牛津版高中英语模块6第4单元词汇复习篇+单元测试篇

Module6Unit4Understandeachother

一.词汇复习篇：

【单词】

1.1ampleasedtohavethischancetodaytotalktoyouabouttheUnitedNationsoftheUN,asitis

moreoftenreferredto.

referto...提到；说到；涉及到；向…查询信息；与…有关，关系到…；

WhenIsaidsomeonewasstupid,Iwasn'treferringtoyou.我说有的人很蠢并不是指你。

WeoftenrefertoNewYorkasBigApple.我们常把纽约称为大苹果。

Ireferredtomywatchfortheexacttime.我看了一下手表好知道准确的时间。

WhatIhavetosayreferstoallofyou.我要说的事和你们大家都有关。

▲referAtoB把A送交B(以谋求帮助指点等)

Mydoctorreferredmetoahospitalspecialist.我的医生把我交给医院专科医生治疗。

2.BeingaGoodwillAmbassadormeansthatIvisitcountrieswheretheUNoperatesprogramsto

helpyou.

operatevi./vt.operationn.运转；操作；手术operatorn.操作者；经营

Thismachineoperatesnightandday.这台机器日夜运转。

Thissystemoperatesinfivecountries.有五个国家实施这种制度。

▲operateonsb(forsth)动手术

Heneedstobeoperatedonatonce.他需要立即动手术。

3.TheUNisbasedonacharterthathasfourmainpurposes.

purposen.目的；意图

▲onpurpose故意的

▲forthepurposeof...为了…

Hediditonpurpose,knowingitwouldannoyher.他明知会激怒她，却故意那么做。

Ameetingwillbecalledforthepurposeofdiscussingyournewproposal.

为了讨论你的新提议将召开一次会议。

4.WiththehelpofthesearmiesandotherworthyorganizationstheUNassistthevictimsofwars

anddisasters.

worthyadj.(worthier,worthiest)值得尊敬的；应得的

aworthycause崇高的事业

aworthyteammember优秀的队员；

aworthywinner当之无愧的冠军

Heisaworthyman,thoughhe?sverydull.尽管他很呆板，可他值得尊敬。

▲beworthyofsth.值得...

beworthyofconsideration/attention/efforts/mention/praise值得考虑/注意/努力/一提/赞扬

▲beworthyofbeingdone/tobedone…值得做

Themuseumisworthytobevisited/ofbeingvisited/ofavisitasecondtime.

5.Theorganizationisinvolvedinpeacekeepingoperationstohelpendsomeoftheworld'smost

horribleconflicts.

conflictn.冲突；不和；分歧vt.不一致；冲突

▲aconflictbetweenAandB;Abein/comeintoconflictwithB

▲AandBconflict;AconflictswithB

Yourstatementisinconflictwiththeevidence.你的话与证据不一致。

Thestatementsofthetwowitnessesconflict(witheachother).两个证人的证词不一致。

6.Thiswillincreasepeople'sawarenessoftheworkoftheUN.

awarenessn.[U]意识,认识awareadj.意识到

toincrease/raise/heightenpublicawarenessofsth提高/增强公众对...的意识

anincreasing/agrowingenvironmentalawareness日益增强的环境意识

ItisimportantthatstudentsdevelopanawarenessofhowtheInternetcanbeused.

▲beawareof.../that...对...清楚；明白

7.Inaddition,myvisitswillencouragepeopleworkingontheprojectsanddrawlocalpeople's

attentiontothesituation.

drawvt.拖；拉；吸引；引起；推断出

Shefeltdrawntothemanstandingbythedoor.站在门边的那个男子吸引了她。

Theeconomicpolicyofthenewgovernmenthasdrawnalotofarguments.

Hedrewmeasideandtoldmeasecret.

