Section IV 社會(huì)文化篇

Passage 32

For most people, the word “fashion” means “clothes”. But people may ask the question, “What clothes are in fashion?” And they use the adjective (形容詞) “fashionable” in the same way: “She was wearing a fashionable color.”

But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes. There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and books. There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs…and in languages.

Fashions change as time goes. If you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will see that fashions have always changed. An English house of 1750 was different from his grandson in 1860.

Today fashions change very quickly. Some of this is natural (自然的). We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspapers, radios, telephones and television send information from one country to another in a few hours.

New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion.

1.From this passage we know that “fashion” means _________.

A. clothes B. many things C. most of the popular things D. everything

2.Which of the following things is fashionable today?

A. Surfing on the Internet B. Having a family dinner on New Year’s Day

C. Learning to sing songs on the radio D. Doing morning exercises at school.

3.Today fashions change very quickly because _______.

A.People read newspapers every day B. radios send information from one country to another

C. new things that people like are often shown on TV

D. people quickly learn what is happening in the world

4.“There is money in fashion.” means ________.

A. clothes are expensive B. money comes from fashion

C. people like new things D. there are no fashions without money

Passage 33

First Frenchman: I once heard someone shout, "Look out," I put my head out of a window and a basin (盆) of water fell on me. It seems that "Look out" may mean "don‘t look out."

Second Frenchman: Once I was on a ship and heard the captain (船長) shout, "All hands on deck," I put my hands on the deck and someone walked on them.

Third Frenchman: I once visited an English friend early in the morning and the maid who came to the door and said, "He’s not up yet. Come back in half an hour," When I went again for him, she said, "He‘s not down yet."

"If he’s not up and he’s not down, where is he?" I asked.

She said, "He’s still in bed. When I say ‘He’s not up ’ I mean ‘he has not yet got up’. When I say ‘He’s not down ’ I mean ‘he has not yet come downstairs,’"

1."Look out" here means “ _______”.

A. put your head out of the window and look B. Take care

C. I’m going to pour the water D. Help me

2."All hands on deck" means “ _______ ”.

A.All the sailors gather ( 集合 )on deck B. Give your hands to me

C.Put your right hand and left hand on deck D. Shake your hands with me

3.When the maid said, “He’s not up yet.” She meant that _______ .

A. he has not grown up yet B. he has not yet got up

C. he has not woke up yet D. he has not yet come upstairs

4.When the third Frenchman went back, the English friend _______ .

A. was washing his face B. was having his Peakfast

C. was still in an upstairs room D. was reading a newspaper

5.Which do you think is the best title for this article?

A. Three Frenchmen and their English Friends B. The English Language

C. Three French Stories D. What a Language!

Passage 34

Newspapers are very important in our daily life. Many people begin their day by reading the paper. In this way they learn what is going on in the world. Sometimes, however, they didn‘t have the time to read the news carefully and must be pleased with a quick look at the front page. At other times they may be in such a hurry that they have time only to have a quick look at the headlines (標(biāo)題).

There are newspapers to please every reader. In big cities there are many types with several different editions every day. In some towns there are fewer newspapers and perhaps only one edition each day. In some places the paper is printed weekly.

Most papers have several editions, especially on Sundays when the edition is larger than usual. There are besides the front page with the most important news, the sports news, the amusement (娛樂) page, a business page and so on.

1.People read newspaper to _______.

A. learn about the most important news B. be pleased

C. get some information D. learn about whatever they want

2.Reading the headlines, people can know _______.

A. what the passages are about B. what is going on

C. about the most important news D. about sports

3.In big cities newspapers are usually printed _______.

A. daily B. weekly C. monthly D. yearly

4.Most papers have _______ on Sundays than usual.

A. more types B. more pages C. less types D. less pages

5.If you want to see a film, you’d better read _______ in a newspaper.

