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1、 Sasha 寄語研寶寶們：每一個看似正確的選項都是披著羊皮的狼，每一個看似錯誤的選項都是披著狼皮的羊，你要從羊里面找到狼，從狼里面找到羊。閱的第一章 必修內(nèi)功一、 單詞 doubtsuspectStratford-on-Avon, as we all know, has only one industry - William Shakespeare - but there are two distinctly separate and increasingly hostile branches.也許時間是一種解藥，也是我現(xiàn)在正服下的毒藥二、句子四步走：_ _ _ _U can U up：Le

2、ft, until now, to odd, low-level IT staff to put right, and seen as a concern only of data-rich industries such as banking, telecoms and air travel, information protection is now high on the bosss agenda in businesses of every variety.The shark, a hugely successful fish in evolutionary terms, with a

3、 lineage dating back more than 400 million years, is under relentless attack from humans.三、段落 議論文 說明文四、全文結(jié)構(gòu) 閱的第二章 你不知道的事 Part One 關(guān)注觀點：Of all the components of a good nights sleep, dreams seem to be least within our control. In dreams, a window opens into a world where logic is suspended and dead pe

4、ople speak. A century ago, Freud formulated his revolutionary theory that dreams were the disguised shadows of our unconscious desires and fears; by the late 1970s, neurologists had switched to thinking of them as just “mental noise” - the random byproducts of the neural-repair work that goes on dur

5、ing sleep. Now researchers suspect that dreams are part of the minds emotional thermostat, regulating moods while the brain is “off-line.” And one leading authority says that these intensely powerful mental events can be not only harnessed but actually brought under conscious control, to help us sle

6、ep and feel better, “Its your dream,” says Rosalind Cartwright, chair of psychology at Chicagos Medical Center. “If you dont like it, change it.”Part Two關(guān)注因果：第一類：導致類第二類：源自類第三類：體現(xiàn)類第四類：條件詞Boom：The way consumers now approach the process of making purchase of making purchase dec

7、isions means that marketings impact stems from a broad range of  factors beyond conventional paid media.選項：Many  factors  including conventional paid media contribute to the marketings influence. (Yes or No )Boom：America's capacity utilization, f

8、or example, hit historically high levels earlier this year, and its jobless rate (5.6% in August) has fallen below most estimates of the natural rate of unemployment - the rate below which inflation has taken off in the past.Which one is true?A. An extremely low jobless rate will lead to inflation.

9、B. A high unemployment rate will result from inflationPart Three 關(guān)注句間關(guān)系：Boom：In spite of “endless talk of difference,” American society is an amazing machine for homogenizing people. Question：The word “homogenizing” most probably means _.A identifying B associating C assimilating D monopolizing Boom

10、： The townsfolk dont see it this way and local council does not contribute directly to the subsidy of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Stratford cries poor traditionally. Nevertheless every hotel in town seems to be adding a new wing or cocktail lounge. Hilton is building its own hotel there, which yo

11、u may be sure will be decorated with Hamlet Hamburger Bars, the Lear Lounge, the Banquo Banqueting Room, and so forth, and will be very expensive.Question：By saying “Stratford cries poor traditionally”, the author implies that_. A Stratford cannot afford the expansion projects B Stratford has long b

12、een in financial difficulties C the town is not really short of money D the townsfolk used to be poorly paid Part Four 關(guān)注比較： 比較對象比較的三要素 比較內(nèi)容 比較結(jié)果Boom: From the beginning of our history, says Hofstadter, our democratic and populist urges have driven us to reject anything that smells of elitism. Pract

13、icality, common sense, and native intelligence have been considered more noble qualities than anything you could learn from a book. Question：We can learn from the text that Americans have a history of _. A undervaluing intellect B favoring intellectualism Part Five關(guān)注肯定否定：Boom: From the middle-class

14、family perspective, much of this, understandably, looks far less like an opportunity to exercise more financial responsibility, and a good deal more like a frightening acceleration of the wholesale shift of financial risk onto their already overburdened shoulders.選項：Much of this is a blessing for th

15、e middle-class family. (Yes or No)Boom: This success, coupled with later research showing that memory itself is not genetically determined, led Ericsson to conclude that the act of memorizin

