The manufacturer who increases the unit price of his product by changing his package size to lower the quantity delivered can, without undue hardship, put his product into boxes, bags, and tins that will contain even 4-ounce, 8-ounce, one-pound, two-pound quantities of breakfast foods, cake mixes, etc.
　　 Such chicken raising demands capital for building and machinery, extensive use of energy resources for automation, and involves feeding chickens with potential famine relief protein food.
　　 Famine饑荒
　　 Bottom retail prices-anywhere from 30% to 70% lower than those in Europe and Asia-have attracted some 47 million visitors, who are expected to leave behind $79 billion in 1994.
　　 The electronic economy made possible by information technology allows the haves to increase their control on global markets-with destructive impact on the have-nots.
　　 Out of our emotional experiences with objects and events comes a social feeling of agreement that certain things and actions are “good” and others are “bad”, and we apply these categories to every aspect of our social life-from what foods we eat and what clothes we wear to how we keep promises and which people our group will accept.
　　 倒裝句，正常的順序是a social feeling of agreement comes out of our emotional experiences.
　　 The destruction of our natural resources and contamination of our food supply continue occur, largely because of the extreme difficulty in affixing(把…固定) legal responsibility on those who continue to treat our environment with reckless abandon(放任).
　　 Attempts to prevent pollution by legislation, economic in-centives and friendly persuasion have been net by lawsuits, personal and industrial denial and long delays-not only in accepting responsibility, but more importantly, in doing something about it.
　　 Where is industry’s and our recognition that protecting mankind’s great treasure is the single most important responsibility?
　　 36. Which of the following is within the capacity of the artificial nose being developed?
　　 A) Performing physical examinations.
　　 B) Locating places which attract terrorists.
　　 C) Detecting drugs and water contamination.
　　 D) Monitoring food processing.
　　注：從本題定下文章基調，人工鼻子是個新東西。
　　 37.A potential problem which might be caused by the use of an artificial nose is _______.
　　 A) negligence of public safety
　　 B) an abuse of personal freedom
　　 C) a hazard to physical health
　　 D) a threat to individual privacy
　　注：推出原文可能有轉折
　　 38.The word “l(fā)ogged” (Line 5, Para. 7) most probably means“______ ”.
　　 A) preset
　　 B) entered
　　 C) processed
　　 D) simulated
　　注：詞匯題，找上下文并列、轉折、解釋的線索
　　 39. To produce artificial noses for practical use, it is essential ______ .
　　 A) to develop microchips with thousands of odor receptors
　　 B) to invent chips sensitive to various chemicals
　　 C) to design a computer program to sort out smells
　　 D) to find chemicals that can alter the electrical current passing through
　　40. The author’s attitude towards Larry Myers’ works is ______.
　　 A) approving
　　 B) overenthusiastic
　　 C) cautious
　　 D) suspicious
　　注：作者態(tài)度題，應該選正態(tài)度
　　怎樣先看題再看文章？
　　 1. 什么題型？回原文應該怎么做？
　　2. 能不能看出作者評價？
　　3. 可能對應文章的語言現象
　　★同義轉換的正確選項：
　　一、同義詞 二、句式 三、雙重否定
　　★錯誤選項特征：
　　一、絕對的 二、長得像的——斷章取義
　　三、跨段 四、難詞——杯弓蛇影
　　36. Which of the following is within the capacity of the artificial nose being developed?
　　 A) Monitoring food processing.
　　 B) Performing physical examinations. 跨段
　　 C) Locating places which attract terrorists. 難詞
　　 D) Detecting drugs and water contamination.
　　37.A potential problem which might be caused by the use of an artificial nose is _______.
　　 A) negligence of public safety
　　 B) a hazard to physical health
　　 C) a threat to individual privacy
　　 D) an abuse of personal freedom
　　38.The word “l(fā)ogged” (Line 5, Para. 7)most probably means “______ “.
　　 A) preset
　　 B) simulated
　　 C) entered
　　 D) processed