2022-2023年黑龍江省齊齊哈爾市公共英語(yǔ)五級(jí)(筆試)真題(含答案)

2022-2023年黑龍江省齊齊哈爾市公共英語(yǔ)五級(jí)(筆試)真題(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

一、1.ListeningComprehension(15題)1.ThechairmanoftheBoardisappointedbytheBoard．

A.RightB.Wrong

2.聽力原文：M:Haveyousettledin?

W:Yes,Ifeelmyselfquiteathomenow.Ihaven'tgotusedtothefoodyetbutI'menjoyingthelifeoncampus.

M:Good.Nowwe'dbettermakesureyouenjoyyourstudies.Weofferaverywiderangeofoptionsonthefoundationcourse,asyouknow,butyoucanonlytakesixcourses.Doyouknowwhatyouwanttodoyet?

W:Yes,moreorless;butI'mnotsurewhethertodobiologicalsciencesorGerman.

M:Well,that'squiteadifference.Let'ssee...you'veselectedtodo:physicalsciences,basicelectronics,artanddesign,CAD...that'scomputeraideddesignandEnglish.

W:Yes,fivecourses.

M:That'squitearange.Don'tyouwanttodomathsorcomputerprogram-lining,forexample?

W:Well,I'minterestedinelectronicsincomputersespeciallyinwritingcomputergames.I'dliketoproduceeducationalsoftware,educationalgames,eventually.I'vetaughtmyselfalotofprogrammingandIwasgoodatmaths.Idon'tthinkIneedeitherofthem.

M:Then,whydidyouchoosetodoartanddesign?

W:Well,thatwillbegoodformygraphics.Ineedthattoproducegames...CAD,too.I'veneverdonecomputeraideddesignbefore.

M:No...right...they'vegotsomepowerfulpackagesinthecomputergraphicsandCADoffices...you'llenjoythat.So...thatleavesEnglish.It'smostlyEnglishliterature.IknowyourEnglishisallright.Butasafirstyearstudent,you'llhavetotaketheCambridgeProficiencyTest.

W:Allright.

Whoisthemail?

A.Studentadvisor.

B.Courseteacher.

C.Admissionsofficer.

D.Departmentsecretary.

3.Accordingtothespeaker,howdodeveloperscontributetothereductionofamphibianpopulation?

A.Bytakingoverponds.

B.Byconstructingsewers.

C.Bybuildingdamsonrivers.

D.Byfloodingmarshes.

4.Howmuchtimedothemanandthewomanhavebeforetheyaddresstheclass?

A.Lessthantenminutes.

B.Abouttwentyminutes.

C.Forty-fiveminutes.

D.Overanhour.

5.WhichofthefollowingrecordsoftheUSfootballteamistrue?

A.Firstplaceinthe3rdworldCup.

B.Secondplaceinthe4thWorldCup.

C.Thirdplaceinthe1stWorldCup.

D.Fourthplaceinthe2ndWorldCup.

6.WhatkindofgraincouldbefoundinAmericandiet500yearsago?

7.Do-it-YourselfhasbecomeoneofMrMiller'shobbies.

A.RightB.Wrong

8.PartC

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

Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions21-30.

