英语六级听力考试预测模拟练习9

[00:00.00]Listening Comprehension  (20 minutes)

[00:-1.00]Section A

[00:-2.00]Directions:In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations.At the end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said.Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once.After each question there will be a pause.During the pause,you must read the four choices marked [A],[B],[C] and [D],and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

[00:-3.00]1.Q:Where is Mr.Collions now?  A.At his office.  B.At the travel agency.  C.At a cafeteria.  D.At a bar.

[00:13.38]2.Q:How much did the woman pay for the tickets?  A.12 dollars.  B.36 dollars.  C.24 dollars.  D.30 dollars.

[00:29.16]3.Q:Where is Jack 2 now?  A.In America.  B.In Europe.  C.Here.  D.We do not know.

[00:41.64]4.Q:What do we learn from the conversation?  A.The train is late.  B.The train arrived.  C.The man is lost.  D.He has to wait 20 minutes.

[00:58.39]5.Q:When did the man go to dinner?  A.A month ago.  B.Yesterday.  C.A week ago.  D.Before he talked to her.

[01:22.68]6.Q:How much should the man get in change?  A.$0.8.  B.$3.  C.4.  D.$3.8.

[01:39.66]7.Q:What can we learn from the conversation?  A.They will have an English test.  B.The teacher is ill.  C.They will have the test on next Monday.  D.They will not have the test.

[01:52.85]8.Q:When did the woman last see Mr.Smith?  A.3 days ago.  B.2 days ago.  C.Yesterday.  D.Last night.

[02:05.57]9.Q:What conclusion can be drawn 3 from the conversation?  A.The man is high in spirits.  B.The man wants to buy a pair of shoes for the woman.  C.The man is tired from shopping.  D.The woman is looking for a place to sit down.

[02:23.96]10.Q:Where did the woman live?  A.She lived in Tokyo.  B.She lived in Chicago.  C.She lived in Illinois.  D.She lived in Los Angeles.

[02:22.96]Section B

[02:21.96]compound Dictation

[02:20.96]Directions:In this section,you will hear a passage three times.When the passage is read for the first time,you should listen carefully for its general idea.Then listen to the passage again.When the passage is read for the second time,you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you have just heard.For blanks numbered from S8 to S10 you are required to fill in the missing information.You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words.Finally,when the passage is read for the third time,you should check what you have written.

[02:19.96]The Art of Cooking

[02:35.04]The art of cooking has been developed over many thousands of years.In the distant past,our(S1)_ate raw meat.They did not know how to cook their food.Some(S2)_believe that it was forest forest fires that first(S3)_man to the art of cooking.Forest fires were sometimes started by(S4)_ ,and people ran away.When they returned,they found that the animals which were (S5)_in the fires and could not (S6)_were"cooked",and that the cooked meat (S7)_much better than raw meat.From this,man began to realize that cooking made his food more tasty.Then they learned how to make fires and how to cook their food.(S8)_.One theory is that many years ago some people who lived in a coastal 5 area killed an animal on the seashore.(S9)_.The discovery of cooking and flavouring played a very important part in the development of man and of human society.(S10)_.

[02:34.04]Reading Comprehension  (35 minutes)

[02:33.04]Directions:There are 4 passage in this part.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked [A],[B],[C] and [D].You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

[02:32.04]Passage One

[02:31.04]Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.

