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大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)閱讀沖刺獨(dú)家資料

----黃濤

PartIV深度閱讀(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

選詞填空做題步驟和技巧：~

1.羞15仝望詞，”

...................................,-?一0

2.回到壓文，邊讀邊做題，，。

3.選詞依據(jù)是—o

4.注意一致性：o

5.不選望詞的特點(diǎn)。

SectionA.

Questions47tO56arebasedonthefollowing::passage...

Some'yearsagoIwasofferedawritingassignmentthat

wouldrequirethreemonthsoftravel

throughEurope.Ihadbeenabroadacoupleoftimes,butIcould

hardly47toknowmy

wayaroundthecontinent.Moreover,myknowledgeofforeign

languageswas48toalittle

collegeFrench.

Ihesitated.HowwouldI,unabletospeakthelanguage,49

unfamiliarwithlocal

geographyortransportationsystems,setup50anddo

research?Itseemedimpossible,and

withconsiderable（相當(dāng)大的）siisatdowntowritealetter

beggingoff（請(qǐng)求不去）.

Halfwaythrough,athoughtranthrough（掠過(guò)）mymind:youcan't

leamifyoudon'ttry.SoI

acceptedtheassignment.

Thereweresomebad52.ButbythetimeIhad

finishedthetripIwasanexperienced

traveler.Andeversince,Ihaveneverhesitatedtoheadforeven

themostremoteofplaces,

withoutguidesoreven53bookings,confidentthat

somehowIwillmanage.

Thepointisthatthenew,thedifferent,isalmostbydefinition

_54.Buteachtimeyoutry

something,youleam,andasthelearningpilesup,theworldopens

toyou.

I'velearnedtoskiat40,andflownuptheRhineRiverina

_55.AndIknowI'llgoon

doingsuchthings.It'snotbecauseIambraverormoredaringthan

others.Iamnot.ButI'll

acceptanxietyasanothernameforchallengeandIbelieveIcan

56wonders.

A)accomplishB)advanced

C)balloon

D)claimE)constantly

F)declare

G)interviewsH)limited

I)manufacture

J)momentsK)news

L)reduced

M)regretN)scary'

O)totally

四級(jí)快速閱讀方法：

1.先看題干，然后找出信號(hào)詞

2.按段閱讀，按段做題，快速查找出題的句子，并理解句義；、

3.回到題目，挑出正確答案。

PartllReadingComprehension(Skimmingandscanning)(15

minutes).,

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthe

passageqaicklyandanswerthe

questionsonAnswerSheetI.ForquestionsI-7,choosethebest

answerfromthefourchoices

marked-A);B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethe

sentenceswiththeinformation

giveninthepassage.

Super-size

surprise

Askanyonewhythereisanobesity-epidemicandtheywill

tellyouthatit'salldowntoeating

toomuchandburningtoofewcalories.T.hatexplanationappeals

tocommonsenseandhas

dominatedeffortstogettotherootoftheobesityepidemicand

reverseit.Yetobesityresearchers

areincreasinglydissatisfiedwithit.Manynowbelievethat

somethingelsemusthavechangedin

ourenvironmenttoprecip讓ate（促成）suchdramaticrisesinobesity

overthepast40yearsorso.

（DEarlierthisyearareviewpaperby20Obesityexpertssetout

the7mostplausible

altematiyeexplanationsfortheepidemic.Heretheyare;

1.Notenoughsleep

Itiswidelybelievedthatsleepisforthebrain,notthebody.

Couldashortageofshut-eyealso

behelpingtomakeusfat?

Severallarge-scalestudiessuggesttheremaybealink.

Peoplewhosleeplessthan7hoursa

nighttendtohaveahigherbodymassindexthanpeoplewhosleep

more;accordingtodata

gatheredbytheUSNationalHealthandNutritionExamination

Survey.②Similarly,.theUS

Nurses'HealthStudy,whichtracked68,000womenfor16years,

foundthatthosewhosleptan

averageof5hoursanightgainedmoreweightduringthestudy

periodthanwomenwhoslept6

hours,whointurngainedmorethanthosewhoslept7.