聽力原文：ForthoseofyouwhoareeitheralreadystudyingintheUnitedStatesorplanningtooneday,itmightbeinterestingtoknowsomethingabouttheforeignstudentpopulationintheUnitedStates.Fortheacademicyear1995/96therewasasumofapproximately344,000foreignstudentsstudyingintheUnitedStates.Thisfigureof344000mayseemlikeaverylargenumberuntilyoucompareitwiththetotalpopulationof241,000,000.Theforeignstudentpopulationhasbeengrowingforanumberofyearsandisstillgrowing,buttherateofincreasehasdroppedsharplyduringthe1990s.Duringthe1980s,thepopulationgrewquiterapidly.Forexample,between1985and1990.theaverageyearlyincreasewas12.5%.However,thepictureinthe1990sisquitedifferent.Therateofincreasehasdeclinedquitenoticeably.Infact,therateofincreasebetween1994/95and1995/96wasonly0.5%,orone-halfofonepercent.Althoughtheoverallrateofincreasehasdroppedtoonly0.5%.thenumberofstudentsfromsomepartsoftheworldisincreasingwhilethenumberofstudentsfromotherareasisdecreasing.Forexample,duringthissameperiod,thatisbetweentheacademicyears1994/95and1995/96,therewasadecreaseinthenumberofstudentsfromtheMiddleEast,whilethenumberofstudentsfromSouthandEastAsiaincreased.Thesechangesinthenumberofstudentscomingfromdifferentpartsoftheworldnodoubtreflectedchangingeconomicandpoliticalsituations.I'msureyouareawareofmanyofthesechanges,andperhapswecandiscussthematournextmeeting.Fortodaylet'sconfineourtalktofirst,adiscussionoftheoriginofthesestudents,or,inotherwords,wheretheycamefrom;second,thekindsofstudiestheypursue;and,finally,theacademiclevelstheyarefoundin.Ifwehavealittletimeleft,wemightquicklytalkaboutinwhichgeographicareasmostofthemgotoschool.

Let'sdiscusstheoriginsoftheforeignstudentpopulationintheUnitedStatesfortheacademicyear1995/96.Let'sdiscussitinorderfromthoseareassendingthemoststudentstothoseareassendingthefeweststudents.IfwelookatthefiguresprovidedbytheannualcensusofforeignstudentsintheUnitedStatesfortheyear1995/96,weseethatmostoftheforeignstudentsstudyingintheUnitedStatesduringthisyearwerefromSouthandEastAsia.ThisisaratherlargegeographicalareawhichincludessuchconutriesasChina,Korea,Pakistan,India,Malaysia,andIndonesia.Thetotalnumberofstudentsfromthisarea,SouthandEastAsiawas156,830.Inotherwords,roughly2outofevery5foreignstudentscomefromSouthandEastAsia.Almost24000ofthistotalwerefromChina.Malaysiawasclosebehindwithjustalittleover23000students.ThenextlargestnumberofstudentscamefromtheMiddleEast.ThenumberofstudentsfromtheMiddleEastcametoaboutone-thirdthenumberfromSouthandEastAsia.ThefourthlargestnumbercamefromSouthAmerica.NextcanleEurope,Africa,NorthAmerica,andOceania.Let'srecapitulatewhatwe'vesaid.ThelargestnumberofstudentsstudyingintheUnitedStatesduringtheacademicyear1995/96werefromSouthandEastAsia,followedbytheMiddleEast,SouthAmerica,Europe,Africa,NorthAmerica,andOceania.

Whatfieldsaretheselargenumbersofforeignstudentsstudyingin?Itprobablywon'tsurpriseyouthatthelargestnumberareinthefieldofengineering.Infact,21.7%ofthetotalnumberarestudyingengineering.Businessandmanagementisclosebehind,however,withatotalof18.9%.Thethirdmostpopularfieldwasmathematicsand

9.Astrokevictimcanputglovesonbothhishands.

A.RightB.Wrong

10.Studentscanenjoyasimplebookingandenrolmentprocedureinsomechains.

A.TrueB.Fasle

11.Whatdoeshelikeabouthisjob?

A.Money.

B.Freedom.

C.Knowingdifferentpeople.

D.Travelingalot.

12.Accordingtothespeaker,whatgivesmodernloghomestheirwarmatmosphere?

A.Theirsmallsize.

B.Theirrusticdirtfloors.

C.Theirwallsmadeupofroundedlogs.

D.Theirslidingboardwindows.

13.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?

A.Computerlabservices.

B.Collegelibraryfacilities.

C.Theuseofmicro-computers.

D.Printoutsfromthelaserprinter.

