Question:
C
It happened  to me recently.  I was telling  someone  how much  I had enjoyed
reading  Barack  Obama’s  Dreams  From  My Father  and how it had changed  my views
of our President.  A friend  I was talking  to agreed  with me that it was, in his words,  “a
brilliantly （精彩地） written  book”.  however,  he then went  on to talk abour  Mr.
Obama  in a way which  suggested  he had no idea of his background  at all. I sensed
that I was talking  to a book  liar.
And it seems  that my friend  is not the only one. Approximately  two thirds  of
people  have  lied about  reading  a book  which  they haven’t.  In the World  Book  Day’s
“Report  on Guilty  Secrets”,  Dreams  From  My Father  is at number  9. The report  lists
ten books,  and various  authors,  which  people  have  lied about  reading,  and as I’m not
one to lie too often  (I’d hate to be caught  out ), I’ll admit  here and now that I haven’t
read the entire  top ten. But I am pleased  to say that, unlike  42 percent  of peoplt,  I have
  read the book  at number  one, George  Orwell’s  1984.  I think  it’s really  brilliant.
The World  Book  Day report  also has some  other  interesting  information  in it. It
says that many  people  lie about  having  read jane Austen,  Charles  Dickens,  Fyodor
Dostoevsky  (I haven’t  read him, but haven’t  lied about  it either)and  Herman  Melville.
Asked  why they lied, the most  common  reason  was to “impress”  someone  they
were  speaking  to. This coule  be tricky  if the conversation  became  more  in – depth!
But when  asked  which  authors  they actually  enjoy,  people  named  J.k. Rowling,
John  Grisham,  Sophie  Kinsella  (ah, the big sellers,  in other  words).  Forty-two  percent
of people  asked  admitted  they turned  to the back  of the book  to read the end before
finishing  the story  (I’ll come  clean:  I do this and am astonished  that 58 percent  said
they had never  dome  so).
64. How  did the author  find his friend  a book  liar?
A. By judging  his manner  of speaking.    B. By looking  into his background.
C. By mentioning  a famous  name.        D. By discussing  the book  it self.
65. Which  of the following  is a “guilty  secret”  according  to the World  Book  Day
report?
A. Charles  Dickens  is very low on the top-ten  list.
B. 42% of people  pretended  to have  read 1984.
C. The author  admitted  having  read 9 books.
D. Dreams  From  My Father  is hardly  read.
66. By lying  about  reading,  a person  hopes  to      .
A. control  the conversation         B. appear  knowledgeable
C. learn  about  the book            D. make  more  friends
67. What  is the author’s  attitude  to 58% of readers?
A. Favorable      B. Uncaring       C. Doubtful       D. Friendly

Answer: D

Answer: B

Answer: D

Answer: C

64．D 细节理解题 ．根据第一段 "However , he then went  on to talk about  Mr. Obama
in a way which  suggested  he had no idea of his background  at all."可知作者发现朋
友撒谎，是因为朋友对此书的深入讨论暴露了他对奥巴马背景的无知， 故选 D．
65．B 推理判断题．根据第二段 "But I am pleased  to say that, unlike  42 percent  of
people , I have  read the book  at number  one, George  Orwell ’s 1984 . I think  it’s really
brilliant ."，并结合上文 "The  report  lists ten books , and various  authors , which  people
have  lied about  reading"可知作者不像 42%的人一样假装读过乔治 •奥威尔（英国
小说家）的《 1984》，因此可推测出有 42%的人撒谎说读过《 1984》，故选 B．
66．D  细节理解题 ．根据第四段 "Asked  why they lied, the most  common  reason  was
to ‘impress ’ someone  they were  speaking  to."可知，大多说人撒谎是想要给别人留
下好印象，从而结交更多朋友， 故选 D．
67．C  作者态度题．根据第五段 "I’ll come  clean：I do this and am astonished  that
58 percent  said they had never  done  so"可知作者对这些人说从未这样做过表示很
惊讶，因此可推知作者对这 58%的人表示怀疑， 故选 C．


Question:
D
The National  Gallery
Description:
The National  Gallery  is the British  national  art museum  built on the north  side of
  European  art ranging  from  13th-century  religious  paintings  to more  modern  ones by
Renoir  and Van Gogh.  The older  collections  of the gallery  are reached  through  the
main  entrance  while  the more  modern  works  in the East Wing  are most  easily  reached
from  Trafalgar  Square  by a ground  floor  entrance .
Layout:
The modern  Sainsbury  Wing  on the western  side of the buileing  houses  13th-to
15th-century  paintings,  and artists  include  Duccio,  Uccello,  Van Eyck,  Lippi,
Mantegna,  Botticelli  and Memling.
The main  West  Wing  houses  16th-century  paintings,  and artists  include
Leonardo  da Vinci,  Cranach,  Michelangelo,  Raphael,  Bruegel,  Bronzino,  Titan  and
Veronest.
The North  Wing  houses  17th-century  paintings,  and artists  include  Caravaggio,
Rubens,  Poussin,  Van Dyck,  Velazquez,  Claude  and Vermeer.
The East Wing  houses  18th-to  early  20th-century  paintings,  and artists  include
Canaletto,  Goya,  Turner,  Constable,  Renoir  and Van Gogh .
Opening  Hours:
The Gallery  is open  every  day from  10am  to 6pm（Fridays  10am  to 9pm）and is
free, but charges  apply  to some  special  exhibitions.
Getting  There:
Nearest  underground  stations:  Charing  Cross（2-minute  walk）. Leicester
Square（3-minute  walk）, Embankment （7-minute  walk）, and Piccadilly  Circus（
8-minute  walk）.
68. In which  century’s  collection  can you see religious  paintings?
A. The 13th.     B. The 17th.     C. The 18th.     D. The 20th.
69. Where  are Leonardo  da Vinci’s  works  shown?
A. In the East Wing .          B. In the main  West  Wing.
C. In the Sainsbury  Wing.       D. In the North  Wing.
70. Which  underground  station  is closest  to the National  Gallery?
A. Piccadilly  Circus.   B. Leicester  Square.   C. Embankment.   D. Charing  Cross.

Answer: A

Answer: B

Answer: D

68．A 细节理解题 ．根据 Description 部分中的第二句 "It houses  a diverse  collection
of more  than 2,300 examples  of European  art ranging  from  13th-century  religious
paintings  to more  modern  ones by Renoir  and Van Gogh ."可知，它藏有从 13世纪宗
教绘画作品到雷诺瓦和梵高的现代作品 2300多份的各种各样的藏品 ，所以在 13
世纪的藏品中含有宗教绘画作品． 故选 A．
69．B 细节理解题． 根据 Layout部分中的第二段的 "The  main  West  Wing  houses
16th-century  paintings , and artists  include  Leonardo  da Vinci ,"可知，达芬奇的作品
在"The  main  West  Wing"展出．故选 B．
70．D 细节理解题． 根据 Getting  There部分的 "Nearest  underground  stations：
Charing  Cross（2-minutes  walk）, Leiseter  Square（3-minutes  walk）, Embankmen
（7-minutes  walk）, and Piccadilly  Circus（8-minutes  walk）"可知，从Charing
Cross至英国国家美术馆步行只需两分钟，因此这个地铁站距离英国国家美术馆
最近．故选 D．


Question:
A
The Cambridge  Science  Festival  Curiosity  Challenge
Dare  to Take  the Curiosity  Challenge!
The Cambridge  Science  Festival  (CSF)  is pleased  to inform  you of the sixth
annual  Curiosity  Challenge.  The challenge  invites,  even  dares  school  students
between  the ages of 5 and 14 to create  artwork  or a piece  of writing  that shows  their
curiosity  and how it inspires  them  to explore  their world.
Students  are being  dared  to draw  a picture,  write  an article,  take a photo  or write
a poem  that shows  what  they are curious  about.  To enter  the challenge,  all artwork  or
pieces  of writing  should  be sent to the Cambridge  Science  Festival,  MIT Museum,
265 Mass  Avenue.  Cambridge  02139  by Friday,  February  8th.
Students  who enter  the Curiosity  Challenge  and are selected  as winners  will be
honored  at a special  ceremony  during  the CSF on Sunday,  April  21st.  Guest  speaker
will also present  prizes  to the students.  Winning  entries  will be published  in a book.
Student  entries  will be exhibit  and prizes  will be given.  Families  of those  who take
part will be included  in the celebration  and brunch  will be served.
Between  March  10th and March  15th,  each winner  will be given  the specifics  of
the closing  ceremony  and the Curiosity  Challenge  celebration.  The program
guidelines  and other  related  information  are available  at:
http://cambridgesciencefestival.org .
21. Who  can take part in the Curiosity  Challenge ?
A. School  students     B. Cambridge  locals    C. CSF winners    D. MIT artists
22. When  will the prize -giving  ceremony  be held?
A. On February  8th   B. On March  10th   C. On April  21st   D. On March  15th
  23. What  type of writing  is this text?
A. An exhibition  guide .       B. An art show  review .
C. An announcement .        D. An official  report .

Answer: A

Answer: C

Answer: C

21．A．细节理解题． 根据文章第一段 2，3行The challenge  invites , even  dares
school  students  between  the ages of 5 and 14 to create  artwork  or a piece  of writing
that shows  their curiosity  how it inspires  them  to explore  their world .可知，这个活动
主要的参加对象是学校里的学生． 故A正确．
22．C．细节理解题 ．根据文章第三段 Students  who enter  the Curiosity  Challenge  and
are selected  as winners  will be honor  at a special  ceremony  during  the CSF on Sunday ,
April  21st. 可知，进入挑战赛并获奖的同学将在 4月21日的颁奖典礼上接受颁
奖．故C正确．
23．C．推理判断题． 本文主要介绍了 The Cambridge  Science  Festival  Curiosity
Challenge 剑桥科技节的很多信息 ，根据短文的内容及 The program  guidelines  and
other  related  information  are available  at: http://cambridgesciencefestival .org.如果想
了解更多的信息可以登陆这个网址 ．可推知这是一个通知 ，属于应用文中的通知
．也就是让别人知道这件重大活动的情况． 故C正确．


Question:
B
Passenger  pigeons（ 旅 鸽 ） once  flew over much  of the United  States  in
unbelievable  numbers.  Written  accounts  from  the 18th and 19th centuries  described
flocks（群） so large  that they darkened  the sky for hours.
It was calculated  that when  its population  reach  its highest  point,  there  were
more  than 3 billion  passenger  pigeons  – a number  equal  to 24 to 40 percent  of the
total bird population  in the United  States,  making  it perhaps  the most  abundant  birds
in the world.  Even  as late as 1870  when  their numbers  had already  become  smaller,  a
flock  believed  to be 1 mile wide  and 320 miles  (about  515 kilometers)  long was seen
near Cincinnati.
Sadly,  the abundance  of passenger  pigeons  may have  been  their undoing . Where
the birds  were  abundant,  people  believed  there  was an ever-lasting  supply  and killed
them  by the thousands.  Commercial  hunters  attracted  them  to small  clearings  with
grain,  waited  until pigeons  had settled  to feed,  then threw  large  nets over them,  taking
hundreds  at a time.  The birds  were  shipped  to large  cities  and sold in restaurants.
By the closing  decades  of the 19th century,  the hardwood  forests  where
passenger  pigeons  nested  had been  damaged  by Americans’  need  for wood,  which
scattered（驱散） the flocks  and forced  the birds  to go farther  north,  where  cold
temperatures  and spring  storms  contributed  to their decline.  Soon  the great  flocks
were  gone,  never  to be seen again.
In 1897,  the state of Michigan  passed  a law prohibiting  the killing  of passenger
pigeons,  but by then,  no sizable  flocks  had been  seen in the state for 10 years.  The last
confirmed  wild pigeon  in the United  States  was shot by a boy in Pike County,  Ohio,
in 1900.  For a time,  a few birds  survived  under  human  care.  The last of them,  known
affectionately  as Martha,  died at the Cincinnati  Zoological  Garden  in September  1,
1914.
  24. In the 18th and early  19th centuries , passenger  pigeons　   　.
A. were  the biggest  bird in the world
B. lived  mainly  in the south  of America
C. did great  harm  to the natural  environment
D. were  the largest  bird population  in the US
25. The underlined  word  “undoing ” probably  refers  to the pigeons ’ 　   　.
A. escape      B. ruin      C. liberation       D. evolution
26. What  was the main  reason  for people  to kill passenger  pigeons ?
A. To seek pleasure            B. To save other  birds
C. To make  money             D. To protect  crops
27. What  can we infer  about  the law passed  in Michigan ?
A. It was ignored  by the public          B. It was declared  too late
C. It was unfair                      D. It was strict

Answer: D

Answer: B

Answer: C

Answer: B

24．D．推理判断题 ．根据第二段的内容可知 ，据计算，旅鸽数量最多时 ，有30
多亿只， 相当于美国鸟类总数的 24%﹣40%．到1870年，旅鸽的数量已经减少
了，但是， 有人在 Cincinnati 附近看到鸽群的规模为 1英里宽， 320英里长．由
此可见，在18至19世纪，旅鸽的数量最多 ．第一段的第二句也是关键信息 ．故
选D．
25．B．词义猜测题 ．根据第三段的内容可知 ，旅鸽的数量巨大最终导致它们灭
绝． undoing意为 "毁灭 "，与ruin同义．故选 B．
26．C．细节理解题 ．根据第三段可知 ，商业猎人用大网来围捕旅鸽 ，然后运到
大城市卖给餐馆，由此可见，人们捕杀旅鸽主要是为了赚钱． 故选 C．
27．B．推理判断题．根据最后一段的内容可知， 1897年密歇根州出台了法律 ，
禁止捕杀旅鸽．那时，人们已经十年没有看到大规模的旅鸽群出没．由此可知 ，
保护旅鸽的法律出台太晚了． 故选 B．


