2021年河南省南阳市公共英语五级(笔试)测试卷(含答案)

2021年河南省南阳市公共英语五级(笔试)测试卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.ListeningComprehension(15题)1.PartC

Directions:Youwillhearatalk.Asyoulisten,answerthequestionsorcompletethenotesinyourtestbookletforQuestions21-30bywritingNOTMORETHANTHREEwordsinthespaceprovidedontheright.YouwillhearthetalkTWICE.

Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions21-30.

听力原文：Todaywetakeitforgrantedthatthemailwillbedelivereddailyatourdoor．Butmanyyearsagoitmighthavebeenplacedinatreetrunkorunderneatharock．Intheearlydaysofthemailnoonecouldbesureaboutwhereorwhenitwouldarrive．

AtthesoutherntipofAfricatherewasonceapostofficeunderarock．IntheolddaystheroutefromEnglandtoIndiawasaroundtheCapeofGoodHope．Thejourneywasstormyanddangerous．Ittooksixlongmonths．Sailorsoftenwishedtosendmailhome．buttheyseldommetshipsboundbacktoEngland．Soatthecapethesailorswouldgoashore．Theyheadedforacertainlargestone．Onthestonewerescratchedthewords“Lookhereunderforletters．”Theywouldleavetheirlettersthere．knowingthatthenexthomeward-boundshipwouldstopandpickthemup．

TherewasanotherpostofficelikethisatthesoutherntipofSouthAmerica．Duringthegoldrushdays，boatssailedaroundCapeHorntoCalifornia．AtCapeHornwasakegnailedtoapost．Boatscomingfromtheeastcoastwouldsendasmallboatashoretothispostoffice．Theypickedupanylettersinthekeg．Atthesametimetheymailedlettershomethatboatssailingeastcouldpickup．

InthestateofWashingtonstandsthestumpofahugecedar．It，too，wasonceapostoffice．Settlersneededaplaceforthemailcarrierstoleavetheirletters．Theirhousesweresowidelyscatteredthatthemailcarriercouldnotreachallofthem．andthepostofficewasfarawayoverroughroads．Sothesettlersfoundatreethatstoodwhereseveraltrailscrossed．Theycutthetreedowntenfeetfromtheground．holloweditout．andcovereditwitharoof．Inside,theynailedarowofwoodenboxes．Eachboxwasmarkedwithafamily'sname．Themailcarriercouldleavelettersthereforeveryoneformilesaround．

ForthefirstfewyearsaftertheEnglishcolonistscarnetoAmerica，therewasnoregularpostalservice．Peoplegavetheirletterstoanytravelerwhohappenedtobegoingintherightdirection．Oftentheygavethemtoapeddleroratravelingshoemaker．Whenthetravelerreachedthetownwheretheletterwasgoing，hemightstopataninn．Hewouldleavethelettersthere．Buttheretheystayeduntilthepersontheywereaddressedtohappenedtocomebyandstoppedattheinn．

WhataboutplaceslikeVirginiawheretherewereveryfewinns?Peoplewhowishedtosendletterswouldleavethematoneofthelargeplantations．Theownersoftheplantationwouldthensendthelettersontoaneighbor．Theneighborwoulddothesame．Itwasaslowmailsystem．

Aftermanyyears，regularmailcarriersonhorsebackwerehired．Theywentfromonebigtowntoanother．BetweenNewYorkandBoston，forexample．therewasone“postrider”amonth．Hetraveledonlybydayandtooktwoweeksforthetrip．Oftenthepostriderleftallthemailforawholetownatacrossroadsstore．ItstilltookmanyweeksforalettertoreachthepersonItwasaddressedto．

Finally，abouttwohundredyearsago，BenjaminFranklinwasmadepostmasterforallthecolonies．Hisfirstactwastomakealongjourneytofindoutthebestroutesforcarryingthemail．Thenhesetupalineofpoststationbetweenthenorthernandsoutherncolonies．Heorderedhispostriderstotravelbynightaswellasbyday．

Franklin'spostriderscouldcarrymorelettersinashortertimefromonecolonytoanother．TheletterservicehelpedtheyoungAmericancolonieslearnmoreabouteachother．Theylearnedthattheywereallinterestedinthesamethings．Thisgavethemthefeelingofunitythatlaterhelpedthemwintheirindependence．

2.Accordingtothespeaker,whatgivesmodernloghomestheirwarmatmosphere?