@It'swellknownthatobesityimpairssleepisoperhapspeople

getfatfirstandsleepless

afterwards.Butthenurses'studysuggeststhatitcanworkinthe

otherdirectiontoo:sleeploss

mayprecipitateweightgain.

Althoughgettingfiguresisdifficult,itappearsthatwereally

aresleepingless.In1960people

intheUSslepttmaverageof8.5hourspernight.A2002pollbythe

NationalSleepFoundation

suggeststhattheaveragehasfallentounder7hours,andthe

declineismirroredroytheincrease

inobesity.

2.Climatecontrol

Wehumans,likeallwarm-bloodedanimals,cankeepour

core-bodytemperaturesprettymuch

constantregardlesso.fwhat:sgoingonintheworldaroundus.We

dothisbyalteringour

metabolic（新E4-4-k新的）rate,shiveringorsweating.Keeping

warmandstayingcooltakeenergy

unlessweareinthe"thermo-neutralzone",whichisincreasingly

wherewechoosetoliveandworK.

Thereisnodenyingthatambienttemperatures溫度）have

changedinthepastfew

decades.Between1970and2000,theaverageBritishhome

warmedfromachilly13CtO18C.

IntheUS,thechangeshavebeenattheotherendofthe

thermometerastheproportionofhomes

withairconditioningsrosefrom23%tO47%between1978and

1997.Inthesouthernstates-

whereobesityratestendtobehighest-thenumberofhouseswith

airconditioninghasshotup

tO71%from37%in1978.

Couldairconditioninginsummerandheatinginwinterreally

makeadifferencetoour

weight?

Sadly,thereissomeevidencethatitdoes----atleastwithregard

toheating.?Studiesshowthat

incomfortabletemperaturesweuselessenergy.

3.Lesssmoking

Badnews:smokersreallydotendtobethinnerthantherestof

us,andquittingreallydoes

packonthepounds,thoughnooneissurewhy.Itprobablyhas

somethingtodowiththefact

that?nicotineisanappetitesuppressantandappearstospeedup

yourmetabolicrate.

KatherineFlegalandcolleaguesattheUSNationalCenterfor

HealthStatisticsinHyattsville,

Maryland,havecalculatedthatpeoplekickingthehabithavebeen

responsibleforasmallbut

significantportionoftheUSepidemicoffatness.Fromdata

collectedaround1991bytheUS

NationalHealthandNutritionExaminationSurvey,?theyworked

outthat.peoplewhohad

quitinthepreviousdecadeweremuchmorelikelytobeoverweight

thansmokersandpeople

whohadneversmoked.Amongmen,forexample,nearlyhalfof

quitterswereoverweight

comparedwith37%ofnon-smokersandonly28%ofsmokers.

4.Geneticeffects

Yourchancesofbecomingfatmaybeset,atleastinpart,

beforeyouwereevenbom.Children

ofobesemothersaremuchmorelikelytobecomeobese

themselveslaterinlife.Offspringof

micefedahigh-fatdietduringpregnancyaremuchmorelikelyto

becomefatthantheoffspring

ofidenticalmicefedanormaldiet.Intriguingly,theeffectpersistsfor

twoorthreegenerations.

Grand-childrenofmicefedahigh-fatdietgrowupfateveniftheir

ownmotherisfed

normally--soyoufatemayhavebeensealedevenbeforeyou

wereconceived.

5.Alittleolder...

Somegroupsofpeoplejusthappentobefatterthanothers.

SurveyscarriedoutbytheUS

NationalCenterforHealthStatisticsfoundthatadultsaged40tO79

werearoundthreetimesas

likelytobeobeseasyoungerpeople.?Non-whitefemalesalso

tendtofallatthefatterendof

thespectrum:Mexican-Americanwomenare30%morelikelythan

whitewomentobeobese,

andblackwomenhavetwicetherisk.