Question:
C
A typical  lion tamer（驯兽师 ）in people ’s mind  is an entertainer  holding  a whip
（鞭） and a chair . The whip  gets all of the attention , but it’s mostly  for show . In
reality , it’s the chair  that does the important  work . When  a lion tamer  holds  a chair  in
front  of the lion’s face, the lion tries to focus  on all four legs of the chair  at the same
time. With  its focus  divided , the lion becomes  confused  and is unsure  about  what  to
do next. When  faced  with so many  options , the lion chooses  to freeze  and wait instead
of attacking  the man holding  the chair .
    How  often  do you find yourself  in the same  position  as the lion? How  often  do
you have  something  you want  to achieve（e.g. lose weight , start a business , travel
more）--- only to end up confused  by all of the options  in front  of you and never  make
progress ?
    This upsets  me to no end because  while  all the experts  are busy  debating  about
which  option  is best, the people  who want  to improve  their lives  are left confused  by
all of the conflicting  information . The end result  is that we feel like we can’t focus  or
that we’re focused  on the wrong  things , and so we take less action , make  less progress ,
  and stay the same  when  we could  be improving .
    It doesn ’t have  to be that way. Anytime  you find the world  waving  a chair  in
your face, remember  this: All you need  to do is focus  on one thing . You just need  to
get started . Starting  before  you feel ready  is one of the habits  of successful  people . If
you have  somewhere  you want  to go, something  you want  to accomplish , someone
you want  to become  … take immediate  action . If you’re clear  about  where  you want
to go, the rest of the world  will either  help you get there  or get out of the way.
28. Why  does the lion tamer  use a chair ?
A. To show  off his skills .       B. To trick the lion.
C. To get ready  for a fight .      D. To entertain  the audience .
29. In what  sense  are people  similar  to a lion facing  a chair ?
A. They  feel puzzled  over choices .     B. They  hold on to the wrong  things .
C. They  find it hard to make  changed .   D. They  have  to do something  for show .
30. What  is the author ’s attitude  towards  the experts  mentioned  in Paragraph  3?
A. Tolerant        B. Doubtful       C. Respectful       D. Supportive
31. When  the world  is “waving  a chair  in your face”, you’re advised  to　   　.
A. wait for a better  chance      B. break  your old habits
C. make  a quick  decision       D. ask for clear  guidance

Answer: A

Answer: A

Answer: B

Answer: C

28．A考查细节理解 ．根据第一段中 "When  a lion tamer  holds  a chair  in front  of the
lion’s face, the lion tries to focus  on all four legs of the chair  at the same  time"可知，
当驯兽师拿着椅子在狮子面前时 ，狮子关注椅子的四条腿 ，因此椅子用是用来戏
耍狮子的． 故选 A．
29．A 考查推理判断．根据第一段中的 "With  its focus  divided , the lion becomes
confused  and is unsure  about  what  to do next"可知，当注意力分散时，狮子开始变
得困惑，人们跟狮子相似，也会困惑，不知道该怎么做． 故选 A．
30．B 考查推理判断 ．根据第三段中 "This  upsets  me to no end because  while  all the
experts  are busy  debating  about  which  option  is best"可知，专家们正忙于讨论哪一
种选择是最好的 ，这令作者苦恼 ，因此可以推断出作者对专家的态度是怀疑 ．故
选B．
31．C 考查推理判断 ．根据第四段中 "Anytime  you find the world  waving  a chair  in
your face, remember  this: All you need  to do is focus  on one thing . You just need  to
get started ."及"Starting  before  you feel ready  is one of the habits  of successful
people"可知，当你面前挥舞着一把椅子时 ，你要集中精力做一件事 ，那就是开始
下决心去做．成功的人的习惯之一就是在感觉准备好之前就开始行动，文中的
"take  immediate  action"与"make  a quick  decision"同义．故选 C．


Question:
D
As more  and more  people  speak  the global  languages  of English,  Chinese,
Spanish,  and Arabic,  other  languages  are rapidly  disappearing.  In fact, half of the
6,000-7,000  languages  spoken  around  the world  today  will likely  die out by the next
century,  according  to the United  Nations  Educational,  Scientific,  and Cultural
Organization  (UNESCO).
In an effort  to prevent  language  loss, scholars  from  a number  of organizations- --
UNESCO  and National  Geographic  among  them ---have  for many  years  been
documenting  dying  languages  and the cultures  they reflect.
Mark  Turin,  a scientist  at the Macmillan  Center,  Yale  University,  who
specializes  in the languages  and oral traditions  of the Himalayas,  is following  in that
  tradition . His recently  published  book,  A Grammar  of Thangmi  with an
Ethnolinguistic  Introduction  to the Speakers  and Their  Culture , grows  out of his
experience  living,  looking  and raising  a family  in a village  in Nepal.
Documenting  the Tangmi  language  and culture  is just a starting  point  for Turin,
who seeks  to include  other  languages  and oral traditions  across  the Himalayans
reaches  of India,  Nepal,  Bhutan,  and China.  But he is not content  to simply  record
these  voices  before  they disappear  without  record.
At the University  of Cambridge  Turin  discovered  a wealth  of important
materials ---including  photographs,  films,  tap recordings,  and field notes- --which  had
remained  unstudied  and were  badly  in need  of care and protection.
Now,  through  the two organizations  that he has founded- --the Digital  Himalaya
Project  and the World  Oral Literature  Project- --Turin  has started  a campaign  to make
such documents,  found  in libraries  and stores  around  the world,  available  not just to
scholars  but to the youngers.
Generations  of communities  from  whom  the materials  were  originally  collected.
Thanks  to digital  technology  and the widely  available  Internet.  Turin  notes,  the
endangered  languages  can be saved  and reconnected  with speech  communities.
32. Many  scholars  are making  efforts  to　   　.
A. promote  global  language           B. rescue  disappearing  languages
C. search  for language  communities     D. set up language  research  organizations
33. What  does “that tradition ” in Paragraph  3 refer  to?
A. Having  full records  of the languages .
B. Writing  books  on language  teaching .
C. Telling  stories  about  language  users .
D. Living  with the native  speakers .
34. What  is Turin ’s book  based  on?
A. The cultural  studies  in India .
B. The documents  available  at Yale .
C. His language  research  in Bhutan .
D. His personal  experience  in Nepal .
  35. Which  of the following  best describes  Turin ’s work ?
A. Write , sell and donate .           B. Record , repair  and reward .
C. Design , experiment  and report .    D. Collect , protect  and reconnect .

Answer: B

Answer: A

Answer: D

Answer: D

32．B 细节理解题． 根据第二段 In an effort  to prevent  language  loss, scholars  from
a number  of organizations ---UNESCO  and National  Geographic  among  them ---have
for many  years  been  documenting  dying  languages  and the cultures  they reflect .可知
许多学者正在努力记录濒临消失的语言和文化，来挽救这些语言． 故选 B．
33．A 词义猜测题． 根据第三段 But he is not content  to simply  record  these  voices
before  they disappear  without  record .可知这些语言在没有被记录前就要消失了 ，所
  以这些学者对这些语言做的是最早的记录． 故选 A．
34．D 推理判断题 ．根据 His recently  published  book , A Grammar  of Thangmi  with
an Ethnolinguistic  Introduction  to the Speakers  and Their  Culture , grows  out of his
experience  living , looking  and raising  a family  in a village  in Nepal .可知他的书是根
据他在尼泊尔一个村庄中的生活经历写的， 故选 D．
35．D 推理判断题． 根据最后一段 available  not just to scholars  but to the younger
generations  of communities  from  whom  the materials  were  originally  collected . 以及
Turin  notes , the endangered  languages  can be saved  and reconnected  with speech
communities . 可知 Turin的作品是从最初的材料上进行的收集，他的作品使濒临
危险的语言得到了保护 ，并且与言语重新连接 ．因此对他的作品做好的描述是具
有收集，保护和重新连接的作用． 故选 D．


Question:
A
Arriving  in Sydney  on his own from  India , my husband , Rashid , stayed  in a hotel
for a short  time while  looking  for a short  time while  looking  for a house  for me and
our children .
During  the first week  of his stay, he went  out one day to do some  shopping . He
came  back  in the late afternoon  to discover  that his suitcase  was gone . He was
extremely  worried  as the suitcase  had all his important  papers , including  his passport .
He reported  the case to the police  and then sat there , lost and lonely  in strange
city, thinking  of the terrible  troubles  of getting  all the paperwork  organized  again
from  a distant  country  while  trying  to settle  down  in a new one.
Late in the evening , the phone  rang. It was a stranger . He was trying  to
pronounce  my husband ’s name  and was asking  him a lot of questions . Then  he said
they had found  a pile of papers  in their trash  can（垃圾桶） that had been  left out on
the footpath .
My husband  rushed  to their home  to find a kind family  holding  all his papers  and
documents . Their  young  daughter  had gone  to the trash  can and found  a pile of
unfamiliar  papers . Her parents  had carefully  sorted  them  out, although  they had found
mainly  foreign  addresses  on most  of the documents . At last they had seen a
half-written  letter  in the pile in which  my husband  had given  his new telephone
number  to a friend .
That family  not only restored  the important  documents  to us that day but also
restored  our faith and trust in people . We still remember  their kindness  and often  send
a warm  wish  their way.
21. What  did Rashid  plan to do after his arrival  in Sydney ?
  A. Go shopping    B. Find a house    C. Join his family    D. Take  his family
22. The girl’s parents  got Rashid ’s phone  number  from　   　.
A. a friend  of his family     B. a Sydney  policeman
C. a letter  in his papers      D. a stranger  in Sydney
23. What  does the underlined  word  “restored ” in the last paragraph  mean ?
A. Showed     B. Sent out    C. Delivered     D. Gave  back
24. Which  of the following  can be the best title for the text?
A. From  India  to Australia .     B. Living  in a a New  Country .
C. Turning  Trash  to Treasure .   D. In Search  of New  Friends .

Answer: B

Answer: C

Answer: D

Answer: C

21．答案：B．细节理解题 ．根据文章首段 "Rashid , stayed  in a hotel  for a short  time
while  looking  for a short  time while  looking  for a house ."可知 Rashid独自一人到了
悉尼后住在旅馆中，同时到处去给家人找房子住， 故答案选 B．
22．答案：C．细节理解题 ．根据文章倒数第二段 "At last they had seen a half-written
letter  in the pile in which  my husband  had given  his new telephone  number  to a friend ."
可知陌生人一家是通过作者丈夫文件中的一封信里的内容得知他的电话号码的 ，
故答案选 C．
23．答案：D．猜测词义题 ．根据文章倒数第二段 "My husband  rushed  to their home
to find a kind family  holding  all his papers  and documents ."可知那家人把捡到的文
件替作者的丈夫保存着 ，然后送还给他 ，由此判断该词意思是 "归还 "，故答案选
D．
24．答案：C．标题归纳题．文章讲述了作者的丈夫丢失的物品被扔到了垃圾箱
  ，但是有一个好心的家庭却把那些文件等整理好送还给作者的丈夫 ，这些别人眼
里的垃圾对作者的丈夫来说非常重要 ，由此判断 C选项内容更能体现文章中心 ，
故答案选 C．


Question:
B
Since  the first Earth  Day in 1970,  American  have  gotten  a lot “greener”  toward
the environment.  “We didn’t  know  at that time there  even  was an environment,  let
alone  that there  was a problem  with it,” says Bruce  Anderson,  president  of Earth  Day
USA.
But what  began  as nothing  important  in public  affairs  has grown  into a social
movement.  Business  people,  political  leaders,  university  professors,  and especially
millions  of grass-roots  Americans  are taking  part in the movement.  “The
understanding  has increased  many,  many  times,”  says Gaylord  Nelson,  the former
governor  from  Wisconsin,  who thought  up the first According  to US government
reports,  emissions  (排放 ) from  cars and trucks  have  dropped  from  10.3 million  tons a
year to 5.5 tons.  The number  of cities  producing  CO beyond  the standard  has been
reduced  from  40 to 9. Although  serious  problems  still remain  and need  to be dealt
with,  the world  is a safer  and healthier  place.  A kind of “Green  thinking”  has become
part of practices.
Great  improvement  has been  achieved.  In 1988  there  were  only 600 recycling
programs;  today  in 1995  there  are about  6,600.  Advanced  lights,  motors,  and building
designs  have  helped  save a lot of energy  and therefore  prevented  pollution.
Twenty -five years  ago, there  were  hardly  any education  programs  for
environment.  Today,  it’s hard to find a public  school,  university,  or law school  that
  does not have  such a kind of program.”  Until  we do that, nothing  else will change!”
say Bruce  Anderson.
25. According  to Anderson , before  1970 , Americans  had little idea about　   　.
A. the social  movement           B. recycling  techniques
C. environmental  problems        D. the importance  of Earth  Day
26. Where  does the support  for environmental  protection  mainly  come  from ?
A. The grass -roots  level         B. The business  circle
C. Government  officials         D. University  professors
27. What  have  Americans  achieved  in environmental  protection ?
A. They  have  cut car emissions  to the lowest .
B. They  have  settled  their environmental  problems .
C. They  have  lowered  their CO levels  in forty  cities .
D. They  have  reduced  pollution  through  effective  measures .
28. What  is especially  important  for environmental  protection  according  to the last
paragraph ?
A. Education     B. Planning     C. Green  living     D. CO reduction

