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Itakeadeepbreath,crossmyfingersandstepforward.AmIabouttotakethe

leapbeforebungee-jumping?1,I'mabouttocrosstheroadonmywaytowork.

Therehaveberenafew2inthepressoverthelastcoupleofmonths

about^Chinese-styleroadcrossingn.Thedefinitionofthis3isaalargenumber

ofpeoplejaywalking（舌L穿馬路）togetherbecausetheyfeel4inabiggroupw.

Crossingtheroadisasimpletaskbutsometimesitcanbetime-consumingand

dangerous.Itcanbe5totryandrushacrosstheroadwhile:hered6isstill

lit;it'sonlyashortdistance,what*sthe7thatcanhappen?

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ongreen,thenmostdriverswonftpayattention,9thatnoonewillbecrossing

theroad.Ifthedriverdoesnotice,it'spossiblethattheymaynothavethe

10stoppingdistancetobeabletostop11hittingtheperson.

Also,steppingoutontoaroadatthewrong12causesvehiclestoslowdown,

meaningthecarsbehindthemhavetoslowdown,creatinga13effectpossiblyeven

alongtailback（車輛長隊）.

14,itcanbedifficulttosticktotheruleswhenthereis15

pedestrian-friendlycrossingsanditseemsthatdriversdon'tfollowtherules,

either.Evenifthegreenmanisshowing,carsarestillallowedtoturnrightat

manylights,oftenturningintclargecrowdsofpeople16crossingtheroad.,Many

timesthesecarsdon,tslowdown,meaningpedestrianshavetoquicklymoveoutof

theway.Italsomeansthatpeople17crosstheroadwhentheyshouldbeallowed

to-maybethisisamotivatingfactorforso-calledjaywalkers.

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pedestriansfortakingmattersintotheirownhandsonaroadsystemthat'sdesigned

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may20astopto^Chinese-styleroadcrossing”.

【文章大意】本文主要講述“中國式過馬路”的現(xiàn)象、原因及其對交通產(chǎn)生的影響，并提出

了作者自己的看法。

1.A.YesB.NoC.WhyD.However

【解析】選B。前后照應題。否定前面的問句，引出下文。

2.A.articlesB.sentences

C.storiesD.persons

【解析】選A。前后照應題。下句提到“中國式過馬路”的現(xiàn)象，結合此處信息press,可

推知是在出版物上的“文章”。

3.A.wordB.naneC.phraseD.term

【解析】選C。詞義辨析題。phrase表示（簡潔的）說法。term指專業(yè)術語，一般指科技、

學術方面的。此句為“中國式過馬路”這種說法的定義是

4.A.greatB.happyC.safeD.strong

【解析】選C。詞義辨析題。“中國式過馬路”即“湊夠一大群人就過馬路“，因為他們感

覺這樣有安全感。

5.A.temptingB.interesting

C.excitingD.shocking

【解析】選A。詞義辨析題。tempting指“有誘惑力的”，往往用于慫恿某人干不正當?shù)氖隆?/p>

從整句可知當紅燈還亮時，大家就躍躍欲試，沖過馬路。

6.A.boyB.manC.girlD.woman

【解析】選B。背景常識題。指紅燈，顯示一個紅色人形圖。

7.A.moreB.worstC.betterD.faster

【解析】選B。邏輯推理題。theworst最壞的事，此處表示“最糟糕會發(fā)生什么事？”。

8.A.riskB.liftC.lightD.road

【解析】選A。固定搭配題。本段主題句，下文講到“中國式過馬路”的危險性，故用固定

搭配taketherisk（冒險）。

9.A.hopingB.believing

C.guessingD.assuming

【解析】選D。邏輯推理題。如果（機動車方向的）綠燈亮著，司機就會以為沒有人會橫穿馬

路。assuming指“假定，認為（但未能證明）”。

10.A.requiredB.requested

C.suggestedD.allowed

【解析】選A。詞義辨析題。車在剎車后到停止有一定的制動距離，required指“所需的，規(guī)

