Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. In the opinion of most people, what does a greenhouse probably stand for?
30. According to the passage, what is the problem the architects are facing?
31. According to the scientists, what is the most important rule to achieve sustainability?
32. What does the storekeeper’s word mean at the end of the passage?
Passage Three
Scientific evidence has shown that secondhand tobacco smoke is a serious public health risk. Recently Surgeon General Richard Carmona released the government's largest report ever on secondhand smoke. The report indicates that nonsmokers increase their risk of lung cancer by up to thirty percent if they live with a smoker.
Children are especially at risk from the poisonous chemicals in tobacco smoke because their bodies are still developing. Smoking during pregnancy can lead to babies with low birth weight which can bring about many health problems.
Secondhand smoke kills about fifty thousand adults in the United States each year. Most of these nonsmokers die from heart disease and lung cancer. About four hundred thirty newborn babies die from sudden infant death syndrome as a result of secondhand smoke.
Scientists have identified more than fifty cancer-causing substances in secondhand smoke. Tobacco smoke also damages blood passages. And it reduces the ability of the heart to correct abnormal heartbeats.
The government has made protection actions to separate smokers from nonsmokers or clean the air in buildings. There has been much progress in establishing smoke-free public places in the United States. Blood tests show that Americans are being exposed to secondhand smoke in fewer numbers and at lower levels since the late nineteen eighti, , es. But the surgeon general says it is not enough. Almost half of all nonsmokers in the United States are still breathing tobacco smoke at home, work or both.
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
33. What has Surgeon General Richard Carmona’s report revealed?
34. According to the passage, what is the cause of some newborn babies’ death?
35. What is Doctor Carmona’s viewpoint about the protection actions at the end of the passage?
Section C
For women, well-being has two dimensions. One is mastery, which includes self-esteem, a sense of control over your life, and low levels of anxiety and depression. Mastery is closely related to the “doing” side of life, to work and activity. Pleasure is the other dimension, and it is composed of happiness, satisfaction and optimism. It is tied more closely to the “feeling” side of life. The two are independent of each other. A woman could be high in mastery and low in pleasure, and vice versa. For example, a woman who has a good job, but whose mother has just died, might be feeling very good about herself in control of her work life, but the pleasure side could be damaged for a time. The concepts of mastery and pleasure can help us identify the sources of well-being for women, and remedy past mistakes. In the past, women were encouraged to look only at the feeling side of life as the source of all well-being. But they know that both mastery and pleasure are critical. |
