Super legend  (P1)
Choose the best answer:
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. It lists everything Jordan achieved in his life.
B. It describes the contribution Jordan made to basketball.
C. It tells readers how Jordan grew to be a popular basketball athlete.
D. It tells us why Jordan deserves to be in the Hall of Fame and his reaction.

2. From what Jordan said during the news conference, we know that _____.
A. he dislikes the honor because it makes him feel old
B. he hates the new honor because it’s not worth much
C. he thinks the honor has been given to him too early to appreciate it
D. he is planning a comeback which will show everyone his basketball career is not over

3. Paragraphs 3 and 4 are written ____. 
A. to analyze what basketball skills Jordan is famous for
B. to show how popular Jordan used to be in America
C. to introduce what contribution he made to his team the Chicago Bulls
D. to explain why Jordan is considered such a great basketball player

4. What can we conclude from the passage?
A. What made Michael Jordan great is his continuous efforts to outdo himself.
B. Michael Jordan thinks playing basketball is like gambling.
C. Michael Jordan has gradually lost his desire to play, as he has grown older.
D. However great a player is, there is an end to his heyday.

1—4 DCDA
1、D。 主旨大意题，本文由Michael Jordan 被授予一个新的荣誉谈起，着重介绍了他为什么理应获得这个荣誉，以及他对此荣誉的反应。
2、C。 推论题，从文章第六段可以推论得知：他觉得这个荣誉应该在20多年后再来，他不喜欢，因为这样让他觉得他的篮球生涯已经结束。
3、D 。段落大意题，这两段的都说明了Michael Jordan在篮球上的种种成就和荣誉，说明他是多伟大的NBA球员。
4. A。 细节推论题，根据文章最后他父亲的话可推论得知：乔丹的成功归功于他的竞争欲望，不断地超越自己。

Stupid mistake upsets...  (P3)
Choose the best answer:
5. A total of________ received an admission e-mail from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD).
A. 18,000 candidates      B. 28,000 students
C. 46,000 applicants      D. 18 students

6. From the text, we can see that ______.
A. Cole Bettles had been rejected by several universities but was finally accepted by a good one
B. Cole Bettles felt on top of the world one moment but the next he was flooded with bitter disappointment by the final message
C. Cole Bettles could hardly believe the fact that he was rejected by UCSD, one of the best universities
D. Cole Bettles was disappointed that he couldn’t go to tour the beautiful campus of UCSD with his family

7. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the wrong e-mail message?
A. The mistake was made on purpose to cause pain among the applicants.
B. It was UCSD admissions director Mae Brown who made the mistake.
C. UCSD admissions staff got information from the wrong database.
D. Staff did not discover the mistake until next Monday.

8. The admissions director Mae Brown did what she could to ________.
A. make up for the mistake
B. punish herself for the mistake
C. protect the person who made the mistake
D. help the disappointed students enter the university

9. What’s the correct understanding of the sentence “it was really tough on them” in Paragraph 7?
A. Being rejected time and again is even hard for adults, let alone them.
B. The university staff has made a great effort to correct the mistake.
C. It’s difficult for senior students to be admitted by the universities.
D. The unexpected twist from thrill to pain is just too much for these high school seniors.