定的“。requested請求的；suggested建議的；allowed允許（某人擁有或某事發(fā)生）的，意

思不恰當。

11.A.beforeB.afterC.whenD.while

【解析】選A。邏輯推理題。根據(jù)句意可知，此處為“在……之前”，

12.A.directionB.timeC.placeD.speed

【解析】選B。詞義辨析題。在錯誤的時間行人穿馬路會阻礙車輛的行進。at與direction

搭配不對，place與speed意思不符合語境。

13.A.knock-upB.knock-on

C.knock-downD.knock-back

【解析】選風固定搭配題。aknock-oneffect連鎖反應。

14.A.OntheonehandB.Ontheotherhand

C.OnthecontraryD.Onthisoccasion

【解析】選B。固定搭配題。上段談到“中國式過馬路”的危害性，此段又為此種過馬路方

式辯護。ontheotherhand另一方面，用于比較不同或相對立的事實或想法。

15.A.alotofB.agreatdealof

C.alackofD.anumberof

【解析】選C。短語辨析題。pedestriancrossings人行道，-friendly方便...的。當缺

乏方便行人過馬路的人行道時，要遵守交通規(guī)則就難了。

16.A.safelyB.slowly

C.worriedlyD.legally

【解析】選及詞義辨析題。此句解釋“中國式過馬路”現(xiàn)象產(chǎn)生的一個原因是綠燈亮，行

人照理應該可以走，但車輛此時右轉，就必然開進人群。legally合法地，依照法律地。

17.A.can'tB.shouldn*t

C.won,tD.mustn,t

【解析】選A。邏輯推理題。此句進一步解釋。句意：行人在（綠燈亮時）該允許走時，卻不

能走（因為右轉彎的車子阻礙了他們），這就導致了“中國式過馬路”。

18.A.responsibilityB.possibility

C.personalityD.reality

【解析】選Ao詞義辨析題。根據(jù)上下文可知，作者認為開車并非意味著有更多特權（車與

行人都有路權），但這種特權必定有相應的，責任。responsibility;possibility可能

性；personality性格;reality現(xiàn)實。

19.A.severeB.mild

C.fairD.unjust

【解析】選C。前后照應題。take...intoone'shands意為“擅自處理”。句意：行

人因自行處理（即選擇“中國式過馬路”方式）不合理的道路系統(tǒng)而受懲罰，這似乎并不公

平。

20.A.addB.putC.setD.attach

【解析】選B。固定搭配題。固定搭配putastoptosth.意為"停止"。

閱讀下列短文，從給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

（2013?湖北，E）

AGermanstudysuggeststhatpeoplewhoweretoooptimisticabouttheirfuture

actuallyfacedgreaterriskofdisabilityordeathwithin10yearsthanthose

pessimistswhoexpectedtheirfuturetobeworse.

Thepaper,publishedthisMarchinPsychologyandAging,examinedhealthandwelfare

surveysfromroughly40,000Germansbetweenages18and9€.Thesurveyswere

conductedeveryyearfrom1993to2003.

Surveyrespondents（受訪者）wereaskedtoestimatetheirpresentandfuturelife

satisfactiononascaleof0to10,amongotherquestions.

Theresearchersfoundthatyoungadults（age18to39）routinelyoverestimatedtheir

futurelifesatisfaction,whilemiddlcagcdadults（age40to64）moreaccurately

predictedhowtheywouldfeelinthefuture.Adultsof65andolder,however,were

farmorelikelytounderestimatetheirfuturelifesatisfaction.Notonlydidthey

feelmoresatisfiedthantheythoughttheywould,theolderpessimistsseemedto

sufferalowerratio（比率）ofdisabilityanddeathforthestudyperiod.

“Weobservedthatbeingtoooptimisticinpredictingabetterfuturethanactually

observedwasassociatedwithagreaterriskofdisabilityandagreaterriskofdeath

withinthefollowingdecade,wwroteFriederR.Lang,aprofessorattheUniversity

ofErlangenNuremberg.

Langandhiscolleaguesbelievedthatpeoplewhowerepessimisticabouttheirfuture

maybemorecarefulabouttheiractionsthanpeop1ewhoexpectedarosyfuture.

“Seeingadarkfuturemayencouragepositiveevaluationsoftheactualselfand

maycontributetotakingimprovedprecautions（預防措施），“theauthorswrote.

Surprisingly,comparedwiththoseinpoorhealthorwhohadlowincomes,respondents

whoenjoyedgoodhealthorinccmewereassociatedwithexpectingagreaterdecline.

Also,theresearcherssaidthathigherincomewasrelatedtoagreaterriskof

disability.

Theauthorsofthestudynotedthattherewere1imitationstotheirconclusions.

Illness,medicaltreatmentandpersonallosscouldalsohavedrivenhealthoutcomes.

However,theresearcherssaidapatternwasclear."Wefoundthatfromearlyto

lateadulthood,individualsadapttheirexpectationsoffuturelifesatisfaction

fromoptimistic,toaccurate,topessimistic,wtheauthorsconcluded.