▲drawaconclusion/alesson/inspirationfrom...从...中得出结论/吸取教训/获得灵感

▲drawone'sattention/effortsto(doing)sth吸引某人的注意/努力去做某事

8.Apartfromtheurgentproblemscausedbywarsandconflicts,theUNhelpscountrieswithother

problemssuchaslackofeducation,lackoffood,...

lackn.[U]缺乏；短缺vt.[无被动语态]缺少

▲for/by/throughlackofsth

Ifslackofconfidence,notlackofabilitythatmakesmostpeoplefail.

Thetripwascancelledforlackofmoney.因资金不足，旅行被取消了.

Hisrealproblemisthathelacksconfidence.

▲belacking(insth)...不足/不够；缺乏...

Thefilmislackinginhumor.

Theprojectisstilllackinginmoney.

9.setout(P53)提出；制定出(setout的其他含义)

Theysetoutonthelaststageoftheirjourney.他们动身开始最后一段旅程。

We911needtosetoutchairsforthemeeting.我们得把会议用的椅子摆好。

10.onbehalfofsb=onsb\behalf(P53)代表，代替

Unfortunately,GeorgecannotbewithustodaysoIampleasedtoacceptthisawardonhis

behalf.

11.commitment[c.u]n承诺，保证；投入，奉献

Wemusthonourourcommitmentstosmallernations.我们必须遵守对小国家的承诺。

Acareerasanactorrequiresonehundredpercentcommitment.

12.Manyofthepeoplehavefledtothemountainstoescapethefloors.

fleevi/vt逃血；逃避(fleeing-fled-fled)

▲flee常指“逃跑”，但未必能“逃脱”；escape常强调成功逃脱

Theenemysoldierswerefleeinginalldirections,butfewofthemcouldescape.

13.Weareveryconcernedabouttheoutbreakofwater-bornediseasessuchasmalaria...

outbreak[C]n（战争,疾病等的）爆发

Theoutbreakofinsectsworriedthefarmers.虫害的突然出现使农民们很着急。

breakdown出故障；（计划等）失败，不成功；（健康，精神）垮下来；分解，拆散

breakout（战争，火灾等的）爆发

breakawayfromvt./vi.与……断绝关系，脱离，挣脱

breakinvi.强行闯入；打岔

breakintovt.闯入，进入

breakoffvt.折断，拆掉；vi.停止说话，稍事休息

breakoutvi.突然发生，爆发

breakthroughvt./vi.突破（障碍）

breakupvt./vi.击碎，拆散；结束；终止；（与）人分（withsb）

14.means[C]方法（单复同形）

▲byallmeans当然可以—MayIborrowthisbook?—Byallmeans.

▲bynomeans（notbyanymeans）决不，一点也不

Itisbynomeanscertainthatwe911finishtheprojectbyJune.

▲bymeansofsth.借助...手段；依靠...方法

▲用这种方法：bythismeans；inthisway；withthismethod

15.Itisalsobeingapersonwhocanlistentoandcomfortothers.

comfortvt/[U]n.安慰[C]n.令人感到安慰的人（或事物）

MysisteralwayscomfortsmewhenFmunhappy.当我不开心的时，我姐姐总是安慰我。

Hiskindwordsgavemecomfort.他亲切的话使我得到安慰

Thechildrenhavebeenagreatcomforttomethroughallofit.

在我度过这一切的日子里，孩子们一直是我的一个巨大安慰。

It,sacomforttoknowthatsheissafe.知道她安然无恙是件令人安慰的事。

▲take/seekcomfortin…在...中得至!J/寻找安慰

▲comfortableadj使人舒服的

▲comfortablyadv.舒月艮地

【短语】

1.takeon担当（某一角色）/呈现/承担/雇佣

2.undertheumbrellaof...在…的管理下

3.ashortageof...短缺…

4.beinvolvedinsth./doingsth.卷入.../专心致志做某事...

