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in the West D) the fight against crime is being won

61. Which of the following best describes geomancy?

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色，会给住户带来幸福;绿色代表年经，暗含长寿。屋主的出生时辰此类的因素也要考虑在内。风水师相信，人们建房子时如果不考虑这些，那他们将命运堪忧。事实上，忽视风水师的建议，可能会带来致命的后果。国际功夫巨星李小龙之死，是个很好的例子。【59】据说，李小龙发现自己居住的房子不吉利时，他听从风水师的建议，在前门外安装了一个八面的镜子，期望带来好运。不幸的是，暴风雨毁坏了保护房子的镜子。随后不久，李小龙神秘死亡。【57】【60】风水不仅在东南亚盛行，现在传播到了全世界。即使在最现代的纽约，非常成功的商业艺术家Milton Glaser也发现它很有用。歹徒破门进入他办公室六次，他很绝望，咨询了风水师。风水师告诉他，安装一个鱼缸，放6条黑色的鱼，房顶装一个红色的钟。自此之后，盗贼再也没有光临过。故事似乎难以置信，却没有其他合理的解释。57.答案C 解析：本题是个建立在细节上的判断题。文中讲到，风水在东南亚很流行，现在还传播到了西方国家。选项A和D属于东南亚的，选项B在文章最后一段出现，用排除法可以判断C为正确选项。58.答案C 解析：本题是个细节题。考生可锁定文章第二段，开头就说到风水师很看重和自然的和谐一致。选项D和文中意思刚好相反，而选项A和B只是文中用来说明和谐的例子而已。59.答案D 解析：本题是个细节题。根据题干中的Bruce Lee，考生可将答案定

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解析：本题是个总结判断题。通观全文，可用排除法来选择正确答案。选项A、B、D只是风水师看风水时考虑的因素。而文章的一段，把风水解释为占卜(Feng-Shui, or the art of geomancy)，接着说，在中国数世纪之前就很盛行。由此可以推断C为正确答案。

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