IntheUS,thesegroupsaccountforanincreasingpercentage

ofthepopulation.Between1970

and2000theUSpopulationaged35tO44grewby43%.The

proportionofHispanic-AWericans

grewfromunder5%tO12.5%ofthepopulation,whilethe

proportionofblackAmericans

increasedfrom11%tO12.3%.Thesechangesmayaccountforthe

increasedprevalenceof

obesity.

6.Maturemums:

Mothersaroundtheworldaregettingolder.IntheUK,the

meanageforhavingafirstchildis

27.3,comparedwith23.7in1970.MeanageatfirstbirthintheUS

hasalsoincreased,rising

from21.4in1970tO24.9in2000.

Thiswouldbeneitherherenorthereifitweren'tforthe

observationthathavinganolder

motherseemstobeanindependentriskfactorforobesity.Results

fromtheUSNationalHeart,

LungandBloodInstitute'sstudyfoundthattheoddsofachildbeing

obeseincrease14%for

everyfiveexWyearsoftheirmother'sage,?thoughwhythis

shquldbesoisnoteptirely

clear.

MichaelSymondsattheuniversityofNottingham,UK,found

thatfirst-bomchildrenhave

morefatthanyoungerones.@Asfamilysizedecreases,firstborns

accountforagreatershare

ofthepopulation.In1964,Britishwomengavebirthtoanaverage

of2.95children;by2005that

figurehadfallentO1.79.intheUSin1976,9.6%ofwomanintheir

40shadonlyonechild;in

2004itwas17.4%.Thiscombinationofoldermothersandmore

singlechildrencouldbe

contributingtotheobesityepidemic.

7.Likemarryinglike

Justaspeoplepairoffaccordjngtolooks,sotheydoforsize.

Leanpeoplearemorelikelyto

marryleanandfatmorelikelytomarryfat.Onitsown,likemarrying

likecannotaccountfor

anyincreasein-obesity.?Butcombinedwithothers----particularly

thefactthatobesityis

partlygenetic,andthatheavierpeoplehavemorechildren----it

amplifiestheincreaseform

othercauses.

1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A)Effectsofobesityonpeople'shealth

B)Thelinkbetweenlifestyleandobesity

C)Newexplanationsfortheobesityepidemic

D)Possiblewaystocombattheobesityepidemic

2.IntheUSNurses'HealthStudy,womenwhosleptanaverageof

7hoursanight_

A)gainedtheleastweight

B)wereinclinedtoeatless

C)foundtheirvigorenhancedD)

werelesssusceptibletoillness

3.Thepopularbeliefaboutobesityisthat_

A)itmakesussleepy

B)itcausessleeploss

C)itincreasesourappetite

D)itresultsfromlackofsleep

4.Howdoesindoorheatingaffectourlife?.

A)ItmakesusstayindoorsmoreB)

Itacceleratesourmetabolicrate

C)ItmakesusfeelmoreenergeticD)It

contributestoourweightgain

5.Whatdoestheauthorsayabouttheeffectofnicotineon

smokers?

A)Itthreatenstheir.health

B)Itheightenstheirspirits

C)ItsuppressestheirappetiteD)It

slowsdowntheirmetabolism

6.Whoare.mostlikelytobeoverweightaccordingtoKatherine

Flegal'sstudy?

A)heavysmokersB)

passivesmokers

C)thosewhoneversmokeD)

thosewhoquitsmoking

7.AccordingtotheUSNationalCenterforHealthStatistics,the

increasedobesityintheUSisa

resultof

A)thegrowingnumberofsmokersamongyoungpeople

B)therisingproportionofminorities(少數(shù)民族)initspopulation

C)theincreasingconsumptionofhigh-caloriefoods

D)theimprovinglivingstandardsofthepoorpeople.,

8.AccordingtotheUSNationalHeart,LungandBloodInstitute,the

reasonwhyoldermothers'

childrentendtobeobeseremains_

9.AccordingtoMichaelSymonds,onefactorcontributingtothe

obesityepidemicisdecreaseof

10.Whentwoheavypeoplegetmarried,chancesoftheirchildren

gettingfatincrease,because

obesityis_.

