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恩波中、高級英語口譯輔導(dǎo)班講義恩波學(xué)校網(wǎng)址：PAGEPAGE68試卷一SECTION1:LISTENINGTEST(40minutes)PartA:SpotDictationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Rememberyouwillhearthepassageonlyonce.Theusualgood-luckwishtoatheatreactorwhoisaboutto_________(1)ortobeengagedinaperformanceistosay“Breakaleg”.Thismayseemtobearather________(2)tosaytosomeonewhoisprobablyalreadyquiteimpatient,_________(3).Butmosttheatreactorsandactressesare,bytradition,very(4).Andtheywoulddoeverythingtoavoidslippingorthrowingthemselvesinto“__________”(5).Amongmanyactorsandactresses,itisthoughtthatwishingforgoodluckfromtheir_____(6)willhavetheoppositeeffect.Consequently,by__________(7)forbadluck,___________(8)thattheactororactresswillinfacthavegoodluck.Actorsandactresses_________(9)noisy,squeakingshoestobeasignofgoodluck,anditisalso__________(10)tohaveatheatrecat.Ontheotherhand,badluckcancome__________(11);itcomesfromtheaudience'swhistling_______(12),fromtheactor'srepeatingthelastlineoftheplay________(13)andfromcertainshadesofthecolour______(14)inthebackgroundofthestage.Wheredothese__________(15)orworriescomefrom?Somepeoplebelievethemtobetheresultofanactor's__________(16).Therealreason,although,mayhavemoretodowithsimplybeingfrightenedabout__________(17)infrontofalargeaudienceandmakingsilly,laughablemistakes.Afterall,actingisavery__________(18).Ifanactorperformsbadly,itisverylikelythathewouldgradually__________(19)andeventuallyhisjobandlivelihood.Undersuchadverseandfrightfulconditions,itisnotsurprisingthatactorsandactresses___________(20)badthingstohappen.PartB:ListeningComprehensionⅠ.StatementsDirections:Inthispartofthelest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.Thesestatementswillbespokenonlyonce,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.1.A.Wespentthreedaysvisitingfactories.B.Wewereplanningtoseethreefactories.C.Wedidn'texpecttogotothreefactories.D.Wewenttoseethefactoryonthethirdday.2.A.Thatschoolwasonceashop.B.Storesstandtodaywhereoncetherewasaschool.C.Ashopisinthecenterofthatschool.D.Aschoolissetupbesidetheshoppingcenter.3.A.Thisroomisnotonlysmall,butitisalsofaraway.B.Fewerthannineteenguestswillcome,soweneedasmallerroom.C.Wemustreduceourguestlistbyatleastninety.D.Ninetypeoplewon'tfitinthisroom.4.A.Joyceissobusythatshealwaysrunsforwork.B.Joycerunshersmallbusinessherself.C.Joyceeventuallybecamesuccessful.D.Joyce'sbusinesshadbeensuccessfulforalongtime.5.A.We'reusingfourcolorstopaintthelounge.B.Wehavechosenthefightcolors.C.Theloungehaswallsofbeautifullypaintedwood.D.Thecolorsinthepaintingaren'trightforthelounge.6.A.It'snevercoolerinthesuburbs.B.Thesuburbsgetshotterbeforethecitydoes.C.Comparedtothesuburbs,citytemperaturesarehigher.D.Unlikecityschools,suburbanschoolsareopenyear-round.7.A.MissMoorehasfailedone-thirdoftheclasses.B.Thosewhoareabsentmorethanone-thirdofthetimeshouldfail.C.Morethanone-thirdofthestudentsfailthetest.D.Onlyone-thirdofthestudentsmissedtheirclasseswhileonholiday.8.A.Thefiguresonthoseinstructionsaredifficulttosee.B.Theinstructionsareillogicalandincomplete.C.Idon'tknowhowpeoplecanunderstandthoseinstructions.D.Ican'tlookatanyoneelse'sfigures.9.A.Youshouldwritedownyourdailyactivities.B.It'sagoodideatoreadthepapereveryday.C.Youshouldkeeparecordofthemusicyou'veheard.D.Afteryourtrip,youshouldrecordwhatyousee.10.A.Mathematicsisn'tarequiredcourse.B.He'snevermetthemathstudentbefore.C.Peteristakingamathematicscourse.D.Theywillneverrequiremathematics.

