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ttack than women. However, women might be at greater risk of the effects of a heart attack, as they are less likely to realize they are suffering from it in the first place. Women smokers may develop heart disease at almost the same age as men smokers. Researchers have found that women smokers have heart attacks nearly 14 years earlier than women who don’t smoke. For men, it is about six years . The Life span(壽命 ) For men in Britain, the average age is 79 years and six months, but for women it’s 82 years and eight months. There’s no strict reason why women live longer than men. Women might be born with a more powerful body system that protects them well into old age, suggest researchers in London. They have also found women produce more infection fighting (抗感染 ) white blood cells than men of the same age. However, according to an earlier study, women live longer because they have stronger hearts. 66. Why are women more likely to develop a mental illness than men as they get older? A. Women’s brains are smaller than men’s. B. Women lose cells more quickly than men. C. Women’s brains are packed with more cells than men’s. D. The number of cells in women’s brains drops slowly. 67. Women may be at greater risk of the effects of a heart attack, mainly because they ______. A. don’t realize they are suffering from it in time B. produce less white blood cells than men C. have a less powerful body system D. have weaker hearts than men 68. From the research on smokers, we learn that ______. A. women smokers are at greater risk of heart disease than men smokers B. men smokers have heart attacks 14 years earlier than men who don’t smoke C. women and men smokers develop heart disease at about the same age D. women smokers have heart attacks 6 years earlier than women who don’t smoke 69. What does the passage mainly talk about? A. Some physical differences between men and women. B. Some effects of smoking on men and women. C. Some reasons why women live longer than men. D. Some reasons why women are more likely to develop a mental illness. 70. Which section of a website does the passage e from? A. Education. B. Culture. C. Sports. D. Science. D 難度 :★★★ The Marx Brothers made many funny movies in the 1930s and 1940s. They made fourteen movies together which are still popular today. Most of these movies made fun of officials. There were five Marx Brothers. The most famous were Julius, Leonard and Adolph. They were born in New York City between 1886 and 1890. Their father made clothing. Their mother wanted them to bee performers. Julius, Leonard and Adolph started performing when they were children. They began making funny movies in 1929. They changed their first names: Julius became Groucho。, so he doesn’t know how to serve the American family. A. quite B. seldom C. often D. sometimes 25. Young people are often curious about new things, so they are_______ to try them. A. strange B. dangerous C. funny D. delighted 26. The film Examination1977, directed by Jiang Haiyang, made the audience deeply______. A. moving B. moved C. to move D. being moved 27. ______, Mary and Jane decided to stop and have a rest. A. Tiring and hungry B. Tiring and hungrily C. Tired and hungry D. Tired and hungrily 28. Directors know that only when actors and actresses play their __________ well can films be made well. A. roles B. backgrounds C. traditions D. positions 29. — Hey! Look where you are going! — Oh, I am terribly sorry. I ______ you. A. didn’t notice B. wasn’t noticing C. am not noticing D. don’t notice 30. The old saying, Look before you ______means, Think carefully before you act. A. run B. walk C. leap D. escape 31. They argued _____ the matter the whole afternoon, and at last agreed____ the date for the next meeting. A. with。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。 Module 6 Films and TV Programmes 第一部分:聽力 (共兩節(jié) , 滿分 30 分) ◆ 第一節(jié) (共 5 小題;每小題 ,滿分 分 ) 聽下面 5段對話。 聽第 6 段材料 ,回答第 6 至 8題。 on B. on。 Leonard became Chico and Adolph became Harpo. Groucho Marx looked funny. He had large black eyebrows(眉毛 )and a hairy mustache(胡子 ). He spoke very quickly and walked in a funny way. He entertained people with funny names, like Rufus T. Firefly. Otis B. Driftwood. Chico Marx talked as if he was born in Italy. He spoke English that was not correct. Many other funny men spoke as if they came from other countries. They were making fun of themselves and other people who did not speak English well. Chico also made funny jokes about words and expressions that sound alike but have different meanings. Harpo Marx had curly yellow hair, but it was not his real hair. It was false hair. He never said a word in any of the movies. Instead, he acted out what he wanted to say. He could make people laugh without saying a word. People always knew what he was thinking. He made funny sounds with his actions to express his thoughts and feelings. Some of their most famous movies were Horse Feathers, Duck Soup, and A Night at the Opera. Experts say the Marx Brothers’movies were popular for several reasons. 71. What do we know about the Marx Brothers from the first two paragraphs? A. They made films about people in many positions. B. The eldest of the three brothers was three years older than the youngest. C. Before they started making funny movies they were performers. D. They once helped their father make clothing. 72. Which of the following is TRUE about Chico Marx? A. He spoke fast and walked funnily.