A. the business page B. the front page

C. the sports page D. the amusement page

Passage 35

This dictionary tells you about English words and how to use them in reading, writing and speaking English. It not only gives the meaning of words, it can also help you with spelling, word building, grammar and pronunciation.

To use your dictionary correctly, you need to understand how the dictionary works. At the front of the book, you will find some exercises to help you make the most use of your dictionary.

If you look up the word “colour”, you will find two spellings for this word. “Colour” is used in Pitish English, while “color” is used in American English. When such a thing happens, the dictionary shows it with the word “PE” for Pitish English and “AmE” for American English.

The dictionary also helps you pronounce words correctly. It uses a special alphabet (特殊字母表) to show pronunciation. If you turn to the inside back face, you will see all the phonetic letters (音標(biāo)) with some words to show you how they are pronounced. Just have a look this page when you’re not sure how to say a word.

The most important reason for using a dictionary is to find out the meaning of a word—its DEFINITION.

In this dictionary, the definitions have been written using only 2000 words. This means that the definitions of even the most difficult words are simply explained (簡(jiǎn)單解釋) and easy to understand.

When a word has more than one meaning, read all the meanings until you find the one that correctly tells the use of the word you are looking for.

Most of the words in this dictionary can be used by people in all parts of the world.

1.This dictionary cannot help you with _____.

A. singing B. grammar C. spelling D. pronunciation

2. ____of the words in the dictionary have two spellings.

A. All B. One C. Few D. Some

3.The AmE spelling of the Chinese word “顏色”in this dictionary is______.

A. colour B. collar C. color D. corner

4.The phonetic alphabet helps you each word correctly.

A. understand B. write C. say D. know

5.The Chinese meaning of “definition” here is ______.

A. 詞性 B. 詞條 C. 詞義 D. 詞庫

6.How many words are there in this dictionary？_________.

A. Two thousand B. One thousand C. One hundred D. We don’t know

7.The dictionary explains ______.

A. some of the difficult words B. all the words in a simple way

C. all the easy words D. the words of two meanings

Passage 36

The Winter Olympics is also called the White Olympics. At this time, many colorful stamps are published (發(fā)行) to mark (標(biāo)志) the great Games. The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25, 1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on, publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule(規(guī)定).

During the 4th Winter Olympic Games a group of stamps were published in Germany in November 1936. The five rings of Olympics were drawn on the front of the sportswear. It was the first time that the rings appeared on the stamps of the White Olympics.

In the 1950’s, the stamps of this kind became more colorful. When the White Olympics came, the host countries (東道主) as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those Games. China also published four stamps in FePuary 1980, when the Chinese sportsmen began to take part in the White Olympics.

Japan is the only Asian country that has ever held the White Olympics. Altogether 14, 500 million stamps were sold to collect money for this sports meeting.

Different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stamps. People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some sportsmen.

1.The White Olympics and the Winter Olympics _______.

A. are the same thing B. are different games

C. are not held in winter D. are held in summer

2.The world made it a rule to publish stamps to mark the great world Games ______.

A. after the year 1936 B. after the 3rd Winter Olympics

C. before the 3rd White Olympics D. before the year 1932

3.The Winter Olympics is held once ________.

A. every two years B. every three years C. every four years D. every five years

4.Which of the following is true?

A.Only the host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.

B.Only the non-host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.

C.All the countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.

D.Japan can’t publish stamps to mark those Games.

5.What may appear on the stamps of the White Olympics?

A. Basketball. B. Table tennis. C. Football. D. Skating.

Passage 37

In 1998, World Cup Football Match held in France took up a new rule. Instead of the usual black and white ball, a colorful ball was used in the game. The new ball was made up of 32 pieces of three colors: red, blue and white. Interestingly enough, the French national flag happened to be in three colors, too. Besides, 32 teams took part in the coming World Cup. But early football was made up of eight pieces of leather. As time went by, more pieces of leather were used, from 12 pieces to 18 to 26 and then to 32 now.

