Passage Two

　　Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:

　　Sporting activities are essentially modified forms of hunting behaviour.  Viewed

　　biologically,  the modern footballer is in reality a member of a hunting group. His killing

　　weapon has turned into a harmless football and his prey (猎物) into a goalmouth. If his aim is

　　accurate and he scores a goal, he enjoys the hunter's triumph of killing his prey.

　　To understand how this transformation has taken place we must briefly look back at our

　　forefathers. They spent over a million years evolving (进化) as cooperative hunters. Their

　　very survival depended on success in the hunting-field. Under this pressure their whole way of

　　life, even their bodies, became greatly changed. They became chasers, runners, jumpers,

　　aimers, throwers and prey-killers. They cooperated as skillful male-group attackers.

　　Then about ten thousand years ago, after this immensely long period of hunting their

　　food, they became farmers. Their improved intelligence, so vital to their old hunting life, was

　　put to a new use －－ that of controlling and domesticating their prey. The hunt became

　　suddely out of date. The food was there on the farms, awaiting their needs. The risks and

　　uncertainties of the hunt were no longer essential for survival.

　　The skills and thirst for hunting remained, however, and demanded new outlets. Hunting

　　for sport replaced hunting for necessity. This new activity involved all the original hunting

　　sequencer  but the aim of the operation was no longer to avoid starvation.  Instead the

　　sportsmen set off to test their skill against prey that were no longer essential to their survival,

　　to be sure, the kill may have been eaten, but there were other, much simpler ways of obtaining

　　a meaty meal.

　　26. The author believes that sporting activities

　　A) are forms of biological development        B) are essentially forms of taming the prey

　　C) have actually developed from hunting      D) Have changed the ways of hunting

　　27. For over a million years, our forefathers were basically

　　A) any member of the opposing team         B) the goal-mouth

　　C) the goal keeper                           D) the football

　　28. For over a million years, our foregathers were basically

　　A) co-operating hunters                    , B) successful farmers

　　C) runners and jumpers                      D) skillful sportsmen

　　29. The word "operation" (Para. 4, Line 4) refers to

　　A) domesticating animals                     B) hunting

　　C) prey killing                              D) sports activities

　　30. Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of the passage?

　　A) It is farming that gives human beings enough leisure time for sporting activities.

　　B) Farming is very important in human civilization because it saves human beings from

　　risks and uncertainties of hunting for survival.

　　C) It is hunting that provides human beings with much simpler ways of obtaining meaty

　　meals.

　　D) Sporting activities satisfy the desire of modern man to exercise hunting skills which his

　　forefathers developed for survival.

　　Passage Three

　　Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passages:

　　The world is known to us through many senses, not just hearing, smell, vision, and at

　　close range, touch and taste.

　　Our skins let us know whether the air is moist or dry, whether surfaces are wet without

　　being sticky or slippery. From the uniformity of slight pressure, we can be aware how deeply a

　　finger is thrust into water at body temperature, even if the finger is enclosed in a rubber glove

　　that keeps the skin completely dry. Many other animals, with highly sensitive skins, appear to

　　be able to learn still more about their environment. Often they do so without employing any of

　　the five senses.

　　By observing the capabilities of other members of the animal kingdom, we come to realise

　　that a human being has far more possibilities than are utilised. We neglect ever so many of our

　　senses in concentrating on the five major ones. At the same time, a comparison between

　　animals and man draws attention to the limitations of each sense. The part of the spectrum (光

　　谱) seen by colour-conscious man as red is non-existent for honey-bees. But a bee can see far

　　more in flowers than we, because the ultra-violet (紫外线) to which our eyes are blind is a

　　stimulating (刺激的) part of the insect's spectrum, and, for honey-bees at least, constitutes

　　a separate colour.

　　31. From the passage, we realise that

　　A) man possesses as many senses as animals

　　B) man possesses a few more senses than animals

　　C) man possesses far more senses than the five major ones

　　D) man has fully utilised his senses

　　32. Which of the following is TRUE?

　　A) The honey-bee is blind to red.

　　B) Man is more colour-conscious than the honey-bee.

　　C) The honey-bee can see far more colours than man.

　　D) Man is sensitive to the ultra-violet.

　　33. We can realise how deeply a finger is put into water at body temperature

　　A) from the sense of direct touch

　　B) through skin contact

　　C) from the even distribution of pressure

　　D) through the difference in temperture

　　34. The phrase "sensitive skins" (Para.2 Line 6) most probably means

　　A) skins that are sticky or slippery

　　B) skins that are delicate

　　C) skins that are completely dry

　　D) skins that are quick to feel and respond

　　35. What is the main idea of the passage?

　　A) All senses have their limitations.

　　B) Man has not fully utilized all his senses.

　　C) Insects are more sensitive to colours than man.

　　D) Man is not as good as animals in learning about the environment.