阅读：六级四十天突破—讲义与笔记（16）

Unlike other lawbreakers, who must leave the country, commit suicide, or go to jail, computer criminals sometimes escape punishment, demanding not only that they not be charged but that they be given good recommendations and perhaps other benefits.

 

  They hesitate at the thought of a criminal boasting in open court of how he juggled (耍弄) the most confidential records right under the noses of the company's executives, accountants , and security staff.

An elderly middle-class man or woman may be alienated(疏远……) by a young adult who is dressed in an unconventional manner, regardless of the person's education, background, or interests.

 

Male administrators tend to judge women more favorably for managerial positions when the women display less "feminine" grooming(打扮)-shorter hair, moderate use of makeup, and plain tailored clothing.

     Feminine女权主义者；Masculine男子气概的 

The more women and minorities make their way into the ranks of management, the more they seem to want to talk about things formerly judged to be best left unsaid.

越多的妇女和少数民族越往上爬，她们越想说以前最好不说的事情。 

It is said that the public and Congressional concern about deceptive packaging rumpus started because Senator Hart discovered that the boxes of cereals consumed by him, Mrs. Hart, and their children were becoming higher and narrower, with a decline of net weight from 12 to 10. 5 ounces, without any reduction in price.

 

The manufacturer who increases the unit price of his product by changing his package size to lower the quantity delivered can, without undue hardship, put his product into boxes, bags, and tins that will contain even 4-ounce, 8-ounce, one-pound, two-pound quantities of breakfast foods, cake mixes, etc.

 

Such chicken raising demands capital for building and machinery, extensive use of energy resources for automation, and involves feeding chickens with potential famine relief protein food.

Famine饥荒 

Bottom retail prices-anywhere from 30% to 70% lower than those in Europe and Asia-have attracted some 47 million visitors, who are expected to leave behind $79 billion in 1994.

 

The electronic economy made possible by information technology allows the haves to increase their control on global markets-with destructive impact on the have-nots.

 

Out of our emotional experiences with objects and events comes a social feeling of agreement that certain things and actions are “good” and others are “bad”, and we apply these categories to every aspect of our social life-from what foods we eat and what clothes we wear to how we keep promises and which people our group will accept.

倒装句，正常的顺序是a social feeling of agreement comes out of our emotional experiences.

 

The destruction of our natural resources and contamination of our food supply continue occur, largely because of the extreme difficulty in affixing(把…固定) legal responsibility on those who continue to treat our environment with reckless abandon(放任).

 

Attempts to prevent pollution by legislation, economic in-centives and friendly persuasion have been net by lawsuits, personal and industrial denial and long delays-not only in accepting responsibility, but more importantly, in doing something about it.

 

Where is industry's and our recognition that protecting mankind's great treasure is the single most important responsibility?

 

36. Which of the following is within the capacity of the artificial nose being developed?
   A) Performing physical examinations.
   B) Locating places which attract terrorists.
   C) Detecting drugs and water contamination.
   D) Monitoring food processing.
注：从本题定下文章基调，人工鼻子是个新东西。 

37.A potential problem which might be caused by the use of an artificial nose is _______.
   A) negligence of public safety
   B) an abuse of personal freedom
   C) a hazard to physical health

     D) a threat to individual privacy
注：推出原文可能有转折 

38.The word “logged” (Line 5, Para. 7) most probably means“______ ”.
   A) preset                                 
   B) entered
   C) processed                             
   D) simulated
注：词汇题，找上下文并列、转折、解释的线索

 

39. To produce artificial noses for practical use, it is essential ______ .
   A) to develop microchips with thousands of odor receptors
   B) to invent chips sensitive to various chemicals
   C) to design a computer program to sort out smells
   D) to find chemicals that can alter the electrical current passing through

40. The author's attitude towards Larry Myers' works is ______.
   A) approving   
   B) overenthusiastic             
   C) cautious            
   D) suspicious

注：作者态度题，应该选正态度