59. According to this passage we know that _________.

A. Parisians enjoy English food more than their own

B. Londoners seldom travel to Paris on holidays

C. both cities have their advantages

D. young people prefer to live in London

58. According to this passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. People feel it difficult to find a job in Paris.

B. People can't travel to London without a passport.

C. People can travel to London without a passport. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

D. People can find any job in London.

57. It can be inferred that ___________.

A. Paris and London are the two biggest cities in the world

B. in the 19th century, Dickens told his stories in the two cities

C. London and Paris used to be separated

D. Liverpool is a big city in France

56. The new product has drawn attention from some _________.

A. famous people　 　B. referees　　　　 C. big companies　 　　D. countries

D

London--A morning train rides away, across the channel. English kids discuss the Liverpool's football team in a Paris pub.

Some Parisians have started to travel to work in London.

In the 19th century, Charles Dickens compared the two cities, London and Paris, in A Tale of Two Cities. These days, it might be A tale of One City.

As there are few jobs at home over recent years, perhaps 250,000 Frenchmen moved across the channel. With an undersea tunnel, they could travel between cities in three hours. The European Union freed them from immigration and customs.

Paris, rich in beauty, is more stylish. But London feels more full of life, and more fun until the pubs shut down.

"For me, the difference is that London is real, alive," said Trevor Wheeler, a financial expert.

Chantal Jaouen, a professional designer, agrees.　 "I am French, but I'll stay in London,'' she said.

There is, of course, the other view. Julie Lenoux is a student who moved to London two years ago. "I think people laugh more in Paris," she said.

"Both cities have changed beyond recognition," said Larry Collins, an author and sometimes a Londoner.

Like most people who know both cities well, he finds the two now fit together comfortably.

"I first fell in love with Paris in the 1950s. Things are so much more ordered, and life is better."

But certainly not cheaper.

In some parts of London, rents can be twice those on Avenue Foch in Paris.

Deciding between London and Paris requires a lifestyle choice.

Like Daphne Benoit, a French journalism student with perfect English, many young people are happy to be close enough so they don't have to choose.

"I love Paris, my little neighbourhood, the way I can walk around a centre, but life is too organized , "she said. "In London, you can be whoever you want. No one cares."

55. The underlined word "feedback" probably means ___________.

　　 A. information given back by a user　　 　B. advice given by someone

C. supplying food to customers　　　　　 D. food given back by consumers

54. In the first sentence in Paragraph 2,"... mistakes made by referees are the kind of advertising that money cannot buy" means ___________.

　　 A. Carlos Technologies can't afford the high price for advertising their product

　　 B. Mistakes in production are also a kind of advertisement

　　 C. Carios Technologies has already spent a lot of money on advertising their product

　　 D. Referees' mistakes will be of great help for the sale of Carlos Technologies' new product

53. Carlos Technologies is pleased because ________.

　　 A. football fans are angry with referees

　　 B. their new product can satisfy football fans

　　 C. their new product will have a good market

　　 D. they can sell a lot of football in the future

52. By saying "the conclusions to be drawn are obvious" ( Line One to Line Two, Paragraph Four), the writer means that ___________.

　　 A. women's inconstancy in their choice of clothing is often laughed at

　　 B. women are better able to put up with discomfort

　　 C. men are also exploited greatly by fashion designers

　　 D. men are more reasonable in the matter of fashion

C

While football fans feel strongly angry and shocked about mistakes made by referees (裁判) because they cannot see clearly what has happened, a small German company is quietly pleased.

　　 For Cairos Technologies, mistakes made by referees are the kind of advertising that money cannot buy. The company has developed a tiny chip(芯片) that fits inside a football and determines whether the ball has crossed the goal line, by being able to discover its exact location on the field. The world football organization, FIFA, has shown interest in the technology. It is very possible that the new technology will be used in the 2006 World Cup in Germany.

"We've been testing the technology at the main soccer stadium in Nuremberg for some time and more recently in an under-17 FIFA Cup in Peru," said Gunter Rohmer, a director of the company. "The technology has performed well, and we're pretty optimistic that it will be used at the games in Germany next year."

The chip only weighs 12 grams, and is placed in the center of the football. It sends 2,000 signals a second to a receiver network of 12 antennas(天线),placed around the field. The receivers then send information about the ball's location to a central computer, and because it works in real time, it can immediately tell the referee whether a goal has been scored. The chip even can tell when the ball crosses the line in mid-air. Oliver Braun, one of the inventors of the chip, says that feedback from German referees was generally positive. Germany sports-wear giant Adidas is also optimistic about using this kind of chip in other ball sports.

FIFA aims to test the technology later this year at another game in Japan before deciding whether or not to introduce it in all 12 stadiums in Germany for next year's World Cup.

51. New fashions in clothing are created for ___________.

　　 A. the commercial exploitation of women

　　 B. the women's strength of character

　　 C. basic qualities of inconstancy and instability

　　 D. an important contribution to society

50. To the writer, the fact that women change their old-fashioned dresses is seen as ___________.

　　 A. a waste of money　　　　　　　　　　 B. a waste of time

　　 C. an expression of taste　　　　　　　　 D. an expression of creativity