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Passage1TheLawtoKeeptheOilIndustryunderControl
TheNorwegianGovernmentisdoingitsbesttokeeptheoilindustryundercontrol.Anewlawlimitsexplorationtoanareasouthofthesouthernendofthelongcoastline;productionlimitshavebeenlaiddown（thoughthesehavealreadybeenraised）;andoilcompanieshavenotbeenallowedtoemploymorethanalimitednumberofforeignworkers.
Buttheoilindustryhasawayofgettingoversuchproblems,andfewpeoplebelievethattheGovernmentwillbeabletoholdthingsbackforlong.
AsonNorwegianpoliticiansaidlastweek:
"Wewillsoonbechangedbeyondallrecognition."
Eversincethewar,theGovernmenthasbeencarryingoutaprogrammeofdevelopmentintheareanorthoftheArcticCircle.Duringthepastfewyearsthisprogrammehashadagreatdealofsuccess:
Tromsohasbeenbuiltupintoalocalcapitalwithauniversity,alargehospitalandahealthyindustry.
Buttheoilindustryhasalreadystartedtodrawpeoplesouth,andwithinafewyearsthewholenorthernpolicycouldbeinruins.
Theeffectsoftheoilindustrywouldnotbelimitedtothenorth,however.Withnearly100percentemployment,everyonecanseeasituationdevelopinginwhichtheserviceindustriesandthetouristindustrywilllosemoreoftheirworkerstotheoilindustry.Somesmallerindustriesmightevendisappearaltogetherwhenitbecomescheapertobuygoodsfromabroad.
TherealargumentoveroilisitsthreattotheNorwegianwayoflife.Farmersandfishermendonotmakeupmostofthepopulation,buttheyareanimportantpartofit,becauseNorwegiansseeinthemmanyofthequalitiesthattheyregardwithprideasessentiallyNorwegian.
Anditisthefarmersandthefishermenwhoaremostcriticaloftheoilindustrybecauseofthedamagethatitmightcausetothecountrysideandtothesea.
【阅读练习题】
NorwegianGovernmentwouldprefertheoilindustryto
[A]providemorejobsforforeignworkers.
[B]slowdowntherateofitsdevelopment.
[C]selltheoffitisproducingabroad.
[D]developmorequicklythanatpresent.
NorwegianGovernmenthastriedto
[A]encouragetheoffcompaniestodiscovernewoffsources.
[B]preventoilcompaniesemployingpeoplefromnorthernNorway.
[C]helptheoilcompaniessolvemanyoftheirproblems.
[D]keeptheoffindustrytosomethingnearitspresentsize.
tothepassage,theoffindustrymightleadnorthernNorwayto
[A]thedevelopmentofindustry.
[B]agrowthinpopulation.
[C]thefailureofthedevelopmentprogramme.
[D]thedevelopmentofnewtowns.
thesouth,oneeffecttothedevelopmentoftheoilindustrymightbe
[A]alargereductiononunemployment.
[B]agrowthinthetouristindustry.
[C]areductioninthenumberofexistingindustries.
[D]thedevelopmentofanumberofserviceindustries.
farmersandfishermenhaveanimportantinfluencebecause
[A]theyformsuchalargepartofNorwegianideal.
[B]theirlivesandvaluesrepresenttheNorwegianideal.
[C]theirworkissousefultotherestofNorwegiansociety.
[D]theyregardoffasathreattotheNorwegianwayoflife.
1-5BDCCB
Passage2TV'sHarmfulness
Yes,butwhatdidweusetodobeforetherewastelevisionHowoftenwehearstatementslikethis!
Televisionhasn'tbeenwithusallthatlong,butwearealreadybeginningtoforgetwhattheworldwaslikewithoutit.Beforeweadmittedtheone-eyedmonsterintoourhomes,weneverfonditdifficulttooccupyoursparetime.Weusedtoenjoycivilizedpleasures.Forinstance,weusedtohavehobbies,weusedtoentertainourfriendsandbeentertainedbythem,weusedtogooutsideforouramusementstotheatres,cinemas,restaurantsandsportingevents.
Weevenusedtoreadbooksandlistentomusicandbroadcasttalksoccasionally.Allthatbelongstothepast.Nowallourfreetimeisregulatedbythegogglebox.Werushhomeorgulpdownourmealstobeintimeforthisorthatprogramme.
Wehaveevengivenupsittingattableandhavingaleisurelyeveningmeal,exchangingthenewsoftheday.Asandwichandaglassofbeerwilldo一anything,providingitdown'tinterferewiththeprogramme.Themonsterdemandsandobtainsabsolutesilenceandattention.
Ifanymemberofthefamilydarestoopenhismouthduringaprogramme,heisquicklysilenced.
Wholegenerationsaregrowingupaddictedtothetelly.Foodisleftuneaten,homeworkundoneandsleepislost.
Thetellyisauniversalpacifier.Itisnowstandardpracticeformothertokeepthechildrenquietbyputtingthemintheliving-roomandturningontheset.
Itdoesn'tmatterthatthechildrenwillwatchrubbishycommercialsorspectaclesofsadismandviolence一solongastheyarequiet.
Thereisalimittotheamountofcreativetalentavailableintheworld.Everyday,televisionconsumesvastquantitiesofcreativework.Thatiswhymostoftheprogrammesaresobad:
itisimpossibletokeeppacewiththedemandandmaintainhighstandardsaswell.
