77.How would the author describe the animals’ life in zoos?

A．Dangerous.             B．Unhappy                 C．Natural                   D.Simple

76.Why are some people worried about RFID technology?

A．Because children will be tracked by strangers.

B．Because market competition will become more fierce.

C．Because their private lives will be greatly affected

D. Because customers will be forced to buy more products.

                            E

How could we possibly think that keeping animals in cages in unnatural environments―mostly for entertainment purposes―is fair and respectful?

Zoo officials say they are concerned about animals. However, most zoos remain “collection” of interesting “things” rather than protective habitats（栖息地）.Zoos teach people that it is acceptable to keep animals bored, lonely, and far from their natural homes.

Zoos claim to educate people and save endangered species, but visitors leave zoos without having learned anything meaningful about the animals’ natural behavior, intelligence, or beauty. Zoos keep animals in small spaces of cages, and most signs only mention the species’ name, diet, and natural range. The animals’ normal behavior is seldom noticed because zoos don’t usually take care of the animals’ natural needs.

The animals are kept together in small spaces, with no privacy and little opportunity for mental and physical exercise. This results in unusual and self-destructive behavior called zoochosis. A worldwide study of zoos found that zoochosis is common among animals kept in small spaces or cages. Another study showed that elephants spend 22 percent of their time making repeated head movements or biting cage bars, and bears spend 30 percent of their time walking back and forth, a sign of unhappiness and pain.

Furthermore, most animals in zoos are not endangered. Captive breeding（圈养繁殖）of endangered big cats, Asian elephants, and other species has not resulted in their being sent back to the wild. Zoos talk a lot about their captive breeding programs because they do not want people to worry about a species dying out. In fact, baby animals also attract a lot of paying customers. Haven’t we seen enough competitions to name baby animals?

Actually, we will save endangered species only if we save their habitats and put an end to the reasons people kill them .Instead of supporting zoos, we should support groups that work to protect animals’ natural habitats.

75.Passive RFID tags chiefly consist of            .

A．scanning devices                           B．radio waves

C．batteries                                       D. chips

74. We know from the passage that with the help of RFID tags, people           .

A．will have no trouble getting data about others

B．will have more energy for conversation

C．will have more time to make friends

D. won’t feel shy at parties any longer

73.The article is intended to            .

A．warn people of the possible risks in adopting RFID technology

B．explain the benefits brought about by RFID technology

C．convince people of the uses of RFID technology

D. predict the applications of RFID technology

72.What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Differences of Attitudes                       B．Nature of Attitude

C．Choices of Attitudes                             D. Modification of Attitude

D

Imagine you’re at a party full of strangers. You’re nervous. Who are these people? How do you start a conversation? Fortunately, you’ve got a thing that sends out energy at tiny chips in everyone’s name tag（标签）.The chips send back name, job, hobbies, and the time available for meeting―whatever. Making new friends becomes simple.

This hasn’t quite happened in real life. But the world is already experiencing a revolution using RFID technology.

An RFID tag with a tiny chip can be fixed in a product, under your pet’s skin, even under your own skin. Passive RFID tags have no energy source ―batteries because they do not need it. The energy comes from the reader, a scanning device（装备）,that sends out energy（for example, radio waves）that starts up the tag immediately.

Such a tag carries information specific to that object, and the data can be updated. Already. RFID technology is used for recognizing each car or truck on the road and it might appear in your passport. Doctors can put a tiny chip under the skin that will help locate and obtain a patient’s medical records. At a nightclub in Paris or in New York the same chip gets you into the VIP（very important person）section and pays for the bill with the wave of an arm.

Take a step back:10 or 12 years ago, you would have heard about the coming age of computing. One example always seemed to surface: Your refrigerator would know when you needed to buy more milk. The concept was that computer chips could be put everywhere and send information in a smart network that would make ordinary life simpler.

RFID tags are a small part of this phenomenon. “The world is going to be a loosely coupled set of individual small devices, connected wirelessly,” predicts Dr. J. Reich. Human rights supporters are nervous about the possibilities of such technology. It goes too far tracking school kids through RFID tags, they say. We imagine a world in which a beer company could find out not only when you bought a beer but also when you drank it. And how many beers. Accompanied by how many biscuits.

When Marconi invented radio, he thought it would be used for ship-to-shore communication, not for pop music. Who knows how RFID and related technologies will be used in the future? Here’s a wild guess: Not for buying milk.

71.Which of the following is TRUE about the learning of attitudes?

A．Attitudes are only learned through one’s success.

B．Attitudes learned in danger will last longer.

C．copying others’ behavior is not a good idea.

D. Attitudes can be learned from one’s parents.

70. The author uses the examples in Paragraph 3 to show           .

A．people often make mistakes when they are not noticed

B．people with good attitudes may sometimes do bad deeds

C．particulars of a situation may influence an individual’s action

D. an individual may change his or her attitude fairly easily

69. According to the passage, attitudes           .

A．come from different situations in one’s life

B．are largely affected by one’s behavior

C．remain unchanged in one’s daily life

D. could be chosen according to one’s will

68. What is the passage mainly about?

A．Approaches to the commercial use of computers.

B．Conveniences brought about by computers in business.

C．Significance of automation in commercial enterprises.

D. Disadvantages of credit cards in business.

C

Attitude is an internal（内在的）state that influences the choices of personal action made by the individual（个人）.Some researchers consider that attitudes come from differences between beliefs and ideas; others believe that attitudes come from emotional states. Here, we focus on the effects of attitudes upon behavior, that is , upon the choices of action made by the individual.

The kinds of actions taken by human beings are obviously influenced greatly by attitudes. Whether one listens to classical music or rock. Whether one obeys the speed limit while driving, whether one encourages one’s husband or wife to express his or her own ideas―all are influenced by attitudes. These internal states are acquired（获得）throughout life from situations one is faced with in the home, in the streets, and in the school.

Of course, the course of action chosen by an individual in any situation will be largely determined by the particulars of that situation. An individual who has a strong attitude of obeying laws may drive too fast when he is in a hurry and no police cars in sight. A child who has a strong attitude of honesty may steal a penny when she thinks no one will notice. But the internal state which remains unchanged over a period of time, and which makes the individual behave regularly in a variety of situations, is what is meant by an attitude.

Attitudes are learned in a variety of ways. They can result from single incidents, as when an attitude toward snakes is acquired by an experience in childhood at the sudden movement of a snake. They can result from the individual’s experiences of success and pleasure, as when someone acquires a positive attitude toward doing crossword puzzles by being able to complete some of them. And frequently, they are learned by copying other people’s behavior, as when a child learns how to behave toward foreigners by observing the actions of his parents. Regardless of these differences, there is something in common in the learning and modification（修正）of attitudes.