groups and they have lacked the obvious provisions, such as central heating, D)have to spend more money and time traveling to work every day constant hot water supply, electrically operated lifts from top to bottom, and so Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage. on,as well as such details, important notwithstanding, as easy facil ities for Where do pesticides fit into the picture of environmental disease? We have disposal of dust and rubbish and storage places for baby carriages on the ground seen that they now pollute soil, water and food, that they have the power to floor, playgrounds for children on the top of the build ings, and drying grounds make our streams fishless and our gardens and woodlands silent and bridles. for washing. It is likely that the dispute regarding flats versus individual houses Man, however much he may like to pretend the contrary, is part of nature. Can will continue to rage on for a long time as far as Britain is concemed. And it is he escape a pollution that is now so thoroughly distributed throughout ou unfortunate that there should be hot feelings on both sides whenever this subject world? is raised. Those who oppose the building of flats base their case primarily on We know that even single exposures to these ches e the assumption that everyone prefers an individual home and garden and on the large enough, can cause extremely severe poisoning. But this is not the major high cost per unit of accommodation. The latter ignores the higher cost of problem. The sudden illness or death of farmers, farm workers, and others providing full serv ices to a scattered community and the cost in both money and exposed to sufficient quantities of pesticides are very sad and should not occur. time of the journeys to work for the suburban resident For the population as a whole, we must be more concerned with the delayed l1. We can infer from the passage that effects of absorbing small amounts of the pesticides that invisibly pollute ou A)English people, like most people in other countries, dislike living in world flats Responsible public health officials have pointed out that the biological B)people in most countries of the world today are not opposed to living in effects of chemicals are cumulative over long periods of time, and that the fla danger to the individual may depend on the sum of the exposures received C)people in Britain are forced to move into high blocks of flats throughout his lifetime. For these very reasons the danger is easily ignored. It is D)modern flats still fail to provide the necessary facilities for living human nature to shake off what may seem to us a threat of future disaster. Men 12. What is said about blocks of flats built in the past in Britain? are naturally most impressed by diseases which have obvious signs, says a A)They were mostly inhabited by people who did not earn much wise physician, Dr Rene Dubos, yet some of their worst enemies slowly B)They were usually not large enough to accommodate big families approach them unnoticed C)They were sold to people before necessary facilities were installed 16. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the sentence. Man. is part D)They provided playgrounds for children on the top of the buildings of nature"(Lines 4, Para. 1)? 13. The word"rage"(Line 11?)means A)Man appears indifferent to what happens in nature a)be ignored B)develop with great force B) Man acts as if he does not belong to nature C)encourage people greatly D)be in fashion Man can avoid the effects of environmental pollution 14. Some people oppose the building of flats because D)Man can escape his responsibilities for environmental protection A)the living expenses for each individual family are higher 17. What is the author 's attitude towards the environmental effects of B)it involves higher cost compared with the build ing of houses pesticides? C)they believe people like to live in houses with gardens A)Pessimistic B)Indifferent C)Defensive D)Concerned D) )the disposal of rubbish remains a problem for those living in flats 18. In the author's view, the sudden death caused by exposure to large amounts 15. The author mentions that people who live in suburban houses of pesticides A)do not have access to easy facilities because they live away from the city A)is not the worst of the negative consequences resulting from the use of B)have to pay a lot of money to employ people to do service work pesticides C) take longer time to know each other because they scattered B)now occurs most frequently among all accidental deaths commu C) has sharply increased so as to become the center of public attentiongroups and they have lacked the obvious provisions, such as central heating, constant hot water supply, electrically operated lifts from top to bottom , and so on, as well as such details, important notwithstanding, as easy facilities for disposal of dust and rubbish and storage places for baby carriages on the ground floor, playgrounds for children on the top of the buildings, and drying grounds for washing. It is likely that the dispute regarding flats versus individual houses will continue to rage on for a long time as far as Britain is concerned. And it is unfortunate that there should be hot feelings on both sides whenever this subject is raised. Those who oppose the building of flats base their case primarily on the assumption that everyone prefers an individual home and garden and on the high cost per unit of accommodation. The latter ignores the higher cost of providing full services to a scattered community and the cost in both money and time of the journeys to work for the suburban resident. 11. We can infer from the passage that ________. A) English people, like most people in other countries, dislike living in flats B) people in most countries of the world today are not opposed to living in flats C) people in Britain are forced to move into high blocks of flats D) modern flats still fail to provide the necessary facilities for living 12. What is said about blocks of flats built in the past in Britain? A) They were mostly inhabited by people who did not earn much. B) They were usually not large enough to accommodate big families. C) They were sold to people before necessary facilities were installed. D) They provided playgrounds for children on the top of the buildings. 13. The word “rage” (Line 11?) means “ ” A) be ignored B) develop with great force C) encourage people greatly D) be in fashion 14. Some people oppose the building of flats because ________. A) the living expenses for each individual family are higher B) it involves higher cost compared with the building of houses C) they believe people like to live in houses with gardens D) the disposal of rubbish remains a problem for those living in flats 15. The author mentions that people who live in suburban houses ________. A) do not have access to easy facilities because they live away from the city B) have to pay a lot of money to employ people to do service work C) take longer time to know each other because they are a scattered community D) have to spend more money and time traveling to work every day Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage. Where do pesticides fit into the picture of environmental disease? We have seen that they now pollute soil, water and food, that they have the power to make our streams fishless and our gardens and woodlands silent and bridles. Man, however much he may like to pretend the contrary, is part of nature. Can he escape a pollution that is now so thoroughly distributed throughout our world? We know that even single exposures to these chemicals, if the amount is large enough, can cause extremely severe poisoning. But this is not the major problem. The sudden illness or death of farmers, farm workers, and others exposed to sufficient quantities of pesticides are very sad and should not occur. For the population as a whole, we must be more concerned with the delayed effects of absorbing small amounts of the pesticides that invisibly pollute our world. Responsible public health officials have pointed out that the biological effects of chemicals are cumulative over long periods of time, and that the danger to the individual may depend on the sum of the exposures received throughout his lifetime. For these very reasons the danger is easily ignored. It is human nature to shake off what may seem to us a threat of future disaster. “Men are naturally most impressed by diseases which have obvious signs, ” says a wise physician, Dr Rene Dubos, “yet some of their worst enemies slowly approach them unnoticed.” 16. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the sentence. “Man…is part of nature” (Lines 4, Para.1)? A) Man appears indifferent to what happens in nature. B) Man acts as if he does not belong to nature. C) Man can avoid the effects of environmental pollution. D) Man can escape his responsibilities for environmental protection. 17. What is the author’s attitude towards the environmental effects of pesticides? A) Pessimistic B) Indifferent C) Defensive D) Concerned 18. In the author’s view, the sudden death caused by exposure to large amounts of pesticides ________. A) is not the worst of the negative consequences resulting from the use of pesticides B) now occurs most frequently among all accidental deaths C) has sharply increased so as to become the center of public attention