About three million such new footballs were made. And then some players were playing the new ball in their training. The makers have warned the goalkeeper that the new ball flies in a direct line at a fast speed.

After trying the ball for some time, a footballer said that the ball was quite different from the traditional (傳統(tǒng)的) black and white one, and that the goalkeeper would find it harder to catch them. Another footballer said that there would be more goals. “For the player on the ground, the new ball is easier to control as it flies. A good player can shoot in more goals,” he said.

1.What was the new rule in the 1998 World Cup Football Match?

A.The new ball made up of 32 pieces of three colors was used.

B.The flags of the teams were in three colors.　C.Only 32 teams took part in the game.

D.The white and black football was used instead.

2.What is the color of the French national flag?

A.Black and white. B. Red and black. C. Blue, red and white D. Black, white and red.

3.Which of the following sentences is not true?

A.Early footballs were made up of eight pieces of leather in two colors.

B.Eighteen pieces of leather were once used to make a football.

C.Footballers often used the black and white balls in the past.

D.The football made up of twelve pieces of leather was just used by twelve teams.

4.It is not easy for the goalkeepers to catch the new footballs, because ______.

A.they are not as big as the old ones B.they fly at a fast speed

C.they are made up of more pieces of leather than the old ones

D.the goalkeepers haven’t tried the new football

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A. Football of New Kind B. 98 World Cup Football Match

C. Goalkeepers and Players D. Three-color Flag of France

Passage 38

Most people have flown kites or have seen one or ride and dip in a strong spring wind. Not so many people know that kites were first made in China thousands of years ago. The ancient (古代的) Chinese were making and flying kites even before they were writing.

A long time ago, the Chinese made kites to use in wars. They would fly these war kites in the dark. The kites were fixed so that they made strange sounds. Men who were at war with them would hear these sounds and run away. The thought those sounds were made by gods in the sky.

The ancient Chinese also flew kites to Ping good luck and to make their crops grow rich and tall. Sometimes they tied long strings (繩子) and hooks (鉤) to their kites. Then they would fly the kites over water, letting the hooks hang down to catch fish.

The Chinese use sticks, strings and paper for their kites. Some of these kites look like animals or trees. Others look like birds or houses.

1.The main idea of the first paragraph is that _______.

A.kites were first made in China　B.most of us have flown or seen one

C.the ancient Chinese were making kites before they were writing

D.the ancient Chinese were good at making kites

2.In ancient China kites could be used for _______.

A.catching fish B. helping people fly　C. watering the crops D. helping people walk in the dark

3.The ancient Chinese used kites in wars because the kites ______.

A. could Ping good luck B. looked like animals　C. could help them win a war D. could fly high

4.The Chinese usually use ______ for their kites.

A.sticks, strings and grass B. strings, hair and wood

C. paper, strings and sticks D. paper, ropes and hooks

5.What is the best title of this passage?

A. Lucky Kites B. Strange Kites　C. Beautiful Kites D. Chinese Kites

Passage 39

Shanghai: Car rentals (出租) are becoming more and more popular as an inexpensive way of taking to roads. Business people, foreign and families alike are making good use of the growing industry (工業(yè)).

The first car rental company opened in Shanghai in 1992 and now 12 car rental players are in the game, with more than 11,500 cars in their books.

The largest player-Shanghai Basher Tourism Car Rental Center offers a wide variety of choices—deluxe sedans, minivans, station wagons, coaches. Santana sedans are the big favorite.

Companies can attract (吸引) enough customers (消費(fèi)者) for 70 percent of their cars every month. This figure (數(shù)字) shoots up during holiday seasons like National Day, Labor Day and New Year’s Day, with some recording 100 % rental.

The main market force rests in the growing population of white-collar employees (白領(lǐng)雇員), who can afford the new service, said Zhuang Yu, marketing manager of Shanghai Angel Car Rental Co.

