【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 f．The Brooklyn Navy Yard where I39。ve worked for ten years is closing．Today I got laid off．I39。 m not myself．I hope you ll accept my apology． I remembered that after I closed the door, I stood there for a few minutes alone with tears in my eyes．56．What did the author do when a yellow car drove into the parking space? A．He beat the driver． B．He blamed the driver． C．He asked the driver to apologize． D．He ran to his friend39。 s house for help．57．What do we know about the yellow car39。 s driver? A．He was rude and liked fighting． B．He was famous for his bad temper． C．He lost his job and felt terrible that day． D．He tried to get the author39。 s parking space．58．What does the underlined sentence mean? A．I became quite calm． B．I felt extremely frightened． C．I couldn39。t move with cold． D．I was too angry to say anything．59．What kind of person is the author? A．Direct and serious． B．Humorous and open minded． C．Honest and ambitious． D．Warm hearted and understandingBThe Garden Burgers located in Truman was recognized by the Garden Burgers head office in Kansas City, Missouri．The Truman location of Garden Burgers recorded the highest sales last year．It brought in over $ 1 ,500,000 for the entire year．But what is more important is that Truman only has a population of 40,000． The store directly behind the Truman store in terms of sales is located in a city of over 300,000．Fred Laster and Jasper Watts bought into the Garden Burgers franchise （特許） only 3 years and a few months ago．They have used the bination of a good restaurant location and a series of promotional events to make Garden Burgers one of the most visited restaurants in Truman．However, they are quick to add that these are not the main reasons the store has done so well．We found a franchise with a solid image and great franchise wide marketing, Watts said in a phone interview．Laster and Watts expect this year to be just as productive as last year．After 4 months, they are on pace to exceed last year39。 s sales by more than $70,000．Each year the head office awards the owners of the store achieving the highest sales with a weekend stay at the best hotel in Kansas City and tickets to a Kansas City Chiefs football game．However, due to the extremely good sales performance of the store in Truman, the head office decided to change the tradition．Laster and Watts said their staff, which consists of only 5 university students, would be joining them in Kansas city as well．Tom Justins, the president of Garden Burgers has also sent his congratulations and he hopes that all their stores can look at the example the store has set．60．How is the prize different this year? A．All the staff are invited． B．The prize is worth $70,000． C．The pany permits a longer holiday． D．The prize includes tickets to a football game．61．What do we know about the Garden Burgers in Truman? A．The store is run by 5 university students． B．The store will bring in $ 1 ,500,000 this year． C．The store has a special way to encourage its staff to work hard． D．The store has recorded the highest sales with a smaller population．62．What39。 s the best title of the passage? A．The Most Visited Restaurant． B．Fred Laster and Jasper Watts． C．Local Burger Shop Has Record Year, D．The Unbelievable Record of Hamburgers．CIn the early days of the Internet, the idea that it represented an entirely new and separate field distinct from the real world was seized upon by both supporters and critics of the new technology．Supporters liked the idea that the virtual （虛擬的） world was a placeless datasphere, liberated from constraints and restrictions of the real world, and an opportunity for a fresh start．For instance, John Perry Barlow, an internet activist, issued the Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace in February 1996．He thundered, Governments of the industrial world, I e from cyberspace, the new home of mind．Cyberspace does not lie within your borders．We are creating a world that all may enter without privilege or prejudice accorded by race, economic power, military force, or station of birth．Where Mr．Barlow found the separation between the real and virtual worlds exciting, however, critics regarded it as a cause for concern．They worried that people were spending too much time online, municating with people they had never even met in person in chat rooms, virtual game worlds and, more recently, on social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook．A study carried out by the Stanford Institute for the Quantitative Study of Society in 2000, for example, found that heavy internet users spent less time talking to friends and family, and warned that the Internet could be the ultimate isolating（ 隔離） technology．Both groups were wrong, of course．The Internet has not turned out to be a thing apart．Unpleasant aspects of the real world, such as taxes, crime and cheating are now characteristics of the virtual world, too．C39。amer