I believe we have a three-part mission for the present. First, we must continue to press forimprovements in the quality of life that people can make for themselves. Second, we mustinvestigate and understand the link between environment and health. Third, we must be able tocommunicate technical information in a form that citizens can understand. If we can accomplishthese three goals in this decade, maybe we can finally stop environmental degradation, and notmerely hold it back. We will then be able to spend pollution dollars truly on prevention rather thanon bandages.

　　1. We can infer from the first two paragraphs that the industrialists disregard environmentalprotection chiefly because ________.

　　A) they are unaware of the consequences of what they are doing

　　B) they are reluctant to sacrifice their own economic interests

　　C) time has not yet come for them to put due emphasis on it

　　D) it is difficult for them to take effective measures

　　2. The main task now facing ecologists, environmental activists and conservationists is________.

　　A) to prevent pollution by legislation, economic incentives and persuasion

　　B) to arouse public awareness of the importance of environmental protection

　　C) to take radical measures to control environmental pollution

　　D) to improve the quality of life by enforcing environmental standards

　　3. The word “tunnel-visioned (Line 2, Para. 4) most probably means “________”.

　　A) narrow-minded

　　B) blind to the facts

　　C) short-sighted

　　D) able to see only one aspect

　　4. Which of the following, according to the author, should play the leading role in the solution ofenvironmental problems?

　　A) Legislation and government intervention.

　　B) The industry’s understanding and support.

　　C) The efforts of environmental health professionals.

　　D) The cooperation of ecologists, environmental activists and conservationists.

　　5. Which of the following is true according to the last paragraph?

　　A) Efforts should be exerted on pollution prevention instead of on remedial measures.

　　B) More money should be spent in order to stop pollution.

　　C) Ordinary citizens have no access to technical information on pollution.

　　D) Environmental degradation will be stopped by the end of this decade.

　　參考答案：

　　1.B 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.C

　　Once it was possible to define male and female roles easily by the division of labor. Men workedoutside the home and earned the income to support their families， while women cooked the mealsand took care of the home and the children. These roles were firmly fixed for most people， andthere was not much opportunity for women to exchange their roles. But by the middle of thiscentury， men‘s and women’s roles were becoming less firmly fixed.

　　In the 1950s， economic and social success was the goal of the typical American. But in the1960s a new force developed called the counterculture. The people involved in this movement didnot value the middle-class American goals. The counterculture presented men and women with newrole choices. Taking more interest in childcare， men began to share child-raising tasks with theirwives. In fact， some young men and women moved to communal homes or farms where theeconomic and childcare responsibilities were shared equally by both sexes. In addition， manyAmericans did not value the traditional male role of soldier. Some young men refused to be draftedas soldiers to fight in the war in Vietnam.

　　In terms of numbers， the counterculture was not a very large group of people. But its influencespread to many parts of American society. Working men of all classes began to change theireconomic and social patterns. Industrial workers and business executives alike cut down on“overtime” work so that they could spend more leisure time with their families. Some doctors，lawyers， and teachers turned away from high paying situations to practice their professions inpoorer neighborhoods.

　　In the 1970s， the feminist movement， or women‘s liberation， produced additionaleconomic and social changes. Women of all ages and at all levels of society were entering the workforce in greater numbers. Most of them still took traditional women’s jobs as public schoolteaching， nursing， and secretarial work. But some women began to enter traditionally maleoccupations： police work， banking， dentistry， and construction work. Women were asking forequal work， and equal opportunities for promotion.

　　Today the experts generally agree that important changes are taking place in the roles of menand women. Naturally， there are difficulties in adjusting to these transformations.

　　1.Which of the following best express the main idea of Paragraph 1?

　　A.Women usually worked outside the home for wages.

　　B.Men and women‘s roles were easily exchanged in the past.

　　C.Men’s roles at home were more firmly fixed than women‘s.

　　D.Men and women’s roles were usually quite separated in the past.

　　2.Which sentence best expresses the main idea of Paragraph 2?

　　A.The first sentence.

　　B.The second and the third sentences.

　　C.The fourth sentence.

　　D.The last sentence.

　　3.In the passage the author proposes that the counterculture___.

　　A.destroyed the United States.

　　B.transformed some American values.

　　C.was not important in the United States.

　　D.brought people more leisure time with their families.

　　4.It could be inferred from the passage that___.

　　A.men and women will never share the same goals.

　　B.some men will be willing to exchange their traditional male roles.

　　C.most men will be happy to share some of the household responsibilities with their wives.

　　D.more American households are headed by women than ever before.

　　5.The best title for the passage may be ___.

　　A.Results of Feminist Movements

　　B.New influence in American Life

　　C.Counterculture and Its consequence

　　D.Traditional Division of Male and Female Roles.

　　參考答案：

　　1.D 2.C 3.B 4.C 5.B