A.Theirsmallsize.

B.Theirrusticdirtfloors.

C.Theirwallsmadeupofroundedlogs.

D.Theirslidingboardwindows.

3.Accordingtothespeaker,howdosomepesticidesgetintoponds?

A.Theyareappliedtoaquaticweedsbyfishfarming.

B.Amphibiansreleasethemfromtheirskin.

C.Irresponsibledisposeoftheminponds.

D.Theyarewashedintopondsbytherain.

4.Wherewastheinterviewconducted?

5.Whatsuggestiondoesthemanthinkitisgood?

A.Trytogiveupsmoking.

B.Eatsweetseverydayinsteadofsmoking.

C.Trytogiveuponecigaretteeveryday.

D.Gotoahypnotist.

6.MDdecidescompany'spoliciesandcarriesthemout.

A.TrueB.Fasle

7.Do-it-YourselfhasbecomeoneofMrMiller'shobbies.

A.RightB.Wrong

8.PartC

Directions:Youwillhearatalk.Asyoulisten,answerthequestionsorcompletethenotesinyourtestbookletforQuestions21-30bywritingNOTMORETHANTHREEwordsinthespaceprovidedontheright.YouwillhearthetalkTWICE.

Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions21-30.

听力原文：Imagineyouareahighschoolprincipal．Ateacherburstsbreathlesslyintoyouroffice．“There'safistfightinthedining-room．”shegasps．Theresponsibilityisyourstostopthefight．Howdoyoumeetit?

(1)Perhapsyou，asayoungster，tookpartinfightsandyourpresent-daytieswithstudentsarewarmandstrong．Youcanstopthefightbecauseyourprestigeishighamongthem．

(2)Youhaveaplanprepared．Otherschoolshavebeendisruptedsoyouhavealreadyplannedawaytostopanyfight．

(3)Youaretotallyconfidentofyourabilityinacrisis．Youarereadytostrideintothelunchroomandtakechargewithoutasinglequalm．Stoppingthefightwillbeeasy．

(4)Youferventlywishthatyoucoulddelegatethejobsinceyouknowthatyou'renotatalentedpeacemaker．Youwishyoucouldreturntothejobofplanningfortheschool'sneedtenyearshence．

Oneofthesefourreactionswouldbethefirstyou'dfeel．butonlyone—nottwoorthreeofthem，saythreepsychologists．Thesepsychologists—Dr.HarrietMann,Dr.HumphreyOsmondandMiriamSiegler—havecomeupwithaschemeforsortingpeopleregardlessoftheireducation，ageorsituation．

Theconceptisbasedonthepremisethatallpeoplehaveabasicwayofseeingtime．Eachofusispredisposedtoseealleventsfromtimevantagepoint．Eitheritremindsyouofthepast(past-oriented)，howtheeventfitsintotoday，yesterday，andtomorrow(timeline)，whatitistoday(present)，orhowitwilldevelop(future)．

Thethreebeganworkingin1968whenDr.MannandMrs.SieglerwereassistantstoDr.Osmond,director，attheBureauofResearch，NewJerseyNeuro-PsychiatricInstituteinPrinceton．Dr.OsmondiscurrentlydevisingwaystomakeempiricalstudiesofthetheoryandDr.MannisinCambridge，Massachusetts，writingabookontheWorldsofTime．Theirtake-offpointwasaninterestinobservationsmadebySwisspsychologistCarlGustavJung，whodescribedinthe1920sthetemperamentaldifferencesoffourpsychologicaltypes．Jungisknownasthefounderofanalyticpsychology．SinceJung'sworkin1921，however，noonehadconceivedofatheoreticalframeworkthatwouldaccountforthefourtypes．Withoutsuchaframework，therewasnopossibilityofsubstantiatingthatpeopleofdifferenttypesexperiencetheworldverydifferently．

Timeandspacearethetouchstonesinthesystem．Eachperson，afterall，useshistimesomehowandexistswithinandactsuponthespacearoundhim．Dr.Mann，andcompanyproposethatcertaintraitsaresharedbypersonsfallingineachofthefourcategories．

