2013-2014学年度高三第506期7版Quiz time答案：
D1 1-3 BCB
D2 1-3 CCB
D3 1-4 CDBC
D4 1-4 DCDA
D5 1-4 BDCA
D1
1. B。一群学生发射卫星成功，这令他们的同龄人当然是感到惊讶，所以答案为B。
2. C。由第五段的“The small spacecraft is equipped with a voice synthesizer (合成器), which can convert (转换) text to voice and transmit (传送) those sounds back to Earth over radio frequencies”可以推知C为正确答案。由第三段的“It took the students seven years to build.”可知A项的a decade不对；B项的28 other small ones不是学生制作；由文中“The satellite will stay aloft (在空中) for at least three months.”可知D项的for the next year不对。
3. B。由最后两段可以推知B为正确答案。
D2
1. C。本文主要讲的是关于Krampus day的一些传统，所以答案为C。
2. C。由倒数第三段的“Young men dress up in full costumes – sometimes as red devils, sometimes black, furry, horned beasts. They run around the streets with whips, and anyone they catch gets beaten.”可以推知C为正确答案。
3. B。由倒数第二段的“That last part is based on another Christmas tradition, naughty children getting coal instead of gifts.”可以推知B为正确答案。
D3
1. C。第一段作者形象地用三个问题，吸引读者到本文要探讨的话题boredom上，所以答案为C。
2. D。由第五段的“people who are bored tend to smoke, drink or use drugs”可知D为正确答案。
3. B。由第六段的“They tend to avoid social contact, which can, in turn, lead to helplessness and depression.”可以推知B为正确答案。
4. C。由最后两段可知，要驱走无聊，首先要弄明白自己属于哪一类boredom，所以C为正确答案。
D4
1. D。本文主要谈的是美国历史上关于该不该结束收取小费的争议，所以答案为D。
2. C。由第三段的“The concept wasn’t brought to America until the late 19th century, when wealthy travelers wanted to imitate Europeans, and it didn’t sit well with opponents who didn’t like the idea of creating an aristocratic (贵族的) class.”可知，19世纪的时候，小费的观念从英国传到美国，因为有些富有的旅行者想效仿欧洲，但是这一观念遭到一些人的反对，因为他们认为这一做法相当于创造了一个贵族阶层，所以C为正确答案。
3. D。由第六段可知，国会通过了小费政策(the tip credit)，允许餐馆雇主们对服务员支付的工资低于（法定）最低工资，因为他们能够通过小费来得到弥补，所以C不对，D为正确答案。同时，这一政策有利于雇主有足够的钱给厨师加薪，因为他们不能获得小费，这一政策实施后，他们的待遇相对改善，所以B不对。
4. A。由倒数第二段的“In Chez Panisse’s case it goes to a general fund that pays for higher wages and benefits for all staff, not just servers.”可知A为正确答案。
D5
1. B。该篇材料主要谈论的是冬天如何防止滑倒，所以答案为B。
2. D。由第二、三段可以推知D为正确答案。由“During storms UW’s first priority is main road routes to ensure emergency access and then primary walkways.”可知大雪之后主路是最先被疏通的，所以A不对；由Reporting Procedures部分可知B项的local police不对；由“If you see an icy condition do not hesitate to use salt/sand on the walkways from the bins located throughout the campus.”可知C不对。
3. C。根据本文主旨可以推知C为正确答案。
4. A。由Reporting Procedures部分可知A项为正确答案。