Whenmillionswatchthesameprogrammes,thewholeworldbecomesavillage,andsocietyisreducedtotheconditionswhichobtaininpreliteratecommunities.Webecomeutterlydependentonthetwomostprimitivemediaofcommunication:
picturesandthespokenword.
Televisionencouragespassiveenjoyment.Webecomecontentwithsecond-handexperiences.Itissoeasytositinourarmchairswatchingothersworking.Littlebylittle,televisioncutsusofffromtherealworld.
Wegetsolazy,wechoosetospendafinedayinsemi-darkness,gluedtooursets,ratherthangooutintotheworlditself.Televisionmaybessplendidmediumofcommunication,butitpreventsusfromcommunicatingwitheachother.
Weonlybecomeawarehowtotallyirrelevanttelevisionistoreallivingwhenwespendaholidaybytheseaorinthemountains,farawayfromcivilization.Inquiet,naturalsurroundings,wequicklydiscoverhowlittlewemissthehypnotictyrannyofKingTelly.
【阅读词汇学习】
isthebiggestharmofTV
[A]Itdeprivespeopleofcommunicationwiththerealworld.
[B]Peoplebecomelazy.
[C]Peoplebecomedependentonsecond-handexperience.
[D]TVconsumesalargepartofone'slife.
whatwaycanpeopleforgetTV
[A]Farawayfromcivilization.
[B]Toamountain.
[C]Bythesea.
[D]Inquietnaturalsurroundings.
doesamotherusuallydotokeepherchildrenquiet
[A]Letthemwatchtheset.
[B]Puttheminthelivingroom.
[C]Letthemwatchtherubbish.
[D]Letthemalone.
doesthefirstsentenceinthefirstparagraphmean
[A]Wefounditdifficulttooccupyoursparetime.
[B]WebecomeaddictedtoTV
[C]Whatweusedtodoisdifferentfromnow.
[D]Weusedtoenjoycivilizedpleasures.
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Passage3StrictlyBansmoking
Ifyousmokeandyoustilldon'tbelievethatthere'sadefinitelinkbetweensmokingandbronchialtroubles,heartdiseaseandlungcancer,thenyouarecertainlydeceivingyourself.Noonewillaccuseyouofhypocrisy.Letusjustsaythatyouaresufferingfromabadcaseofwishfulthinking.
Thisneedn'tmakeyoutoouncomfortablebecauseyouareingoodcompany.Wheneverthesubjectofsmokingandhealthisraised,thegovernmentsofmostcountrieshearnoevil,seenoevilandsmellnoevil.Admittedly,afewgovernmentshavetakentimidmeasures.
InBritainforinstance,cigaretteadvertisinghasbeenbannedontelevision.Theconscienceofthenationisappeased,whilethepopulationcontinuestopuffitswaytosmoky,cancerousdeath.
Youdon'thavetolookveryfartofindoutwhytheofficialreactionstomedicalfindingshavebeensolukewarm.Theanswerissimplymoney.Tobaccoisawonderfulcommoditytotax.It'salmostlikeataxonourdailybread.
Intaxrevenuealone,thegovernmentofBritaincollectsenoughfromsmokerstopayforitsentireeducationalfacilities.Sowhiletheauthoritiespointouteversodiscreetlythatsmokingmay,conceivable,beharmful,itdown'tdotoshouttooloudlyaboutit.
Thisissurelythemostshort-sightedpolicyyoucouldimagine.Whilemoneyiseagerlycollectedinvastsumswithonehand,itispaidoutinincreasinglyvastersumswiththeother.Enormousamountsarespentoncancerresearchandoneffortstocurepeoplesufferingfromthedisease.
Countlessvaluablelivesarelost.Inthelongrun,thereisnodoubtthateverybodywouldbemuchbetter-offifsmokingwerebannedaltogether.
Ofcourse,wearenotreadyforsuchadrasticaction.Butifthegovernmentsoftheworldwerehonestlyconcernedaboutthewelfareoftheirpeoples,you'dthinkthey'dconductaggressiveanti-smokingcampaigns.Farfromit!
Thetobaccoindustryisallowedtospendstaggeringsumsonadvertising.
Itsadvertisingisasinsidiousasitisdishonest.Wearenevershownpicturesofrealsmokerscoughinguptheirlungsearlyinthemorning.Thatwouldneverdo.Theadvertisementalwaysdepictvirile,clean-shavenyoungmen.Theysuggestitismanlytosmoke,evenpositivelyhealthy!
Smokingisassociatedwiththegreatopen-airlife,withbeautifulgirls,trueloveandtogetherness.Whatutternonsense!
Forastart,governmentscouldbeginbybanningallcigaretteandtobaccoadvertisingandshouldthenconductanti-smokingadvertisingcampaignsoftheirown.Smokingshouldbebannedinallpublicplacesliketheatres,cinemasandrestaurants.Greateffortsshouldbemadetoinformyoungpeopleespeciallyofthedireconsequencesoftakingupthehabit.Ahorrificwarningsay,apictureofadeath'sheadshouldbeincludedineverypacketofcigarettesthatissold.Asindividuals,weare、certainlyweak,butifgovernmentsactedhonestlyandcourageously,theycouldprotectusfromourselves.
【阅读练习题】
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