Answer: C

Answer: A

Answer: D

Answer: A

25．C  细节理解题 ．根据文章第一段 "We didn’t know  at that time there  even  was an
environment , let alone  that there  was a problem  with it," says Bruce  Anderson ,
president  of Earth  Day USA . 可知在 1970年世界地球日开始的时候，人们甚至都
不知道有 "环境 "这个词，更不要说知道存在着环境问题了． 故选 C．
26．A  细节理解题． 根据文章第二段 Business  people , political  leaders , university
professors , and especially  millions  of grass -roots  Americans  are taking  part in the
movement . 商务人士 、政治领袖 、大学教授 ，尤其是基层的数以百万计的美国人
都参加了运动，可知环境保护的主要支持来自于普通民众． 故选 A．
27．D  推理判断题 ．根据第三段 According  to US government  reports , emissions  （
排放） from  cars and trucks  have  dropped  from  10.3 million  tons a year to 5.5 tons.
The number  of cities  producing  CO beyond  the standard  has been  reduced  from  40 to
9. 可知通过人们的共同努力 ，现在的污染排放的数字已经大大地减少了 ，故选 D
．
28．A  推理判断题． 根据文章最后一段 Twenty -five years  ago, there  were  hardly
any education  programs  for environment . Today , it’s hard to find a public  school ,
university , or law school  that does not have  such a kind of program . 可知现在几乎每
个学校都有关于环境保护方面的教育的内容 ．说明教育在环境保护方面有很重要
的作用． 故选 A．


Question:
C
One of the latest  trend（趋势） in American  Childcare  is Chinese  au pairs.  Au
Pair in Stamford,  for example,  has got increasing  numbers  of request  for Chinese  au
pairs  from  aero to around  4,000  since  2004.  And that’s  true all across  the country.
“I thought  it would  be useful  for him to learn  Chinese  at an early  age” Joseph
Stocke,  the managing  director  of s company,  says of his 2-year -old son. “I would  at
least like to give him the chance  to use the language  in the future .” After  only six
months  of being  cared  by 25-year-old  woman  from  China,  the boy can already
understand  basic  Chinese  daily  expressions,  his dad says.
Li Drake,  a Chinese  native  raising  two children  in Minnesota  with an American
husband,  had another  reason  for looking  for an au pair from  China.  She didn’t  want
her children  to miss out on their roots.  “Because  I am Chinese,  my husband  and I
  wanted  the children  to keep  exposed  to (接触 ) the language  and culture.”  she says.
“Staying  with a native  speaker  is better  for children  than simply  sitting  in a
classroom,”  says Suzanne  Flynn,  a professor  in language  education  of Children.  “But
parents  must  understand  that just one year with au pair is unlikely  to produce
wonders.   Complete  mastery  demands  continued  learning  until the age of 10 or 12.”
The popularity  if au pairs  from  China  has been  strengthened  by the increasing
numbers  of American  parents  who want  their children  who want  their children  to
learn  Chinese.  It is expected  that American  demand  for au pairs  will continue  to rise
in the next few years.
29. What  does that term “au pair” in the text mean ?
A. A mother  raising  her children  on her own.
B. A child  learning  a foreign  language  at home .
C. A professor  in language  education  of children .
D. A young  foreign  woman  taking  care of children .
30. Li Drake  has her children  study  Chinese  because  she wants  them　   　.
A. to live in China  some  day        B. to speak  the language  at home
C. to catch  up wit other  children      D. to learn  about  the Chinese  culture
31. What  can we infer  from  the text?
A. Learning  Chinese  is becoming  popular  in America .
B. Educated  woman  do better  in looking  after children .
C. Chinese  au pairs  need  to improve  their English  Skills .
D. Children  can learn  a foreign  language  well in six months .

Answer: D

Answer: D

Answer: A

29．D 猜测词义题．根据第一、三、四段中 "Au Pair in Stamford , for example , has
got increasing  numbers  of request  for Chinese  au pairs  from  aero to around  4,000和
had another  reason  for looking  for an au pair from  China . 以及 "Staying  with a native
speaker  is better  for children  than simply  sitting  in a classroom ,"可知 "au pair"是指来
自中国的既能照顾孩子又能承担教育孩子中文的年轻女性．
30．D 细节理解题．根据文章第三段内容 "Li Drake所说的 "Because  I am
  Chinese , my husband  and I wanted  the children  to keep  exposed  to（接触） the
language  and culture ."可知，她让孩子学汉语的原因是想让孩子了解中国的文化 ，
故选 D．
31．A 细节理解题．作者在文章首段提到美国的趋势就是小孩子在家学习汉语 ，
而且给出了具体的数字证明 "got increasing  numbers  of request  for Chinese  au pairs
from  aero to around  4,000 since  2004"，再通过文章末段 "It is expected  that
American  demand  for au pairs  will continue  to rise in the next few years"可知，美国
对"au pairs"的需求将会继续增长， 故选 A．


Question:
D
Metro  Pocket  Guide
Metrorail  (地铁 )
Each  passenger  needs  a farecard  to enter  and go out. Up to two children  under
age five may travel  free with a paying  customer.
Farecard  machines  are in every  station.  Bring  small  bills because  there  are no
change  machines  in the stations  and farecard  machines  only provide  up to $5 in
  change.
Get one ticket  of unlimited  Metrorall  rides  with a One Day Pass.  Buy it from  a
farecard  machine  in Metro  stations.  Use it after 9:30 a.m. until closing  on weekdays,
and all day on weekends  and holidays.
Hours  of service
Open : 5a.m. Mon .---Fri.             7a.m . Sat.---Sun.
Close : midnight  Sun.---Thur .         3a.m.  Fri.---Sat. nights
Last train times  vary.  To avoid  missing  the last train,  please  check  the last train
time posted  in the station.
Metrobus
When  paying  with exact  charge,  the fare is $1.35.  When  paying  with a
SmarTripⓇ card,  the fare is $1.25.
Fares  for the senior/  disabled  customers
Senior  citizens  65 and older  and disabled  customers  may ride for half the regular
fare. On Metrorail  and Metrobus,  use a senior/disabled  farecard  or SmarTripⓇ card.
For more  information  about  buying  senior/disabled  farecards,  farecard  or SmarTripⓇ
cards  and passes,  please  visit MetroOpensDoors.com  or call 202-637-7000  and
202-637-8000.
Senior  citizens  and disabled  customers  can get free guide  on how to use proper
Metrobus  and Metrorall  services  by calling  202-962-1100.
Travel  tips (提示 )
•Avoid  riding  during  weekday  rush periods ---before  9:30 a.m. and between  4
and 6 p.m.
•If you lose something  on a bus or train or in a station,  please  call Lost & Found
at 202-962-1195.
32. What  should  you know  about  farecard  machines ?
A. They  start selling  tickets  at 9:30 a.m.
B. They  are connected  to change  machines .
C. They  offer  special  service  to the elderly .
D. They  make  change  for no more  than $5.
  33. At what  time does Metrorail  stop service  on Saturday ?
A. At midnight       B. at 3 a.m.        C. at 5 a.m.       D.at 7 p.m.
34. What  is good  about  a SmarTrip® card?
A. It is convenient  for old people .        B. It saves  money  for its users .
C. it can be bought  at any time.          D. it is sold on the Internet .
35. Which  number  should  you call if you lose something  on the Metro ?
A. 202-962-1195    B. 202-962-1100     C. 202-673-7000      D. 202-673-8000

Answer: D

Answer: B

Answer: B

Answer: A

68．D 细节理解题． 根据 Metrorall  （地铁）部分第二段内容 "there  are no change
machines  in the stations  and farecard  machines  only provide  up to 5 in change ."可知，
自动售卡机只能最多找 5美元的零钱 ，故答案选 D．易错选项为 A，文中的 Use
it after 9:30 a.m. until closing  on weekdays 是使用 fare card的时间， 而不是 fare
card machines 售票的时间．
69．B 细节理解题． 根据 Hours  of service的介绍部分 "Close : midnight
Sun.---Thur .   3a.m.  Fri.---Sat. nights "可知，在周末停运时间是凌晨 3点，故答案
选B．
70．B 推理判断题． 根据第三部分对 Metrobus 的介绍  "When  paying  with exact
charge,  the fare is $1.35.  When  paying  with a SmarTripⓇ card,  the fare is $1.25."可知
，如果使用 SmarTripⓇ card支付的话 ，会比直接付钱省 $0.1，所以它对于用户来
说是省钱的． 故答案选 B．
71．A 细节理解题 ．根据文章最后一段的 "If you lose something  on a bus or train or
in a station , please  call Lost & Found  at 202-962-1195 ,"可知，如果乘客丢失物品的
话可以拨打失物招领处的电话 202-962-1195，故答案选 A．


Question:
A
Monthly  Talks  at London  Canal  Museum
Our monthly  talks  start at 19:30  on the first Thursday  of each month  except
August.  Admission  is at normal  charges  and you don’t  need  to book.  They  end around
21:00.
November  7th
The Canal  Pioneers , by Chris  Lewis.  James  Brindley  is recognized  as one of the
leading  early  canal  engineers.  He was also a major  player  in training  others  in the art
of canal  planning  and building.  Chris  Lewis  will explain  how Brindley  made  such a
positive  contribution  to the education  of that group  of early  “civil engineers ”.
December  5th
Ice for the Metropolis , by Malcolm  Tucker.  Well  before  the arrival  of freezers,
there  was a demand  for ice for food preservation  and catering.  Malcolm  will explain
the history  of importing  natural  ice and the technology  of building  ice wells,  and how
London’s  ice trade  grew.
February  6th
An Update  on the Cotswold  Canals , by Liz Payne.  The Stroudwater  Canal  is
moving  towards  reopening.  The Thames  and Severn  Canal  will take a little longer.
We will have  a report  on the present  state of play.
March  6th
Eyots  and Aits — Thames  Islands , by Miranda  Vickers.  The Thames  has many
islands.  Miranda  has undertaken  a review  of all of them.  She will tell us about  those
of greatest  interest.
  Online  bookings:  www.canalmuseum.org.uk/book
More  info:  www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatson
London  Canal  Museum
12-13  New  Wharf  Road,  London  NI 9RT
www.canalmuseum.org.uk 　www.canalmuseum.mobi
Tel: 020 7713  0836
21. When  is the talk on James  Brindley?
A. February  6th.       B. March  6th.
C. November  7th.      D. December  5th.
22. What  is the topic  of the talk in February?
A. The Canal  Pioneers.          B. Ice for the Metropolis.
C. Eyots  and Aits — Thames  Islands.     D. An Update  on the Cotswold  Canals.
23. Who  will give the talk on the islands  in the Thames?
A. Miranda  Vickers.             B. Malcolm  Tucker.
C. Chris  Lewis.                 D. Liz Payne.

Answer: A

Answer: D

Answer: C

21．A 细节理解题 ．根据文章第二段第二句 "James  Brindley  is recognized  as one of
the leading  early  canal  engineers ."所对应的日期是 November  7th．可知，詹姆斯 •
布林德利的讲座在 11月7日．故选 A．
22．D 细节理解题． 根据文章第四段 February  6th中的第一句 "An Update  on the
Cotsword  Canals , by Liz Payne . The Stroudwater  Canal  is moving  towards
reopening ."可知， 2月份讲座的主题是关于科茨伍德运河的更新问题， 故选 D．
23．C 细节理解题．根据文章第五段第一句 "Eyots  and Aits-Thames  Islands , by
Miranda  Vickers ."可以知道做报告的人是 Mirands  Vickets．故选 C．


Question:
B
The freezing  Northeast  hasn’t  been  a terribly  fun place  to spend  time this winter,
so when  the chance  came  for a weekend  to Sarasota,  Florida,  my bags were  packed
before  you could  say “sunshine ”. I left for the land of warmth  and vitamin  C (维生素
C), thinking  of beaches  and orange  trees.  When  we touched  down  to blue skies  and
warm  air, I sent up a small  prayer  of gratefulness.  Swimming  pools,  wine  tasting,  and
pink sunsets  (at normal  evening  hours,  not 4 in the afternoon)  filled  the weekend,  but
the best part — particularly  to my taste,  dulled  by months  of cold — weather  root
vegetables  — was a 7 a.m. adventure  to the Sarasota  farmers’  market  that proved  to
be more  than worth  the early  wake-up  call.
The market,  which  was founded  in 1979,  sets up its tents  every  Saturday  from  7
a.m. to 1 p.m.,  rain or shine,  along  North  Lemon  and State  streets.  Baskets  of perfect
  red strawberries,  the red-painted  sides  of the Java Dawg  coffee  truck;  and most  of all,
the tomatoes:  amazing,  large,  soft and round  red tomatoes.
Disappointed  by many  a broken,  vine-ripened  (蔓上成熟的 ) promise,  I’ve
refused  to buy winter  tomatoes  for years.  No matter  how attractive  they look in the
store,  once  I get them  home  they’re  unfailingly  dry, hard,  and tasteless.  But I homed
in, with uncertainty,  on one particular  table  at the Brown’s  Grove  Farm’s  stand,  full of
fresh  and soft tomatoes  the size of my fist. These  were  the real deal — and at that
moment,  I realized  that the best part of Sarasota  in winter  was going  to be eating
things  that back  home  in New  York  I wouldn’t  be experiencing  again  for months.
Delighted  as I was by the tomatoes  in sight,  my happiness  deepened  when  I
learned  that Brown’s  Grove  Farm  is one of the suppliers  for Jack Dusty,  a newly
opened  restaurant  at the Sarasota  Ritz Carlton,  where  — luckily  for me — I was
planning  to have  dinner  that very night.  Without  even  seeing  the menu,  I knew  I’d be
ordering  every  tomato  on it.
24. What  did the author  think  of her winter  life in New  York?
A. Exciting.     B. Boring.       C. Relaxing.       D. Annoying.
25. What  made  the author’s  getting  up early  worthwhile?
A. Having  a swim.   B. Breathing  in fresh  air.
C. Walking  in the morning  sun. D. Visiting  a local  farmer’s  market.
26. What  can we learn  about  tomatoes  sold in New  York  in winter?
A. They  are soft.  B. They  look nice.
C. They  taste great.  D. They  are juicy.
27. What  was the author  going  to do that evening?
A. Go to a farm.    B. Check  into a hotel.
C. Eat in a restaurant.   D. Buy fresh  vegetables.