14.Wherecan'tchilipeppergrowaccordingtothetalk?

15.Accordingtothefigureoftheacademicyear1995/96，wheredothelargestnumberofforeignstudentscomefrom?

二、2.UseofEnglish(10題)16.

【C6】

17.(42)

18.(35)

19.(49)

20.

【C15】

21.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)

22.“Down-to-earth”meanssomeoneorsomethingthatishonest.realisticandeasytodealwith.Itisapleasuretofind【C1】______whoisdown-to-earth.Apersonwhoisdown-to-earthiseasytotalk【C2】______andacceptsotherpeopleasequals.Adown-to-earthpersonisjustthe【C3】______ofsomeonewhoactsimportantorproud.

Down-to-earthpersonsmaybe【C4】______membersofsociety,ofcourse.Buttheydonotlettheirimportance“【C5】______totheirheads”.Theydonotconsiderthemselvestobebetterpersonsthan【C6】______oflessimportance.Someonewhoisfilledwithhisownimportanceandpride,【C7】______withoutcause,issaidtohave“hisnoseintheair”.Thereis【C8】______wayapersonwithhisnoseintheairCanbedown-to-earth.

Americans【C9】______anotherexpressionthatmeansalmostthesameas“down-to-earth”.Theexpressionis“both-feet-on-me-ground”.Someone【C10】______both-feet-on-me-groundisapersonwithagoodunderstanding【C11】______reality.Hehaswhatiscalled“commonsense,”hemayhavedreams,【C12】______hedoesnotallowthemtoblockhisknowledgeof【C13】______isreal.

Theoppositekindof【C14】______isonewhohashis“head-in-the-clouds”.Amanwithhishead-in-the-cloudsisadreamer【C15】______mindisnotintherealworld.

【C16】______,suchadreamercanbebroughtbacktoearth.SharpwordsfromteacherCanusually【C17】______aday-dreamingstudentdown-to-earth.

Usually．thepersonwhoisdown-to-earthisvery【C18】______tohavebothfeetontheground.【C19】______wehavebothourfeetontheground,whenwearedown-to-earth,weacthonestlyandopenly【C20】______others.OurlivesarelikethegroundbelowUS,solidandstrong.

【C1】

23.

【C4】

24."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】

25.

【C12】

三、3.ReadingComprehension(15題)26.(75)

27.(68)

28.PartC

Directions:Answerquestions71-80byreferringtothefollowinggames.

Note:AnswereachquestionbychoosingA,BorCandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1.Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce.

Answerquestions71～80byreferringtothefollowinggames.

Note：AnswereachquestionbychoosingA,B,CorD.Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce.

A=HydropowerB=NuclearpowerC=SolarpowerD=Windpower

Whichpower(power's)…

A

Hydropower

Introduction

Wehaveusedrunningwaterasanenergysourceforthousandsofyears,mainlytogrindcom.

ThefirsthouseintheworldtobelitbyhydroelectricitywasCragsideHouse,inNorthumberland,England,in1878.In1882ontheFoxRiver,intheUSA,hydroelectricityproducedenoughpowertolighttwopapermillsandahouse.

Nowadaystherearemanyhydro-electricpowerstations,providingaround20%oftheworld'selectricity.Thenamecomesfrom“hydro”,theGreekwordforwater.

Howitworks

Adamisbuilttotrapwater,usuallyinavalleywherethereisanexistinglake.

Waterisallowedtoflowthroughtunnelsinthedam,toturnturbinesandthusdrivegenerators.

Advantages

Oncethedamisbuilt,theenergyisvirtuallyfree.

Nowasteorpollutionproduced.

Muchmorereliablethanwind,solarorwavepower.

Watercanbestoredabovethedamreadytocopewithpeaksindemand.

Hydro-electricpowerstationscanincreasetofullpowerveryquickly,unlikeotherpowerstations.

Disadvantages

Thedamsareveryexpensivetobuild.

