Ironically, high consumption may be a mixed blessing in human terms. The time-honored values of integrity of character, good work, friendship, family and community have often been sacrificed in the rush to riches. Thus many in the industrial lands have a sense that their world of plenty is somehow hollow-that, misled by a consumerist culture, they have been fruitlessly attempting to satisfy what are essentially social, psychological and spiritual needs with material things.
Of course, the opposite of over consumption-poverty-is no solution to either environmental or human problems. It is infinitely worse for people and bad for the natural world too. Dispossessed (被剥夺得一无所有的) peasants slash-and burn their way into the rain forests of Latin America, and hungry nomads (游牧民族) turn their herds out onto fragile African grassland, reducing it to desert.
If environmental destruction results when people have either too little or too much, we are left to wonder how much is enough. What level of consumption can the earth support? When dose having more cease to add noticeably to human satisfaction?
36.The emergence of the affluent society after World War II _______.
A)led to the reform of the retailing system
B)resulted in the worship of consumerism
C)gave rise to the dominance of the new egoism
D)gave birth to a new generation of upper class consumers
37.Apart from enormous productivity, another important impetus to high consumption is _______.
A)the people's desire for a rise in their living standards
B)the concept that one's success is measured by how much they consume
C)the imbalance that has existed between production and consumption
D)the conversion of the sale of goods into rituals
38. Why does the author say high consumption is a mixed blessing?
A)Because poverty still exists in an affluent society.
B)Because over consumption won't last long due to unrestricted population growth.
C)Because traditional rituals are often neglected in the process of modernization.
D)Because moral values are sacrificed in pursuit of material satisfaction.
39.According to the passage, consumerist culture_______ .
A)will not alleviate poverty in wealthy countries
B)will not aggravate environmental problems
C)cannot thrive on a fragile economy
D)cannot satisfy human spiritual needs
40.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A)human spiritual needs should match material affluence
B)whether high consumption should be encouraged is still an issue
C)how to keep consumption at a reasonable level remains a problem
D)there is never an end to satisfying people's material needs
Part Ⅲ Vocabulary (20 minutes)
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D).Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
41.Others viewed the findings with______,noting that a ca-effect relationship between passive smoking and cancer remains to be shown.
A)caution
B)passion
C)optimism
D)deliberation
42.When supply exceeds demand for any product, prices are _______to fall.
A)timely
B)liable
C)simultaneous
D)subject
43.The results are hardly_______ ;he cannot believe they are accurate.
A)crucial
B)liable
C)simultaneous
D)subject
44.The ball______ two or three times before rolling down the slope.
A)swayed
B)hopped
C)darted
D)bounced
45.Connie was told that if she worked too hard, her health would _______.
A)decay
B)hopped
C)darted
D)degrade
46.How much of your country's electrical supply is______ from water power?
A)deduced
B)derived
C)detached
D)declined
47.The glass vessels should be handled most carefully since they are_________ .
A)crisp
B)intricate
C)subtle
D)fragile
48.He blew out the candle and_______ his way to the door.
A)converged
B)wrenched
C)groped
D)strove
49.I have had my eyes tested and the report says that my_______ is perfect.
A)vision
B)horizon
C)outlook
D)perspective
50.The music aroused an _______feeling of homesickness in him.
A)intrinsic
B)intentional
C)intermittent
D)intense
51.This new printer is ________with all leading software.
A)competiti
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