithoutbutstillliketohave．

Behavioralmanagementisbasedonaresearchofhowpeoplebehaveatwork．Itusesthefindingsofpsychologistsandsociologists，andsoon．Thesemakeastudyofindividualsandgroupstoseewhatthingsinfluencethewaytheybehaveindifferentconditions．Theresultscanthenbeusedtodesignthebestconditionsinwhichpeoplewillperform—orbehave—inthewaythatamanagerwantsthemtoinordertomakeabusinessmoreefficientandtoachieveitsgoals．Theyhavecollectedalotofevidenceandformulatedalotoftheoriestohelpthemanager，andthereisnodoubtthatproperlyunderstoodandapplied，thiscanbeveryuseful．

Butstillwereturntothefactthatpeopleareindividuals．a(chǎn)lldifferentfromeachother，andall—aswesay—withmindsoftheirown．Sonomatterwhatthemanagerknowsaboutthewaypeoplebehaveingroupsandsoon，hehasreallytotreateveryoneonhisstaffasanindividualinhisownright．Ofcourse，hecanbehelpedinthisbyknowinghowtoencouragepeopletodothings，howtostimulatethemtobehaveinacertainway，andsoon．Amanagercanhimselfbemighthowtodothis，buthoweverunscientificthismaysound，itismorelikelythatagoodmanagerisbornratherthantrained．Hehassomenaturalabilitytorecognizewhatpeoplearelikelytodo，whatabilitiestheyhave，andotherthingslikethat．Realizingthis，andthenapplyingwhathehaslearnedabouthumanbehavior，iswhatmakessomeoneagoodmanager．

Sobehavioralmanagementismanagementbasedonanassessmentofanindividualandtheapplicationofwhatisknownabouthowpeopleingeneraltendtobehave．Likescientificmanagement，itisundoubtedlyuseful，butnot，thecompleteanswer．

Whatdidthespeakertalkaboutlasttime?

5.HowmanypoemsdidDickinsonwrite?

A.Almost2,000.B.Nearly1,000.C.800D.1,200.00

6.Theystartedworkingin1968basedontheobservationmadebyJung，thefounderof______．

7.聽力原文：Thehumannosehasgiventothelanguagesoftheworldmanyinterest-ingexpressions.Ofcourse,thisisnotsurprising.Withoutthenose,wecouldnotbreathenorsmell.Itisapartofthefacethatgivesapersonspecialcharacter.CyranodeBergeracsaidthatalargenoseshowedagreatmancourageous,courteous,manly,andintellectual.

Afamouswomanpoetwishedthatshehadtwonosestosmellarose!BlaisePascal,aFrenchphilosopher,madeaninterestingcommentaboutCleopatra'snose.Ifithadbeenshorter,hesaid,itwouldhavechangedthewholefaceoftheworld!

Historically,man'snosehashadaprincipalroleinhisimagination.Manhasreferredtothenoseinmanywaystoexpresshisemotions.Expressionsconcerningthenoserefertohumanweakness;anger,prideJealousyandrevenge.

InEnglishthereareanumberofphrasesaboutthenose.Forexample,toholdupone'snoseexpressesabasichumanfeeling—pride.Peoplecanholduptheirnosesatpeople,things,andplaces.

Thephrase,tobeledaroundbythenose,showsman'sweakness.Apersonwhoisledaroundbythenoseletsotherpeoplecontrolhim.Ontheotherhand,apersonwhofollowshisnoseletshisinstinctguidehim.

Forthehumanemotionofrejection,thephrasetohaveone'snoseputoutofjointisverydescriptive.Theexpressionappliestopersonswhohavebeenturnedasidebecauseofarival.Theirprideishurtandtheyfeelrejected.Thisexpressionisnotnew.ItwasusedbyErasmusin1542.

ThisisonlyasamplingofexpressionsinEnglishdealingwiththenose.Thereareanumberofothers.However,itshouldbeasplainasthenoseonyourfacethatthenoseismorethananorganforbreathingandsmelling!

Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

A.Thehumannoseasanorganforbreathingandsmelling.

B.Thenoseprovidinguswithvariousexpressions.

C.Awomanpoet'swishtohavetwonoses.

D.InterestingcommentsmadeonCleopatra'snose.

8.WhodidthepeopleusuallygiveletterstoaftertheEnglishcolonistsjustarrivedatAmerica?

