1．Douglas Adams was born in Cambridge in March 1952，educated at Brentwood School，Essex and St John's College，Cambridge where，in 1974he gained a BA （and later an MA） in English literature．
He was the creator of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy（《銀河系漫游指南》），which started life as a BBC Radio 4series in March 1978．Since then it has been transformed into a series of best-selling novels，a TV series，a record album，a computer game and several stage adaptations．
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's success sent the book straight to Number One in the UK Bestseller List and in 1984Douglas Adams became the youngest author to be awarded a Golden Pan．He won a further two （a rare feat），and was nominated-though not selected-for the first Best of Young British Novelists awards．
He followed this success with The Restaurant at the End of the Universe （1980）； Life，The Universe and Everything （1982）； So Long and Thanks for all the Fish （1984）； and Mostly Harmless （1992）．The first two books in the Hitchhiker series were adapted into a 6-part television series，which was an immediate success when first showed in 1982．Other publications include Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency （1987）and Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul （1988）．In 1984Douglas teamed up with John Lloyd and wrote The Meaning of Life and their second huge success，The Deeper Meaning of Life followed in 1990．One of Douglas's personal favorites was written in 1990when he teamed up with zoologist Mark Carwardine and wrote Last Chance to See an account of a world-wide search for rare and endangered species of animals．
Douglas sold over 15million books in the UK，the US and Australia．He was also a best seller in German，Swedish and many other languages．
Douglas Adams died on Friday，May 11，2001，in Santa Barbara，CA．He will be greatly missed by fans worldwide．

61．The main idea of this passage isC．
A．Douglas Adams，always loved by fans
B．Douglas Adams and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
C．Douglas Adams and his works
D．Douglas Adams's personal lives
62．The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was first shown to the public asA．
A．a(chǎn) radio series   B．a(chǎn) movie   C．a(chǎn) TV series   D．a(chǎn) computer game
63．Which two books were adapted into a six-part TV series？B
A．Life，The Universe and Everything and Mostly Harmless
B．The Restaurant at the End of the Universe and Life，The Universe and Everything
C．The Restaurant at the End of the Universe and So Long and Thanks for all the Fish
D．So Long and Thanks for all the Fish and Mostly Harmless
64．Last Chance to See is a book aboutD．
A．Some stories happening in a Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
B．the author's personal favorites
C．a(chǎn) zoologist and his worldwide experiences
D．searching for rare and endangered species of animals
65．Which of the following statement is not true？B
A．Douglas Adams died at the age of 49and he was memorized by his fans．
B．Douglas Adams was the youngest author to be selected as one of the first Best of Young British Novelists．
C．John Lloyd was one of the authors of the two books，The Meaning of Life and The Deeper Meaning of Life．
D．Douglas graduated from Essex and St John's College and gained a Master's Degree．

分析 文章介紹了Douglas Adams的成就和他的作品的梗概．

解答 CABDB
61．C  主旨大意題：通讀全文可以得知，文章介紹了Douglas Adams和他的作品．選C
62．A  細節(jié)理解題：從第二段的句子：He was the creator of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy（《銀河系漫游指南》），which started life as a BBC Radio 4 series in March 1978．可知選A
63．B  細節(jié)理解題：從第三段的句子：He followed this success with The Restaurant at the End of the Universe （1980）； Life，The Universe and Everything （1982）； So Long and Thanks for all the Fish （1984）； and Mostly Harmless （1992）．The first two books in the Hitchhiker series were adapted into a 6-part television series，可知選B
64．D 細節(jié)理解題：從第四段的句子：One of Douglas's personal favorites was written in 1990 when he teamed up with zoologist Mark Carwardine and wrote Last Chance to See an account of a world-wide search for rare and endangered species of animals．可知選D
65．B 細節(jié)理解題：從第二段的句子：He won a further two （a rare feat），and was nominated-though not selected-for the first Best of Young British Novelists awards可知他并沒有獲得英國最佳年輕小說家．選B

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  The first thing to do if you decide to try Internet dating is to build your profile（簡介）which can include your hobbies，hopes for the future，and So on．A photograph is optional，but many sites claim that a photograph increases the number of people who look at your profile•Many Internet dating sites will charge a one-time registration fee to use their services•
  Internet dating makes it possible to meet people from all over the world•You call even narrow thesearch down to your area by zip code．Another advantage is that you can communicate by  email before you meet in person．Thousands of people have met，fallen in love，and married through Interne dating．It i s an excellent way for shy people to meet．It is also a way for people with busv lives to connect with others，and an easy way to meet people who share your interests．
 Just as in conventional dating and love，there are some pitfallsto be aware of in Interact daring．The person you have been talking to on the net may not be who they say they are．Be very aware that there are some people who misrepresent their appearance or private details，such as mafital status，income，and so on，for their own reasons．It would not be the first time that someone has been taken in，and talk shows are full of cheating partners who have been caught dating over the Internet in their spare time．Nevertheless，taking a few simple precautions should help ensure that your Intemet dating experience is fun•
61．The purpose of writing the passage is toD．
  A．persuade readers to go dating on the Interne 
  B．inform us how to date on the Internet
  C．warn readers against web love
  D．introduce Internet dating to US
62．Which of the following is a must to make an Internet dating possible？B
  A．A photo．          B．A profile．
  C．Regi stration fee．D．Business experience．
63．One advantage of Internet dating is thatA．
  A．you can avoid a face-to-face meeting in the beginning
  B．you're sure to find a partner with the same interests
  C．you'll find absolutely reliable information of others
  D．you'11 gain fame and money overnight
64．The underlined word"pitfalls"in Paragraph 4 most probably meansC．
  A．rules    B．trends    C．problems D．skills
65．What is probably talked about following the last paragraph？C
  A．Conventional dating．    B．Hidden advantages．
  C．Safety measures．        D．Romantic love．

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