2016年4月自考00596英语阅读二试题及答案含解析

英语阅读（二）年月真题

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1、【单选题】PassageOneToday,there'sscarcelyanaspectofourlifethat

isn'tbeingupendedbythetorrentofinformationavailableonthehundredsof

millionsofsitescrowdingtheInternet,nottomentionitsabilitytokeepusin

constanttouchwitheachotherviaelectronicmail."Iftheautomobileand

aerospacetechnologyhadexplodedatthesamepaceascomputerandinformation

technology,"saysMicrosoft,"anewcarwouldcostabout$2andgo600milesona

thimblefulofgas.AndyoucouldbuyaBoeing747forthecostofapizza."

Probablythebiggestpayoff,howeveristhebillionsofdollarstheInternetis

savingcompaniesinproducinggoodsandservingfortheneedsoftheircustomers.

NothinglikeithasbeenseensincethebeginningoftheIndustrialRevolution,

whenpower-drivenmachinesbeganproducingmoreinadaythanmencouldturnout

innearlyayear."WeviewthegrowthoftheInternetande-commerceasaglobal

megatrend,saysMerrillLynch,"alongthelinesoftheprintingpress,the

telephone,thecomputer,andelectricity."Youwouldbehardpressedtoname

somethingthatisn'tavailableontheInternet.Consider:books,healthcare,

movietickets,constructionmaterials,babyclothes,stocks,cattlefeed,music,

electronicsantiques,tools,realestate,toys,autographsoffamouspeople,wine

andairlinetickets.Andevenafteryou'vemovedontoyourfinalrestingplace,

there'snoreasonthoseyoulovecan'tkeepintouch.companycalledFinalThoughts.

offersplaceforyoutostore"afterlifee-mails"youcansendtoHeavenwiththe

helpofa"guardianangel".Kidstodayaresocomputersavvythatitvirtually

ensurestheUnitedStateswillremaintheunchallengedleaderincyberspacefor

theforeseeablefuture.Nearlyallchildreninfamilieswithincomesofmorethan

$75,000ayearhavehomecomputers,accordingtoastudybytheDavidandLucile

PackardFoundation.Youngstersfromages2to17atallincomelevelshave

computers,with52%ofthoseconnectedtotheInternet.Mostkidsusecomputersto

playgames（somefor30hoursormoreaweek）,andmanyteenagegirlsthink

nothingofrushinghomefromschooltohavee-mailchatswithfriendstheyhave

justleft.What'sclearisthat,whetherwelikeitornot,theInternetisan

evergrowingpartofourlivesandthereisnoturningback."TheInternetis

just20%invented,"sayscyberpioneerJakeWinebaum."Thelast80%is

happeningnow."WhatcanwelearnfromMicrosoft’sremark?

Informationtechnologyisdevelopingatanamazingspeed.

Nowadayscarsandairplanesareoutrageouslyoverpriced.

A:

There’smorecompetitionininformationtechnologyindustry.

B:

Informationtechnologyhasreachedthepointwhereimprovementisdifficult.

C:

D:

答案：A

解析：根据第一段anewcarwouldcostabout$2andgo600milesonathimbleful

ofgas.AndyoucouldbuyaBoeing747forthecostofapizza.”可以得出答案。

2、【单选题】PassageOneToday,there'sscarcelyanaspectofourlifethat

isn'tbeingupendedbythetorrentofinformationavailableonthehundredsof

millionsofsitescrowdingtheInternet,nottomentionitsabilitytokeepusin

constanttouchwitheachotherviaelectronicmail."Iftheautomobileand

aerospacetechnologyhadexplodedatthesamepaceascomputerandinformation

technology,"saysMicrosoft,"anewcarwouldcostabout$2andgo600milesona

thimblefulofgas.AndyoucouldbuyaBoeing747forthecostofapizza."

Probablythebiggestpayoff,howeveristhebillionsofdollarstheInternetis

savingcompaniesinproducinggoodsandservingfortheneedsoftheircustomers.