9.Whatwillthespeakerdiscussfirst?

10.Accordingtothespeaker,howdodeveloperscontributetothereductionofamphibianpopulation?

A.Bytakingoverponds.

B.Byconstructingsewers.

C.Bybuildingdamsonrivers.

D.Byfloodingmarshes.

11.Whatisthecharacteristicofspecialtygoods?

A.Theyaregoodsthatcanbeboughtataspecialprice.

B.Theyarespecialkindsofproducts.

C.Theyarecharacterizedintheirbrands.

D.Theyneedspecialeffortstoget.

12.Thepast-orientedpeopleareflexiblein______.

13.Goodbookscandecreaseourcontentmentwhenwearehappyandlessenourtroubleswhenwearesad.

A.RightB.Wrong

14.Studentscanenjoyasimplebookingandenrolmentprocedureinsomechains.

A.TrueB.Fasle

15.Wangintendstostudyhowcomputerisusedforlanguagetranslation.

A.RightB.Wrong

二、2.UseofEnglish(10題)16.(33)

17.

【C16】

18.

【C3】

19.

【C5】

20.

【C9】

21.(36)

22.

【C13】

23.(42)

24.

【C2】

25.(41)

三、3.ReadingComprehension(15題)26.

Inthe3rdsentenceofthefirstparagraphtheword“pressing”isclosestinmeaningto______.

A.urgentlyimportantB.pushingC.invitingD.charming

27.PartC

Directions:Answerquestions71-80byreferringtothefollowinggames.

Note:AnswereachquestionbychoosingA,BorCandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1.Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce.

Answerquestions71～80byreferringtothefollowinggames.

Note:AnswereachquestionbychoosingA,B,CorDandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1.Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce.

A=BOOK1B=BOOK2C=BOOK3D=BOOK4

Whichbook(s)say(s)that...

theclimateaffectsthefuturesustainableagriculturaldevelopment?71.______

environmentalcontrolisrelatedwiththenationalrevenues?72.______

theenvironmentalproblemsarenotcausedovernight?73.______

avarietyofspeciesareonthedecrease?74.______

agricultureisalsoafactorforfiledegradationofenvironment?75.______

pollutioncanbecontrolledbyincreasingtheproductioncostofpollutinggoods?76.______

pollutioncontrolneedsthesupportoftechnologyandtechniques?77.______

provideslessonsforagriculture,trade,landu~eandtaxpolicyfromaneconomicperspective?78.______

thedegradationofenvironmentcausesthechangeofclimate?79.______

theapproachestoresearchshouldbeadjustedtothechangingsituation?80.______

ABOOK1

Thebookoffersacomprehensiveperspectiveontheconsequencesandpossiblepolicysolutionsforclimaticchangeaswemoveintothetwenty-firstcentury.Itassessestheimpactofpotentialfeatureglobalclimatechangeonagricultureandtheneedtosustainagriculturalgrowthfortheeconomicdevelopment.

Thebookbeginsbyexaminingtheroleofinternationalresearchinstitutionsinovercomingenvironmentalconstraintsonsustainableagriculturalgrowthandeconomicdevelopment.Theauthorsthendiscusshowagriculturalresearchsystemsmayberestructuredtorespondtoglobalenvironmentalproblemssuchasclimatechangeandlossofgeneticdiversity.Thediscussionthenextendstoconsiderenvironmentalaccountingandindexing,toillustratehowenvironmentalqualitycanbeincludedformallyinmeasuresofnationalincome,socialwelfareandsustainability.Thethirdpartofthebookfocusesontheeffectsofandpolicyresponsestoclimatechange.Chaptersinthispartexaminetheeffectofclimatechangeonproduction,trade,landusepatternsandlivelihoods.Theyconsiderimpactsonthedistributionofincomebetweendevelopedanddevelopingcountriesremainamajoreconomicactivity.Authorstakeonaneconomy-wideperspectivetodrawlessonsforagriculture,trade,landuseandtaxpolicy.

BBOOK2

Theozonelayeristhreatenedbychemicalemissions;theclimateisendangeredfromfossilanddeforestation,andglobalbiodiversityisbeinglostbyreasonofthousandsofyearsofhabitatconversions.Globalenvironmentalproblemsariseoutoftheaccumulatedimpactsfrommanyyears'andmanycountries'economicdevelopment.Inordertoaddresstheseproblemsthestatesoftheworldmustcooperatetomanagetheirdevelopmentprocessestogether--thisiswhataninternationalenvironmentalagreementmustdo.Butcantheworld'scountriescooperatesuccessfullytomanageglobaldevelopment?Howshouldtheymanageit?Whoshouldpayfortheprocess,aswellasfortheunderlyingproblems?