Buildingalargedamwillfloodaverylargeareaupstream,causingproblemsforanimalsthatusedtolivethere.

Findingasuitablesitecanbedifficult--theimpactonresidentsandtheenvironmentmaybeunacceptable.

Waterqualityandquantitydownstreamcanbeaffected,whichcanhaveanimpactonplantlife.

Isitrenewable?

Hydro-electricpowerisrenewable.

TheSunprovidesthewaterbyevaporationfromthesea,andwillkeepondoingso.

B

Nuclearpower

Introduction

NuclearpowerisgeneratedusingUranium,whichisametalminedinvariouspartsoftheworld.

Thefirstlarge-scalenuclearpowerstationopenedatCalderHallinCambria,England,in1956.

Somemilitaryshipsandsubmarineshavenuclearpowerplantsforengines.

Howitworks

Nuclearpowerstationsworkinprettymuchthesamewayasfossilfuel-burningstations,exceptthata“chainreaction”insideanuclearreactormakestheheatinstead.

ThereactorusesUraniumrodsasfuel,andtheheatisgeneratedbynuclearfission.Neutronssmashintothenucleusoftheuraniumatoms,whichsplitroughlyinhalfandreleaseenergyintheform.ofheat.

Carbondioxidegasispumpedthroughthereactortotaketheheataway,andthehotgasthenheatswatertomakesteam.

Advantages

Nuclearpowercostsaboutthesameascoal,soit'snotexpensivetomake.

Doesnotproducesmokeorcarbondioxide,soitdoesnotcontributetothegreenhouseeffect.

Produceshugeamountsofenergyfromsmallamountsoffuel.

Producessmallamountsofwaste.

Disadvantages

Althoughnotmuchwasteisproduced,itisvery,verydangerous.

Itmustbesealedupandburiedformanyyearstoallowtheradioactivitytodieaway.

Nuclearpowerisreliable,butalotofmoneyhastobespentonsafety.

Isitrenewable?

Nuclearenergyfrom

29.

Theword“connoisseurs”(Paragraph1)mostprobablymeans______．

A.representativesinthePre-RaphaeliteMovement

B.peoplewhoareinfavorofFlorentine

C.criticswhoarelikelytomakeassessments

D.conservativesclingingtoclassicalart

30.

InNewYork______.

A.violentcrimedroppedby23%inoneyear

B.policedepartmentpayasmuchas$50,000forJackMaple

C.thecrimerateishigh

D.Comstat'sstatisticalmapsareanalyzedeveryweek

31.PartA

Directions:ReadthefollowingtextsandanswerthequestionswhichaccompanythembychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Inrecentyears,therehasbeenasteadyassaultonsaltfromthedoctors:Saltisbadforyou—regardlessofyourhealth.Politiciansalsogotonboard."Thereisadirectrelationship,"UScongressmanNealSmithnoted,"betweentheamountofsodiumapersonconsumesandheartdisease,circulatorydisorders,strokeandevenearlydeath."

Frightening,iftrue!Butmanydoctorsandmedicalresearchersarenowbeginningtofeelthesaltscarehasgonetoofar."Allthishueandcryabouteatingsaltisunnecessary,"Dr.Dustaninsists."Formostofusitprobablydoesn'tmakemuchdifferencehowmuchsaltweeat."Dustan'smostrecentshort-termstudyof150peopleshowedthatthosewithnormalbloodpressureunderwentnochangeatallwhenplacedonanextremelylow-saltdiet,orlaterwhensaltwasreintroduced.Ofthehypertensivesubjects,however,halfofthoseonthelow-saltdietdidexperienceadropinbloodpressure,whichreturnedtoitspreviouslevelwhensaltwasreintroduced.

"Anadequatetosomewhatexcessivesaltintakehasprobablysavedmanymorelivesthanithascostinthegeneralpopulation,"notesDr.JohnH.Laragh."Soarecommendationthatthewholepopulationshouldavoidsaltmakesnosense."

