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四六级历年改错真题
改错:
历年全真试题及参考答案theverylatestmomentofhisexistence,man
hasbeenboundtotheplanetonwhichheoriginatedand
developed.Nowhehadthecapabilitytoleavethatplanet
andmoveoutintotheuniversetothoseworldswhichhe
hasknownpreviouslyonlydirectly.Menhaveexplored
partsofthemoon,putspaceshipsinorbitaroundanother
planetandpossiblywithinthedecadewilllandintoanother
planetandexploreit.Canwebetooboldasto
suggestthatwemaybeabletocolonizeotherplanet
withinthenot-too-distantfuture?
Somehaveadvocated
suchaprocedureasasolutiontothepopulation
problem:
shiptheexcesspeopleofftothemoon.But
wemustkeepinheadthebillionsofdollarswemight
spendincarryingouttheproject.Tomaintainthe
earth'spopulationatitspresentlevel,wewouldhave
toblastoffintospace7,500peopleeveryhourof
everydayoftheyear.
Whyarewespendingsolittlemoneyonspace
exploration?
Considerthegreatneedforimproving
manyaspectsoftheglobalenvironment,oneissurely
justifiedinhisconcernforthemoneyandresources
thattheyarepouredintothespaceexplorationefforts.
Butperhapsweshouldlookatbothsidesofthe
coinbeforearrivinghastyconclusions.
Whenyoustarttalkingaboutgoodandbadmanners
youimmediatelystartmeetingdifficulties.Many
peoplejustcannotagreewhattheymean.Weaskeda
lady,whorepliedthatshethoughtyoucouldtella
well-manneredpersononthewaytheyoccupiedthe
spacearoundthem—forexample,whensuchaperson
walksdownastreetheorsheisconstantlyunawareof
others.Suchpeopleneverbumpintootherpeople.
However,asecondpersonthoughtthatthiswas
moreaquestionofcivilizedbehaviorasgoodmanners.
Instead,thisotherpersontoldusastory,ithe
saidwasquitewellknown,aboutanAmericanwho
hadbeeninvitedtoanArabmealatoneofthecountries
oftheMiddleEast.TheAmericanhasn'tbeen
toldverymuchaboutthekindoffoodhemight
expect.IfhehadknownaboutAmericanfood,he
mighthavebehavedbetter.
Immediatelybeforehimwasaveryflatpieceof
breadthatlooked,tohim,verymuchasanapkin(餐巾).
Pickingitup,heputitintohiscollar,sothatit
fallsacrosshisshirt.HisArabhost,whohadbeen
watching,saidofnothing,butimmediatelycopied
theactionofhisguest.
Andthat,saidthissecondperson,wasafine
exampleofgoodmanners.
Morepeopledieoftuberculosis(结核病)thanofany
otherdiseasecausedbyasingleagent.Thishasprobably
beenthecaseinquiteawhile.Duringtheearlystagesof S1.________
theindustrialrevolution,perhapsoneineveryseventh S2.________
deathsinEurope'scrowdedcitieswerecausedbythe S3.________
disease.Fromnowon,though,westerneyes,missingthe S4.________
globalpicture,sawthetroublegoingintodecline.With
occasionalbreaksforwar,theratesofdeathand
infectionintheEuropeandAmericadroppedsteadily S5.________
throughthe19thand20thcenturies.Inthe1950s,the
introductionofantibiotics(抗菌素)strengthenedthe
trendinrichcountries,andtheantibioticswereallowed
tobeimportedtopoorcountries.Medicalresearchers S6.________
declaredvictoryandwithdrew.
Theyarewrong.Inthemid-1980sthefrequencyof S7.________
infectionsanddeathsstartedtopickupagainaroundthe
world.Wheretuberculosisvanished,itcameback;in S8.________
manyplaceswhereithadneverbeenaway,itgrewbetter. S9.________
TheWorldHealthOrganizationestimatesthat
billionpeople(athirdoftheearth'spopulation)suffer
fromtuberculosis.Evenwhentheinfectionratewas
falling,populationgrowthkeptthenumberofclinical
casesmoreorlessconstantlyat8millionayear.Around S10.________
3millionofthosepeopledied,nearlyalloftheminpoor
countries.
Sportingactivitiesareessentiallymodifiedformsofhunting
behavior.Viewingbiologically,themodernfootballerisrevealedasa
memberofadisguisedhuntingpack.Hiskillingweaponhasturnedinto
aharmlessfootballandhispreyintoagoal-mouth.Ifhisaimisinaccurate
andhescoresagoal,enjoysthehunter'striumphofkillinghisprey.
Tounderstandhowthistransformationhastakenplacewe
mustbrieflylookupatourancientancestors.Theyspentovera
millionyearevolvingasco-operativehunters.Theirverysurvival
dependedonsuccessinthehunting-field.Underthispressuretheirwhole
wayoflife,eveniftheirbodies,becameradicallychanged.Theybecame
chasers,runners,jumpers,aimers,throwersandprey-killers.
Theyco-operateasskillfulmale-groupattackers.
