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（C）
The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to filma beautifulsunset over the ocean so that the audiences（观众）could see his hero and heroine infront of it at the end of the filmas they said goodbye to each other for ever．He sent hiscamera crew（摄制组）out one evening to filmthe sunset forhim．
The next morning he said to the men，“Have you provided me with that sunset？”“No，sir．”the men answered．
The director was angry．“Why not？”he asked．
“Well，sir，”one of the men answered．“we're on the east coast here，and the sunsets in the west．We can get you a sunrise over the sea if necessary，but not asunset．”
“But I want a sunset！”the director shouted．“Go to the airport，take the next flightto the west coast，and get one．”
But then a young secretary had an idea．“Why don't you photograph a sunrise？”she suggested，“and then play it backwards？Then it'll look like a sunset．”
The camera crew went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunriseoverthe beach in the middle of a beautifulbay（海湾）．Then at nine o'clock they took it tothe director．“Here it is，sir，”they said，and gave it to him．He was very pleased．
They all went into the studio．“All right，”the director explained，“now our heroand heroine are going to say good-bye．Run the filmbackwards so that we cansee the‘sunset behind them．’”
The“sunset”began，but after a quarter of a minute，the director suddenly put hisface in his hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop．
The birds in the filmwere flying backwards and the waves on the sea were goingaway fromthe beach．
95．One evening the director sent hiscamera crew out______．
A．to watch a beautiful sunset B．to find an actor and an actress
C．to filma scene of sunset on the sea D．to meet the audience
96．Why did the director want to send his crew to the west coast？
A．Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset．
B．Because he was angry with his crew．
C．Because it was his secretary's suggestion．
D．Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset．
97．Which of the following is NOT true？
A．The crew had to follow the secretary's advice．
B．If you want to see a sunrise，the east is the place to go to．
C．The camera crew wasn't able to filmthe scene the first day．
D．The director ordered his crew to stop filming the“sunset”．
98．The director wanted to filma sunset over the ocean because______．
A．it went well with the separation ofthe hero and the heroine
B．when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening
C．it was more moving than a sunrise
D．the ocean looked more beautiful atsunset
99．After the“sunset”began，the director suddenly put hisface in his hands ______．
A．because he was moved to tears
B．as he saw everything in the filmmoving backwards
C．as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined
D．because he found everything in thefilmdidn't move backwards
（D）
Lon d on—Hollywood superstar Will Smith wants to be the first black president ofthe United States．
“I'll get around to it in about 10years'time，”the actor and singer said last week．“I will be spending New Year's time with the Clintons and I think I could get ataste for it．We get to stay in the Lincoln bedroom—the best in the house，”he added．
But Smith may have to sing for his supper with the Clintons．“I think we are goingto put on some sort of show for the press—they want me to do something．I don't knowwhat—but it will probably be something stupid．”
100．Fromthis passage we can see thatWill Smith ______．
A．is eager to put on the show B．hates to sing for the Clintons
C．has mixed feelings about spendingNew Year's time with the Clintons
D．will pretend to be stupid at the coming show
101．Which of the following might be the best title for this passage？
A．Will Smith Aims High
B．A Long Way to Becoming a Black President
C．Superstar Singing for Clintons D．Dinner with Clintons—Not for Free！
（E）
Aging is the process of growing old．It occurs eventually in every living thingprovided，of course，that an illnessor accident does not kill it prematurely．The mostfamiliar outward signs of aging may be seen in old people，such as the GREying of thehair and the wrinkling of the skin．Signs of aging in a pet dog or cat includeloss ofplayfulness and energy，a decline inhearing and eyesight，or even a slight greying ofthe coat．Plants age too，but the signs are much harder to detect．
Most body parts grow bigger and stronger，and function more efficiently duringchildhood．They reach their peak at the time of maturity，or early adulthood．Afterthat，they begin to decline．Bones，for example，gradually became lighter and morebrittle．In old people，the joints between the bones also become rigid andmore in-flexible．This can make moving very painful．
All the major organs of the body show signs of aging．The brain，for example，works less efficiently，and even gets smaller in size．Thinking processes of all sorts areslowed down．Old people often have trouble in remembering recent events．
One of the most serious changes of oldpeople occurs in the arteries，the bloodvessels that lead fromthe heart．They become thickened and constricted，allowing lessblood to flow to the rest of the body．This condition accounts，directly orindirectly，formany of the diseases of the old people．It may，for example，result in heartattack．
Aging is not a uniformprocess．Different parts of the body wear out at differentrates．There are GREat differences among people in their rate of aging．Even the cells ofthe body differ in the way they age．The majority of cells are capable of reproducingthemselves many times during the course of a lifetime．Nerve cells and muscle fibrescan never be replaced once they wear out．
Gerontologists scientists who study the process of aging—believe the wearing outof the body is controlled by a built-in biological time-clock．They are trying to discoverhow this clock works so that they can slow down the process．This could giveman alonger life and GREat number of productive years．
102．The main idea in the first paragraph is ______．
A．signs of aging are easier to detectin animals than in plants
B．aging occurs in every living thingafter it has reached maturity
C．the outward signs of aging may be seen in old people
D．not all signs of aging are visible
103．When the brain begins to age ______．
A．eyesight will begin to decline too
B．it becomes lighter
C．the thinking processes go on just as before
D．memorization declines
104．“The arteries”refers to ______．
A．the paths along which blood flows to all parts of the body
B．the tubes carrying blood back to the heart
C．vessels that are thickend and constricted
D．such heart diseases as suffered byold people
105．Many of the diseases of old people are the result of ______．
A．lack of blood B．low blood pressure
C．the thickening of the blood vessels
D．poor blood circulation
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