Passage Two

　　The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well, especially cancer of the colon. Different cultures are prone to contract certain illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, government researchers realized that nitrates (硝酸钾) and nitrites(亚硝酸盐), commonly used to preserve color in meats, and other food additives, caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef and poultry and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cows. Sometimes similar drugs are administered(given) to animals not for medicinal purposes, but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.

　　46. How has science done a disservice (伤害) to mankind? ______.

　　A. Because of science, disease caused by contaminated food has been virtually done away with

　　B. It has caused a lack of information, concerning the value of food

　　C. As a result of scientific intervention, some potentially harmful substances have been added to

　　our food

　　D. The scientists have preserved the color of meats, but not of vegetables

　　47. What are nitrates used for? ______.

　　A. They preserve flavor in packaged foods

　　B. They preserve the color of meats

　　C. They are the objects of research

　　D. They cause the animals to become fatter

　　48. What does FDA mean as an organization? ______.

　　A. Food Direct Additives

　　B. Final Difficult Analysis

　　C. Food and Drug Administration

　　D. Federal Dairy Additives

　　49. The word carcinogenic means most nearly the same as ______.

　　A. trouble-making

　　B. color-retaining

　　C. money-making

　　D. cancer-causing

　　50. Which of the following statements is not true? ______.

　　A. Drugs are always given to animals for medical reasons.

　　B. Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the living

　　animals.

　　C. Researchers have known about the potential hazards of food additives for over thirty-five

　　years.

　　D. Food may cause forty percent of cancer in the world.

　　V．词形转换。将括号里提供的词转换成适当的词形填入答题纸上相应的位置。(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)

　　Complete each of the following sentences with a (compound) word derived from the one(s) given in brackets. (10 points)

　　51. The history students hoped to compare the ______ of ancient China and Japan. (civil)

　　52. The animal moved with such ______ that we didn’t see where it went. (rapid)

　　53. It’s not ______ to expect a child to understand sarcasm. (reason)

　　54.Their ______ was announced in the local newspaper. (engage)

　　55. When a person comes to a new environment, he must have a stage of ______. (adjust)

　　56. The only bottle of water left made great difference to the ______ of all the sailors on the boat.

　　(survive)

　　57. Doctors are highly ______ in that country. (appreciation)

　　58. The made no ______ of their joy. (conceal)

　　59. No news could be more ______ to me. (delight)

　　60. They ______ me by asking so many questions. (confusion)

　　VI．句子翻译。将下列句子译成英语，译文写在答题纸上相应的位置。如括号内有特定要求，请按要求答题。(本大题共5小题，每小题3分，共15分。)

　　Translate the following sentences into English.(15 points)

　　61．父母顶不住孩子的无理要求，也就娇惯了孩子。

　　62．英雄因其成就而出众，而名流因其形象。

　　63．时间就象时钟一样无时无刻不在我们的内耳中滴答作响。

　　64．现在所有的人都应该知道如何操作电脑，否则，他会落后于时代。

　　65．许多法律已变得有利于老百姓。

　　VII．作文。根据所学的一篇课文，写出150字左右的短文。(本大题共1小题，15分)

　　Write a short composition of about 150 words based on one of the texts you have learnt. (15 points)

　　66. “Americans believe no one stands still. If you are not moving ahead, you are falling behind.”

　　Translate the following sentences into English.(15 points)