Question

【题目】 The western world has always been divided into two types of people—the cool and the uncool.It is a _______ that starts in school.The cool kids are good at sports.They are popular with the opposite sex .They are good-looking and people want to _______their style.They can do their homework but they don’t make a big effort.That would not be cool.

The _______ kids are in the other corner of the playground.They are very bright ,but they don’t have great _______ skills ,not popular with the opposite sex and they are _________ at sports .When they are not programming computers or doing calculus(微积分),they are watching shows like the “X Files” .They are known as the geeks(古怪的人).

But the geeks are taking over. Make friends with them now or they will put virus in your computer and _______ your maths homework to ruin.Geeks might not be popular at school, yet they do pass their examinations. They _________good degrees, though they might not be too popular at university.

The most important_________of the 2lst century, computers and IT, has been at least partly created by geeks .Geek heroes like Bill Gates_______ others to follow their example .Being a geek is a way of earning good money .And the creation of the Internet gave them a__________of their own to work and play in, making them a global forca.__________,the effect of the geeks on popular culture has started a new trend.It is now cool to be __________.Geek culture is becoming an important part of general popular culture, in which you __________ is more important than what you look like.

But there are also__________.Geeks were often bullied(欺辱) or laughed at in school. Now a geek may be your __________ .Perhaps it is time for punishment.

【1】A.timeB.divisionC.groupD.part

【2】A.showB.actC.copyD.represent

【3】A.uncoolB.unimportantC.cleverD.strange

【4】A.personalB.attractiveC.experimentalD.social

【5】A.tastelessB.carelessC.hopelessD.helpless

【6】A.introduceB.bringC.preferD.add

【7】A.scoreB.lackC.takeD.save

【8】A.discoveryB.industryC.progressD.improvement

【9】A.exciteB.discourageC.demandD.promise

【10】A.worldB.challengeC.chanceD.heaven

【11】A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.StillD.Besides

【12】A.imaginativeB.uncoolC.attractiveD.cool

【13】A.rememberB.understandC.receiveD.know

【14】A.dangersB.questionsC.possibilitiesD.wonders

【15】A.secretaryB.traineeC.friendD.boss

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【5】C

【6】B

【7】C

【8】B

【9】A

【10】A

【11】D

【12】B

【13】D

【14】A

【15】D

【解析】

这篇短文中介绍了西方社会的两种人,一种是很酷的,另一种是不酷的。短文重点介绍了后一种人。他们很聪明但是社交能力不强，但是他们有可能成为奇人怪才。

【1】句意：它始于学校的分类。

考查名词及语境的理解。A. time时间；B. division分类，除法，部门；C. group小组；D. part分离。根据上文“The western world has always been divided into two types of people—the cool and the uncool.”介绍西方世界分为两类人可知此处指分类，故选B。

【2】句意：人们想模仿他们的风格。

考查动词及语境理解。A. show显示；B. act动作；C. copy复制，模仿；D. represent代表。根据.“They are good-looking”他们好看，可知人们模仿他们，故选C。

【3】句意：不酷的孩子在操场的另一个角落里。

考查形容词及语境的理解。A. uncool不酷的；B. unimportant不重要的；C. clever聪明的；D. strange奇怪的。根据上文介绍分为两类人，上面介绍了“酷的”孩子擅长运动，由此可知此处介绍“不酷”的孩子在操场角落，故选A。

【4】句意：他们很聪明但是他们没有交际技能。

考查形容词及语境的理解。A. personal个人的；B. attractive吸引人的；C. experimental实验的；D. social社会的，交际的。根据后文“not popular with the opposite sex”可知他们没有交际技能，故选D。

【5】句意： 他们很聪明，但是没有交际技能，不受异性欢迎，体育方面是没有希望的。

考查形容词及语境理解。A. tasteless无味的；B. careless粗心的；C. hopeless没有希望的；D. helpless无助的。根据上文介绍酷孩子擅长体育，不酷的孩子在操场的一角，可知此处指不酷的孩子体育方面没有希望，故选C。

【6】句意：和他们交朋友，否则他们会在你的电脑放上病毒，损害你的数学作业。

考查动词及语境的理解。 A. introduce介绍；B. bring带来；C. prefer 更喜欢；D. add加上。bring…to ruin 给……带来损害，根据上文他们在电脑放病毒，可知此处指给数学作业带来损害，故选B。

【7】句意：他们拿到好的学位，尽管他们可能在大学不太受欢迎。

A. score得分；B. lack缺乏；C. take拿走；D. save拯救。take good degree拿到学位，结合句意，故选C。

【8】句意：电脑和IT作为21世纪最重要的工业，至少一部分是由怪人创造的。

考查名词及语境的理解。 A. discovery发现；B. industry工业；C. progress进步；D. improvement提高。根据常识可知电脑和IT是工业，故选B。

【9】句意：像比尔盖茨那样的怪人英雄激励其他人以他们为榜样。

考查动词及语境理解。 A. excite激动；B. discourage泄气；C. demand要求；D. promise允诺。excite sb to do sth激励某人做某事，结合句意，故选A。

【10】句意：互联网的发明给了他们一个属于自己的工作和娱乐世界，使他们成为一个全球性的论坛。

考查名词及语境理解。A. world世界；B. challenge挑战；C. chance机会；D. heaven天堂。根据“making them a global forca”可知互联网的发明给了他们一个属于自己的工作和娱乐世界，故选A。

【11】句意：并且，怪人流行文化的努力开始了一个新的趋势。

考查连词及语境的理解。A. However然而；B. Therefore所以；C. Still仍然；D. Besides而且。根据上文可知此处是递进关系，故选D。

【12】句意：不酷现在成了酷。

考查形容词辨析及语境理解。A. imaginative虚构的；B. uncool不酷的；C. attractive吸引人的；D. cool酷的。根据上文介绍“the effect of the geeks on popular culture has started a new trend.”可知不酷现在成了酷，故选B。

【13】句意：这部分里你知道的比你看上去的更重要。

考查动词辨析及语境理解。A. remember记得；B. understand理解；C. receive收到；D. know知道。根据常识可知文化应该是了解怪人文化正在成为一般流行文化的重要的一部分，故选D。

【14】句意：但是仍然有危险。

考查名词辨析及语境理解。A. dangers危险；B. questions问题；C. possibilities可能性；D. wonders奇观。根据but可知这里是对上文的转折，结合后文介绍怪人经常被欺侮和嘲笑，可知此处指危险，故选A。

【15】句意：现在怪人可能就是你的老板。也许惩罚的时间到了。

考查名词辨析及语境理解。A. secretary秘书；B. trainee实习生；C. friend朋友；D. boss老板。根据后文“Perhaps it is time for punishment”结合选项，可知此处指老板，故选D。