Do you want to live forever? By the year 2050, you might actually get your wish—if you are willing to leave your biological body and live in silicon circuits （半导体电路）．But long before then, perhaps as early as 2020, some measures will begin offering a semblance of immortality （虚拟的永生）．

Researchers are confident that technology will soon be able to track every waking moment of your life．Whatever you see and hear, all that you say and write, can be recorded, analyzed and added to your personal chronicles （履历）, By the 2030, it may be possible to catch your nervous （神经） systems through electrical activities, which would also keep your thoughts and emotions．

Researchers at the laboratories of British Telecommunications have given the name of this idea as Soul Catcher．Small electronic equipment will make preparation for Soul Catcher．It would use a wearable supercomputer, perhaps in a wristwatch, with wireless links to micro sensors under your scalp （头皮） and in the nerves that carry all five sensory signals．So wearing a video camera would no longer be required．

At first, the Soul Catcher's companion system —the Soul Reader —might have trouble copying your thoughts in complete details．Even in 2030, we may still be struggling to understand how the brain is working inside, so reading your thoughts and understanding your emotions might not be possible．But these signals could be kept for the day when they can be transferred to silicon circuits to revitalize minds everlasting entities （永生实体）.Researchers can only wonder what it will be like to wake up one day and find yourself alive inside a machine．

For people who choose not to live in silicon, semblance of immortality would not be as useless as they thought．People would know their lives would not be forgotten, but would be kept a record of the human race forever．And future generations would have a much fuller understanding of the past．History would not be controlled by just the rich and powerful, Hollywood stars, and a few thinkers in the upper society．

54．The main idea of this passage is that _______．

       A．human beings long for living forever

       B．there are many difficulties in making the Soul Catcher

       C．people can live forever as technology develops

       D．the invention of Soul Catcher has great importance

55．According to this passage/a Soul Catcher will be ______．

       A．a new machine on which research measures have already been made

       B．a new invention in order to catch and keep human's thoughts

       C．made by British scientists to offer something that looks like living forever

       D．made of silicon circuits which can catch people's nervous activity

56．We can infer from the passage that semblance of immortality is ______．

       A．to be a reality sooner or later                                 

       B．far from certain

       C．just an idea that couldn't t be realized at all                     

       D．a fading hope

57．The meaning of the underlined word "revitalize" in the fourth paragraph is close to         .

       A．make dead     B．make famous        C．make known   D．make active

Which apple do you want?　　 will do.

A、Any　　 B、Every　　 C、Some　　 D、Only one

Do you know about a series of books “for dummies”? These American self-help books have been put into more than thirty-nine languages including Chinese，Arabic，Russian，French，German，Greek and Spanish．

“Dummy” is a word for a stupid person．The dummies books are not really for stupid people．They are designed to show people how to do something they may never have tried before，like painting a house or learning a language．The books all say in a funny way that they are for dummies，such as World History for Dummies，Chinese Cooking for Dummies，and Wedding Planning for Dummies．The first such book，DOS for Dummies，was published（出版），in 1991．It helped people learn how to use the DOS operating system for computers．Since then，more than one hundred fifty million dummies books have been sold．

The dummies．com  website explains the idea behind the books．It says that they show that people can be taught to do anything．First they can make fun of ideas that are difficult to understand．Then they show how the information can be interesting and easy．The publishers say that the books do not provide more information than necessary．They give readers just enough information to do what they want．They say that the dummies books give the best and easiest way to do something．And the books use simple and easy language．

There are more than one thousand different dummies books．They provide information many people need—like information about diseases，education and cooking．People interested in opera，car repair and wine can also find dummies books to help them．A report in New York Times says that the best-selling dummies books are those that explain technology and personal finance（财政）．

There are even more dummies books to come．The publishers say that they publish about two hundred new dummies books every year．

60．Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. The Easiest, the Best                                 B. Books for Dummies

C. Interesting Books                                      D. New Ideas behind the Books

61．According to the dummies．com website，people can            with the help of dummies books.

A. do anything they want                     B. simplify some personal things

C. become expert in any field                  D. learn any foreign language

62．The dummies books have been popular because          .

A. people can save lots of money through self-teaching

B. they provide abundant（丰富的）information on the popular subjects

C. people can learn to do anything with only one book

D. they provide just what is needed and are easy to understand

63．What can we learn from the passage?

A. Fifty million different dummies books have been published.

B. The dummies books will continue to be popular.

C. The first dummies book was on Chinese cooking.

D. The simple language was designed for children readers.

Recently, a professor of philosophy in the United States has written a book called Money and the Meaning of Life．He has discovered that how we deal with money in our day-to-day life has more meaning than we usually think．One of the exercises he asked his students to do is to keep a record of every penny they spend for a week．From the way they spend their money, they can see what they really value in life．
He says our relation with others often become clearly defined when money enters the picture．You might have wonderful friendship with somebody and you think that you are very good friends．But you’ll know him only when you ask to lend you some money．If he does, it brings something to the relationship that seems stranger than ever before．Or it can suddenly weaken the relationship if he doesn’t．This person may say that he has a certain feeling, but if it is not carried out in the money world, there is something less real about it．
Since money is important to us, we consider those who possess a lot of it to be very important．The author interviewed some millionaires in researching his book．
Answer: The most surprising thing is why people give me so much respect．I’m nothing．I don’t know much．All I am is rich．
People just have an idea of making more and more money, but what is it for? How much do I need for any given purposes in my life? In this book, the professor uncovered an important need in modern society; to bring back the idea that money is an instrument rather than the end．Money plays an important role in the modern world, but expecting money to give happiness may be missing the meaning of life．
【小题1】According to the first paragraph, people haven’t realized __________．

Recently, a professor of philosophy in the United States has written a book called Money and the Meaning of Life．He has discovered that how we deal with money in our day-to-day life has more meaning than we usually think．One of the exercises he asked his students to do is to keep a record of every penny they spend for a week．From the way they spend their money, they can see what they really value in life．

    He says our relation with others often become clearly defined when money enters the picture．You might have wonderful friendship with somebody and you think that you are very good friends．But you’ll know him only when you ask to lend you some money．If he does, it brings something to the relationship that seems stranger than ever before．Or it can suddenly weaken the relationship if he doesn’t．This person may say that he has a certain feeling, but if it is not carried out in the money world, there is something less real about it．

    Since money is important to us, we consider those who possess a lot of it to be very important．The author interviewed some millionaires in researching his book．

    Answer: The most surprising thing is why people give me so much respect．I’m nothing．I don’t know much．All I am is rich．

    People just have an idea of making more and more money, but what is it for? How much do I need for any given purposes in my life? In this book, the professor uncovered an important need in modern society; to bring back the idea that money is an instrument rather than the end．Money plays an important role in the modern world, but expecting money to give happiness may be missing the meaning of life．

1.According to the first paragraph, people haven’t realized __________．

    A．how important money is in their day-to-day life

    B．how one spends money shows what is important to him

    C．that money is more important than their philosophy of life

    D．that their understanding of life is more important than money

2.What can we learn about the millionaire from his answer in the interview is that          .

    A．he does not feel that he is well -educated

    B．he does not consider himself to be very successful

    C．he does not think that he is a very important person

    D．he does not think being rich deserves so much attention

3.What does the American professor of philosophy want to explain in his book?

    A．Money is a means．                   B．Money is everything．

    C．Money is an end．                    D．Money is unimportant．

4.Which of the following might the author disagree?

    A．Money is important in modern society．

    B．Wealth will surely bring the owner happiness．

    C．The meaning of life doesn’t completely lie in money．

    D．Happiness is not necessarily the result of wealth．