Thefirsttype，thepasttype，seestimeasbeingcircular．Forhim，thepastcropsupinthepresentandthenreturnstothepastasamemory．Heenjoyscollectingsouvenirsandkeepingdiaries．HetellsstoriesaboutGreatAuntHattieandalwaysremembersyourbirthday．

Pasttypesarepeggedbythissystemasemotionalpeoplewhoseetheworldinahighlysubjectiveway．Forinstance，SchoolPrincipalI(pasttype)couldidentifywiththefightandknowhowtohandleitbecauseofsomepastexperience-whetheritbesimilarfightsasachildhimselforonespreviouslydealtwithastheschoolprincipal．Inaddition，pasttypesusuallyfollowstrictmoralcodesandoftenarevaluedmoreforwhattheyarethanforwhattheydo．Thisqualityitself-becauseitlendsauthoritarianstrengthtoonewhopossessesit-mightcausethestudentstoquitfighting．Pasttypesoftenhavebeenfoundtobeskillfulatassessingtheexactemotionaltenorofaneventandareadeptatinfluencingothers'emotions，accordingtotheMann

9.A15%-20%dropinbodywatercancausethebloodsystemtofail.

A.TrueB.Fasle

10.WhendidDicksongotoBostonforeyetreatment?

A.In1848.

B.Intheearly1850s.

C.Inthelate1850s.

D.Intheearly1860s.

11.Whenthetrampwasarrested,he______.

A.laugheda:thepolice

B.lookedforwardtogoingtoprison

C.tookhisbottleswithhim

D.didn'tmakeanyfuss

12.PartA

Directions:Youwillhearatalk.Asyoulisten,answerQuestions1-10bycirclingTRUEorFALSE.YouwillhearthetalkONLYONCE.Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions1-10.

听力原文：Goodmorning!

Um…AsManagingDirectorofourcompanyI'vebeenaskedtosayafewwordstoyoutodayaboutthewaythecompanyisorganized．SowhatI'vedoneistomakeasortoftable…youknow…toshowhowitisallarranged．It'sinyourbooks．Canyoufindit?

OK．Now，notallcompaniesareorganizedinthesameway，ofcourse．Theyallhavemoreorlessthesamebitsandpieces．buttheyputthemtogetherindifferentways．Infact，someManagingDirectorsarealwayschangingtheorganization，whichcanbeverydisturbingforeverybodyelseandsometimescausesawfulhold-ups．Sometimesit'snecessary，ofcourse．likewhenyoustartmakingsomethingdifferentorjoinupwithanothercompanyorsomething．Anyway，Ithinktheorganizationofmycompanyisfairlytypical，solet'stakealookathowwehaveorganizedit．

Atthetopofthescheme，aboveme，istheBoardofDirectors．Theirjobistoadministratethecompany，makegeneralpolicies，andsoon．Therearetwokindsofdirectors．actually．Onekindiswhatwecallnon-executivedirectors，whichmeansthattheyarenotfull-timeemployees．Theyarethesortofpeoplewhohavesomestandinginvariouspartsofthebusinessworldandareinapositiontohelpthecompanytosucceed．TheyonlyappearwhentherearemeetingsoftheBoard，andsomeofthemareontheboardsofothercompaniesatthesametime．Butthesecondlotofdirectors-theexecutivedirectors-arefull-timeemployeesofthecompany．Mostofthemaremanagersofourvariousdepartments．andyou'llbemeetingthemlater．

Theabsoluteheadofthecompany，ofcourse．istheChairmanoftheBoard．HeisappointedbytheBoard，andhisjobistotakethechairatmeetingsoftheshareholdersandtheBoardofDirectors，andtorepresentthecompany'sinterestsatoutsidefunctions．Hedoesnottakemuchpartintherunningofthebusiness．Heleavesmetogetonwiththejob．Mindyou，notallchairmenarelikethat．Ourlastonewasarealpain．alwayswantedeverythingdonehisownwayandhekeptoninterfering…butanyway，that'swhatthetopslotintheschemeisfor．

