【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 1930s to the present. In recent years, Chinese films are very popular in the States, such as Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon, Hero, and Flowers of Shanghai. Do you like French films? Well, here is The French Cinema Book. It covers French films from the 1890s to the beginning of the 21st century. It is written for all lovers of French cinema: students and teachers, specialists and fans, and so on. Maybe you are Indian film fans and starchasers. Then here is Encyclopedia ( 百科全書(shū) ) of Indian Cinema. The book is a plete introduction to all the best Indian films. It also offers a full list of names of the famous and successful film stars in the past ten years. You know, the Indian film industry is the largest in the world after our Hollywood. If you like British films, we have The British Cinema Book. It is a good review of British cinema. This book contains a good many nice pictures. In our bookstore, you can also find books about Mexican, Japanese, Australian, German and Italian films.. Well, please help yourselves to some coffee or tea, and have a good time here! 45. The speaker of the passage is most probably _______ A. the author of 25 New Takes B. a tourist in the cinema bookstore C. the manager of the cinema bookstore D. a reader of Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema 46. How many Asian countries does the speaker refer to when he talks about the film books? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Nine. 47. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage？ A. Indian cinema is second only to Hollywood. B. The British Cinema Book includes a plete list of names of stars. C. Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon is well received in the States. D. The French Cinema Book covers over a century39。s French films. 48. The purpose of the speaker is_______. A. to satisfy the customers39。 various tastes B. to keep the authors in the cinema bookstore C. to offer the tourists chances to meet the film stars D. to take the readers into film producers C Deserts are found where there is little rainfall or where rain for a whole year falls in only a few weeks39。 time. Ten inches of rain may be enough for many plants to survive (存活 )if the rain is spread throughout the year, If it falls, within one or two months and the rest of the year is dry, those plants may die and a desert may form. Sand begins as tiny pieces of rock that get smaller and smaller as wind and weather wear them down. Sand dunes (沙丘 ) are formed as winds move the sand across the desert. Bit by bit, the dunes grow over the years, always moving with the winds and changing the shape. Most of them are only a few feet tall, but they can grow to be several hundred feet high. There is, however, much more to a desert than sand. In the deserts of the southwestern United States, cliffs (懸崖 ) and deep valleys were formed from thick mud that once lay beneath a sea more than millions of years ago. Over the centuries, the water dried up. Wind, sand , rain, heat and cold all wore away at the remaining rocks. The faces of the desert mountains are always changing — very, very slowly — as these forces of nature continue to work on the rock. Most deserts have a surprising variety of life. There are plants, animals and insects that :have adapted to life in the desert. During the heat of the day, a visitor may see very few signs of living things, but as the air begins to cool in the evening, the desert es to life. As the sun begins to rise again in the sky, the desert once again bees quiet and lonely. 49. Many plants may survive in deserts when___________. A. the rain is spread out in a year B. the rain falls only in a few weeks C. there is little rain in a year D. it is dry all the year round 50. Sand dunes are formed when___________. A. sand piles up gradually B. there is plenty of rain in a year C. the sea has dried up over the years D. pieces of rock get smaller 51. The underlined sentence in the third paragraph probably means that in a desert there is____________. A. too much sand B. more sand than before C. nothing except sand D. something else besides sand 52 It can be learned from the text that in a desert____________. A. there is no rainfall throughout the year B. life exists in rough conditions C. all sand dunes are a few feet high D. rocks are worn away only by wind and heat D Letter to Editor of TV Weekly Dear Sir/Madam, I read Alison Burnham’s review of When we were 12, and I do not agree with her. I thought the programme was wonderful — I