The use of the word imitation(模仿)reminds me that we ought to make some more comments on the risk of people imitating what they see on the screen in the way of crime(犯罪)or violence. First there was always a risk of children acting out scenes which could be dangerous. For example, I remember a woman who was head of a middle school telling me that she had happened to look out of her window when the children were in the playground and had seen them putting a small boy on a chair with a rope round his neck and the rope over the branch of a tree; fortunately she was in time to get there before the child was hung. I remember a film in particular in which the hero who was imprisoned had escaped by electrocuting(通电触死)his guard, the technique of doing this being shown in detail. This was the kind of scene which we could cut for these reasons.
Every time I gave a talk in a prison someone used to mention the French film Rififi made by Jules Dassin in 1954. This remarkable film showed in great detail a robbery of a jeweller’s shop, the robbery lasting about half an hour and being backed only by natural sound??one of the most brilliant film sequences(连续镜头)of all time. I remember our discussions at the time. We thought that the robbery experienced and skilled criminals could possibly imitate it; we believed therefore that it was relatively safe. When talking in prisons some years later I learned that there had been several robberies in which the techniques had been copied, so perhaps we were wrong. 41. The writer thinks that _______.
A. the details of the criminal technique should be kept
B. the details of the crime should not be shown on the screen C. children should not imitate what they saw on the screen D. it was dangerous to imitate what they had seen on the screen
42. What was the writer’s attitude (态度) towards the film in which the hero had escaped by electrocuting the guard?
A. The writer kept the same opinion B. The writer was strongly against it.
C. The writer thought the film had some value. D. The writer did not show his /her attitude.
43. Parents in prison agreed to film checking because________. A. they did not want their children to follow them
B. the crime on screen could be imitated without difficulty C. they had given a talk on it D. they had made mistakes
44. All the following statements about “Rififi”are true EXCEPT____________.
A. that the robbery shown needs experience and skills B. that some very good tools were used in the robbery C. that the film showed the technique in detail
D. that the technique of the robbery was not imitated 45. It can be inferred from the passage that__________.
A. it is hard for the children to tell the differences between real life and the imaginary B. only the people in prison supported film checking
C. only children imitated what they had seen on the screen
D. the writer used to advise the details of crime should be shown Passage 4 （KEY：BAADD）
Rome—Doctors and medical groups around the world last weekend reacted with strong opposition to the news that an Italian specialist is on the brink of cloning the first human baby.
Dr. Severino Antinori, who is the head of a hospital in Rome, has been referred to in an Arab newspaper as claiming that one of his patients is eight weeks pregnant（怀孕）with a cloned baby.
Antinori refused to comment on the reports, but in March 2001 he said he hoped to produce a cloned embryo（卵）for implantation within two years. So far seven different kinds of mammals have already successfully cloned, including sheep, cats and most recently rabbits.
Doctors showed their doubt and were strongly opposed although they admit that human cloning would finally come true unless there was a world wide ban on the practice.
Professor Rudolf Jaenisch of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology：“I find it astonishing that people do this where the result can be foretold that it will not be a normal baby. It is using humans as guinea pigs. It makes people feel sick. ”
But Ronald Green, director of the Ethics Institute at Darmouth College in the US, said it is unlikely that an eight-week-old pregnancy would lead to a birth.
So far all cloned animals have suffered from some different serious disorders, many of them dying soon after their births.
Doctors are opposed to human cloning because they are worried about the welfare of the cloned child if there is one.
“There are no benefits of cloned human beings, just harm, ”said Dr . Michael Wilks of the UK. 46. What do the underlined words“on the brink of”in the first paragraph mean most probably? A. on the side of B. on the point of C. in search of D. in favor of
47. What is the doctors’ general attitude to cloning of humans according to the passage? A. They are against it. B. They support it. C. They welcome it. D. They pay no attention to it.
48. What does the underlined word“ban”in the third paragraph mean most probably? A. order that forbids cloning B. suggestion to carrying on cloning C. anger at cloning D. cheer for cloning
49. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. Doctor Severino Antinori is strongly opposed to cloning human beings.
B. Up to now, seven kinds of animals have been cloned, including sheep, cats, humans and rabbits. C. Professor Rudolf Jaenisch is carrying on an experiment on cloning an eight-week-old embryo.
D. Ronald Green doubts about the future successful birth of the so-called cloned embryo. 50. Which is the best title for the passage? A. The Success of Cloning Humans B. The Anger at Cloning Humans C. Failure of Cloning Humans D. First Cloned Human?
Passage 5 (KEY: CDADB)
Bill and his family have been living in the same old building for eight years. The landlord also lives there, and usually all the tenants got along fairly well with one another. Recently, however, there has been a change in their relations.
A nice, quiet old couple used to live there, too. The old lady would sometimes bring some small cakes she made to Bill's mother, who in return would give her some meat or help her with shopping. Unfortunately, the old lady died last month. As her husband couldn't live alone, his grandson moved in.
The grandson, a youth of about twenty, has become a problem to Bill's family because he is so noisy. Bill's family members were used to peace and quite, but the youth likes to listen to his radio late at night. Sometimes his friends came for a visit, and they also made a lot of noise. Everyone in Bill's family has been bothered by the new comer and getting angry.
Bill's mother once politely asked the old man if he was able to sleep, but it seemed that he didn't understand what she meant and so never spoke to his grandson about it. If he did, the grandson apparently didn't listen, since
things haven't changed any. Everyone in Bill's family agrees that something has to be done, but no one wants to hurt the old man's feelings or cause any problems.
56.Bill's family got angry with their neighbor because _________. A the old lady died B a young man moved in
C the grandson made a lot of noise D the young man could not live alone 57.Which of the following statements is not true? A The old man could not live without his wife's help. B The old couple could not do any shopping. C Bill's mother was kind to her neighbor.
D Bill's mother was the only one in the family who liked their neighbor's grandson. 58.The grandson makes a lot of noise as __________
A he never cares whether the neighbors might want to live in peace and quiet. B The walls of the building are thin.
C He likes to listen to his radio early in the morning D Friends come to visit him
59._______ will be able to solve the problem. A Only Bill's mother B Only the old man