Thenthere'sme，theManagingDirector，orMDforshort-aslongasyoudon'tthinkI'madoctorofmedicine，haha…Um…Now，myjobistocoordinatethepoliciesdecidedbythedirectorsandseethattheyarecarriedout．Idothisthroughthevariousmanagersofdepartments-departmentalmanagers．AtthemomentI'vegotsix．andthereareslotsforthemalongthelineunderneathmeinyourscheme．Idon'tthinktheyareinanyparticularorder，sowe'llstartfromtheleftandwalkacross．Actually．they'reallgoingtocomeandtellyouabouttheirjobs．SoI'lljustsayafewwords．And…

Right．Thefirstoneis…

Thespeechismainlyabouttheorganizationofthecompany．

A.RightB.Wrong

13.Ifaconsumerwantsaquicksettlementoftheproblem,whomisitbettertocomplainto?

A.Ashopassistant.

B.Thestoremanager.

C.Themanufacturer.

D.Apublicorganization.

14.Listthreetraditionalfemaleoccupationsmentionedinthetalk.

15.Do-it-YourselfhasbecomeoneofMr.Miller'shobbies.

A.TrueB.Fasle

二、2.UseofEnglish(10题)16.

【C16】

17.(39)

18.(38)

19.

【C4】

20."Themoregadgetsthereare,the【C1】______thingsseemtoget."saidHonoreErvin,co-authorofTheEtiquetteGirls:ThingsYouNeedtoBeTold."Justbecauseit'sthere【C2】______yourdisposal,doesn’tmeanyouhavetouseit24/7."

Arecent【C3】______bymarketresearchcompanySynovateshowedthat70percentof1,000respondents【C4】______thepoorestetiquetteincellphoneusersoverotherdevices.Theworsthabit?Loudphoneconversationsinpublicplaces,or"cellyell,"【C5】______to72percentoftheAmericanspolled.

"Peopleuse【C6】______anywhereandeverywhere,"Ervinsaid."Atthemovies-turn【C7】______yourcellphone.Idon'twanttopay$10tobesittingnexttosomeguychitchattingtohisgirlfriend【C8】______hiscellphone."Thisrudenesshasdeterioratedpublicspaces,accordingtoLewFriedland,acommunicationprofessor【C9】______theUniversityofWisconsin-Madison.He【C10】______thelackofmannersakindofunconsciousrudeness,【C11】______manypeoplearenot【C12】______ofwhatthey'redoingortheothersaroundthem.

"Ithinkit'sreallynoticeableinanyplane,trainorbus【C13】______you'resubjectedagainstyourwill【C14】______someoneelse'sconversation,"hesaid."Youcanlistentointimatedetailsoftheiruncle'sillness,problemswiththeirloversand【C15】______they'rehavingforsinner.""It【C16】______what.wasapublic"commonspaceandstartsto【C17】______itupintosmallprivatespace."

Ashorttimeago,ifcellphoneusers【C18】______politelyaskedtotalkquietly,theywould【C19】______withchagrin,hesaid."Nowmoreandmorepeopleareessentiallytreatingyoulikeyoudon'tunderstandthatloudcellphoneuseis【C20】______inpublic."

【C1】

21.

【C14】

22.Pollutionisa"dirty"word.Topollutemeanstocontaminate—topsoilorsomethingbyintroducingimpuritieswhichmake【31】______unfitoruncleantouse.Pollutioncomesinmanyforms.Weseeit,smellit,【32】______it,drinkit,andstumblethroughit.Weliterallylivedinandbreathepollution,and【33】______surprisingly,itisbeginningto【34】______ourhealth,ourhappiness,andourcivilization.

Oncewethoughtofpollution【35】______meaningsimplythesmog—thechoking,stinging,dirty【36】______thathoversovercities.Butairpollution,whileitis【37】______themostdangerous,isonlyonetypeofcontaminationamongseveral【38】______attackthemostbasiclifefunctions.

Throughtheuncontrolleduseofinsecticides,manhaspollutedtheland,【39】______thewildlife.By【40】______sewageandchemicalsintoriversandlakes,wehavecontaminatedour【41】______water.Wearepollutingtheoceans,too,killingthefishand【42】______deprivingourselves【43】______aninvaluablefoodsupply.