[02:30.04]Humans are forever forgetting that they can't control nature.Exactly 20 years ago,Time magazine cover story announced that "scientists are on the verge 6 of being able to predict the time,place and even the size of earthquakes."The people of quake-ruined Kobe learned last week how wrong that assertion was.None of the methods praised two decades ago have succeeded.Even now,scientists have yet to discover a  uniform warning signal that precedes all quakes,let alone any sign that would tell whether the coming quake is mild or a killer 7.Earthquake formation can be triggered by many factors,says Hiroo Kanamori,a seismologist at the California Institute of Technology.So,finding one all-purpose warning sign is impossible.One reason:Quakes start deep in the earth,so scientist can't study them directly.If a quake precursor 8 were found,it would still be impossible to warm humans in advances of all dangerous quakes.Places like Japan and California are filled with hundreds,if not thousands,of minor 9 faults.It is impossible to place monitoring instruments on all of them.And these inconspicuous sites can be just as deadly as their better-known cousins like the San Andreas.Both the Kobe and the 1994 Northridge quakes occurred on small faults.Prediction would be less important if scientists could easily build structures to withstand tremors 10.While seismic 11 engineering has improved dramatically in the past 10 to 15 years,every new quake reveals unexpected Weaknesses in"quake-resistant"structure,says Terry Tullis,a geophysicist at Brown University.In Kobe,for example,a highway that opened only last year was damaged.In the Northridge earthquake,on the other hand,well-built structures generally did not collapse 12.But engineers have since found hidden problems in 120 steel-frame buildings that survived.Such structures are supposed to sway with the earth rather than crumple 13.They may have swayed,but the quake also unexpectedly weakened the joints 14 in their steel skeletons.If the shaking had been longer or stronger,the buildings might have collapsed 15.A recent report in Science adds yet more anxiety about life on the fault lines.Researchers ran computer simulations to see how quake-resistant buildings would fare in a moderate-size tremor,taking into account that much of a quake's energy travels in a large "pulse"of focused shaking.The results:Both steel-frame buildings and buildings that sit on insulating rubber pads suffered severe damage.More research will help experts design stronger structures and possibly find quake presursors.But it is still a certainty that the next earthquake will prove once again that every fault cannot be monitored and every highway cannot be completely quake-proofed.

[02:29.04]11.Which of the following statements is Not true?  A.Scientists claimed that they had found some methods of predicting earthquakes,they didn't work.  B.Scientists have not discovered one single warning sign for all quakes.  C.Scientists have not yet discovered any sign that would tell the size of quakes.  D.The methods scientists boasted of 20 years ago of predicting quakes didn't produce desired results.

[02:28.04]12.Quakes_.  A.can trigger minor faults  B.can in no way be studied fully 4  C.can be warned of beforehand  D.on small faults cannot possibly be as deadly as those known quakes

[02:27.04]13.It is implied in the passage that_.  A.seismic engineering has improved well enough for structures to resist quakes  B.well-erected structures do not collapse  C.steel-frame buildings survive any earthquakes  D.the existent quake-resistant buildings need to be redesigned

[02:26.04]14.The author's focus in the 3rd paragraph is more on_.  A.the need for more research  B.the designing of stronger structures and the finding of quake precursors 16  C.the uncertainty 17 of earthquakes  D.the impossibility of monitoring faults and building completely quake proofed structures

[02:25.04]15.The best title for the passage could be "_".  A.Nature Is Beyond Human's Control  B.Why Earthquake Prediction Is Hard to Do  C.No Method or Stronger Structures Are Found to Predict and Withstand Quakes  D.Can't We Predict Earthquakes

[02:24.04]Passage Two

[02:23.04]Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.

