56. The sentence “There's neither time nor space for explanations” means that ________.

A. people should use words properly

B. people should know what time it is when they are talking

C. people online have to express themselves in a simple way

D. people should communicate in a funny way

55. When people are online, they talk by _______.

A. using body language

B. drawing some strange pictures

C. making phone calls

D. making use of an especially short form of English

54. The best title for the passage is "________ ".

　 　A. Making a Film　 　　B. Actors and Actresses　 　　C. A Director　 　　D. Writing the Story

　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　B

If you've been joining in chat room conversations, or trading e-mail with net pals(网友), you have become one of the millions who write in a special, short form of English.

Throughout the world, every night children and their elders are "talking" online ─ many of them are talking at the same time.

It's fast: trying talking to six people once. It's convenient: three or four words per exchange. It takes cleverness, concentration and quick fingers.

And it requires very simple language. There's neither time nor space for explanations. Why waste valuable time telling six friends you have to leave for a moment to take care of your little brother when BRB (=be right back) will do?

Want to enter a conversation? Just type PMFJI (=pardon me for jumping in).

Interested in whom you're talking to? Type A/S/L, the common request to know your pal's age, sex and location. You may get 15/M/NY as a reply from your pal.

If something makes you laugh, say you're OTF (=on the floor), or LOL (=laughing out loud), or join the two into ROTFL (=rolling on the floor laughing).

And when it's time to get back to work or go to bed, you type GTG (=got to go) or TTYL (=talk to you later).

People want to write as fast as possible, and they want to get their ideas across as quickly as they can. Capital letters are left in the dust, except when expressing feeling, as it takes more time to hold down the "shift" key and use capitals. Punctuation(标点) is going too.

53. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

　 　A. Writing the story for the film is a part of making a film.

　 　B. The indoor stages in the film studio are very big.

　 　C. Shooting the film often takes many months.

　 　D. All of the people in film making are actors and actresses.

52. The director of a film ________ .

　 　A. says how each scene should be filmed

　 　B. tells the actors and actresses how they should act

　 　C. is the most important person in a film studio

　 　D. all the above

51. Making a film is ________ .

　 　A. very easy　　 　　B. very difficult　　 　C. quite interesting　 　D. quite funny

42. A. have 　　　　　 　　B. own 　　　　　　　　　 　C. feed　　　　 　　 D. empty

SECTION C　 4 points

Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that best fits the context.

Howard carter is one of the most famous explorers the world has ever known. He was bright and 　43　 about the world outside his hometown when he was very young.

　 　　44　 the 1920s, he had become an explorer, 　45 　for the tombs of the Egyptian kings. In

1922, Howard Carter made his most amazing 　46 　of all, in the Valley of the Kings, in Egypt,

where he found the tomb of King Tutankhamun.

　　　47 　, not long after the tomb had been opened, people in Carter’s team began to fall ill and die strangely. Within seven years, 21 people who had 　48 　to do with the opening of the tomb died.

　 Some people say the deaths were just 　49　 . Others believe that they were the 　50 　of the mummy’s curse. However, still others believe that there is a scientific explanation, because inside the tombs there are many viruses.　　　　

PART THREE　 READING COMPREHENSION　 24 points

SECTION A

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　A

Making a film takes a long time and is very hard work. Writing the story for the film may take many weeks. Shooting (拍摄) the film often takes at least six months. Actors and cameramen work from very early in the morning until late at night. Each scene has to be acted and re-acted, filmed and re-filmed, until it is just fight. Sometimes the same scene has to be acted many times.

　　 The film studio is like a large factory, and the indoor stages are very big indeed. Scenery of all kinds is made in the studio. Churches, houses, and forests are all built of wood and cardboard. Several hundred people work together to make one film. Some of these people are the actors and actresses. The director of the film, however, is the most important person in a film studio. He decides how the scenes should be filmed and how the actors should act.

　　 Most people go to see a film because they know the film stars are in it. Sometimes the film may be very poor. It is best to choose a film made by a good director. Some famous directors make their films very real; people feel that they themselves are among the people in the films.

41. A. about 　　　　 　　B. in　　　　　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　 　 　　D.　without

40. A. wealthy　　　　 　 B. perfect 　　　　　　　　　　 　C. poor　　　　　　　　 D. priceless

39. A. richer　　　　　 　 B. poorer　　　　　　　　 C. better　　　　　　　 　　 D.　braver