Ⅱ.TalksandConversationsDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthefouranswerchoicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Questions11～1411.A.Anarchitect.B.AjanitorC.Ahousingagent.D.Auniversityprofessor.12.A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.13.A.Itislargeandsunny.B.Itissmallerthantheliving-room.C.Ithasonlyasmallwindow.D.Ithaslargecupboards.14.A.Thelargerbedroom.B.ThestoveandtherefrigeratorC.Thefireplace.D.Thefurniture.Questions15～1815.A.Anewbicycle.B.Aninexpensivebicycle.C.Afastbicycle.D.Astationarybicycle.16.A.Ahalfmile.B.Amile.C.Twomiles.D.Fourmiles.17.A.Hedoesn'tlikeit.B.Itdoesn'tworkverywell.C.It'sbroken.D.Hegotanewone.18.A.Goseehisfriend'sbicycle.B.Seehernewapartment.C.Walktoschool.D.Buyanewbicycle.Questions19～2219.A.Anassemblyline.B.Acar.C.Acompany.D.Aninventor.20.A.In1908.B.In1914.C.In1918.D.In1924.21.A.Itwasfaster.B.Itwasmoreefficient.C.Itwasmoreindividualized.D.Itwascheaper.22.A.Itincreasedslowly.B.Itincreasedquickly.C.Itremainedaboutthesame.D.Itdecreased.Questions23～2623.A.Toqualifyforahighschooldiploma.B.Tolearnsomethingssheneededtoknow.C.Tobecomethemanagerofanightclub.D.Toassistinthecontrolofherlife.24.A.Sheismarried.B.Shehasnooneelseto-relyon.C.Herchildrencan'taffordtogotoschool.D.Herhusbandisoutofwork.25.A.PhilosophyB.PlumbingC.AutoRepairD.Indifferent26.A.AmusedB.IndifferentC.PositiveD.NegativeQuestions27～3027.A.Travelforpleasure.B.Travelforadventure.C.Travelforfreedom.D.Travelforeducation.28.A.Becausetravelwasslowanddifficultthen.B.Becausepeoplepreferredtostayathome.C.Becausetravelwasconsideredamiracletomostpeople.D.Becausecoacheshadnotbeeninvented.29.A.Twodays.B.Fourdays.C.Aweek.D.Twoweeks.30.A.Theywilltakeitforgranted.B.Theywillbeastonished.C.Theywillregarditasanuncommonactivity.D.Theywillconsideritawasteoftimeandmoney.PartC:ListeningandTranslationⅠ.SentenceTranslationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear5Englishsentences.Youwillhearthesentencesonlyonce.Afteryouhaveheardeachsentence,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.(1)

(2)(3)(4)(5)Ⅱ.PassageTranslationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear2passages.Youwillhearthepassagesonlyonce.Afteryouhaveheardeachpassage,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouarelistening.(1)__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(2)__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________SECTION2:STUDYSKILLS(50minutes)Directions:Inthissection,youwillreadseveralpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsbasedonitscontent.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer,(A.),(B.),(C).,or(D.),toeachquestion.AnswerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Questions1～5AnunexpectedlybitterdisputebetweentheRoyalMailandtheunionofpostalworkershaskeptBritain'spostalserviceclosedfortwoweeks.Street-comermailboxesaresealedandinternationalmailsuspendeduntiltheUnionofCommunicationWorkersandpostofficemanagementsettletheirdifferencesoverspecialpayfornewrecruits.Thestrikebeganasaspotty,24-hourworkstoppageAug.31butwasextendedlastweektoincludemostofthe1,500RoyalMailofficesandmorethan100,000unionmembers.Itisthefirstmajordisruptionofservicesince1981,andhasprompteddiscussionoffurtherprivatizingpostaldeliveries.BritishPrimeMinisterhassaidtheRoyalMailisonepublicservicethatshouldremainingovernmenthands.ButsomebusinessmenhavepressedBritishPrimeMinistertoexpandthemarketforprivatecourierservicestoincludecarryinglargevolumesofmail.Thepaydisputeconcernsspecialbonusesofbetween￡15and￡35aweekforworkersintheLondonareawherethecostoflivingishighanditisdifficulttoattractnewrecruits.TheRoyalMailisofferingthepremiumstohelpalleviateanacuteshortageofworkersinLondonbutunionleaderwantthebonusesdistributedequallyacrossthecountry.ThepostofficehasaskedothercountriestoholdallmaildeliveriesforBritainuntilthestrikeissettled,becauseitisdifficulttoguaranteesecurityformailbagspilingupatairandseaports.1.Thepassagesuggeststhatastrikeishappening_______.A.withintheUnionofCommunicationWorkersB.withinpost-officemanagementC.withintheBritishgovernmentD.withinthepostalserviceofGreatBritain2.Accordingtothepassage,thepostalstrike_________.A.hasbeenthesecondmajorstrikesince1981B.hasbeensettledbytheBritishgovernmentC.hasattractedmanynewrecruitsD.hasalreadylastedfortwoweeks3.WhichofthefollowingisNOOTtrueaboutthepostalstrike?A.Thestrikebeganasaspotty,24hourworkstoppageAug.31.B.Thestrikehasincludedallthe1,500RoyalMailoffices.C.Thestrikehasmadethestreet-comermailboxessealed.D.Thestrikehasbeenjoinedbymorethan100,000unionmembers.4.Accordingtothepassage,thepurposeforthepostalstrikeis________.A.topromptdiscussionoffurtherprivatizingpostaldeliveriesB.toexpandthemarketforprivatecourierservicesC.tohavespecialpayfornewlyhiredworkersD.toofferthepremiumstohelpworkersinLondon.5.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.Britain'spostalstrikeB.Britain'spost-officemanagementC.Britain'sprivatecourierservicesD.Britain'sRoyalMailofficesQuestions6～10HongKong,wherebuildingsriseandfalllikemoodswings,hasneverhadmuchtimeforthepast.Yetevenbythosenormallyharriedstandards,authoritiesfacearemarkablytightdeadlineforthetransitionbetweenoldandnewairports.Inthesevenhoursbetween11:30p.m.onJuly5,whenvenerableKaiTakshutsdown,down,and6:30a.m.onJuly6whenHKIAopens,alumberingmenagerieofequipmentwilltrekthe39kmfromonetotheother.Thousandsofitemshavebeenloggedandassignedamovingtime.“Theplanisalivingthing,anditchangesallthetime,”saysMichaelWinarick,theex-BritishArmycolonelinchargeofthemove.TheoperationactuallybeganMay6,whenthefirstpiecesofequipmentweretransferredtothenewsite,andwon'tenduntilearlyAugust.Butpressurewillbegreatestonthecriticalnight,whenaparadeofungainlyvehicleswilltaketotheclosed-offroadsofKowloon—“deckloaders”thatequipplanes,thetractorsthatnudgejumbojetsintoposition,thescuttlingbaggagetrainsandfiretrucksanderectmovingstaircases.Winarickadmitstotensemomentswhencrewsdiscoveredtheyonlyhad15cmtospareundersomeoverpasses:“Welookedatlettingouttirepressure.”Heaveritemslikethescaffoldingusedbymaintenancecrewswillsailon17bargesthroughVictoriaHarbor.ThirtyplaneswilltakeofffromKaiTakonararesetofdomesticflights,wingingthe15minutestoChekLapKok.Some1,000policewillwatchoverthemove,whichwillbetelevisedtodiscouragerubberneckers.Butthegreatestthreatisbeyondanyone'scontrol:officialssaythatifatyphoonhitsthatnight