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　　The new research has profound implications for the environmental summit in Rio. Amongother things, the findings demonstrate that dramatic climate change is nothing new forplanet Earth. The benign (宜人的) global environment that has existed over the past 10,000years—during which agriculture, writing, cities and most other features of civilization appeared—is a mere bright spot in a much larger pattern of widely varying climate over the ages. Infact, the pattern of climate change in the past reveals that Earth’s climate will almost certainlygo through dramatic changes in the future—even without the influence of human activity.

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　　21. Farming emerged as a survival strategy because man had been obliged ________.

　　A) to give up his former way of life

　　B) to leave the coastal areas

　　C) to follow the ever-shifting vegetation

　　D) to abandon his original settlement(A)

　　22. Earth scientists have come to understand that climate ________.

　　A) is going through a fundamental change

　　B) has been getting warmer for 10,000 years

　　C) will eventually change from hot to cold

　　D) has gone through periodical changes(D)

　　23. Scientists believe that human evolution ________.

　　A) has seldom been accompanied by climatic changes

　　B) has exerted little influence on climatic changes

　　C) has largely been effected by climatic changes

　　D) has had a major impact on climatic changes(C)

　　24. Evidence of past climatic changes indicates that ________.

　　A) human activities have accelerated changes of Earth’s environment

　　B) Earth’s environment will remain mild despite human interference

　　C) Earth’s climate is bound to change significantly in the future

　　D) Earth’s climate is unlikely to undergo substantial changes in the future(C)

　　25. The message the author wishes to convey in the passage is that ________.

　　A) human civilization remains glorious though it is affected by climatic changes

　　B) mankind is virtually helpless in the face of the dramatic changes of climate

　　C) man has to limit his activities to slow down the global warming process

　　D) human civilization will continue to develop in spite of the changes of nature

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　　21. A 22. D 23. C 24. C 25. B

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　　Now woman can be too rich or too thin. This saying often attributed to the late Duchess (公爵夫人) of Windsor embodies much of the odd spirit of our times. Being thin is deemed as such avirtue.

　　The problem with such a view is that some people actually attempt to live by it. I myself havefantasies of slipping into narrow designer clothes. Consequently, I have been on a diet for thebetter—or worse—part of my life. Being rich wouldn’t be bad either, but that won’t happenunless an unknown relative dies suddenly in some distant land, leaving me millions of dollars.

　　Where did we go off the track? When did eating butter become a sin, and a little bit of extraflesh unappealing, if not repellent? All religions have certain days when people refrain fromeating, and excessive eating is one of Christianity’s seven deadly sins. However, until quiterecently, most people had a problem getting enough to eat. In some religious groups, wealthwas a symbol of probable salvation and high morals, and fatness a sign of wealth and well-being.

　　Today the opposite is true. We have shifted to thinness as our new mark of virtue. The resultis that being fat—or even only somewhat overweight—is bad because it implies a lack of moralstrength.

　　Our obsession (迷戀) with thinness is also fueled by health concerns. It is true that in thiscountry we have more overweight people than ever before, and that, in many cases, beingoverweight correlates with an increased risk of heart and blood vessel disease. These diseases,however, may have as much to do with our way of life and our high-fat diets as with excessweight. And the associated risk of cancer in the digestive system may be more of a dietaryproblem—too much fat and a lack of fiber—than a weight problem.

　　The real concern, then, is not that we weigh too much, but that we neither exercise enough noreat well. Exercise is necessary for strong bones and both heart and lung health. A balanced dietwithout a lot of fat can also help the body avoid many diseases. We should surely stop payingso much attention to weight. Simply being thin is not enough. It is actually hazardous if thosewho get (or already are) thin think they are automatically healthy and thus free from payingattention to their overall life-style. Thinness can be pure vainglory (虛榮).

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　　26. In the eyes of the author, an odd phenomenon nowadays is that ________.

　　A) the Duchess of Windsor is regarded as a woman of virtue

　　B) looking slim is a symbol of having a large fortune

　　C) being thin is viewed as a much desired quality

　　D) religious people are not necessarily virtuous(C)

　　27. Swept by the prevailing trend, the author ________.

　　A) had to go on a diet for the greater part of her life

　　B) could still prevent herself from going off the track

　　C) had to seek help from rich distant relatives

　　D) had to wear highly fashionable clothes(A)

　　28. In human history, people’s views on body weight ________.

　　A) were closely related to their religious beliefs

　　B) changed from time to time

　　C) varied between the poor and the rich

　　D) led to different moral standards(B)

　　29. The author criticizes women’s obsession with thinness ________.

　　A) from an economic and educational perspective

　　B) from sociological and medical points of view

　　C) from a historical and religious standpoint

　　D) in the light of moral principles(B)

　　30. What’s the author’s advice to women who are absorbed in the idea of thinness?

　　A) They should be more concerned with their overall lifestyle.

　　B) They should be more watchful for fatal diseases.

　　C) They should gain weight to look healthy.

　　D) They should rid themselves of fantasies about designer clothes.

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　　26. C 27. A 28. B 29. B 30. A