【正文】 d,and my fiancee(未婚妻 ),Samantha,and I expect to be very happy． We do not plan to have honeymoon because we want to spend two weeks setting up our own new business as real estate agents(房地產(chǎn)代理商 )． My mother,who is very traditional(傳統(tǒng)的 ),says that our plans are unreasonable． She thinks that we should just spend the two weeks on a holiday in the Caribbean． In her days,and in the old country,young couples didn’t start businesses together． Instead,the man went out to work,and the wife stayed home to raise a family． Both Samantha and I want children in the future,and together we plan to raise them． Needless to say,our plans and my mother’s views don’t agree． I suppose it’s hard for my mother and father to understand our point of view． They are used to another way of setting up a marriage and a life． Another thing that worries my parents is the fact that Samantha and I are going to be spending seven days a week on our business until it is running smoothly． As my mother has pointed out to us,such a timetable will leave us little time for socializing or for a night in the town． My mother says a young couple should enjoy themselves and get to know each other under less exciting conditions． Actually,Samantha and I know each other pretty well． We both work hard for our goals,and neither of us minds giving up weekends for a while． We are young and enthusiastic(熱心于事業(yè)的 )． 56． Christopher and Samantha will not have honeymoon because _______． A． they expect to be happy B． they know each other pretty well C． they will spend seven days a week running a business D． they want to start setting up their real estate business 57． Christopher’s mother and father are _______． A． against the couple’s marriage B． used to the old country customs C． expecting to be very happy D． being more used to American marriage 58． The best title for this passage is _______． A． Samantha and Christopher’s Marriage B． Building a Modern American Marriage C． Old World Views on Marriage D． Starting a New Business B Today,air travel is far safer than driving a car on a busy motorway． But still there is a danger that grows every year． Airliners get larger and larger． Some airplanes can carry over 300 passengers． And the air itself bees more and more crowded． If one large airliner struck into another in midair,600 lives could be lost． From the moment an airliner takes off to the moment it lands,every movement is watched on radar screens． Air traffic controllers tell the pilot exactly when to turn,when to climb,and when to e down． The air traffic controllers around a busy airport like LondonHeathrow may deal with 2 500 planes a day． Not all of them actually land at the airport． Any plane that flies near the airport es under the orders of the controllers there． Even a small mistake on their part could cause a terrible accident． Recently such a disaster almost happened． Two large jets were flying towards the airport． One was carrying 69 passengers from Toronto,the other 176 passengers from Chicago． An air traffic controller noticed on his radar screen that the two planes were too close to each other． He ordered one to turn to the right and to climb． But he made a mistake． He ordered the wrong plane to do this． So,instead of turning away from the second plane,the first plane turned towards it． Fifteen seconds later it flew directly in front of the second plane． They avoided(避免 )each other by the smallest part of a second． The distance between them was less than that of a large swimming pool． This is an example of the danger that grows every year． 59． Which of the following is true according to the passage? A． Traveling by air is as safe as by car． B． Traveling by air is not as safe as by car． C． Traveling by car is as dangerous as by air． D． Traveling by car is more dangerous than by air． 60． The air traffic controllers of an airport _______． A． control all the planes flying near the airport B． give orders to planes leaving the airport C． only deal with the planes that want to land there D． are allowed to handle 250 planes a day 61． The danger of air crashes grows every year because _______． A． airliners are getting larger and air traffic is being heavier B． a pilot does not always hear a controller’s order C． a controller is likely to make more and more mistakes D． airports can hardly serve the growing number of airplanes 62． The example in the passage is to show that _______． A． air traffic controllers are often careless B． air traffic controllers should pay much attention to avoiding accidents C． it is difficult for airplanes to avoid terrible accidents D． two planes should not fly to