S378-S3 Answers to Quiz time   
1—4 BACD
5. did             6. online             7. tradition          8. times                     9. less
10. alive      11. across     12. relatives        13. describing     14. apart
15—18 DCAB            19—22 ABBD

Just who cares? (P3)
1. What most interests the writer about Tiger Woods?
A. His personal life.                   B. His golf.    
C. Scandals that he is involved in.      D. His public image.
2. The underlined word “peek” in the fourth paragraph probably means ____.
A. glance          B. curiosity          C. guess          D. notice
3. It seems that in the writer’s opinion, the best way for an entertainer to have a clean image is to ____.
A. stay away from the spotlight    B. act sensibly in public
C. protect his or her privacy
D. have a good relationship with the press
4. The writer mentioned Kobe Bryant in the last paragraph to show that ____.
A. all athletes have personal stories
B. Kobe Bryant has been involved in more scandals than Tiger Woods
C. people are no longer interested in Kobe Bryant
D. people will forget the scandal over Woods sooner or later
答案与解析
1. B 细节理解题。根据文章第二、三段可以得知，作者对于演艺界和体育明星最感兴趣和想了解的是他们的专业表现，而不关心他们的绯闻和丑闻，故答案为B。
2. A 词义猜测题。根据文章第四段最后一句的上下文可以得知，人们都想窥视Woods的私生活，但并不意味所看到的风景比他的职业更有趣，根据view可以推断出peek的含义为“窥视”，故答案为A.
3. C 推理判断题。根据文章第五段可以得知答案为C。
4. D推理判断题。文章最后一段表明，作者认为人们迟早会忘记一切，并以Kobe Bryant举例。故答案为D。

Greeting the traditional way (P5)
阅读下面短文，根据提示和语境在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has been having a hard time. More and more people are using the Internet to do things they once ______ (5) by mail – they pay bills o______ (6); they send e-mails instead of letters. However, during the winter holiday season, people return to the ______ (传统) (7) of sending cards by mail.
In tough economic t______ (8), many Americans are cutting down on their holiday spending by purchasing fewer, ______ (9) expensive gifts. Christmas cards, which cost only a few dollars each, are an inexpensive way to keep the holiday spirit a______ (10).
For many people a______ (11) the country, holiday cards serve as a once-a-year update for friends and r_______ (12) who live far away. A popular version of the holiday card is a family photo accompanied by a letter _______ (描述) (13) what members of the family have been doing over the course of the year.
Holiday cards can bring people together, even when they live far ______ (分开) (14).

Spying on the sea (P6)
15. What does “she” refer to at the beginning of the article?
A. A torpedo.                   B. A ship.       
C. A female researcher.       D. A robot ocean glider.
16. Data from the oceans are now collected in all of the following ways EXCEPT _____.
A. with satellites              B. with the Argo system
C. with subsurface water      D. with manned research ships
17. What does the underlined word “recovery” in the ninth paragraph mean?
A. Getting back.                        B. Healing.    
C. Discovery.                        D. Rebuilding.
18. What is Clayton Jones’s attitude toward this cross-ocean trip?
A. Negative.         B. Positive.   C. Indifferent.   D. Doubtful.
答案与解析
15. D 词义猜测题。根据文章第三段可以得知，本文中的she指的是一架勘探海洋的机器人滑翔器，故答案为D。
16. C 细节理解题。根据文章第七段可以得知答案为C。
17. A 词义猜测题。根据文章第九段第一句上下文可以得知recovery的意思为“返回，重获”，故答案为A。
18. B 情感态度题。根据文章倒数第二段可以得知，Clayton Jones认为这次穿越海洋的旅行是一次先驱之行，就像Lindbergh穿越大西洋一样，因此对这次旅行持肯定态度。

The meanest of mothers (P8)
19. According to the article, the author’s mother will ask her children to do all the following EXCEPT ____.
A. eat as much candy as they want                     B. learn to cook
C. be honest about what kind of friends they make
D. go to bed and get up at fixed times
20. What is the author’s attitude toward her mother?
A. Hateful.     B. Grateful.     C. Worried.     D. Doubtful.
21. The author’s mother wanted her children to ____.
A. be top students in school and graduate with honors
B. do their best at school and be educated and respected citizens
C. stop seeing her friends who pretended to be sick to skip classes
D. bring home colored report cards like her friends did
22. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?
A. The author’s friends laughed at her for having such a strict mother.
B. The author’s mother set timetables for her children whenever they went out.
C. Some of the children weren’t able to go to college because of their mean mother.
D. As a parent, the author is following her mother’s example.
答案与解析
本文以正话反说的方式讲述了作者母亲严格要求孩子，促使孩子成长为健康、诚实、有知识并且受人尊敬的人的故事。
19. A 细节理解题。根据文章第一段内容可知，作者母亲不允许孩子们正餐吃糖。
20. B 情感态度题。作者看似在责怪母亲太严厉，实则是感激母亲。可从文章最后两段点题的文字得出答案。
21. B 细节理解题。根据文章4-5段内容得出答案
22. D 细节理解题。文章最后一段提到，作者在教育自己的子女时，也要做一个像母亲一样的“mean mother”。