六級(jí)閱讀40篇?dú)v年真題

PassageOne(2005年1月8日大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)(CET-6)真題試卷(B卷))

Throughoutthenation,smorethan15,000schooldistricts,widelydifferingapproachestoteaching

scienceandmathhaveemerged.Thoughtherecanbestrengthindiversity,anewinternationalanalysis

suggeststhatthisvariabilityhasinsteadcontributedtolackluster(平淡的)achievementscoresbyU.S.

childrenrelativetotheirpeersinotherdevelopedcountries.

Indeed,concludesWilliamH.SchmidtofMichiganStateUniversity,wholedthenewanalysis,anosingle

intellectuallycoherentvisiondominatesU.S.educationalpracticeinmathorscience.vThereason,he

said,“isbecausethesystemisdeeplyandfundamentallyflawed.”

Thenewanalysis,releasedthisweekbytheNationalScienceFoundationinArlington,Va.,isbased

ondatacollectedfromabout50nationsaspartoftheThirdInternationalMathematicsandScienceStudy.

NotonlydoapproachestoteachingscienceandmathvaryamongindividualU.S.communities,thereport

finds,butthereappearstobelittlestrategicfocuswithinaschooldistrict'scurricula,itstextbooks,

oritsteachersJactivities.Thiscontrastssharplywiththecoordinatednationalprogramsofmostother

countries.

Onaverage,U.S.studentsstudymoretopicswithinscienceandmaththantheirinternationalcounterparts

do.Thiscreatesaneducationalenvironmentthat“isamilewideandaninchdeep,“Schmidtnotes.

Forinstance,eighthgradersintheUnitedStatescoverabout33topicsinmathversusjust19inJapan.

Amongsciencecourses,theinternationalgapisevenwider.U.S.curriculaforthisagelevelresemblethose

ofasmallgroupofcountriesincludingAustralia,Thailand,Iceland,andBulgaria.Schmidtaskswhether

theUnitedStateswantstobeclassedwiththesenations,whoseeducationalsystems,shareourpattern

ofsplintered(支離破碎的)visions"butwhicharenoteconomicleaders.

Thenewreport“couldn'tcomeatabettertime,“saysGeraldWheeler,executivedirectorofthe

NationalScienceTeachersAssociationinArlington."ThenewNationalScienceEducationStandardsprovide

thatfocusedvision,“includingthecall“todoless,butingreaterdepth.”

Implementingthenewsciencestandardsandtheirmathcounterpartswillbethechallenge,heandSchmidt

agree,becausethedecentralizedresponsibilityforeducationintheUnitedStatesrequiresthatanyreforms

betailoredandinstitutedonecommunityatatime.

Infact,Schmidtargues,reformssuchastheseproposednationalstandards“faceanalmostimpossible

task,becauseeventhoughtheyareintellectuallycoherent,eachbecomesonlyonemorevoiceinthebabble

(嘈雜聲)."

21.Accordingtothepassage,theteachingofscienceandmathinAmericais.

A)losingitsvitalitygradually

B)characterizedbyitsdiversity

C)goingdownhillinrecentyears

D)focusedontappingstudents'potential

22.ThefundamentalflawofAmericanschooleducationisthat.

A)itattachestoomuchimportancetointensivestudyofschoolsubjects

B)itreliesheavilyontheinitiativeofindividualteachers

C)itsetsaverylowacademicstandardforstudents

D)itlacksacoordinatednationalprogram

23.Bysayingthatthe(J.S.educationalenvironmentis“amilewideandaninchdeep”(Line2,Para.5),

theauthormeansU.S.educationalpractice.

A)scratchesthesurfaceofawiderangeoftopics

B)laysstressonqualityattheexpenseofquantity

C)encourageslearningbothindepthandinscope

D)offersanenvironmentforcomprehensiveeducation

24.ThenewNationalScienceEducationStandardsaregoodnewsinthattheywill.

A)solvemostoftheproblemsinschoolteaching

B)providedepthtoschoolscienceeducation

C)quicklydominateU.S.educationalpractice

D)beabletomeetthedemandsofthecommunity

25.Puttingthenewscienceandmathstandardsintopracticewillprovedifficultbecause.

