61. This iron can clean itself by _______．

A. decreasing brown spots　　　　　 　　　　　　　　 B. washing out mineral deposits

C. blocking up mineral deposits　　 　　　　　　　　 D. giving off more steam

60. This passage is _______．

A. an introduction to General Electric　　 　　　　　 B. an operating instruction of Self Cleaning Iron

C. an advertisement of Self Cleaning Iron　 　　　 D. a description of the change of lifestyle

59. Which adjective can best describe the man?

A. pitiful　 　 B. thoughtful　 　　 C. calm　 　　　　　　　 D. envious

B

How the iron of tomorrow (the first Self Clean Iron) can change your lifestyle today?

General Electric introduces the iron of tomorrow．The iron can clean itself inside where irons get dirty．Because it cleans itself each and every time you empty it．How? With a push of a magic blue button．

The magic blue button

The first thing you’ll notice that’s different about this iron is the blue button on the side．It’s marked “Self Clean”．Push this blue button, and you can wash out loose mineral deposits(沉淀物) that remain and block up inside．Push this button, and you’ve made life a lot easier．

Less chance of brown spots

Sure, Self Cleaning Iron is going to cut down on brown spots (Those ugly spots that happen on nice, cleanly pressed clothes．) because a Self Cleaning Iron becomes clean each time you press that magic blue button．

Steams better longer

Common sense tells you that if you’ve got an iron that blocks less often it has to stay younger for a long period of time．In other words, it steams better longer．That’s another joy of owning General Electric’s Self Cleaning Iron．

What does it mean to you

Today you are doing so much more than just running a house and running after the kids．You’re working．You’re going to school．It’s all part of your lifestyle．The iron can change that lifestyle by giving you less trouble before you iron．If we can make it easier for you to be a better wife, a better mother, a better house-maker, we want to．The new Self Cleaning Iron is another one of Home-Makers from General Electric．

58. Choose the correct order of the following events accordingly?

a. He pulled on his mittens with his teeth, and threshed his arms back and forth, beating his hands with all his might against his sides to prevent himself from freezing.

b. He felt dying when he found the fire out.

c. He reached in his pocket for a second piece of birch bark.

d. He made a new foundation for a fire in the open.

e. He gathered dry grasses and tiny twigs from the high-water flotsam.

A. b-d-e-c-a　 　　 B. c-d-a-e-b　 　　　　　　　 C. d-e-c-a-b　 　　　 D. d-b-c-a-e

57. What does the underlined word refer to?

A. nature　 　　　　 B. the frost　　 　　 C. the man　　 　　　 D. the dog

56. Which do you think is the proper place for the following sentence: Such were his thoughts, but he did not sit and think them. ?

A.　　 ①　　　 　　 B. ②　　　 　　　　　　　 C. ③　　　　 　　　 D. ④

54. A. partner　　　 　　　 B. home　　　　　 C. result　　　　　　 　 D. vet

53. A. perfect　　　　 　 B. funny-looking　　 C. yellow　　　　　　 　 D. silly

52. A. friendship　　　 　 B. belief　　　 　　　　　　　 C. respect　　　　　 　　　 D. love