C
　　Engineering students are supposed to be examples of practicality and rationality (理性), but when it comes to my college education I am an idealist and a fool. In high school I wanted to be an electrical engineer and, of course, any reasonable student with my aims would have chosen a college with a large engineering department, many famous professors and lots of good labs and research equipment. But that’s not what I did.
　　I chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts (文科) university that doesn’t even offer a major in electrical engineering. Obviously, this was not a practical choice; I came here for more noble reasons. I wanted a broad education that would provide me with flexibility (灵活) and a value system to guide me in my job. I wanted to open my eyes and expand my vision (眼界) by communicating with people who weren’t studying science or engineering. My parents, teachers and other adults praised me for such a wise choice. They told me I was wise and grown-up beyond my 18 years, and I believed them.
　　I headed off to the college and sure I was going to have an advantage over those students who went to big engineering "factories" where they didn’t care if you had values or were flexible. I was going to be a complete engineer: technical expert and excellent humanist all in one.
　　Now I’m not so sure. Somewhere along the way my noble ideas crashed into reality, as all noble ideas finally do. After three years of struggling to balance math, physics and engineering courses with liberal-arts courses, I have learned there are reasons why few engineering students try to reconcile (协调) engineering with liberal-arts courses in college.
　　The reality that has blocked my path to become the typical successful student is that engineering and the liberal arts simply don’t mix as easily as I supposed in high school. Individually they shape a person in very different ways. The struggle to reconcile the two fields of study is difficult.
　　64. Why did the author choose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts university?
　　A. He intended to become an engineer and humanist.
　　B. He intended to be a reasonable student with noble ideals.
　　C. He wanted to be an example of practicality and rationality.
　　D. He wanted to communicate with liberal-arts students.
　　65. According to the author, by communicating with people who study liberal arts, engineering students can ___________.
　　A. become noble idealists B. broaden their knowledge
　　C. find a better job in the future D. balance engineering and liberal arts
　　66. When the author says "Engineering students are supposed to be examples of practicality and rationality, but when it comes to my college education I am an idealist and a fool" at the beginning of the passage, he actually means ___________.
　　A. he has failed to achieve his ideal aims
　　B. he is not a practical and rational student
　　C. his choice of attending to a small liberal-arts university is reasonable
　　D. his idea of combining engineering with liberal - arts is noble and wise
　　D
　　No one knows exactly how many disabled people there are in the world，but estimates suggest the figure is over 450 million. The number of disabled people in India alone is probably more than double the total population of Canada.
　　In the United Kingdom，about one in ten people have some disability. Disability is not just something that happens to other people：as we get older，many of us will become less mobile，hard of hearing or have falling eyesight．
　　Disablement can take many forms and occur at any time of life. Some people are born with disabilities．Many others become disabled as they get older. There are many progressive disabling diseases．The longer time goes on，the worse they become. Some people are disabled in accidents．Many others may have a period of disability in the form of a mental illness. All are affected by people’s attitude towards them．
　　Disabled people face many physical barriers．Next time you go shopping or to work or to visit friends，imagine how you would manage if you could not get up steps, or onto buses and trains. How would you cope if you could not see where you were going or could not hear the traffic？ But there are other barriers：prejudice（偏见）can be even harder to break down and ignorance（无知）inevitably represents by far the greatest barrier of all. It is almost impossible for the able-bodied to fully appreciate what the severely disabled go through，so it is important to draw attention to these barriers and show that it is the individual person and their ability，not their disability，which counts．
　　67．The key word in Paragraph 4 is__________.
　　A. disability B. ignorance C. prejudice D. barriers
　　68．The last word of the passage“ counts” most probably means__________.
　　A. being most important B. being considered C. being included D. being numbered
　　69．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage？
　　A. Even the able-bodied may lose some of their body functions when they get older.
　　B. There are about 10 percent disabled persons in the UK.
　　C. The whole society should pay due attention to the barriers faced by the disabled people.
　　D. There no longer exists prejudice against the disabled.
　　70 .It can be concluded from the passage that______ ．
　　A. we should try our best to prevent disablement
　　B. both physical and mental barriers are hard to break down
　　C. we must take a proper attitude towards the disabled
　　D. the able-bodied people will never fully understand the disabled
　　E
　　Some years ago industries had more freedom than they have now，and they did not need to be as careful as they must today. They did not need to worry a lot about the safety of the new products that they developed. They did not have to pay much attention to the health and safety of the people who worked for them. Often new products were dangerous for the people who used them；often conditions in the work place had very bad effects on the health of the workers.
　　Of course sometimes there were real disasters(灾难) which attracted the attention of governments and which showed the need for changes．Also scientists who were doing research into the health of workers sometimes produced information which governments could not ignore．At such times， there were inquiries into the causes of the disasters or the problems. New safety rules were often introduced as a result of these inquiries；however, the new rules came too late to protect the people who died or who became seriously ill.
　　Today many governments have special departments which protect customers and workers. In the U. S., for example, there is a department which tests new airplanes and gives warnings about possible problems. It also makes the rules that aircraft producers must follow. Another department controls the foods and drugs that companies sell．A third department looks at the places where people work，and then reports any companies that are breaking the laws which protect the health and safety of workers. Of course，new government departments and new laws cannot prevent every accident or illness，but they are having some good results. Our work places are safer and cleaner than before. The planes and cars which we use for travel are better. Producers are thinking more about the safety and health of the people who buy and use their products．
　　71.The main topic of the passage is_________.
　　A. conditions in the work place B. the freedom of industries in the past
　　C. changes in industrial production D. the safety and health of workers and customers
　　72. It can be inferred from the passage that in the past______.
　　A. workers often got ill because of the poor working conditions
　　B. companies were free to put out any products they wanted to
　　C. many people were killed by dangerous products
　　D. industries were as careful in management as they are today
　　73. It is implied in the passage that_________.
　　A. governments and companies had different opinions about the safety of products
　　B. governments paid little attention to the safety of products
　　C. government officials often did not listen to scientists
　　D. in the past no safety laws were introduced by governments
　　74. Some years ago safety rules_________.
　　A. were put forward due to scientists’ recommendations
　　B. came into being as a result of the workers’ demands
　　C. were introduced because quite a number of people were killed or seriously injured
　　D. were effective enough to protect workers and customers
　　75.The special departments protect customers and workers in many
　　ways EXCEPT by_________.
　　A. testing new products B. controlling the sale of products
　　C. designing new products D. inspecting work places
　　参考答案
　　56. C 57. D 58. B 59. C 60. A 61. B 62. A 63. C 64. A 65. B 66. A 67.D 68.A 69. D 70.C 71. D 72. A 73. D 74. C 75. C

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