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1、1997年6月大学生英语四级考试PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteron
2、theAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thefridgeisconsideredanecessity.Ithasbeensosincethe1960swhenpackagedfoodfirstappearedwiththelabel:"storeintherefrigerator."Inmyfridgelessfiftieschildhood,Iwasfedwellandhealt
3、hily.Themilkmancamedaily,thegrocer,thebutcher(肉商),thebaker,andtheice-creammandeliveredtwoorthreetimesaweek.TheSundaymeatwouldlastuntilWednesdayandsurplus(剩余)breadandmilkbecameallkindsofcakes.Nothingwaswasted,andwewerenevertroubledbyrottenfood.Thirtyyearsonfooddeli
4、verieshaveceased,freshvegetablesarealmostunobtainableinthecountry.Theinventionofthefridgecontributedcomparativelylittletotheartoffoodpreservation.Avastwayofwell-triedtechniquesalreadyexisted--naturalcooling,drying,smokingsalting,sugaring,bottling...Whatrefrigerati
5、ondidpromotewasmarketing--marketinghardwareandelectricity,maketingsoftdrinks,marketingdeadbediesofanimalsaroundtheglobeinsearchofagoodprice.Consequently,mostoftheworld'sfridgesaretobefound,notinthetropicswheretheymightproveuseful,butinthewealthycountrieswithmildte
6、mperatureswheretheyareclimaticallyalmostunnecessary.Everywinter,millionsoffridgeshumawaycontinuously,andatvastexpense,busilymaintaininganartificially-cooledspaceinsideanartificially?heatedhouse-whileoutside,natureprovidesthedesiredtemperaturefreeofcharge.Thefridge
7、'seffectupontheenvironmenthasbeenevident,whileitscontributiontohumanhappinesshasbeeninsignificant,Ifyoudon'tbelieveme,tryityourself,investinafoodcabinetandturnoffyourfridgenextwinter.Youmaymissthehamburgers(汉堡包),butatleastyou'llgetridofthatterribiehum.11.Thestatem
8、ent"Inmyfridgeleesfiftieschildhood,Iwasfedwellandhealthily."(Line1,Para.2)suggeststhat_______.A)theauthorwaswell-fedandhealthyevenwithoutafridgeinhisfif
