【正文】 eriencing a rise in homelessness, Mangano points out. And although other countries, such as Scotland and France, have in recent years passed legislation toward housing all citizens, the US is in his view honoring the spirit of its international pledges by funding programs to stem the causes of homelessness.56. Why do people pay more attention to the matter of homelessness?57. What is a state of affairs that some international groups view as unacceptable and unjust?58. Why does Rene Heybach, director of the Chicago Coalition39。s Broadway? A friend said if he were to force his daughter to shop on the Net instead of letting her shop at Orchard Road, the daughter would rather kill herself.Therefore, the second aspect of the Net will be more important. Its significance goes beyond that of connecting businesses. There have been reports of simultaneous consultation of doctors from all over the world, surgery on the Net and cooperation in research and development made possible by the Internet (74). These are early examples of highlevel networking.The president of Intel, producer of the Pentium microprocessors, feels that the new synergy between puters and Net technology will have multiple implications for industry of the future. The sheer power of electronic merce (emerce) will change the face of trade dramatically. Sporting goods pany Puma was on the verge of bankruptcy back in 1992. From 1993, Puma began to diffuse its production, logistics and marketing divisions to 80 Net enterprises worldwide, and the results were spectacular. Puma was transformed from a sickly feline into a magnificent beast. The reason for this transformation is that intra and interbusiness electronic links greatly increase the efficiency of production, planning, the collecting of information and data exchange (75). As the business is rapidly being rationalized, production figures go up while costs e down.Part VI Writing (20 points) Directions: Write a position of about 250 words on the topic “Mistakes and Progress ”. Write down your position on the Answer Sheet. Mistakes and Progress (76)第 13 頁。s a great yearning to find an international focus?59. According to Mr. Mangano, what factors probably contribute to the increase of the homeless in America? 60. What countries have in recent years passed laws toward housing all citizens according to the passage? Part IV Error Detection and Correction (10 points, 1 point each)Directions: Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts. These parts are labeled A, B, C and D. Identify the part of the sentence that is incorrect and mark out your choice on the Answer Sheet. Then, without altering the meaning of the sentence, write down your correction on the Answer Sheet.61. Chemistry did (A) not emerge like (B) a science until (C) after the scientific revolution in the seventeenth century and then only rather (D) slowly and laboriously.62. But chemical (A) knowledge is as old as history, being (B) almost entirely concerning (C) with the practical arts of living (D).63. This (A) basic chemical knowledge, which was applied (B) in most cases as a rule of thumb, was (C) nevertheless depend (D) on previous experiment.64. The most serious problem was the vast (A) range of material available (B) and the consequence (C) difficulty of (D) organizing it into some system.65. The thinker or philosopher stood apart (A) from this mundane world, where (B) the practical arts appeared in (C) lack any intellectual content (D) or interest.66. Experts in (A) specific trades had developed (B) their own techniques and guarded our (C) knowledge to prevent others from (D) stealing their livelihood.67. That history is written (A) in the chemical makeup of (B) the planet39。t provided enough to keep our people safe.But changes are a foot, argue some members of the Bush administration.It may very well be, says Philip Mangano, executive director of the federal Interagency Council on Homelessness and the government39。t claim a right to adequate housing not yet. But the notion that having a home is a basic human right is one that is gaining some currency around the globe, as well as on the corners of some of the most frigid cities in the United States. Recordbreaking cold spells this winter have brought fresh attention to the plight of the 840,000 Americans who sleep in streets or in makeshift shelters on any given night. Twentyfive cities are reporting an average 13 percent increase in requests for emergency shelter over 2002, according to a US Conference of Mayors survey.Arguing that housing is a basic human entitlement, some advocates for the homeless have sharply criticized the situation in the US. Despite the country39。 can not see that globalization gives some people their first opportunity to fulfill basic aspiration45. Which of the following is not necessarily required to make positive use of globalization?A. Tremendous opportunities and benefits.B. Vigilance and the rule of law.C. Transparent mechanisms.D. Molding, shaping and management.Passage 3 A Chinese study found that antibiotics can help prevent stomach cancer in people who carry a mon strain of bacteria known to cause ulcers. The study adds to the already strong evidence that Helicobacter pylori bacteria can cause stomach cancer, a disease especially prevalent in Asia but far less mon in the United States. Still, experts said the findings do not solve the dilemma of whether and how to treat carriers of the bacteria.The study involved 1,630 men and women from Fujian Province in southern China. All were carriers of H. pylori。s blood pressure. C. the reduction of salt intake can cure a hypertensive patient. D. an extremely lowsalt diet makes no difference to anyone.38. In the third paragraph, Dr. Laragh implies that _____A. people should not be afraid of taking excessive salt. B. doctors should not advise people to avoid salt. C. an ade