2008-03-03
Youth inspired by elections (P2)1. C。文章主要围绕第一段 “but one thing is for sure: Teenagers across America will have a lot to say about the candidates.”展开，谈论了美国青少年的政治参与积极性普遍增加，故选C。
2. D。由第四段的“For many teenagers, an interest in politics begins well before the presidential campaign and is encouraged at an early age by their parents.” 以及第五段的“I know too many teenagers who think they know politics because their mommies and daddies told them what to think or because they follow what’s popular,” Curran said.”可知A、B项正确； 由第二段“This constant stream of information, often aimed especially at youth, has brought about a new generation of teenagers who are encouraged like never before to make their voices heard.”可判断信息的容易获得也促进了青少年的政治参与热情。而D项与第七段的“Many teenagers have strong opinions about the presidential candidates, but are too young to vote in November’s election.”不符，美国青少年须年满18才有选举权，所以D项不对。
3. B。由第六段“I hate hearing people hate politicians when they don’t have any reason. If you’re going to take a stance, you’ve got to understand why.”可以推出Mercedes Curran是一个善于思考，不盲目下结论的人，故B项正确。
4. C。由Understanding the election部分第二段的“The new US president will be a Republican (elephant) or a Democrat (donkey).”可知大象是共和党的象征；所以C项不对；又由“Sometimes a third party tries to enter but it usually doesn’t have the money or reputation to compete and has never won the presidency.”可知B、C正确；由“The US presidential election is held every four years.”可知D正确；
Yao is out for the season (P4) 1. B。第一段主要是讲到了休斯敦火箭队虽在上个赛季失败，而在最近的比赛中却表现相当出色，捷报频传，且很有希望成为夺冠，故选B。
2. C。由第三段的“But unfortunately, he has to stop there. Last Tuesday, Yao announced that he was out for the season with a fracture (骨折) in his left foot.”可知C正确。
3. D。由第七段的“Losing Yao is shocking, but we can continue to win. We’re not stepping away.”可知D项代表了Rick Adelman的观点。
4. A。这句话的意思是虽然姚明不能上场了，但Luis Scola and Carl Landry也已经成为了有影响力的球员，所以emerged在此相当于“脱颖而出”，故选A。
Behind the genius (P6) 1. D。文章主要谈论了Michael Fitzgerald的研究发现很多名人与患有孤独症的人的行为有很多相似之处，由此他认为孤独症与创造力是有某种联系的，故选D。
2. A。由第五段的“Fitzgerald argued the link between autism and creativity was caused by the same genes.”可知A项符合题意。
3. C。第八段的“Fitzgerald said traits such as a need to be dominant and in control were critical to the success of politicians”的意思是：某些特征，如支配欲与控制欲，对政治家的成功来说_________.结合所给的例子，Charles de Gaulle与 Thomas Jefferson的成功与他们的这种强烈的控制欲是有密切关联的，由此可看出critical在文中表示“非常有必要的，关键性的”。
Catch March madness (P8) 1. D。由第二段的“The disease, known as “March Madness”, refers to the yearly 65-team US men’s college basketball tournament.”可知epidemic在这里是比喻手法，实际上指的是美国大学篮球赛，故选D。
2. D。由第二段的“It begins on March 15 and lasts through the beginning of April.”可看出这个比赛持续半个月左右，故A项不对；由第三段第一句“Nearly 20 million Americans will find themselves prisoners of basketball festival madness.”可知B项的over不对；由第六段“College basketball players are not paid”可知C不对；由最后一段的“the event will draw over $500 million in advertising revenue this year, topping the post-season revenue of every US professional league, including that of the NBA.”可知D项符合题意。
3. B。由第三段的“The fun comes partly from guessing the winners for every game.”第四段的“Big-name schools are usually favored to advance into the tournament. But each year there are dark horses from little-known universities.”以及第五段的“This adds to the madness.”可以看出B项符合题意。
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