文章大意：本文主要講述了不同年齡段的人們對未來生活的態(tài)度，對生活的滿意度和幸福指

數(shù)。

17.Accordingtothestudy,whomadethemostaccuratepredictionoftheirfuture

lifesatisfaction?

A.Optimisticadults.

B.Middleagedadults.

C.Adultsinpoorhealth.

D.Adultsoflowerincome.

答案：D細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)whilemiddleagedadults(age40to64)moreaccurately

predictedhowtheywouldfeelinthefuture.可知B正確。

18.Pessimismmaybepositiveinsomewaybecauseitcausespeople________.

A.tofullyenjoytheirpresentlife

B.toestimatetheircontributionaccurately

C.totakemeasuresagainstpotentialrisks

D.tovaluehealthmorehighlythanwealth

答案：C細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)“Seeingadarkfuturemayencouragepositiveevaluations

oftheactualselfandmaycontributetotakingimprovedprecautions(預防措施)，”

theauthorswrote可知C正確。

19.Howdopeopleofhigherincomeseetheirfuture?

A.Theywillearnlessmoney.

B.Theywillbecomepessimistic.

C.Theywillsuffermentalillness.

D.Theywillhavelesstimetoenjoylife.

答案：A細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)Surprisingly,comparedwiththoseinpoorhealthorwho

hadlowincomes,respondentswhoenjoyedgoodhealthorincomewereassociatedwith

expectingagreaterdecline可知A正確。

20.Whatistheclearconclusionofthestudy?

A.Pessimismguaranteeschancssofsurvival.

B.Goodfinancialcondition13adstogoodhealth.

C.Medicaltreatmentdetermineshealthoutcomes.

D.Expectationsoffuturelifssatisfactiondeclinewithage.

答案：D細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)“Wefoundthatfromearlytolateadulthood,individuals

adapttheirexpectationsoffuturelifesatisfactionfromoptinistic,toaccurate,

topessimistic,"可知，他們對生活的滿意度隨著年齡的增長而變小。

閱讀理解。閱讀下列四篇短文，從每小題后所給的A,B,C或D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

MostpeopleknowthatMarieCuriewasthefirstwomantowintheNobelPrize,and

thefirstpersontowinittwice.However,fewpeopleknowthatshewasalsothe

motherofaNobelPrizewinner.

BorninSeptember,1897,IreneCuriewasthefirstoftheCuries'twodaughters.

Alongwithnineotherchildrenwhoseparentswerealsofamousscholars,Irenestudied

intheirownschool,andhermotherwasoneoftheteachers.Shefinishedherhigh

schooleducationattheCollegeofS6vign6inParis.

IreneenteredtheUniversityofParisin1914toprepareforadegreeinmathematics

andphysics.WhenWorldWarIbegan,Irenewenttohelphermother,whowasusing

X-rayfacilities（設備）tohelpsavethelivesofwoundedsoldiers.Irenecontinued

theworkbydevelopingX-rayfacilitiesinmilitaryhospitalsinFranceandBelgium.

HerserviceswererecognisedintheformofaMilitary*MedalbytheFrench

government.

In1918,Irenebecamehermother*sassistantattheCurieInstitute.InDecember

1924,FredericJoliotjoinedtheInstitute,andIrenetaughthimthetechniques

requiredforhiswork.Theysoonfellinloveandweremarriedin1926.Theirdaughter

Helenewasbornin1927andtheirsonPierrefiveyearslater.

Likehermother,Irenecombinedfamilyandcareer.Likehermother,Irenewasawarded

aNobelPrize,alongwithherhusband,in1935.Unfortunately,alsolikehermother,

shedevelopedleukemiabecauseofherworkwithradioactivity（輻射能）.Irene

Joliot-CuriediedfromleukemiaonMarch17,1956.

本文是一篇人物介紹。介紹居里夫人大女兒IreneCurie的一生。

1.WhywasIreneCurieawardedaMilitaryMedal?

A.Becauseshereceivedadegreeinmathematics,

B.Becauseshecontributedtosavingthewounded,

C.BecauseshewontheNobelPrizewithFrederic,

D.Becausesheworkedasahelpertohermother.

答案：B。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段可知，第一次世界大戰(zhàn)開始后，Irene幫助母親救

助傷員，法國政府以軍功章的形式表示對她的貢獻的認可。所以選擇B項。

2.WheredidIreneCuriemeetherhusbandFredericJoiiot?

A.AttheCurieInstitute.B.AttheUniversityofParis.