1.The words “deluxe sedans,” “minivans” and “station wagons” used in the text refer to(指)_____.

A. cars in the making B. car rental firms C. cars for rent D. car makers

2. Which of the following statements is true according to the text?

A. 70% of the cars can be rented out on holiday.

B. 70% of the customers are white-collar employees.

C. More firms are open for service during holiday seasons.

D. Some firms rent out all their cars during holiday seasons.

3. Shanghai’s car rental industry is growing so fast mainly due to_________.

A. better cars supplied by producers B. fast service offered by car rental firms

C. the increasing number of white-collar employees

D. people’s growing interest in traveling during holidays

Passage 40

The cost of medical care in the United States is very high. More time and money that doctors spend on their medical education is probably one reason for this problem.

A visit to a doctor’s office costs from 15 to 50 dollars. It is almost impossible for people to pay for the medical care they need. Many people in the United States think that doctors are overpaid. Most doctors, however, disagree. They say that they were required (要求) to study medicine for a long time. Tuition for many years of medical education costs a lot of money. Doctors say that it is necessary for most medical students to borrow money from bank to pay their tuition. Because their money must be repaid to the bank, young doctors need to receive a lot of money for their work. So, they charge (收費(fèi)) people high prices for medical care.

Therefore, it is possible that the high cost of medical care in America is unnecessary, because high tuition is one cause of high costs. One way to lower costs would be to have medical schools that are free or have low tuition.

1.The word “tuition” in the passage probably refers to ____.

A. teaching the students B. studying the courses　C. payment for education D. living at school

2.The reason for the high medical cost told in the passage is that _________.

A.tuition in medical schools is high B. the price of medicine is high

C. doctors are overpaid D. doctors must pay money to the banks

3.One way to lower the cost of medical care would be ____ .

A. not to see a doctor B. to pay doctors less money

C. to let medical students have free or partly free medical education

D. to forbid doctors to ask their patients for too much money

4.The main idea of the article is that　____ .

A. a visit to a doctor’s office may cost as much as $15 to $50 in the United States

B. the cost of medical care is the main reason for the high costs in the United States

C. medical care in the United States costs a lot of money because doctors want to be rich

D. the high cost of tuition in medical schools is one reason for the high cost of medical care in America

5.The cost of medical care in the United States is very high. What does the writer think about it?

A. He agrees that doctors are overpaid.

B. He thinks it a big problem and suggests a way to settle it.

C. He doesn't think the medical students should borrow money from banks.

D. He doesn't think it necessary for the medical students to study for a long time.

Passage 41

You will have a lot of reading to do in this grade this year. You can do more of it in less time if you learn to read rapidly.

Perhaps you have been told about some habits (習(xí)慣) which keep a person from reading fast and have been strongly asked to Peak those habits which you might have.

Do you still have any of these bad habits? Check yourself by answering “yes” or “no” to these questions.

(1) Do you move your lips (嘴唇) when reading silently?

(2) Do you point to words with your finger as you read?

(3) Do you move your head from side to side as you read?

(4) Do you read one word at a time?

If you answer “yes” to any of these questions, start at once to Peak the habit. If you move your lips, hold your fingers over them, or hold a piece of paper between your lips while you are reading. Then if your lips move, your will know it and can stop them.

If you point to words, hold the two sides of your book, one side with your left hand, the other side with your right hand. Then you won’t have a free finger to use in pointing while reading. If you move your head, place your chin (下巴) in one hand and hold your head still (靜止不動(dòng)的).

If you read no more than one or two three words at a time, you need to work very hard in learning to take in (吸收) more words at each glance (一瞥) as your eyes travel across the lines of words.

Even if you do rather fast now, you can learn to read even faster. As you probably have been told, the se of fast reading is to take in whole groups of words at each glance. Read in thought groups and force (迫使) your eyes along the lines of words at fast as you can make them go. Anyone who practices doing these things will be able to read faster.