Partoftheproblemisourexploding【44】______.Moreandmorepeopleareproducingmorewastes.Butthisproblemisintensifiedbyour"throw-away"technology.EachyearAmericans【45】______of7millionautos,20milliontonsofwastepaper,25millionpoundsoftoothpastetubesand48millioncans.Wethrowawaygumwrappers,newspapers,andpaperplates.Itisnolongerwiseto【46】______anything.Todayalmosteverythingisdisposable.【47】______ofrepairingatoasteroraradio,itiseasierandcheapertobuyanotheroneanddiscardtheold,even【48】______95percentofitspartsmaystillbefunctioning.Babydiapers,whichusedtobemadeofreusablecloth,arenowpaperthrowaway.Soonwewillwearclothingmadeof【49】______:"Wearitonceandthrowitaway"willbethesloganofthefashionableconsciousness.

Whereisthisalltoend?Areweturningtheworldintoagiganticdump,oristherehopethatwecansolvethepollutionproblem?【50】______,solutionsareinsight.Afewofthemarepositivelyingenious.

(31)

23.

【C8】

24.(34)

25.(44)

三、3.ReadingComprehension(15题)26.(76)

27.(74)

28.

"Thesedifferences"inparagraph5refertothosein______.

A.skillsofmenandwomen

B.schoolsubjects

C.thebrainstructureofmenandwomen

D.activitiescarriedoutbythebrain

29.

Inthe3rdsentenceofthefirstparagraphtheword“pressing”isclosestinmeaningto______.

A.urgentlyimportantB.pushingC.invitingD.charming

30.(70)

31.(69)

32.Theideaofafishbeingabletoproduceelectricitystrongenoughtolightlampbulbs—oreventorunasmallelectricmotor—isalmostunbelievable,butseveralkindsoffishareabletodothis.Evenmorestrangely,thiscuriouspowerhasbeenacquiredindifferentwaysbyfishbelongingtoverydifferentfamilies.

Perhapsthemostknownaretheelectricrays,ortorpedoes,ofwhichseveralkindsliveinwarmseas.Theypossessoneachsideofthehead,behindtheeyes,alargeorganconsistingofanumberofhexagonal-shapedcellsratherlikeahoneycomb.Thecellsarefilledwithajelly-likesubstance,andcontainaseriesofflatelectricplates.Oneside,thenegativeside,ofeachplate,issuppliedwithveryfinenerves,connectedwithamainnervecomingfromaspecialpartofthebrain.Currentgetsthroughfromtheupper,positivesideoftheorgandownwardtothenegative,lowerside.Generallyitisnecessarytotouchthefishintwoplaces,completingthecircuit,inordertoreceiveashock.

Thestrengthofthisshockdependsonthesizeoffish,butnewly-bornonesonlyabout5centimetersacrosscanbemadetolightthebulbofapocketflashlightforafewmoments,whileafullygrowntorpedogivesashockcapableofknockingamandown,and,ifsuitablewiresareconnected,willoperateasmallelectricmotorforseveralminutes.

Anotherfamousexampleistheelectriceel.Thisfishgivesanevenmorepowerfulshock.Thesystemisdifferentfromthatofthetorpedointhattheelectricplatesrunlongitudinallyandaresuppliedwithnervesfromthespinalcord.Consequently,thecurrentpassesalongthefishfromheadtotail.Theelectricorgansofthesefisharereallyalteredmusclesandlikeallmusclesareapttotire,sotheyarenotabletogenerateelectricityforverylong.PeopleinsomepartsofSouthAmericawhovaluetheelectriceelasfood,takeadvantageofthisfactbydrivinghorsesintothewateragainstwhichthefishdischargetheirelectricity.Thehorsesarelessaffectedthanamanwouldbe,andwhentheelectriceelshaveexhaustedthemselves,theycanbecaughtwithoutdanger.

TheelectriccatfishoftheNileandofotherAfricanfreshwatershasadifferentsystemagainbywhichcurrentpassesoverthewholebodyfromthetailtothehead.Theshockgivenbythisarrangementisnotsostrongastheothertwo,butisnonethelessunpleasant.Theelectriccatfishisaslow,lazyfish,fondofgloomyplacesandgrowstoabout1metrelong;itiseatenbytheArabsinsomeareas.