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions57tO61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Somedayastrangerwillreadyoure-mailwithoutyour

permissionorscantheWebsiteyou've

visited.Orperhapssomeonewillcasuallyglancethroughyour

creditcardpurchasesorcell

phonebillstofindoutyourshoppingpreferencesorcallinghabits.

園Infact,it'slikelysomeofthesethingshavealreadyhappenedto

you.Whowouldwatch

youwithoutyourpermission?Itmightbeaspouse,agirl-friend,a

marketingcompany,aboss,a

coporacriminal.Whoeveritis,theywillseeyouinawayyou

neverintendedtobeseen-——the

21stcenturyequivalentofbeingcaughtnaked.

園Psychologiststellusboundariesarehealthy,thatit'simportant

torevealyourselftofriends,

familyandloversatappropriatetimes.Butfewboundariesremain.

Thedigitalbreadcrumbs（碎

屑）youleaveeverywheremakeiteasyforstrangerstoreconstruct

whoyouare,whereyouare

andwhatyoulike.圈Insomecases,asimpleGooglesearchcan

revealwhatyouthink.Likeit

ornot,increasinglyweliveinaworldwhereyousimplycannot

keepasecret.

Thekeyquestionis:Doesthatmatter?Formany

Americans,theanswerapparentlyis"no."

WhenopinionpollsaskAmericansaboutprivacy,mostsaythey

areconcernedaboutlosingit.A

surveyfoundanoverwhelmingpessimismaboutprivacy,with60

percentofrespondentssaying

theyfeeltheirprivacyis"slippingaway,andthatbothersme."

園.Butpeoplesayonethinganddoanother.Onlyatinyfraction

ofAmericanschangeany

behaviorsinanefforttopreservetheirprivacy.Fewpeopleturn

downadiscountattollbooths（收

費(fèi)站）toavoidusingtheEZ-Passsystemthatcantrackautomobile

movements.Andfewturn

downsupermarketloyaltycards.PrivacyeconomistAlessandro

Acauistihasrunaseriesoftests

thatrevealpeoplewillsurrenderpersonalinformationlikeSocial

Securitynumbersjusttoget

theirhandsonapitiful50-cents-offcoupon(優(yōu)惠卷)

I園.Butprivacydoesmatter-atleastsometimes.It'slike

health:Whenyouhaveit,youdon't

noticeit.Onlywhenit'sgonedoyouwishyou'ddonemoreto

protectit.

57.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying'.'the21stcentury

equivalentofbeingcaughtnaked"

(Lines3-4,Para.2)?

[A]People'spersonalinformationiseasilyaccessedwithout

theirknowledge.

[B]Inthe21stcenturypeopletryeverymeanstolookinto

others'secrets.

[C]Peopletendtobemorefrankwitheachotherinthe

informationage.

[D]Criminalsareeasilycaughtonthespotwithadvanced

technology.

58.Whatiwouldpsychologistsadviseontherelationshipsbetween

friends?

[A]Friendsshouldopentheirheartstoeachother.

[B]Friendsshouldalwaysbefaithfultoeachother.

[C]Thereshouldbeadistanceevenbetweenfriends.

[D]Thereshouldbefewerdisputesbetweenfriends.

59.Whydoestheauthorsay"weliveinaworldwhereyousimply

cannotkeepasecret"(Line5,

para.3)

[A]Modernsocietyhasfinallyevolvedintoanopensociety.

[BJPeopleleavetracesaroundwhenusingmodern

technology.:

[C]Therearealwayspeoplewhoarecuriousaboutothers'

affairs.

[D]Manysearchenginesprofitbyrevealingpeople'sidentities.

60.WhatdomostAmericansdowithregardtoprivacyprotection?

[A]Theychangebehaviorsthatmightdisclosetheiridentity.

[B]Theyusevariousloyaltycardsforbusinesstransactions.

[C]Theyrelymostandmoreonelectronicdevices.

[D]Theytalkalotbuthardlydoanythingaboutit.

61.Accordingtothepassage,privacyislikehealthinthat

[A]peoplewillmakeeveryefforttokeepit.

