2023年電大工商管理英語考試閱讀理解

Monarchbutterflies（黑脈金斑蝶）areacommonsummersightinthenorthernUnitedStatesandCanada.Theselargeorangeandblackinsects（昆蟲）brightenparksandgardensastheyflylightlyamongtheflowers.Whatmakesmonarchsparticularlyinterestingisthattheymigrate（遷飛）—allthewaytoCaliforniaorMexicoandback.Theyarethoughttobetheonlyinsectthatdoesthis.Everyyearinthelatesummermonarchsbegintheirjourneytothesouth.ThoseheadingforMexicogofirstfortheLouisiana-Mississippiarea,thenflyacrosstheGulfofMexicointoTexas.OnceinMexico,theysettlethemselvesinoneofaboutfifteenplacesinamountainforestfilledwithfirtrees.Eachplaceprovidesawinterhomeformillionsofmonarchs.Thebutterfliesaresomanythattheyoftencoverentiretrees.Whenspringcomes,theybegintheirlongjourneynorth.Thequestionisoftenaskedwhethereverybutterflymakestheround-tripjourneyeveryyear.Andtheanswerisno.Theaveragemonarchlivesaboutninemonths.SooneflyingnorthmightlayeggsinLouisianaandthendie.TheeggsofthatgenerationmaybefoundinKentucky;theeggsofthenextgenerationmayendupinWisconsinorMichigan.Thelastgenerationoftheseason,aboutthefourth,willmaketheirwaybacktoMexicoandrestartthejourney.Scientistslearnaboutmonarchs’migrationbycatchingandmakingmarksontheinsects.Byrecatchingamonarchwithsuchamarkandnoticingwhereitcamefrom,thenextscientistcangettoknowthingslikethebutterfly’sageanditsrouting（路線）.1.Oneoftheplaceswheremonarchsspendthewinteris________.A.theGulfofMexicoB.anareainMississippiC.aforestinMexicoD.aplaininTexas2.Theroutingofmonarchs’migrationcanbelearned________.A.byexaminingthemarksmadeonthemB.bycollectingtheireggsinthemountainsC.bycomparingtheirdifferentagesD.bycountingthedeadonesintheforests3.Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthepassage?A.Migrationofmonarchs.B.Scientists’interestinmonarchs.C.Winterhomeofmonarchs.D.Lifeanddeathofmonarchs.答案：1.C2.A3.ASYDNEY:Astheysatsharingsweetsbesideaswimmingpoolin1999,ShaneGouldandJessicahSchipperweresimplygettingalongwell,chattingaboutsport,lifeand“anythingelsethatcameup.”YetinSydneynextmonth,theywillmeetagainbythepool,andforashorttimethefriendswillraceagainsteachotherinthe50-meterbutterfly（蝶泳）intheAustralianchampionshipsatHomebushBay.Gould,nowa47-year-oldmotheroffour,hasannouncedshewillbemakingareturntoelitecompetition（頂級賽事）toswimtheoneevent,havingsetaqualifying（合格旳）timeof30.32secondsinwinninggoldatlastyear’sUnitedStatesMasterschampionships.Hercomebackcomes32yearsaftershewonthreegoldsattheMunichOlympics.Schipper,nowa17-year-oldfromBrisbanewithabrightfutureofgoingtoAthensforherfirstOlympics,yesterdayrecalled（回憶）hertimewithGouldfieyearsago.“IwasatanationalyouthcameontheGoldCoastandShanehadcomealongtotalktousandwatchustrain,”Schipperexplained.“Itseemedasifwehadlongbeengodfriends.Idon’tknowwhy.Wejuststartedtalkinganditwentfromthere.”“Shehadalottosharewithallofusatthatcamp.ShetoldusstoriesaboutwhatitwaslikeatbigmeetsliketheOlympicsandwhatit’sliketobeonanAustralianteam.Itwasreallyinteresting.”Nexttime,thingswillbemoreserious.