Thepowerofproducingelectricitymayservethesefishbothfordefenceandattack.Ifalargeenemyattacks,theshockwilldriveitaway;butitappearsthatthecatfishandtheelectriceelusetheircurrentmostoftenagainstsmallerfish,stunningthemsothattheycaneasilybeoverpowered.

Whichofthefollowingcanproducethestrongestshock?

A.Theelectriceel.

B.Theelectriccatfish.

C.Thenewly-bornelectrictorpedoes.

D.Thefully-grownelectricray.

33.

TheNationalAssociationtoAdvanceFatAcceptanceholdsthat______.

A.fatpeopleshouldtrytoloseweight

B.eatinglessisharmfultopeople'shealth

C.fatpeoplewerebornthatway

D.obesityisgoodforpeople

34.

Whichofthefollowingistheauthor'sopinionaboutthewomanattheGlobalSupportCentre?

A.Shesoundedhelpfulandknowledgeable.

B.Shewastheretomakecallersfrustrated.

C.Shewasabletosolvehercomputerproblem.

D.Shewasquicktopassheralongtoatechnician.

35.PartB

Directions:Inthefollowingarticlesomeparagraphshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions66-70,choosethemostsuitableparagraphfromthelistA-Ftofitintoeachofthenumberedgaps.Thereisoneparagraphwhichdoesnotfitinanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Supermarketshoppershaveneverbeenmorespoiltforchoice.Butjustwhenwethoughttraditionalsystemsofselectivefarminghadcreatedthemosttemptingarrayoffoodsmoneycanbuy,wearenowbeingpresentedwiththeprospectofgeneticallycreatedstrainsofcabbages,onion,tomato,potatoandapple.

Itmaynotticklethefancyoffoodpuristsbutitfirestheimaginationofscientists.LastweektheydiscoveredthattheclassicParisianmushroomcontainsjustthepropertiesthat,whengeneticallymixedwithawildstrainofmushroomfromtheSonoradesertinCalifornia,couldhelpitgrowenmassewhileatthesametimeprovidingitwiththeresilienceofthewildstrain.

66.______

"Wehavefoundawayofincreasingthesuccessratefromoneto90percent."

Thisisjustoneofthemanyproductsthat,accordingtoskeptics,arecreatingagenerationof"Frankenfoods".Thefirstsuchfoodthatmaybeconsumedonawidescaleisatomatowhichhasbeengeneticallymanipulatedsothatitdoesnotsoftenasitripens.

67.______

Criticssaythatthenewtomato—whichcost$25milliontoresearch—isdesignedtostayonsupermarketshelvesforlonger.Ithasaten-daylifespan.

Notsurprisingly,every-hungryUSisleadingthesearchfortheseforbiddenfruit.Bychangingthegenesofagrapefruit,agrowerfromTexashascreatedasweet,red,thin-skinnedgrapefruitexpectedtosellatapremiumoveritsCaliforniaandFloridacompetitors.

Forchipfanaticswhowanttowatchtheirwaist-lines,newhigh-starch,low-moisturepotatoesthatabsorblessfatwhenfriedhavebeencreated,thankstoagenefromintestinalbacteria.

Thescientistsbehindsuchnewfoodarguethatgeneticengineeringissimplyanextensionofanimalandplantbreedingmethodsandthatbybroadeningthescopeofthegeneticchangesthatcanbemade,sourcesoffoodareincreased.Accordingly,theyargue,thisdoesnotinherentlyleadtofoodsthatarelesssafethanthosedevelopedbyconventionaltechniques.Butifdesirablegenesareswappedirrespectiveofspeciesbarriers,couldthingsspiraloutofcontrol?"Knowledgeisnottoxic,"saidMarkCantley,headofthebiotechnologyunitattheOrganisationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment,"Ithasgivenusafargreaterunderstandingofhowlivingsystemsworkatamolecularlevelandthereisnoreasonforpeopletothinkthatscientistsandfarmersshouldusethatknowledgetodoriskythings."