[B]itsimportanceisrarelyunderstood

[C]itissomethingthatcaneasilybelost

[D]peopledon'tcherishituntiltheyloseit..

PassageTwo

Questions62tO66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Nowomancanbetoorichortoothin.Thissayingoftenattributed

tothelate（已故的）

DuchessofWindsorembodies（體現(xiàn)）muchoftheoddspiritofour

times.冏Beingthinis

deemedassuchavirtue.

Theproblemwithsuchaviewisthatsomepeopleactually

attempttolivebyit.Imyselfhave

fantasiesofslippingintonarrowdesignerclothes.?Consequently

Ihavebeenonadietforthe

better---orworse----partofmylife.Beingrichwouldn'tbebad

either,butthatwon'thappen

unlessanunknownrelativediessuddenlyinsomedistantland

leavingmemillionsofdollars.

Wheredidwegooffthetrack?Whendideatingbutterbecome

asinandalittlebitofextra

fleshunappealing（不pA引人）,ifnotrepellent（itRftj.）.團(tuán)All

religionshavecertaindayswhen

peoplerefrainfrom（抑制?。〆ating,andexcessive（過(guò)度的）eatingis

oneofChristianity's.seven

deadlysins.However,untilquiterecently-most.peoplehada

problemgettingenoughtoeat.In

somereligiousgroups,wealthwassymbolofprobablesalvation（M

救）andhighmorals,and

fatnessasignofwealthandwell-being（健康）.

Todaytheoppositeistrue.-Wehaveshiftedtothinnessas

ournewmarkofvirtue.Theresultis

thatbeingfat-orevenonlysomewhatoverweight-1固isbad

becauseitimpliesalackof

moralstrength.II.

國(guó).Ourobsessionwiththinnessisjcalso.fuelledbyhealth

concerns.Itistruethatinthis

countrywehavemoreoverweightpeoplethaneverbefore,and

thatinmanycasesbeing

overweightcorrelateswithanincreasedriskofheartandblood

vesseldisease.

Thesediseases,however,mayhaveasmuchtodowithour

wayoflifeandourhigh-fatdiets

aswithexcessweight.Andtheassociatedriskofcancerinthe

digestivesystemmaybemoreof

adietaryproblem-toomuchfatandalackoffiber（纖維）---thana

weightproblem.

Therealconcernthenisnotthatweweightoomuchbutthat

weneitherexerciseenoughnor

eatwell.Exerciseisnecessaryforstrongbonesandbothheartand

lunghealth.Abalanceddiet

withoutalotoffatcanalsohelpthebodyavoidmanydiseases.We

shouldsurelystoppayingso

muchattentiontoweight.Simplybeingthinisnotenough.園Itis

actuallyhazardousifthose

whogetoralreadyarethinthinktheyareautomaticallyhealthyand

thusfreefrompaying

attentiontotheiroveralllife-style.Thinnesscan

be,pure.vainglory（虛榮心）..

62.Intheeyesoftheauthor,anoddphenomenonnowadaysisthat

[AJtheDuchessofWindsorisregarded檔rawomaniofvirtue

[B]lookingslimisasymbolofhavingalargejfortune

[C]beingthinisviewedasamuchdesiredquality'

I

[D]religiouspeoplearenotnecessarilyvirtuous.

63.Sweptbytheprevailingtrend,theauthor

[A]hadtogoonadietforthegreaterpartofherlife..

EBIcouldstillpreventherselffromgoingoffthetrack

[C]hadtoseekhelpfromrichdistantrelatives

[D]hadtowearhighlyfashionableclothes

64.Inhumanhistory,people'sviewsonbodyweight_

[A]werecloselyrelatedtotheirreligiousbeliefs:

[B]changedfromtimetotime

[C]variedbetweenthepoorandtherich

[D]ledtodifferentmoralstandards

65.Theauthorcriticizeswomen'sobsessionwith-thinness

EAIfromaneconomicandeducationalperspective

[B]fromsociologicalandmedicalpointsofview:

[qfromahistorical.andreligiousstandpoint.