Answer: B

Answer: D

Answer: B

Answer: A

24．B．推理判断题 ．根据文章第一段第一句 "The  freezing  Northeast  hasn’t been  a
terribly  fun place  to spend  time this winter ,"可以推测出作者在纽约冬天的生活是
令人厌烦的． 故选 B．
25．D．细节理解题 ．根据文章第一段最后一句 "dulled  by months  of cold --- weather
root vegetables  --- was a 7 a.m. adventure  to the Sarasota  farmers ’ market  that proved
to be more  than worth  the early  wake -up call."可知作者早上 7点到农产品市场是有
意义的． 可知选 D．
26．B．推理判断题 ．根据文章第三段第二句 "No matter  how attractive  they look in
the store , once  I get them  home  they’re unfailingly  dry, hard, and tasteless ."可知，纽
  约的西红柿在商店里看起来是很吸引人的． 可知选 B．
27．A．推理判断题 ．根据文章最后一段尤其倒数第一句 "Without  even  seeing  the
menu , I knew  I’d be ordering  every  tomato  on it."可知，作者晚上计划在餐馆吃饭 ，
并且点西红柿． 故选 A．


Question:
C
Salvador  Dali (1904 —1989)  was one of the most  popular  of modern  artists.  The
Pompidou  Centre  in Paris  is showing  its respect  and admiration  for the artist  and his
  powerful  personality  with an exhibition  bringing  together  over 200 paintings,
sculptures,  drawings  and more.  Among  the works  and masterworks  on exhibition  the
visitor  will find the best pieces,  most  importantly  The Persistence  of Memory.  There
is also L’ Enigme  sans Fin from  1938,  works  on paper,  objects,  and projects  for stage
and screen  and selected  parts  from  television  programmes  reflecting  the artist’s
showman  qualities.
The visitor  will enter  the World  of Dali through  an egg and is met with the
beginning,  the world  of birth.  The exhibition  follows  a path of time and subject  with
the visitor  exiting  through  the brain.
The exhibition  shows  how Dali draws  the viewer  between  two infinities  (无限 ),
“From  the infinity  small  to the infinity  large,  contraction  and expansion  coming  in and
out of focus:  amazing  Flemish  accuracy  and the showy  Baroque  of old painting  that
he used in his museum-theatre  in Figueras, ” explains  the Pompidou  Centre.
The fine selection  of the major  works  was done  in close  collaboration  (合作 )
with the Museo  Nacional  Reina  Sofia  in Madrid,  Spain,  and with contributions  from
other  institutions  like the Salvador  Dali Museum  in St. Petersburg,  Florida.
28. Which  of the following  best describes  Dali according  to Paragraph  1?
A. Optimistic.           B. Productive.           C. Generous.             D. Traditional.
29. What  is Dali’s  The Persistence  of Memory  considered  to be?
A. One of his masterworks.               B. A successful  screen  adaptation.
C. An artistic  creation  for the stage.      D. One of the best TV programmes.
30. How  are the exhibits  arranged  at the World  of Dali?
A. By popularity.        B. By importance.
C. By size and shape.             D. By time and subject.
31. What  does the word  "contributions"  in the last paragraph  refer  to?
A. Artworks.         B. Projects.      C. Donations.         D. Documents.

Answer: B

Answer: A

Answer: D

Answer: C

28．B． 推理判断题 ．根据第一段第二句 "…with  an exhibition  bringing  together  over
200 paintings , sculptures , drawings  and more ."可知，Dali的作品非常多 ，是一位多
产的艺术家． 故选 B．
29．A．细节理解题．根据第一段第三句 "Among  the works  and masterworks  on
exhibition  the visitor  will find the best pieces , most  importantly  The Persistence  of
Memory ."可知， The Persistence  of Memory是Dali的杰作之一． 故选 A．
30．D．细节理解题 ．根据第二段第二句 "The  exhibition  follows  a path of time and
subject  with the visitor  exiting  through  the brain ."可知，该展览室按照时间和主题来
安排的． 故选 D．
31．C．词义猜测题 ．根据划线词的前后句的同位关系进行猜测可知 ，主要作品
  来自于和马德里一博物馆的亲密合作以及像来自于圣彼得堡的博物馆之类的其
他机构，所以这里指的是 "艺术品 "artworks ．故选 C．


Question:
D
Conflict  is on the menu  tonight  at the café La Chope.  This evening,  as on every
  Thursday  night,  psychologist  Maud  Lehanne  is leading  two of France’s  favorite
pastimes,  coffee  drinking  and the “talking  cure”. Here  they are learning  to get in touch
with their true feelings.  It isn’t always  easy.  The customers  — some  thirty  Parisians
who pay just under  $2 (plus  drinks)  per session  — care quick  to intellectualize  (高谈
阔论 ), slow  to open  up and connect.  “You are forbidden  to say ‘one feels’  or ‘people
think’ ” Lehanne  told them.  “Say ‘I think,’  ‘Think  me’.”
A café society  where  no intellectualizing  is allowed?  It couldn’t  seem  more
un-French.  But Lehanne’s  psychology  café is about  more  than knowing  oneself:  It’s
trying  to help the city’s  troubled  neighborhood  cafes.  Over  the years,  Parisian  cafes
have  fallen  victim  to changes  in the French  lifestyle  — longer  working  hours,  a fast
food boom  and a younger  generation’s  desire  to spend  more  time at home.  Dozens  of
new theme  cafes  appear  to change  the situation.  Cafes  focused  around  psychology,
history,  and engineering  are catching  on, filling  tables  well into the evening.
The city’s  “psychology  cafes ”, which  offer  great  comfort,  are among  the most
popular  places.  Middle-aged  homemakers,  retirees,  and the unemployed  come  to such
cafes  to talk about  love,  anger,  and dreams  with a psychologist.  And they come  to
Lehanne’s  group  just to learn  to say what  they feel. “There’s  a strong  need  in Paris  for
communication, ” says Maurice  Frisch,  a café La Chope  regular  who works  as a
religious  instructor  in a nearby  church.  “People  have  few real friends.  And they need
to open  up”. Lehanne  says she’d  like to see psychology  cafes  all over France.  “If
people  had normal  lives,  these  cafes  wouldn’t  exist, ” she says.  “If life weren’t  a battle,
people  wouldn’t  need  a special  place  just to speak. ” But then,  it wouldn’t  be France.
32. What  are people  encouraged  to do at the cafe La Chope?
A. Learn  a new subject.    B. Keep  in touch  with friends.
C. Show  off their knowledge.   D. Express  their true feelings.
33. How  are cafes  affected  by French  lifestyle  changes?
A. They  are less frequently  visited.   B. They  stay open  for longer  hours.
C. They  have  bigger  night  crowds.   D. They  start to serve  fast food.
34. What  are theme  cafes  expected  to do?
A. Create  more  jobs.    B. Supply  better  drinks.
  C. Save  the cafe business.   D. Serve  the neighborhood.
35. Why  are psychology  cafes  becoming  popular  in Paris?
A. They  bring  people  true friendship.
B. They  give people  spiritual  support.
C. They  help people  realize  their dreams.
D. They  offer  a platform  for business  links.

Answer: D

Answer: C

Answer: A

Answer: B

32．D 细节理解题． 根据文章第一段第三句 Here  they are learning  to get in touch
with their true feelings．可知在 La Chope咖啡馆鼓励人们表达他们真正的情感．
故选 D．
33．C  细节理解题 ．根据文章第二段 Parisian  cafes  have  fallen  victim  to changes  in
the French  lifestyle -longer  working  hours , a fast food boom  and a younger
generation ’s desire  to spend  more  time at home．年轻人更愿意呆在家里 ，可知选 C
．
34．A 推理判断题． 根据 Dozens  of new theme  cafes  appear  to change  the situation
，可以得出答案． 故选 A．
35．B 推理判断题．根据文章最后一段第一句话 "If people  had normal  lives , these
cafes  would ’t exist" , she says, "If life weren ’t a battle , people  wouldn ’t need  a special
place  just to speak ." But them , it wouldn ’t be France．可知心理咖啡馆在巴黎受欢迎
  的原因在于他们给予人们精神上的支持． 故选 B．


Question:
A
My color  television  has given  me nothing  but a headache.  I was able to buy it a
little over a year ago because  I had my relatives  give me money  for my birthday
instead  of a lot of clothes  that wouldn’t  fit. I let a salesclerk  fool me into buying  a
discontinued  model.  I realized  this a day late, when  I saw newspaper  advertisements
for the set at seventy-five  dollars  less than I had paid.  The set worked  so beautifully
when  I first got it home  that I would  keep  it on until stations  signed  off for the night.
Fortunately,  I didn’t  got any channels  showing  all-night  movies  or I would  never  have
gotten  to bed.
Then  I started  developing  a problem  with the set that involved  static  (静电 )
noise.  For some  reason,  when  certain  shows  switched  into a commercial,  a loud noise
would  sound  for a few seconds.  Gradually,  this noise  began  to appear  during  a show,
and to get rid of it, I had to change  to another  channel  and then change  it back.
Sometimes  this technique  would  not work,  and I had to pick up the set and shake  it to
remove  the sound.  I actually  began  to build  up my arm muscles  (肌肉 ) shaking  my
set.
When  neither  of these  methods  removed  the static  noise,  I would  sit helplessly
and wait for the noise  to go away.  At last I ended  up hitting  the set with my fist, and it
stopped  working  altogether.  My trip to the repair  shop  cost me $62, and the set is
working  well now,  but I keep  expecting  more  trouble.
21. Why  did the author  say he was fooled  into buying  the TV set?
A. He got an older  model  than he had expected.
B. He couldn’t  return  it when  it was broken.
C. He could  have  bought  it at a lower  price.
  D. He failed  to find any movie  shows  on it.
22. Which  of the following  can best replace  the phrase  “signed  off” in Paragraph  1?
A. ended  all their programs .       B. provided  fewer  channels .
C. changed  to commercials .       D. showed  all-night  movies .
23. How  did the author  finally  get his TV set working  again?
A. By shaking  and hitting  it.      B. By turning  it on and off.
C. By switching  channels.         D. By having  it repaired.
24. How  does the another  sound  when  telling  the story  ?
A. Curious       B. Anxious        C. Cautious        D. Humorous

Answer: C

Answer: A

Answer: D

Answer: D

21. C 细节推理题 . 根据第一段 . "I realized  this a day late, when  I saw newspaper
advertisements  for the set at seventy -five dollars  less than I had paid"当我看到这种
电视的报纸广告上是 75美元，要比我买的便宜时，我意识到我上当了 . 答案 C
  他本来能以更低的价格买到它 . 故选 C.
22. A 词义推测题 . 根据后一句 "Fortunately , I didn’t got any channels  showing
all-night  movies  or I would  never  have  gotten  to bed.（"幸好，我没有发现哪个频道
是放一整晚影片的，否则，我会一夜不睡觉 . ）可知，应该是 "我常把它开到晚
上节目结束 "，所以 "signed  off"应该是 "停止播放 "的意思，也就是没有节目了 . 故
选A.
23. D 细节理解题 . 根据文章最后一段 "My trip to the repair  shop  cost me $62, and
the set is working  well now."我去修理厂花费了 62美元，现在电视修好了 . 故选
D.
24. D 推理判断题 . 根据 "I had to pick up the set and shake  it to remove  the sound . I
actually  began  to build  up my arm muscles（肌肉）shaking  my set."为了去掉这种声
音，我只好搬起电视来回晃动 . 实际上，晃电视的同时，我还锻炼了胳膊上的肌
肉. "可知作者语调幽默 . 故选 D.