Clearly,financialincentiveliesbehindthedevelopmentofthesebigger,moreproductivefoods.Butwemayhaveonlyourselvestoblame.Intheearlyperiodofmassfoodcommerce,foodvarietiesweredevelopedbytraditionalmethodsofselectivebreedingtosuitthelocalpalate.Butassuppliersstartedtoselectandpreserveplantvariantsthathadlargerfruit,consumerexpectationsrose,leadingtothedevelopmentofthedesirableclones.Still,traditionalistsandgourmetsinEuropearefightingtheirdevelopment.

68.______

Eveninthepre-packagedUS,wheretheslow-softeningtomatowillsoonbereachingsupermarkets,1,500AmericanchefshavelenttheirsupporttothePureFoodCampaignwhichcallsfortheinternationalboycottofgeneticallyengineeredfoodsuntilmoreisknownabouttheconsequencesofthetechnologyandreliablecontrolshavebeenintroduced.

Intheshortterm,muchofthetechnologyremainsuntestedandinthelongtermtheconsequencesforhumanbiologyareunknown.Questionshavearisenoverwhethernewproteinsingen

36.(77)

37.(72)

38.TheVillageGreeninNewMilford,Connecticut,isasnapshotofNewEnglandcharm:acarefullymanicuredlawnflandedbyscrupulouslymaintainedcolonialhomes.Babysittersdandlekidsinthewoodengazebo,waitingforcommuterparentstoreturnfromNewYork.OnalazyafternoonlastweekCarolineNicholas,16,hadnothingmorepressingtodothandrinkintheearly-summersunshineanddiscusstherecenteventsintown."Idon'tthinkalotofolderpeopleknewtherewereunhappykidsinNewMilford,"shesaid,"Icouldseeitcorning."

Inafive-dayperiodinearlyJuneeightgirlswerebroughttoNewMilfordHospitalafterwhathospitalofficialscallsuicidalgestures.Thegirls,allbetween12and17,triedavarietyofmeasures,includingheavydosesofalcohol,o-ver-the-countermedicinesandcutsorscratchestotheirwrists.Nonewassuccessful,andmostdidn'trequirehospitalization;butatleasttwoattempts,accordingtothehospital,couldhavebeenvital.Theirreasonsseemedasmundaneastheotherhappen-stancesofsuburbanlife."Iwasjustsickofitall,"Onetoldareporter,"Everythinginlife."Mostalarming,emergency-roomdoctorFrederickLohsetoldalocalreporterthatseveralgirlssaidtheywerepartofasuicidepact.Thehospitallaterbackedawayfromthisremark.Butcominginthewakeofatleastsixteensuicideattemptsoverthepreviousfewmonths,thissuddencluster—alongwiththeinfluxofmedia—hassetthiswell-groomedsuburbof23,000onedge.AtatownmeetinglastWednesdaynight,DrSimonSobo,chiefofpsychiatryatthehospital,toldmorethan200parentsandkids,"We'retalkingaboutacrisisthathasreallygottenoutofhand."Laterheadded,"TherehavebeenmoresuicideattemptsthisspringthanIhaveseeninthe13yearsIhavebeenhere."

Sobosaidthatthegirlshetreateddidn'thaveseriousproblemsathomeorschool."Manyofthesewerepopularkids,"hesaid,"Theygotplentyoflove,butbeneaththereassuringsigns,aswathofteensherearenotmakingit."Somesaythatdrugs,bothpotand'realdrugs',arecommonplace.KidshaveshownupwithLIFESUCKSandLONGLIVEDEATHpennedontheirarms.Afewgirlscasuallydisplayscarsontheirarmswheretheycutthemselves."You'dbesurprisedhowmanykidstrysuicide,"saidonegirl,17."Youdon'twanttoputpainonotherpeople;youputitonyourself."Shesaidsheusedtocutherself"justtoreleasethepain".

Emily,15,afriendofthreeofthegirlstreatedinJune,saidonewashavingfamilyproblems,onewas"upsetthatday"andthethirdwas"justupsetwitheverythingelsegoingon".Shesaidtheyweren'treallytryingtokillthemselves—theyjustneededconcern.AsSobonoted,"What'sgoingoninNewMilfordisnotuniquetoNewMilford."Thesameunderlyingcultureofdespaircouldbefoundin