5.increasesb'sawarenessof...增强人们的意识

6.apartfrom...=exceptfor/besides除了，还有

7.beavailabletosb./sth.可得到的

8.alarge/smallsumofmoney一大/小笔钱

thesumof...…的总数/要点

sumup总结，概括，概述

tosumup总而言之，总之

insum简言之，一言以蔽之

9.inchaos=inamess处于混乱状态

10.get/catch/takeholdof得到，抓住

11.remindsb.ofsth.让人想起…

remindsb.todosth.提醒某人要做某事

remindsb.that...

12.thinkbackto回想

13.somewhatdifferent有点不一样

somewhatof...有几分，有点…

14.beoccupiedwithsth/indoingsth.忙于做某事

15.bynomeans决不

innocase/atnotime/under（in）no/innoway/onnocondition(account)

16.theaccessto通往…的路

haveaccessto...有权利,机会使用...

17.belimitedtodoingsth.被限制做某事

18.imaginedoingsth.想像做某事

19.avacanthealthcentre闲置的保健中心

vacanthours空闲时间

avacantpost空缺职位

20.appreciatesth./doingsth.感激某事/做某事

21.makeadifference产生变化，起作用，有影响

makesome（no,any,notmuch,agreatdealof）difference

有（没有，任何，不太大，很大的）关系

二.单元试题篇:

译林牛津版英语M6Unit4Helpingpeoplearoundtheworld试题

第一部分：听力（略）

第二部分英语知识运用（共两节；满分35分）

第一节单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的

最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21.（2013•江苏百所名校联考）一Whatdoyouthinkofthenewlawmadebythegovernment?

-AsfarasI'mconcerned,itwill________thepeaceandstabilityofourcountry.

A.replytoB.referto

C.contributetoD.subscribeto

22.（2012•扬沙H高三模拟）——Sorry,Daddy.Iamnotgettingonwellwithmystudies.

-Well.youhadn'twastedsomuchtimeplayingonlinegames.

A.AsifB.Evenif

C.IfonlyD.Onlyif

23.（2011•湖北高考）Givingupmyjobtogobacktofull-timeeducationwasabig,

butnowIknowitwasthebestdecisionIevermade.

A.projectB.commitment

C.competitionD.ambition

24.（2013•镇江高三模拟）Youcan'tlegallytakeofthepropertyuntilthreeweeksafter

thecontractissigned.

A.chargeB.advantage

C.controlD.possession

25.（2013•江苏涕阳高三阶段性测试）Thoughwords,thesong,whichiscalledTanTe

sungbyGongLinna,isverypopularwithpeople.

A.tolackB.lacking

C.lackedD.beinglacked

26.（2013-兴化板桥高级中学模拟）一HowaboutyourjoumeytoMountTai?

一Everythingwaswonderfulexceptthatourcartwiceontheway.

A.sloweddownB.brokedown

C.gotdownD.putdown

27.（2013•福建师大附中高三检测）Wehavetogivetheuserssomethingnewwhat

we'vealreadyoffered,whichistheonlywaytobroadentheappealofthewebsite.

A.inexchangeforB.regardlessof

C.accordingtoD.inadditionto

28.Itisthroughlearningthattheindividualmanyhabitualwaysofreactingto

situations.

A.acquiresB.accumulates

C.achievesD.instructs

29.（2013•苏北四市联考）Theaimofthisessaywastopeople'sattentiontothe

relationshipbetweeneconomicdevelopmentandenvironmentprotection.

A.drawB.employ

C.contributeD.focus

30.（2012・宿迁高三模拟）一Thepriceofoilhasbeengoinguprecently.

一Yeah,can'twemakefulluseofenergyresources?

A.primitiveB.abstract

C.alternativeD.accurate

31.（2012•福州高三检测）OnAIDSDay,theministerofHealthDepartmentdemandedthatthe

problemspaidspecialattentionto.

A.referredtobeingB.referredtobe

C.refertobeingD.refertobe

32.（2013•湖南师大附中模拟）nottowalkneartheappletree,thelittleboyhadtohave

alookattheapplesonthetreethroughthewindow.