Question:
B
Your  house  may have  an effect  on your figure.  Experts  say the way you design
your home  could  play a role in whether  you pack  on the pounds  or keep  them  off. You
can make  your environment  work  for you instead  of against  you. Here  are some  ways
to turn your home  into part of diet plan.
Open  the curtains  and turn up the lights.  Dark  environments  are more  likely  to
encourage  overeating,  for people  are often  less self-conscious （难为情） when
they’re  in poorly  lit places-and  so more  likely  to eat lots of food.  If your home  doesn’t
have  enough  window  light,  get more  lamps  and flood  the place  with brightness.
Mind  the colors.  Research  suggests  warm  colors  fuel our appetites.  In one study,
people  who ate meals  in a blue room  consumed  33 percent  less than those  in a yellow
or red room.  Warm  colors  like yellow  make  food appear  more  appetizing,  while  cold
colors  make  us feel less hungry.  So when  it’s time to repaint,  go blue.
Don’t  forget  the clock—or the radio.  People  who eat slowly  tend to consume
about  70 fewer  calories（卡路里） per meal  than those  who rush through  their meals.
Begin  keeping  track  of the time,  and try to make  dinner  last at least 30 minutes,  And
while  you’re  at it, actually  sit down  to eat. If you need  some  help slowing  down,  turn
on relaxing  music.  It makes  you less likely  to rush through  a meal.
Downsize  the dishes,  Big serving  bowls  and plates  can easily  make  us fat. We
eat about  22 percent  more  when  using  a 12-inch  plate  instead  of a 10-inch  plate.
  When  we choose  a large  spoon  over a smaller  one ,total  intake（摄入）  jumps  by 14
percent.  And we’ll  pour about  30 percent  more  liquid  into a short,  wide  glass  than a
tall, skinny  glass.
25. The text is especially  helpful  for those  who care about_______.
A. their home  comforts          B. their body  shape
C. house  buying               D. healthy  diets
26. A home  environment  in blue can help people_________.
A. digest  food better         B. reduce  food intake
C. burn more  calories        D. regain  their appetites
27. What  are people  advised  to do at mealtimes?
A. Eat quickly.             B. Play fast music.
C. Use smaller  spoons.       D. Turn  down  the lights.
28. What  can be a suitable  title for the test?
A. Is Your  House  Making  You Fat?  B. Ways  of Serving  Dinner
C. Effects  of Self-Consciousness     D. Is Your  Home  Environment  Relaxing?

Answer: B

Answer: D

Answer: C

Answer: A

25. B. 推理判断题 . 根据第一段第二句 Experts  say the way you design  your home
could  play a rolein  whether  you pack  on the pounds  or keep  them  off. 说明你设计房
子的方式一定程度上决定了你是长肉还是减肉 ，所以这篇文章更可能是对那些在
  乎外形的人有帮助 . 故B项正确 .
26. D. 细节理解题 . 根据第三段第三句 In one study , people  who ate meals  in a blue
room  consumed  33 percent  less than those  in a yellow  or red room . 可知在蓝色房间
里用餐的人要比在黄色或红色房间里的人吃得更少 . 也就是说减少了摄入量 . 故
D正确 .
27. C. 推理判断题 . 文章最后一段主要讲述的是吃饭的用具的大小对饮食摄入的
影响 . 根据本段第三句 When  wechoose  a large  spoon  over a smaller  one, total intake
（摄入） jumps  by 14 percent . 用大的勺子吃饭要比用小勺子多吃百分之 14，所
以作者建议人们用小勺子吃饭会少吃很多 . 故C正确 .
28. A. 标题概括题 . 根据文章前两句 Your  house  may have  an effect  on your figure .
Experts  say the way you design  your home  could  play a role in whether  you pack  on
the pounds  or keep  them  off. 说明房子对你的体型有很大的影响 ，房屋的设计和布
置一定程度上决定了你是长肉还是减肉 . 所以 A项与文章内容是一致的 .


Question:
C
More  student  than ever before  are taking  a gap-year  (间隔年 ) before  going  to
university.  It used to be called  the “year  off” between  school  and university.  The
gap-year  phenomenon  originated  (起源 ) with the months  left over to Oxbridge
applicants  between  entrance  exams  in November  and the start of the next academic
year.
This year,  25,310  students  who have  accepted  places  in higher  education
institutions  have  put off their entry  until next year,  according  to statistics  on university
entrance  provided  by University  and College  Admissions  Service  (UCAS).
That is a record  14.7%  increase  in the number  of students  taking  a gap year.
Tony  Higgins  from  UCAS  said that the statistics  are good  news  for everyone  in higher
education.  “Students  who take a well-planned  year out are more  likely  to be satisfied
with,  and complete,  their chosen  course.  Students  who take a gap year are often  more
mature  and responsible,”  he said.
  But not everyone  is happy.  Owain  James,  the president  of the National  Union  of
Students  (NUS),  argued  that the increase  is evidence  of student  had ship — young
people  are being  forced  into earning  money  before  finishing  their education.  “New
students  are now aware  that they are likely  to leave  university  up to ￡15,000  in debt.
It is not surprising  that more  and more  students  are taking  a gap year to earn money  to
support  their study  for the degree.  NUS  statistics  show  that over 40% of students  are
forced  to work  during  term time and the figure  increases  to 90% during  vacation
periods,”  he said.
29. What  do we learn  about  the gap year from  the text?
A. It is flexible  in length.        B. It is a time for relaxation.
C. It is increasingly  popular.     D. It is required  by universities.
30. According  to Tony  Higgins,  students  taking  a gap year______.
A. are better  prepared  for college  studies
B. know  a lot more  about  their future  jobs
C. are more  likely  to leave  university  in debt
D. have  a better  chance  to enter  top universities
31. How  does Owain  James  feel about  the gap-year  phenomenon?
A. He’s puzzled.   B. He’s worried.   C. He’s surprised.   D. He’s annoyed.
32. What  would  most  students  do on their vacation  according  to NUS  statistics?
A. Attend  additional  courses.         B. Make  plans  for the new term.
C. Earn  money  for their education.    D. Prepare  for their graduate  studies.

Answer: C

Answer: A

Answer: B

Answer: C

29. C细节理解题 . 由第一段中的 "More  student  than ever before  are taking  a
gap-year（间隔年 ）before  going  to university" 和第三段中的 "That  is a record  14.7%
  increase  in the number  of students  taking  a gap year"可知， "gap-year"受到越来越多
的学生的欢迎 . 故选 C.
30. A 细节理解题 . 由第三段中的 "Students  who take a well-planned  year out are
more  likely  to be satisfied  with, and complete , their chosen  course . Students  who take
a gap year are often  more  mature  and responsible" 可知，经过 "间隔年 "（打工赚钱 ）
后，再去上大学，这样的学生更加成熟，更加有责任感 . 他们更容易满足他们所
选择的课程，更有可能完成课程 . 即可以使大学生更好地为大学学习做好准备 .
故选 A.
31. B 推理判断题 . 由最后一段中的 "But not everyone  is happy"以及 Owain  James
"the increase  is evidence  of student  had ship---young  people  are being  forced  into
earning  money  before  finishing  their education" 可知，Owain  James认为很多学生被
迫先挣钱再上学，同时也反映出这些学生的辛苦 . 因此可知，他对于间隔年表示
担忧 . 故选 B.
32. C 细节理解题 . 由最后一段中的 "NUS  statistics  show  that over 40% of students
are forced  to work  during  term time and the figure  increases  to 90% during  vacation
periods"可知，NUS的调查数据显示 ，40%的学生被迫在上学期间边打工边学习 ，
90%的学生被迫在假期打工挣钱 . 故选 C.


Question:
D
Choose  Your  One-Day  Tours
Tour  A — Bath  & Stonehenge  including  entrance  fees to the ancient  Roman
bathrooms  and Stonehenge  —￡37 until 26 March  and ￡39 thereafter.
Visit  the city with over 2,000  years  of history  and Bath  Abbey,  the Royal
Crescent  and the Costume  Museum.  Stonehenge  is one of the world’s  most  famous
prehistoric  monuments  dating  back  over 5,000  years.
Tour  B — Oxford  & Stratford  including  entrance  fees to the University  St
  Mary’s  Church  Tower  and Anne  Hathaway ’s house￡32 until 12 March  and ￡36
thereafter.
Oxford:  Includes  a guided  of England’s  oldest  university  city and colleges.  Look
over the “city  of dreaming  spires  (尖顶 )” form  St Mary’s  Church  Tower.  Stratford:
Includes  a guided  tour exploring  much  of the Shakespeare  wonder.
Tour  C — Windsor  Castle  & Hampton  Court  including  entrance  fees to
Hampton  Court  Palace  — £34 until March  and £37 thereafter.
Includes  a guided  tour of Windsor  and Hampton  Court,  Henry  Mill’s  favorite
palace.  Free time to visit Windsor  Castle  (entrance  fees not included).  With  500 years
of history,  Hampton  Court  was once  the home  of four Kings  and one Queen.  Now  this
former  royal  palace  is open  to the public  as a major  tourist  attraction.  Visit  the palace
and its various  historic  gardens,  which  include  the famous  maze  (迷宫 ) where  it is
easy to get lost!
Tour  D — Cambridge  including  entrance  fees to the Tower  of Saint  Mary
the Great  — £33 until 18 March  and £37 thereafter.
Includes  a guided  tour of Cambridge,  the famous  university  town,  and the
gardens  of the 18th century.
33. Which  tour will you choose  if you want  to see England’s  oldest  university  city?
A. Tour  A       B. Tour  B       C. Tour  C       D. Tour  D
34. Which  of the following  tours  charges  the lowest  fee on 17 March?
A. Windsor  Castle  & Hampton  Court.     B. Oxford  & Stratford .
C. Bath  &Stonehenge.                 D. Cambridge.
35. Why  is Hampton  Court  a major  tourist  attraction?
A. It used to be the home  of royal  families.
B. It used to be a well-known  maze .
C. It is the oldest  palace  in Britain .
D. It is a world-famous  castle.

Answer: B

Answer: D

Answer: A

33. B细节理解题 . 根据 Tour  B中的 "Oxford : Included  a guided  tour of England ’s
oldest  university  and colleges"可知，如果你想看到英国最古老的大学城，需要选
择Tour  B，故选 B.
34. D 细节理解题 . 根据每一部分的价格介绍可知： 在3月17日， Tour  A为37
英镑，Tour  B为36英镑，Tour  C为37英镑，Tour  D为33英镑，所以收费最低
的是 Tour  D剑桥大学， 故选 D.
35. A 细节理解题 . 根据 "Hampton  was once  the home  of four Kings  and one Queen"
可知，它曾经是王室的家， 故选 A.


Question:
A
You probably  know  who Marie  Curie  was, but you may not have  heard  of
Rachel  Carson.  Of the outstanding  ladies  listed  below,  who do you think  was the most
important  woman  of the past 100 years?

Jane  Addams  (1860-1935)
Anyone  who has ever been  helped  by a social  worker  has Jane Addams  to thank.
Addams  helped  the poor and worked  for peace.  She encouraged  a sense  of community
(社区 ) by creating  shelters  and promoting  education  and services  for people  in need.
In 1931,  Addams  became  the first American  woman  to win the Nobel  Peace  Prize.

Rachel  Carson  (1907-1964)
If it weren’t  for Rachel  Carson,  the environmental  movement  might  not exist
today.  Her popular  1962  book  Silent  Spring  raised  awareness  of the dangers  of
pollution  and the harmful  effects  of chemicals  on humans  and on the world’s  lakes
and oceans.

Sandra  Day O’Connor  (1930-present)
When  Sandra  Day O’Connor  finished  third  in her class  at Stanford  Law School,
in 1952,  she could  not find work  at a law firm because  she was a woman.  She became
an Arizona  state senator  (参议员 ) and, in 1981,  the first woman  to join the U.S.
Supreme  Court.  O’Connor  gave  the deciding  vote in many  important  cases  during  her
24 years  on the top court.

  Rosa  Parks  (1913-2005)
On December  1, 1955,  in Montgomery,  Alabama,  Rasa  Parks  would  not give up
her seat on a bus to a passenger.  Her simple  act landed  Parks  in prison.  But it also set
off the Montgomery  bus boycott.  It lasted  for more  than a year,  and kicked  off the
civil-rights  movement.  “The  only tired I was, was tired of giving  in,” said Parks.
21. What  is Jane Addams  noted  for in history?
A. Her social  work.            B. Her teaching  skills.
C. Her efforts  to win a prize.     D. Her community  background.
22. What  was the reason  for O’Connor’s  being  rejected  by the law firm?
A. Her lack of proper  training  in law.
B. Her little work  experience  in court.
C. The discrimination  against  women.
D. The poor financial  conditions.
23. Who  made  a great  contribution  to the civil-rights  movement  in the U.S.?
A. Jane Addams.      B. Rachel  Carson.
C. Sandra  Day O’Connor.      D. Ross  Parks.
24. What  can we infer  about  the women  mentioned  in the text?
A. They  are highly  educated.      B. They  are truly  creative.
C. They  are pioneers.         D. They  are peace-lovers.