Medicalexpertsagreethateveryoneshouldpracticereasonable"moderation"insaltconsumption.Foranaverageperson,amoderateamountmightrunfromfourtotengramsaday,orroughly1/2to1/3ofateaspoon.Thee-quivalentofonetotwogramsofthissaltallowancewouldcomefromthenaturalsodiuminfood.Therestwouldbeaddedinprocessing,preparationoratthetable.

Thosewithkidney,liverorheartproblemsmayhavetolimitdietarysalt,iftheirdoctoradvises.Buteventheveryvocal"lowsalt"exponent,Dr.ArthurHullHayes,Jr.admitsthat"Wedonotknowwhetherincreasedsodiumconsumptioncauseshypertension."Infact,thereisincreasingscientificevidencethatotherfactorsmaybeinvolved:deficienciesincalcium,potassium,perhapsmagnesium;obesity(muchmoredangerousthansodium);geneticpredis-potition;stress.

"Itisnotyourenemy,"saysDr.Laragh,"SaltistheNo.1naturalcomponentofallhumantissue,andtheideathatyoudon'tneeditiswrong.Unlessyourdoctorhasproventhatyouhaveasalt-relatedhealthproblem,thereisnoreasontogiveitup."

Accordingtosomedoctorsandpoliticians,theamountofsaltconsumed______.

A.exhibitsasanaggravatingfactortopeopleinpoorhealth

B.curesdiseasessuchasstrokeandcirculatorydisorders

C.correlateshighlywithsomediseases

D.isirrelevanttopeoplesufferingfromheartdisease

32.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?

A.Electricfishcomefromdifferentfamilies.

B.Onecangetashockbytouchingtheelectricraysintwoplaces.

C.Theelectricplatesintheraysareconnectedwiththespinalcord.

D.Theelectriccatfishisedible.

33.

Thegovernmentleviesdifferentkindsoftaxessothat______．

A.therichhavetopaymoreandthepoorless

B.awiderrangeoftaxpayerscanbeincluded

C.eachofthreelevelsofgovernmentcouldgettaxmoney

D.theburdenoftaxesfallsevenlyoneverybody

34.(78)

35.PartA

Directions:ReadthefollowingtextsandanswerthequestionswhichaccompanythembychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Inrecentyears,therehasbeenasteadyassaultonsaltfromthedoctors:Saltisbadforyou—regardlessofyourhealth.Politiciansalsogotonboard."Thereisadirectrelationship,"UScongressmanNealSmithnoted,"betweentheamountofsodiumapersonconsumesandheartdisease,circulatorydisorders,strokeandevenearlydeath."

Frightening,iftrue!Butmanydoctorsandmedicalresearchersarenowbeginningtofeelthesaltscarehasgonetoofar."Allthishueandcryabouteatingsaltisunnecessary,"Dr.Dustaninsists."Formostofusitprobablydoesn'tmakemuchdifferencehowmuchsaltweeat."Dustan'smostrecentshort-termstudyof150peopleshowedthatthosewithnormalbloodpressureunderwentnochangeatallwhenplacedonanextremelylow-saltdiet,orlaterwhensaltwasreintroduced.Ofthehypertensivesubjects,however,halfofthoseonthelow-saltdietdidexperienceadropinbloodpressure,whichreturnedtoitspreviouslevelwhensaltwasreintroduced.

"Anadequatetosomewhatexcessivesaltintakehasprobablysavedmanymotelivesthanithascostinthegeneralpopulation,"notesDr.JohnH.Largh."Soarecommendationthatthewholepopulationshouldavoidsaltmakesnosense."

Medicalexpertsagreethateveryoneshouldpracticereasonable"moderation"insaltconsumption.Foranaverageperson,amoderateamountmightrunfromfourtotengramsaday,orroughly1/2to1/3ofateaspoon.Theequivalentofonetotwogramsofthissaltallowancewouldcomefromthenaturalsodiuminfood.Therestwouldbeaddedinprocessing,preparationoratthetable.