Then,abouttenthousandyearsago,whenthisimmenselylong
formativeperiodofhuntingforfood,theybecamefarmers.Their
improvedintelligence,sovitaltotheiroldhuntinglife,wereputtoanew
use-thatofpenning(把……关在圈中),controllinganddomesticating
theirprey.Thefoodwasthereonthefarms,awaitingtheirneeds.The
risksanduncertaintiesoffarmingwerenolongeressentialforsurvival.
Agreatmanycitiesareexperiencingdifficultieswhich
arenothingnewinthehistoryofcities,exceptintheirscale.
Somecitieshavelosttheiroriginalpurposeandhavenotfound
newone.Andanylargeorrichcityisgoingtoattractpoor
immigrants,whofloodin,fillingwithhopesofprosperity
whicharethenoftendisappointing.Therearebackwardtowns
ontheedgeofBombayorBrasilia,justasthoughtherewere
ontheedgeofseventeenth-centuryLondonorearlynine-
teenth-centuryParis.Thisisnewisthescale.Descriptions
writtenbyeighteenth-centurytravelersofthepoorofMexico
City,andtheenormouscontraststhatwastobefoundthere,
areverydissimilartodescriptionsofMexicoCitytoday-the
poorcanstillbenumberedinmillions.
Thewholemonstrousgrowthrestsoneconomicprosperity,
butbehinditliestwomyths:
themythofthecityasa
promisedland,thatattractsimmigrantsfromruralpoverty
andbringsitfloodingintocitycenters,andthemythofthe
countryasaGardenofEden,which,afewgenerationslate,
sendsthemfloodingoutagaintothesuburbs.
TheSeattleTimesCompanyisonenewspaperfirmthat
hasrecognizedtheneedforchangeanddonesomethingabout
it.Inthenewspaperindustry,papersmustreflectthediversity
ofthecommunitiestowhichtheyprovideinformation.
Itmustreflectthatdiversitywiththeirnewscoverageorrisk
losingtheirreaders'interestandtheiradvertisers'support.
OperatingwithinSeattle,whichhas20percentsracial
minorities,thepaperhasputintoplacepoliciesand
proceduresforhiringandmaintainadiverseworkforce.The underlyingreasonforthechangeisthatforinformationtobe
fair,appropriate,andsubjective,itshouldbereportedbythe
samekindofpopulationthatreadsit.
Adiversitycommitteecomposedofreporters,editors,and
photographersmeetsregularlytovaluetheSeattleTimes'
contentandtoeducatetherestofthenewsroomstaffabout
diversityissues.Inanaddition,thepaperinstitutedacontent
audit(审查)thatevaluatesthefrequencyandmannerof
representationofwomanandpeopleofcolorinphotographs.
Earlyauditsshowedthatminoritieswerepicturedfartoo
infrequentlyandwerepicturedwithadisproportionate
numberofnegativearticles.Theauditresultsfrom
improvementinthefrequencyofmajorityrepresentationand
theirportrayalinneutralorpositivesituations.And,witha
result,theSeattleTimeshasimprovedasanewspaper.
ThediversitytrainingandcontentauditshelpedtheSeattle
TimesCompanytowinthePersonnelJournalOptimalAward
forexcellenceinmanagingchange.
"Home,sweethome"isaphrasethatexpressesanessentialattitude
intheUnitedStates.Whethertherealityoflifeinthefamily
houseissweetornosweet.Thecherishedidealofhomehasgreat
importanceformanypeople.
ThisidealisavitalpartoftheAmericandream.Thisdream,
dramatizedinthehistoryofnineteenth-centuryEuropeansettlersofthe
AmericanWest,wastofindapieceofplace,buildahouseforone's
family,andstartedafarm.Thesesmallhouseholdswereportraitsof
independence:
theentirefamily--mother,father,children,even
grandparents—liveinasmallhouseandworkingtogethertosupport
eachother.Anyoneunderstoodthelifeanddeathimportanceoffamily
cooperationandhardwork.
AlthoughmostpeopleintheUnitedStatesnolongerliveon
farms,buttheidealofhomeownershipisjustasstronginthetwentieth
centuryasitwasinthenineteenth.
When,soldierscamehomebeforeWorldWarII,for
example,theydreamedofbuyinghousesandstartingfamilies.Butthere
wasatremendousboominhomebuilding.Thenewhouses,typically
inthesuburbs,wereoftensmallandmoreorlessidentical,butit
satisfiedadeepneed.Manyregardedthesingle-familyhousethebasisof
theirwayoflife.
ThomasMalthuspublishedhis"EssayonthePrincipleof
Population"almost200yearsago.Eversincethen,forecasters
havebeingwarningthatworldwidefaminewasjustaroundtheS1________
nextcorner.Thefast-growingpopulation'sdemandforfood,
theywarned,wouldsoonexceedtheirsupply,leadingtoS2________
widespreadfoodshortagesandstarvation.
Butinreality,theworld'stotalgrainharvesthasrisen
steadilyovertheyears.ExceptforrelativeisolatedtroublespotsS3________
likepresent-daySomalia,andoccasionalyearsofgoodharvests,S4________
theworld'sfoodcrisishasremaine