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What’s this film selling? (P4)
1. James Bond movies are mentioned in the first paragraph to show ____.
A. how popular James Bond is
B. how great the Aston Martin car is
C. how to make a movie more artistic
D. how effectively product placement works
2. Product placement can have a bad effect on the ____ of a movie.
A. atmosphere                         B. mass appeal
C. commercial success                 D. artistic value
3. What does the underlined word “cash-strapped” in Paragraph 6 probably mean?
A. Short of money.                         B. Self-financed.
C. With abundant cash.                     D. Intending to earn money.
4. We can learn from the adaptation of Meteor Shower that ____.
A. business has a big say in the movie
B. the original story was not suitable for a movie
C. filmmakers are more concerned about making money 
D. milk tea companies are more successful than ice cream companies

答案与解析
1. D写作意图题。根据文章第一段和第二段可以推断出在James Bond电影中，主角所驾驶的汽车给观众留下了深刻的印象，体现了植入式广告的效果，故答案为B。
2. D 细节理解题。根据文章第四段最后一句可以得知，在拍摄电影时加入植入式广告，对电影的艺术追求往往会排在第二位，故答案为D。
3. A 词义猜测题。根据第六段第一句的后半部分可以得知因为需要广告商的投资，制片人经常不得不以牺牲作品的质量为代价，因此说明制片人是缺资金，故答案为A。
4. A 细节推理题。根据文章最后两段可以得知答案为C。

Do young Britons choose the wrong models? (P5)
The British have many in their history the young could look up to and learn from. Shakespeare and Darwin surely have a lot to teach anyone, let alone children.
Yet according to a research by the Children’s Society in the UK, ____(5) But just what is wrong with celebrities like David Beckham?
____(6) If the star gets a tattoo, the child will want to get a tattoo; ____(7)
It’s not just the famous writers and scientists that do not inspire the UK’s youngsters. ____(8) One in seven children in the UK admire their fathers and just three in 10 their mothers. Significantly, British youngsters interviewed for the research had the least time for Homer Simpson, the couch potato father of Bart and Lisa.
Some will argue though that it is the parents’ fault for not providing good role models. Rashid Iqbal, head of the Children’s Society tends to agree. “If children are not looking up to adults this is not the children’s fault,” he said. “____”(9)
根据短文内容，从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。有两项为多余选项。
A. They look past their own parents, too.
B. The problem is that the young simply copy stars like Beckham.
C. Adults have a collective responsibility to make childhood better for all children.
D. If the star gets a strange new haircut, the child will be clamoring for the same style.
E. Many youngsters still take the time to think twice before they copy what their icons do.
F. Modern life moves at such a fast pace that youngsters no longer have time for traditional role models.
G. British youngsters are more impressed by footballers and pop stars than achievers in the arts and sciences.

Shower company (P6)
10. According to a finding of Norman R. Pace, after taking a shower, we might ____.
A. get much dirtier                                  B. be covered by bacteria
C. catch a cough or feel tired                   D. get a frail immune system
11. Pace’s research into showers shows that ____.
A. there is no reason to fear microorganisms
B. having a shower in the morning is more dangerous than at other times
C. shower water contains much less bacteria after being left to run for 30 seconds
D. of 45 showerheads surveyed in nine cities, 30 carried large amounts of Mycobacterium
12. According to Pace’s team’s research, which of the following contributes to fresh air in US subways?
A. Train wheels.                                          B. Iron particles.
C. The movement of the trains.            D. Air conditioners on the trains.
13. The word “detect” in the last paragraph probably means “____”.
A. to discover        B. to protect           C. to make         D. to prevent

答案与解析
10. C细节理解题。根据文章第一段第二句话以及第二段第二句话可以得知答案为C。
11. C 细节理解题。根据文章第四段可以判断是30%而不是30个喷头有细菌，故选项A错误；根据第五段可以得知选项B错误；选项C在文章中没有提及；综合第五和第六段可以得知答案为D。
12. C 细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段最后一句，可以得知答案为C。
13. A 词义猜测题。根据文章最后一段可以得知，Pace的研究是为了了解公共场所的自然微生物环境，这项研究可能有助于发现微生物恐怖袭击中所使用的微生物。根据上下文可以得知答案为A。

Saying ‘yes’ to life (P8)
14. When the writer said she was “the poster child”, she meant that ____.
A. her picture often appeared on the poster
B. she once advertised for a certain product
C. nothing could be finished by her alone
D. she was a typical example of some kind
15. What helped the writer to change her life?
A. A simple poem by Marlo Thomas.
B. An article by Marlo Thomas.
C. Her experience of reciting a poem.
D. Her mother being a good example.
16. How did the words “I can” take root in the writer’s heart?
A. By repeating the line over and over.
B. By telling people “I can” whenever there is a problem.
C. By analyzing the meaning behind the poem.
D. By following her mother’s advice to believe in that.
17. From the text we can learn that ____ is important.
A. learning                    B. confidence     C. example            D. ambition
14. D 词义猜测题。通过第二段中作者对自己的描述，可以看出作者意思是自己是非常典型的总说“I can’t”的例子。
15.C 细节理解题。作者的转折点发生在7岁时，他妈妈让他背了一首改变了Marlo Thomas的生活的诗，这首诗同样也改变了作者的生活。选项A的错误在于这首诗不是Marlo Thomas所写；作者在读完介绍Marlo Thomas后并没有什么变化，真正的改变产生在他被迫背这首诗的过程中。文中并没有提到他妈妈的示范作用，所以选项D错误。
16.A 细节理解题。从倒数第三段“I repeated it again and again until it held firm in my heart” 这句话可以判断A正确。
17. B 写作意图题。从文章重点描写作者从 “I can’t”到“I can”的变化，尤其是最后一段态度改变后，所产生的变化，可以看出作者认为“相信自己能够做到”，也就是自信很重要。