[02:22.04]Three Yale University professors agreed in a panel discussion tonight that the automobile 18 was what one of them called"Public Health Enemy No.1 in this country."Besides polluting the air and conesting the cities,cars are involved in more than half the disabling accidents,and they contribute to heart disease"because we don't walk anywhere any more,"said Dr.H. Warson,professor of medicine and public health.His sharp indictment 19 of the automobile came in a discussion of human environment on Yale Reports,a radio program broadcast by Station WTIC in Hartford,Connecticut.The program opened a three-partseries on "Staying Alive.""For the first time in human history,the problem of man's survival has to do with his control of manmade hazards,"Dr.Warson siad."Before this,the problem had been the control of naturel hazards."Relating many of these hazards to the automobile,Arthur W.Galston,a professor of biology,said it was possible to make a kerosene-burning turbine car that would"lessen smog by a very large factor."But he expressed doubt that Americans were willing to give up moving about the countryside at 90 miles an hour in a large vehicle."America seems wedded 20 to the motor can-every family has to have at least two,and one has to be a convertible 21 with 300 horsepower,"Professor Galston continued."Is this the way of life that we choose because we cherish these values?"For Paul B.Sears,professor emeritus 22 of conservation,part of the blame lies with"a society that regards profit as a supreme 23 value,under the illusion that anything that's technically 24 possible is,ethically justified 25."Professor Sears also called the country's dependence 26 on its modern automobiles 27"lousy economics,"because of the large horsepower used simply"in moving one individual to work."But he conceded that Americans have painted themselves into a corner by allowing the national economy to become so reliant on the automobile industry.According to Dr.,Warson,automobiles not factories,are responsible for two-thirds of the smog in America's cities,and the smog presents the possibility of a whole new kind of epiemic,not due to one germ,but due to polluted environment."Within another five to ten year,it's possible to have an epidemic 28 of lung cancer in a city like Los Angeles.This is a new phenomenon in health concern,"he said.The solution,he continued,is "not to find a less dangerous fuel,but a different system of inner-city transportation.Because of the increasing use of cars,public transportation has been allowed to wither 29 and degenerate,so that if you cannot walk to where you want to go,you have to have a car in most cities,"he asserted.This,in turn,Dr.Weinerman contended,is responsible for the "arteriosclerosis"of public  roads,for the blight 30 of the inner city and for the middle-class movement to the suburbs.

[02:21.04]16.The main idea of this article is that_.  A.Americans are too attached to their cars  B.American cars are to fast  C.Automobiles endanger health  D.Automobiles are the main public transportation tools of U.S.A.

[02:20.04]17.What does"indictment"in the first paragraph mean?  A.praise  B.charge  C.criticism  D.disadvantage

[02:19.04]18."public transportation systems have been allowed to wither and degenerate"means that the transportation systems"_".  A.have not been maintained or improved properly  B.are used by too many people during rush hours  C.do not exist any more  D.have been changed completely

[02:18.04]19.Although he does not say it directly,Dr.Warson would probably agree,that,if public transportation were improved_.  A.the inner city might improve  B.the middle class would move to the suburbs  C.public roads would get worse  D.more people would own cars

[02:17.04]20.Americans have painted themselves into a corner by allowing the economy to become so reliant on the automobile industry.The underlined part means"_".  A.become painters  B.increased their wealth  C.trapped themselves  D.made themselves colorful

[02:16.04]Passage Three

[02:15.04]Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

[02:14.04]However important we may regard school life to be,there is no gainsaying 31 the fact that children spend more time at home than in the classroom.Therefore,the great influence of parents cannot be ignored or discounted by the teaher.They can become strong helpers of the school personnel or they can consciously or unconsciously hinder and oppose curricular objectives.Administrators 32 have been aware of the need to keep parents informed of the newer methods used in schools.Many principals have conducted workshops explaining such matters as the reading readiness program,manuscript writing and developmental mathematics.Moreover,the classroom teacher,with the permission of the supervisors,can also play an important role in enlightening parents.The informal tea and the many interviews carried on during the year,as well as new ways of reporting pupils's progress,can significantly aid in achieving a harmonious 33 interplay between school and home.To illustrate,suppose that a father has been drilling Junior in arithmetic processes night after night.In a friendly interview,the teacher can help the parent convert his natural paternal 34 interest into productive channels.He might be persuaded to let Junior participate in discussing the family budget,buying the food,using a yardstick 35 or measuring cup at home,setting the clock,calculating mileage 36 on a trip and engaging in scores of other activities that have a mathematical basis.If the father follows the advice,it is reasonable to assume that he will soon realize his son is making satisfactory progress in mathematics,and at the same time,enjoying the work.Too often,however,teachers'conferences with parents are devoted 37 to petty accounts of children's unlawful acts,complaints about laziness and poor work habits,and suggestion for penalties and rewards at home.What is needed is a more creative approach in which the teacher,as a professional adviser,plants ideas in parents'minds for the best utilization 38 of the many hours that the child spends out of the classroom.In this way,the school and the home join forces in fostering the fullest development of youngsters'capacities.

