Not only is Feng-Shui still used in South East Asia, but it has also spread right across the world. Even in modern New York a successful commercial artist called Milton Glaser has found it useful. He was so desperate after his office was broken into six times that he consulted a geomant. He was told to install a fish tank with six black fish and fix a red clock to the ceiling. Since then he has not been burglarized once. It may seem an incredible story, but no other suitable explanation has been offered.

　　57. From the passage we can infer that Feng-Shui is NOT used in ______.

　　A) Hong Kong

　　B) the United States

　　C) Japan

　　D) Thailand

　　58. Geomants believe that ______.

　　A) houses must only be painted red

　　B) houses must face mountains

　　C) nature and life should be in harmony

　　D) green is an unlucky color

　　59. Geomants think that the reason for Bruce Lee's death is that ______.

　　A) he didn't follow the geomants' advice

　　B) he installed an eight-sided mirror

　　C) he misunderstood the geomant's advice

　　D) a storm damaged the protection for his house

　　60. The story of Milton Glaser shows that ______.

　　A) colors are not important in geomancy

　　B) geomancy is used by artists

　　C) geomancy is used in the West

　　D) the fight against crime is being won

　　61. Which of the following best describes geomancy?

　　A) It is a style of Oriental decoration.

　　B) It is a type of painting.

　　C) it is an ancient Chinese belief called Feng-Shui.

　　D) It is an architectural design.

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　　【47】每个人都知道，懒惰是种罪过。我们可能都接受过这样的训诫：懒惰是不道德的，是浪费生命，懒人一生都不会有什么成就。但懒惰的害处却远不止于此;它通常是更复杂的原因所致，并不仅仅是简单的怠工。看似懒惰的人们，其实正遭受着更严重的问题。【50】他们可能对同伴极不信任，害怕被嘲弄或怕自己的想法被别人窃取，以至于不能参加团队工作。这些看似懒惰的人，可能因为害怕面临工作不能取得成效的失败而停顿不前。其他类型的幻想也可能妨碍工作：他们忙于计划，有时他们计划的是实际上达不到的伟大成就;严格来讲，他们只是在拖延——不断重新规划他们的每一天。

　　【47】【49】事实上懒惰可能会有帮助。就像那些有拖沓习惯的人一样，有些人看起来很懒，但实际上他们在思考问题、制定计划、深入思索、进行研究。我们应该记住，有些伟大的科学发现是偶然发生的，或恰好有人“不经意时看到”。苹果砸到牛顿时，他并不在果园里工作，而他却发现了万有引力定律。我们都希望“懒惰的人”构造我们所买的车或炉子，尤其是这种“懒惰”出现的原因是，工人要花时间去一步步检查自己的工作，来把工作做好。有时候，“懒惰” ——即，花时间休息一下——对超量工作的学生或行政长官来讲很有好处。对拼命训练的运动员或在医院连续数夜加班的医生来讲，休息一下特别有好处。所以，当你想叫别人“懒人”时，一定要小心。【48】那个人有可能正在思考问题，正在休息，或正在构思下一部书。

　　47.答案There are advantages and disadvantages in being lazy.

　　解析：这篇文章分两部分讲，第一段讲到懒惰的缺点;第二段提及懒惰的优点。考生要将两部分结合起来，本文主要讲了懒惰的优缺点。注意答案首字母大写。