53. Why did the Russians invite Mr. Bayer to hunt bears?

　　　 A. Russian bears are famous for their cruelty.

　　　 B. They managed to find a bear for hunting.

　　　 C. They expected the trade to be successful.

　　　 D. There was a bear in Moscow Circus.

52. According to the passage, we can infer that the book probably is __________.

　　　 A. interesting　　　　　 B. serious　　　　　　　　　 C. realistic　　　　　　　　 D. humorous

D

　　 A German company was concerned about talks in Moscow trying to sell some 100 million dollars worth of equipment to a Russian State company. Talks went smoothly but differences remained. So Martin Bayer himself, the CEO of the German Company, decided to come to Moscow to head the talks. Besides caring about his business, the CEO wanted to go to Russia to hunt bears.

　　 Martin Bayer was one of the greatest hunters of our time (and the Russians knew about it). He went to the Sahara more than hundred times and hunted lions, crocodiles; he hunted polar bears in the North Pole and tigers in the rain forests of India. But he had never hunted Russian bears.

　　 So the Russians decided to organize a bear hunt for Mr. Bayer to sweeten the talks. This wasn't a simple task. Some people in the west still believe that bears may be found and seen everywhere in Russian cities just like squirrels may be seen in our back yards. This is not true. The closest place one may find bears in the wild is maybe 2,500 miles away from Moscow. However, a solution was quickly found. The Russian businessmen went to Moscow Circus(马戏团)and for $2,000 bought a very old bear. This bear used to amuse and amaze audiences in many countries for 30 years, but got and looked too old, and was retired.

　　 “Be careful, the Russian bears are very dangerous, and frightening,” they told to Mr. Bayer. “If compared to the Russian bears, your African lions are nothing more than harmless cats.” The bear was brought to a forest 50 miles from Moscow and was left there. Mr. Bayer was told that bears were plentiful in that forest and that many cattle and even people had been eaten in the surrounding villages.

　　 Meanwhile, an 18-year old female drove through the forest on a motorcycle and suddenly saw a bear (no bears had been seen in those places for 200 years). She was frightened, fell, left her helmet and her motorcycle and ran away.

　　 Mr. Bayer was excited and ready to hunt. This could become the most successful part of his extraordinary hunting experience. The next moment Mr. Bayer saw a bear in a helmet driving on a motorcycle through the forest in front of him. The bear had a happy expression on his face, as he was doing something he had been doing in the circus for 30 years: circling on a motorcycle!

　　 Mr. Bayer lives in a private mental institution near Hamburg happily ever after. The equipment was never sold to Russia. It was sold to Iraq instead.

50. The book mentioned in this passage is written for readers who __________.

　　　 A. are scientists making influential contributions

　　　 B. want to have a little understanding of science

　　　 C. want to break the male-controlled world

　　　 D. have a misunderstanding about science

　51 This passage most probably is __________.

　　　 A. the review of a book　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the concluding part of a book

　　　 C. the information added to a book　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the introduction of a book

49. We need to know something about science because __________.

　　　 A. scientists have specific scientific ideas

　　　 B. science affects almost every field of our life

　　　 C. it is easier to understand general characteristics of science

　　　 D. it is not easy to understand the things that excite and discourage scientists

48. According to the passage, ‘scientific subculture’ means __________.

　　　 A. scientific society　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. technical groups

　　　 C. complex situation　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. knowledge system

47. A good title for this passage would be __________.

　　　 A. Mind and Body　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Physical Signs

　　　 C. Research on Mind　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. The Power of the Mind

C

　　　 Science is a major topic in our culture. Since it touches almost every field of our life, educated people need at least some knowledge with its structure and operation. They should also have an understanding of the scientific subculture in which scientists live and the kinds of people they are. An understanding of general characteristics of science as well as specific scientific ideas is easier to obtain if one knows something about the things that excite and discourage the scientist.

　　 This book is written for the person whose knowledge with science is not complete; for the person who has been presented with science as a musty(发霉的)storehouse of dried facts; for the person who sees the chief objective of science as the production of tricks; and for the person who views the scientists as some sort of magician. The book can be used to add to a course in any science, to come with any course that attempts to give an understanding of the modern world, or simply to provide a better understanding of science. We hope this book will lead readers to a broader view on scientific attitudes and a more realistic view of what science is, who scientists are, and what they do. It will give them an idea and understanding of the relationship between science and our culture and an appreciation of the roles science may play in our culture. Besides, readers may learn to appreciate the relationship between scientific views and some of the values and philosophies(哲学)that are deep in our culture.

　　　 We have tried to present in this book a correct and up-to-date picture of the scientific world and the people who populate it. That population has in recent years come to include more and more women. This increasing role of women is not just the only event but, rather, part of the trend obvious in all parts of society, as more women enter traditionally male-controlled fields and make influential contributions.

　　　 We have also tried to make the book entertaining as well as informative. Our method is usually informal. We feel, as do many other scientists, that we shouldn’t take ourselves too seriously. As the reader may observe, we see science as a delightful pastime rather than as a cruel and unpleasant way to earn a living.

46. The phrase “the reality” refers to __________.

　　　 A. a real burn B. a hot iron　 C. the touch of ice　 D. the body’s reaction

45. A hypnotist is supposed to be able to control __________.

　　　 A. patients’ bodies　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. people’s minds

　　　 C. patients’ diseases　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. people’s movements

43. From the passage we can conclude that __________.

　　　 A. doctors are still learning things about eyesight

　　　 B. wearing wrong glasses is less harmful to adults

　　　 C. eye transplants have been performed successfully

　　　 D. people should not wear glasses at young age

B

　　 We still don’t understand the influence of the mind’s power over the body, nor do we understand why there should be such power. All we can say for certain is that the mind does have power over the body in very many different ways.

　　　 If a man is told that he is at the North Pole and he believes what he is told, he’ll show physical signs which suggest that his body is reacting as though he were at the North Pole. He’ll go pale and shiver. When the film Lawrence of Arabia was shown, cinema managers around the world reported that the sales of ice cream rocketed. The endless desert scenes had made the moviegoers feel uncomfortably hot.

　　　 Hypnotists use the power of the mind over the body in order to use their influence. The hypnotist must only convince the patient that something is true, and the patient will act accordingly. If he convinces the patient that his arms are as heavy as lead, then the patient will be unable to lift his arms. If he convinces the patient that a piece of ice is a hot iron and he then touches the patient’s skin with the ice, a blister(水泡)will develop. The body will react to the suggestion and not to the reality, and signs of a real burn will appear.

　44 From the passage, we can imagine that people watching a film about the North Pole would probably want __________.

　　　 A. an ice cream　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a cold shower

　　　 C. a hot drink　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a hot iron

42. One cause of eyestrain mentioned in the passage is __________.

　　　 A. wearing glasses too long　　　　　　　　 B. suffering from pain or headaches

　　　 C. reading in poor light　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. reading before going to bed