[02:13.04]21.The author directly discusses the fact that_.  A.parents drill their children too much arithmetic  B.a parent's misguided efforts can be properly directed  C.a father can have his son help him construct articles at home  D.principlas have explained the new art programs to parents

[02:12.04]22.It can reasonably be inferred that the author_.  A.is satisfied with present relationships between home and school  B.feels that the traditional program in mathematics is slightly superior to the developmental program  C.feels that parent-teacher interviews can be made much more constructive 39 that they are at present  D.of the opinion that teachers of this generation are inferior to those of the last generation

[02:11.04]23.Method of communication not mentioned or intimated by the author is the_.  A.classes for parents  B.new type of report card  C.parent-teacher interview  D.demonstration 40 lesson

[02:10.04]24.The author implies that_.  A.participation 41 in interesting activities relating to a subject improves one's achievement in that area  B.too many children are lazy and have poor work habits  C.school principals do more than their share in interpreting the curriculum to the parents  C.school principals do more than their share in interpreting the curriculum to the parents  D.teachers should occasionally make home visits to parents.  25.We may infer that the writer of the passage does Not favor which of the following?  A.A father's helping 42 his son with the latter's studies.  B.Written communications to the parent from the teacher.  C.Having the parent observe lessons which the children are being taught.  D.Principal-parent conferences father than teacher-parent conferences.

[02:09.04]25.We may infer that the writer of the passage does Not favor which of the following?  A.A father's helping his son with the latter's studies.  B.Written communications to the parent from the teacher.  C.Having the parent observe lessons which the children are being taught.  D.Principal-parent conferences father than teacher-parent conferences.

[02:08.04]Passage Four

[02:07.04]Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.

[02:06.04]American federalism has been described as a neat mechanical theory.The national government was said to be sovereign in certain areas of governmental concern,such as the regulation of intrastate commerce.State governments were said to be sovereign in certain other areas,such as regulation of intrastate commerce and exercise of the police power.One writer has descibed this as the"layer cake"concept of American federalism.In the top layer are nearly compacted all the powers of the national government;in the bottom layer are found the separate and distinct functions and powers of state governments.How nice in would be if the American federal system could be so easily and conveniently analyzed 43.But Professor Martin of the University of Chicago has gone on the describe federalism in practice as more like a marble cake,with an intermingling of functions,than like a layer cake,with functions separate and distinct.This intermingling can be seen best,perhaps,by examining the example of railroad traffic.If it crosses a state line,it constitutes intrastate commerce,coming under control of the national government.Rail shipments originating and ending within a single state constitute intrastate commerce,thus-the theory tells us-falling under regulation of state government.However,both the interstate and intrastate shipments may have moved over the same rails.In this simple example,one might easily read the urgent necessity for close coopration between state and national governments.This need has not gone unrecognized by administrators of governmental programs at the state,local,and national levels.Nonetheless,national and state interests often conflict in the political arena 44.Pressures may be brought to bear on state legislators which differ from those felt by members of the national Congress.Disagreement over the proper division of powers states and the national government often lies beneath a conflict of interests.But no"best"formula has been discovered for drawing a dividing line between state powers and national powers.The men who wrote the United States Constitution did the best they could in the face of circumstances which confronted them at the time.The state-national power dispute has raged persistently 45 ever since.What are"state"rights?It is obvious that,throughout the United States history,"state"rights has arisen repeatedly as the anguished 46 wail 47 of any interest which felt it was being treated unsympathetically at a given moment by the national government.The source of the cry would seem to depend on whose ox is being gored 48.

