第三部分：閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

One of today’s hottest topics among women (and to an extent among men too now) is anti aging and how to reverse the signs of age. The beauty industry has responded to this by offering a wide collection of anti aging creams and other anti aging products aimed at all pocketbooks, ranging from economical to highly priced.

And the question is “do any of these often much-vaunted(被過度吹噓的) anti aging creams actually work?” And if they do, how precisely do they perform their miracles?

Well, the appropriate response to that is that they do work—after a fashion. There certainly are anti aging creams available for a relatively modest price that will reduce the appearance of wrinkles in a comparatively short period of regular application. But this really is the limit of their powers: they won’t actually undo skin damage or eradicate(根除) all signs of age; they will simply modify them, some more effectively than others.

The way they work is like so: they remove upper layers of dead skin cells and make deeper layers absorb water, serving to plump them up and make them look fuller and healthier. But since such anti aging creams only go skin deep, as it were, skin damage will reappear once you stop using the anti aging wrinkle(皺紋) cream.

This means fairly heavy regular use, which might be costly depending on your choice of product. However, if you can afford it or think it’s worth the cost, it won’t be such an issue. After all, what woman wants to look older than her years when looking good is so tied up with many women's self-esteem(自尊) and sense of identity.

A compromise(折中) solution for those on a tighter budget is to use the cheaper creams. In addition, it’s always wise to be a little experimental to make sure you end up with the one that suits your skin best.

So, to sum up: an anti wrinkle face cream will work within limits, depending on your objective.

41.   This passage mainly tells us something about _____.

A. anti aging creams                          B. anti aging foods

C. anti wrinkle face                           D. anti wrinkle skin

42.   According to the author, we can infer _____.

A. anti aging creams must reverse the signs of age

B. skin damage must not reappear after using creams

C. anti aging creams should be properly used

D. skin damage will disappear forever after using creams

43.   The benefits from anti aging creams are the following except that _____.

A. they remove upper layers of dead skin cells

B. they make deeper layers absorb water

C. they make layers look fuller and healthier

D. they make wrinkle faces rough

44.   The meaning of the underlined phrase “on a tighter budget” is _____.

A. having a larger amount of money

B. having a smaller amount of money

C. having no money at all

D. having a lot of money

45.   Fairly heavy regular use will make you _____.

A. spend much money on your choice of product

B. easily afford your choice of product

C. think your choice of product wrong

D. believe your choice of product right

       Reading Chicken Soup for the Soul may be _____, but it is very rewarding, especially for your cloze test.

A. time-spending                                           B. time-consuming

C. enjoyable                                             D. remarkable

Always read the label ______ you wash your clothes．

       A．before     B．unless     C．since D．until

 Later, these rocks proved that ___ in the distant past the Antarctic was covered by plants.

  A. at one time   B. at a time   C. at times   D. at the same time

 Just as Professor Scott often ______ it, success is ninety-nine percent mental attitude.

  A. gets      B. makes      C. puts      D. means

The former manager of the company was said _____ in an organized crime.

   A. to be involved             B. to involve

   C. to have involved           D. to have been involved

 The woman, when ______ how her husband was injured, began to cry.

A. asked                       B. to ask                       C. asking                      D. ask

 All the crew _______ were killed in that heavy storm.

   A. board    B. abroad    C. on board    D. on the board

. These old buildings possibly __________ the Ming Dynasty.

   A. dated back to      B. date back to      C. date back     D. are dated back to  

四、閱讀理解

Learning online should make use of a number of Internet tools: e-mail lets you exchange letters between continents very cheaply and almost immediately. Large groups of people can share their discussions by using electronic lists to send every letter to everyone on the list. Electronic magazines bring you up-to-date topics, such as news, arts, and sports. Search engines allow you to look for anything you want on the Internet, including the holdings of major libraries. In a chat room you can have a real-time written talk. Audio and video bring the world to your computer -— you can listen to the world's radio stations, watch the evening news from another continent. And in an online conference you can even talk to your teacher and fellow students abroad.

Do you have e-mail? How much do you communicate with your friends over the Internet? Internet, the newest child in technology, is like a modern communication highway. It's also a kind of super-shop, almost anything you can buy in a store -— you can get it through Internet, without leaving home at all.

56. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Internet    B. Radio stations    C. Magazines    D. Libraries

57. What is the quickest and cheapest way of getting in touch with your friend abroad?

A. By telegraph                 B. By air-mail 

C. By e-mail                    D. By telephone

58. Which of the following will you choose if you want to hold a meeting over the Internet?

A. Chat room                   B. Search engines  

C. Online conference             D. Electronic lists

59. In the writer’s opinion, it can be inferred that we might work _____ in the future.

A. in the office                  B. at home    

 C. at the library                 D. in the store