A.HavingremindedB.Reminded

C.RemindingD.Toremind

33.（2012・三明二中高三检测）Withthereformofliteracymarketplace,aninterestingnumberof

goodTVseriesandfilmswhicharehavebeencomingforward.

A.worthwatchingB.worthtobewatched

C.worthyofwatchingD.worthwhilewatching

34.（2013・昆明质检）Withtheteacher'shelp,thetoughpassageseemedeasier.

A.tounderstandB.tobeunderstood

C.understandingD.beingunderstood

35.（2012•长安一中高三模拟）一Christmasisdrawingnear.Wouldyoumindlendingmesome

money?

—.Butwhatwillyoubuy?

A.NevermindB.Notatall

C.BynomeansD.Byallmeans

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项，并在

答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Canyouimaginebecomingtherichestpersonintheworldandthengivingyourmoneyaway?

ThafsexactlywhatAndrewCarnegie36.Carnegiehadanumberofdifferentcareers;hewasan

industrialistandabusinessmanandhemadealotofmoney.Hebelievedthat37peoplewere

morallyobligated（有责任的）togivetheir38backtoothersinsociety.Soafterretirementin1901,

theworld's39mandecidedtobecomeaphilanthropist（慈善家），apersonwhogivesmoneyto

good40.41Carnegiehadmadesomecharitabledonationsbefore1901,hereallymadegiving

awaymoneyhisnew42afterretirement.In1902hefoundedtheCarnegieInstitutiontofund

scientificresearchand43apensionfund（退休基金）forteacherswitha$10milliondonation.

Throughouthislife,AndrewCarnegielovedtoread.Asaresult,itmade44thathewantedtogive

moneyto45educationandreading.WhenCarnegiewasayoungmanhelivednearAnderson,a

richmanwho46anyworkingboytousehis47libraryforfree.Inthosedays,America48hada

systemoffreepubliclibrariesandpoorpeopleusuallyhadnowheretofindbookstoread.

CarnegieneverforgotAnderson's49;sohegavemoneytotownsandcitiestoestablishmorethan

2,000public50.Healsogave$125milliontoafoundationcalledtheCarnegieCorporation（卡耐

基社团法人）to51collegesandotherschools.WorldpeacewasanothercauseCarnegie52.He

establishedtheCarnegieEndowment（基金）forinternationalpeaceandfundedthebuildingofthe

HaguePalaceofPeace,which53theWorldCourtwithhouses,intheNetherlands.By1911,

Carnegiehad54ahugeamountofmoney-90percentofhis55.Today,Carnegiehasa

world-widereputation,bothforhissuccessinhisbusinessandinhiscontributionstocharity.

36.A.admiredB.promisedC.saidD.did

37.A.wealthyB.sincereC.educatedD.considerate

38.A.businessB.experienceC.wisdomD.money

39.A.richestB.purestC.poorestD.smartest

40.A.expectationsB.causesC.reputationsD.decisions

41.A.UntilB.ThoughC.SinceD.Because

42.A.hobbyB.hopeC.lifeD.career

43.A.discoveredB.establishedC.appliedD.awarded

44.A.funB.successC.senseD.effect

45.A.supportB.continueC.raiseD.Extend

46.A.allowedB.supposedC.followedD.praised

47.A.publicB.personalC.secretD.main

48.A.rarelyB.nearlyC.usuallyD.really

49.A.enthusiasmB.generosityC.courageD.Energy

50.A.librariesB.schoolsC.hospitalsD.Academies

51.A.buyB.aidC.assessD.Choose

52.A.burstinB.tookonC.reliedonD.calledin

53.A.handledB.providedC.pleasedD.dealt

54.A.collectedB.donatedC.investedD.wasted

55.A.strengthB.opportunitiesC.effortsD.fortune

第三部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项，并在答题

卡上将该项涂黑。

A

ItisreportedthattheEbolavirushasreturnedtoAfrica.TheviruscausesadiseasecalledEbola

hemorrhagic（出血的）fever.TheEbolavirusaffectsanimalsandpeople.Itkilledmorethan200

peopleintheformerZairein1995.Thisyear,theEbolavirushaskilledmorethan150peoplein

Uganda.