C.Atamilitaryhospital.D.AttheCollegeofS6vign6.

答案：Ao推理判斷題。文章第四段說：在1918年，Irene在居里夫人研究院成為母親的助

手，1924年12月FredericJoliot加入了該研究院，Irene教給他該項工作要求的技術，

不久他們相愛了并于1926年結婚，由此可推斷出C項正確。

3.WhenwasthesecondchildofIreneCurieandFredericJoliotborn?

A.In1932.B.In1927.

C.In1897.D.In1926.

答案：Ao細節(jié)理解題。第四段最后一句表明：他們第一個孩子于1927年出生，5年后（1932

年）第二個孩子出生，所以A項正確。

4.InwhichofthefollowingaspectswasIreneCuiredifferentfromhermother?

A.Ireneworkedwithradioactivity.B.Irenecombinedfamilyandcareer.

C.IrenewontheNobelPrizeonce.D.Irenediedfromleukemia.

答案：Co推理判斷題。縱觀全文可知，Irene在“與放射性物質打交道/把家庭與事業(yè)相結

合/死于leukemiaM這三方面勺母親相同，不同的是Irene獲得一次諾貝爾獎，母親兩次。

短文改錯

Whenwehadourclass,ourpsychologyteacherwouldtakeanyliquidmedicinefrom

atinybottle.Thistouchedthewholeclasses.Wethoughtthatheshouldaskfor

leaveandstayedathomeforarest,sohecametoeachclassontime.Therefore,

allofusstudiedpsychologyhardthanwedidanyothersubject.Intheendofthat

term,wetoldhimthathowmuchweappreciatedhim.Weweresoworryingabouther

healththatweaskedhimwhatdiseasehegotandwhatmedicinehetook.Withsatisfied

smile,hesaid,'Tmquiteallrightandit'sabottleoftea.

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byNicholasReidSchaffzin

ThePrincetonReview

98—RH116

Haveyoueverspent10minutesononepageofCrime（犯罪）andPunishment?OrhiredTheGreatGatsby

justtoavoidreadingthebook?Readingdoesn'thavetobeadiffi-culttask.Onceyoulearnafewmethodsof

reading,itcanevenbefun.

Manypeoplehavereadingdifficulties.Thal'swhythisbookiswritten.Thisbookhelpspeoplewhohavea

hardtimekeepingUDwithassignments（作業(yè)），understandingnovels,orjustreadingsomethingfreely.Reading

Smartwillhelpyouincreaseyourreadingspeedandcomprehensionwithtechniqueslikepre-reading,pen-marking,

andmuchmore.

1.Thepassageis.

A.astoryB.atext

C.areportD.anadvertisement

2.Thenameofthebookis.

A.ReadingSmart

B.ThePrincetonReview

C.TheGreatGatsby

D.CrimeandPunishment

3.Thewriterofthisbookis.

A.ThePrincetonReview

B.NicholasReidSehaffzin

C.SmartD.Gataby

4.Howmuchisthebook?

A.US$10.B.US$116.

C.USS12.D.US$98.

5.“keepingupwith'5means.

A.notfallingbehindB.doingwellin

C.workinghardatD.doingfbiwaid

答：1.D2.A3.B4.C5.D

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Kleptomaniaisanillnessofthemindthatgivesapersonthedesiretosteal.Suchapersonisnotreallyathief.

Theyaresickandcannothelpthemselves.Allsmallchildrenactnaturallyandastheygrowup,theynormally

learntocontroltheiractions.Peoplewithkleptomaniaforcertainmedicalreasonshavefafiedtodevelopcontrol

overtheirdesiretotakethingsthatdonotbelongtothem.Withmedicalhelptheymaybecomenormalciti-zens

again.Thethingsthatakleptomaniacstealsarcseldomofgreatvalue.Theyoftengiveawaywhattheyhavestolen

orcollectobjectwithoutusingthem.

1.Whatisthetopicofthetext?

A.Youngthieves.B.Anunusualillness.

C.Reasonsforstealing.

D.Anormalchild'sactions.

2.Fromthetextwelearnthatsmallchildren.

A.havelittlecontrolofthemselves

B.usuallystealthingsbutgrowuphonest

C.areusuallykleptomaniacs

D.liketogivethingsaway

3.Kleptomaniacsusuallystealthingstha.

A.arcvaluableB.areunimportant

C.theirfriendslikeD.theythemselvesneed

4.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestreplacetheword“desire“inthefirstsen-ienee?

