London already has three services. One, sent out by TV, is called ORACLE while the other two, on BBC, are called CEEFAX because they let you see facts. Although CEEFAX and ORACLE have been operating for some time, they have not been well publicized. BBC engineers do not think that their idea will ever replace books and newspapers because they can be taken with you everywhere. But many people would agree that is a breakthrough as great as the invention of printing, which could not just change our reading habits but our whole way of life.
64.We can know from the passage that in London .
A.the magazine is available at any local homes
B.most of the postmen will lose their jobs someday
C.everyone can read this magazine if they have a television
D.the readers can get various kinds of information from the magazine
65.In the sentence “Each page of it is numbered,” the word “it” refers to the .
A.decoder B.magazine C.program D.subject
66.According to the passage , the “decoder” is used to help people .
A.receive some special TV programme for entertainment
B.go shopping and have other entertainment
C.read the information sent by TV signals
D.figure out the total of certain numbers
67.The passage is mainly about .
A.a new magazine printed in London
B.an up-to-date way of getting information
C.a popular TV programme about magazines
D.an advanced technology helping people communicate
D
At this busiest gift-giving time of the year, many of us wonder what to do with the unwanted presents we get. Is it all right to re-gift --- to give the unwanted present to someone else?
A gift is a symbol of what a relationship means to us. The best gifts meet the needs or satisfy the desires of the receiver. A gift should be about pleasing the other person, not showing off the taste, wealth or power of the giver.
Still, a friend, colleague or family member who knows us well might now and then buy us something that is the last thing we’d buy for ourselves. People in long-term relationships can be surprised at the choices in clothes, music or gadgets(小玩意)made by their friends or relatives.
Re-gifting creates a dilemma because we don’t want to hurt the feeling of the gift-giver, but we also feel it’s wasteful not to use something that might benefit someone else. After all, some people like orange and red sweaters, or the complete recorded works of Wayne Newton (US singer), or fruitcake (which you don’t like at all).
Re-gifting avoids waste and repays a debt of gratitude we owe to someone else, but it presents the risk that the original giver will be hurt if she or he discovers what we did.
Following are a few guidelines for re-gifting:
•Don’t use the gift.
•Re-gift soon, so you don’t risk re-gifting to the original giver.
•Make sure that the new receiver doesn’t know the original giver or is unlikely to run into him or her.
If there’s a possibility that the original giver could learn about the re-gift or if he or she expects to see you wearing the gift, consider asking for permission. Let him or her know how much you appreciate the thought behind the gift. A person who understands that a gift is intended to be pleasing will understand. As long as the person who gave the unwelcome gift doesn’t mind or won’t find out, you can re-gift with a clear conscience. Besides, you can be sure that at least one of the gifts you’ve received was given originally to someone else.
68.What’s the best title for the passage?
A.What Is Re-gifting B.Dilemmas of Re-gifting
C.Re-gifting Only with Care D.Do You Know Re-gifting
69.According to the author, the gift that you want to buy for your friend had better be the one .
A.that can benefit someone else B.that you want to buy for yourself
C.that is a necessity for your friend D.that will surprise your friend
70.What can we infer from the last sentence of the passage?
A.The gift you get is the one you bought for someone.
B.You’ll receive more than one re-gifted presents each year.
C.You should re-gift at least two gifts each year.
D.Re-gifting is a very common practice today.
第二节 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。(注意：涂卡时，如答题卡上没有E、F、G选项，请按如下方式填涂：选E涂AB;选F涂BC;选G涂CD。共5小题，每小题2分，共10分)
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