Two third of the singles looking for love in Britain turned to the Internet last year, according to figures made in public yesterday. Special sites offer introductions to smokers, Roman Catholics, tall people, beautiful people, frequent flyers and vegetarians. Technology has brought about a great change in the dating games.
A survey by Parsnip, a Briatain branch of Europe’s largest dating service with more than 1.5 million members, says that 65 percent of the 5.4 million Britons looking for a relationship used online dating services last year.
A spokeswoman for Relate, the relationship advisor, confirmed the a figure of two thirds feel it all right. “Doing it online allows people quite a lot of privacy, because they can do a bit of quite research and look around from the comfort of their own home. You don’t have to meet a middleman or go to an actual dating agency office, which takes a lot of courage.” She said.
There are more than 100 independent online dating agencies in Britain. Parsnip says that 50 percent of single people believe they will meet a suitable partner through the Internet, from 35 percent six months ago.
Mary Balfour, the founder, say that Internet has changed the dating industry complexly. “It’ s like a return to old-fashioned love letters.” She said “You don't’t base your initial judgement on how someone looks or what his or her figure is like. You e-mail or talk before uou actually see each other. Everybody you know who is single these days has at least had a good look at a dating site, introduction agency or personal ad. They have to, because al the old matchmaking institutions have gone. People work harder, settle down later and live more isolated lives. They are much more likely t end the day with a DVD and a can of beer than by going to a villlage dance. ”
56.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A.Brirish singles go online for love.                  B.British singles like going online
C.Going online for love is dangerous.                D.New ways of dating in Britain
57.The followding statemints are false EXCEPT that singles____.
A.don’t have to do any research at all                B. needn’t go to a go between
C. need to actually meet each other                           D. Have to go to a village dance
58.According to the text, about ____ Britons dated Online last year.
A. 3.5million          B.1.5 million                  C. 2.7 million             D. 1.9 millon
59.From the passage, we can learn that______ .
A. old-fashioned love letters become popular again
B. online dating services are out of date
C. half singles believe they can meet a suitable partner online
D. online dating needs a lot of courage

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项多余选项。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

Cindy:  Tony! How are you? What are you doing in Cairo?

Tony:   Hi, Cindy. _________1___________. We’ve been here for about a week.

Cindy:  Well, I’ve only just got here. Actually, I wouldn’t mind some advice on the best things to do and see.

Tony:   ________2_________. One of the best places I’ve visited so far was the Khan al- khalili fair. I spent the whole day there, buying lots of little gifts and handmade souvenirs for my friends back home.

Cindy:   ________3_________. I’ll make sure I take my wallet.

Tony:  Of course. And we visited the Pyramids and the Sphinx yesterday. _______4_________ --- like a living history lesson. I even rode a camel.

Cindy:  Is there anything you haven’t done?

Tony:  Well, I’m going to take a boat trip down the Nile tomorrow to finish my holiday in style! And, if I get time, _______5__________.

Cindy:  Goodness me! You’re going to need another holiday!

A. Sounds like fun.

B. Sorry, I can’t tell you.

C. I’m on holiday with my family.

D. I want to have a sleep.

E. It is just fantastic.

F. I want to go to the Egyptian Museum as well.

G. No problem!

   Two third of the singles looking for love in Britain turned to the Internet last year, according to figures made in public yesterday. Special sites offer introductions to smokers, Roman Catholics, tall people, beautiful people, frequent flyers and vegetarians. Technology has brought about a great change in the dating games.

A survey by Parsnip, a Briatain branch of Europe’s largest dating service with more than 1.5 million members, says that 65 percent of the 5.4 million Britons looking for a relationship used online dating services last year.

A spokeswoman for Relate, the relationship advisor, confirmed the a figure of two thirds feel it all right. “Doing it online allows people quite a lot of privacy, because they can do a bit of quite research and look around from the comfort of their own home. You don’t have to meet a middleman or go to an actual dating agency office, which takes a lot of courage.” She said.

