D. indifferent toward what happens to them
Questions 71 to 75 are based on the same passage or dialog.
Are organically grown foods the best food choices? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown and marketed food products are now being debated. Advocates of organic foods—a term whose meaning varies greatly—frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious than others.
The growing interest of consumers in the safety and nutritional quality of the typical North American diet is a welcome development. However, much of this interest has been sparked by sweeping claims that the food supply is unsafe or inadequate in meeting nutritional needs. Although most of these claims are not supported by scientific evidence, the great number of written material advancing such claims makes it difficult for the general public to separate fact from fiction. As a result, claims that eating a diet consisting entirely of organically-grown foods prevents or cures disease or provides other benefits to health have become widely publicized and popular among customers.
Almost daily the public is surrounded by claims for \wonder foods. There are numerous unsubstantiated (无确实根据的) reports that natural vitamins are superior to synthetic ones, that fertilized eggs are nutritionally superior to unfertilized eggs, that untreated grains are better than fertilized grains, and the like.
One thing that most organically grown food products seem to have in common is that they cost more than conventionally grown foods. But in many cases consumers are misled if they believe organic foods can maintain health and provide better nutritional quality than conventionally grown foods. So there is real cause for concern if consumers, particularly those with limited incomes, distrust the regular food supply and buy only expensive organic foods instead.
71. The word \
A. Supporters.
B. Merchants.
C. Inspectors.
D. Consumers.
72. What does the word \
A. Advantages.
B. Advocates.
C. Organic foods.
D. Nonorganically-grown products.
73. The author implies that there is cause for concern if consumers with limited incomes buy
organic foods instead of conventionally grown foods because ________.
A. organic foods can be more expensive but are often no better than conventionally-grown foods
B. many organic foods are actually less nutritious than similar conventionally-grown foods
C. conventionally-grown foods are more readily available than organic foods
D. too many farmers will stop using conventional methods to grow food crops
74. According to the last paragraph, consumers who believe that organic foods are better than
conventionally-grown foods are often ________. A. careless
B. mistaken
C. mistaking
D. wealthy
75. What is the author's attitude toward the claims made by advocates of health foods?
A. Very enthusiastic.
B. Somewhat favorable.
C. Neutral.
D. Doubtful.
Part 6 Reading Comprehension (Banked Cloze)
(Each item: 1.5)
Directions:Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from
the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words more than once. Questions 76 to 85 are based on the following passage.
Why is it that men who are past the age of sixty are given leadership roles while women are abandoned and forgotten? Have you ever sat down and spoke with an elderly woman? I work
in a home for the aged and 76. , caring for both men and women who are no longer able to live alone. My work is enjoyable and thought 77. . My observation has been that the women I care for 78. thoughts and actions that are more responsible than those of the men. Women just seem to be able to handle 79.
ideas at an advanced age. The women I have talked to have such amazing 80. to share. And, what should be 81. for all of us is that these ideas are simply going to waste. There are just too few people who are willing to take
the time to listen to and 82. what they have to say. When there are so many problems in the world, what a shame it is that we allow this enormous 83.
to go unused. If we were to consider and 84. even a small portion of the ideas of these women, the world would be a much better place. Clearly it
is 85. men.
that keeps us from listening to their ideas. Just think how much better it would be if the whole world started listening to older women as much as they do to older
