S386-S3 Answers to Quiz time
D1: 1-4 BCAD
D2: 1-3 ABD
D3: 1-4 CBCD
D4: 1-4 ABDA
D5: 1-5 ACDBA 6-10 DCBDA 11-15 CDBCA 16-20 DBCBD

World windows (P3)
1. What does Burke think of the picture she received from Andreea?
A. Boring. B. Charming. C. Strange. D. Plain.
2. Outside My Window is a blog intended to show ____.
A. the view from Burke's window
B. pictures of rural New Jersey
C. photos of window views taken by people all over the world
D. beautiful scenes of famous places of interest
3. We can conclude from the article that Burke ____.
A. believes we should reach out to people of different cultures
B. has traveled around the world and taken many pictures
C. is a member of an online art community
D. has made a lot of money by selling beautiful pictures
4. What does Burke hope to do now?
A. To have a window of her own.
B. To launch a site called deviantART.
C. To have a nice skylight.
D. To get a photo of window view from Africa or Antarctica.
答案与解析
1. B 细节理解题。根据文章第二段对照片的描述，以及第三段的语言，可以得知Burke认为这张照片很好看。
2. C 细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句可以得知，Burke开这个博客是为了展示世界各地人们拍摄的窗外风景。
3. A 推理判断题。根据文章第五、六段可以得知，Burke希望通过这种方式增进各国人民之间的相互了解。
4. D 推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段最后一句可以得知她现在很希望收到来自非洲和南极洲的照片。

Is college worth it? (P4)
1. what makes British students question the worth of a university degree?
A. Higher university expenses.
B. Lower education quality.
C. A higher interest rate on student loans.
D. Greater difficulty obtaining student loans.
2. According to the article, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. University tuition fees in all parts of Britain have been on the rise since 2006.
B. Interest on a student loan starts as soon as the student receives it.
C. Britons have always questioned the worth of a university degree.
D. University graduates need to pay off their loans right upon graduation.
3. Which of the following is NOT a factor that concerns a British university graduate?
A. Fierce competition in the job market. B. The burden of a large debt.
C. Lack of experience. D. Fewer job openings.
答案与解析
1. A 细节理解题。文章第一段就开门见山地提出探讨话题：英国高校收费越来越高，学生负债累累，人们开始怀疑高校文凭的价值。
2. B 细节理解题。根据文章第三段第二句，学生一接收到贷款就开始计息。
3. D 细节理解题。根据文章内容，英国大学毕业生面临着激烈的就业竞争，高额负债和经验缺乏的问题。选项D的内容在文章中未提及。

Life in the lower depths (P5)
1. Scientists had believed that harsh environments could only have been populated by ____.
A. jellyfish B. mammals
C. microbes D. shrimp-like creatures
2. According to Kim, the shrimp-like creature ____.
A. swam great distances to Antarctic
B. has always lived in the region
C. gradually evolved from shrimps
D. has nothing in common with shrimps
3. The finding is significant in that ____.
A. it marks NASA's first Antarctic biological study
B. it proves there is marine life in the Antarctic
C. it could inspire further study of life in harsh environments
D. it shows that Lyssianasid amphipod is closely related to shrimps
4. The last three paragraphs suggest that ____.
A. researchers will look at the places the creatures came from
B. ice scientists will drill deeper to find more creatures
C. scientists know very little about the planet they live on
D. further research will be done about what the creatures live on
答案与解析
1. C 细节理解题。根据文章第二段内容，科学家还以为在如此恶劣的环境中只有一些微生物的存在。
2. B 细节理解题。根据文章倒数第四段研究者之一Kim驳斥Cynan Ellis-Evans的假设可以得知，NASA科学家认为这些生物就生长在南极。
3. C 推理判断题。根据文章第六段可以推断得知，这一发现的重要意义在于推翻了科学家以前认为高级生物无法在极端恶劣环境生存的假定，可以激发科学家在这一领域进行新的探索。
4. D 推理判断题。从文章最后三段来看，科学家按理会进一步研究他们的食物来源，亦即靠什么活着。

More value than money (P6)
1. What was Andrew's plan that Friday?
A. To request a wage increase from his boss.
B. To find a job with the Braer and Hopkins Advertising Agency.
C. To celebrate his success.
D. To ask his boss to come for dinner.
2. On his way back home, Andrew was ____.
A. punished B. excited
C. warned D. relaxed
3. Which of the following statements about the story is FALSE?
A. Andrew was afraid that his request would lead to disaster.
B. Andrew had worked very hard and done his part for the company.
C. Andrew's boss agreed to his request.
D. One of Andrew's colleagues had told his wife the good news.
4. We can conclude from the text that ____.
A. unconditional love brings courage and strength
B. work hard and you will be rewarded
C. many fears turn out to be unfounded
D. we should never be afraid to claim what is due to us
答案与解析
1. A 细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一句话可知答案为A。
2. B 情感态度题。根据文章第三段第一句对Andrew快速开车回家的描述可以推断，他非常的兴奋，急于告诉妻子好消息，故答案为B。
3. D 推理判断题。根据文章倒数第三段可以得知，Tina是做了两手准备，提前并不知道丈夫涨工资了。
4. A 主旨大意题。根据全文尤其是后两段的描述可以得知，爱的力量是伟大的，Tina对丈夫的爱的完全的接受和包容。