A)manyschoolteacherschallengetheacceptabilityofthesestandards

B)thereisalwayscontroversyineducationalcircles

C)notenougheducatorshaverealizedthenecessityfordoingso

D)schooldistrictsareresponsibleformakingtheirowndecisions

PassageTwo

1hadanexperiencesomeyearsagowhichtaughtmesomethingaboutthewaysinwhichpeoplemakeabad

situationworsebyblamingthemselves.OneJanuary,Ihadtoofficiateattwofuneralsonsuccessivedays

fortwoelderlywomeninmycommunity.Bothhaddied“fullofyears,“astheBiblewouldsay;bothyielded

tothenormalwearingoutofthebodyafteralongandfulllife.Theirhomeshappenedtobeneareachother,

soIpaidcondolence(吊唁)callsonthetwofamiliesonthesameafternoon.

Atthefirsthome,thesonofthedeceased(已故的)womansaidtome,“IfonlyIhadsentmymother

toFloridaandgottenheroutofthiscoldandsnow,shewouldbealivetoday.It'smyfaultthatshedied.”

Atthesecondhome,thesonoftheotherdeceasedwomansaid,“IfonlyIhadn,tinsistedonmymotherJs

goingtoFlorida,shewouldbealivetoday.Thatlongairplaneride,theabruptchangeofclimate,wasmore

thanshecouldtake.It'smyfaultthatshe'sdead.”

Whenthingsdon,tturnoutaswewouldlikethemto,itisverytemptingtoassumethathadwedone

thingsdifferently,thestorywouldhavehadahappierending.Priestsknowthatanytimethereisadeath,

thesurvivorswillfeelguilty.Becausethecourseofactiontheytookturnedoutbadly,theybelievethat

theoppositecourse-keepingMotherathome,postponingtheoperation-wouldhaveturnedoutbetter.After

all,howcouldithaveturnedoutanyworse?

Thereseemtobetwoelementsinvolvedinourreadinesstofeelguilt.Thefirstisourpressingneed

tobelievethattheworldmakessense,thatthereisacauseforeveryeffectandareasonforeverything

thathappens.Thatleadsustofindpatternsandconnectionsbothwheretheyreallyexistandwherethey

existonlyinourminds.

Thesecondelementisthenotionthatwearethecauseofwhathappens,especiallythebadthingsthat

happen.Itseemstobeashortstepfrombelievingthateveryeventhasacausetobelievingthatevery

disasterisourfault.Therootsofthisfeelingmaylieinourchildhood.Psychologistsspeakoftheinfantile

mythofomnipotence(萬(wàn)能).Ababycomestothinkthattheworldexiststomeethisneeds,andthathemakes

everythinghappeninit.Hewakesupinthemorningandsummonstherestoftheworldtoitstasks.Hecries,

andsomeonecomestoattendtohim.Whenheishungry,peoplefeedhim,andwhenheiswet,peoplechange

him.Veryoften,wedonotcompletelyoutgrowthatinfantilenotionthatourwishescausethingstohappen.

26.Whatissaidaboutthetwodeceasedelderlywomen?

A)Theylivedoutanaturallife.

B)Theydiedduetolackofcarebyfamilymembers.

C)Theydiedofexhaustionafterthelongplaneride.

D)Theyweren,taccustomedtothechangeinweather.

27.Theauthorhadtoconductthetwowomen'sfuneralsprobablybecause.

A)hehadgreatsympathyforthedeceased

B)hewantedtoconsolethetwofamilies

C)hewaspriestofthelocalchurch

D)hewasanofficialfromthecommunity

28.Peoplefeelguiltyforthedeathsoftheirlovedonesbecause.

A)theybelievethattheywereresponsible

B)theyhadneglectedthenaturalcourseofevents

C)theycouldn,tfindabetterwaytoexpresstheirgrief

D)theydidn,tknowthingsoftenturnoutintheoppositedirection

29.Inthecontextofthepassage,”???theworldmakessense,,(Line2,Para,4)probablymeansthat

A)wehavetobesensibleinordertounderstandtheworld

B)everythingintheworldispredetermined

C)thereJsanexplanationforeverythingintheworld

D)theworldcanbeinterpretedindifferentways

30.Peoplehavebeenmadetobelievesinceinfancythat.