Thisbookpresentsanexaminationofboththeproblemandtheprocessunderlyinginternationalenvironmentallawmaking:therecognitionofinternationalinterdependence,thenegotiationofinternationalagreementsandtheevolutionofinternationalresourcemanagement.Itexaminesthegeneralproblemofglobalresourcemanagementbymeansofgeneralprinciplesandcasestudiesandby

28.PartB

Directions:Inthefollowingarticlesomeparagraphshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions66-70,choosethemostsuitableparagraphfromthelistA-Ftofitintoeachofthenumberedgaps.Thereisoneparagraphwhichdoesnotfitinanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Supermarketshoppershaveneverbeenmorespoiltforchoice.Butjustwhenwethoughttraditionalsystemsofselectivefarminghadcreatedthemosttemptingarrayoffoodsmoneycanbuy,wearenowbeingpresentedwiththeprospectofgeneticallycreatedstrainsofcabbages,onion,tomato,potatoandapple.

Itmaynotticklethefancyoffoodpuristsbutitfirestheimaginationofscientists.LastweektheydiscoveredthattheclassicParisianmushroomcontainsjustthepropertiesthat,whengeneticallymixedwithawildstrainofmushroomfromtheSonoradesertinCalifornia,couldhelpitgrowenmassewhileatthesametimeprovidingitwiththeresilienceofthewildstrain.

66.______

"Wehavefoundawayofincreasingthesuccessratefromoneto90percent."

Thisisjustoneofthemanyproductsthat,accordingtoskeptics,arecreatingagenerationof"Frankenfoods".Thefirstsuchfoodthatmaybeconsumedonawidescaleisatomatowhichhasbeengeneticallymanipulatedsothatitdoesnotsoftenasitripens.

67.______

Criticssaythatthenewtomato—whichcost$25milliontoresearch—isdesignedtostayonsupermarketshelvesforlonger.Ithasaten-daylifespan.

Notsurprisingly,every-hungryUSisleadingthesearchfortheseforbiddenfruit.Bychangingthegenesofagrapefruit,agrowerfromTexashascreatedasweet,red,thin-skinnedgrapefruitexpectedtosellatapremiumoveritsCaliforniaandFloridacompetitors.

Forchipfanaticswhowanttowatchtheirwaist-lines,newhigh-starch,low-moisturepotatoesthatabsorblessfatwhenfriedhavebeencreated,thankstoagenefromintestinalbacteria.

Thescientistsbehindsuchnewfoodarguethatgeneticengineeringissimplyanextensionofanimalandplantbreedingmethodsandthatbybroadeningthescopeofthegeneticchangesthatcanbemade,sourcesoffoodareincreased.Accordingly,theyargue,thisdoesnotinherentlyleadtofoodsthatarelesssafethanthosedevelopedbyconventionaltechniques.Butifdesirablegenesareswappedirrespectiveofspeciesbarriers,couldthingsspiraloutofcontrol?"Knowledgeisnottoxic,"saidMarkCantley,headofthebiotechnologyunitattheOrganisationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment,"Ithasgivenusafargreaterunderstandingofhowlivingsystemsworkatamolecularlevelandthereisnoreasonforpeopletothinkthatscientistsandfarmersshouldusethatknowledgetodoriskythings."

Clearly,financialincentiveliesbehindthedevelopmentofthesebigger,moreproductivefoods.Butwemayhaveonlyourselvestoblame.Intheearlyperiodofmassfoodcommerce,foodvarietiesweredevelopedbytraditionalmethodsofselectivebreedingtosuitthelocalpalate.Butassuppliersstartedtoselectandpreserveplantvariantsthathadlargerfruit,consumerexpectationsrose,leadingtothedevelopmentofthedesirableclones.Still,traditionalistsandgourmetsinEuropearefightingtheirdevelopment.

