题目内容
9.When something becomes fashionable very quickly,we say that it's a"craze".The latest craze is sometimes a style of clothes or a hairstyle.Sometimes it is a game or a TV programme.In the 20th century a lot of crazes started in the USA and then became popular in the USA and then became popular in other parts of the world.American youth culture has spread through tourism,TV,films,magazines and music videos.
One of the biggest crazes was the hula hoop(呼啦圈).Hula hoops are not popular now,but in the1950s they were a sensation.An American company called Wham-O started to make plastic(塑料的)hoops toys,and in the USA the company sold 100million hoops in a year.
Frisbees(飞盘)were another Wham-O product(产品).Some people say that the idea
started in the factory of the Frisbee Baking Company in Connecticut.Workers there threw metal pans to each other during their breaks.Two businessmen made a plastic type of the flying pans,and sold their products to Wham-O.They became a big business.
So businesses usually help to produce a craze.Yoyos were another example.In the Philippines,where its name means"comeback",the yoyo was a popular toy in the 1920s.But it didn't become a global (世界性的) craze until an American called Donald Duncan bought the idea and sold it to the world.Around 100million people bought yoyos in 1962and 1963.
Most crazes come and go,but sometimes they survive.When the big skateboard started in California in 1965,many parents and governments said that the boards were dangerous,and they were not allowed in some areas.But the boards became popular again and they are still an important part of youth culture today.
34.What is a"craze"?D
A.A special culture in the western country.
B.Something that is liked by the young.
C.Something that first spreads in the USA.
D.Something that becomes very popular over a short period (时期) of time.
35.What does the underlined word"sensation"mean?C
A.昂贵的物品
B.值得珍藏的物品
C.轰动一时的物品
D.昙花一现的物品
36.What fact does the passage provide?C
A.All crazes in the world come and go quickly.
B.Skateboards are not allowed in most areas of America.
C.In the last century the USA introduced many new crazes.
D.Crazes have nothing to do with culture.
37.Which of the following can be chosen as the best title of the passage?A
A.Something about Crazes
B.Wham-O products
C.A successful Company
D.American Youth Culture.
分析 这篇文章主要讲了,当某件事情或某个事物短时间内迅速时尚起来,我们就说它是"风尚".最新的"风尚"有时是一种风格的衣服或发型,有时或是游戏,或是电视节目,或是玩具.也跟着时代的不同而变得流行.文章接下来列举了20世纪从美国迅速变得时尚起来的产品,如:呼啦圈、飞盘、悠悠球等.有的风尚流行几年去过去了,但是有的时尚性的东西却能延续至今,当滑板在1965年出现在加利福尼亚的时候,很多家长和政府人员说滑板太危险了,有些地区不允许滑板出现在当地,但是滑板还是流行了起来并且直到今天仍然是青少年文化的一个重要组成部分.
解答 34.D 细节理解题.根据When something becomes fashionable very quickly,we say that it's a"craze".可知crazes是指短时间内流行起来的事物.可知选D.
35.C 词义猜测题.根据原文中的Hula hoops are not popular now,but in the1950s they were a sensation."呼啦圈现在不流行了,但是二十世纪五十年代它们是轰动一时的物品"可知sensation的意思是"轰动一时的物品".可知应选C.
36.C 细节理解题.通读全文结合短文中的In the 20th century a lot of crazes started in the USA and then became popular in the USA and then became popular in other parts of the world.可知这篇文章介绍的是上世纪从美国开始变得时尚流行起来的事物.故选C.
37.A 标题归纳题.通读全文结合短文开头一句话When something becomes fashionable very quickly,we say that it's a"craze".可知这篇文章主要是讲关于"风尚/时尚"的内容.故选A.
点评 做阅读理解时,要注意培养自己快速阅读的习惯.切不可在个别难懂的词句上磨蹭,只要全篇理解了,个别难懂的词句可以根据上下文和构词法去猜测,去推断.
---Really?________,she failed her history exam.( )
| A. | Otherwise | B. | However | C. | Anyway | D. | Furthermore |
| A. | who | B. | that | C. | which | D. | whose |
When I was born,my doctor told my mother that there was something wrong with my(17)A.They were too soft to be able to walk.Although the news was bad,my mother didn't become (18)C.She didn't believe what the doctor said(19)Bstarted to look for other ways.
My mother kept looking for other doctors for me,and finally she(20)C.The doctor and his team in the hospital did (21)Dthey could to help me.They also asked my parents to teach me to do some(22)Bto help me walk.One day when my mother came to pick me(23)D.I crawled(爬) towards her.She was so surprised and happy that she couldn't believe(24)Aeyes.Crawling was not walking,but it was a good(25)D.Day by day,I could walk by myself.
When I grew up,my mother(26)Ctold me these stories.She said that if I thought of what she said whenever I met (27)D,I could do anything successfully.I have been working hard and I have turned out to be a very(28)Aperson.I get best(29)Din school and I am a good dancer and swimmer.Thanks to my mother's strong resolution(决心),I live a (30)A life now.What the story tells us,as my mother always says,is:Never give up.
| 16.A.achieved | B.failed | C.suggested | D.told |
| 17.A.legs | B.hands | C.arms | D.eyes |
| 18.A.patient | B.confident | C.frustrated(沮丧的) | D.proud |
| 19.A.or | B.and | C.if | D.because |
| 20.A.forgot | B.changed | C.succeeded | D.worked |
| 21.A.nothing | B.somewhere | C.anywhere | D.everything |
| 22.A.time | B.exercise | C.medicine | D.shopping |
| 23.A.away | B.from | C.into | D.up |
| 24.A.her | B.my | C.his | D.its |
| 25.A.advice | B.end | C.chance | D.start |
| 26.A.hardly | B.never | C.always | D.nearly |
| 27.A.dreams | B.experiments | C.jobs | D.difficulties |
| 28.A.excellent | B.dangerous | C.busy | D.special |
| 29.A.presents | B.friends | C.books | D.grades |
| 30.A.happy | B.sad | C.tired | D.boring. |
-Maybe,perhaps it's just because Chinese is his native language..( )
| A. | easy | B. | easily | C. | easier | D. | easiest |