【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 “manifold” in the second paragraph probably means __________.A. vast B. various C. valuable D. practical63. The author seems to be in favor of__________.A. doubting the necessity of the space exploration B. the exploration of spaceC. exploring more in space than in the sea D. his experience in spaceBIn the past industries had more freedom than they have now, and they did not need to be as careful as they must today. They did not need to worry a lot about the safety of the new products that they developed. They did not have to pay much attention to the health and safety of the people who worked for them. Often new products were dangerous for the people who used them。 often conditions in the work place had very bad effects on the health of the workers.Of course sometimes there were real disasters which attracted the attention of governments and which showed need for changes. Also scientists who were doing research into the health of workers sometimes produced information which governments could not ignore. At such times, there were inquiries into the causes of the disaster or the problems. New safety rules were often introduced as a result of these inquiries。 however，the new rules came too late to protect the people who had died or bee seriously ill.Today many governments have special departments which protect customers and workers. In the ., for example, there is a department which tests new airplanes and gives warnings about possible problems. It also makes the rules that aircraft producers must follow. Another department controls the foods and drugs that panies sell. A third department looks at the places where people work, and then reports any panies that are breaking laws which protect the health and safety of workers.64. According to Paragraph 1, pared with today, industries in the past __________.A. were controlled less strictlyB. were worse offC. affected more peoples healthD. put out more unhealthy products.65. It is implied in Paragraph 2 that years ago governments __________.A. paid much attention to the results of scientific discoveriesB. seldom introduced safety laws before disasters occurredC. hardly ever looked into the causes of tragediesD. imposed safety rules as soon as disasters occurred66. The main topic of the passage is __________.A. industries in the past and at presentB. changes in the development of industriesC. the protection of industrial workers and customersD. the freedom of industries67. The purpose of this passage is to __________.A. inform B. criticize C. entertain D. persuadeCI made a pledge (誓言) to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father. Totally loving. No ifs, ands or buts.The idea had e to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The speaker was quoting a Biblical（圣經(jīng)的）passage about husbands being thoughtful of their wives. Then he went on to say, “Love is an act of will. A person can choose to love.” To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband. Well, for two weeks that would change.And it did. Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, “That new yellow sweater looks great on you.”“Oh, Tom, you noticed,” she said, surprised and pleased. Maybe a little puzzled.After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought, “Evelyn’s been alone here with the kids all week and now she wants to be alone with me.” We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites.So it went. Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director。 a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that39。s how the whole vacation passed. I made a new pledge to keep on remembering to choose love.There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about it today. On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me with the saddest expression.“What’s the matter?” I asked her. k*s5u“Tom,” she said in a voice filled with distress (悲痛), “do you know something I don’t?”“What do you mean?”“Well…that checkup（體檢）I had several weeks ago…our doctor…did he tell you something about me？Tom, you’ve been so good to me…am I dying?”It took a moment for it all to sink in. Then I burst out laughing.“No, honey,” I said, wrapping her in my arms. “You’re not dying。 I’m just starting to live.” 68. From the story we may infer that Tom drove to the beach cottage __________.A. with his family B. with Evelyn C. alone D. with his children69. During the two weeks on the beach, Tom showed more love to his wife because __________.A. she looked lovely in her new clothes B. he had made a lot of money in his Wall Street firmC. he was determined to be a good husbandD. she was seriously ill70. The author says, “There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment.” What was the one thing that went wrong?A. He praised her sweater, which puzzled her. B. She insisted on visiting a museum, which he hated.C. He knew something about her illness but didn’t tell her.D. He was so good to her that she thought she must be dying.71. By saying “I’m just starting to live,” Tom means that __________.A. he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of lifeB. he is just beginning to enjoy life as a loving husbandC.