68.______

Eveninthepre-packagedUS,wheretheslow-softeningtomatowillsoonbereachingsupermarkets,1,500AmericanchefshavelenttheirsupporttothePureFoodCampaignwhichcallsfortheinternationalboycottofgeneticallyengineeredfoodsuntilmoreisknownabouttheconsequencesofthetechnologyandreliablecontrolshavebeenintroduced.

Intheshortterm,muchofthetechnologyremainsuntestedandinthelongtermtheconsequencesforhumanbiologyareunknown.Questionshavearisenoverwhethernewproteinsingen

29.

Accordingtothepassageitiscommonlybelievedthatbraindifferencesarecausedby______factors.

A.biologicalB.psychologicalC.physicalD.social

30.(70)

31.(74)

32.Insuranceissupposedtoprovideprotectionagainstfinancialrisks,andwhiledyingtoosoonisonemajorriskweface,anotherriskmoreandmorepeoplefearisoutlivingtheirmoney.Asaresult,agrowingarrayoflifeinsuranceproductsmakeitpossibletoprotectagainstbothofthoserisks.

Inmanyoftoday'slifeinsuranceproducts,MacDonaldnotes,"Thedeathbenefitportionreallyhasbecomeacommoditytypeproduct,soifsomeoneisreallyconcernedaboutthefinancialimpactofdyingyoung,thentheycangetaprettygooddealbybuyingterminsuranceonacommoditybasis--findthecheapestpolicyandbuyit."But,hesays,"Theothersideofthecoinisthatinsurancecompanieshavedevelopedproductsthatcanbeverycreative,andverycompetitivetootheralternatives,includinginvestments.Theycanfillaveryimportantroleinanyoverallinvestmentplan."

Diverseanduniversalpoliciesofferpeoplechoicesinhowmuchtheywanttoputintotheirpoliciesandhowtheywanttheirfundsinvested.Thesefundscanthenbetappedlaterontoprovidealumpsumforpurchasingaretirementhomeorastreamofretirementincome.Lifeinsuranceisanattractiveinvestmentvehicle,becausethe"insidebuildup",theaccumulationoffundsinsideapolicystructure,isnotsubjecttotaxes,incontrasttootherpersonalinvestments.

However,MacDonaldandotherswarnagainstusinginsurancepoliciespurelyasaninvestment.Whiletherearetaxadvantages,therearealsothecostsconnectedwiththeinsurancecoverage,andifyoudon'tneedthatcoveragethesecanbeexpensivewaystoinvest.

Moreover,MacDonaldnotesthatsomecompaniesareofferinginsurancethathasacriticalillnessorlong-termcarebenefit.Thesepoliciesspecifythatifsomeonesuffersaheartattack,forexample,theywillget25%ofthefaceamountoftheinsurancepolicyimmediatelyratherthanatdeath.Oriftheymustbeconfinedtoanursinghome,theywillbeabletouseuptothefaceamountofthepolicytopaythenursinghomecosts.

Amidtheproliferationofinsuranceproduct,MacDonaldsays,"Thepositivesideofitistherearebetterproducts--they'recheaperandmoreflexible.Thenegativesideisthatit'smorecomplicatedandeasiertomakeamistake.Inthepast,itwasplainvanilla;everybodywassellingthesameproductandeverybodyhadtofindanagenttheyliked.Nowtherehasbeensignificantchangesinproductstructureanddesign,andbenefits,andsoitisworthwhiletoshoparound."

Thepurposeofinsuranceisto______.

A.giveyoumoneywheneveryouneed

B.protectyoufromfinancialrisks

C.savemoney

D.outlivemoney

33.

Asmanifestedintheexperimentalstudy,rapideyemovementischaracterizedby______.

A.intenselyactivebrainwavetraces

B.subjects'quickerresponsetimes

C.complicatedmemorypatterns

D.revivalofeventsinthepreviousday

34.(73)

35.

Theword"tarnish"(line4,paragraph4)mostprobablymeans______.

A.affectB.warnC.troubleD.stain

36.

Accordingtothepassage,thesolutionofferedbythetechnicianwas______.

A.effectiveB.economicalC.unpracticalD.unacceptable

37.PartC

Directions:Answerquestions71-80byreferringtothefollowinggames.

Note:AnswereachquestionbychoosingA,BorCandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1.Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce.

