Task1Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:DearEditor,Onceuponatimeindustrialgoodsweremadetolastforever.Ifyouboughtacarorastove,itwasaonce-in-a-lifetimeinvestment.Youpaidgoodmoneyforit,andyoutookcareof

　　Task1

　　Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　DearEditor,

　　Onceuponatimeindustrialgoodsweremadetolastforever.Ifyouboughtacarorastove,itwasaonce-in-a-lifetimeinvestment.Youpaidgoodmoneyforit,andyoutookcareofit.Nowadaysindustryhaspersuaded(劝告)usthatproductsshouldn'tlastalongtime.It'scheapertothrowthemawaythanitistorepairthem.Thishasleddirectlytothe"throw-awaysociety",whichisatremendouswasteoftheearth'sresources(资源).

　　Justthinkofthecarsthataretradedindaily,justbecausetheyareoutofstyle.Thinkoftheexpensivepackaging(包装)materialthatisthrownawayeverytimeanewobjectisbought.Andweconsumershavetopayforthatmaterial!Ourindustrialsocietyhasturnedusintospoiled(被宠坏的)children.Thiswastefulnesshasgottenusintothemessweareinnow.Whenwehavenoresourcesleft,thenwe'llstarttotakecareofwhatwehave.Butwhycan'tweactbeforethishappens?Whycan'twegobacktobeingasocietyinwhichthepreventionofwasteisavirtue?

　　Sincerelyyours,

　　DavidKing

　　16.Oncepeopletriedtomakeindustrialproducts________.

　　A)lastaslongaspossibleB)usableforseveralyears

　　C)inlargequantitiesD)betterinquality

　　17.Peoplearemadetothrowthingsawaybecause________.

　　A)theyliveina“throw-awaysociety”

　　B)theyarespoiledandhavenovirtue

　　C)therearetoomanyproducts

　　D)it’smoreexpensivetorepairthemthantothrowthemaway

　　18.Shoppershavetopaynotonlyforthegoodsthemselves,butalsofor________.

　　A)thewrappingsB)theresources

　　C)theinvestmentD)society

　　19.Mr.Kingarguesthatpeopleshouldtakecareofwhattheyhavewhen________.

　　A)therearenoresourcesleft

　　B)theystillhavesomeleft

　　C)a“throw-awaysociety”comesintobeing

　　D)resourcesareusedup

　　20.Thetoneoftheauthorusedintheletteris________.

　　A)pleasantB)doubtfulC)seriousD)positive