TheEbolaviruskillssoquicklythatthebody'sdefensesystemhasnotimetoactagainstit.

Thediseasekillsfiftytoninetypercentofthepeopleitinfects（感染）.Thediseasebeginswith

highbodytemperature,severeheadacheandmusclehurting.Thenitcausesseverebleedingand

organfailure.Thenthevictimdies.DoctorssayapersonwiththeEbolavirususuallydieswithin

threeweeksafterbecominginfected.Thediseasespreadsbypeopletouchingthebodyfluidsofan

infectedperson.

Nomedicineortreatmentnowexistsforthedisease.Recently,however,American

researchersannouncedprogressindevelopingamedicinetopreventEbolahemorrhagicfeverin

monkeys.ThescientistsgaveeightmonkeysasmallbutdeadlyamountoftheEbolavirus.They

gaveanexperimentalvaccine（疫苗）toonlyfourofthem.Themonkeysthatdidnotreceivethe

vaccinediedwithinaweek.Thevaccinepreventedthediseasefromdevelopinginthefour

monkeysthatreceivedit.Allthefourmonkeyswerehealthysixmonthslater.

Theresearcherssaidthiswasthefirsttimeavaccinehadprotectedanimalssimilartohumans

fromthedeadlyEbolavirus.Theywillcontinuetotestthevaccineonanimalsbygivingthem

increasinglystrongamountsofthevirus.

56.ThefirstsymptomofEbolahemorrhagicfeveris.

A.highbodytemperatureB.seriousbleeding

C.severebodyhurtingD.organfailure

57.TheEbolaviruscancausedeathquicklymainlybecause.

A.itcausesagreatdealofsuffering

B.itcausespeopletolosemuchblood

C.thebody'sdefensesystemhasn'ttimetoactagainstit

D.itcaneasilyproducevirusesinpeople'sbodies

58.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.

A.theEbolaviruswasoriginallyfoundinAfrica

B.progressinfindingavaccinetopreventtheEbolavirushasbeenmade

C.monkeyscanbeinfectedbytheEbolavirusthroughair

D.peopleinfectedwiththeEbolavirusalwaysdieimmediatelyafterbeinginfected

59.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Monkeysaresimilartohumansinhowavaccineaffectsthem.

B.Theresearchersdirectlytestedthevaccineonpeople.

C.Halfofallmoneysinjectedwiththevaccinediedsixmonthslater.

D.TheresearchersgavethemonkeysalargeamountoftheEbolavirus.

B

IfshardtofindastarshiningbrighterinNashvillethanKennyChesney.Sincehetookoff15

yearsago,thiscountrymusicianhassoldmorethan25millionalbums,hashadsixteenNo.1hits,

woncountlessawardsandhadaseaofloyalfanswhohavemadehimthebiggestNorthAmerican

concert-ticketseller.

KennyiscertainlyattheheightofhiscareerashereleaseshisGreatestHitsIIalbumthisweek.

It'sacollectionofsongsinwhichhesayseachtakeshimtoadifferentplaceoreventinhislife.

ThemostpersonalisthesongI'mAlive,KennytellsTheBoot."Mostofthesongsonthisrecord

arereallyfirn,butIwroteI'mAliveaftermybreakupwithRenee.Iwokeuponedayandrealized,

eventhoughIhadgonethroughthisanddidn'tfeelgoodaboutit,mylifestillbelongstome.I'm

alive;Igettomakemusic;Fvegotalotofgreatfriends.Thafsthemessageofthesong."