Answer: A

Answer: C

Answer: D

Answer: C

21．A．细节理解题 ．根据 Jane Addams部分的 "Anyone  who has ever been  helped
by a social  worker  has Jane Addams  to thank ."可知，珍妮 •亚当斯在历史上以她的社
会工作而闻名， 故选 A．
22．C．细节理解题 ．根据 Sandra  Day O’Connor部分的 "she could  not find work  at
a law firm because  she was a woman ."可知，桑德拉 •戴•奥康纳被律师公司拒绝是
因为对妇女的歧视， 故选 C．
23．D细节理解题． 根据 Rosa  Parks部分的 "…and  kicked  off the civil-rights
movement ."可知，罗莎 •帕克斯因为在公共汽车上拒绝为白人让座而拉开了民权
运动的序幕，所以是罗莎 •帕克斯对美国民权运动做出了巨大的贡献， 故选 D．
24．C推理判断题．根据文章内容：珍妮 •亚当斯是第一个获得诺贝尔和平奖的
美国女性；雷切尔 •卡森的作品《寂静的春天》提高了人们对污染的危险性和化
学物质对人类和世界湖泊和海洋的危害性的认识 ；桑德拉 •戴•奥康纳是美国首位
联邦最高法院女法官；罗莎 •帕克斯在公共汽车上拒绝为白人让座，拉开了民权
运动的序幕．可知文中提到的几位女性都是先锋人物， 故选 C．


Question:
B
Grandparents  Answer  a Call
As a third-generation  native  of Brownsville,  Texas,  Mildred  Garza  never  planned
to move  away.  Even  when  her daughter  and son asked  her to move  to San Antonio  to
help with their children,  she politely  refused.  Only  after a year of friendly  discussion
did Ms. Garza  finally  say yes. That was four years  ago. Today  all three  generations
regard  the move  as a success,  giving  them  a closer  relationship  than they would  have
had in separate  cities.
No statistics  show  the number  of grandparents  like Garza  who are moving  closer
to adult  children  and grandchildren.  Yet there  is evidence  suggesting  that the trend  is
  growing.  Even  President  Obama’s  mother-in-law,  Marian  Robinson,  has agreed  to
leave  Chicago  and move  into the White  House  to help care for her granddaughters.
According  to a study  by grandparents.com,  83 percent  of the people  said Mrs.
Robinson’s  decision  will influence  grandparents  in the American  family.  Two-thirds
believe  more  families  will follow  the example  of Obama’s  family.
“In the 1960s  we were  all a little wild and couldn’t  get away  from  home  far
enough  or fast enough  to prove  we could  do it on our own,”  says Christine  Crosby,
publisher  of Grand , a magazine  for grandparents.  “We now realize  how important
family  is and how important  it is to be near them,  especially  when  you’re  raising
children.”
Moving  is not for everyone.  Almost  every  grandparent  wants  to be with his or
her grandchildren  and is willing  to make  sacrifices,  but sometimes  it is wiser  to say no
and visit frequently  instead.  Having  your grandchildren  far away  is hard,  especially
knowing  your adult  child  is struggling,  but giving  up the life you know  may be
harder.
25. Why  was Garza’s  move  a success?
A. It strengthened  her family  ties.
B. It improved  her living  conditions.
C. It enabled  her make  more  friends.
D. It helped  her know  more  new places.
26. What  was the reaction  of the public  to Mrs. Robinson’s  decision?
A. 17% expressed  their support  for it.
B. Few people  responded  sympathetically.
C. 83% believed  it had a bad influence.
D. The majority  thought  it was a trend.
27. What  did Crosby  say about  people  in the 1960s?
A. They  were  unsure  of themselves.
B. They  were  eager  to raise  more  children.
C. They  wanted  to live away  from  their parents.
D. They  had little respect  for their grandparents.
  28. What  does the author  suggest  the grandparents  do in the last paragraph?
A. Make  decisions  in the best interests  of their own.
B. Ask their children  to pay more  visits  to them.
C. Sacrifice  for their struggling  children.
D. Get to know  themselves  better.

Answer: A

Answer: D

Answer: C

Answer: A

25．A细节理解题．第一段中说： Today  all three  generations  regard  the move  to a
success , giving  them  a closer  relationship  than they would  have  had in separate  cities .
一家人住在一起可以更亲密． 故选 A．
26．D 细节理解题 ．第二段最后一句说 ：Two-thirds  believe  more  families  will follow
the example  of Obama ’s family . 三分之二的人相信会有更多的人效仿奥巴马的家
庭．故选 D．
27．C 细节理解题 ．第三段说 ：In the 1960s  we were  all a little wild and couldn ’t get
away  from  home  far enough  fast enough  to prove  we could  do it on our own. 在60年
代，大家都想离开家去独立生活． 故选 C．
28．A 推理判断题 ．文章最后一段说 ：Almost  every  grandparent  wants  to be with his
or her grandchildren  and is willing  to make  sacrifices , but sometimes  it is wiser  to say
no and visit frequently  instead . 祖父母都想和孩子们住在一起，但每个家庭都有适
合自己的方式． 故选 A．


Question:
C
I am Peter  Hodes,  a volunteer  stem  courier . Since  March  2012,  I’ve done  89 trips
— of those  , 51 have  been  abroad,  I have  42 hours  to carry  stem  cells (干细胞 ) in my
little box because  I’ve got two ice packs  and that’s  how long they last. In all, from  the
time the stem  cells are harvested  from  a donor  (捐献者 ) to the time they can be
implanted  in the patient,  we’ve  got 72 hours  at most,  So I am always  conscious  of
time.
I had one trip last year where  I was caught  by a hurricane  in America.  I picked
up the stem  cells in Providence,  Rhode  Island,  and was meant  to fly to Washington
then back  to London.  But when  I arrived  at the check-in  desk at Providence,  the lady
on the desk said:  “Well,  I’m really  sorry,  I’ve got some  bad news  for you — there  are
no flights  from  Washington.”  So I took my box and put it on the desk and I said:  “In
this box are some  stem  cells that are urgently  needed  for a patient  — please,  please,
you’ve  got to get me back  to the United  Kingdom.”  She just dropped  everything.  She
arranged  for a flight  on a small  plane  to be held for me. re-routed  (改道 ) me through
Newark  and got me back  to the UK even  earlier  than originally  scheduled.
For this courier  job, you’re  consciously  aware  that in that box you’ve  got
something  that is potentially  going  to save somebody’s  life.
29. Which  of the following  can replace  the underlined  word  “courier”  in Paragraph  1?
A. provider     B. delivery  man     C. collector     D. medical  doctor
30. Why  does Peter  have  to complete  his trip within  42 hours?
A. He cannot  stay away  from  his job too long.
B. The donor  can only wait for that long.
C. The operation  needs  that much  time.
  D. The ice won’t  last any longer.
31. Which  flight  did the woman  put Peter  on first?
A. To London.     B. To Newark.     C. To Providence.     D. To
Washington.

Answer: B

Answer: D

Answer: B

29．B 词义猜测题．由于 "a volunteer  stem  cell courier"在句中作 peter  Hodes的同
位语，所以 courier应该是表示一种职业 ；根据第一段 "I’ve done  89 trips我已经运
送了 89次造血干细胞 "；"I have  42 hours  to carry  stem  cells干细胞在我的小箱子
里只能存放 42小时 "以及第二段作者讲述了他在运送干细胞时被困的经历 ；可知
作者是运送干细胞的人， 即B．delivery  man 送货员． A．供应商； C．收藏家 ；
D．医学博士； 故选 B．
30．D 细节理解题．根据第一段 "I have  42 hours  to carry  stem  cells in my little box
because  I’ve got two ice packs  and that’s how long they last．干细胞在我的小箱子里
只能存放 42小时，因为箱子里面的两个冰包只能维持这么长时间 ．"可知冰包将
不能存放更长的时间． 故选 D．
31．B 细节理解题 ．根据第二段 "She  arranged  for a flight  on a small  plane  to be held
for me, re-routed  me through  Newark  and got me back  to the UK…她安排了一架小
型飞机为我组织了一次飞行，并为我更改了航线，经由  Newark，使我先于预定
的时间到达了英国 ．"由此出可知那位女士先将 Peter安排在了飞往 Newark的航
班上；故选 B．


Question:
D
The meaning  of silence  varies  among  cultural  groups.  Silences  may be
thoughtful,  or they may be empty  when  a person  has nothing  to say. A silence  in a
conversation  may also show  stubbornness,  uneasiness,  or worry.  Silence  may be
viewed  by some  cultural  groups  as extremely  uncomfortable;  therefore  attempts  may
be made  to fill every  gap (间隙 ) with conversation.  Persons  in other  cultural  groups
value  silence  and view  it as necessary  for understanding  a person’s  needs.
Many  Native  Americans  value  silence  and feel it is a basic  part of
communicating  among  people,  just as some  traditional  Chinese  and Thai persons  do.
Therefore,  when  a person  from  one of these  cultures  is speaking  and suddenly  stops,
what  maybe  implied  (暗示 ) is that the person  wants  the listener  to consider  what  has
been  said before  continuing.  In these  cultures,  silence  is a call for reflection.
Other  cultures  may use silence  in other  ways,  particularly  when  dealing  with
conflicts  among  people  or in relationships  of people  with different  amounts  of power.
For example,  Russian,  French,  and Spanish  persons  may use silence  to show
agreement  between  parties  about  the topic  under  discussion.  However,  Mexicans  may
use silence  when  instructions  are given  by a person  in authority  rather  than be rude to
that person  by arguing  with him or her. In still another  use, persons  in Asian  cultures
may view  silence  as a sign of respect,  particularly  to an elder  or a person  in authority.
Nurses  and other  care-givers  need  to be aware  of the possible  meanings  of
silence  when  they come  across  the personal  anxiety  their patients  may be
experiencing.  Nurses  should  recognize  their own personal  and cultural  construction  of
silence  so that a patient’s  silence  is not interrupted  too early  or allowed  to go on
unnecessarily.  A nurse  who understands  the healing  (治愈 ) value  of silence  can use
this understanding  to assist  in the care of patients  from  their own and from  other
  cultures.
32. What  does the author  say about  silence  in conversations?
A. It implies  anger.              B. It promotes  friendship.
C. It is culture-specific.           D. It is content-based.
33. Which  of the following  people  might  regard  silence  as a call for careful  thought?
A. The Chinese.     B. The French.     C. The Mexicans.    D. The Russians.
34. What  does the author  advise  nurses  to do about  silence?
A. Let it continue  as the patient  pleases.     B. Break  it while  treating  patients.
C. Evaluate  its harm  to patients.         D. Make  use of its healing  effects.
35. What  may be the best title for the text?
A. Sound  and Silence               B. What  It Means  to Be Silent
C. Silence  to Native  Americans       D. Speech  Is Silver;  Silence  Is Gold

Answer: C

Answer: A

Answer: D

Answer: B

32．C．细节理解题．根据文章首段首句 "The  meaning  of silence  varies  among
cultural  groups"可知，作者认为沉默是有文化特性的 ．根据后面的第四句 "Silence
may be viewed  by some  cultural  groups  as extremely  uncomfortable" 以及第五句
"Persons  in other  cultural  groups  value  silence"也是很好的佐证； 故选 C．
33．A．细节理解题 ．根据第二段中 "what  may be implied  is that the person  wants  the
  listener  to consider  what  has been  said before  continuing" 以及 "In these  cultures ,
silence  is a call for reflection ."可知中国人认为谈话时人们沉默是在思考 ．故选 A．
34．D．细书理解题．根据末段末句 "A nurse  who understands  the healing  value  of
silence  can use this understanding  to assist  in the care of patients"可知，作者建议护
士要用沉默来冶疗病人． 故选 D．
35．B．标题归纳题 ．文章主要介绍了在不同文化背景下谈话期间沉默的不同含
义，由此判断 B选项可以概括文章内容． 故选 B．


Question:
A
What’s  On?
Electric  Underground
7:30pm－1:00am    Free at the Cyclops  Theatre
Do you know  who’s  playing  in your area?  We’re  bringing  you an exciting
evening  of live rock and pop music  from  the best local  bands.  Are you interested  in
becoming  a musician  and getting  a recording  contract  (合同 )? If so, come  early  to the
talk at 7:30pm  by Jules  Skye,  a successful  record  producer.  He’s  going  to talk about
how you can find the right  person  to produce  your music.

Gee Whizz
8:30pm－10:30pm    Comedy  at Kaleidoscope
Come  and see Gee Whizz  perform.  He’s  the funniest  stand-up  comedian  on the
comedy  scene.  This joyful  show  will please  everyone,  from  the youngest  to the oldest.
Gee Whizz  really  knows  how to make  you laugh!  Our bar is open  from  7:00pm  for
drinks  and snacks  (快餐 ).

Simon’s  Workshop
5:00pm－7:30pm     Wednesdays  at Victoria  Stage
This is a good  chance  for anyone  who wants  to learn  how to do comedy.  The
workshop  looks  at every  kind of comedy,  and practices  many  different  ways  of
making  people  laugh.  Simon  is a comedian  and actor  who has 10 years’  experience  of
teaching  comedy.  His workshops  are exciting  and fun. An evening  with Simon  will
give you the confidence  to be funny.