1.You may hold your fingers over your lips while reading so as ________.

A. to tell others to be silent B. to feel whether your lips move or not

C. to hold a piece of paper between them D. to keep yourself from talking to others

2.When you read, _________.

A. don’t keep your head still B. don’t hold your books with your hands

C. don’t stand up near a desk D. don’t use your finger to point to words

3.If you learn to read fast, _______

A. you can read more in less time B. you can write faster

C. you can understand better D. you can read less in more time

4.You must _____ those habits that we are talking about in this reading.

A. remember B. have C. get rid of (改掉) D. keep

5.This reading mainly about _______.

A. the way of reading fast B. the importance of fast reading

C. the bad habits in reading D. how to speak quickly

Section IV 社會(huì)文化篇答案與解析

Passage 32 【答案與解析】本文從“時(shí)尚”這個(gè)字眼談起，說到和“時(shí)尚”有關(guān)的社會(huì)生活方方面的事情。時(shí)尚隨著時(shí)代的改變而變化。尤其是在現(xiàn)代，時(shí)尚變化之迅速令人慨嘆。短文最后說，新的時(shí)尚出現(xiàn)意味人們要購買一些新潮的東西。因些，時(shí)尚總是與金錢相伴而生的。

1.C。由首段的幾句話可以推測(cè)出fashion有“時(shí)尚”、“流行”之意。故答案以C為最佳。

2.A。根據(jù)前面幾段所述，可知時(shí)尚即是新近的。選項(xiàng)A意為“網(wǎng)上沖浪”，與其它幾個(gè)選項(xiàng)相比，顯然要時(shí)髦得多。故為正確答案。

3.D。答案源自“We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspapers, radios, telephones and television send information from one country to another in a few hours.”一句中。

4.D。文后的這句“New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion.”是本題的重要依據(jù)。

Passage 33

【答案與解析】習(xí)語是最讓英語學(xué)習(xí)者感到頭疼的東西。本文講述了三個(gè)法國人曲解英語習(xí)語的經(jīng)歷，讀后讓人忍俊不禁。第一個(gè)法國人誤將“Look out!”理解為“向外看”(實(shí)際意義是“當(dāng)心！”)；第二個(gè)法國人將“All hands on deck”誤認(rèn)為是“把手放到甲板上”的意思(實(shí)際上該短語的意思是“所有海員到甲板上集合”)；第三名法國人對(duì)那位女仆話語中的“up”和“down”弄得昏了頭，以致于鬧了個(gè)“If he’s not up and he’s not down, where is he?”的笑話。

1.B.由英語知識(shí)或根據(jù)“I put my head out of a window and a basin of water fell on me. It seems that ‘Look out’ may mean ‘don’t look out.’”可知。

2.A.根據(jù)整體意思及“…and someone walked on them.”可知這是集合的口令。

3.B.文中“When I say ‘He’s not up ’, I mean ‘he has not yet got up’.”一句已經(jīng)說得很明白。

4.C.“…I mean ‘he has not yet come downstairs,’”這句話是解題的關(guān)鍵。

5.D.整篇文章講了三個(gè)由于對(duì)英語不很精通而誤解以致于鬧了笑話的故事。行文間流露出作者對(duì)英語這門語言的“不可望文生義”發(fā)出了感嘆。選D既合題意又具有極強(qiáng)的幽默味道。

Passage 34

【答案與解析】在日常生活中，報(bào)紙起著十分重要的作用。通過翻閱報(bào)紙，人們可以了解天下大事。由于城市、小鎮(zhèn)、農(nóng)村之間存在著差別，每個(gè)地方出版發(fā)行的報(bào)紙是不相同的。報(bào)紙大多都有好幾個(gè)版面，尤其是周末版，里面的內(nèi)容包羅萬象，可以滿足不同層次人們的需要。

