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Passage1
TownandCountryLifeinEngland
Thereisabigdifferencebetweentownlifeand
countrylifeinEngland.Inthecountry,
everybodyknowseverybodyelse.Theyknow
whattimeyougetup,whattimeyougotobed
andwhatyouhavefordinner.Ifyouwanthelp,
youwillalwaysgetitandyouwillbegladto
helpothers.
InalargetownlikeLondon,however,itcan
sometimeshappenthatyouhaveneverseen
yournextdoorneighborandyoudonotknow
hisnameoranythingabouthim.Peoplein
Londonareoftenverylonely.Thisisbecause
peoplegotodifferentplacesintheeveningsand
atweekends.Ifyouwalkthroughthestreetsin
thecentreofLondononSunday,itislikeatown
withoutpeople.Oneissorryforoldpeople
livingontheirown.Theycoulddieintheir
homesandwouldnotbediscoveredforweeksor
evenmonths.(154words.)
Passage2AChangeinWomen'sLifeTheimportantchangeinwomen's
havebeguntohasonlyrecentlylife-pattern
'seconomicitsfulleffectonwomenposition.Evenafewyearsagomostgirls
leftschoolatthefirstopportunity,and
However,job.tookafull-timemostofthem
atleftworkusuallywhentheymarried,they
onceandneverreturnedtoit.Todaythe
school-leavingageissixteen,manygirls
stayatschoolafterthatage,andthough
womentendtomarryyounger,moremarried
womenstayatworkatleastuntilshortly
manyVeryisborn.childbeforetheirfirst
moreafterwardsreturntofull-timeor
part-timework.Suchchangeshaveledtoa
newrelationshipinmarriage,withhusband
andthedutiesofgreateracceptingashare
satisfactionsoffamilylifeandwithboth
husbandandwifesharingmoreequallyin
providingthemoney,andrunningthehome,
onintereststheabilitiesandaccordingto
eachofthem.(154words)
Passage3APopularPastimeoftheEnglishPeople
Oneofthebestmeansofunderstandingthe
peopleofanynationiswatchingwhatthey
dowiththeirnon-workingtime.
MostEnglishmen,womenandchildrenlove
growingthings,especiallyflowers.
VisitorstoEnglandinspring,summer,or
waythegardenstoseeallareautumnlikely
alongtherailwaylines.Thereareflowers
attheairportsandflowersinfactory
grounds,aswellasingardensalongthe
roads.EachEnglishtownhasatleastone
parkwithbeautifullykeptflowerbeds.
Publicbuildingsofeverykindhave
brilliantwindowboxesandsometimes
basketsofflowersarehangingonthem.
ButwhattheEnglishenjoymostisgrowing
thingsthemselves.Ifitisimpossibleto
something
boxagarden,haveathenwidowor
growinginapotwilldo.Lookingateach
other'sgardensisapopularpastimewith
theEnglish.(144words.)
Passage4BritishandAmericanPoliceOfficers
commonrecognizeanytheU.S.,hardlyRealpolicemen,bothinBritainand
homegetever—iftheyandwhattheyseeonTVpointsbetweentheirlives
intime.
thinknotthepolicemendoaboutthesame,ofcourse,butSomethingsare
muchofthem.
law.thedealswiththatapoliceman'sreallifeThefirstdifferenceis
Mostofwhathelearnsisthelaw.Hehastoknowactuallywhatactions
areagainstthelawandwhatfactscanbeusedtoprovethemincourt.
Hehastoknownearlyasmuchlawasalawyer,andwhat'smore,hehas
narrowarunningdownfeet,inthedarkand,toputitintopracticeonhis
streetaftersomeonehewantstotalkto.
bravelyorgirlsinintalkingwithbeautifulLittleofhistimeisspent
arrangingworkinglifespendmostofhisfacingcruelcriminals.Hewill
millionsofwordsonthousandsofformsabouthundredsofsad,ordinary
(177words)unimportantcrimes.notofstupid,peoplewhoareguilty—or
Passage5LivingSpace
Howmuchlivingspacedoesapersonneed?
Whathappenswhenhisspace
needsarenotmet?
Scientistsaredoingexperimentsonratstotryto
determinetheeffectsofovercrowdedconditionsonman.Recentstudies
haveshownthatthebehaviorofratsisgreatlyaffectedbyspace.If
theirproducesleepwellandenoughlivingspace,theyeatwell,ratshave
youngwell.Butiftheirlivingconditionsbecometoocrowded,their
behaviorandeventheirhealthchangeobviously.Theycannotsleepand
theycrowdedThemoreandworrybecomeclear.feareatwell,andsignsof
Thus,eachother.andevenkilleachare,themoretheytendtobiteother
naturalarelated.Isthisrats,populationandviolencearedirectlyfor
lawforhumansocietyaswell?
Isenoughspacenotonlysatisfactory,
butnecessaryforhumansurvival?
Theseareinterestingquestions.(147
words)
Passage6TheUnitedNations
In1945,representativesof50nationsmettoplanthisorganization.
joined.nationswar,manymoreNations.wasItcalledtheUnitedAfterthe
GeneraltheisNations.thepartstwoTherearemajorofUnitedOnecalled
Assembly.IntheGeneralAssembly,everymembernationisrepresented
andhasanequalvote.