A)everystoryshouldhaveahappyending

B)theirwishesarethecauseofeverythingthathappens

C)lifeanddeathisanunsolvedmystery

D)everybodyisattheircommand

PassageThree

'Tvenevermetahumanworthcloning,vsayscloningexpertMarkWesthusinfromhislabatTexas

A&MUniversity."It'sastupidendeavor.wThat'saninterestingchoiceofadjective,comingfromaman

whohasspentmillionsofdollarstryingtoclonea13-year-olddognamedMissy.Sofar,heandhisteam

havenotsucceeded,thoughtheyhaveclonedtwocowsandexpecttocloneacatsoon.Theyjustmightsucceed

incloningMissythisspring一orperhapsnotforanother5years.Itseemsthereproductivesystemofman's

bestfriendisoneofthemysteriesofmodernscience.

Westhusin'sexperiencewithcloninganimalsleaveshimupsetbyallthistalkofhumancloning.In

threeyearsofworkontheMissyproject,usinghundredsuponhundredsofdog'seggs,theA&Mteamhas

producedonlyadozenorsoembryos(胚胎)carryingMissy'sDNA.Nonehavesurvivedthetransfertoa

surrogate(代孕的)mother.Thewastageofeggsandthemanyspontaneouslyabortedfetuses(胎)maybe

acceptablewhenyou,redealingwithcatsorbulls,heargues,butnotwithhumans."Cloningisincredibly

inefficient,andalsodangerous,“hesays.

Evenso,dogcloningisacommercialopportunity,withaniceresearchpayoff.EversinceDollythe

sheepwasclonedin1997,Westhusin'sphonehasbeenringingwithpeoplecallinginhopesofduplicating

theircatsanddogs,cattleandhorses."Alotofpeoplewanttoclonepets,especiallyifthepriceis

right,saysWesthusin.CostisnoobstacleforMissy'smysteriousbillionaireowner;he'sputup$3.7

millionsofartofundA&M'sresearch.

Contrarytosomemediareports,Missyisnotdead.TheownerwantsatwintocarryonMissy'sfine

qualitiesaftershedoesdie.Theprototypeis,byallaccounts,athletic,good-naturedandsupersmart.

Missy'smasterdoesnotexpectanexactcopyofher.Heknowsherclonemaynothavehertemperament.In

astatementofpurpose,Missy'sownerandtheA&Mteamsaytheyare“bothlookingforwardtostudying

thewaysthatherclonesdifferfromMissy.”

Besidescloningagreatdog,theprojectmaycontributeinsightintotheoldquestionofnaturevs,

nurture.Itcouldalsoleadtothecloningofspecialrescuedogsandmanyendangeredanimals.

However,Westhusiniscautiousabouthiswork.Heknowsthatevenifhegetsadogpregnant,theoffspring,

shouldtheysurvive,willfacetheproblemsshownatbirthbyotherclonedanimals:abnormalitieslike

immaturelungsandheartandweightproblems?”Whywouldyoueverwanttoclonehumans,Westhusinasks,

“whenwe'renotevenclosetogettingitworkedoutinanimalsyet?”

31.By“stupidendeavor(Line2,Para.1),Westhusinmeanstosaythat____.

A)humancloningisafoolishundertaking

B)animalcloningisabsolutelyimpractical

C)humancloningshouldbedoneselectively

D)animalcloningisnotworththeeffortatall

32.WhatdoesthefirstparagraphtellusaboutWesthusin'sdogcloningproject?

A)Itssuccessisalreadyinsight.

B)Itisdoomedtoutterfailure.

C)Itisprogressingsmoothly.

D)Itsoutcomeremainsuncertain.

33.BycloningMissy,MarkWesthusinhopesto.

A)examinethereproductivesystemofthedogspecies

B)findoutthedifferencesbetweenMissyanditsclones

C)searchforwaystomodify,itstemperament

D)studythepossibilityofcloninghumans

34.Welearnfromthepassagethatanimalclonesarelikelytohave.

A)anabnormalshape

B)abadtemper

C)defectiveorgans

D)immunedeficiency

35.Itcanbeseenthatpresentcloningtechniques.

A)provideinsightintothequestionofnaturevs,nurture

B)havebeenwidelyusedinsavingendangeredspecies

C)haveprovedquiteadequateforthecloningofhumans

D)stillhavealongwaytogobeforereachingmaturity

PassageFour

FrustratedwithdelaysinSacramento,BayAreaofficialssaidThursdaytheyplannedtotakematters

intotheirownhandstoregulatetheregion,sgrowingpileofelectronictrash.

