61. What’s the purpose of building so many ryokan in the 17th century?

　A. To provide rooms for the noble when they travelled.　

　B. To keep the Japanese traditional style of life.

　C. To make people feel elegant in the ryokan.　　　　

　D. To attract more tourists to put up in the ryokan.

60. From the 1st paragraph, we can see that ________.

　A. there is no dinner or a hot shower in ryokan　　

　B. such activities as dinner and shower in ryokan can take you back in time

　C. such activities as dinner and shower mean the same both in ordinary inns and traditional inns

　D. such activities as dinner and shower are more important than the sightseeing for tourists

59．Ashenden cried 'Impossible' after hearing the Colonel's story because he thought ______ .

　A. it could not possibly happen　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. it was too embarrassing

　C. it was too close to fiction　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　 D. it was too recent

　B

　Heading back to the room for dinner and a hot shower may sound like the act of a tired tourist, but in the traditional Japanese inn --- or ryokan --- those activities can be as interesting as anything along the sightseeing trail. “People going looking for a sort of nostalgic (怀旧的),old-fashioned, traditional view of Japanese life will find it most easily in a ryokan,” said Peter Grilli, president of Japan Society of Boston, Massachusetts.

　Many ryokan sprang up in the 17th century to put up feudal lords (领主) traveling along Tokaido highway to Edo (now Tokyo). Today tourists looking for a taste of the country’s historic lifestyle find varying levels of understated elegant in ryokan throughout the country.

　A typical stay starts with a greeting from the inn’s staff and a change from street shoes into slippers. An attendant leads guests to their rooms, where slippers are removed before walking on the rice straw flooring, called tatami. Walking slowly along behind a kimono-clad (和服) attendant on the creaky wood floods of Fukuzumiro ryokan’s hallways is like stepping back in time. The inn was established in 1890 by a former samurai(武士).

　Tim Paterson, 33, a banker living in Tokyo, has stayed at several ryokan. This New Zealand native leaves after a recent stay at Fukuzumiro. “I think it’s quite good mixing culture with history and not just going to see it, but living in it, staying in it.” he said. Sliding glass doors line the inn’s rural hallways, bringing in the sound of trickling water and the quietness of the stone and tree-filled courtyards outside.

58．According to the Colonel the incident happened _______ .

　A. a few days before　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　B. a few weeks before

　C. two weeks before　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　D. sixty years before

57．The reason for the Minister's trip was ________ .

　A. to fetch some documents　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. to get over an illness

　C. to meet a spy　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to deliver some papers

56． How did the Colonel suggest that Ashenden's being a writer would relate to his work as a spy?

　A. It would make traveling abroad more possible.

　B. It would make it easier for him to meet people.

　C. It would enable him to avoid arousing suspicion.

　D. It would enable him to use the languages he knew.

54. A. mixed B. combined　 C. fitted　 D. armed

53. A. Avoid B. Protect　　　 C. Keep　 D. Guard

52. A. air　　　 B. naval C. land　　 D. mixed