Charlotte  Stone
8:00pm－11:00pm      Pizza  World
Fine food with beautiful  jazz music;  this is a great  evening  out. Charlotte  Stone
will perform  songs  from  her new best-selling  CD, with James  Pickering  on the piano.
The menu  is Italian,  with excellent  meat  and fresh  fish, pizzas  and pasta  (面食 ). Book
early  to get a table.  Our bar is open  all day, and serves  cocktails,  coffee,  beer,  and
white  wine.
21. Who  can help you if you want  to have  your music  produced?
A. Jules  Skye.          B. Gee Whizz.
C. Charlotte  Stone.      D. James  Pickering.
22. At which  place  can people  of different  ages enjoy  a good  laugh?
A. The Cyclops  Theatre.     B. Kaleidoscope.
C. Victoria  Stage.           D. Pizza  World.
23. What  do we know  about  Simon’s  Workshop?
A. It requires  membership  status.     B. It lasts three  hours  each time.
C. It is run by a comedy  club.        D. It is held every  Wednesday.
24. When  will Charlotte  Stone  perform  her songs?
A. 5:00pm－7:30pm.       B. 7:30pm－1:00am.
C. 8:00pm－11:00pm.      D. 8:30pm－10:30pm.

Answer: A

Answer: B

Answer: D

Answer: C

21．A细节理解题 ．根据第一则广告最后一句 ：He’s going  to talk about  how you can
find the right  person  to produce  you music . 可知 Jules  skye会谈论如何找到一个好
的音乐制作人． 故选 A．
22．B细节理解题．根据文章第二则广告第三句： This joyful  show  will please
everyone , from  the youngest  to the oldest . Gee Whizz  really  knows  how to make  you
laugh!  Our bar is open  from  7:00pm  for drinks  and snacks（快餐） . 可知这场表演
能够让所有年轻的人都很开心． 表演的场所在 Kaleidoscope ．故选 B．
23．D 细节理解题．根据第三则广告第二行中 "5:00pm -7:30pm  Wednesday  sat
Victoria  Stage"可知 Simon ’s Workshop 的表演是在每周三下午 5点至 7点30之
间进行． 故选 D．
24．C细节理解题．根据第四则广告第二行 "8:00pm -11:00pm  Pizza  World"可知
Charlotte  Stone将在晚上 8点至11点之间表演她最受欢迎的歌曲． 故选 C．


Question:
B
Five years  ago, when  I taught  art at a school  in Seattle,  I used Tinkertoys  as a test
at the beginning  of a term to find out something  about  my students.  I put a small  set of
Tinkertoys  in front  of each student,  and said:  “Make  something  out of the Tinkertoys.
You have  45 minutes  today  ― and 45 minutes  each day for the rest of the week.”
A few students  hesitated  to start.  They  waited  to see what  the rest of the class
would  do. Several  others  checked  the instructions  and made  something  according  to
one of the model  plans  provided.  Another  group  built something  out of their own
imaginations.
  Once  I had a boy who worked  experimentally  with Tinkertoys  in his free time.
His constructions  filled  a shelf  in the art classroom  and a good  part of his bedroom  at
home.  I was delighted  at the presence  of such a student.  Here  was an exceptionally
creative  mind  at work.  His presence  meant  that I had an unexpected  teaching  assistant
in class  whose  creativity  would  infect  (感染 ) other  students.
Encouraging  this kind of thinking  has a downside . I ran the risk of losing  those
students  who had a different  style  of thinking.  Without  fail one would  declare,  “But
I’m just not creative.”
“Do you dream  at night  when  you’re  asleep?”
“Oh,  sure.”
“So tell me one of your most  interesting  dreams.”  The student  would  tell
something  wildly  imaginative.  Flying  in the sky or in a time machine  or growing  three
heads.  “That’s  pretty  creative.  Who  does that for you?”
“Nobody.  I do it.”
“Really  ― at night,  when  you’re  asleep?”
“Sure.”
“Try  doing  it in the daytime,  in class,  okay?”
25. The teacher  used Tinkertoys  in class  in order  to ________?
A. know  more  about  the students     B. make  the lessons  more  exciting
C. raise  the students’  interest  in art   D. teach  the students  about  toy design
26. What  do we know  about  the boy mentioned  in Paragraph  3?
A. He liked  to help his teacher.      B. He preferred  to study  alone.
C. He was active  in class.           D. He was imaginative.
27. What  does the underlined  word  “downside”  in Paragraph  4 probably  mean?
A. Mistake.     B. Drawback.       C. Difficulty.      D. Burden.
28. Why  did the teacher  ask the students  to talk about  their dreams?
A. To help them  to see their creativity.
B. To find out about  their sleeping  habits.
C. To help them  to improve  their memory.
D. To find out about  their ways  of thinking.

Answer: A

Answer: D

Answer: B

Answer: A

25．A 推理判断题．根据文章第二段可知当我把拼装式玩具放在学生面前的时
候，有些学生犹豫着在等着看别人如何行动 ，有一些学生查看了使用说明并根据
模型做出了一  些东西．而另外一些学生则根据本人的想象力做出了一些东西．
通过观察我对不同的学生的性格有了不同的理解． 故A正确．
26．D 推理判断题．根据文章第三段第一句中提到到的这个男孩在空余时间拼
装这些玩具 ，而且他的作品堆满了艺术教室的架子 ，家里的卧室里很多 ．第三段
倒数第三句： Here  was an exceptionally  creative  mind  at work．说明他是一个很有
想象力和创造性的人， 故选 D．
27．B 词义猜测题 ．根据划线单词后一句 I ran the risk of losing  those  students  who
had a different  style  of thinking．可知我冒着失去那些有不同思维方式的学生的危
险．说明我的这种教育方法也有不足之处 ．故划线词意为 drawback 缺点，故选 B
．
28．A 推理判断题．根据文章最后七段中的对话内容可知作者鼓励孩子们说出
最有趣的有创造性和想象力的梦 ，并鼓励他们在白天的课堂里把梦的内容做出来
．作者这样做的目的就是为了让他们看到自己的创造性和想象力． 故A正确．


Question:
C
Reading  can be a social  activity.  Think  of the people  who belong  to book  groups.
They  choose  books  to read and then meet  to discuss  them.  Now,  the website
BookCrossing.com  turns  the page  on the traditional  idea of a book  group.
Members  go on the site and register  the books  they own and would  like to share.
BookCrossing  provides  an identification  number  to stick  inside  the book.  Then  the
person  leaves  it in a public  place,  hoping  that the book  will have  an adventure,
traveling  far and wide  with each new reader  who finds  it.
Bruce  Pederson,  the managing  director  of BookCrossing,  says,  “The  two things
that change  your life are the people  you meet  and books  you read.  BookCrossing
combines  both.”
Members  leave  books  on park benches  and buses,  in train stations  and coffee
shops.  Whoever  finds  their book  will go to the site and record  where  they found  it.
People  who find a book  can also leave  a journal  entry  describing  what  they
thought  of it. E-mails  are then sent to the BookCrossing  to keep  them  updated  about
where  their books  have  been  found.  Bruce  Peterson  says the idea is for people  not to
be selfish  by keeping  a book  to gather  dust on a shelf  at home.
BookCrossing  is part of a trend  among  people  who want  to get back  to the “real”
and not the virtual  (虚拟 ). The site now has more  than one million  members  in more
than one hundred  thirty-five  countries.
29. Why  does the author  mention  book  groups  in the first paragraph?
A. To explain  what  they are.          B. To introduce  BookCrossing.
C. To stress  the importance  of reading.   D. To encourage  readers  to share  their ideas.
30. What  does the underlined  word  “it” in Paragraph  2 refer  to?
A. The book.            B. An adventure.
C. A public  place.        D. The identification  number.
31. What  will a BookCrosser  do with a book  after reading  it?
A. Meet  other  readers  to discuss  it.      B. Keep  it safe in his bookcase.
C. Pass it on to another  reader.          D. Mail  it back  to its owner.
  32. What  is the best title for the text?
A. Online  Reading:  A Virtual  Tour
B. Electronic  Books:  A new Trend
C. A Book  Group  Brings  Tradition  Back
D. A Website  Links  People  through  Books

Answer: B

Answer: A

Answer: C

Answer: D

29．B． 根据第一段后两句 ，Now , the website  BookCrossing .com turns  the page  on
the traditional  idea of a book  group．是对于这个网站的介绍， 故选 B．
30．A 代词指代题．根据本句 "…hoping  that the book  will have  an adventure ,
traveling  far and wide  with each new reader  who finds  it"那些留下书的人希望自己
的书能够随着找到它的人走得更远． 可知其中的 it指代前半句提到的同一事物
"the book"．故A正确．
31．C 推理判断题．根据文章第四段最后一句 "…the  idea is for people  not to be
selfish  by keeping  a book  to gather  dust on a shelf  at home"让书蒙上尘土是一种很
自私的行为， 网站 BookCrossing .com的目的正是鼓励人们与别人分享图书，所
以拿到书的人最可能继续把书传递下去． 故C项正确．
32．D 标题概括题． 根据文章第三段可知 BookCrossing .com把人生命中最重要
的两个事物：人和书联系在一起． D项内容能够涵盖文章的中心思想．


Question:
D
A new collection  of photos  brings  an unsuccessful  Antarctic  voyage  back  to life.
Frank  Hurley’s  pictures  would  be outstanding  ― undoubtedly  first-rate
photo-journalism  ― if they had been  made  last week.  In fact, they were  shot from
1914  through  1916,  most  of them  after a disastrous  shipwreck  (海 难 ), by a
cameraman  who had no reasonable  expectation  of survival.  Many  of the images  were
stored  in an ice chest,  under  freezing  water,  in the damaged  wooden  ship.
The ship was the Endurance , a small,  tight,  Norwegian-built  three-master  that
was intended  to take Sir Ernest  Shackleton  and a small  crew  of seamen  and scientists,
27 men in all, to the southernmost  shore  of Antarctica’s  Weddell  Sea. From  that point
Shackleton  wanted  to force  a passage  by dog sled (雪橇 ) across  the continent.  The
journey  was intended  to achieve  more  than what  Captain  Robert  Falcon  Scott  had
done.  Captain  Scott  had reached  the South  Pole early  in 1912  but had died with his
four companions  on the march  back.
As writer  Caroline  Alexander  makes  clear  in her forceful  and well-researched
story  The Endurance , adventuring  was even  then a thoroughly  commercial  effort.
Scott’s  last journey,  completed  as he lay in a tent dying  of cold and hunger,  caught  the
world’s  imagination,  and a film made  in his honor  drew  crowds.  Shackleton,  a
onetime  British  merchant-navy  officer  who had got to within  100 miles  of the South
Pole in 1908,  started  a business  before  his 1914  voyage  to make  money  from  movie
and still photography.  Frank  Hurley,  a confident  and gifted  Australian  photographer
who knew  the Antarctic,  was hired  to make  the images,  most  of which  have  never
before  been  published.
33. What  do we know  about  the photos  taken  by Hurley?
  A. They  were  made  last week.         B. They  showed  undersea  sceneries.
C. They  were  found  by a cameraman.   D. They  recorded  a disastrous  adventure.
34. Who  reached  the South  Pole first according  to the text?
A. Frank  Hurley.             B. Ernest  Shackleton.
C. Robert  Falcon  Scott.        D. Caroline  Alexander.
35. What  does Alexander  think  was the purpose  of the 1914  voyage?
A. Artistic  creation.        B. Scientific  research.
C. Money  making.         D. Treasure  hunting.

Answer: D

Answer: C

Answer: C

33．D细节理解题． 根据文章第二段第二句 they were  shot from  1914  through
  1916 , most  of them  after a disastrous  shipwreck （海难）, …可知这些照片记录了一
次海难， 故选 D．
34．C细节理解题． 根据文章三段最后一句 Captain  Scott  had reached  the South
Pole early  in 1912  but had died with his four companions  on the march  back．可知到
达南极的是 Captain  Scott． 故选 C．
35．C 细节理解题 ．根据文章倒数第二句 "…start  a business  before  his 1914  voyage
to make  money  from  movie  and still photography" 可知 Alexander 认为他的这次航
行就是为了挣钱． 故C项正确．


Question:
A
Music
Opera at Music Hall: 1243 Elm Street. The season runs June through August, with additional performances in March and September. The Opera honors Enjoy the Arts membership discounts. Phone: 241-2742. http://www.cityopera.com.
Chamber Orchestra: The Orchestra plays at Memorial Hall at 1406 Elm Street, which offers several concerts from March through June. Call 723-1182 for more information. http: //www.chamberorch.com.
Symphony Orchestra: At Music Hall and Riverbend. For ticket sales, call 381-3300. Regular season runs September through May at Music Hall in summer at Riverbend. http://www.symphony.org/home.asp.
College Conservatory of Music (CCM): Performances are on the main campus (校园) of the university, usually at Patricia Cobbett Theater. CCM organizes a variety of events, including performances by the well-known LaSalle Quartet, CCM’s Philharmonic Orchestra, and various groups of musicians presenting Baroque through modern music. Students with I.D. cards can attend the events for free. A free schedule of events for each term is available by calling the box office at 556-4183. http://www.ccm.uc.edu/events/calendar.
Riverbend Music Theater: 6295 Kellogg Ave. Large outdoor theater with the closest seats under cover (price difference). Big name shows all summer long! Phone: 232-6220. http://www.riverbendmusic.com.
21. Which number should you call if you want to see an opera?
  A. 241-2742.    	B. 723-1182.   		C. 381-3300.    	D. 232-6220.
22. When can you go to a concert by Chamber Orchestra?
A. February.     	B. May.    		C. August.    		D. November.
23. Where can students go for free performances with their I.D. cards?
A. Music Hall.    	       B. Memorial Hall.
C. Patricia Cobbett Theater. 	D. Riverbend Music Theater.
24. How is Riverbend Music Theater different from the other places?
A. It has seats in the open air.          B. It gives shows all year round.
C. It offers membership discounts.      D. It presents famous musical works.