There are more than 100 independent online dating agencies in Britain. Parsnip says that 50 percent of single people believe they will meet a suitable partner through the Internet, from 35 percent six months ago.

Mary Balfour, the founder, say that Internet has changed the dating industry complexly. “It’ s like a return to old-fashioned love letters.” She said “You don't’t base your initial judgement on how someone looks or what his or her figure is like. You e-mail or talk before uou actually see each other. Everybody you know who is single these days has at least had a good look at a dating site, introduction agency or personal ad. They have to, because al the old matchmaking institutions have gone. People work harder, settle down later and live more isolated lives. They are much more likely t end the day with a DVD and a can of beer than by going to a villlage dance. ”

56.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A.Brirish singles go online for love.                  B.British singles like going online

C.Going online for love is dangerous.                D.New ways of dating in Britain

57.The followding statemints are false EXCEPT that singles____.

A.don’t have to do any research at all                B. needn’t go to a go between

C. need to actually meet each other                           D. Have to go to a village dance

58.According to the text, about ____ Britons dated Online last year.

A. 3.5million           B.1.5 million                   C. 2.7 million              D. 1.9 millon

59.From the passage, we can learn that______ .

A. old-fashioned love letters become popular again

B. online dating services are out of date

C. half singles believe they can meet a suitable partner online

D. online dating needs a lot of courage

    One of Britain's bravest women told yesterday how she helped to catch suspected (可疑的)  police killer David Bieber—and was thanked with flowers by the police. It was also said that she could be in line for a share of up to￡30 000 reward money.

    Vicki Brown, 30, played a very important role in ending the nationwide manhunt. Vicki, who has worked at the Roy al Hotel for four years, told of her terrible experience when she had to steal into Bieber’s bedroom and to watch him secretly. Then she waited alone for three hours while armed police prepared to storm the building.

    She said: “I was very nervous. But when I opened the hotel door and saw 20 armed policemen lined up in the car park I was so glad they were there.”

    The alarm had been raised because Vicki became suspicious (怀疑) of the guest who checked in at 3 p.m. the day before New Year’s Eve with little luggage and wearing sun glasses and a hat pulled down over his face. She said: “He didn’t seem to want to talk too much and make any eye contact (接触). ” Vicki, the only employee on duty, called her bosses Margaret, 64, and husband Stan McKale, 65, who phoned the police at 11 p. m.

    Officers from Northumbria Police called Vicki at the hotel in Dunston, Gateshead, at about 11: 30 p.m. to make sure that this was the wanted man. Then they kept in touch by phoning Vicki every 15 minutes.

    “It was about ten past two in the morning when the phone went again and a policeman said ‘Would you go and make yourself known to the armed officers outside?’ My heart missed a beat.”

    Vicki quietly showed eight armed officers through passages and staircases to the top floor room and handed over the key.

    “I realized that my bedroom window overlooks that part of the hotel, so I went to watch.  I could not see into the man’s room, but I could see the passage. The police kept shouting at the man to come out with his hands showing. Then suddenly he must have come out because they shouted for him to lie down while he was handcuffed (戴上手铐).”

    1. The underlined phrase “be in line for” (Paragraph1) means ______.

A．get

B．be paid

C．ask for

D．own

    2. Vicki became suspicious of David Bieber because ______.

A．the police called her

B．he looked very strange

C．he came to the hotel with little luggage

D．he came to the hotel the day before New Year’s Eve

    3. Vicki’s heart missed a beat because _____.

A．the phone went again

B．she would be famous

C．the policemen had already arrived

D．she saw 20 policemen in the car-park

    4. David Bieber was most probably handcuffed in _______.

A．the passage

B．the man’s room

C．Vicki’s bedroom

D．the top floor room

    5. The whole event probably lasted about _______hours from the moment Bieber came to the hotel to the arrival of some armed officers.

A．6

B．8

C．11

D．14