67. Which of the following is the best title?

　A. Five Key Factors Affecing the Partnership.

　B. Beauties Are Doomed to Fail in Love.

　C. Beautiful Or Common?

　D. The Beauties Are Diferent.

D

“The Lord of the Rings”, one of the best sellers in the new millennium (千年), was made up of three parts -- “The Fellowship of the Ring”, “Two Towers”, and “The Return of the King”. Millions upon millions of people have read it in over 25 different languages, but fewer know about the author and the history of the composition of the creative masterwork.

　　　 　 John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in South Africa in 1892. His parents died when he was a child. Living in England with his aunt, Tolkien and his cousins made up play languages, a hobby that led to Tolkien’s becoming skilled in Welsh, Greek, Gothic, Old Norse and Anglo-Saxon.

　　　 After graduating from Oxford, Tolkien served in World War I. In 1917, while recovering from trench fever, he began composing the mythology (神话) for The Rings. As a professor of Anglo-Saxon in 1930s at Oxford, Tolkien was part of an informal discussion group called the Inklings, which included several writers. The group was soon listening to chapters of Tolkien’s imaginative work “The Hobbit”.

　　　 Hobbit was a name Tolkien created for a local people that could best be described as half-sized members of the English rural (乡村的) class. Hobbits live in hillside holes. One of them, Bilbo Baggins, looks for treasures with a group of dwarves (侏儒). On the way, he meets the twisted, pitiful creature Gollum, from whom he sees a golden ring that makes the holder invisible.

　　　 One of Tolkien’s students persuaded her employer, publisher Allen & Unwin, to look at a draft (草稿). The chairman of the firm, Stanley Unwin, thought that the best judge for a children’s book would be his ten-year-old son. The boy earned a shilling for reporting back that the adventure was exciting, and “The Hobbit” was published in 1937.

　　　 It sold so well that Unwin asked for a continuation. Over a dozen years later, in 1954, Tolkien produced “The Lord of the Rings”, a series of books so creative that they hold readers - new and old - after their publication.

66. We can infer in the passage that_____________.

　A. HughGrant and Elizabeth Hurley were a couple.

　B. Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise were very satisfied with their life.

　C. when they fail in Hollywood, the beautiful have little troube in making a living.

　D. the marriage of the beautiful often last long.

65. The underlined phrase “plain Janes” in the passage refers to “________”.

　A. ordinary-looking women　　　 B. women called Jane

　C. common people　　　　　　　　 D. attractive women

64. What does the underline sentence “Doomed beauties such as Cleopata and Manilyn Monore were far from alone in their misery.” mean?

A. Beautiful women always felt lonely.

B. Beautiful women were always alone.

C. Many beautiful women didn’t end up with a happy life.

D. Beautiful woen always lived a happy life.

63．The passage is mostly likely a(n)　　　　 .

　　　 A．entertainment information

　　　 B．science reports on new high-technology

　　　 C．introduction of some kinds of cell phone or computer parts

　　　 D．advertisement for new products

C

Doomed beauties such as Cleopata and Manilyn Monore were far from alone in their misery. Very attractive people tend to form partnerships that are less stable and satisfying than those enjoyed by plain Janes.

According to the research by Dr John Blain of the university of Southern California, relationships between people whose professions largely depend on their appearance, such as models or actors, tend to end much faster than those between lawyers, doctors and students.

Blaine said the beautiful felt different from children. They are treated as special, which may create both arrogance(傲慢) and insecurity. All too often, beauty can be used as an alternative to education. Often they are pushed out of their class or town, told to go off and make their fotune in Hollywood or London and, when the majority fail, they have few talents to make a living.

Blaine added that beautiful people score poorly on the “big five”--- the key factors American experts consider when helping distressed couples. These are neuroticism(神经过敏)，including anger and anxiety; extroversion(性格外向) ；openness to new experiences; agreeableness; and conscientiousness, or sticking by agreements they have made. Attractive people often see no reason to try to change until their looks start to fade.

Krista Sutherlanf ,of the University of California Los Angeles, said partnerships that appeared to be perfect from the outside, such as the former “dram teams” of Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise or Hugh Grant and Elizabeth Hurley, where backgrounds and aspirations(抱负) are often shared, did not necessarily lead to happiness.

62．Which of the following statements is True?

　　 A．If you have US$．30，you can buy a USB vacuum or Naf Hyp MP3．

　　 B．USB vacuum can be used to clean your house and yard

　　 C．With SIM Card reader you may not lose phone numbers．

　　 D．Naf Naf Hyp MP3 can also play radio，CDs and cassettes when used as a beer barrel at the same time.

61．What does “gunk” mean in the second item?

　　 A．dirt 　　　　　　　　　 B．desk　　 　　　　　　　 C．keyboard 　　　　　　 D．USB

60．What is TRUE about Fruit powered digital clock?

　　 A．It gives out the smell of the fruit．

　　 B．It uses the fruit as its power．

　　 C．It also needs batteries．

　　 D．As a limited source，any fruit or vegetable connected to the clock will do．

59. The best title for the passage is “__________________”.

　 A. Computer-New Technological Advances

　 B. Internet-New Tool to Maintain Good Friendship

　 C. Computer-Have Made Life Easier

　 D. Internet-a Convenient Tool for Communication　

　　　　　　　　　　 　B

Fruit powered digital clock　　

　　 Fruit’s not only good to eat，but it can also power this Fruit digital Clock. This clock use the scientific rules on which modern electrical storage batteries are based, The acid from the fruit helps transmit(传递)an electrical flow between two metal poles。The clock is priced at US $15 . Connecting any fresh fruit or vegetable to the clock will make it work．The fruit is a clean，renewable source of electrical power．　

　　 USB vacuum　　

　　 Do you know the dirtiest pans of your desk are probably your keyboard and mouse? Get a USB Mini Vacuum with retractable(可伸缩的)cable and suck away all that gunk．The US-made product is priced at US$ 14．

　　 SIM card reader　

　　 Making useful USB 2．0 multi-card readers even handier, this card can also read and write data to phone SIM cards. It comes with SIM editing software．Download your phonebook to your computer,．If you lose your cell phone，you can store missing phone numbers in your new one．The US-made IMOMO SIM，card +Multi Card Reader is priced at US $19．　　

　　 Beer in your ear

　　 The beer barrel(桶)-shaped Nat Naf Hyp MP3 is a musical box that can be used to play radio，CDs and cassettes，It’s got all the standard features of the typical clock-radio，but with the relaxing look of a big beer barrel. The Danish product is priced at about US $130.

58. According to the writer, E-mail has no obvious advantage over the telephone because the former helps one_______________.

　 A. reach a group of people at one time conveniently.

　 B. keep his communication as personal as possible.

　 C. pass on much more information than the latter.

　 D. get in touch with his friends faster than the latter.