【正文】 d (失望 ) at this funny answer. He showed the second lady the picture for five seconds and asked her how she would recognize him. The second girl smiled, flipped her hair, and said, ―Ha! It’s easy to find the oneeared person!‖ Her answer also made the policeman angry. Turning to the third lady, he asked, ―How would you recognize him?‖ He added quickly, ―Think hard before giving a silly answer.‖ The third lady looked at the picture carefully for a moment and said, ―HMMMM… he is wearing contact lenses (隱形眼鏡 ).‖ The policeman was surprised and speechless, because he really didn’t know himself if the man wore contacts or not. ―Well, that is a good answer. Wait here for a few minutes while I check his file. He left the room and went to his office, checked the suspect’s file in his puter and returned with a bright smile. ―Wow! I can’t believe it… it’s TRUE! The man does in fact wear contact lenses. Good work! How were you able to make such a wise observation (觀察 )?‖ ―That’s easy,‖ the girl replied, ―He can’t wear glasses because he only has one eye and one ear!‖ 48. Which of the following CANNOT be concluded from the passage that detectives should have? A. They must be humorous. B. They must be good at thinking. C. They must be good at memorizing. D. They must have a strong ability of observation. 49. How did the third lady know the suspect was wearing contact lenses? A. She sold contact lenses before. B. She wouldn’t want to give the silly answer. C. She just had the same idea as the first two girls. D. She had been wearing contact lenses for a long time. 50. According to the passage we can learn that ______. A. the suspect was easy to recognize B. the suspect was caught by the policeman C. the suspect must be a disabled person D. the picture was just a side of the suspect 51. What will probably happen to the three ladies after this test? A. All of them may be given more training courses or fired. B. The first lady may give up being a detective. C. The second lady may be accepted as a detective at once. D. The third lady is good at thinking and doesn’t need any training. C Acting legend (傳奇 ) Elizabeth Taylor has passed away. She leaves behind her own lifelong movie of ups and downs, marriage and divorce, and sickness and recovery. The world of entertainment is mourning (悼念 ) the death of the last classic movie star. Taylor died of a kind of heart disease in Los Angeles at the age of 79. Taylor acted in more than 50 movies, including the children’s classic ―National Velvet‖, Oscarwinning ones ―Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?‖ and ―Butterfield 8‖. Fans gathered on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame to pay tribute (敬意 ) to the actress. They placed tributes on their star and recalled about highlights of her career. Sandra, Hollywood, California, said, ―Well, she just led an amazing life, and she went out with style.‖ Phil Schuman, Reporter of KTTV in Los Angeles, said, ―Well, I mean, her whole life story: child star, unusually beautiful, all the marriages, almost dying, then all of her great work with AIDS research, Michael Jackson’s best friend. It’s just a oneofakind story, I think.‖ Taylor was not only the most blessed actress, but also the most loyal of friends and supporter of homosexuals (同性戀 ) in Hollywood. She won a special Oscar, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for her efforts to support AIDS research. ―Is this something that we can bear? No. The AIDS crisis (危機(jī) ) is not over.‖ Taylor once said. Taylor’s private life is also a legend. She was a star at age 12, a bride and a divorcee at 16, a superstar at 19 and a widow at 26. She has married 8 times. One of her former husbands, former . Senator John Warner, 84, paid tribute to the late star during an event in Washington. 52. Which of the following about Elizabeth Taylor is wrong? A. She was a star from her childhood. B. She was Michael Jackson’s best friend. C. Her movie ―National Velvet‖ won Oscar. D She acted in more than 50 movies all her life. 53. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Taylor had many fans. B. Taylor made great achievements in the research of AIDS. C. The world were sad for losing the famous actress. D. John Warner was once the husband of Taylor. 54. What does the underlined word ―late‖ mean in Chinese? A. 已故 的 B. 遲到 的 C. 后來的 D. 最新 的 D When Johnson called again, the manager received him very politely. ―That is a most wonderful oil you brought us, Mr Johnson,‖ he said. Johnson nodded his smooth, dark head. That was something he knew very well. ―I’ve never seen anything like it,‖ the manager admitted (承認(rèn) ). Johnson nodded again. ―No?‖ he said politely. Then he added, ―But I think you will, sir. A very great deal of it.‖ He appeared to think for a moment. ―I think you will find it will be on sale seven, perhaps, eight years from now.‖ He smiled. The manager thought that was uncertain. He said, ―It is better than our fish oils. I admit that.‖ ―So I am told, sir,‖ agreed Johnson. ―Have you any plans to produce it yourself, Mr Johnson?‖ ―Would I be showing it to you if I had?‖ Johnson smiled again. ―We might add some chemicals to one of our own fish oils,‖ said the manager. ―It would be expensive to do that, even if you cou