5. 答案是C。从第五段“The e-mail was sent to the full 46,000 students who had applied, instead of just the 18,000 who got in”可知所有的申请人都接到了加州大学的录取通知书。
6. 答案是B。文章中Cole的母亲告诉我们“It was really thrilling for a few hours; now he’s crushed.”， 他的兴奋是因为收到了录取通知书，发现真相后的极度失望，所以B项体现出了他的情感经历了大起大落： on top of the world指及其快乐。
7. 答案是C。从最后一段“We accessed the wrong database”可知C项正确。A项的错误在于“on purpose”，从最后一段“It was not our intent”可知这个错误并不是故意而为的。UCSD admissions director Mae Brown虽然声称“took full responsibility for the error”，但并不能表明是她犯下这个错误，而她“refused to say who had made the mistake”也可印证这一点，她负全责应是负领导人的职责，所以B项也错误。从“The error was discovered almost immediately by her staff, who sent an apology within hours.”可知D项错误。
8. 答案是A。Mae Brown的负全责声明和她周一一直在办公室接电话对学生及家长解释，可以看出她对错误没有逃避，而是采取了尽力处理的态度来弥补后果，所以A项成立。其他选项都是文章中没有提到的内容。Brown拒绝公布是谁犯错，不能代表她袒护此人，只是处理问题的一种方式，所以C项可以排除。
9. 答案是D。此句中“it”指的是学生收到错误的录取通知书后所经历的大喜大悲，“them”指的是申请的学生，“tough”是不幸的意思，所以D项才是此句的正确理解。A项错在和成人的感觉相联系，而这里并没有这种比较。只是说高中生。

Take-away pizza just got ... (P4)
Choose the best answer:
10. Which of the following is NOT true about pizza?
A. It was first invented in Italy in the 18th century.
B. It is one of the most traditional and important foods in Italy. C. It is also very popular with American people.
D. It is made of dough, tomato sauce, cheese and pasta.

11. Compared to the machine-made pizza, the chefs think their pizza is better in taste because_____.
A. they prepare the ingredients in advance
B. they buy fresh dough at the supermarket
C. they use special skills for which they have been trained
D. it takes twelve hours for the kneaded dough to be ready to put into a pre-heated oven

12. What did Pino Morelli mean by saying "the machine is a toy…they understand it"?
A. He thought it would be a big hit in Italy and everyone would like it.
B. He thought it was too small to supply enough pizza for Italian customers.
C. He thought it did not have a bright prospect in Italy because it did not make pizza the way Italians are used to.
D. He thought it was only a toy for children.

13. Which of the following statements about Americans is NOT true?
A. They eat a large quantity of pizza every day.
B. They sometimes have police deliver pizza to their homes.
C. They are famous for their preference for pizza as their food.
D. Most of them order pizza with pepperoni topping.

10—13 DDCB
10. D。细节题。根据第五段Pasta是另一种意大利美食可判断。
D。理解题。可以根据第四段得出答案。AB项把ingredient和dough颠倒了。C项文中根本没涉及。
C。语义理解题。该人认为这样的机器只是玩具，并没有真正体现批萨真正内涵。
13. B。细节理解题。倒数第二段提到police是说送pizza比出了事情警察来的还要快。并不是说警察送pizza。

Two news briefs on P6
Choose the best answer:
14. In the first news, we know that having a sister is good for your mental health because _____.
A. sisters are more caring than brothers
B. sisters promote emotional expression more than brothers
C. sisters are more likely to keep things to themselves
D. sisters are more independent and mentally mature than brothers

15. After reading the second news report, we can see that ____.
A. men like gossiping about attractive girls while women prefer handsome men
B. men never gossip in the office but women do
C. men’s discussions are more often related to things at work than women’s are
D. men often complain about their boss while women complain about their husbands

16. Compared to men, women ____.
A. enjoy chatting about all kinds of local news more
B. do not care so much about what’s happening at work
C. gossip about more negative things
D. choose to gossip in their homes more often

17. Which of the following statements about the two studies is NOT true?
A. The study in brief 2 shows men are more enthusiastic about gossiping.
B. The study in brief 1 shows girls play a more active role in family communication.
C. The study in brief 2 got the results through a poll of 5,000 people.
D. Researchers in the first study already knew the exact explanations for their findings.

14—17 BCDD
14．B。细节理解题。Sisters appear to encourage more open communication in families. Emotional expression is important to good mental health and having sisters promotes this in families。
15. C。细节题。Men's discussions are more influenced by what is happening at work than women's are。
16. D。细节题。文章最后一句是根据。
17. D。归纳判断题。第二篇文中并没有提到确切的原因。

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