Section B
Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. [A] They were born to be pale.
[B] They did not like traveling in sunny countries.
[C] They wanted to be different from the peasants.
[D] They thought light color was the color of health.
27. [A] People without exposure to sunlight.
[B] Wealthy people in Europe centuries ago.
[C] Workers during the Industrial Revolution.
[D] Wealthy people during the Industrial Revolution.
28. [A] Noblemen centuries ago did not like traveling.
[B] Heredity is not the only thing that influences our color.
[C] Exposure to sunlight is the only thing that determines skin color.
[D] Having a tan is considered a sign of wealth nowadays in North America.
Passage Two
Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. [A] They can live in meadows.
[B] They can jump high to get food.
[C] They can live off many different kinds of hosts.
[D] They can survive without eating for many months.
30. [A] A disease.
[B] A cause of fatal plague.
[C] A substance in a flea's legs.
[D] The substance that a flea lives on.
31. [A] Rat flea.
[B] Cat flea.
[C] Dog flea.
[D] Rabbit flea.
32. [A] From Europe to China.
[B] From Ethiopia to Europe.
[C] From China to Ethiopia.
[D] From Byzantium to China.
Passage Three
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
33. [A] Sort the mail.
[B] Answer the mail.
[C] Read the magazines.
[D] File important information.
34. [A] Pay the bills right away.
[B] Read the magazines very quickly.
[C] Sort the articles into categories for later reference.
[D] Stop buying magazines which you don't have time to read.
35. [A] At least once a month.
[B] At least twice a month.
[C] At least once a year.
[D] At least twice a year.
答案解析:
Passage One
Heredity is not the only thing that influences our color. Where and how we live after we are born is important too. For instance, our skin color greatly depends on how much sunshine we get.
Centuries ago, most people in Europe were peasants and had to work in the fields all day. On the other hand, noblemen did not have to work. They stayed indoors and remained pale. You could always tell a nobleman from a peasant because the peasant had a tan. As a result, noblewomen did their best to keep their skins as light as possible. A skin so pale was considered a mark of great beauty and nobleness.
During the Industrial Revolution, farmers left their fields and went to work in factories, mines and mills. Working for long hours in those dark places make their skins pale. Wealthy people, however, could afford to travel to sunny countries. They lay around on the beaches and got a tan, which became a sign of wealth. In Western Europe and North America pale skin is no longer desirable. The desire for a quick tan has led to the invention of pills that darken the skin without exposure to sunlight.
So there are three answers to the question "Where does our color come from?" - It comes from the genes we inherit. It comes from the conditions in which we live. And it can come from a bottle that we buy at the drugstore on the corner. Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
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