答案及解析：

Passage1 废水灌溉

46 C Its benefits outweigh the hazards involved.

定位区间：…and it not be a bad thing. While the practice carrys serious health risks for many, those dangers are outweighed by the social and economic gains…

47 C Farmers and consumers maybe affected by harmful bacteria.

定位区间：…this water is used for agricultural irrigation, farmers risk absorbing disease-causing bacteria, as do consumers who eat produce raw and unwashed.

48 A Favorable

定位区间：But Pay Drechsel, an environmental scientist, argues that social and economic benefits of using untreated human waste to grow food outweigh the health risks.

49 B They can be dealt with through education.

定位区间：These dangers can be addressed with farmer and consumer education, he said,…

50 D He deems it indispensable for combating global poverty.

定位区间：”Overly strict standards often fail, “James Bartram, a WHO water-health expert, said”We need to accept the fact accross much of the planet, so waste with little or no treatement will be used in agriculture for good reason.”

Passage2 今日厨房

51 D It is regarded as the center of the modern home.

定位区间：…that kitchen has become the heart of the modern house:what the great hall was to the medieval castle, the kitchen to the 21^st century.

52 B No duplicate is to be found in any other place.

定位区间：Its big selling point is that nobody else will have it:” You won’t see this kitchen anywhere else in the world.”

53 D Social change

定位区间：The elevation of the room that once belonged only to the servants to that of design showcase for the modern family tells the story of a century of social change.

54 A A place where women could work more efficiently.

定位区间：the Beecher sisters recommended a scientific approach to（源文档残缺部分）, designed to enhance the efficiency of a woman’s work and promote order.

55 B Many of its central features are no different from those of the 1920s.

定位区间：It was a modernist triumph, and many elements remain central features of today’s kitchen.

解析教师

任婧： 哈尔滨新东方国内考试部教师。主讲专八阅读、六级阅读、四级写作课程。翻译硕士，英语专业八级，人事部口译证书获得者。多次交替传译，同声传译经历。授课风格亲和幽默，激情澎湃。