ASanJosecounciIwomanandaSanFranciscosupervisorsaidtheywouldproposelocalinitiativesaimed

atcontrollingelectronicwasteiftheCalifornialaw-makingbodyfailstoactontwobillsstalledinthe

Assembly.TheyareamongagrowingnumberofCaliforniacitiesandcountiesthathaveexpressedthesame

intention.

Environmentalistsandlocalgovernmentsareincreasinglyconcernedaboutthetoxichazardposedbyold

electronicdevicesandthecostofsafelyrecyclingthoseproducts.Anestimated6milliontelevisionsand

computersarestockedinCaliforniahomes,andanadditional6,000to7,000computersbecomeoutdatedevery

day.Themachinescontainhighlevelsofleadandotherhazardoussubstances,andarealreadybannedfrom

CalifornialandfiIls(垃圾填埋場(chǎng)).

LegislationbySenatorByronSherwouldrequireconsumerstopayarecyclingfeeofupto$30onevery

newmachinecontainingacathode(陰極)raytube.Usedinalmostallvideomonitorsandtelevisions,those

devicescontainfourtoeightpoundsofleadeach.Thefeeswouldgotowardsettinguprecyclingprograms,

providinggrantstonon-profitagenciesthatreusethetubesandrewardingmanufacturersthatencourage

recycling.

AseparatebillbyLosAngeles-areaSenatorGloriaRomerowouldrequirehigh-techmanufacturersto

developprogramstorecycleso-callede-waste.

Ifpassed,themeasureswouldputCaliforniaattheforefrontofnationaleffortstomanagetherefuse

oftheelectronicage.

Buthigh-techgroups,includingtheSiliconValleyManufacturingGroupandtheAmericanElectronics

Association,opposethemeasures,arguingthatfeesofupto$30willdriveconsumerstoonline,out-of-state

retailers.

“Whatreallyneedstooccurisconsumereducation.Mostconsumersareunawarethey*renotsupposed

tothrowcomputersinthetrash,“saidRoxanneGould,vicepresidentofgovernmentrelationsforthe

electronicsassociation.

Computerrecyclingshouldbealocaleffortandpartofresidentialwastecollectionprograms,sheadded.

Recyclingelectronicwasteisadangerousandspecializedmatter,andenvironmentalistsmaintainthe

statemustsupportrecyclingeffortsandensurethatthejobisn'tcontractedtounscrupulous(毫無(wú)顧

忌的)junkdealerswhosendthetoxicpartsoverseas.

“Thegraveyardofthehigh-techrevolutionisendingupinruralChina,“saidTedSmith,director

oftheSiliconValleyToxicsCoalition.HisgroupispushingforanamendmenttoSher'sbillthatwould

preventtheexportofe-waste.

36.WhatstepwereBayAreaofficialsgoingtotakeregardinge-wastedisposal?

A)Rallysupporttopassthestalledbills.

B)LobbythelawmakersoftheCaliforniaAssembly.

C)Laydownrelevantlocalregulationsthemselves.

D)Exertpressureonmanufacturersofelectronicdevices.

37.ThetwobillsstalledintheCaliforniaAssemblybothconcern.

A)thereprocessingofthehugeamountsofelectronicwasteinthestate

B)regulationsondumpinghazardoussubstancesintolandfills

C)thefundingoflocalinitiativestoreuseelectronictrash

D)thesaleofusedelectronicdevicestoforeigncountries

38.Consumersarenotsupposedtothrowusedcomputersinthetrashbecause.

A)thisisbannedbytheCaliforniagovernment

B)somepartsmayberecycledforuseelsewhere

C)unscrupulousdealerswillretrievethemforprofit

D)theycontainlargeamountsofharmfulsubstances

39.High-techgroupsbelievethatifanextra$30ischargedoneveryTVorcomputerpurchasedinCalifornia,

consumerswill____.

A)hesitatetoupgradetheircomputers

B)abandononlineshopping

C)buythemfromotherstates

D)stronglyprotestagainstsuchacharge

40.WelearnfromthepassagethatmuchofCalifornia,selectronicwastehasbeen.

A)dumpedintolocallandfills

B)exportedtoforeigncountries

C)collectedbynon-profitagencies

D)recycledbycomputermanufacturers

答案：1、BDABD2、ACACB3、ADBCD4、CADCB

Passage0ne2005年6月18日大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)(CET-6)真題試卷

Low-levelslash-and-burnfarmingdoesn,tharmrainforest.Onthecontrary,ithelpsfarmersandimproves

forestsoils.ThisistheunorthodoxviewofaGermansoilscientistwhohasshownthatburntclearings

intheAmazon,datingbackmorethan1,000years,helpedcreatepatchesofrich,fertilesoilthatfarmers

stillbenefitfromtoday.