[02:05.04]26.Federalism is best described as_.  A.diving the powers of the federal government into three distinct branches of government  B.a system that provides for continuous checks on federal authority  C.a system that limits central government power  D.a system in which the state and federal governments have distinct functions

[02:04.04]27.The author implies that modern federalism_.  A.has limited the states'police powers  B.can be categorized as a distinct two-tier system of government control  C.is best explained as a system with diffused 49 functions  D.has not recognized the legitimate 50 need for states' rights

[02:03.04]28.Which of the following would Not be a primary reason for the conflicts between federal and state governments?  A.duplication of government services  B.diversity of state laws  C.regional planning  D.conflict of interest

[02:02.04]29.A major factor in limiting federal-stated cooperation would be_.  A.extradition 51 legislation  B.conflicting political pressures  C.the growth of state police powers  D.national highway legislation

[02:01.04]30.According to the passage,since there is no clear-cut formula for dividing state and national powers,_.  A.state governments have been forced to delegate certain functions to the federal government  B.conflicting state and national interests will have to be resolved in the national interests and will have to be resolved in the political arena  C.interstate cooperation is primarily a thing of the past  D.the role of the state has not been significantly altered

[02:00.04]Vocabulary  (20 Minutes)

[01:59.04]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 that best complete the sentence.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

[01:58.04]31.The new department head starts work in June,but in the_ ,Dr.Johnson is going to be in charge.  A.interim 52  B.overtime 53  C.meanwhile  D.recession

[01:57.04]32.There he engaged in literary_ ,when he was a school boy.  A.pursuits  B.searches  C.occupations  D.careers

[01:56.04]33.She was not joking.When she said what had happened,she was_serious.  A.deadly  B.particularly  C.almost  D.evidently

[01:55.04]34.He was mistreated and lived miserably 54 in his childhood.So now he feels deep_toward his parents.  A.resentment 55  B.reservation  C.humor  D.goodness

[01:54.04]35.When Walt Disney,a well-known US creator and producer of animated 56 cartoons,died in 1966,his shelves_with the weight of an unprecedented 57 30 Oscars.  A.geared  B.ground  C.groaned 58  D.giggled 59

[01:53.04]36.When young my sister loved reading romantic fiction.Now she has a consuming_for music.  A.pastime  B.passage  C.passion  D.patron

[01:52.04]37.Whenever anything_happens,a crowd of people is sure to gather.  A.famous  B.noted 60  C.sensational 61  D.well-known

[01:51.04]38.He_his engagement just before the wedding ceremony.  A.broke out of  B.broke away from  C.broke off  D.broke up

[01:50.04]39.His reserves of energy_as he entered the end of the course.  A.gave out  B.gave in  C.gave up  D.gave away

[01:49.04]40.All the evidence I have collected_to the fact that he is a thief.  A.boils up  B.boils on  C.boils off  D.boils down

[01:48.04]41.He promised to act as chairman so I am afraid he can't get_it now.There is no one else to do it.  A.away with  B.down upon  C.out of  D.along with

[01:47.04]42.Nothing Judy says is_.She always thinks carefully before she speaks.  A.topical  B.territorial 62  C.spontaneous  D.primary

[01:46.04]43.I saw her_the letter from her boyfriend into pieces.  A.ripping  B.smashing  C.ripening 63  D.snatching

[01:45.04]44.John made_keys for the house,one for his father and one for himself.  A.dominant 64  B.duplicate  C.dozen  D.deliberate

[01:44.04]45.The rope was catching 65 fire.He left_just in time.  A.alone it  B.go alone it  C.go it  D.go of it

[01:43.04]46.My father_his brow,clearly puzzled by the letter he had just received.  A.wounded  B.wrinkled  C.would  D.wrapped

[01:42.04]47.The mother,a(n)_lady dressed in the latest Paris fashion,walked behind her son.  A.humble 66  B.invisible  C.plain  D.elegant

[01:41.04]48.He spoke 1 so_that even his opponents were won over by his arguments.  A.bluntly  B.convincingly  C.emphatically  D.determinedly 67

