S377-S3 Answers to Quiz time   
1. They are famous for their clean lines, simplicity and functionality. / They are famous for their simplicity, practicality and quality.
2. The simplicity of Danish design may extend to the quality of life there.
3. 在艺术推广方面，丹麦人比大多数欧洲国家做得都好 --- 与其国土面积和人口相比，他们在建筑、雕刻以及设计领域的表现完全不可同日而语。
4. Because she prefers the simpler lifestyle in Denmark.
5—8 ACBB                          9—12 DCDC                          13—16 ABBD

Danes conquer the world with simple designs (P4)
阅读短文，并按照题目要求回答问题。

2. Which sentence in the article is the closest in meaning to the following one?

3. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.

Can President Obama choose a decent gift? (P5)
5. The underlined part “its most famous resident” refers to ____.
A. Barack Obama                 B. Michelle Obama
C. Oprah Winfrey                D. the Queen of England
6. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?
A. Oprah Winfrey has been invited to the Christmas celebrations at the White House.
B. Michelle Obama complained to Oprah Winfrey about her husband’s Christmas gift-giving.
C. Obama has been criticized for giving inappropriate state gifts.
D. The most unusual gift Barack Obama has received is a taekwondo outfit.
7. We can infer from the last two paragraphs that ____.
A. the only gift Obama got from his father was a basketball
B. Obama treasures the Christmas gift his father gave to him
C. Obama plays basketball well thanks to his father’s training
D. Obama and his father both love to play basketball 
8. The article seems to suggest that US President Barack Obama ____.
A. gives nicer gifts than he gets
B. is not very good at gift-giving
C. only remembers his favorite gifts
D. likes to share his favorite films with foreign leaders
答案与解析
5. A 词义猜测题。根据文章第一二段内容可以推测出白宫最著名的主人是总统奥巴马。
6. C 细节理解题。Oprah Winfrey是在圣诞节前去白宫采访总统夫妇，不是受邀参加白宫圣诞庆祝活动，选项A错误；奥巴马夫妇间的话是相互开玩笑调侃，不是真的抱怨，选项B错误；文中举例说奥巴马总统收到过跆拳道服装，但是并没有指明这是最奇特的礼物，选项D错误。根据文章4-5段内容应该选择C。
7. B 推理判断题。根据文章最后两段内容，奥巴马收到父亲送的篮球，至今仍视为最珍贵的圣诞礼物之一。
8. B 推理判断题。根据文章4-5段内容判断，奥巴马似乎在送礼方面受人诟病。

A degree in games (P6)
9. According to the article, which of the following disciplines is UC Irvine famous for?
A. Computer science, business and studio art.
B. Business, medicine and computer science.
C. Medicine, studio art and engineering.
D. Engineering, medicine and business.
10. According to the text, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Computer game science was unheard of 10 years ago.
B. UC Irvine is the first university to offer video games studies as a discipline.
C. The course offered by UC Irvine has mass appeal to students in related majors.
D. The majority of people don’t think video games are something that deserves serious study.
11. We can learn from the article that Frost ____.
A. often asks his students to listen to Beethoven’s Fifth
B. is not sure which game characters should be used as mascots of the new video game major
C. sometimes suggests the faculty should watch classic films
D. encourages his students to analyze computer games in class
12. According to the text, ____ believes the discipline is gaining in popularity despite criticism.
A. Magda El Zarki              B. Walt Scacchi  
C. Dan Frost                 D. Joel Youkhanna
答案与解析
9. D 细节理解题。根据文章第一段得出答案。
10. C 细节理解题。根据文章第九段内容，可以看出游戏学科吸引了许多不同专业的学生。
11. D 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段得出答案。
12. C 情感态度题。根据“He and other faculty believe video game studies are gaining acceptance, despite the critics.”得出答案，本句中He指上段提到的Dan Frost.

Learn to rely on yourself (P8)
13. The writer’s purpose in writing the article is to tell us that ____.
A. changing our lives is down to us
B. our work and life are closely connected with others
C. the harder we work, the more successful we will become
D. we will have a better future if people do not hinder our development
14. What is the correct order for the different feelings the employees had that day?
a. curiosity    b. sadness     c. shock     d. excitement
A. a, b, d, c                              B. b, a, d, c 
C. c, b, a, d                         D. b, d, a, c 
15. People were speechless when they looked inside the coffin because ____.
A. there was nothing but a mirror inside
B. what was inside told a great truth
C. their closest colleague lay inside
D. they could see their own souls inside
16. What can we conclude from the article?
A. Change is a good thing.
B. The employees went to the gym to join the funeral.
C. The employees’ lives depended on the attitude of their boss.
D. The lesson the employees learned would influence them greatly.
答案与解析
13. A。写作意图题。根据全文，尤其是最后几段，说明了限制我们发展的人就是自己，所以要改变和发展完全要靠自己。
14. B。排列顺序题。根据本文可得知员工们的当日情绪变化顺序和选项D所描述的一致。
15. B。细节理解题。根据文章第5段即可知答案。
16. D。推理判断题。根据文章第4段中所提员工的反应可推知：员工们看到这一切后，他们的内心深处受到了强烈的震憾，这件事会大大地影响员工们的未来的。