NothinglikeithasbeenseensincethebeginningoftheIndustrialRevolution,

whenpower-drivenmachinesbeganproducingmoreinadaythanmencouldturnout

innearlyayear."WeviewthegrowthoftheInternetande-commerceasaglobal

megatrend,saysMerrillLynch,"alongthelinesoftheprintingpress,the

telephone,thecomputer,andelectricity."Youwouldbehardpressedtoname

somethingthatisn'tavailableontheInternet.Consider:books,healthcare,

movietickets,constructionmaterials,babyclothes,stocks,cattlefeed,music,

electronicsantiques,tools,realestate,toys,autographsoffamouspeople,wine

andairlinetickets.Andevenafteryou'vemovedontoyourfinalrestingplace,

there'snoreasonthoseyoulovecan'tkeepintouch.companycalledFinalThoughts.

offersplaceforyoutostore"afterlifee-mails"youcansendtoHeavenwiththe

helpofa"guardianangel".Kidstodayaresocomputersavvythatitvirtually

ensurestheUnitedStateswillremaintheunchallengedleaderincyberspacefor

theforeseeablefuture.Nearlyallchildreninfamilieswithincomesofmorethan

$75,000ayearhavehomecomputers,accordingtoastudybytheDavidandLucile

PackardFoundation.Youngstersfromages2to17atallincomelevelshave

computers,with52%ofthoseconnectedtotheInternet.Mostkidsusecomputersto

playgames（somefor30hoursormoreaweek）,andmanyteenagegirlsthink

nothingofrushinghomefromschooltohavee-mailchatswithfriendstheyhave

justleft.What'sclearisthat,whetherwelikeitornot,theInternetisan

evergrowingpartofourlivesandthereisnoturningback."TheInternetis

just20%invented,"sayscyberpioneerJakeWinebaum."Thelast80%is

happeningnow."Accordingtotheauthor,thebiggestbenefitoftheInternetis

that_____.

itprovideseasyaccesstoinformation

itbringspeopleincredibleconvenience

A:

B:

itacceleratesthespeedofprofitmaking

itsavescompanieshugeamountsofmoney

C:

答D:案：D

解析：根据第二段Probablythebiggestpayoff,however,isthebillionsof

dollarstheInternetissavingcompaniesinproducinggoodsandservingforthe

needsoftheircustomers可以得出答案。

3、【单选题】PassageOneToday,there'sscarcelyanaspectofourlifethat

isn'tbeingupendedbythetorrentofinformationavailableonthehundredsof

millionsofsitescrowdingtheInternet,nottomentionitsabilitytokeepusin

constanttouchwitheachotherviaelectronicmail."Iftheautomobileand

aerospacetechnologyhadexplodedatthesamepaceascomputerandinformation

technology,"saysMicrosoft,"anewcarwouldcostabout$2andgo600milesona

thimblefulofgas.AndyoucouldbuyaBoeing747forthecostofapizza."

Probablythebiggestpayoff,howeveristhebillionsofdollarstheInternetis

savingcompaniesinproducinggoodsandservingfortheneedsoftheircustomers.

NothinglikeithasbeenseensincethebeginningoftheIndustrialRevolution,

whenpower-drivenmachinesbeganproducingmoreinadaythanmencouldturnout

innearlyayear."WeviewthegrowthoftheInternetande-commerceasaglobal

megatrend,saysMerrillLynch,"alongthelinesoftheprintingpress,the

telephone,thecomputer,andelectricity."Youwouldbehardpressedtoname

somethingthatisn'tavailableontheInternet.Consider:books,healthcare,

movietickets,constructionmaterials,babyclothes,stocks,cattlefeed,music,

electronicsantiques,tools,realestate,toys,autographsoffamouspeople,wine

andairlinetickets.Andevenafteryou'vemovedontoyourfinalrestingplace,

there'snoreasonthoseyoulovecan'tkeepintouch.companycalledFinalThoughts.

