总第540期高二7版测试答案与解析：

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D1 1. To prove that smart people don’t necessarily graduate from famous universities.

2. He thought American students were poor at science and math.

3. Just because they approach knowledge from a different perspective than Chinese do doesn’t mean they are not smart.

4. The overemphasis on exam scores.

5. To make a comparison between Chinese education and American education.

D2 1-3 BDB

D3 1-4 CCBB

D4 1-3 CCBB

D5 1-4 ABBD

答案解析

D2

1. B. 根据located just north of the Arctic Circle可知A项错误，根据While legends dating as far back as the 1820s cite the North Pole as the official home of Santa Claus可知D项错误，根据even better, there are hot tubs (澡盆) inside.可知C项部分正确，但是免费姜饼饼干部分并不正确。根据Those in search of a truly frosty experience can stay in the Artic Snow Hotel, which is made entirely of snow and ice可知B项正确。

2. D. 根据While you’re hiking, snowshoeing (穿雪鞋越野) or skiing around the province’s mountainous areas, you might see speed devils zooming around in snowmobiles可知D项正确。原文提到it feels like you’ve wandered into a Christmas card come to life可知魁北克风景如画像明信片一样，但是游客并不会得到免费明信片。所以A项错误。B项实际上对应的是the massive Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center Plaza，所以是错误的。原文中提到You can have a candlelit evening recounting the Christmas stories of the UK’s renowned author Charles Dickens in a lovely bookstore or indulge (沉浸于) yourself in sausage and roast chestnuts (栗子) at the German Christmas market.这是两种不同的活动，所以C项是错误的。

3. B. 根据第一段的内容On Dec 14, CNN listed ten top places to enjoy Christmas cheer, and Teens has picked out three for you. Take a look和全文介绍的三大圣诞度假地，可知文章是在推荐圣诞度假的好去处。

D3

1. C. 根据第二段第一句Henkel was surprised by how obsessed (着迷的) people are with taking pictures these days可知开头讲述Henkel的旅行经历是为了引发人们关注过于痴迷拍照的问题。

2. C. 根据But there is also an exception (例外): if students zoomed in to photograph part of an object, their memory actually improved, and those who focused the lens (镜头) on a specific area could even recall parts that weren’t in the frame可知对于照片细节的关注能够帮助人们提高记忆力，增强记忆效果。

3. B. 根据后文的sheer volume (量) and lack of organization of digital photos可以推测amass是“积累，收集”的意思。

4. B. 纵观全文，主要介绍了人们对于拍照的痴迷及其影响，作者引述了学者Henkel的相关研究加以阐述。

D4

1. C. 根据第一段的Bob May was often bullied (欺负) by other boys when he was a kid. From childhood, Bob was different and never seemed to fit in.和后文的The story Bob May created was his own autobiography (自传) in fable (寓言) form. The character he created was a misfit outcast (流浪者) like he was可知Bob May以自己的经历为蓝本创作了驯鹿鲁道夫的故事，作为圣诞礼物送给女儿。

2. C. 根据后文内容可知，驯鹿鲁道夫的故事一炮打响，甚至被改编成流行歌曲。Bob May一家的生活也有了转机，这是他没有预料到的。

3. B. 根据文章大意可知, Bob May从小性格孤僻不合群，长大后找到了工作，娶妻生子，但是妻子不幸得了癌症去世，家里频临破产，在困境中他为了安慰女儿，写了驯鹿鲁道夫的故事作为圣诞礼物，却没想到一炮走红。

4. B. 根据最后一段Bob May himself learned, just like his dear friend Rudolph, that being different isn't so bad可知文章告诉我们与众不同没有什么关系，只要努力并且碰到好的机遇，就能成功。