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Recent studies show that only one out of three people have strong and healthy self-confidence. That ____ (1) two out of every three people simply don't know the ____ (2) they already have to be successful when it's ____ (3) there in their hands! ____ (4) if you want others to believe in you, you have to believe in yourself first. Remember: "No one can make you feel inferior unless you ____ (5) them." A successful businessman says, "You can't push anyone up a ladder ____ (6) he knows he can climb himself."
Many of us have an image ____ (7), the image we have of ourselves. ____ (8) one guy put it: "You can't win a horse race if you think you look ____ (9) on a horse." To succeed, the first person you have to ____ (10) is yourself! So stop believing your own lies about yourself. Just ____ (11) your mind and you'll change your life.
One of the most harmful weapons that can kill your success in life are the two little words: "____ (12)" You know that people used to ____ (13) that if human beings traveled faster than 30 miles an hour it would ____ (14) our circulation of blood and kill us? Thank goodness a few people didn't believe that ____ (15) thinking, or we wouldn't be riding in cars, buses, and flying in airplanes today. You'll never know until you ____ (16).
Roger Bannister was the first human being to run a mile in less than 4 minutes. But ____ (17) he did it, most people in the world didn't think it was even ____ (18) . Yet only weeks after Bannister did it, suddenly ____ (19) all over the world began running a mile in less than 4 minutes! If we believe something can be done, we are ____ (20) able to do it.
1. A. means B. reflects C. reads D. explains
2. A. chance B. strength C. ability D. reason
3. A. immediately B. properly C. accurately D. right
4. A. Because B. But C. What D. While
5. A. let B. make C. admit D. challenge
6. A. if B. except C. until D. unless
7. A. quiz B. question C. problem D. mystery
8. A. When B. As C. While D. Since
9. A. curious B. good-looking C. serious D. funny
10. A. beat B. knock C. strike D. defend
11. A. settle B. bend C. change D. fix
12. A. I failed. B. Not me. C. Can I? D. I can't.
13. A. imagine B. think C. suspect D. doubt
14. A. start B. help C. stop D. quit
15. A. silly B. empty C. reasonable D. terrible
16. A. judge B. realize C. understand D. try
17. A. after B. before C. since D. because
18. A. likely B. unbelievable C. possible D. impossible
19. A. workers B. runners C. competitors D. players
20. A. simply B. seldom C. particularly D. usually
答案与解析
首句：研究表明，只有三分之一的人有较强的、健康的自信心。
1. A。2. C。3. D。本句意思是：这就意味着有三分之二的人虽然已经拥有了获得成功的能力，但他们却不知道。means意思是，意味着。ability能力。right恰好；immediately立即；properly适当地；accurately确切地。
4. B。
5. A。整句话意思为：没有人能使你感到自卑．除非你给了别人这个权力。
6. D。整句话意思为：你不能推任何人上梯子，除非他自己觉得能爬上去。
7. C。 problem难题；quiz测验；question疑问；mystery秘密。整句话意思为：我们很多人有形象问题，就是对自我形象的认识。
8. B。9. D。funny滑稽可笑的；curious好奇的；good-looking相貌好看的；serious严肃的。整句话意思为：正如有人说："如果你觉得自己骑马的样子滑稽可笑，你就不可能赢得赛马。" put这里相当于express, state。
10. A 。beat战胜，打败；knock敲击；strike打击；defend保护。整句话意思为：就成功而言，你要战胜的第一个人就是你自己。
11. C。整句话意思为：你不要再欺骗自己了，改变你的思维就会改变你的生活。
12. D。 文章的中心就是要相信自己能行(I can)。所以：生活中断送成功最致命的武器之一就是几个字："我不能。"
13. B。 14. C。 整句话意思为：人们曾经以为步行速度超过每小时30英里，人就会因血液循环停止而死亡。
15. A。整句话意思为：幸好许多人不信这个愚蠢的说法，否则，今天我们就不可能坐小车、公汽和飞机了。
16. D。try尝试，努力；judge判断。整句话意思为：不试，你就永远不会知道。
17. B。18. C。 整句话意思为：但在他达到此速度之前．当时世界上的大多数人都认为这是不可能的。
19. B。整句话意思为：可就在本尼斯特破了记录之后的几个星期内，突然间，世界上到处都有运动员不用4分钟就跑完1英里。
20. D。整句话意思为：如果我们相信自己能做到，往往我们就能做到。