offersplaceforyoutostore"afterlifee-mails"youcansendtoHeavenwiththe

helpofa"guardianangel".Kidstodayaresocomputersavvythatitvirtually

ensurestheUnitedStateswillremaintheunchallengedleaderincyberspacefor

theforeseeablefuture.Nearlyallchildreninfamilieswithincomesofmorethan

$75,000ayearhavehomecomputers,accordingtoastudybytheDavidandLucile

PackardFoundation.Youngstersfromages2to17atallincomelevelshave

computers,with52%ofthoseconnectedtotheInternet.Mostkidsusecomputersto

playgames（somefor30hoursormoreaweek）,andmanyteenagegirlsthink

nothingofrushinghomefromschooltohavee-mailchatswithfriendstheyhave

justleft.What'sclearisthat,whetherwelikeitornot,theInternetisan

evergrowingpartofourlivesandthereisnoturningback."TheInternetis

just20%invented,"sayscyberpioneerJakeWinebaum."Thelast80%is

happeningnow."TheexampleofFinalTisgiventomakethepoint

that_____.

somewebsitesprovidenovelservicestoincreasehits

peoplecanfindgoodbargainsontheInternet

A:

almostanythingisavailableontheInternet

B:

therearesomegeniusideasontheInternet

C:

答D:案：C

解析：FinalT的例子是为了说明本段的中心句：Youwouldbehardpressed

tonamesomethingthatisn’tavailableontheInternet.因此本题选C。

4、【单选题】PassageOneToday,there'sscarcelyanaspectofourlifethat

isn'tbeingupendedbythetorrentofinformationavailableonthehundredsof

millionsofsitescrowdingtheInternet,nottomentionitsabilitytokeepusin

constanttouchwitheachotherviaelectronicmail."Iftheautomobileand

aerospacetechnologyhadexplodedatthesamepaceascomputerandinformation

technology,"saysMicrosoft,"anewcarwouldcostabout$2andgo600milesona

thimblefulofgas.AndyoucouldbuyaBoeing747forthecostofapizza."

Probablythebiggestpayoff,howeveristhebillionsofdollarstheInternetis

savingcompaniesinproducinggoodsandservingfortheneedsoftheircustomers.

NothinglikeithasbeenseensincethebeginningoftheIndustrialRevolution,

whenpower-drivenmachinesbeganproducingmoreinadaythanmencouldturnout

innearlyayear."WeviewthegrowthoftheInternetande-commerceasaglobal

megatrend,saysMerrillLynch,"alongthelinesoftheprintingpress,the

telephone,thecomputer,andelectricity."Youwouldbehardpressedtoname

somethingthatisn'tavailableontheInternet.Consider:books,healthcare,

movietickets,constructionmaterials,babyclothes,stocks,cattlefeed,music,

electronicsantiques,tools,realestate,toys,autographsoffamouspeople,wine

andairlinetickets.Andevenafteryou'vemovedontoyourfinalrestingplace,

there'snoreasonthoseyoulovecan'tkeepintouch.companycalledFinalThoughts.

offersplaceforyoutostore"afterlifee-mails"youcansendtoHeavenwiththe

helpofa"guardianangel".Kidstodayaresocomputersavvythatitvirtually

ensurestheUnitedStateswillremaintheunchallengedleaderincyberspacefor

theforeseeablefuture.Nearlyallchildreninfamilieswithincomesofmorethan

$75,000ayearhavehomecomputers,accordingtoastudybytheDavidandLucile

PackardFoundation.Youngstersfromages2to17atallincomelevelshave

computers,with52%ofthoseconnectedtotheInternet.Mostkidsusecomputersto

playgames（somefor30hoursormoreaweek）,andmanyteenagegirlsthink

nothingofrushinghomefromschooltohavee-mailchatswithfriendstheyhave

justleft.What'sclearisthat,whetherwelikeitornot,theInternetisan

evergrowingpartofourlivesandthereisnoturningback."TheInternetis

just20%invented,"sayscyberpioneerJakeWinebaum."Thelast80%is

happeningnow."Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph4?

Thereisnolinkbetweenincomeandcomputerownership.

ManyAmericanchildrendon’tputcomputerstogooduse.

A:

Studiesshowthatboysaremorecomputersavvythangirls.

B:

TheU.S.willstayaheadininformationtechnologyinyears.

