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【题目】Remember to pack more winter clothes into your suitcase. The winter in Chicago _____ be extremely cold.

A. must B. will C. can D. shall

【答案】C

【解析】

试题分析：考查情态动词的使用。can是表示可能性不大，而A、must表示一定，肯定，太过绝对；B、will表示将要，是对一定会发生的事；D表示请求，要求，命令。句意：记得多装一些冬天的衣服到你的箱子里。芝加哥的冬天可能会很冷。其他三项不符合题意，因此选C

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【题目】Barack Obama, Lady Gaga and Steve Jobs—what do they have in common? They are, of course, all Americans. And according to a survey by social networking site badoo. com, they all best illustrate(举例说明) the word “cool”.

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Yale University art professor Robert Farris Thompson says that the term “cool” goes back to 15th century West African philosophy(哲学). “Cool” relates to ideas of grace(优雅) under pressure.

“In Africa, ” he writes, “coolness is a positive quality which combines calmness, silence, and life. ”

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But it was the American actor James Dean who became the symbol for “cool” in the hugely successful 1955 movie Rebel without a Cause. Dean plays a tough guy who disobeys his parents and the authorities(权威). He always gets the girl, smokes cigarettes, wears a leather jacket and beats up bullies(欺凌弱小者). In the movie, Dean showed what “cool” would mean to American young people for the next 60 years.

Today the focus of “cool” has changed to athletics (体育运动) stars. Often in movies about schools, students gain popularity on th athletics field more than in the classroom. This can be seen quite clearly in movies like Varsity Blues and John Tucker Must Die.

But many teenagers also think being smart is cool. Chess and other thinking games have been becoming more popular in schools.

“Call it the Harry Potterization of America —a time when being smart is the new cool, ” writes journalist Joe Sunnen.

【1】Barack Obama, Lady Gaga and Steve Jobs are mentioned in the first paragraph to ________.

A. introduce the topic

B. draw our attention

C. tell us what they have in common

D. tell us what is “cool”

【2】If you were considered “cool” in Africa in the 15th century, you ________.

A. thought and acted differently from the majority

B. had a calm and quiet attitude towards life

C. didn’t observe rules and authorities

D. had all kinds of “bad” manners

【3】The heroes in Varsity Blues and John Tucker Must Die are likely to be those who ________.

A. do very well in their studies

B. are very skilled at sports

C. are good at chess and other thinking games.

D. have supernatural powers like Harry Potter

【4】Which of the following is NOT true according to the article？

A. It is generally considered “cool” to be independent-minded and not to follow the crowd.

B. “Cool” was used as early as the 15th century.

C. Disobeying one’s parents and the authorities is considered “cool” among American young people nowadays.

D. Getting the first place in an exam can also be considered “cool”.

【5】What does the article mainly talk about?

A. The origin of the word “cool”.

B. The kinds of people who are “cool”.

C. The changing meaning of the word “cool”.

D. How to be a “ cool” person.

【题目】Johnson was a policeman17 years ago, but now he is walking up and down five miles of beach every day, 【1】 for things that might be ___【2】___（有用） to someone. Johnson’s a beachcomber（海滩拾荒者）.

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B. Putting a stocking on the mantel．

C. Asking for gifts from her parents．

D. Looking up “stocking” in the dictionary

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A. didn’t love their child at all

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C. didn’t know much about Christmas tradition

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A. friendship

B. parenting

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A. a teenager

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C. a middle-aged woman

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C. To show the argument between nuclear supporters and protesters.

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