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Part 6 Reading Comprehension (Multiple Choice) (Each item: 2)
Directions:Read the following passages carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.
Questions 86 to 90 are based on the same passage or dialog.
Some pessimistic experts feel that the automobile is bound to fall into disuse. They see a day in the not-too-distant future when all autos will be abandoned and allowed to rust. Other authorities, however, think the auto is here to stay. They hold that
the car will remain a leading means of urban travel in the foreseeable (可预见的) future.
The motorcar will undoubtedly change significantly over the next 30 years. It should become smaller, safer, and more economical, and should not be powered by the gasoline engine. The car of the future should be far more pollution-free than present types.
Regardless of its power source, the auto in the future will still be the main problem in urban traffic congestion (拥挤). One proposed solution to this problem is the automated (自动化的) highway system.
When the auto enters the highway system, a retractable (可伸缩的) arm will drop from
the auto and make contact with a rail, which is similar to those powering subway trains electrically. Once attached to the rail, the car will become electrically
powered from the system, and control of the vehicle will pass to a central computer. The computer will then monitor all of the car's movements.
The driver will use a telephone to dial instructions about his destination into the system. The computer will calculate the best route, and reserve space for the car all the way to the correct exit from the highway. The driver will then be free to relax and wait for the buzzer (蜂鸣器) that will warn him of his coming exit. It is
estimated that an automated highway will be able to handle 10,000 vehicles per hour, compared with the 1,500 to 2,000 vehicles that can be carried by a present-day highway.
86. One significant improvement in the future car will probably be ________. A. its power source
B. its monitoring system C. its driving system
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D. its seating capacity
87. What is the author's main concern?
A. How to render automobiles pollution-free. B. How to make smaller and safer automobiles. C. How to solve the problem of traffic jams.
D. How to develop an automated subway system.
88. What provides autos with electric power in an automated highway system? A. A rail.
B. A retractable arm. C. An engine.
D. A computer controller.
89. In an automated highway system, all the driver needs to do is _______. A. keep in the right lane
B. wait to arrive at his destination
C. keep in constant touch with the computer center D. inform the system of his destination by phone
90. What is the author's attitude toward the future of autos? A. Enthusiastic. B. Optimistic. C. Pessimistic. D. Cautious.
Questions 91 to 95 are based on the same passage or dialog.
Foxes and farmers have never got on well. These small dog-like animals have long been accused of killing farm animals. They are officially classified as harmful and farmers try to keep their numbers down by shooting or poisoning them.
Farmers can also call on the services of their local hunt to control the fox
population. Hunting consists of pursuing a fox across the countryside, with a group of specially trained dogs, followed by men and women riding horses. When the dogs eventually catch the fox they kill it or a hunter shoots it.
People who take part in hunting think of it as a sport; they wear a special uniform of red coats and white trousers, and follow strict codes of behavior. But owning a horse and hunting regularly is expensive, so most hunters are wealthy.
It is estimated that up to 100,000 people watch or take part in fox hunting. But over the last couple of decades the number of people opposed to fox hunting, because they think it is brutal (残酷的), has risen sharply. Nowadays it is rare for a hunt to pass off without some kind of confrontation (冲突) between hunters and hunt saboteurs (阻拦
者). Sometimes these incidents lead to violence, but mostly saboteurs interfere with the hunt by misleading riders and disturbing the trail of the fox's smell, which the dogs follow.
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Noisy confrontations between hunters and saboteurs have become so common that they are
almost as much a part of hunting as the pursuit (追逐) of foxes itself. But this year supporters of fox hunting face a much bigger threat to their sport. A Labour Party Member of the Parliament, Mike Foster, is trying to get Parliament to approve a new law which will make the hunting of wild animals with dogs illegal. If the law is passed, wild animals like foxes will be protected under the ban in Britain.
91. Rich people in Britain have been hunting foxes ________. A. for recreation
B. to limit the fox population C. in the interests of the farmers D. to display their wealth
92. What is special about fox hunting in Britain? A. It involves the use of a deadly poison. B. It is a costly event which rarely occurs. C. The hunters have set rules to follow.
D. The hunters have to go through strict training.
93. Fox hunting opponents often interfere in the game ________. A. by resorting to violence B. by taking legal action
C. by confusing the fox hunters D. by demonstrating on the scene
94. A new law may be passed by the British Parliament to ________. A. prohibit farmers from hunting foxes B. forbid hunting foxes with dogs
C. stop hunting wild animals in the countryside D. prevent large-scale fox hunting
95. It can be inferred from the passage that ________. A. killing foxes with poison is illegal
B. limiting the fox population is unnecessary
C. hunting foxes with dogs is considered cruel and violent
D. fox-hunting often leads to confrontation between the poor and the rich Questions 96 to 100 are based on the same passage or dialog.
Are organically grown foods the best food choices? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown and marketed food products are now being debated. Advocates of organic foods—a term whose meaning varies greatly—frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious than others.
The growing interest of consumers in the safety and nutritional quality of the typical North American diet is a welcome development. However, much of this interest has been
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sparked by sweeping claims that the food supply is unsafe or inadequate in meeting nutritional needs. Although most of these claims are not supported by scientific evidence, the great number of written material advancing such claims makes it difficult for the general public to separate fact from fiction. As a result, claims that eating a diet consisting entirely of organically-grown foods prevents or cures
disease or provides other benefits to health have become widely publicized and popular among customers.
Almost daily the public is surrounded by claims for \ and other wonder foods. There are numerous unsubstantiated (无确实根据的) reports that
natural vitamins are superior to synthetic ones, that fertilized eggs are
nutritionally superior to unfertilized eggs, that untreated grains are better than fertilized grains, and the like.
One thing that most organically grown food products seem to have in common is that they cost more than conventionally grown foods. But in many cases consumers are misled
if they believe organic foods can maintain health and provide better nutritional quality than conventionally grown foods. So there is real cause for concern if
consumers, particularly those with limited incomes, distrust the regular food supply and buy only expensive organic foods instead.
96. The word \ A. Supporters. B. Merchants. C. Inspectors. D. Consumers.
97. What does the word \ A. Advantages. B. Advocates. C. Organic foods.
D. Nonorganically-grown products.
98. The author implies that there is cause for concern if consumers with limited
incomes buy organic foods instead of conventionally grown foods because ________. A. organic foods can be more expensive but are often no better than conventionally- grown foods
B. many organic foods are actually less nutritious than similar conventionally-grown foods
C. conventionally-grown foods are more readily available than organic foods D. too many farmers will stop using conventional methods to grow food crops
99. According to the last paragraph, consumers who believe that organic foods are
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