1.D。本題看似簡(jiǎn)單，實(shí)則復(fù)雜，須閱讀完全文后方能解答得出。前三個(gè)選項(xiàng)都有斷章取義之嫌。

2.A。讀了標(biāo)題可基本了解該短文的大概內(nèi)容。A為最恰當(dāng)?shù)拇鸢浮?/p>

3.A。答案即在“In big cities there are many types with several different editions every day.”中。

4.B。根據(jù)“especially on Sundays when the edition is larger than usual.”這一句話可推測(cè)出B為正確答案。要注意on Sundays這個(gè)短語，否則可能會(huì)誤選A。

5.D。由短文最后的“There are besides the front page with the most important news, the sports news, the amusement page, a business page and so on.”這句話，可知電影屬于娛樂這一范疇。

Passage 35

【答案與解析】這篇短文可能是一本英文詞典的“序言”，介紹了這本詞典的用途和使用方法。另外，該文中還著重提到了American English和Pitish English在拼寫上存在的差異。

1.A.通過短文第一段的第一個(gè)句子，幾乎不費(fèi)力氣就能選出正確答案。

2.D.此題需要仔細(xì)推敲第二段文字，通過理解段意(如果熟悉英文詞典或懂得一些英文詞典的使用常識(shí)則可以直接進(jìn)行選擇)和推敲四個(gè)選項(xiàng)的詞語意思而確定。All和One都屬于“走極端”的選項(xiàng)，不能入選；Few本義是“幾乎沒有”，不符合文意，只有D項(xiàng)正確。

3.C.答案在第三段。文中“while ‘color’ is used in American English.”已給出明確答案。

4.C.通過文中“We use a special alphabet(特殊字母表)to show pronunciation.”一句判斷。關(guān)鍵詞是“pronunciation(發(fā)音)”，清楚這個(gè)詞的意思，我們無疑會(huì)選擇 C。

5.C.應(yīng)重點(diǎn)參考5—6段。實(shí)際上，第五段中已有“to find out the meaning of a word—its DEFINITION.”。“meaning of a word”中沒有生詞，那么，選擇對(duì)應(yīng)的漢語“詞義”豈不易如反掌！

6.D.要讀完全文后，才能確認(rèn)。因?yàn)槲闹刑岬降臄?shù)字只有一個(gè)“2000”，但它決不是詞典的收詞數(shù)，而是用來“簡(jiǎn)單解釋”詞義的用詞數(shù)。文中并沒有提及詞典的“收詞量”，因此，答案應(yīng)該是D。

7.B.答案就在“This means that the definitions of even the most difficult words are simply explained(簡(jiǎn)單解釋)and easy to understand.”一句中。選B最為恰當(dāng)。

Passage 36

【答案與解析】1932年第三屆冬季奧動(dòng)會(huì)在美國舉辦時(shí)，第一枚紀(jì)念冬季奧運(yùn)會(huì)開幕的郵票誕生了。從此，每當(dāng)舉辦冬季奧運(yùn)會(huì)時(shí)，為其發(fā)行郵票成了一個(gè)不成文的規(guī)定。1936年第四屆冬季奧運(yùn)會(huì)在德國舉辦時(shí)，五環(huán)標(biāo)志首次在冬季奧運(yùn)會(huì)的郵票出現(xiàn)。在十九世紀(jì)五十年代，為冬季奧運(yùn)會(huì)發(fā)行的郵票更加豐富多彩了。中國也為紀(jì)念首次參加冬季奧運(yùn)會(huì)發(fā)行了郵票。值得一提的是，日本是唯一的一個(gè)曾舉辦過冬季奧運(yùn)會(huì)的亞洲國家。為了給運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)集資，當(dāng)時(shí)發(fā)行了一千多億張郵票。

1.A。本題屬表層理解題。答案即是短文第一句話。

2.B。答案源自“The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25, 1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics.”一句中。