Mostrainforestsoilsarethinandpoorbecausetheylackmineralsandbecausetheheatandheavyrainfall

destroymostorganicmatterinthesoilswithinfouryearsofitreachingtheforestfloor.Thismeanstopsoil

containsfewoftheingredientsneededforlong-termsuccessfulfarming.

ButBrunoGlaser,asoilscientistoftheUniversityofBayreuth,hasstudiedunexpectedpatchesof

fertilesoilsinthecentralAmazon.Thesesoilscontainlotsoforganicmatter.

Glaserhasshownthatmostofthisfertileorganicmattercomesfromublackcarbonw—theorganic

particlesfromcampfiresandcharred(燒成炭的)woodleftoverfromthousandsofyearsofslash-and-burn

farming."Thesoils,knownasTerraPreta,containedupto70timesmoreblackcarbonthanthesurrounding

soil,“saysGlaser.

Unburntvegetationrotsquickly,butblackcarbonpersistsinthesoilformanycenturies.Radiocarbon

datingshowsthatthecharredwoodinTerraPretasoilsistypicallymorethan1,000yearsold.

aSlash-and-burnfarmingcanbegoodforsoilsprovideditdoesn,tcompletelyburnallthevegetation,

andleavesbehindcharredwood,“saysGlaser."Itcanbebetterthanmanure(糞月巴).“Burningtheforest

justoncecanleavebehindenoughblackcarbontokeepthesoilfertileforthousandsofyears.Andrainforests

easilyregrowaftersmall-scaleclearing.Contrarytotheconventionalviewthathumanactivitiesdamage

theenvironment,Glasersays:"Blackcarboncombinedwithhumanwastesisresponsiblefortherichness

ofTerraPretasoils.”

TerraPretasoilsturnupinlargepatchesallovertheAmazon,wheretheyarehighlyprizedbyfarmers.

Allthepatchesfallwithin500squarekilometersinthecentralAmazon.Glasersaysthewidespreadpresence

ofpottery(陶器)confirmsthesoil'shumanorigins.

ThefindingsaddweighttothetheorythatlargeareasoftheAmazonhaverecoveredsowellfrompast

periodsofagriculturalusethattheregrowthhasbeenmistakenbygenerationsofbiologistsfor“virgin”

forest.

Duringthepastdecade,researchershavediscoveredhundredsoflargeearthworksdeepinthejungle.

Theyareupto20metershighandcoveruptoasquarekilometer.Glaserclaimsthattheseearthworks,

builtbetweenAD400and1400,wereattheheartofurbancivilizations.Nowitseemstherichnessofthe

TerraPretasoilsmayexplainhowsuchcivilizationsmanagedtofeedthemselves.

11.Welearnfromthepassagethatthetraditionalviewofslash-and-burnfarmingisthat.

A)itdoesnoharmtothetopsoiloftherainforest

B)itdestroysrainforestsoils

C)ithelpsimproverainforestsoils

D)itdiminishestheorganicmatterinrainforestsoils

12.Mostrainforestsoilsarethinandpoorbecause.

A)thecompositionofthetopsoilisratherunstable

B)blackcarboniswashedawaybyheavyrains

C)organicmatterisquicklylostduetoheatandrain

D)long-termfarminghasexhaustedtheingredientsessentialtoplantgrowth

13.Glasermadehisdiscoveryby.

A)studyingpatchesoffertilesoilsinthecentralAmazon

B)examiningpotteryleftoverbyancientcivilizations

C)test-burningpatchesoftreesinthecentralAmazon

D)radiocarbon-datingingredientscontainedinforestsoils

14.WhatdoesGlasersayabouttheregrowthofrainforests?

A)Theytakecenturiestoregrowafterbeingburnt.

B)Theycannotrecoverunlessthevegetationisburntcompletely.

C)Theirregrowthwillbehamperedbyhumanhabitation.

D)Theycanrecovereasilyafterslash-and-burnfarming.

15.Fromthepassageitcanbeinferredthat.