A=RotherhitheB=BarnesC=WillesdenD=King'sCrossWhichcity…

usedtohavelotofproblemssuchasdrugs,streetcrime,etc.?71.______

hastheunpopularstyle.ofarchitecture?72.______

hasthemostexpensiveproperties?73.______

offersbigout-fashionedhousesatlowerprice?74.______

islocatedinaquietresidentialarea?75.______

sawabigincreaseinpricelastyear?76.______

willbuildalotofnewfacilities?77.______

isestimatedtobeagoodinvestment?78.______

encouragesnight-lifecultureforyoungpeople?79.______

createsenergeticmulti-culturalatmosphere?80.______

A

Rotherhithe

Rotherhithemaybemostfamousforitscongestedtunnelbutmanyyoungbuyersarewarmingtoitsriversidecharms.

Itisstillmuchcheaperthanitswatersideneighbors.Thehousingstockispredominately1980sflats,manyarrangedincul-de-sacs(死胡同)andclosesaroundSurreyQuaysRoad.

TheunpopulararchitecturehasledtotheareabeingcalledtheMiltonKeynesofLondonbutpropertiesarespaciousandunfashionablestyle.haskeptpricesdown.

PaulMitchell,ofestateagentsAlexNeil,says,"Thereispreciouslittleperiodproperty,butyouwillgetfarmoreforyourmoneyherethanaVictorianhousewithlotsoforiginalfeaturesdowntheroadinBermondsey."

SurryQuaysshoppingcenterprovidesalltheamenitiesofahighstreetbuttheareaislackinginfun.However,SouthwarkCouncilisintalkstodevelopthe"nighttimeeconomy"whichcouldwellleadtoanincreaseinbarsandrestaurantstocaterfortiegrowingnumberofyoungprofessionalresidents.

"Itispossibletogetagoodthree-bedroomhouseinRotherhithefor280,000,"saysSumineJordaan-Robinson,ofagentsBurwoodMarsih,"Abouteightminutes;walkfromtheJubileelinewhichwillhaveyouinBondstreetin15minutes.TherearerotthatmanyareasinLondonwherethatispossible."

B

Barnes

BarnessitsjustacrosstheriverfromHammersmithinsouthwestLondon,butitcouldnotbemoredifferentfromthenoiseandbustleoftheoppositebank.

IthasbeencalledoneofthelasttrueLondon"villages"withhappyresidentskeepingitsoldschoolcharmsquietfromnoseyoutsidersandpotentialdevelopers.

BeingbytheriverandpredominatelyresidentialgivesBarnesanattractivelylazyvibe.Ithasatraditionalvillagegreencompletewithidyllicduckpondandquaintpub.ThehighstreetisaboutasfarfromthePoundShopandPrimarkambienceofitsneighborsasispossible.

ButbuyingintoBarnesisnotcheap."Familyhousesaresnappedupincrediblyquickly,"claimsChrisCarney,salesnegotiatoratBoileausestateagents."Itisveryhardtogetpropertiesofthissize,withoutsidespacesoclosetoLondon,whichiswhytheyareexpensive."

LargedetachedVicuorianhousesonthetwomainroads,CastlenauandLonsdale,normallyhavebetweenfiveandsevenbedrooms,gardensof120ftandoffstreetparking.Thesesellforanythingbetween￡2millionand￡5million.Bythevillagegreentherearerowsofimmaculateterraced

38.Asthe2lstcenturybegins,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

39.(69)

40.PartB

Directions:Inthefollowingarticlesomeparagraphshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions66-70,choosethemostsuitableparagraphfromthelistA-Ftofitintoeachofthenumberedgaps.Thereisoneparagraphwhichdoesnotfitinanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

AccordingtotheAmericanAcademyofDermatology,anestimated10to50millionpeopleinthiscountryhaveanallergicreactiontopoisonivyeachyear.Poisonivyisoftenverydifficulttospot.Itcloselyresemblesseveralothercommongardenplants,andcanalsoblendinwithotherplantsandweeds.Butifyoucomeintocontactwithit,you'llsoonknowbytheitchy,blisteryrashthatformsonyourskin.Poisonivyisared,itchyrashcausedbytheplantthatbearsitsname.Manypeoplegetitwhentheyarehikingorworkingintheirgardenandaccidentallycomeintodirectcontactwiththeplant'sleaves,roots,orstems.Thepoisonivyrashoftenlookslikeredlines,andsometimesitformsblisters.

66.______

About85percentofpeopleareallergictotheurushiolinpoisonivy,accordingtotheAmericanAcademyofDermatology.