12-13学年度S1第期7版测试答案与解析
D1 ADA
D2 1. Sport/Event 2. number 3. defended 4. face 5. weaker 6. compared 7. record 8. compete/participate 9. will 10. unbelievable
D3 CDBA
D4 DCDA
D5 BCD
D1：
1. A。从文章前两段可以看出，舞会通常在一个学期或一个学年等结束的时候开。
2. D。从I can move to music allow me to express myself.可判断，作者喜欢跳舞的主要原因是他觉得可以自由地表达自我。
3. A。distract意为“让人分心，把注意力引开”。
D3:
1. C。从The big Red Planet is a mystery to us but hopefully not for much longer.可知，第一段的主要目的是说火星很快就不会像原来那样神秘了，即我们很快就会了解更多关于火星的东西。
2. D。从For the next two years, it will stay and travel inside Gale Crater, collecting and studying rocks and soil.可知，好奇号的主要任务是搜集和研究土壤和岩石的。
3. B。从Curiosity gets its power (能量) from a nuclear generator (核能发电机) instead of the sun’s light… This means it can move its wheels during last week both the day and night可知，好奇号的最大特点是由核能驱动，并能日夜不停地工作。
4. A。文章第四五段主要列举了好奇号的有用的装备，工具。
D4:
1. D。从I had heard the question so many times since my arrival in China. I gave my rehearsed reply.可判断，作者听到这个问题太多次，所以早就准备好了怎么回答。
2. C。文中没有提到作者是否和这对新人成为朋友，A错误；从Suddenly they asked me to be Best Man – to a guy I didn’t know.可知，作者事先并不知情要在婚礼上当伴郎，B错误；从I passed champagne, held the microphone when I was asked, smiled politely for photos and thanked guests for coming.可知，作者虽然事先没准备很吃惊，但还是尽量表现得礼貌，C正确；虽然作者尽量表现得礼貌，但文中并未提及他很享受和客人们在一起。
3. D。从Professional networks were being formed, and I was the glue to keep them together.可判断D正确，作者在公司的主要功能就是融洽合作伙伴之间的关系。
4. A。从全文的故事和最后一段的That’s the beauty of China for a foreigner.可知A正确。
