【正文】 ten been sacrificed in the rush to riches. Thus many in the industrial lands have a sense that their world of plenty is somehow hollowthat, misled by a consumerist culture, they have been fruitlessly attempting to satisfy what are essentially social, psychological and spiritual needs with material things. Of course, the opposite of overconsumptionpovertyis no solution to either environmental or human problems. It is infinitely worse for people and bad for the natural world too. Dirpossessed (被剝奪得一無所有的) peasants slashandburn their way into the rain forests of Latin America, and hungry nomads (游牧民族) turn their herds out onto fragile African grassland, reducing it to desert. If environmental destruction results when people have either too little or too much, we are left to wonder how much is enough. What level of consumption can the earth support? When does having more cease to add noticeably to human satisfaction? 3. Why does the author say high consumption is a mixed blessing? A) Because poverty still exists in an affluent society. B) Because moral values are sacrificed in pursuit of material satisfaction. C) Because overconsumption won’t last long due to unrestricted population growth. D) Because traditional rituals are often neglected in the process of modernization. 4. According to the passage, consumerist culture ________. A) cannot thrive on a fragile economy B) will not aggravate environmental problems C) cannot satisfy human spiritual needs D) will not alleviate poverty in wealthy countries 5 It can be inferred from the passage that _______. A) human spiritual needs should match material affluence B) there is never an end to satisfying people’s material needs C) whether high consumption should be encouraged is still an issue D) how to keep consumption at a reasonable level remains a problem 1小題、【正確答案】：D2小題、【正確答案】：D3小題、【正確答案】：B4小題、【正確答案】：C5小題、【正確答案】：D【參考解析】：無三、完型填空第35題： When women do bee managers, do they ring a different style and different skills to the job? Are they better, or worse, managers than men? Are women more highly motivated and __1__ than male managers? Some research __2__ the idea that women bring different attitudes and skills to management jobs, such as greater __3__, an emphasis on affiliation and attachment, and a __4__ to bring emotional factors to bear __5__ making workplace decisions. These differences are __6_ to carry advantages for panies, __7__ they expand the range of techniques that can be used to __8__ the pany manage its workforce __9__. A study missioned by the International Women’s Forum __10__ a management style used by some women managers (and also by some men) that __11__ from the mandandcontrol style __12__ used by male managers. Using this “interactive leadership” approach, “women __13__ participation, share power and information, __14__ other people’s selfworth, and get others excited about their work. All these __15__ reflect their belief that allowing __16__ to contribute and to feel __17__ and important is a winwin __18__good for the employees and the organization.” The study’s director __19__ that “interactive leadership may emerge __20__ the management style of choice for many organizations.” 1. A) confronted B) manded C) confined D) mitted 2. A) supports B) argues C) opposes D) despises 3. A) bination B) cooperativeness C) coherence D) correlation 4. A) willingness B) loyalty C) sensitivity D) virtue 5. A) by B) in C) at D) with 6. A) disclosed B) watched C) revised D) seen 7. A) therefore B) whereas C) because D) nonetheless 8. A) help B) enable C) support D) direct 9. A) evidently B) precisely C) aggressively D) effectively 10. A) developed B) invented C) discovered D) located 11. A) derives B) differs C) descends D) detaches 12. A) inherently B) traditionally C) conditionally D) occasionally 13. A) encourage B) dismiss C) disapprove D) engage 14. A) enhance B) enlarge C) ignore D) degrade 15. A) themes B) subjects C) researches D) things 16. A) managers B) women C) employees D) males 17. A) faithful B) powerful C) skillful D) thoughtful 18. A) situation B) status C) circumstance D) position 19. A) predicted B) proclaimed C) defied D) diagnosed 20. A) into B) from C) as D) for 1小題、【正確答案】：B2小題、【正確答案】：A3小題、【正確答案】：B4小題、【正確答案】：A5小題、【正確答案】：B6小題、【正確答案】：D7小題、【正確答案】：C8小題、【正確答案】：A9小題、【正確答案】：D10小題、【正確答案】：C11小題、【正確答案】：B12小題、【正確答案】：B13小題、【正確答案】：A14小題、【正確答案】：A15小題、【正確答案】：D16小題、【正確答案】：C17小題、【正確答案】：B18小題、【正確答案】：A19小題、【正確答案】：A20小題、【正確答案】：C【參考解析】：無