A.chanceB.power

C.rightD.wish

答：1.B2.A3.B4.D

解析：

1.本文主要介紹一種病（盜竊癖），故選B項。2.文中可知有盜竊廨的我子不能控制自己。3.通常

偷的都不是重要的東西。4.此邃考查狡瀏詞義。desire從文中可猜出，患有盜竊癬的孩子有偷東西的欲望。

故選D項。

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InamountainousareaofBrazil,iheieisakindofbeautifulbuiierflywhichcankillmen.Ifpeoplemeeithem,

theywillcomedowningreatquantitiestobiteandkill,suck-ingbloodandfleshthroughthewoundstheycause.

InJune,1966,aboynamedMarlAndrewhowentintothemountainsinsearchofbutterflyspecimens（標本）

waskilledbythesebutterflies.Acountryboysawhimashewasjustabouttoraisehisnettocatchabutterfly.

Suddenlythousandsofbutterflieseamedownuponhim,coveringhimallover.Theboystruggledandcriedashe

triedtofreehimselffromtheirattack.Finallyhefellsenselesstotheground.Policeexaminedhisbodyandproved

thathehaddiedofbitesbybutterflies.

InNewGuinea,thereisakindofneedlefishwhichalsokillsmen.Needlefishlikeslight.Atnight,itwill

swimnearthelightsoffishingboats,thensuddenlyshootoutofwaterlikeanarrowtoitstarget,andforceits

3-inchsharpmouthintoahumanbody.Of-tenpeoplearethrustintheeye,orthroughthechestorstomach,

resultingindeath.Sometimesitwillevenattackthepeopleinafishingboatinbroaddaylight.

About10personsintheworldarekilledbysharkseveryyear,yetmorethan20arekilledbyneedlefish

everymonth.

1.Fromthepassage,weknowthat.

A.butterfliesarclivinginthemountains

B.allbutterflieslikesuckingbloodandeatingfish

C.themorebeautifulabutterflyis,themoredangerousitistomen

D.（hebutterfliesinacertainpartofBrazilcankillmen

2.MariAndrewaskilledwhenhe.

A.wenttoBrazilB.enteredthemountains

C.triedtocatchabutterflyD.raisedanet

3.Needlefishcomesout.

A.sometimesatnight

B.usuallyinthedaytime

C.onlywhenboatsappear

D.bothatnightandinthedaytime

4.Accordingtothestory,eachyearneedlefishkills.

A.twicemorethansharksdo

B.about10morepersonsthansharksdo

C.fewerpersonsthansharksdo

D.24timesmorepersonsthansharksdo

5.Thebesttidefor（hepassageis.

A.BrazilHomeofDangerousButterflies

B.NewGuinea—NoFittoLivein

C.KillerButterfliesandNeedlefish

D.DeathsCausedbyButterfliesandNeedlefish

答：1.D2.C3.D4.D5.C

解析：

1.文幸開篇第一段可知。此題屬事實理解的題。2.文中第二旦可知。3.從第三段對這種魚的描述

可知D項。4.從文章結尾一段可知D項。5.文章主要講蝴蝶和針魚，故選c項。

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WASHINGTON—ConsideringtheseriouswarningslatelyaboutInternetviruses（病毒），usersmaybe

temptedtounplugtheirmachinesjusttokeepthemsafe.Inreality,commonsenseandafewbasictipscankeep

Internetsurferssecure.

Antivirussoftwareisamuse,andiishouldbeupdatedaileastonceaweekiorecog-nizenewlyreleased

viruses.

PeoplewithbroadbandInternetconnectionsshouldalsohaveafirewall.Thesepro-tectthecomputerfrom

attacksbyhackers(黑客).

Thenitistimetothinkaboutcomputerhabits.Unlikeoldviruses,whichspreadonlythroughshared

diskettes,theInternetbringsvirusesstraightto(hecmai-box.ifemailwithallachmentcomesfromanunknown

sender,orunexpectedlyfromaknownsender,itshouldnotbeopened.

Onreceiptofanunexpectedattachmentfromafriend,expertssuggestatelephone

calltomakesureofthemail'ssourcebeforeopening.

1.Whyshouldantivirussoftwarebeupdatedatleastonceaweek?Because.

A.(henewlypublishedantivirussoftwareismoreexpensive

B.thepreviousantivirussoftwarecannotworklongerthanaweek

C.theinventorsofviruseshavesuggestedthisidea

D.computervirusesarealwaysdeveloping

2.Theunderlinedword"lircwall"inParagraphThreeisprobably.

