题目内容
The Western world has always been divided into two types of people—the cool and the uncool. It is a __36__ that starts in school. The cool kids are good at sports. They are __37__ with the opposite sex. They are good?looking and people want to __38__ their style. They can do their homework but they don't __39__ a big effort. That would not be cool.
The uncool kids are in the __40__ of the playground. They are very bright，but they don't have great __41__skills and they are __42__ at sports. When they are not programming computers or doing calculus(微积分) in their heads, they are reading comic books and watching shows __43__ the X Files. They are __44__ as the geeks(怪人)．
Here are the geeks. The geeks are taking over(占上风). Make friends with them now __45__ they will put virus in your computer and __46__ your math homework to ruin. Geeks might not be popular at school, yet they do pass their examinations, and they might not be too popular at university，but __47__ good degrees.
The most important __48__ of the 21st century, computers and IT, has been at least partly created by geeks. Geek heroes like Bill Gates __49__ others to follow their examples. Being a geek is a way of earning good money. And the creation of the Internet gave them a __50__ of their own to work and play in，making them a global force. __51__， the effect of the geeks __52__ popular culture has started a new trend. It is now cool to be __53__. Geek culture is becoming an important part of general popular culture, in which what you know is more important than __54__ you look like.
But there are also __55__. Geeks were often bullied (欺侮)or laughed at in school. Now a geek may be your boss. Perhaps it is time for punishment.
36．A.division B．part C．class D．habit
37．A.pleasant B．popular C．crazy D．particular
38．A.take B．act C．copy D．advance
39．A.have B．suffer C．support D．make
40．A.corner B．team C．group D．center
41．A.operating B．speaking C．social D．experimental
42．A.good B．active C．hopeless D．sharp
43．A.like B．for C．such D．as
44．A.admired B．thought C．known D．treated
45．A.and B．so C．or D．that
46．A.put B．place C．bring D．take
47．A.win B．take C．wish D．finish
48．A.industry B．progress C．discovery D．improvement
49．A.excite B．discourage C．demand D．promise
50．A.room B．world C．chance D．heaven
51．A.Somehow B．However C．Though D．Besides
52．A.in B．of C．on D．for
53．A.rich B．uncool C．attractive D．handsome
54．A.how B．that C．how much D．what
55．A.risks B．questions C．shortcomings D．chances
解析:division与前面一句话中的divided相对应，这种划分从学校就开始了。
A
解析:受到异性欢迎，因为他们很酷。
B
解析:copy的意思是“模仿”，即他们相貌好，人们想模仿他们。其他选项不符合语境。
C
解析:make a(an)…effort是固定搭配，意思是“作出……的努力”。他们做家庭作业，但不会下很大工夫。
D
解析:根据文章内容可知，另一类孩子，即那些不酷的孩子，则躲在操场的角落(他们不喜欢运动)。
A
解析:他们缺乏社交技巧，即他们不善于交流。其他选项不符合语境。
C
解析:根据文章内容可知，这类孩子不善于运动，而只是躲在操场的角落里。be hopeless at...“在……方面无能”。因此C项符合语境。
C
解析:like意思是“像”，相当于such as，即他们在看像X Files这样的表演。
A
解析:be known as“被认为是”，即他们被大家当做“怪人”。
C
解析:or表示“否则，要不然”。句意：马上和这些怪人交朋友吧，否则他们会让你的电脑中毒或者毁掉你的数学作业。
C
解析:解析见上题。bring...to...“使……处于某种状态”，即毁掉你的作业。
C
解析:take在这里表示“取得”，take good degrees即“取得好成绩”。
B
解析:根据后面的computers and IT可知，这里应该选industry，即“行业”。
A
解析:excite在这里的意思是“引起，激起”，即像比尔·盖茨这样的奇客英雄，激发人们向他们学习。其他几项显然不合语境。
A
解析:因特网为他们提供了一个属于自己的工作和娱乐的世界。
B
解析:根据上下文可知，besides符合语境，意为“此外(还有)”。
D
解析:the effect on...的意思是“对……的影响”。
C
解析:根据上下文可知，现在看来，所谓的“酷”人恰恰是那些被人们认为并不酷的怪人。因此，B项正确。
B
解析:what you look like的意思是“你看上去的样子”，即你知道的东西比你的样子更重要。
D
解析:做奇客也有一些风险，如在学校里面受人欺负和嘲笑。
A
Experience the newly opened Grand Canyon (大峡谷) West Skywalk in Colorado. Departing from Grand Canyon’s South Rim by Airplane to Grand Canyon’s West Rim, you will land and take a ground tour to the Skywalk! Walk on air for 70 feet over the edge of Grand Canyon West.
This Skywalk has been open since March 28, 2007. Daily visitorship to the Skywalk has been over 4,000 people. Please be patient to enjoy your moment on the Skywalk.
After you have experienced the one and only Grand Canyon Skywalk Glass Bridge, you will return to the Grand Canyon West Airport and take your Airplane for a flight back to the South Rim of the Canyon. This is a tour never to be forgotten as you will have walked on air over the Grand Canyon.