,they'llpostponeHKLA'Sopeningforaweek.6.Theword“trek”(paragraph1)means__________.A.togothroughwildcountryB.towalkslowlyforpleasureC.totraveltoaholyplaceD.tomakealonghardjourney.7.Thepassagesuggeststhatauthorities_________.A.nudgejumbojetsintopositionbeforeJuly5B.watchoverthemoveonJuly6C.haveatightdeadlineforthetransitionD.lookatlettingouttirepressure8.Accordingtothepassage,thirtyplaneswill__________.A.trekthe39kmfromonetotheotherB.movealongwithtractorsandfiretrucksC.sailon17bargesthroughVictoriaHarborD.flyfromKaiTaktoChekLapKok9.Accordingtothepassage,themovewillbetelevisedto___________.A.discouragepeoplewhowatchsomethingwithtoomuchinterestB.showtoworldthetransitionbetweenoldandnewairportsC.reportthewholeprocessoflumberingmenagerieofequipmentD.displaythescuttlingbaggagetrains,firetrucksanderectmovingstaircases10.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.LastPlaneOut,Don'tForgettoTrekthe39kmB.LastPlaneOut,Don'tForgettoTurnOfftheLightsC.LastPlaneOut,Don'tForgettoNudgeJumboJetsintoPositionD.LastPlaneOut,Don'tForgettoSailon17BargesthroughVictoriaHarborQuestions11～15Don'tbeBashfulListeninginontheCB(CitizensBandtwo-wayradio\receiver)channelscanbealotoffunHowever,itisevenmorefuntotakepartintheconversations.But,don'tbebashful.Allofthoseontheairwerealsonewcomersonce.Nowtheyaremoreexperiencedthanyou,theyshouldnotmakefunofyouifyoumakeaboo-boo.Whatisthemostcommonboo-boomadebyCBbeginners?It'sfailingtoreleasethePTT(push-to-talk)buttononthemicrophonewhentheystoptransmitting(stoptalking).JustremembertopushtotalkandthenreleasethePTTswitchsoyoucanlistentothereply.ThePTTswitch,whenpushedin,turnsthetransmitteronandthen,whenreleased,turnsthetransmitteroffandreactivatesthereceiver.Brevity(keepitshort)YoucangetmorebenefitoutofyourCBradio,andsocaneveryoneelse,ifyoukeepyourtransmissionsshort.Youcanmaketransmissions“crystalclear”ifyouuseabbreviations.TheTen-SignalsListedbelowarethemostcommonlyused;however,youmayencounterlocalvariations.No.MeaningNo.Meaning10-1Receivingpoorly10-17Urgentbusiness10-2Receivingwell10-18Anythingforus?10-3Stoptransmitting10-19Nothingforyou,returntobase10-4OKmessagereceived10-20Mylocationis…10-5Relaymessage10-21Callbytelephone10-6Busy,standby10-22Reportinpersonto…10-7Outofservice10-23Standbyleavingair10-8Inservice,subjecttocall10-24Completedlastassignment10-9Repeatmessage10-25Canyoucontact…?10-10Transmissioncompleted10-26Disregardlastinformationstandingby10-11Talkingtoorapidly10-27Iammovingtochannel10-12Visitorspresent10-28Identifyyourstation10-13Adviseweather/road10-29Timeisupforcontactconditions10-16Makepickupat…10-30Illegaluseofradio10-32Iwillgiveyouaradiocheck11.Accordingtothepassage,CBbeginners_________.A.don'twaitlongenoughbetweentransmissionsB.don'treleasethePTTButtonwhiletransmittingC.don'tusetheequipmentcorrectlyD.don'tknowwhentostoptalking12.ACBuserhasjustgivenyouwhatyouthinkisaveryconfusedaccountofaroadaccidentinyourvicinity.WhichTen-Signalwouldyousendhim?A.10—1B.10—9C.10—11D.10—2613.Youwanttotellsomeonebrieflywherethereisapackageforhim.Youbegin