[D]inthelightof（由于，~-于）moralprmciples.

66.What'stheauthor'sadvicetowomenwhoareabsorbedinthe

ideaofthinness?

[A]Theyshouldbemoreconcernedwiththeiroverall

lifestyle.

[B]Theyshouldbemorewatchfulforfataldiseases.

r；i.

[C]Theyshouldgainweighttolookhealthy.

I.

[D]Theyshouldridthemselvesoffantasiesaboutdesigner

clothes.

Passage3

Questions67tO71arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Globalwarmingmayormay.notbethegreatenvironmental

crisisofthe21stcentury;,but

--regardlessofwhetheritisorisn't-----[-.wewon'tdomuch

aboutit.Wewillargueoverit

andmayeven,asanation,makesomefairlysolemn-sounding

commitmentstoavoidit.Butthe

moredramaticandmeaningfulthesecommitmentsseem,theless

likelytheyaretobeobserved.

I因AlGorecallsglobalwarmingan"inconvenienttruth,"asif

merqlyrecognizingitcould

putusonapathtoasolution.Buttherealtruthisthatwedon't

knowenoughtorelieveglobal

warming,and---withoutmajortechnologicalbr.eakthroughs-

~wecan'tdomuchaboutit..

From2003tO2050,theworld'spopulationisprojectedtogrow

from6.4billontO9.1billion,

a42%increase.Ifenergyuseperpersonandtechnologyremain

thesame,totalenergyuseand

greenhousegasemissions(mainly,C02)wiLIbe-42%higherin

2050..B.utthat'stoolow,beCause

societiesthatgrowricherusemoreenergy.~Weneedeconomic

growthunlesswecondemn

theworld'spoortotheirpresentpovertyandfreezeeveryoneelse's

livingstandards.-With

modestgrowth,energyuseandgreenhouseemissionsmore

thendoubleby2050.:.

Nogovernmentwilladoptrigidrestrictions-oneconomic

growthandpersonalfreedom(limits

onelectricityusage,drivingandtravel)thatmightcutbackglobal

warming.Still,politicians

wanttoshowthey're"doingsomethingConsidertheKyoto

Protocol(京-F議定書(shū)).itallowed

countriesthatjoinedtopunishthosethatdidn't.Butit-hasn't

reducedC02emissions(upabout

25%since1990),園andmanysignatories($-~國(guó))didn'tadopt

toughenoughpoliciestohit

their2008-2012targets.

Thepracticalconclusionisthatifglobalwarmingisapotential

disaster,theonlysolutionis

newtechnology.Onlyanaggressivereserarehanddevelopment

programmightfindwaysof

breakingourdependenceonfossilfuelsordealingi.withit..,

'.匣口Thetroublewiththeglobalwarmingdebateisthatithas-

becomeamoralproblemwhen

it'sreallyanengineeringone.The,inconvenienttruthisthatifwe

don'tsolvetheengineering

problem,we'rehelpless.

i

，?

67.Whatissaidaboutglobalwarminglin,thefirst

paragraph?:

[A]Itmaynotproveanenvironmen-talcrisisatall.'

[B]Itisanissuerequiringworldwidecommitments.

[C]Seriousstepshavebeentakentoavoidorstopit.

[D]Verylittlewillbedonetobringitundercontrolb.

68.Accordingtotheauthor'sunderstanding,whatisAlGore's-

viewonglobalwarmitig?

[A]Itisareality'bothpeopleandpoliticiansareunawareof.

[B]Itisaphenomenonthatcausesusmany

inconvemences..

[C]Itisaproblemthatcanbesolvedonceitis

recognized..

[D]Itisanareaweactuallyhavelittleknowledgeabout.

69.Greenhouseemissionswillmorethandoubleby2050because

of_.

[A]economicgrowth

[B]wastefuluseofenergy

[C]thewideninggapbetweentherichandpoor

[D]therapidadvancesofscienceandtechnology

70.Theauthorbelievesthat,sincethesigningoftheKyotoProtocol,

[A]politicianshavestartedtodosomethingtobetterthe

situation

[B]fewnationshaveadoptedrealtoughmeasurestolimit

energyuse

[C]reductionsinenergyconsumptionhavegreatlycutback

globalwarming

[D]internationalcooperationhascontributedtosolving

environmentalproblems

71.Whatisthemessagetheauthorintendstoconvey?.