KennyinsiststhatthesongselectionforGreatestHitsIIisnotformulaic（亥!J板的）.Inaddition

tothehitsthatclimbedthecountrycharts,thesingeralsowantedtoincludesomesongsunknown

tohisfansthatreflectedhislifeandcareerpath."Ididn,twantittobeallhits;Iwantedittobea

secondchapterofmylifeinmusic,"heexplains."SothesongBeasYouArereallydoesthatfor

me."

Kennyrecentlycelebratedhis41stbirthday,butthenumberofcandlesonthecakedidn't

depresshimabit,thankstowhathelovessodeeply.

"IstillfeellikeI'm18,"hesays."Livinglifethewayyoudoontheroad,itdefinitelykeeps

youfeelingthatway.AndIthinkpeoplethathavemusicintheirlifearealotbetteroff（富有）and

healthierthanpeoplethatdon't.I'vebeenverycontenttohavenotjustalittlebitofmusicinmy

life,butawholelotofmusic.Itdrivesmylife."

60.KennyChesneyreferstooneofhissongsPmAliveforthepurposeof.

A.tellinghisfansabouthisbreakupwithhisgirlfriend

B.inspiringhisfanswithconfidenceinlife

C.callingonpeopletomakemusiclikehim

D.advertisinghisnewalbumtoincreasesales

61.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatKennyChesney.

A.isastarnotonlyinNashville,butalsoaroundtheworld

B.wonfewawardsforhisworkincountrymusic

C.wasathismostsuccessfulwhenGreatestHitsIIwasreleased

D.selectednothingbutbighitsforGreatestHitsII

62.Whatistherelationshipbetweenmusicandlife,accordingtoKennyChesney?

A.Musicisawayofearningalotofmoney.

B.Musicalwaysmakespeoplefeeltheyare18.

C.Musicgiveslifepower,besideswealthandhealth.

D.Musicisthemostimportantpartofeveryone'slife.

C

ExpertshaveconfirmedyoungsterswhouseFacebook（美国一社交网站）doworseinexams.

Forthestudy,theresearchersquizzed219collegestudentsabouttheirstudyhabitsandthe

timetheyspentonFacebook.Theyfoundthat65percentofFacebookusersusedthenetdaily,

oftencheckingitseveraltimestoseeiftheyhadreceivednewmessages.Thestudysaidthat68

percentofstudentswhousedFacebookdidn'tperformaswellasthosewhodidnotusethesite.

SurfingonFacebookcanswallowup（耗尽）hoursofstudytime.UniversitystudentDaisy

Jones,21,said:"Iwasinthelibrarytryingtowritea2,000-wordessaywhenInoticedmyFace

bookhabithadgottenoutofhand.Icouldn'tresistgoingonline.Youdothat,thensomeone,s

photocatchesyoureyes.Beforeyouknowit,acoupleofminuteshaveturnedintoacoupleof

hoursandyouhaven'twrittenathing/

WhiletheyfocusedonFacebook,thefindingsarealsothoughttoholdtrueforothersocial

networkingsites.

AresearchbytheNationalLiteracyTrustrecentlyshowedthatoneinfiveyoungstersaged

sevento15neverreadbooksoutsideschoolbecausewebsitesandblogsarebecomingtheir

readingmatterofchoice.Pupilsrankedsocialnetworkingsites,blogs,generalwebsitesand

magazinesabovebooksinasurveyoftheirreadinghabits.Researchhasalsoshownthat

youngstersarespendinguptosixhoursadayinfrontofascreen.

However,studentsappearedtoignoretheeffectofgoingonlineontheirstudyperformance.

Themajoritydidnotfeelithadanimpactontheirwork.

AspokesmanforFacebooksaid:"Thereisalsoresearchthatshowsthebenefitsofservices

likeFacebook.Ifsinthehandsofstudents,withthehelpoftheirparents,todecidehowthey

spendtheirtime."