3.C。根據(jù)“…on January 25, 1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics.”這句話可知第三屆奧運(yùn)會(huì)是1932年舉行的，再由“During the 4th Winter Olympic Games a group of stamps were published in Germany in November 1936.”可知第四屆奧運(yùn)會(huì)是年舉行的。由此可以推測(cè)出奧運(yùn)會(huì)是每四年舉行一次的。答案為C。

4.C?！皌he host countries as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those Games.”一句和下面的幾句是答案的出處。

5.D。短文最后一段是答案之所在。

Passage 37

【答案與解析】這篇短文的大意是：1998年在法國舉行的世界杯足球賽實(shí)行了新的規(guī)則。比賽中使用紅、白、黃三色相間的球。這種球由32塊皮革縫制而成，十分湊巧的是，當(dāng)時(shí)正好有32支球隊(duì)參賽。足球制造商在此之前提醒守門員，說這種球沿直線飛行，速度極快。試用一段時(shí)間之后，球員發(fā)現(xiàn)這種球與傳統(tǒng)的黑白相間的二色球有很大不同。這種球更容易控制，但守門員很難抓到，在一場(chǎng)球賽中有可能進(jìn)更多的球。

1.A。根據(jù)短文開頭的三個(gè)句子并注意理解instead of 的意思，可得]出答案。

2.C。“Interestingly enough, the French national flag happens to be in three colors, too. Besides, 32 teams will take part in the coming World Cup.”一句是解題之關(guān)鍵。

3.D。由第一段的介紹，我們了解到足球在歷史上曾經(jīng)用過黑白兩色球，且由8、12、18、26塊皮制成。 所以選項(xiàng)A、B、C皆是正確的。文中并沒有說由2塊皮制成的球恰好被十二支球隊(duì)首先使用。所以D是錯(cuò)誤的。

4.B?！癟he makers have warned the goalkeeper would find it harder to catch them.”是本題答案所在。

5.A。全文圍繞這種由32塊皮制成的紅、白、藍(lán)相間的新式足球作了詳細(xì)的介紹，故答案非A莫屬。

Passage 38

【答案與解析】風(fēng)箏是古代中國人發(fā)明的，有著幾千年悠久的歷史，甚至比文字出現(xiàn)得還要早。起初，人們將風(fēng)箏用于戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中，是用來嚇唬敵方的。古代中國人還希望放風(fēng)箏能給來年帶來好運(yùn)，或者預(yù)示莊稼獲得好的收成。有趣的是，他們有時(shí)還在風(fēng)箏上拴上長線和魚鉤，在水上釣魚呢。

1. A。第一段的大意是說大多數(shù)人對(duì)風(fēng)箏都有不陌生，但知道風(fēng)箏是在中國誕生的人就比較少了。其它選項(xiàng)雖然意思不錯(cuò)，但并不是主題句。故答案是A。

2. A。文中并沒有提及D所述情況。選項(xiàng)C干擾性較強(qiáng)，但由“…to Ping good luck and to make their crops grow rich and tall.”一句可知古代中國人只是把風(fēng)箏信奉為豐收的象征，并不是用以澆灌莊稼。接下來的一句是說風(fēng)箏可用來釣魚，即是選項(xiàng)A。

3. C。古代的中國人將這種特制的用于戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的風(fēng)箏會(huì)發(fā)出奇怪的聲響，敵方以為他們有神靈相助，于是聞風(fēng)而逃，不戰(zhàn)自敗。答案為C。而迷惑性較大的A項(xiàng)是古人在農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)方面的一種精神寄托，與戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)沒有任何關(guān)系。

4. C?！癟he Chinese use sticks, strings and paper for their kites.”一句是本題的出處。

5. D。通篇文章都是在講述中國歷史上有關(guān)風(fēng)箏的趣聞，所以D項(xiàng)最能準(zhǔn)確地表述文章的大意。

Passage 39

【答案與解析】這篇短文圍繞“汽車出租業(yè)在上海越來越流行”展開。第二、三、四段對(duì)這一消費(fèi)熱點(diǎn)作了進(jìn)一步的說明，第五段則對(duì)導(dǎo)致這一現(xiàn)象的原因作了分析。