________.A.10—17B.10—25C.10—16D.10—2214.Youareduetoleavethemotorwayfivemilesaheadforasecondaryroad,butyouhaveheardthewords“trafficjam”atthetailendofalocalradiobroadcast.WhichTen-Signalwouldyoutransmit?A.10—27B.10—30C.10—20D.10—1315.Youhavejustdeliveredasmallboxwouldlikeabreakbeforereturningtobase.WhichTen-Signalwouldyousend?A.10—10B10—24C.10—18D.10—7Questions16～20Whenmyfirstchildwasborn,mymother-in-lawsaidtome：“MotherhoodiswonderfuljustaslongasyourememberthatAMother’sPlaceisintheWrong.Nomatterwhatyoudo,yourchildrenwillblameyou.”Sincethattime,almostnineyearsago,Ihavecarefullymonitoredmothersandtheirgrowingoffspringtoverifythismaxim,andfoundthatindeeditcontainsmuchtruth.Forexample,ifamotherstintsherselftothepointofstarvationtosendherdarlingtoagoodboardingschool,thedarlingwillturnroundyearslaterandaccuseherofbeingasnobwhodeprivedherofeverydayfamilylife.If,ontheotherhand,amothersendsherlittlelambtothelocalneighbourhoodschool;thelittlelambwillgrumbleyearslaterthathisparentsdidn’tgiveafigforeducationandthatiswhyheisilliterateandonthedole.Ifawomenhasajob,herchildrenwillspeakmournfullyoftheexperienceofbeinglatchkeykidswhoneverknewwhatitwastocomehometothejoyandsecurityofamumbakingbreadinthekitchen.Ifawomendoesnotwork,herdaughterwillafterwardsdescribeheroldmumasa“suburbancabbage”whonever“fulfilledherself”.Ifawomenenduresapainfulanddifficultmarriageforthesakeofthechildren,shewillbetoldbythosechildren,whengrow-up,thatshewasanabsolutefooltoputupwithitandshouldhavewalkedoutyearsago.Ifsheconsidersittobebesttoendthemarriage,theywillaccuseherofcausingthem“paternaldeprivationsyndrome”andobligingthemtogrowupin“aone-parentsituation”.Ifyoutrytoshieldyourchildrenfromthewearyrealitiesoflife,theywillsayyouwereabsurdlyoverprotective.Ifyoutrytoshareyourtroubleswiththem,theywillsaythatyouoverburdenedthemwithresponsibilitiesandcheatedthemoftheirchildhood.Ifyouhavebutasinglechild,thechildwillsayafterwardsthatyouselfishlydepriveditofsiblings,andwilltellsadstoriesaboutthelonelinessofitschildhood.Ifyouhavetwochildren,theywilldescribetheirfamilybackgroundastypical,stereotyped,neurotic,introverted-anuclearfamily.Truly,amother’splaceisinthewrong-and,yea,itgoesonevenuntothethirdgeneration.Whenyourchildrenencountertroubleordifficultiesasadults,intheirownmarriagesorintheirpersonalities,whomdotheyblame?You’vegotitinone:mother!16.Havingthoughtabouthermother-in-law’sadvice,theauthor_________.A.wasinclinedtodoubttheadviceB.interviewedwomenwhosechildrenhadgrownupdecidedtoputtheadvicetothetestaskedadultsabouttheirchildhood17.Thepassagesuggeststhatlocalschools______________.A.makechildrenfeelinsecureB.haveapooreducationalrecordC.allowchildrentoomuchfreedomD.areforthechildrenof“suburbancabbages”18.Accordingtothepassage,awomenwhodivorcesherhusbandwill___________.A.bebackedbyherchildrenB.beblamedbyherchildrenC.usuallyblameherhusbandD.soonlosethechildren’saffection19.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethatmother________.arewillingtotaketheblameareblamedunfairlycannotbeblamelesscannotavoidblame20.