C:

答D:案：B

解析：根据第四段Mostkidsusecomputerstoplaygames(somefor30hoursor

moreaweek),andmanyteenagegirlsthinknothingofrushinghomefromschool

tohavee-mailchatswithfriendstheyhavejustleft可以得出答案。

5、【单选题】PassageOneToday,there'sscarcelyanaspectofourlifethat

isn'tbeingupendedbythetorrentofinformationavailableonthehundredsof

millionsofsitescrowdingtheInternet,nottomentionitsabilitytokeepusin

constanttouchwitheachotherviaelectronicmail."Iftheautomobileand

aerospacetechnologyhadexplodedatthesamepaceascomputerandinformation

technology,"saysMicrosoft,"anewcarwouldcostabout$2andgo600milesona

thimblefulofgas.AndyoucouldbuyaBoeing747forthecostofapizza."

Probablythebiggestpayoff,howeveristhebillionsofdollarstheInternetis

savingcompaniesinproducinggoodsandservingfortheneedsoftheircustomers.

NothinglikeithasbeenseensincethebeginningoftheIndustrialRevolution,

whenpower-drivenmachinesbeganproducingmoreinadaythanmencouldturnout

innearlyayear."WeviewthegrowthoftheInternetande-commerceasaglobal

megatrend,saysMerrillLynch,"alongthelinesoftheprintingpress,the

telephone,thecomputer,andelectricity."Youwouldbehardpressedtoname

somethingthatisn'tavailableontheInternet.Consider:books,healthcare,

movietickets,constructionmaterials,babyclothes,stocks,cattlefeed,music,

electronicsantiques,tools,realestate,toys,autographsoffamouspeople,wine

andairlinetickets.Andevenafteryou'vemovedontoyourfinalrestingplace,

there'snoreasonthoseyoulovecan'tkeepintouch.companycalledFinalThoughts.

offersplaceforyoutostore"afterlifee-mails"youcansendtoHeavenwiththe

helpofa"guardianangel".Kidstodayaresocomputersavvythatitvirtually

ensurestheUnitedStateswillremaintheunchallengedleaderincyberspacefor

theforeseeablefuture.Nearlyallchildreninfamilieswithincomesofmorethan

$75,000ayearhavehomecomputers,accordingtoastudybytheDavidandLucile

PackardFoundation.Youngstersfromages2to17atallincomelevelshave

computers,with52%ofthoseconnectedtotheInternet.Mostkidsusecomputersto

playgames（somefor30hoursormoreaweek）,andmanyteenagegirlsthink

nothingofrushinghomefromschooltohavee-mailchatswithfriendstheyhave

justleft.What'sclearisthat,whetherwelikeitornot,theInternetisan

evergrowingpartofourlivesandthereisnoturningback."TheInternetis

just20%invented,"sayscyberpioneerJakeWinebaum."Thelast80%is

happeningnow."Whatisthemessagetheauthorintendstoconveyinthis

passage?

TheInternetisgoingtogetfirmholdofourlivessomeday.

TheInternetisgoingtochangeourlivesevenmoreprofoundly.

A:

WeshouldhaveapositiveattitudetowardsthechangestheInternetbrings.

B:

Childrenshouldbewellpreparedforthechallengesintheinformationage.

C:

答D:案：B

解析：文章讲述的是计算机给人们生活带来的巨大的变化。因此选B。

6、【单选题】PassageTwoManyAmericansharboragrosslydistortedand

exaggeratedviewofmostoftheriskssurroundingfood.FergusClydesdale,headof

thedepartmentoffoodscienceandnutritionattheUniversityofMassachusetts,

Amherst,saysbluntlythatifthedangersfrombacteriallycontaminatedchicken

wereasgreatassomepeoplebelieve,"thestreetswouldbelitteredwithpeople

lyinghereandthere."Thoughthepublicincreasinglydemandsno-riskfood,

thereisnosuchthing.BruceAmes,chairmanofthebiochemistrydepartmentatthe

UniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,pointsoutthatupto10%ofaplant'sweight