1. C。本題考查通過上下文對(duì)詞匯的推測(cè)能力。解題的關(guān)鍵是準(zhǔn)確理解 “Shanghai Basher Tourism Car Rental Center a wide variety of choices…”中的choices。在出租車公司中，這些車是供人們選擇的，顯然應(yīng)是供出租用的。

2. D。本題考查考生快速捕捉文章細(xì)節(jié)事實(shí)的能力。解此題可用排除法，對(duì)所給選項(xiàng)進(jìn)行逐一篩選。由第四段可知A是錯(cuò)誤，B選項(xiàng)提出的論斷在文章中并沒有提到，C選項(xiàng)中的論述似乎很合情理，但仍屬文章中沒有提到的。

3. C。本題考查根據(jù)語境進(jìn)行分析判斷的能力。做本題的關(guān)鍵是理解第五段中的“The major market force rests in the growing population of white-collar employees…”中的rest in短語，要想理解這一短語，必須分析上下文之間的邏輯關(guān)系。由下文中的“who can afford the new service可知，the major market force”應(yīng)是“the growing population of white-collar employees”的產(chǎn)物。

Passage 40

【答案與解析】在美國，很多人都認(rèn)為醫(yī)生的收入過高。人們每去一次診所，都要花去15-50美元，幾乎支付不起這么昂貴的醫(yī)療保險(xiǎn)費(fèi)用。但是大多數(shù)醫(yī)生卻不這么認(rèn)為，他們說在醫(yī)學(xué)校就讀要用好幾年的時(shí)間，需要支付相當(dāng)數(shù)目的學(xué)習(xí)費(fèi)用。學(xué)生交納的學(xué)費(fèi)多半來自銀行的貸款，他們不得不提高醫(yī)療保險(xiǎn)的費(fèi)用，以償還債務(wù)?？磥?，如果想要降低醫(yī)療保險(xiǎn)費(fèi)用，必須從醫(yī)學(xué)校著手解決，實(shí)行低收費(fèi)或者是免費(fèi)。

1.C。由上下文及“Tuition for many years of medical education costs a lot of money.”一句，可不難推測(cè)該詞意為“學(xué)費(fèi)”。故答案為C。

2.A?！啊璪ecause high tuition is one cause of high costs.”是答案的出處。

3.C。短文結(jié)尾一句即是本題答案之所在。

4.D。作者在本文開頭就已指出這一點(diǎn)。

5.A。根據(jù)整篇文章的意思和“Many people in the United States think that doctors are overpaid. Most doctors, however, disagree.”這一句可以斷定作者是持這一觀點(diǎn)的。

Passage 41

【答案與解析】閱讀速度的提高是很多學(xué)生遇到的一個(gè)難題。本文首先列舉了一些影響快速閱讀的壞習(xí)慣，并提出了矯正的方法。讀完這篇很有實(shí)用價(jià)值的短文之后，相信你會(huì)受益匪淺。

1.B。作者說“把手指放在嘴唇上”，目的是感覺一下嘴唇是否在動(dòng)了。故答案是B。

2.D.根據(jù)文中的介紹，不難看出選項(xiàng)D是閱讀中的壞習(xí)慣。

3.A.讀得速度快了，自然可以在較少的時(shí)間內(nèi)閱讀到更多的東西。

4.C.通讀全文，顯然作者并不是要我們記住這些閱讀中的壞習(xí)慣，而是要我們改正之。

5.C.本文詳細(xì)闡述了閱讀中常見的四個(gè)壞習(xí)慣，并介紹了克服的方法。根據(jù)這一主旨，正確答案為C也就不難得出了。