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1、 阅读理解 A I hated dinner parties.But I decided to give them another shot because Im in London.And my friend Mallery invited me.And because dinner parties in London are very different from those back in New York.There,Im having a dinner party means:Im booking a table for 12 at a restaurant you cant aff

2、ord and well be sharing the checque evenly,no matter what you eat.Worse,in Manhattan there is always someone who leaves before the bill arrives.Theyll throw down cash,half of what they owe,and then people like me,who dont drink,end up paying even more.But if I try to use the same trick,the hostess w

3、ill shout:Where are you going?And its not like I can say I have somewhere to go:everyone know I have nowhere to go.But in London,dinner parties are in peoples homes.Not only that，the guests are an interesting mix.The last time I went to one,the guests were from France,India.Denmark and Nigeria;it wa

4、s like a gathering at the United Nations in New York.The mix is less striking.Its like a gathering at Bloomingdales,a well-known department store.For New Yorkers,talking about other parts of the world means Brooklyn and Queens in New York.But at Mallerys,when I said that I had been to Myanmar recent

5、ly,people knew where it was.In New York people would think it was a usual new club ()1.What does the word shot in Paragraph 1 probably mean?A.Choice.B.Try C.Style.D.Goal ()2.What does the writer dislike most about dinner parties in New York?A There is a strange mix of people.B.The restaurants are ex

6、pensive.C.The bill is not fairly shared.D.People have to pay cash ()3.What does the author think of the parties in London?A.A bit unusual B.Full of tricks.C.Less costly.D More interesting.()4.What is the authors opinion of some New Yorkers from her experience?A.Easy-going.B.Self-centered.C.Generous.

7、D.Conservative.1.B.词义猜测题.从第一句的 hate,到 but 意义上的转折,说明尽管不喜欢,还是要尝 试一下,所以 try 的意思更接近 shot.2.C.细节理解题.根据第一段中 Theyll throw down cash,half of what they owe,and then people like me,who dont drink,end up paying even more.可知类似作者这样的人在纽约吃饭 吃亏,因为付钱多.3.D.推理判断题.根据第二段和其中的句子 Not only that,the guests are an interesting

8、 mix.可以推断伦敦的 party 要比纽约的有趣.4.B.推理判断题.从最后一段的 talking about other parts of the world means Brooklyn and Queens in New York.和 In New York people would think it was a usual new club 可以推断,作 者对一些纽约人的看法,是以自我为中心的.B Too much TV-watching can harm childrens ability to learn and even reduce their chances of get

9、ting a college degree,new studies suggest in the latest effort to examine the effects of television on children.One of the studies looked at nearly 400 northern California third-graders.Those with TVs in their bedrooms scored about eight points lower on math and language arts tests than children wit

10、hout bedroom TVs.A second study,looking at nearly 1000 grown-ups in New Zealand,found lower education levels among 26-year olds who had watched lots of TV during childhood.But the results dont prove that TV is the cause and dont ride out that already poorly motivated youngsters(年轻人)may watch lots of

11、 TV.Their study measured the TV habits of 26-year-olds between ages5 and 15.These with college degrees had watch an average of less than two hours of TV per week night during childhood,compared with an average of more than 2 1/2 hours for those who had no education beyond high school.In the Californ

12、ia study,children with TVs in their rooms but no computer at home scored the lowest while those with no bedroom TV but who had home computers scored the highest.While this study does not prove that bedroom TV sets caused the lower scores,it adds to accumulating findings that children shouldnt have T

13、Vs in their bedrooms.()1.According to the California study,the low-scoring group might _.A.have watched a lot of TV B.not be interested ted in math C.be unable to go to college D.have had computers in their bedrooms ()2.What is the researchers understanding of the New Zealand study results?A.Poorly

14、motivated 26-year-olds watch more TV.B.Habits of TV watching reduce learning interest.C.TV watching leads to lower education levels of the 15-year-olds.D.The connection between TV and education levels is difficult to explain ()3.What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?A.More time should be sp

15、ent on computers.B.Children should be forbidden from watching TV.C.IV sets shouldnt be allowed in childrens bedrooms.D.Further studies on high-achieving students should be done.()4.What would be the best title for this text?A.Computers or Television B.Effects of Television on Children C.Studies on T

16、V and College Education D.Television and Childrens Learning Habits 1.A.细节理解题.根据第二段中 Those with TVs in their bedrooms scored about eight points lower on math and language arts tests than children without bedroom TVs.可得出答案.2.D.细节理解题.根据第三段 But the results don prove that TV is the cause and dont ride t out that already poorly motivated youngsters(年轻人)may watch lots of TV.可以确定答案.3.C.推理判断题.注意最后一段开头的 while 是尽管的意思,所以这两段都是围绕儿 童卧室不应该放电视机的问题.4.B.主旨大意题.通读全文可知,文章主要通过两项研究分析了儿童看电视所造成的 影响.文章第一段第一句话是主题句,所以 B 项作为标题是最佳的.