Answer: A

Answer: B

Answer: C

Answer: A

【解答】ABCA
21. A 细节理解题．问题问的是有关opera的信息，全文的第一个布告和opera有关，Phone: 241-2742，可知选A．
22. B 细节理解题．抓住关键词Chamber Orchestra，在全文搜索和Chamber Orchestra有关的信息，根据提问中的关键词when，可知需要找出的是时间，由Chamber Orchestra中相关的which offers several concerts from March through June句子，可知，可排除ACD，故答案为B．
23. C 细节理解题．在文中的College Conservatory of Music（CCM）处可以找到相关的句子Students with I.D. cards can attend the events for free.（学生用身份证可免费参加），提问的是地点，可以在College Conservatory of Music处找到地点usually at Patricia Cobbett Theater，故答案为C．
24. A 推理判断题．提问Riverbend Music Theater的相关信息，可结合问题在Riverbend Music Theater相关信息处寻找答案．由问题可知，需要总结出Riverbend Music Theater的特点，由句子“Large outdoor theater with the closest seats under cover（piece difference）. Big name shows all summer long!”，可知特点为：1，It has seats in the open air；2，It gives shows all year round．进而可采用排除法，C、D都不是其特点．B的特点不止其所有，College Conservatory of Music（由句子A free schedule of events for each term 可知，每个学期都有）也是．因此答案为A．


Question:
B
On one of her trips to New York several years ago, Eudora Welty decided to take a couple of New York friends out to dinner. They settled in at a comfortable East Side cafe and within minutes, another customer was approaching their table.
“Hey, aren’t you from Mississippi?” the elegant, white-haired writer remembered being asked by the stranger. “I’m from Mississippi too.”
   Without a second thought, the woman joined the Welty party. When her dinner partner showed up, she also pulled up a chair.
“They began telling me all the news of Mississippi,” Welty said. “I didn’t know what my New York friends were thinking.”
    Taxis on a rainy New York night are rarer than sunshine. By the time the group got up to leave, it was pouring outside. Welty’s new friends immediately sent a waiter to find a cab. Heading back downtown toward her hotel, her big-city friends were amazed at the turn of events that had changed their Big Apple dinner into a Mississippi state reunion (团聚).
“My friends said: ‘Now we believe your stories,’” Welty added. “And I said: ‘Now you know. These are the people that make me write them.’”
Sitting on a sofa in her room, Welty, a slim figure in a simple gray dress, looked pleased with this explanation.
“I don’t make them up,” she said of the characters in her fiction these last 50 or so years. “I don’t have to.”
Beauticians, bartenders, piano players and people with purple hats, Welty’s people come from afternoons spent visiting with old friends, from walks through the streets of her native Jackson, Miss., from conversations overheard on a bus. It annoys Welty that, at 78, her left ear has now given out. Sometimes, sitting on a bus or a train, she hears only a fragment (片段) of a particularly interesting story.
25. What happened when Welty was with her friends at the cafe?
A. Two strangers joined her.         B. Her childhood friends came in.
  C. A heavy rain ruined the dinner.     D. Some people held a party there.
26. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 6 refers to Welty’s        .
A. readers     	B. parties     	C. friends   	D. stories
27. What can we learn about the characters in Welty’s fiction?
  A. They live in big cities.            	B. They are mostly women.
  C. They come from real life.          D. They are pleasure seekers.

Answer: A

Answer: D

Answer: C

【解答】ADC
25．A 细节理解题，根据第一段"another customer was approaching their table"和第三段"the woman joined the Welty party. When her dinner partner showed up, she also pulled up a chair"可知先后有两个陌生人，一位女生及其同伴加入了Welty的聚会，故选A．
26．D 词义猜测题，划线的them指代前面提到的人或物，根据"Now we believe your stories"可知，them指代的是Welty的小说里的故事，听了Welty和两个陌生人的关密西西比的谈话后，Welty的朋友相信其小说里的故事都是来源于生活的，故选D．
27．C推理判断题．根据"I don’t make them up"和"Welty’s people come from afternoons spent visiting with old friends, from walks through the streets of her native Jackson, Miss., from conversations overheard on a bus."可知，Welty小说里的人物并非虚构的，他们都来源于现实的生活，故选C．


Question:
C
If you are a fruit grower — or would like to become one — take advantage of Apple Day to see what’s around. It’s called Apple Day but in practice it’s more like Apple Month. The day itself is on October 21, but since it has caught on, events now spread out over most of October around Britain.
Visiting an apple event is a good chance to see, and often taste, a wide variety of apples. To people who are used to the limited choice of apples such as Golden Delicious and Royal Gala in supermarkets, it can be quite an eye opener to see the range of classical apples still in existence, such as Decio which was grown by the Romans. Although it doesn’t taste of anything special, it’s still worth a try, as is the knobbly (多疙瘩的) Cat’s Head which is more of a curiosity than anything else.
There are also varieties developed to suit specific local conditions. One of the very best varieties for eating quality is Orleans Reinette, but you’ll need a warm, sheltered place with perfect soil to grow it, so it’s a pipe dream for most apple lovers who fall for it.
At the events, you can meet expert growers and discuss which ones will best suit your conditions, and because these are family affairs, children are well catered for with apple-themed fun and games.
Apple Days are being held at all sorts of places with an interest in fruit, including stately gardens and commercial orchards (果园). If you want to have a real orchard experience, try visiting the National Fruit Collection at Brogdale, near Faversham in Kent.
28. What can people do at the apple events?
A. Attend experts’ lectures.             	B. Visit fruit-loving families.
C. Plant fruit trees in an orchard.     		D. Taste many kinds of apples.
29. What can we learn about Decio?
A. It is a new variety.                	B. It has a strange look.
C. It is rarely seen now.               	D. It has a special taste.
30. What does the underlined phrase “a pipe dream” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. A practical idea.  	B. A vain hope.  C. A brilliant plan.  D. A selfish desire.
31. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A. To show how to grow apples.      B. To introduce an apple festival.
C. To help people select apples.       D. To promote apple research.

Answer: D

Answer: C

Answer: B

Answer: B

【解答】DCBB
28．D细节理解题．根据第二段"Visiting an apple event is a good chance to see, and often taste, a wide variety of apples."可知，参加相关的庆祝活动的人们可以品尝各种各样的苹果，故选D．
29．C推理判断题．根据第二段中一句"it can be quite an eye opener to see the range of classical apples still in existence, such as Decio which was grown by the Romans."可知，an eye opener为"令人开眼界的事物"，说明这一物种是不常见的；故选C．
30．B 猜测词义题，根据第二段"to see the range of classical apples still in existence such as Decio"可知，Decio是许多仍然存在的经典苹果各类之一，根据"which is more of a curiosity than anything else"可知，人们品尝它是出于好奇心，故选B．
31．B写作意图题．根据第一段"if you are a fruit grower---or would like to become one---take advantage of Apple Day to see what’s around."和最后一段"If you want to have a real orchard experience, try visiting the National Fruit Collection at Brogdale, near Faversham in Kent."可知，作者向读者介绍了一个节日---Apple Day，并推荐人们参加这个节日，故选B．


Question:
D
Bad news sells. If it bleeds, it leads. No news is good news, and good news is no news. Those are the classic rules for the evening broadcasts and the morning papers. But now that information is being spread and monitored (监控) in different ways, researchers are discovering new rules. By tracking people’s e-mails and online posts, scientists have found that good news can spread faster and farther than disasters and sob stories.
   “The ‘if it bleeds’ rule works for mass media,” says Jonah Berger, a scholar at the University of Pennsylvania. “They want your eyeballs and don’t care how you’re feeling. But when you share a story with your friends, you care a lot more how they react. You don’t want them to think of you as a Debbie Downer.”
   Researchers analyzing word-of-mouth communication — e-mails, Web posts and reviews, face-to-face conversations — found that it tended to be more positive than negative (消极的), but that didn’t necessarily mean people preferred positive news. Was positive news shared more often simply because people experienced more good things than bad things? To test for that possibility, Dr. Berger looked at how people spread a particular set of news stories: thousands of articles on The New York Times’ website. He and a Penn colleague analyzed the “most e-mailed” list for six months. One of his first findings was that articles in the science section were much more likely to make the list than non-science articles. He found that science amazed Times’ readers and made them want to share this positive feeling with others.
Readers also tended to share articles that were exciting or funny, or that inspired negative feelings like anger or anxiety, but not articles that left them merely sad. They needed to be aroused (激发) one way or the other, and they preferred good news to bad. The more positive an article, the more likely it was to be shared, as Dr. Berger explains in his new book, “Contagious: Why Things Catch On.”
32. What do the classic rules mentioned in the text apply to?
A. News reports.    	    B. Research papers.
C. Private e-mails.    	D. Daily conversations.
33. What can we infer about people like Debbie Downer?
A. They’re socially inactive.        B. They’re good at telling stories.
C. They’re inconsiderate of others.   D. They’re careful with their words.
34. Which tended to be the most e-mailed according to Dr. Berger’s research?
A. Sports news.      	  B. Science articles.
C. Personal accounts.  	  D. Financial reviews.
35. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Sad Stories Travel Far and Wide
B .Online News Attracts More People
C. Reading Habits Change with the Times
D. Good News Beats Bad on Social Networks

Answer: A

Answer: C

Answer: B

Answer: D

【解答】ACBD
32．A 细节理解题，根据第二段The ‘if it bleeds’ rule works for mass media可知，像it bleeds这各传统说法适用于大众媒体，故选A．
33．C 推理判断题．根据"you care a lot more how they react"可知，你非常在乎朋友听完你讲的故事后的反应，根据"You don’t want them to think of you as a Debbie Downer."可知，你不想被当作一个"Debbie Downer"，说明指的是"一个不为他人考虑的人"，故选C．
34．B 细节理解题．根据第三段"articles in the science section were much more likely to make the list than non-science articles"可知，科技类的文章比非科技类的更有可能被人们讨论，故选B．
35．D 标题判断．根据第一段"By tracking people’s e-mails and online posts, scientists have found that good news can spread faster and farther than disasters and sob stories."可知，好消息在网络上传播得更快，影响更深远；说明文章主要讲的是好消息通过网络的传播，故选D．


Question:
A
Pacific  Science  Center  Guide
◆Visit  Pacific  Science  Center’s  Store
Don’t  forget  to stop by Pacific  Science  Center’s  Store  while  you are here to pick
up a wonderful  science  activity  or remember  your visit.  The store  is located  (位于 )
upstairs  in Building  3 right  next to the Laster  Dome.
◆Hungry
 Our exhibits  will feed your mind  but what  about  your body?  Our café offers  a
complete  menu  of lunch  and snack  options,  in addition  to seasonal  specials.  The café
is located  upstairs  in Building  1 and is open  daily  until one hour before  Pacific
Science  Center  closes.
◆Rental  Information
Lockers  are available  to store  any belongings  during  your visit.  The lockers  are
located  in Building  1 near the Information  Desk  and in Building  3. Pushchairs  and
wheelchairs  are available  to rent at the Information  Desk  and Denny  Way  entrance.
ID required.
◆Support  Pacific  Science  Center
Since  1962 , Pacific  Science  Center  has been  inspiring  a passion  (热情 ) for
discovery  and lifelong  learning  in science,  math  and technology.  Today  Pacific
Science  Center  serves  more  than 1.3 million  people  a year and beings  inquiry-based
science  education  to classrooms  and community  events  all over Washington  State.  It’s
an amazing  accomplishment  and one we connot  achive  without  generous  support
from  individuals,  corporations,  and other  social  organizations.  Visit
pacificsciencecenter.org  to find various  ways  you can support  Pacific  Science  Center.
  21. Where  can you buy a souvenir  at Pacific  Science  Center?
A. In Building  1.           B. In Building  3.
C. At the last Dome.         D. At the Denny  Way  entrance.
22. What  does Pacific  Science  Center  do for schools?
A. Train  science  teachers.         B. Distribute  science books.
C. Inspire  scientific  research.      D. Take  science  to the classroom.
23. What  is the purpose  of the last part of the text?
A. To encourage  donations.          B. To advertise  coming  events.
C. To introduce  special  exhibits.      D. To tell about  the Center’s  history.

Answer: B

Answer: D

Answer: A

21．B 细节理解题 ．Don’t forget  to stop by Pacific  Science  Center ’s Store  while  you
are here to pick up a wonderful  science  activity  or souvenir  to remember  your visit.可
见去太平洋科学中心购物，可以顺便买纪念品， The store  is located（位于）
upstairs  in Building  3 right  next to the Laser  Dome .商店在三号楼、 所以答案选 B．
22．D 细节理解题． 根据句子 Today , Pacific  Science  Center  serves  more  than 1.3
million  people  a year and brings  inquiry -based  science  education  to classrooms  and
community  events  all over Washington  State .如今，太平洋科学中心每年为 130万
多人服务 ，为华盛顿州各地的教室和社区活动提供基于探究的科学教育 ．所以答
案选 D．
23．A 写作意图题 ．根据文章最后一句 Visit  pacificsciencecenter .org to find various
ways  you can support  Pacific  Science  Center  可见作者想让人们寻找不同的方法来
支持太平洋科学中心． A选项鼓励捐赠符合句意． 所以答案选 A．