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阅读理解 　　BALTIMORE－When 15-year-old Michael Thomas left home for school last May, he couldn’t have been prouder．On his feet, thanks to his mother’s hard work, were a pair of new Air Jordans－＄100 worth of leather, rubber and status(身份)that to today’s youth are the Mercedes-Benz of athletic footwear．The next day it was James David Martin, 17，who was walking down the street in Thomas’ new sneakers, while Thomas lay dead in a field not far from his school． 　　Martin was arrested(逮捕)for murder． 　　For the Baltimore school system, Thomas’ death was the last straw．He was the third youngster to have been killed over his clothes in five years．Dozens of others had been robbed of brand-new sneakers, fashionable jogging suits, leather jackets and jewelry． 　　This fall, the school board announced a dress code preventing leather shirts and jackets, jogging suits, gold chains and other expensive items．Joseph Smith, Board President, said, “Clothes have just gotten out of control”．Across the nation, parents, school officials, psychologists and even some children agree．They say that today’s youngsters, throughout the nation, have become clothes concerned(关心)．They worry about them, compete over them, pay no attention to school for them and sometimes even rob and kill for them． 　　In many cases, students are so concerned about what they and their classmates are wearing, they forget what they come to school for, educators said．In response, many public schools, mainly in eastern cities, have used school uniforms to cut down on competition．Educators say, in the present fashion climate, dressing students alike allows them more freedom to be normal individuals． (1) Why was Michael so proud of himself? [　　] A． He got a new car－Mercedes-Benz． B． He wore expensive clothes worth＄100． C． He was in a pair of famous brand-new shoes． D． He had a very hard-working mother． (2) Martin was arrested for ________． [　　] A． stealing expensive things in a street in Baltimore B． robbing several students of expensive clothes C． killing Michael Thomas for his expensive shoes D． murdering another two students for their clothes (3) The underlined word “climate” in the last paragraph means ________． [　　] A． weather B． popularity C． situation D． atmosphere (4) The main purpose to use school uniforms in public schools is to help students ________． [　　] A． decrease their concern for clothes B． get simple-dressed C． become more disciplined(守纪律) D． become normal persons

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．C;3．D;4．A;
解析：

(1)	本题为细节认定题。细节为第一段中的：“On his feet were a pair of new Air Jordans－＄100”，这是一种价格不菲的名鞋。答案为C。
(2)	本题为细节认定题。从第一段中所描述的事实可知，Michael Thomas的一双新鞋使他招来了杀身之祸，是Martin为了得到他的新鞋子而把他杀了。答案为C。
(3)	词义猜测题。从上下文可以推知，在现在这种衣着攀比之风盛行的情况下，最好的解决办法就是让所有的学生都穿校服，大家都穿得一个样子，就不会发生为了衣着而抢劫、杀人这样的事件了，所以climate?指的是一种氛围，答案为D。
(4)	主旨大意题。为了纠正这种衣着攀比之风，只有不让穿可以攀比的衣服，大家都穿的一样，就无法攀比了，从文章中的“They say that today’s youngsters, throughout the nation, have become clothes concerned(关心)”可知这阵风全是因这种concern所致，那么大家都穿校服是为了减少对衣着的过分concern了，所以答案为A。