[01:40.04]49.France's_of nuclear testing in the South Pacific last month triggered political debates and mass demonstrations 68.  A.assumption  B.consumption  C.presumption 69  D.resumption

[01:39.04]50.The 215-page manuscript,circulated to publishers last October,_an outburst of interest.  A.flared 70  B.glittered  C.sparked  D.flashed

[01:38.04]51.Her efforts to bring about a reconciliation 71 between the two parties_.  A.came off  B.came on  C.came around  D.came down

[01:37.04]52.Tax is then calculated_what you earn.  A.in consequence of  B.in proportion to  C.in regard to  D.in return for

[01:36.04]53.I just can't_out why he didn't call me before leaving for New York.  A.figure  B.remind  C.perceive  D.observe

[01:35.04]54.Although the Japanese_the airplane only with an ice pick,he was at first rather successful.  A.highjacked  B.highlighted  C.highpowered  D.hightailed

[01:34.04]55.A_of people assembled before the auditorium 72.  A.latitude 73  B.multitde  C.longitude 74  D.magnitude

[01:33.04]56.A patriot 75 can hardly be_into leaving the county by the offer of high pay elsewhere.  A.forced  B.persuaded  C.seduced 76  D.permitted

[01:32.04]57.She was so unhappy that she was_committing suicides.  A.on the way of  B.on the verge of  C.on the ran  D.on the road

[01:31.04]58.Understanding is one of the most important_of a successful marriage.  A.ingredients  B.standards  C.keys  D.methods

[01:30.04]59.This plan is_ ,so nobody raises and objection or doubt.  A.reactionary 77  B.convincing  C.genuine  D.protective

[01:29.04]60.An electric are is a_current of electricity that leaps from one electrode to another.  A.lucrative 78  B.magnetic  C.twinkling  D.luminous 79

[01:28.04]Cloze  (15 minutes)

[01:27.04]Directions:There are 20 blanks in the following passage.For each blank there are four choices marked [A],[B],[C] and [D] on the right side of the paper.You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

[01:26.04]61.Checks have largely replaced money as a means of exchange,for they are widely accepted everywhere.Though this is very_for both buyer and seller,  A.complicated  B.trivial  C.bearable  D.convenient

[01:25.04]62.it should not be_that checks are not real money:  A.kept  B.remembered  C.forgotten  D.minded

[01:24.04]63.they are quite_in themselves.  A.valueless  B.invaluable 80  C.valuable  D.infefinite

[01:23.04]64.A shop-keeper always runs a certain_when he accepts a check   A.danger  B.change  C.risk  D.opportunity

[01:22.04]65.and he is quite_his rights if,on occasion,he refuses to do so.  A.within  B.beyout  C.without  D.out of

[01:21.04]66.People do not always know this and are_  A.pleased  B.glad  C.shocked  D.happy

[01:20.04]67.if their good faith is called_.  A.in difficulty  B.in doubt  C.in earnest  D.in question

[01:19.04]68.An old and very_friend of mine told me he had an extremely unpleasant experience.  A.poor  B.wealthy  C. dirty  D.clean

[01:18.04]69.He went to a famous jewelry 81 shop which keeps a large_of precious stones and asked to be shown some pearl necklaces.  A.amount  B.stock  C.number  D.store

[01:17.04]70.After examining several trays,he_to buy a particularly fine string of pearls and asked  A.considered  B.thought  C.conceived  D.decided 82

[01:16.04]71.if he could pay by_.  A.money  B.check  C.card  D.visa card

[01:15.04]72.The assistant said that this was quite_,but the moment my friend signed his name,he was invited into the manager's office.  A.in order  B.in need  C.use  D.in common

[01:14.04]73.The manager was very polite,but he explained that someone with_the same name had presented them  A.largely  B.mostly  C.exactly  D.extremely

[01:13.04]74.with a_check not long ago.  A.worth  B.worthy 83  C.worthwhile  D.worthless