[A]Globalwarmingismoreofamoralissuethanapractical

one.

[B]Theultimatesolutiontoglobalwarmingliesinnew

technology.

[C]Thedebateoverglobalwarmingwillleadtotechnological

breakthroughs.

[D]Peoplehavetogiveupcertainmaterialcomfortstostop

globalwarming.

KeytO67-71DCABB

Passage4

Questions72tO76arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Internetvotinghappensallthetime,butusuallyit'sconfinedto

topicssuchas"Whoisthe

cutestcastmemberofPartyofFivel"l冏Soon,however,people

willbeabletocasttheirballot

forPresidentontheInternet.InMarch,ArizonaDemocratswillvote

onlineintheirstate's

presidentialprimary,andFloridaandWashingtonareconsidering

onlinevoting.Themilitary

planstoallowasmalltestgroupofoverseassoldierstovoteviathe

InternetthisNovember.

TheInternetvotingisgrowingrapidly.Therearecivic（--民

的）-engagemententhusiastswho

seeitasawaytopreventthedropinvoterturnout.Thenthereare

theInternetfans,whothink

theInternetisgoingtochangeeverything,sowhynotpolitics?

-Mostimportantarethepeople

whomaketheplanfordevelopingsoftwareforonlinevoting.

Imaginetheretailpriceofthat

software,thenmultiplyitbyeverystateandmunicipalgovernment,

andsuddenlyalotof

Internetcapitalistsdevelopadeeplyfeltconcernforboostingvoter

turnout.

園Someproblemswillarise.Hackersandsomepoliticianscould

breakintoavotingdatabase

andmakethesecretballotnotsosecret.Amassivecomputer

failurewouldhavedisastrous

consequences.Justasserious,onlinevotingcoulddistort

participationlevels,atleast,tothe

wealthyandcyber-connected.

Inthelongrun,however,onlinevotingmightmakelittle

difference.Sincethe1960s,the

governmenthasmadenumerousattemptstoenergizenonvoters

bymakingiteasierforthemto

gettothepolls,extendingvotinghours,loweringthevotingage,etc.

Still,voterturnouthas

decreasedsteadily.臣習(xí)Politicalscientistsbelievetheimportant

causeisindifferenceanddislike

topolitics,nottheinconvenienceofvoting.-Puttingaballotonthe

Internetmightevenfurther

depressturnoutbycheapeningoneoftheholyceremoniesof

democracy."Thebusinessof

democracy,"saysCurtisGans,ananalystofvotingbehavior,

"shouldn'tbethesameasgetting

youre-mail."

72.Theword"ballot"inthesecondlineinParagraphImost

probablymean_

[A]vote[B]ball[C]dance

[D]voter

73.Internetvotingisgrowingrapidlymostprobablybecause

[A]someenthusiaststhinkitcanpreventthedecreaseinvoters'

participation

[B]Internetfansregarditapossiblewaytochangepolitics

[C]somepeopleviewitasaprofitablewaytodevelopsoftware

foronlinevoting

[D]somecapitalistsareverymuchconcernedaboutthevoter

turnout

74.WhichofthefollowingisNOTaproblemthatwillarisein

Internetvoting?

[A]Peoplewillgainunauthorizedaccesstoadatabase.

[B]Onlinevotingsystemmaybedistorted.

[C]Participantswillbemainlywealthyandcyber-connected.

[D]Computerfailuremayleadtoterribleconsequences.

75.Accordingtopoliticalscientists,theimportantcausefor

decreasedvoterturnoutis

[A]thelackofinterestinpolitics[B]theinconvenience

ofvoting

[C]thelackofregulations[D]thelimitedvotinghours

76.WhatdoesCurtisGansthinkoflntemetvoting?

[A]Fewerandfewerpeopleareintere