S368-S3 Answers to Quiz time   

1—4 CBCC
5—9 CBDAC
10. Culture / tradition and common sense.
11. Not all of them have stood the test of time or been confirmed by science.
12. It adds the sweetness we want in our food, but in a healthy form.
13. It’s better to eat well and be healthy than to fall sick and have to see the doctor.
14. 早餐应独自享用，午餐应与朋友共进，晚宴应不用为妙/留给敌人。
15—18 BCBD

Double trouble ahead? (P1)
1. According to the article, this year in the NBA you will probably see ____.
A. a new NBA leader      B. TV shows    
C. conflict within the league’s biggest teams     
D. fierce competition between the league’s biggest teams
2. The underlined phrase “the 37-year-old” in Paragraph 4 refers to ____.
A. LeBron James                                          B. Shaquille O’Neal
C. Kobe Bryant                                          D. King James
3. Which of the following statements about Shaquille O’Neal is TRUE?
A. He doesn’t mind being in a low position in a team.
B. He used to be Los Angeles Lakers’ team captain.
C. He has more years of playing experience than LeBron James.
D. He made Kobe Bryant take orders from him when they played for the Los Angeles Lakers.
4. The author is ____ that Shaquille O’Neal will accept a lesser role in the team than LeBron James.
A. hopeful       B. certain       C. doubtful       D. joyful

答案与解析
1. C 细节理解题。根据文章第一段可以得知，2009-2010 NBA赛季的一大看点就是LeBron James和Shaquille O’Neal同队出赛时团队老大之争。
2. B 细节理解题。根据文章下文可以推断出，Shaquille O’Neal与Kobe Bryant曾带领洛杉矶湖人队获得NBA总冠军，因此the 37-year-old指的Shaquille O’Neal。
3. C 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“He will be taking orders from someone who was in grade school when he scored his first basket.”可知，LeBron James 还在上学时，Shaquille O’Neal已经开始篮球生涯了。
4. C情感态度题。根据文章最后一段可以得知，作者对Shaquille O’Neal是否会履行诺言，甘居第二配合LeBron James打比赛持怀疑的态度，故答案为C。

Will this help the poor? (P5)
5. Steve Wayne was excited that ____.
A. his hard work had paid off
B. he had received a big wage increase
C. he has more money due to an increase in minimum wage
D. the wages of American teenage workers have been increased
6. According to the text, the US federal government has increased minimum wage with the aim of ____.
A. decreasing unemployment
B. promoting economic recovery
C. increasing American teenagers’ wages
D. narrowing the gap between the rich and the poor
7. According to Rajeev Dhawan, it is ____ that matter(s) to people in need of help.
A. a higher hourly minimum               B. more work hours
C. a minimum-wage increase           D. an increase in total income
8. The underlined phrase “lay off” is closest in meaning to ____.
A. fire                                                                           B. put off
C. set aside                                                             D. give extra work
9. Some are against the increase in minimum wage because they say ____.
A. only very few workers will be helped
B. they have to raise the wages of other workers
C. many business owners can’t afford to employ new workers
D. minimum wage workers will expect more pay rises in the future

答案与解析
5. C 细节理解题。根据文章第一段内容，Steve Wayne因为联邦政府提高了最低工资而多拿到了20美元，非常兴奋，故答案为C。
6. B 细节理解题。根据文章第四段可以得知联邦政府提高最低工资是为了促进经济回升，因此答案为A。
7. D 细节理解题。根据文章倒数第三段第一句可以得知，对拿最低工资的人来说，提高总收入而不是每小时的工资才真正能对他们有所帮助。
8. A 词义猜测题。根据上下文得知，雇主可能会因工人最低工资上涨而需要缩减工时或者解雇员工。lay off “解雇”之意。
9. C 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段，最低工资上涨可能导致雇主负担过大，雇佣不起新员工。

Just ask Grandma (P6)
根据要求回答下列问题。
10. Other than health experts, which other sources are there for us to turn to for advice on diet? (10 words or less)

11. Which of the sentences in the article is the closest in meaning to the sentence below?
Over time, some of them are found to be wrong or proven wrong by science.

12. According to Marta C. Larusso, how is eating fruit beneficial to the health? (10 words or less)

13. What did John Forti’s grandmother mean when she said, “It’s better to pay the grocer than the doctor.”? (20 words or less)

14. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
Breakfast, you should eat alone. Lunch, you should share with a friend. Dinner, give to your enemy.

Let’s all try to connect (P8)
15. The author’s seatmate didn’t take any action after spilling yogurt onto the floor because ____.
A. he was almost blind 
B. he couldn’t move his arms
C. he was so angry with himself that he didn’t move
D. he thought it was the flight attendants’ duty to clean the floor
16. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The stewardess was not willing to help clean the dirty floor.
B. The author had to clean the floor because nobody else was willing to do it.
C. The author cleaned the floor and wiped her seatmate’s shoes out of sympathy.
D. Unhappy about the lunch provided, the author’s seatmate gasped in disappointment.
17. We can infer from the text that the author was ____. 
A. indifferent      B. caring      C. joyous      D. vulnerable
18. What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?
A. Disabled people should have more rights. 
B. Helping others is helping oneself.
C. Numbness will make people unhappy.
D. We need to care about other people.

答案与解析
15. B 细节理解题。文章第四段作者与邻座乘客聊天时了解到他中风后手臂无知觉，因此只能眼看着酸奶撒了一地而无能为力。
16. C 细节理解题。作者出于同情关心邻座乘客。
17. B 推理判断题。作者处处关心同样身患残疾的邻座乘客，体现了爱心。
18. D 写作意图题。文章最后一段谈到人与人之间的关系变得麻木，需要促进。