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职称英语补全短文 第2课时1 PASSAGE 4 The Importanee of Agriculture in China Today z although agriculture accounts for only a quarter of the Gross National Product , it is still the main determinant of the standard of living and the principal occupation of at least 70 percent of population. Agriculture also ( 2 ) because industry needs both agricultural raw materials and food for its work force. The failure of agriculture to supply raw material and food halted and later reversed the in dustrial progress of the 1950s , After 1960 new emphasis was placed on agriculture z and the slogan Agriculture is the foundation of the econo my11 has remained a central Chinese economic policy ever since. _ ( 3 ) _ f there is an in direct link due to the relati on ship betwee n agriculture and foreig n trade. Many of Chinas exports are _ ( 4 ) _ or consumer goods based on them. Flourishing agriculture , therefore , promotes exports. It also reduces the need to spend foreign exchange on imports of grain and cotton , therefore _ ( 5 ) _. 练习： A determines the progress of industry B the story of the unfolding struggle to feed a peasant population C either agricultural raw materials D enlarging the capacity of the economy to import machinery and commodities for industry E In addition to the direct links between agriculture and industry F thus promoting both import and export KEY : BAFCD PASSAGE 5 Tests Show Women Suited for Space Travel Between 1977 and 1981 z three groups of American woman , _( 1)_ , between the age of 35 and 65 z were given month-long tests to determine how they would respond to conditions resembling those aboard the space shuttle. Though _ ( 2 ) _ , the women were volunteers and the pay was barely above the minimum wage. They were not allowed _ ( 3 ) during the tests , and they were expected to tolerate each others company at close quarters for the entire period. Among other things they had to stand pressure three times the force of gravity and carry out both physical and men tai