16、g is more of a cognitive exercise than an intuitive one. 選項：According to Ericsson, good memory results from intuitive rather than cognitive exercises. (Yes or No)Part Six關(guān)注態(tài)度：Boom: Former Co

17、lorado governor Richard Lamm has been quoted as saying that the old and infirm “have a duty to die and get out of the way”, so that younger, healthier people can realize their potential. I would not go that far. Energetic people now routinely work through their 60s and beyond, and remain dazzlingly

18、productive.Question：The authors attitude toward Richard Lamms remark is one of_A strong disapproval B reserved consent C slight contempt D enthusiastic supportPart Seven關(guān)注評價：But on the general effectiveness of the social cure, Rosenberg is less persuasive. Join the Club is filled with too much irrel

19、evant detail and not enough exploration of the social and biological factors that make peer pressure so powerful. The most glaring flaw of the social cure as its presented here is that it doesnt work very well for very long.Question： In the authors view, Rosenbergs book fails to _A adequately probe

20、social and biological factors B effectively evade the flaws of the social cure C illustrate the functions of state funding Dproduce a long-lasting social effect Gilberts own interest in new music has been widely noted: Alex Ross, a classical-music critic, has described him as a man who is capable of

21、 turning the Philharmonic into “a markedly different, more vibrant organization.”閱的第三章 題場如戰(zhàn)場 People are absorbed into “a culture of consumption” launched by the 19th-century department stores offering vast arrays of goods in an elegant atmosphere.選項：According to the author, the department stores of

22、the 19th century owed its emergence to the culture of consumption. ( Yes or No )The rise of anti-happy art almost exactly tracks the emergence of mass media, and with it, a commercial culture in which happiness is not just an ideal but an ideology.選項：The commercial culture emerges in the wake of the

23、 anti-happy art. (Yes or No)The point is that the players who score most are the ones who take the most shots at the goal  and so it goes with innovation in any

24、 field of activity. The prime difference between innovators and others is one of approach. Everybody gets ideas, but innovators work consciously on theirs, and they follo

25、w them through until they prove practicable or otherwise. What ordinary people see as fanciful abstractions, professional innovators see as solid possibilities.According to the aut

26、hor, what distinguishes innovators from non-innovators?  A The variety of ideas they have.    B The intelligence they possess.   C The way they deal with p

27、roblems.     D The way they present their findings. Reporters tend to be part of a broadly defined social and cultural elite, so their work tends to reflect the conventional values of this elite. The astonishing distrust of the news media isn't r

28、ooted in inaccuracy or poor reportorial skills but in the daily clash of world views between reporters and their readers. The basic problem of journalists as pointed out by the writer lies in their_.A working attitude B conventional lifestyleC world outlook D educational backgroundWhile in America t

29、he trend(downshifting) started as a reaction to the economic decline after the mass redundancies caused by downsizing in the late '80s and is still linked to the politics of thrift, in Britain, at least among the middle class downshifters of my acquaintance, we have different reasons for seeking

30、 to simplify our lives.According to the passage, downshifting emerged in the US as a result of _. A the quick pace of modern life B man's adventurous spirit C man's search for mythical experiences D the economic situationSad to say, this project has turned 

31、out to be mostly low-level findings about factual errors and spelling and grammar mistakes, combined with lots of head-scratching puzzlement about what in the world those readers really 

32、;want. The results of the journalism credibility project turned out to be _.A. quite trustworthy B. somewhat contradictoryC. very illuminating D. rather superficialThe results have been deeply troubling. The problem is not just that companies are ever more frequently treated as criminals. It is that

33、 the crimes they are accused of are often obscure and the reasoning behind their punishments opaque, and that it is far from obvious that justice is being done and the public interest is being served. It is true that many of the alleged wrong doings take place as part of complex set of activities, e

34、specially in the financial markets, which can make them hard to understand.What is the authors attitude towards accusation on companies?(A) sympathy (B)objective (C) skeptical (D) oppositeThere are some good arguments for a technical education given 

35、the fight kind of student. Many European schools introduce the concept of professional training early on in order to make sure children are properly equipped for the prof

36、essions they want to join. It is, however, presumptuous to insist that there will only be so many jobs for so many scientists, so many businessmen, so many acco

37、untants. Besides, this is unlikely to produce the needed number of every kind of professional in a country as large as ours and where the economy is spread over so many states and involves so many&#