A．they want to stay young

　　 B．they would like to appear more attractive

　　 C．they would like to have fun and live for themselves

　　 D．they want to be more like their parents

　　解析：这两题都是细节判断题。和47题相关的信息句是文中的："The organization took the idea from a poem by Jenny Joseph that begins: When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple. With a red hat which doesn't go." said Ellen Cooper, who founded the Red Hat Society in 1998. 理解了这句话，我们不难得出答案B。 通过浏览我们了解了"the Red Hat Society"这个社团的性质和作用，再结合信息句 "Enter the Red Hat Society －a group holding the belief that old ladies should have fun."，我们很容易得出48题正确答案为C。

　　（05 福建卷 A 篇）Paul Zindel's death on March 27,2003 ended the brilliant life of a famous writer.

　　Not only did Paul Zindel win a Pulitzer Prize as well as an Obie Prize for his 1970 play The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, but he was one of the earliest writers in the field of contemporary（当代的） literature for young adults（成人）. The Pigman, published in 1968, is still one of the most well-known and widely-taught novels in the genre. The American Library Association has named it one of the 100 Best of the Best Books for Young Adults published between 1967 and 1992, and Zindel's autobiography, The Pigman and Me, was among the 100 Best of the Best Books published for teenagers during the last part of the twentieth century. Six of Zindel's books, in fact, have been voted the Best Books for Young Adults, and most of his recent horror books-such as The Doom Stone and Rats have been chosen as Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. Clearly, he was a writer who knew how to interest contemporary children. Recognizing that, the American Library Association in 2002 honored Paul Zindel with the Margaret A. Edwards Prize for his lifetime achievements, and later that same year he was presented with the ALAN Prize for his contributions to Young Adult Literature. With his passing, young readers, teachers, and librarians have lost a great friend.

　　56．Which of Paul Zindel's books was the most popular with young adults in the 20th century?

　　 A．The Pigman.

B．The Doom Stone.