68. This passage is ________.

A. an introduction to General Electric

B. an operating instruction of Self Cleaning Iron

C. an advertisement of Self Cleaning Iron

D. a description of the change of lifestyle

67. Please choose a proper title for this passage.

A. room behind the camera into the spotlight

B. Chinese cinematographer to be nominated for Oscar

C. New faces to appear in “Peacock”

D. "Peacock" to enter foreign film market

D

How the iron of tomorrow can change your lifestyle today.

(the first Self Cleaning Iron)

General Electric introduces the iron of tomorrow. The iron can clean itself. Inside where a iron gets dirty. Because it cleans itself each time you empty it. How? With a push of a magic blue button.

The magic blue button

The first thing you’ll notice that’s different about this iron is the blue button on the side. It’s marked "Self Clean". Push this blue button, and you can wash out loose mineral deposits(沉淀物) that remain and block up inside. Push this button, and you’ve made life a lot easier.

Less chance of brown spots

Sure, Self Cleaning Iron is going to cut down on brown spots. (Those ugly spots that happen on nice, cleanly pressed clothes.) Because a Self Cleaning Iron becomes clean each time you press that magic blue button.

Steams better longer

Common sense tells you that if you’ve an iron that blocks less often it has to stay younger for a long period of time. In other words, it steams better longer. That’s another joy of ow­ning General Electric’s Self Cleaning Iron.

What does it mean to you

Today you are doing so much more than just running a house and running after the kids. You’re working. You’re going to school. It’s all part of your lifestyle. The iron can change that lifestyle. By giving you less trouble before you iron. If we can make it easier for you to be a better wife, a better mother, a better housekeeper, we want to. The new Self Cleaning Iron is another one of Home-Makers from Gener­al Electric.

Lifestyle. We’ re with yours. GENERAL ELECTRIC

66. From the passage we can learn that "Peacock"________.

A. is the film for which Gu is likely to win an Oscar prize

B. has already become popular both at home and abroad

C. has its production started last summer

D. will be publicly shown in spring, 2005

65. Gu chose such a story for his first movie because ________.

A. he was born in the early 1970s　　　　　　 B. he grew up in Henan province

C. he was popular in Henan province　　　　

D. the story had something to do with his own experience

64. Gu didn’t employ “stars” in his film because ________.

A. tars usually stick to their own acting styles

B. the stars may not be able to speak the local dialect

C. the stars may share the audience’s attention with the story

D. it was not easy for him, a fresh hand, to invite stars to join him

63. The underlined word “cinematographer” refers to a person who ________.

A. has been nominated for an Oscar　　　　　　 B. uses a camera to shoot films

C. directs first-class films　　　　　　　　　　 D. arranges for cinema shows

62. The underlined word "They" refers to ________.

A. Goods　 　　　B. Customers　　　　　　 C. Shops　　　　 D. Advertisements

C

Gu Changwei was the first Chinese cinematographer to be nominated (提名) for an Oscar, and he is regarded by Zhang Yimou as the best cinematographer in China. Gu was behind the camera for many of Zhang Yimou’s famous films including the one that rocketed Zhang to fame: "Red Sorghum (高粱)". And now this master of the visual has taken on his first directing role with the film "Peacock". So Gu Changwei has come out from behind the camera into the spotlight (聚光灯).

Gu Changwei is very serious about his directing "Peacock". To get the authentic atmosphere, Gu took his film crew to the city of Anyang in central China’s Henan province where the story took place, to shoot the film. He chose all new actors because he didn’t want "stars" appeal to weaken the power of the story, and he also had his actors trained in the local dialect. For this film Gu has been able to get out from behind the camera to manage every aspect of the film, and to realize his own ideals in movie-making.

"Peacock" is about the life of an average family in a small town in Henan province in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Gu chose this story for his first movie because he grew up during this same pe­riod and it struck a chord with him.

“Peacock” wrapped up production in June, 2004. It’s aimed at the foreign film market and will be entered in February’s Berlin Film Festival, and released in China at the same time. But at the end of last October, Gu took “Peacock” to his Alma Mater, the Beijing Film Academy, one of the most fa­mous film colleges in China, to hold a preview. The film was warmly received by both teachers and students.

61. According to the text, which of the following is TRUE?

A. All advertising firms do not care to tell the truth about the goods they advertise.

B. All advertising firms only care to make money, as advertising is a big business.

C. Most advertising firms make sure that advertisements do not purposely cheat.

D. The advertised goods are often of poor quality.

60. Advertisements that play on our weaknesses make us ________.

A. desire things we do not need　　　　　　　 B. purchase the goods we need

C. attracted by them　　　　　　　　　　　 D. become loyal reader, listener or viewer

59. It can be inferred from the passage that advertisements can be useful if they ________.

A. how a long list of the goods advertised

B. give true information about goods　　　　

C. tell customers what to buy

D. appear on TV and in newspapers at the same time