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19.How would you like an easy way to earn 2,500?All you have to do is to sit around and wait for your meals.There's a catch,however.You have to stay in a chicken cage with a stranger for a whole week.There are no books or television or radio for a whole week.There are no books or television or radio for amusement.You can't leave until the week is up.And a camera will be recording your every move.
Two people actually took the job.The idea came from Rob Thompson,a video artist.He wanted to make a film about the way animals are treated.His goal was to raise people's awareness (认识) of the living conditions of animals that are raised for food.He decided to pay 5,000out of his own savings to two people who were willing to live like chickens for a week.
To Rob's surprise,quite a few people answered his advertisement.He had interviews and selected Eric,a 24-year-old restaurant worker,and Pam,a 27-year-old chemist.The plan was for them to spend seven days together in a chicken cage that was six feet long and three feet wide.A camera would record their experience,which would take place in an art museum.
The week was long and difficult.They slept on a hard wooden floor.They couldn't stand up without banging their heads.They ate mash(a kind of food for animals) and drink water from a garden pipe.Their only privacy (隐私) was a toilet surrounded by a curtain.There were no sinks,mirrors,or toothbrushes in the cage.Visitors who came here were warned,"Do not feed the humans."
Finally it was over,and Pam and Eric came out of the cage.They had survived the week,and they each had a $2,500check in their hands.When Rob Thompson opened the cage,Eric came out,changed into clean clothes,and ate a chocolate bar right away."It's great for me to be able to stand up."he said.Pam just changed her clothes and left.After a week of visitors and reporters watching her,she didn't want to talk to anyone.
57.The underlined word"catch"(in Paragraph 1)probably meansD.
A.unsolved problem  
B.surprising wonder  
C.unbelievable condition  
D.hidden difficulty
58.What made it the most difficult for the two to stay in the cage?D
A.That they had nothing for fun.
B.That they didn't have meat to eat.
C.That they couldn't lie down to sleep in the cage.
D.That they had to do almost everything in public.
59.Rob Thompson offered the job in order toC.
A.Make a film about humans and animals
B.Advertise for his experiment about animals
C.Show how terribly some animals are treated
D.Experiment on how long a human can live in a cage
60.What would be the best title for this passage?C
A.An Easy Way to Earn 2,500            
B.Do Not Treat Animals Badly
C.Living Like a Chicken
D.Getting Along Well Anyway.

分析 本文自始至终介绍Rob Thompson请人蹲鸡笼来揭示动物恶劣的生存环境一事.

解答 57.D语境词义推断题,可用语境词义推断法来解.由句中however的语境逻辑可知,该词含义与"All you have to do is to sit around and wait for your meals."含义相反,因此该词表潜在的困难.故选D.
58.D推理判断题,可用逻辑推断法来解.由原文第三段末句"A camera would record their experiences,which would take place in an art museum."和第四段"Their only privacy was a toilet surrounded by a curtain."可以推出他们的一切行动都是在别人的眼皮之下进行的,而由常识可知,这是一件令人最难以忍受的事情. 故选D.
59.C推理判断题,可用逻辑推断法来解.由原文第二段"His goal was to raise people's awareness(意识)of the living conditions of animals that are raised for food."可以推断他花钱请人蹲鸡笼的目的是向公众表明动物的生存条件多么糟糕.故选C.
60.C认真阅读分析原文可知,本文自始至终介绍Rob Thompson请人蹲鸡笼来揭示动物恶劣的生存环境一事,因此以Living Like a Chicken为题具有高度的概括性、强烈的针对性.故选C.

点评 本文是人物故事类阅读理解.做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据

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Cars will become a necessary part of many people's lives in the coming years,and it's difficult to get a permit out of campus because of the pressures on working people's time."Having a full-time job after graduation offers limited time to learn to drive.We senior students have plenty of spare time,plenty of opportunities to learn."
Xu Jian,an official at the driving school,said undergraduates were very able and serious,and could grasp in an hour what it took ordinary people four hours to learn.In this driving school,middle-aged people,young women and college students are the main customers.
To get a driver's permit,a beginner is now required to have at least 86 hours'practice before the final road test.
21.The undergraduates are learning to drive because.B
A.they like to drive cars
B.they need this skill to find a good job.
C.most of them will be able to buy cars in the future
D.they want to become full-time drivers after graduation
22.Which of the following is Xu Jian's opinion of students learning to drive?D
A.He decided it was a waste of money and time.
B.He thought they must learn it at school.
C.He thought they would spend three times more time.
D.He agreed that young people had an advantage in learning to drive.
23.Which of the following would be the best title of this passage?A
A.Students Learn to Drive    
B.Welcome to Driving School
C.It's Better to Learn to Drive at College
D.Students Pay Less to Learn to Drive Now.

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