ThesecondpartiscalledtheSecurityCouncil.Ithasrepresentatives
States,theUnitednationsarepermanentmembers:
ofjust15nations.Five
everyareelected10othermembersRussia,France,BritainandChina.The
twoyearsbytheGeneralAssembly.
ThemajorjoboftheSecurityCouncilistokeeppeaceintheworld.If
necessary,itcansendtroopsfrommembernationstotrytostoplittle
warsbeforetheyturnintobigones.
ItishardtogetthenationsoftheSecurityCounciltoagreeonwhen
thisisnecessary.Buttheydidvotetotrytostopwars.(156words)
Passage7Plastic
Weuseplasticwraptoprotectourfoods.Weputourgarbageinplastic
bagsorplasticcans.Wesitonplasticchairs,playwithplastictoys,
drinkfromplasticcups,andwashourhairwithshampoofromplastic
bottles!
Plasticdoesn'tgrowinnature.Itismadebymixingcertainthings
together.Wecallitaproducedormanufacturedmaterial.Plasticwas
plasticThatandcotton.fromplants,suchaswood1860sfirstmadeinthe
wassoftandburnedeasily.
Thefirstmodernplasticsweremadein1930s.Mostclearplasticstarts
outasthick,blackoil.Thatplasticcoatinginsideapanbeginsas
naturalgas.
Somebeendeveloped.ofdifferentplasticshaveyears,Overthehundreds
arehardandstrong.Somearesoftandbendable.Someareclear.Some
aremany-colored.Thereisaplasticforalmosteveryneed.Scientists
usetofindevenwaysTheycontinuetoexperimentwithplastics.hopeto
them!
(160words)
Passage8DisplayofGoods
Aresupermarketsdesignedtopersuadeustobuymore?
Thissupermarketentrances.vegetablesandaredisplayednearFreshfruit
givestheimpressionthatonlyhealthyfoodissoldintheshop.Basic
other.neareacharesugarandtea,notputlikeeveryonefoodsthatbuys,
Theyarekeptindifferentaislessocustomersaretakenpastother
attractivefoodsbeforetheyfindwhattheywant.Inthisway,shoppers
areencouragedtobuyproductsthattheydonotreallyneed.
Sweetsareoftenplacedatchildren'seyelevelatthecheckout.While
parentsarewaitingtopay,childrenreachforthesweetsandputthem
inthetrolley.
Moreisboughtfromafifteen-footdisplayofonetypeofproductthan
fromaten-footone.Customersalsobuymorewhenshelvesarefullthan
whentheyareahalfempty.Theydonotliketobuyfromshelveswith
thosewithissomethingwrongonthembecausetheyfeeltherefewproducts
productsthatarethere.(166words)
Passage9AlbertEinstein
AlbertEinsteinwasborninGermanyin1879.Hisfatherownedafactory
thatmadeelectricaldevices.Hismotherenjoyedmusicandbooks.His
rules.thereligion'sobservetheydidnotmanyofparentswereJewishbut
Albertwasaquietchildwhospentmuchofhistimealone.Hewasslow
totalkandhaddifficultylearningtoread.WhenAlbertwasfiveyears
whenwonderfilledwithacompass.Thechildwasold,hisfathergavehim
hediscoveredthatthecompassneedlealwayspointedinthesame
tothenorth.Heaskedhisfatherandhisunclewhatcaused—directiontheneedletomove.Theiranswersaboutmagnetismandgravitywere
timethinkingalotofunderstand.theboytoYethespentdifficultfor
behindhadtobethathefeltsomethinghiddenaboutthem.Hesaidlater
things.(143words.)
Passage10PrivateCars
Chinesesomeordinarystandardofliving,Withtheincreaseinthegeneral
familiesbegintoaffordacar.Yetopinionsofthedevelopmentofa
privatecarvaryfrompersontoperson.
Itgivesamuchgreaterdegreeofcomfortandmobility.Theownerofa
carisnolongerforcedtorelyonpublictransport,andhenceno
stronglyothersortaxis.However,irritationcausedbywaitingforbuses
objecttodevelopingprivatecars.Theymaintainthatasmoreandmore
gaspoisonousvolumeofproducedandruninthestreet,alargecarsare
willbegivenoff,pollutingtheatmosphereandcausingactualharmto
thehealthofpeople.
questionadifficultdevelopedinChinaisshouldWhetherprivatecarsbe
carprivateandindependenceacomforttoanswer,yetthedesireforthe
canbringwillnotbeeliminated.(143words)
Passage11AHenpeckedHusbandandHisWife
Therewasoncealarge,fatwomanwhohadasmall,thinhusband.Hehad
evening.everyFridaygivenhisweeklywagescompanyjobainabigandwas
AssoonashegothomeonFridays,hiswifeusedtomakehimgiveher
allhismoney,andthensheusedtogivehimbackonlyenoughtobuyhis
lunchinhiscompanyeveryday.
Oneday,thesmallmancamehomeveryexcited.Hehurriedintothe
living-room.Hiswifewaslisteningtoth