“Iwillstillbeswimminginthe50mbutterflyatthenationals,sothereisachancethatIcouldactuallybecompetingagainstShaneGould,”saidSchipper,whoburstontothesceneatlastyear’snationalchampionshipswithsecondplacesinthe100mand200mbutterfly.1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Storieshappeninginswimmingcompetitions.B.TwowomenswimmerswinningOlympicgolds.C.Lessonslearnedfrominternationalswimmingchampionships.D.Friendshipandcompetitionbetweentwoswimmers.2.GouldandSchipperaregoingto________.A.talkaboutsportandlifeB.gobacktoelitecompetitionC.setaqualifyingtimeandwingoldD.takepartinthesamesportsevent3.GouldwonherthreeOlympicgoldswhenshewas________.A.15B.17C.22D.304.Theunderlinedword“it”inthefifthparagraphprobablyrefersto________.A.theOlympicsB.theyouthcampC.thefriendshipD.theAustralianteam5.WhatSchippersaidshowedthatshe________.A.wasnolongerGould’sfriendB.hadlearnedalotfromGouldC.wasnotinterestedinGould’sstoriesD.wouldnotliketocompeteagainstGould答案：1.D2.D3.A4.C5.BWithagoodshoppingpositionandtherightamount（數(shù)量）ofmoney,anyeducatedpersonoughttobeabletomakealivingoutofabookshop.Itisnotadifficulttradetolearnandthelargechain-storescanneverforcethesmallbookselleroutofexistenceastheyhavedonetothecornershop.Butthehoursofworkareverylong-Iwasonlydoingapart-timejob,butmybossputinaseventy-hourweek,besidesregularjourneysoutofshoppinghourstobuybooks.TherealreasonwhyIshouldnotliketobebackinthebooktradeforlife,however,isthatwhileIwasinitIlostmyloveofbooks.Abooksellercannotalwaystellthetruthabouthisbooks,andthatgiveshimadislikeforthem.TherewasatimewhenIreallydidlovebooks—lovedthesightandsmellandfeelofthem—iftheywerefiftyormoreyearsold,thatis.Nothingpleasedmequitesomuchastobuyabargainlotofthemonsaleforseveralpounds.Thereisapeculiarflavour（獨特旳味道）abouttheunexpectedbooksyoupickupinthatkindofcollection:little-knowneighteenth-centurypoets,orout-of-dategeographybooks.Foroccasional（偶爾旳）reading—inyourbath,forexample,orlateatnightwhenyouaretootiredtogotobed—thereisnothingasgoodasaveryoldpicturestory-book.ButassoonasIwenttoworkinthebookshopIstoppedbuyingbooks.Seeninamass.fiveortenthousandatatime,booksweredullandevenalittletiresome.NowadaysIdobuyoneoccasionally,butonlyifitisabookthatIwanttoreadandcan’tborrow,andIneverbuyrubbish.1.Accordingtothepassage,________isoneofthenecessaryconditionstorunabookshop.A.aneducatedshop-ownerB.agoodpositionatastreetcornerC.aregularjourneyoutoftheshopD.theforceoflargechain-stores2.Theauthorshouldnotliketobebackasabooksellerforlifebecause________.A.hehatedhisjobofsellingbooksB.sellingbookswasonlyapart-timejobC.thebooksintheshopgavehimadislikeD.hewasunabletobehonestaboutthebookshesold3.Thebookspreferredbytheauthorshouldbethose________.A.storiesmakingreaderssleeplessB.valuableonesboughtonsaleC.peculiaroneswithgreatexpectationD.geographyonesfromtheeighteenthcentury4.Theauthorwillonlybuynewbooks________.A.ifhefeelsdullandtiredB.afterhegivesuphisjobasabooksellerC.whichareinterestingbuthardtoborrowD.whenhethrowsawayoldones答案：1.A2.D3.B4.CMillionsofaircrafttakeoffaroundtheworldeveryyear.Theskiestheyflyinseemlimitless—milesofemptyspace.But,withthenumberofflightsincreasingeachyear,thisemptinessnolongerexists.Researchersintheworldofaviation（航空）areworriedabouttheincreasingpressureonpilotsandgroundcontrollers.Andincreasingcollisions,occurringatornearanairport,havecalledattentiontotheneedformoreaids（輔助設(shè)備）toaviationcontrol.Peoplewhotraveltheskiesarenotcertainaboutairsafety.Agreatdealofmoneyisspentonnewandbiggeraircraftandairportstodealwiththevastincreaseinpassengerstravellingbyair.Onlyasmallpercentageofthismoneyisspentonnavigation（導航）andotheraids.Actually,suitableelectronicequipmenthaslongexisted,andmanycompaniesmarketsafetyaidsdesignedtomakeitsaferforaircrafttotakeoff,flyanydistance,andland,whatevertheweather.Yet,therearetwoproblemstobesolved.Thefirstistogetgovernments,airlinesandairportofficialstoagreetobasiclevelsofsafetyaids.Thesecondproblemistofindawayofmeetingthesebasicrequirements.Butnomatterhowwelltheequipmentworks,operatorsoftheequipmentstillplayanimportantrole.Communicationsbetweenpilotsandgroundcontrollersareextremelyimportanttoairsafety.ItisworthpointingourthatthemishearingormisunderstandingofinstructionsinEnglish,andtheuseofanotherlanguage,inaninternationalconversation,haveledtotworecentaircraftaccidents.Anewtypeofinstrument（儀器）calledFLIGHTWATCHwouldhelppilotspreventairportcollisions.Itwouldbeparticularlyhelpfulnearairports.1.Theincreasingnumberofflightsleadstothefactthat________.A.flyingisnolongerlimitedintheskyB.thereisnoemptyspaceforaidstoaviationcontrolC.pilotingandcontrollingplanesisgettingmoredifficultD.thepressureonthegroundbecomesgreater2.Thereisuncertaintyaboutairsafetybecause________.A.planesbecomebiggerfortheincreasingnumberofpassengersB.moneyspentonelectronicequipmentisfarfromenoughC.suitableelectronicequipmenthasn’tbeeninventedyetD.itisdangerousforplanestotakeofforland3.Theunderlinedword“collisions”probablymeans________.A.accidentsinwhichtwoplaneshiteachotherB.misunderstandingsbetweenpilotsandgroundcontrollersC.quarrelsamongpassengersD.breakdownsofnewtypesofinstrument4.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.governmentsandofficialshavepaidgreatattentiontoairsafetyB.thereshouldbemorecompaniestosellnewsafetyaidsC.EnglishshouldbeusedinaninternationalconversationD.understandingbetweenpilotsandgroundcontrollersshouldbeimproved答案：1.C3.B3.A4.DArtmuseumsareplaceswherepeoplecanlearnaboutvariouscultures（文化）.Theincreasinglypopular“designmuseums”thatareopeningtoday,however,performquiteadifferentrole.Unlikemostartmuseums,thedesignmuseumshowsobjectsthatareeasilyfoundbythegeneralpublic.Thesemuseumssometimesevenplacethingslikefridgesandwashingmachinesinthecenterofthehall.Peoplehavearguedthatdesignmuseumsareoftenmadeuseofasadvertisementsfornewindustrialtechnology.Buttheirroleisnotsimplyamatterofsales-itisthehonoringofexcellentlyinventedproducts.Thedifferencebetweenthewindowofadepartmentstoreandtheshowcaseinadesignmuseumisthatthefirsttriestosellyousomething,whilethesecondtellsyouthesuccessofasale.Oneadvantageofdesignmuseumsisthattheyareplaceswherepeoplefeelfamiliarwiththeexhibits.Unliketheaverageartmuseumvisitors,designmuseumvisitorsseldomfeelfrightenedorpuzzled（困惑）.Thisispartlybecausedesignmuseumsclearlyshowhowandwhymass-producedproductsworkandlookastheydo,andhowdesignhasimprovedthequalityofourlives.Artmuseumexhibits,ontheotherhand,wouldmostprobablyfillvisitorswithafeelingthatthereissomethingbeyondtheirunderstanding.Inrecentyears,severalnewdesignmuseumshaveopenedtheirdoors.Eachofthesemuseumshastriedtosatisfythepublic’sgrowinginterestinthefieldwithnewideas.London’sDesignMuseum,forexample,showsacollectionofmass-producedobjectsfromZippolighterstoelectrictypewriterstoagroupofItalianfish-tins.Thechoicesopentodesignmuseumsseemfarlessstrictthanthosetoartmuseums,andvisitorsmayalsosensethehumorous（風趣旳）partofoursocietywhilewalkingaroundsuchexhibitsasinterestingandunusuallyattractivetoyscollectedinoureverydaylife.1.ShowcasesindesignmuseumsaredifferentfromstorewindowsbecausetheyA.showmoretechnologicallyadvancedproductsB.helpincreasethesalesofproductsC.showwhytheproductshavesoldwellD.attractmorepeoplethanstorewindowsdo2.Theauthorbelievesthatmostdesignmuseumvisitors________.A.donotadmiremass-producedproductsB.arepuzzledwithtechnologicalexhibitsC.dislikeexhibitsinartmuseumsD.knowtheexhibitsverywell3.Thechoicesopentodesignmuseums________.A.arenotasstrictasthosetoartmuseumsB.arenotaimedtointerestthepublicC.mayfailtobringsomepleasuretovisitorsD.oftencontainpreciousexhibits4.Thebesttitleforthispassageis________.A.TheformsofdesignmuseumsB.TheexhibitsofdesignmuseumsC.ThenatureofdesignmuseumsD.Thechoicesopentodesignmuseums1.D2.C3.D4.AAGenevaissituatedbetweentheJuraRangeandtheAlpsonthewesternendofLakeGeneva.CapitalofPeaceisoneofitsnames—theEuropeanheadquartersoftheUnitedNationslieshereinPalaisdesNations.Anotherworthynameforthiscitywithahumanitariantradition（人道主義老式）andinternationalcharacteristheWorld’sSmallestMetropolis.Parks,splendidstoresandlivelystreetsintheoldpartoftownandits2023—yearhistorywaittobediscovered.heJetd’EautogetherwiththeFlowerWatcharethemainattractionseveryyearforthetouristsvisitingGeneva.TheJetd’Eauhasbecomethesymbol(象征)ofGenevaforalongtime.Thisisa140metershighwatermonumentwitharichhistory.Eight13,500—wattprojectorslightthegrandcolumn(圓柱)ofthefountainintheevening,fromearlyMarchuntilthesecondSundayofOctober.TheFlowerWatch,whichwascreatedattheedgeoftheEnglishGardenin1955,remindsusaboutthatGenevaisthebirthplaceoftheSwissclockandwatchmaking,andthatthisindustryhasbecomeinternationallyfamous,aswellthroughthequalityofthewatchesasthroughtheirbeautifulappearance.SailsonLakeGenevaarealsoenjoyable.TheLakeofGeneva,lyingamongtheAlps,isatrueinlandsea,makingpossibleawiderangeofpleasantboattrips,youcanrelaxandwatchthebeautifulscenespassby.56.WhichofthefollowingisNOTsuitablefordescribingGeneva?A.CapitalofPeace.B.PalaisdesNations.C.TheWorld’sSmallestMetropolis.D.ThebirthplaceoftheSwissclockandwatchmaking.57.TheJetd’Eauinthesecondparagraphrefersto________.A.thewaterfountainB.theEnglishGardenC.anewscenewithelectriclightingD.thenameofafamouswatchmaker58.WhatdowelearnabouttheLakeofGenevafromthetext?A.ItisthesymbolofGeneva.B.ItliesamongtheJuraRange.C.Ithasadirectpassagetotheocean.D.Itisalargebodyofwateroftouristinterest.BSayyouarea17thcenturyconstructionworkerwho’sworkedlongandhardtobuildasplendidtowerforthedeadwifeofyouremperor.Nowsaythattheemperorordersyourfingertipscutoffsoyoucanneverbuildanotherone.Yes,thatistheTajMahal,oneofthemostfamousbuildingsintheworld.Andthetalebehindtheconstructionisjustasimpressive(印象深刻旳)asthebuildingitself.First,there’stheemperorofnorthernIndia,ShahJehan,alsocalledtheKingoftheWorld.In1612,ShahJehanmarriedMumtazMahal.Madlyinlove,theyhad14childrenoverthenext20years.Butthensadnesscame.AsMumtazwasabouttogivebirthtochildnumber14,shesaidshehadheardherunbornbabycryout.Itwasasignofdeath.AndasMumtazlaydying,sheaskedJehantobuildalastingmemorial(紀念物)tocelebratetheirlove.WhentheheartbrokenJehanappearedeightdaysafterhiswife’sdeath,hispeoplewereshockedtoseethathiscoal-blackhairhadturnedsnow-white.Puttingawayhissadness,Jehanorderedhiswife’sdyingwishcarriedout.Morethan20,000workerslaborednearly22yearstocompletetheconstruction.In1653,JehanplacedMumtaz’sremainsinthecenterunderthebuilding.Andthen,sonnumberfive,Aurangzeb,murderedhisbrothersandtookoverthepowerfromhisagingfather.Hehanlivedtherestofhisdays－eightyears,tobeexact－imprisonednotfarfromtheTajMahal.Jehanwasonlyallowedtoclimbontothetopofhisprisontoseethetimelesstreasurefromadistance.Butneveragainwouldhebeallowedtovisitit－untilhewasburiednexttohiswife.Today25,000peoplevisittheTajMahaleachday.Thoughthereasonforbuildingthetowerwasastrange,sadstory,thosewhoseeitsbreath-takingbeautyareremindedofthehappinessthatinspired(激發(fā)……旳靈感)itsconstruction.59．Thefirsttwoparagraphswerewrittentoshowthat_____.A.theTajMahalisanunusualhistoricbuildingB.ancientIndianemperorswerecruelC.constructionworkersledahardlifeinancientIndiaD.Indiahassomeofthemostfamousbuildingsintheworld60．TheTajMahalwasfirstbuiltas_____.A.aprisonB.agifttoMumtazC.amemorialbuildingD.atouristattraction61．WelearnfromthetextthatMumtazprobablydiedin_____.A.1626B.1632C.1634D.165362．Theunderlinedword“happiness”inthelastsentencerefersto_____.A.themarriedhappinessoftheemperorandhiswifeB.ThegreatpleasureJehanoncefundinexercisinghispowerC.thehappinessJehanfeltoncompletingtheTajMahalD.thepleasuretouristsexperiencewhenvisitingtheTajMahal.CAlettertoEdward,acolumnist(報刊專欄作家）DearMrExpert:Igrewupinanunhappyandabusivehome.IalwaysPromisedmyselfthatI’dgetoutassoonaspossible.Now,atage20,Ihaveagoodjobandanicehouse,andI’mreallyproudoftheindependenceI’veachieved.Here’stheproblem:severalofmyfriendswhostilllivewiththeirparentswishtheyhadplaceslikemine—somuchsothattheymakeminetheirs.Itstartedoutwithacoupleofthemspendingtheweekendswithme.Butnowtheyseemtotakeitforgrantedthattheycanshouupanytimetheylike.Theybringboyfriendsover,talkonthephoneandstayoutforever.Ienjoyhavingmyfriendsheresometimes—itmakestheplacefeelcomfortableandwarm—butthisismyhome,notapartyhouse.Iwasoldenoughtomoveoutonmyown,sowhycan’tIseemtoaskmyfriendstorespectmyprivacy(隱私)?JoanEdward’sreplytoJoanDearJoan:Ifyourfamilydidn’tpayattentiontoyourneedswhenyouwereachild,youprobablyhavetroublelettingothersknowyourneedsnow.Andifyou’vegathesedyourfriendsaroundyoutorebuildahappyfamilyatmosphere(氣氛),youmayfearthatsayingnowillbringbackthekindofconflictyougrewupwith—ordestroytheniceatmosphereyounowenjoy.Youneedtounderstandthatintruefriendshipit’sokaytoputyourownneedsfirstfromtimetotime.Beclearaboutthemessageyouwanttosend.Forexample,“IreallyloveyourcompanybutIalsoneedsomeprivacy.Sopleasecallbeforeyoucomeover.”63.WecanlearnfromthefirstletterthatJoanEdward________.A.livesawayfromherparentsB.takesprideinherfriendsC.knowsMrExpertquitewellD.hatesherparentsverymuch64.Wecaninferfromthefirstletterthat________.A.JoanconsidersherfriendsmoreimportantthanherprivacyB.Joan’sfriendsvisithermoreoftenthanshecanacceptC.Joandoesn’tlikethepartiesatallD.Joandislikestheboyfriendsherfriendsbringover65.AccordingtoMrExpert,whycan’tJoantellherfriendsherfeelings?A.Sheisafraidofhurtingherfriends.B.Shedoesnotunderstandtruefriendship.C.Herfamilyexperiencestopsherfromdoingso.D.Shedoesnotputherneedsfirst.66.Theunderlinedword“conflict”inthesecondlettermeans________.A.dependentlifeB.fiercefightC.badmannersD.painfulfeeling67.ThesecondlettersuggeststhatMrExpert________.A.isworriedaboutJoan’sproblemB.warnsJoannottoquarrelwithherfriendsC.advisesJoanonhowtorefusepeopleD.encouragesJoantobebraveenoughDHaveyoueverhadthestrangefeelingthatyouwerebeingwatched?Youturnedaroundand,sureenough,someonewaslookingrightatyou!Parapsychologists(靈學家)saythathumanshaveanaturalabilitytosensewhensomeoneislookingatthem.Toresearchwhethersucha“sixthsense”reallyexists,RobertBaker,apsychologist(心理學家)attheUniversityofKentucky,performedtwoexperiments.Inthefirstone,Bakersatbehindunknowingpeopleinpublicplacesandstaredatthebacksoftheirheadsfor5to15minutes.Thesubjects（受試者）wereeating,drinking,readingstudying,watchingTV,orworkingatacomputer.Bakermadesurethatthepeoplecouldnottellthathewassittingbehindthemduringthoseperiods.Later,whenhequestionedthesubjects,almostallofthemsaidtheyhadnosensethatsomeonewasstaringatthem.Forthesecondexperiment,Bakertoldthesubjectsthattheywouldbestaredatfromtimetotimefrombehindatwowaymirrorinalaboratorysetting.Thepeoplehadtowritedownwhentheyfelttheywerebeingstaredatandwhentheyweren’t.Bakerfoundthatthesubjectswerenobetterattellingwhentheywerestaredatandwhentheyweren’t.Bakerfoundthatthesubjectswerenobetterattellingwhentheywerestartedatthaniftheyhadjustguessed.Bakerconcludesthatpeopledonothavetheabilitytosensewhenthey’rebeingstaredat.Ifpeopledoubttheoutcomeofhistwoexperiments,saidBaker,“Isuggesttheyrepeattheexperimentsandseeforthemselves.”68.Thepurposeofthetwoexperimentsisto________.A.explainwheneoplecanhaveasixthsenseB.showhowpeopleactwhilebeingwatchedinthelabC.studywhetherhumanscansensewhentheyarestaredatD.provewhyhumanshaveasixthsense69.Inthefirstexperiment,thesubjects________.A.werenottoldthattheywouldbestaredatB.losttheirsensewhentheywerestaredatC.werenotsurewhentheywouldbestaredatD.wereuncomfortablewhentheywerestaredat70.Theunderlinedword“outcome”inthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans________.A.valuB.resultC.performanceD.connection71.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A.Peoplearebornwithasixthsense.B.Theexperimentssupportparapsychologists’idea.C.Thesubjectsdonothaveasixthsenseintheexperiments.D.Peoplehaveasixthsenceinpublicplaces.EBesidesgivingoffgasesanddustsintotheair,humansproducewastethatispouredontheenvironment.Often,thiswasteproducedbymajorindustriesandpeopleisharmfultobothnatureandhumanlife.Oneofthemaincausesofthelargeamountofdangerouswasteisthatpeopledonotrealizehowlargeaproblemitis.Becauseitcanbesimplyremovedandsenttoalandfill(廢渣填埋場),theproblemisoftenbelievedtoendthere.Inaddition,industrieshaveoftenshownanunwillingnesstofindwaystodealwithdangerouswastebecauseoftherelatedexpenses.Manyindustriesandgovernmentsbuildsimplelandfillstostorewaste,andoftenjustpourwastechemicalsintonearbybodiesofwater.Often,chemicalsusedforindustrialproductioncausedangerousformsofwaste.Theamountofthesechemicalshasincreasedgreatlyinthepast,butitisoftendifficultandexpensivetogetridofthesechemicalsortostoretheminawaysafetohumanlifeandtheenvironment.Everyyear,majorhealthproblemsresultfromdangerouswaste.Sadly,itisoftenonlyaftersomeonehasdiedorbecomeseriouslyillthatgovernmentswilltakemeasurestoreducelevelsofharmfulwaste.Somegovernmentshaverealizedhowseriousthedangerouswasteproblemisandarenowtryingtosettlethisproblem.Theyarealsotryingtolimittheamountofwasteindustriesareallowedtoproduce.Notonlygovernmentsbutordinarypeopleaswellmustworktogethertosolvetheproblem.Theycanchoosenottobuythoseproductswhichrequiretheproductionofdangerouswaste,andproducelessharmfulwastethemselves.Manyscientiststhinkthatwasteproductioncanbecut.Thewastecanbereducedbyatleastonethirdusingexistingtechnologiesandmethods.72.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.MeasuresofReducingDangerousWasteB.DangerofHarmfulWastetoMankindC.DangerousWasteandWaterPollutionD.EnvironmentalProtection73.Accordingtothetext,people________.A.donotproduceharmfulwasteintheirdailylifeB.donotknowwheretoplacethedangerouswasteC.arenotclearabouthowseriousthedangerouswasteproblemisD.arenotsureaboutwhereharmfulwasteends74.Whattroublesindustriesmostindealingwiththedangerouswasteproblem?A.Howtogetgovernmentsupport.B.HowtoincreasetheirproductionC.Howtostoreharmfulwaste.D.Howtocutdowntherelatedcosts.75.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Thepollutingindustriesarenotallowedtoselltheirproducts.B.Presenttechnologieshavesettledtheharmfulwasteproblem.C.Everyoneshouldobeythegovernmentrulesfortheproblem.D.Tosolvetheproblemrequirestheeffortsofthewholesociety.56-60BADAD61-65ADABC66-70BCCAB71-75CBCDDATiredofWorkinginYourCountry"!Withover500instructorsand20yearsofexperience,wearetheleaderinthefieldofteachingforeignlanguages.WenowhavepositionsopeninOsakastartingSeptember/October2023forinstructorsofEnglish,German,SpanishandFrench.?Teachmanydifferentkindsofclassesusingthelatesttechnologyinsmallclassesofupto3students.?Accommodation(住宿),andothernecessarydocuments(文獻)willbereadybeforeyouleave.?Applicantswillteachtheirfirstlanguageonly.?Excellentteachertrainingprograms.Ifyouareyoungwithauniversitydegreeandarewillingtoexperiencedifferentcultures,apply(申請)now.Experienceinteachingisanadvantagebutnotspeciallyrequired.KnowledgeoftheJapaneselanguageisnotnecessarybutgoodEnglishskillsandpracticalcomputerknowledgearebasicrequirements.ApplywithC.V.andsendlettersto:NOVAFrance,Mr.Sampy(IHT3/2)34,Bd.Haussmann,75009Paris,FranceFax:Orvisitourwebsite:.ThemanagerexpectstomeetandtalkwithsuccessfulapplicantsinParisinJuneandJuly.56.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.TointroducealanguageschoolinJapan.B.TohirelanguageteacherstoworkinJapan.C.TodescribeworkingconditionsinJapan.D.TomakecleartherequirementsforJapaneseteachers.57.WeknowfromthetextthatthosewhoaregoingtoJapanwill_______.A.teachEnglishonlyinOsakaB.receiveadegreefromauniversityC.havefreeaccommodationD.gettrainedforthejob58.BeforegoingtoJapan,youneed_______.A.toseethemanagerofNOVAFranceB.totakesomecomputercoursesC.towritealettertoJapanD.tofindaplacetolive59.IfyouwanttoworkinJapanyoushould_______.A.havesomeworkingexperienceB.knowhowtousecomputersC.presentgoodteachingplansD.speakseverallanguagesBGivingBackFairWayTheWestboroughHighSchoolgolfteamhadtakentheofficialphotoswiththes