42. When a stuntman falls from a high building, ______.

A.he needs little protection

B. he will be covered with a mattress

C.his life is endangered

D. his safety is generally all right

41. Stuntmen earn their living by ______.

A. playing their dirty tricks

B. selling their special skills

C.jumping out of high windows

D. jumping from fast moving trains

40. Stuntmen are those who ______.

A. often dress up as actors

B. prefer to lead dangerous lives

C. often perform seemingly dangerous actions

D. often fight each other for their lives

39. What is the writer’s attitude towards the generation gap?

　 A. Unacceptable.　　　 　 B. Awful.　　　 　 C. Funny.　　　 　 　D. Common.

B

　 　　You are watching a film in which two men are having a fight. They hit one another hard. At the start they only fight with their fists. But soon they begin hitting one another over the heads with chairs. And so it goes on until one of the men crashes (撞击) through a window and falls thirty feet to the ground below. He is dead！Of course he isn't really dead. With any luck he isn't even hurt. Why? Because the men who fall out of high windows or jump from fast moving trains, who crash cars of even catch fire, are professionals. They do this for a living. These men are called stuntmen. That is to say, they perform tricks.There are two sides to their work. They actually do most of the things you see on the screen. For example, they fall from a high building. However, they do not fall on to hard ground but on to empty cardboard boxes covered with a mattress (床垫). Again, when they hit one another with chairs, the chairs are made of soft wood and when they crash through windows, the glass is made of sugar!But although their work depends on trick of this sort, it also requires a high degree of skill and training. Often a stuntman' s success depends on careful timing. For example, when he is "blown up" in a battle scene, he has to jump out of the way of the explosion just at the right moment.

Naturally stuntmen are well paid for their work, but they lead dangerous lives. They often get seriously injured, and sometimes killed. A Norwegian stuntman, for example, skied over the edge of a cliff (悬崖) a thousand feet high. His parachute (降落伞) failed to open, and he was killed. In spite of all the risks, this is no longer a profession for men only. Men no longer dress up as women when actresses have to perform some dangerous action. For nowadays there are stuntgirls tool

38. Which generation is/was more efficient in making the world better one?

A. Mr. Ellis’ generation.　　　 　 　　　B. His children’s generation.

　 　C. His grandchildren’s generation.　　 D. None of the above.

37. Which generation did NOT want to do anything to make the world a better one?

　A. Mr. Ellis’ generation　　　　 　　B. His children’s generation

　 C. His grandchildren’s generation　　　 D. None of the above.

36. The wise man mentioned in the text told people to bury him on his face so that when everything is turned upside down he will _____.

A. lie on his stomach　　　　　　　　 　 B. lie on his back

C. stand quietly　　　　　　　　　 　 D. sit in peace

40. A. really　 　 　B. very　　 　 　　　C. such　　 　 　　D. so

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 A

　 We often hear people talking about a generation gap (代沟). The name is new, but the idea is

old. Young people and their parents don’t understand each other. The world has always kept changing. During the second century after Christ a wise man said, “Bury me on my face because in a little while everything will be turned upside down.”

　 There has always been a gap between generations, but more people talk about it now. Old Mr. Ellis thinks he understands what has happened.

　 “When I was a boy, I thought the world was a beautiful place. My life was very pleasant. But when I was older, I learned about people who were treated badly, people who didn’t have enough to eat. I wanted to help them, and I married a girl who wanted to help them, too. We went to meetings and talked a lot, but it didn’t seem to make much difference. ”

　 “Our children grew up in a world at war. They didn’t know when the fighting would stop. They wanted their children to have nice clothes and toys. They didn’t want to think about the future. They thought nothing could be done about it.”

　 “Now I have grandchildren, and they have their own ideas. They are trying to make the world better. They are trying to help other people. They’re making people listen to them. I am proud of their generation.”

39. A. where　 　　　B. how　　 　　　 　　　C. because　 　　D. why

38. A. needn’t　 　 B. can’t　 　　　C. mustn’t　 　 　　D. shouldn’t