Thosewithkidney,liverorheartproblemsmayhavetolimitdietarysalt,iftheirdoctoradvises.Buteventheveryvocal"lowsalt"exponent,Dr.ArthurHullHayes,Jr.admitsthat"Wedonotknowwhetherincreasedsodiumconsumptioncauseshypertension."Infact,thereisincreasingscientificevidencethatotherfactorsmaybeinvolved:deficienciesincalcium,potassium,perhapsmagnesium;obesity(muchmoredangerousthansodium);geneticpredispotition;stress.

"Itisnotyourenemy,"saysDr.Laragh,"SaltistheNo.1naturalcomponentofallhumantissue,andtheideathatyoudon'tneeditiswrong.Unlessyourdoctorhasproventhatyouhaveasalt-relatedhealthproblem,thereisnoreasontogiveitup."

Accordingtosomedoctorsandpoliticians,theamountofsaltconsumed

A.exhibitsasanaggravatingfactortopeopleinpoorhealth

B.curesdiseasessuchasstrokeandcirculatorydisorders

C.correlateshighlywithsomediseases

D.isirrelevanttopeoplesufferingfromheartdisease

36.

Byreferringtotheartificialgrammar,theauthorintendstoshow______.

A.itssignificanceinthestudy

B.aninherentpatternbeinglearnt

C.itsresemblancetothelights

D.theimportanceofanight'ssleep

37.TheVillageGreeninNewMilford,Connecticut,isasnapshotofNewEnglandcharm：acarefullymanicuredlawnflandedbyscrupulouslymaintainedcolonialhomes.Babysittersdandlekidsinthewoodengazebo,waitingforcommuterparentstoreturnfromNewYork.OnalazyafternoonlastweekCarolineNicholas,16,hadnothingmorepressingtodothandrinkintheearly-summersunshineanddiscusstherecenteventsintown.“Idon'tthinkalotofolderpeopleknewtherewereunhappykidsinNewMilford,”shesaid,“Icouldseeitcoming.”

Inafive-dayperiodinearlyJuneeightgirlswerebroughttoNewMilfordHospitalafterwhathospitalofficialscallsuicidalgestures.Thegirls,allbetween12and17,triedavarietyofmeasures,includingheavydosesofalcohol.over-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,afriendofthreeofthegirlstreatedin,June,saidonewashavingfamilyproblems,onewas“upsetthatday”andthethirdwas“justupsetwitheverythingelsegoingon”.Shesaidtheyweren'treallytryingtokillthemselves—theyjustneededconcern.AsSobonoted,“What'sgoingoninNewMilfordisnotuniquetoNewMilford.”Thesameunderlyingcultureofdespaircouldbefoundinanytown.Butteensuicide,headded,canbea“contagion”.RightnowNewMilfordhasthebug-andhasitbad.

Whatisthemainsubjectofthepassage?

A.EightgirlscommittedsuicideinNewMilford.

B.ThevillageGreenisnotacharmingplace.

C.Teenagersuicide.

D.Dr.SimonSobo'sachievements.

38.

______canbeusedtoheatyourwaterathomeinsteadofsomuchgasorelectricity?

39.PaulStraussmann,retiredvicepresidentofXerox,indicatesinhisbookInformationPay-offthat"almosthalfoftheU.S.informationworkersareinexecutive,managerial,administrativeandprofessionalpositions."Hefurtherstatesthat"managersandprofessionalsspendmorethanhalfoftheirtimeincommunicatingwitheachother."

Inotherwords,peopleareacorporation'smostexpensiveresource.Foratypicaloffice,over90percentoftheoperatingbudgetisforsalaries,benefitsandoverhead.Withthisinvestment,isitanywonderthatmanagersarefocusingmoreandmoreattentiononemployeeproductivity?Theyrealizeth