[01:12.04]75.He told my friend that the police would arrive at any moment and he had better stay_  A.whether  B.if  C.otherwise  D.unless

[01:11.04]76.he wanted to get_serious trouble.  A.on  B.of  C.into  D.in

[01:10.04]77._ ,the police arrived soon afterwards.  A.Really  B.Sure enough  C.Certainly  D.However

[01:09.04]78.They apologized to my friend for the_and asked him to copy out a note which had been used by the thief in a number of shops.  A.treatment  B.manner  C.inconvenience  D.behavior

[01:08.04]79.The note_:"I have a gun in my pocket.  A.read  B.told  C.wrote  D.informed

[01:07.04]80.Ask no questions and give me all the money in the safe."_ ,my friend's handwriting was quite unlike the thief's.  A.Unfortunately  B.Fortunately  C.Naturally  D.Basically

[01:06.04]Writing

[01:05.04]Directions:Title:Euthanasia(Mercy Killing 84)  Time Limit:30 minutes  Word Limit:no less than 120  Your composition should be based on the OUTLLINE below.Your composition must be written clearly on your Answer Sheet.  OUTLLINE:1.What is Euthanasia? 2.Many people believe:Euthanasia is not a bad choice. 3.Euthanasia is different from murdering.

[01:04.04]Euthanasia(Mercy Killing)

[01:03.04]1.C  2.D  3.C  4.A  5.C  6.D  7.D  8.B  9.C  10.A

[01:02.04]S1.ancestors  S2.specialists  S3.introduced  S4.storms  S5.caught  S6.escape  S7.tasted

[01:01.04]S8.From this,man began to realize that cooking made this food more tasty.Then they learned how to make fires and how to cook their food.However they still did not know how to flavour it.

[01:00.04]S9.They left the dead animal there for some time.The salt from the sea water covered the animal and later when the meat was cooked it had a very good taste.In time,man learned to collect salt to flavour his food.

[00:59.04]S10.The fact that man no longer ate raw meat made him different from other animals.Cooking and flavouring made food more healthy.Cooked food helped people to improve the condition of their minds and bodies,develop their productive abilities,move towards a state of civilization.

[00:58.04]11.A  12.B  13.D  14.C  15.B  16.C  17.C  18.A  19.A  20.C

[00:57.04]21.B  22.C  23.D  24.A  25.D  26.D  27.C  28.C  29.B  30.B

[00:56.04]31.A  32.D  33.A  34.A  35.C  36.C  37.C  38.C  39.A  40.D

[00:55.04]41.C  42.C  43.A  44.B  45.D  46.B  47.D  48.B  49.D  50.C

[00:54.04]51.A  52.B  53.A  54.A  55.B  56.C  57.B  58.A  59.B  60.D

[00:53.04]61.D  62.C  63.A  64.C  65.A  66.C  67.D  68.B  69.B  70.D

[00:52.04]71.B  72.A  73.C  74.D  75.D  76.C  77.B  78.C  79.A  80.B

[00:51.04]Writing  Euthanasia(Mercy killing)  When a patient catches an incurable 85 disease,morally,it is often hard for people to accept the idea of helping him to escape from the suffering and misery,i.e.euthanasia.The advocates of euthanasia argue that people live in the world in order to enjoy themselves and make others happy.Therefore,when one's living becomes a burden to others and a suffering to himself,he relieves himself from pain and sorrow and he is considerate of his close relatives.Although euthanasia can solve some people's problem but not all of them.Euthanasia may be direct but involuntary,in which a simple mercy killing is done on a patient's behalf without his present or past request.Instances would be giving an idiot a fatal does;shooting a man trapped inextricably in a blazing fire to end his suffering;ordering a "shutdown"on a patient deep in an irreversible mindless condition.But euthanasia is different from murdering both legally and morally.Every person has the right to decide to live or die.As ethnically 86 regarded,what is done is decided for"patient"himself rather than for relieving murse's burden or in response to the patient's request.