63.Whafsthemainideaofthispassage?

A.studyshowspupilswhospendtimeonFacebookdoworseinexams.

B.PeoplewhospendmoretimeonFacebookspendlesstimereading.

C.Websitesandblogsarebecomingstudenfsreadingmatterofchoice.

D.TheusageofFacebookamongyoungerchildrenishighandgrowing.

64.Thethirdparagraphisdevelopedbyinstructure.

A.exampleB.argumentC.descriptionD.analysis

65.Whafsmoststudents5attitudetowardstheresultofthestudy?

A.Contrary.B.Supportive.C.Understandable.D.Uninterested.

66.AccordingtoFacebook'sspokesman,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Facebookdoesn'taccepttheresultofthestudy.

B.Theresultofthestudyisgoodforstudents.

C.Studentsaretoblamefortheirpoorperformanceinstudy.

D.It'sparentswhodecidewhetherstudentsshouldbeallowedtouseFacebook.

D

GuinnessWorldRecords,knownuntil2000asTheGuinnessBookofRecords(andinprevious

U.S.editionsasTheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords),isareferencebookpublishedannually,

andcontainsaninternationallyrecognizedcollectionofworldrecordsbothhuman

achievementsandtheextremesofthenaturalworld.Thebookitselfholdsaworldrecord,asthe

best-sellingcopyrightedseriesofalltime.

However,severalworldrecordsthatwereonceincludedinthebookhavebeenremovedfor

ethical(伦理的)reasons.Bypublishingworldrecordsincategories(种类),thebookencourages

peopletotrytobeatthatrecord,andpaysnoattentiontohealthandsafety.Forexample,following

thepublicationofa"heaviestcat"record,manycatownersfedtheirpetsbeyondtheboundsof

whatwashealthy;thisisanexampleoftheentriesthathavebeenremoved.In1991,thebookalso

droppedrecordswithinthe"eatinganddrinkingrecords"categoryofitsHumanAchievements

section,overconcernsthatpotentialcompetitorswouldharmthemselves,andexposethepublisher

tolitigation(起诉).Thesechangesincludedtheremovalofallliquor,wineandbeer-drinking

records,alongwithrecordsforeatingsuchunlikelythingsasbicyclesandtrees.Otherrecords,

suchasswordswallowingandrallydriving(onpublicroads),wereclosedtofurtherentries

becausethecurrentrecordholdershadperformedbeyondwhatwereconsideredacceptablelevels

ofhumantolerance.

Therehavebeenexamplesofclosedrecordsbeingreopened,however.Forexample,the

sword-swallowingrecordwaslistedasclosedinthe1990GuinnessBookofWorldRecords,but

theGuinnessWorldRecordsPrimetimeTVshow,whichstartedin1998,acceptedthreesword

swallowingchallenges(asdidthe2007editionoftheGuinnessWorldRecords).

Chainlettersarealsoforbidden.Accordingtothebook'spublisher:"GuinnessWorldRecords

doesnotacceptanyrecordsrelatingtochainletters,sentbypostore-mail.Ifyoureceivealetter

orane-mail,whichmaypromisetopublishthenamesofallthosewhosendit,pleasedestroyor

deleteit;itisatrick."

67.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.howmanykindsofrecordsGuinnessWorldRecordshas

B.ethicalissuesandsafetyconcernsrelatedtoGuinnessWorldRecords

C.thehistoryofGuinnessWorldRecords

D.GuinnessWorldRecordsinoverview

68.Whatisthemainpurposeofthefirstparagraph?

A.Toputforwardthemainideaofthepassage.

B.Totellthereadersthatthenameofthebookhaschanged.

C.ToindicatethatGuinnessWorldRecordsisafamousbook.

D.ToencouragepeopletoreadGuinnessWorldRecords.

69.GuinnessWorldRecordshasdecidedtoremovesomerecordsbecauset