A)humanactivitieswilldogravedamagetorainforests

B)Amazonrainforestsoilsusedtobetherichestintheworld

C)farmingisresponsibleforthedestructionoftheAmazonrainforests

D)thereonceexistedanurbancivilizationintheAmazonrainforests

PassageTwo

Asawisemanoncesaid,weareallultimatelyalone.ButanincreasingnumberofEuropeansarechoosing

tobesoataneverearlierage.Thisisn'tthestuffofgloomyphilosophicalcontemplations,butafact

ofEurope'sneweconomiclandscape,embracedbysociologists,real-estatedevelopersandadexecutives

alike.Theshiftawayfromfamilylifetosololifestyle,observesaFrenchsociologist,ispartofthe

irresistiblemomentumofindividualism“overthelastcentury.Thecommunicationsrevolution,theshift

fromabusinesscultureofstabilitytooneofmobilityandthemassentryofwomenintotheworkforcehave

greatlywreakedhavocon(擾亂)EuropeansJprivatelives.

Europe?sneweconomicclimatehaslargelyfosteredthetrendtowardindependence.Thecurrentgeneration

ofhome-alonerscameofageduringEuropeJsshiftfromsocialdemocracytothesharper,moreindividualistic

climateofAmericanstylecapitalism.Raisedinaneraofprivatizationandincreasedconsumerchoice,

today'stechsavvy(精通技術(shù)的)workershaveembracedafreemarketinloveaswellaseconomics.Modern

Europeansarerichenoughtoaffordtolivealone,andtemperamentallyindependentenoughtowanttodo

so.

Onceuponatime,peoplewholivedalonetendedtobethoseoneithersideofmarriage-twentysomething

professionalsorwidowedseniorcitizens.Whilepensioners,particularlyelderlywomen,makeupalarge

proportionofthoselivingalone,thenewestcropofsinglesarehighearnersintheir30sand40swho

increasinglyviewlivingaloneasalifestylechoice.Livingalonewasconceivedtobenegative-darkand

cold,whilebeingtogethersuggestedwarmthandlight.Butthencamealongtheideaofsingles.Theywere

young,beautiful,strong!Now,youngpeoplewanttolivealone.

Theboomingeconomymeanspeopleareworkingharderthanever.Andthatdoesn,tleavemuchroomfor

relationships.PimpiArroyo,a35-year-oldcomposerwholivesaloneinahouseinParis,sayshehasn,t

gottimetogetlonelybecausehehastoomuchwork."Ihavedeadlineswhichwouldmakelifewithsomeone

elsefairlydifficult."OnlyanIdealWomanwouldmakehimchangehislifestyle,hesays.Kaufmann,author

ofarecentbookcalled“TheSingleWomanandPrinceCharming,thinksthisfiercenewindividualismmeans

thatpeopleexpectmoreandmoreofmates,sorelationshipsdon'tlastlong-iftheystartatall.Eppendorf,

ablondBerlinerwithadeeptan,teachesgradeschoolinthemornings.Intheafternoonshesunbathesor

sleeps,restingupforgoingdancing.Justshyof50,shesaysshe'dneverhavewantedtodowhathermother

did-giveupacareertoraiseafamily.Instead,vealwaysdonewhatIwantedtodo:liveaself-determined

life."

16.MoreandmoreyoungEuropeansremainsinglebecause.

A)theyaredrivenbyanoverwhelmingsenseofindividualism

B)theyhaveenteredtheworkforceatamuchearlierage

C)theyhaveembracedabusinesscultureofstability

D)theyarepessimisticabouttheireconomicfuture

17.WhatissaidaboutEuropeansocietyinthepassage?

A)Ithasfosteredthetrendtowardssmallfamilies.

B)ItisgettingclosertoAmerican-stylecapitalism.

C)Ithaslimitedconsumerchoicedespiteafreemarket.

D)Itisbeingthreatenedbyirresistibleprivatization.

18.AccordingtoParagraph3,thenewestgroupofsinglesare.

A)warmandlighthearted

B)oneithersideofmarriage

C)negativeandgloomy

D)healthyandwealthy

19.TheauthorquotesEppendorftoshowthat________.

A)somemodernwomenpreferalifeofindividualfreedom

B)thefamilyisnolongerthebasicunitofsocietyinpresent-dayEurope

C)someprofessionalpeoplehavetoomuchworktodotofeellonely

D)mostEuropeansconceivelivingasinglelifeasunacceptable

20.Whatistheauthor,spurposeinwritingthepas