Tour Itinerary (行程)
| Tour Duration | 5.7 Hours | The Grand Canyon Adventure Skywalk |
| Flight from Grand Canyon South Rim to Grand Canyon West | 1 Hour | Experience a bird’s-eye view of the Grand Canyon as you make your way to Grand Canyon West. |
| Light Lunch at Guano Point at Grand Canyon West | 2 Hours | You’ll be taken by bus to Guano Point with breathtaking views of the western part of the Grand Canyon where the Calorado River makes its way into Lake Mood. Every table for lunch has a view. |
| Walk on the World Famous Skywalk | 1.5 Hours | Finally you’ll board your bus to Eagle Point, home of the Grand Canyon Skywalk. Now it is time for you to walk on air for 70 feet over the Grand Canyon. |
| Flight Back to Grand Canyon South Rim | 1.2 Hours | After time on the Skywalk, you’ll return to the Grand Canyon West Airport and return to Grand Canyon South Rim in time for dinner and sunset. |
This advertisement is for __________.
A. Grand Canyon West B. the Skywalk高到底#考￥资@源 网
C. Grand Canyon D. Grand Canyon South
The package fee does NOT cover the cost of _______.
The Grand Canyon Skywalk Bridge is made of glass because ______.
A. it looks stranger B. it is cheaper to build
C. it looks more beautiful D. it gives you a better view
According to the Tour Itinerary, the route is ______.
A. South Rim →Guano Point →West Airport →Eagle Point →West Airport →South Rim
B. South Rim →West Airport →Guano Point →Eagle Point →West Airport →South Rim
C. South Rim →West Airport →Eagle Point →Guano Point →West Airport →South Rim
D. South Rim →West Airport →Eagle Point →West Airport →Guano Point →South Rim
Perhaps the most astonishing theory to come out of kinetics，the study of body movement,was suggested by Professor Ray Birdwhistell.He believes that physical appearance Is often culturally programmed.In other words,we learn our looks;we are not born with them.
A baby generally unformed facial features.A baby,according to Birdwhistell,learns where to set the eyebrows by looking at those around family and friends．This helps explain why the people of some regions of the United States look so much lilke．New Englanders or Southerners have certain common facial characteristics that cannot be explained by genetics(遗传学)．The exact shape of the mouth is not set at birth,it is learned later．In fact，the final mouth shape is not formed until well after permanent(永久的)teeth are set．For many，this can be well into adolescence(青春期)．A husband and wife together for a long time often come to look somewhat alike．We learn our looks from those around us. This is perhaps why in a single country there are areas where people smile more than those in other areas．In the United States，for example，the South is the part of the country where the people smile most frequently．In New England they smile less，and in the western part of New York State still less．Many Southerners find cities such as New York cold and unfriendly，partly because people on Madison Avenue smile less than people on Peach Tree Street jn Atlanta，Georgia．People in densely(稠密地)populated urban areas also tend to smile and greet each other in public less than people in rural areas and small towns．
【小题1】The passage might be taken out of a book dealing with______
| A．physics | B．health | C．chemistry | D．body movement |
| A．has little to do with culture | B．is decided by our parents |
| C．can be infiuenced by culture | D．varies from place to place |
| A．the way he or she talks | B．how he or she raises his or her eyebrows |
| C．what he or she likes best | D．how much he or she laughs |
| A．in the north | B．in the country |
| C．in New York City | D．in densely populated areas |
The iPhone, the iPad, the iPod : each of Apple’s products sounds cool and has become a fad (时尚). Apple has cleverly taken advantage of the power of the letter “i” — and many other brands are following suit. The BBC’s iPlayer — which allows Web users to watch TV programs on the Internet — adopted the title in 2008. A lovely bear — popular in the US and UK — that plays music and video is called “iTeddy”. A slimmed-down version of London’s Independent newspaper came out last week under the name “i”.
In general, single-letter prefixes have been popular since the 1990s, when terms such as e-mail and e-commerce first came into use.
Most “i” products are aimed at young people and considering the major readers of Independent’s “i”, it is no surprise that they’ve selected this fashionable name.
But it’s hard to see what’s so special about the letter “i” . Why not use “a”, “b” or “c” instead? According to Tony Thorne, head of the Language Center at King’s College, London, “i” works because its meaning has become ambiguous. When Apple uses “i”, no one knows whether it means Internet, information, individual or interactive, Thorne told BBC Magazines. “Even when Apple created the iPad, it seems it didn’t have one clear definition ,” he says.
“However, thanks to Apple, the term is now associated with portability (轻便).” adds Thorne.
Clearly the letter “i” also agrees with the idea that the Western World is centered on the individual. Each person believes they have their own needs, and we love personalized products for this reason.
Along with “Google” and “Twitter”, readers of BBC Magazines voted “i” as one of the top 20 words that have come to define the last decade.
But as history shows, fads come and go. From the 1900s to 1990s, products with “2000” in their names became fashionable as the year was associated with all things advanced and modern. However, as we entered the new century, the trend inevitably（不可避免地）disappeared.
【小题1】People use iPlayer to ____________.
| A．listen to music | B．make a call | C．watch TV programs online | D．read newspapers |
| A．young readers | B．old readers | C．fashionable women | D．engineers |
| A．advanced | B．portable | C．recyclable | D．environmentally friendly |
| A．“i” products are often of high quality | B．all “i” products have something to do with Internet |
| C．the popularity of “i” products may not last long | D．iTeddy is a live bear |