ismadeupofnaturalpesticides.Hesays,"Sinceplantsdonothavejawsorteeth

toprotectthemselves,_theyemploychemicalwarfare_."Andmanynaturallyproduced

chemicals,thoughoccurringintinyamounts,proveinlaboratoryteststobe

strongcarcinogens-substancewhichcancausecancer.Mushroomsmightbebannedif

theywerejudgedbythesamestandardsthatapplytofoodadditives.Declares

ChristinaStark,anutritionistatCornellUniversity,"We'vegotfarworse

naturalchemicalsinthefoodsupplythananythingman-made.Yettheissues

arenotthatsimple.WhileAmericanshavenoreasontobeterrifiedtositdownat

thedinnertable,theyhaveeveryreasontodemandsignificantimprovementsin

foodandwatersafety.Theyunconsciouslyandunwillinglytakeintoomuchof

toomanydangerouschemicals.Iffoodalreadycontainsnaturalcarcinogens,itdoes

notmakemuchsensetoadddozensofnewman-madeones.Thoughmostpeoplewill

withstandthesmallamountofcontaminantsgenerallyfoundinfoodandwater,at

leastafewindividualswillprobablygetcanceronedaybecauseofwhattheyeat

anddrink.Tomakegoodfoodandwatersuppliesevenbetter,theGovernment

needstotightenitsregulatorystandards,stiffenitsinspectionprogram

andstrengthenitsenforcementpolicies.Thefoodindustryshouldmodifysomelong-

acceptedpracticesorturntolesshazardousalternatives.Perhapsmostimportant,

consumerswillhavetodoabetterjoboflearninghowtohandleandcookfood

properly.Theproblemsthatneedtobetackledexistallalongthefood-supply

chain,fromfieldstoprocessingplantstokitchens.Theauthorthinksthat

manyAmericans_____.

overestimatethehazardsoftheirfood

overlooktherisksofthefoodtheyeat

A:

areoveroptimisticaboutthesafetyofthefoodtheyeat

B:

overstatetheGovernment’sinterferencewiththefoodindustry

C:

答D:案：A

解析：根据第一段ManyAmericansharboragrosslydistortedandexaggeratedview

ofmostoftheriskssurroundingfood可以得出答案。

7、【单选题】PassageTwoManyAmericansharboragrosslydistortedand

exaggeratedviewofmostoftheriskssurroundingfood.FergusClydesdale,headof

thedepartmentoffoodscienceandnutritionattheUniversityofMassachusetts,

Amherst,saysbluntlythatifthedangersfrombacteriallycontaminatedchicken

wereasgreatassomepeoplebelieve,"thestreetswouldbelitteredwithpeople

lyinghereandthere."Thoughthepublicincreasinglydemandsno-riskfood,

thereisnosuchthing.BruceAmes,chairmanofthebiochemistrydepartmentatthe

UniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,pointsoutthatupto10%ofaplant'sweight

ismadeupofnaturalpesticides.Hesays,"Sinceplantsdonothavejawsorteeth

toprotectthemselves,_theyemploychemicalwarfare_."Andmanynaturallyproduced

chemicals,thoughoccurringintinyamounts,proveinlaboratoryteststobe

strongcarcinogens-substancewhichcancausecancer.Mushroomsmightbebannedif

theywerejudgedbythesamestandardsthatapplytofoodadditives.Declares

ChristinaStark,anutritionistatCornellUniversity,"We'vegotfarworse

naturalchemicalsinthefoodsupplythananythingman-made.Yettheissues

arenotthatsimple.WhileAmericanshavenoreasontobeterrifiedtositdownat

thedinnertable,theyhaveeveryreasontodemandsignificantimprovementsin

foodandwatersafety.Theyunconsciouslyandunwillinglytakeintoomuchof

toomanydangerouschemicals.Iffoodalreadycontainsnaturalcarcinogens,itdoes

notmakemuchsensetoadddozensofnewman-madeones.Thoughmostpeoplewill

withstandthesmallamountofcontaminantsgenerallyfoundinfoodandwater,at

leastafewindividualswillprobablygetcanceronedaybecauseofwhattheyeat

anddrink.Tomakegoodfoodandwatersuppliesevenbetter,theGovernment

needstotightenitsregulatorystandards,stiffenitsinspectionprogram

andstrengthenitsenforcementpolicies.Thefoodindustryshouldmodifysomelong-

acceptedpracticesorturntolesshazardousalternatives.Perhapsmostimportant,

consumerswillhavetodoabetterjoboflearninghowtohandleandcookfood

properly.Theproblemsthatneedtobetackledexistallalongthefood-supply

chain,fromfieldstoprocessingplantstokitchens.Theauthorconsidersit

impossibletoobtainno-riskfoodbecause_____.