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.AGreatMotherShouldFulfillHerselfB.ATypicalAndStereotypedFamilyC.TheGenerationGapD.MotherhoodIsANo-WinSituationQuestions6～10Achildwhohasoncebeenpleasedwithatalelikes,asarule,tohaveitretoldinidenticallythesamewords,butthisshouldnotleadparentstotreatprintedfairystoriesassacredtexts.Itisalwaysmuchbettertotellastorythantoreaditoutofabookand,ifaparentcanproduceanimprovementontheprintedtext,somuchthebetter.Achargemadeagainstfairytalesisthattheyharmthechildbyfrighteninghimorarousinghissadisticimpulses.Toprovethelatter,onewouldhavetoshowincontrolledexperimentthatchildrenwhohavereadfairystoriesweremoreoftenguiltyofcrueltythanthosewhohadnot.Onthewhole,theirsymbolicverbaldischargeseemstoberatherasafetyvalvethananincitementtoovertaction.Astofears,thereare,Ithink,well-authenticatedcasesofchildrenbeingdangerouslyterrifiedbysomefairystory.Often,however,thisarisesfromthechildhavingbeentoldthestoryononlyoneoccasion.Familiaritywiththestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafearfacedandmastered.Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegroundsthattheyarenotobjectivelytrue,thatgiants,witches,two-headeddragons,magiccarpets,etc.donotexist;andthatinsteadofindulginghisfantasiesinfairytales,thechildshouldbetaughthowtoadapttorealitybystudyinghistoryandmechanics.Ifindsuchpeople,Imustconfess,sounsympatheticandpeculiarthatIdonotknowhowtoarguewiththem.Iftheircaseweresound,theworldshouldbefullofmadmenattemptingtoflyfromNewYorktoPhiladelphiaonabroomstickorcoveringatelephonewithkissesinthebeliefthatitwastheirenchantedgirl-friend.Nofairystoryeverclaimedtobeadescriptionoftheexternalworldandnosanechildhaseverbelievedthatitwas.21.Theauthorconsidersthatafairystoryismoreeffectivewhenitis_________.A.repeatedwithoutvariationB.treatedwithreverenceC.adaptedbytheparentD.setinthepast22.Theword“overt”(paragraph2)means__________.A.acuteB.authenticC.apparentD.artificial23.Accordingtothepassage,greatfearcanbestimulatedinachildwhenastoryis_______.A.filledwithexcitementB.heardonlyonceC.repeatedtoooftenD.readoutofabook24.Accordingtothepassage,theadvantageclaimedforrepeatingfairystoriestoyoungchildrenisthatit_______.A.makesthemcometotermswiththeirfearsB.developstheirpowerofmemoryC.convincesthemthereissomethingtobeafraidofD.encouragesthemnottohaveridiculousbeliefs25.Theauthor'smentionofbroomsticksandtelephonesismeanttosuggestthat_______.A.fairystoriesarestillbeingvividlymadeupB.childrendonoteasilyacceptfairytalesastheyareC.peopletrytheirbesttomoderniseoldfairystoriesD.thereismoreconcernforchildren'sfearsnowadaysQuestions26～30Whatarewe?Tothebiologistwearememberofasub-speciescalledHomosapienssapiens,whichrepresentsadivisionofthespeciesknownasHomosapiens.Everyspeciesisuniqueanddistinct:thatispartofthedefinitionofaspecies.Butwhatisparticularlyinterestingaboutoutspecies?Forastar,wewalkuprightonourhindlegsatalltimes,whichisanextremelyunusualwayofgettingaroundforamammal.Therearealsoseveralunusualfeaturesaboutourhead,notleastofwhichistheverylargebrainitcontains.Asecondunusualfeatureisourstrangelyflattenedfacewithitsprominent,down-turnednose.Apesandmonkeyshavefacesthatprotrudeforwardsasamuzzleandhave“squashed”nosesontopofthismuzzle.Therearemanymysteriesabouthumanevolution,andthereasonforourunusuallyshapednoseisoneofthem.Anothermysteryisournakedness,orratherapparentnakedness.Unliketheapes,wearenotcoveredbyacoatofthickhair.Humanbodyhairisveryplentiful,butitisextremelyfine