A. Environment enables man to adapt successfully to new technology.

    B. Technologies enable man to adapt successfully to his environment.

    C. The development of the technologies depends solely on the natural environment.

    D. Lack of technologies to cope with the environment is caused by lack of natural resources.

    42. We can infer from the article that in the 1800s England was probably rich in     .

    A. wood resources      B. technological resources

    C. natural resources     D. coal resource

    43. in modern Western society, the environmental problem has      .

    A. received great attention form the governments

    B. caused some serious disorders in technology and economy

    Affected modern technologies more directly than before.

    D. become more important but received less and less attention

    44. The underlined word “heed” in the last but one sentence of the passage means     .

    A. lawsuit    B. interest   C. attention    D. expense

    45. What is the best topic for the passage?

    A. What can nature contribute to technology?

    B. Environment can sometimes block the progress of technology.

    C. Technologies of all kinds should serve the natural environment.

    D. Environment deserves the most attention in the development of technology.
 

    Part B

    Directions: After you have read the following passage, write out a summary in English whit about 70 to 90 words. Put your summary on the ANSWER SHEET.
 

    What is Society?
 

    Society is a group of human beings, held together by agreement for reasons that are mutually beneficial to the individual members. Societies operate as a whole, as a collective body, chiefly in ways that look out for the highest common good of all. Members have specific roles and responsibilities within the society. One of the best direct analogies is with the human body itself. The cells are all alive, independently, yet they group together and establish roles, responsibilities, and relationships that allow a greater whole to exist that is more than just the sum of the parts. The cells gain from the specific roles they play because they are allowed to be what they are more effectively. Further, they are given a limited awareness of the whole that their efforts aid in creating.

    Similarly, when individual human beings group together to form societies, an organization is created in which the members are the cells. Subgroups of the members may form organs through which higher level functions can then manifest. If the relationships are loose, the body created has limited functionality over that of any individual member because there is little synergy. When the relationships are close and founded on a basis of love, the body thus created has significant functionality over that of the individuals. When the group is small, few organs can be created so there is limited complexity or functionality. When the group is large, many organs can be created, resulting in highly increased complexity and functionality.

    Countries, regions, states cities, and neighborhoods could all be considered to be societies as could teams, groups, and any other organizations of people. For our purposes here, the most important society is The United States of America since it is the one established to set up the New Order for the Ages, Novus Ordo Seclorum.

    Society is more than the government, however. It also includes all the economic and social infrastructure necessary to provide people with what they need.