almostallfoodshaveadditivesandpreservatives

nofoodisfreefrompollutionintheenvironment

A:

pesticidesarepresentlywidelyusedinagriculture

B:

manyvegetablescontaindangerousnaturalchemicals

C:

答D:案：D

解析：根据第二段upto10%ofaplant’sweightismadeupofnatural

pesticides可以得出答案。

8、【单选题】PassageTwoManyAmericansharboragrosslydistortedand

exaggeratedviewofmostoftheriskssurroundingfood.FergusClydesdale,headof

thedepartmentoffoodscienceandnutritionattheUniversityofMassachusetts,

Amherst,saysbluntlythatifthedangersfrombacteriallycontaminatedchicken

wereasgreatassomepeoplebelieve,"thestreetswouldbelitteredwithpeople

lyinghereandthere."Thoughthepublicincreasinglydemandsno-riskfood,

thereisnosuchthing.BruceAmes,chairmanofthebiochemistrydepartmentatthe

UniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,pointsoutthatupto10%ofaplant'sweight

ismadeupofnaturalpesticides.Hesays,"Sinceplantsdonothavejawsorteeth

toprotectthemselves,_theyemploychemicalwarfare_."Andmanynaturallyproduced

chemicals,thoughoccurringintinyamounts,proveinlaboratoryteststobe

strongcarcinogens-substancewhichcancausecancer.Mushroomsmightbebannedif

theywerejudgedbythesamestandardsthatapplytofoodadditives.Declares

ChristinaStark,anutritionistatCornellUniversity,"We'vegotfarworse

naturalchemicalsinthefoodsupplythananythingman-made.Yettheissues

arenotthatsimple.WhileAmericanshavenoreasontobeterrifiedtositdownat

thedinnertable,theyhaveeveryreasontodemandsignificantimprovementsin

foodandwatersafety.Theyunconsciouslyandunwillinglytakeintoomuchof

toomanydangerouschemicals.Iffoodalreadycontainsnaturalcarcinogens,itdoes

notmakemuchsensetoadddozensofnewman-madeones.Thoughmostpeoplewill

withstandthesmallamountofcontaminantsgenerallyfoundinfoodandwater,at

leastafewindividualswillprobablygetcanceronedaybecauseofwhattheyeat

anddrink.Tomakegoodfoodandwatersuppliesevenbetter,theGovernment

needstotightenitsregulatorystandards,stiffenitsinspectionprogram

andstrengthenitsenforcementpolicies.Thefoodindustryshouldmodifysomelong-

acceptedpracticesorturntolesshazardousalternatives.Perhapsmostimportant,

consumerswillhavetodoabetterjoboflearninghowtohandleandcookfood

properly.Theproblemsthatneedtobetackledexistallalongthefood-supply

chain,fromfieldstoprocessingplantstokitchens.Bysaying“theyemploy

chemicalwarfare”（Para.2）,BruceAmesmeans_____.

plantsmakeuseofnaturalchemicalstopromotetheirgrowth

plantsproducecertainchemicalstocombatpestsanddiseases

A:

farmersuseman-madechemicalstodissolvethenaturalchemicalsinplants

B:

farmersuseman-madechemicalstoprotectplantsagainstpestsanddiseases

C:

答D:案：B

解析：根据第二段Sinceplantsdonothavejawsorteethtoprotectthemselves

可以得出答案。

9、【单选题】PassageTwoManyAmericansharboragrosslydistortedand

exaggeratedviewofmostoftheriskssurroundingfood.FergusClydesdale,headof

thedepartmentoffoodscienceandnutritionattheUniversityofMassachusetts,

Amherst,saysbluntlythatifthedangersfrombacteriallycontaminatedchicken

wereasgreatassomepeoplebelieve,"thestreetswouldbelitteredwithpeople

lyinghereandthere."Thoughthepublicincreasinglydemandsno-riskfood,

thereisnosuchthing.BruceAmes,chairmanofthebiochemistrydepartmentatthe

UniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,pointsoutthatupto10%ofaplant'sweight