A.akindofwalltokeepothersaway

B.akindofwalltofightagainstafire

C.asafetysystemforthecomputer

D.akindofvirusmadebyhackers

3.Computervirusescannotspreadthrough.

A.shareddiskettesB.sharedfloppies

C.emailD.telephonelines

4.Whichofthefollowingissuggestedbycomputerexperts?.

A.Donotrushtoopenanyemailattachment

B.Neveropenanyemailattachment

C.Itisalwayssafetoopenanemailattachmentfromafriend

D.Wheneveryoureceiveanyemail,youshouldmakeacalltoensureitssource

5.Whichofthefollowingisnotrightaccordingtothepassageabove?.

A.Wecandosomethingtokeepourcomputerssafe

B.Antivirussoftwaremadein1995:shardtoprotectourpresentdaycomputers

C.Weshouldunplugourcomputerstofendoffviruses

D.Anemailattachmentevencomingfromafriendmaynotalwaysbesafetobeopened

答:1.D2.C3.D4.A5.C

解析：

1.從第二段可知答案。2.從上下文猜測firewall應是一種防御系統(tǒng)。3.通過排除法，選擇D項。4.電

腦專家建議不要急于打開郵件信箱。5.從文章末尾一段可確定出C項。

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MostAmericansenjoymovingfromplacetoplaceveryoften.Insomestatesonlyonehouseinfivehas

peoplelivinginitwhohavebeenthereformorethanfiveyears.Onemaybebominonecity,andgotoschoolin

another.Hemayfinishhismiddleschooleducationintwoorthreecitiesandattendacollegefaracrossthe

country.Andwhenhehasen-tcrcdbusiness,hemaypossiblymovefromjobtojob.Movingfromjobtojob,or

io-hoDDing,isaverycommonpracticeintheUnitedStates.

Thispracticeisnotgoodbyandlarge.Yeteverychancetochangeajobofferstheworkeranopportunity(o

moveuptoahigherpositionandtogetbetterwages.Andjob-hoppingalsogivesemployers-thebosses,the

managersthe-chancetobenefitfromthenewideasandskillsihaidifferenipeoplebringioiheirfirmsorfaciories.

Then,mostA-mericanslovetraveling.Peopleoftendrivetheirautomobiles120to160kilometersjusttohave

dinnerwithafriendorevenflytoEuropeandbackjuslfbrwatchingafootballmatch.Ilisbecauseofthis-the

factthatAmericansareinconstantmotionand,inthisway,itisalsoeasyIbryoutobecomefriendswith

Americans.Andthefriendshipcanbecloseandstrongforawhile,butthendisappearsassoonastheindividuals

moveawayfromeachother.Butif(hcscpeopleshouldmeetagain,evenyearslater,theywouldbedelightedto

continuethefriendship.Sodon'tbeunhappywhenyoufailtofindlifetimefriendshipsorrelationshipsinthe

UnitedStates.

1.“Job-hopping“means.

A.movingfromplacetoplace

B.lookingfbrwork

C.hopingtogetajob

D.movingfromjobtojob

2.WhydoAmericanschangetheirjobssofrequently?Because.

A.theyhavethehabitsofmoving

B.theywantahigherpositionandbetterwages

C.job-hoppingbenefitsthebosses

D.itgivesthemagoodopportunityoftraveling

3.Itisinferredthat.

A.Americansliketomakefriendsbutdon'lspeciallyattachimportancetoit

B.it'simpossibletofindlifetimefriendshipsorrelationshipsintheUnitedStates

C.Americansignorefriendshipsandrelationshipswithothers

D.Americansmakefriendsjustforfun

4.Personally,tbaauthorjob-hopping.

A.isagainstB.thinkswellof

C.wantstostopD.doesn'tgoalongwith

答：1.D2.B3.A4.B

解析：

1.第一段or...就相當于對前文的解釋。2.美國人頻繁地變換工作一是為了更高的工資，二是為了提

升職位。3.從文中第二段可知。此題為推理判斷題，文中可知美國人并不把友情看得過重。4.就作者個

人觀點而言，作者是贊成跳槽的，因文中提到不光對既槽的人可以帶來提升或加薪的好處，而且對老板也

有益，可以反思，帶來魏念上的收獲。

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JohnSmithwaslazy.Hehadfinishedhiseducationandwashappytositinhisroomandlistento(heradio

alldaylong.Infact,hehadbeendoingnothingforalmostsixmonths,whichworriedhisfatheralot.OnedayMr

Smithdecidedthathehadtodosomething.44Jo