ismadeupofnaturalpesticides.Hesays,"Sinceplantsdonothavejawsorteeth

toprotectthemselves,_theyemploychemicalwarfare_."Andmanynaturallyproduced

chemicals,thoughoccurringintinyamounts,proveinlaboratoryteststobe

strongcarcinogens-substancewhichcancausecancer.Mushroomsmightbebannedif

theywerejudgedbythesamestandardsthatapplytofoodadditives.Declares

ChristinaStark,anutritionistatCornellUniversity,"We'vegotfarworse

naturalchemicalsinthefoodsupplythananythingman-made.Yettheissues

arenotthatsimple.WhileAmericanshavenoreasontobeterrifiedtositdownat

thedinnertable,theyhaveeveryreasontodemandsignificantimprovementsin

foodandwatersafety.Theyunconsciouslyandunwillinglytakeintoomuchof

toomanydangerouschemicals.Iffoodalreadycontainsnaturalcarcinogens,itdoes

notmakemuchsensetoadddozensofnewman-madeones.Thoughmostpeoplewill

withstandthesmallamountofcontaminantsgenerallyfoundinfoodandwater,at

leastafewindividualswillprobablygetcanceronedaybecauseofwhattheyeat

anddrink.Tomakegoodfoodandwatersuppliesevenbetter,theGovernment

needstotightenitsregulatorystandards,stiffenitsinspectionprogram

andstrengthenitsenforcementpolicies.Thefoodindustryshouldmodifysomelong-

acceptedpracticesorturntolesshazardousalternatives.Perhapsmostimportant,

consumerswillhavetodoabetterjoboflearninghowtohandleandcookfood

properly.Theproblemsthatneedtobetackledexistallalongthefood-supply

chain,fromfieldstoprocessingplantstokitchens.Theword“withstand”in

paragraph3isclosestinmeaningto_____.

bear

oppose

A:

resist

B:

uphold

C:

答D:案：C

解析：根据Thoughmostpeoplewillwithstandthesmallamountofcontaminants

generallyfoundinfoodandwater,atleastafewindividualswillprobablyget

canceronedaybecauseofwhattheyeatanddrink的意思来看，withstand的意思是

“抵抗得住”，因此选C。

10、【单选题】PassageTwoManyAmericansharboragrosslydistortedand

exaggeratedviewofmostoftheriskssurroundingfood.FergusClydesdale,headof

thedepartmentoffoodscienceandnutritionattheUniversityofMassachusetts,

Amherst,saysbluntlythatifthedangersfrombacteriallycontaminatedchicken

wereasgreatassomepeoplebelieve,"thestreetswouldbelitteredwithpeople

lyinghereandthere."Thoughthepublicincreasinglydemandsno-riskfood,

thereisnosuchthing.BruceAmes,chairmanofthebiochemistrydepartmentatthe

UniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,pointsoutthatupto10%ofaplant'sweight

ismadeupofnaturalpesticides.Hesays,"Sinceplantsdonothavejawsorteeth

toprotectthemselves,_theyemploychemicalwarfare_."Andmanynaturallyproduced

chemicals,thoughoccurringintinyamounts,proveinlaboratoryteststobe

strongcarcinogens-substancewhichcancausecancer.Mushroomsmightbebannedif

theywerejudgedbythesamestandardsthatapplytofoodadditives.Declares

ChristinaStark,anutritionistatCornellUniversity,"We'vegotfarworse

naturalchemicalsinthefoodsupplythananythingman-made.Yettheissues

arenotthatsimple.WhileAmericanshavenoreasontobeterrifiedtositdownat

thedinnertable,theyhaveeveryreasontodemandsignificantimprovementsin

foodandwatersafety.Theyunconsciouslyandunwillinglytakeintoomuchof

toomanydangerouschemicals.Iffoodalreadycontainsnaturalcarcinogens,itdoes

notmakemuchsensetoadddozensofnewman-madeones.Thoughmostpeoplewill

withstandthesmallamountofco