1、Hillary Rodham Clinton released the first television spot of her Senate campaign this morning, a 30-second commercial that will begin airing statewide on Thursday. The spot, titled “First,” uses numerous still photos to highlight landmarks in Mrs. Clintons career, while the voiceover says she is “mo
2、re than a first lady.”There is no mention of Mrs. Clintons rival for New Yorks Senate seat, New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.Clinton campaign spokesman Howard Wolfson said the ad was “positive” and “biographical,” instead of focusing on the first ladys opponent.Mrs. Clinton has previously aired radio
3、 ads, but has generally stayed with a strategy of making extensive campaign appearances instead of using television spots, while Giuliani has already run statewide TV ads.Text of Hillary Commercial:First she became a lawyer, named one of the top hundred in America.Her first cause was children, fight
4、ing abuse and chairing the board of the Childrens Defense Fund.Her first priority was public schools, helping to establish teacher testing.More than a first lady. For 30 years, shes fought for children and families.As New Yorks senator, shell fight for better schools and heath care for children. Hil
5、lary, Put her to work for all of us.1. What does the word “air” in the first sentence mean?A. dry B. express C. breathe D. broadcast2. What does “more than first lady” in the first paragraph suggest?A. Hillary is not a first lady.B. Hillary does much more than what a first lady is expected to do.C.
6、There are more women in America who does better than Hillary does.D. Hillary is doing better than her husband.3.Which of the following statement is true regarding the Senator campaign according the passage?A. Hillary has appeared on TV shot for numerous times.B. Hillary rarely makes her public appea
7、rance.C. Giuliani has made TV advertisement for himself.D. Hillary has a bigger chance to win the campaign.4. Hillarys campaign focuses on all the flowing except_.A. childrens health careB. school education for childrenC. combating child abuseD. family planning policy5.Which of the following can bes
8、t serve as the title of this passage?A. First Ladys Senator CampaignB. Hillarys TV AdvertisementC. A Rivalry for New Yorks Senate SeatD. The Focuses of Hillary Campaign难点 1. 今早,希拉里竞选纽约州议员的电视演说拉开了序幕; Hillary Rodham Clinton :希拉里;美国现任总统克林顿夫人。 Spot:( 在无线电广播、电视中播出的短小节目; commercial:宣传2.这句话的意思是该电视节目特别播出了希拉
9、里政绩上的一些重要照片。 Highlight:突出; landmark :( 具有转折意义的重大事件3. Voiceover :旁白;话外音4. Biographical:关于一个人的材料的; 美国, 一般的竞选广告都包括竞选双方的资料, 但是在该电视广告里, 只播放了希拉里的资料, 所以克氏竞选团的发言人说, 这次广告具有 肯定意义。5. Strategy:策略6. Abuse :虐待答案 1.D考点:该题是一个词汇题解析:本题提问的是第一段中的 “air” 是什么意思。由这句话我们 可以得知,希拉里今天 早晨发表了她竞选纽约州议员的电视宣传;为时 30分钟的电视宣传将于星期二开始进行全 国
10、播放。由该句的意思我们可以猜出 “air” 的意思为 “ 播放 ” 。所以,答案为 D 。而其他三个词 A (晒干, B (表达和 C (呼吸均与原 义 不符,故不能入选。2. B考点:这是一个理解判断题。解析:本题提问的是第一段里 “more than first lady” 是什么意思。在世界各地, 第一夫 人作为国家元首的妻子, 是一国之母, 她的形象一般是一个帮助总统处理好家务, 并且进行 一些妇女活动和慈善事业, 借此来提高元首的形象。 但是, 希拉里作为第一夫人, 她所做的 超出了第一夫人的职责。 她不但在社会活动中经常露脸, 而且直接参与政事, 开始竞选起议 员来了。所以 ,选项
11、 B 应该是该题的答案。3. C考点:这是一个对原文事实的理解题。解析:本题提问的是对此次参议院竞选, 以下哪一个 说法是正确的。 文章的第四段告诉 我们,希拉里以前曾经在广播上作过宣传,但是她一直采取的战略是频频在公众场合出现, 而不是使用电视宣传;与她不同的是, Giuliani 已作过全国电视宣传。由该 段可知,选项 C 为正确答案。从文章的第一句话我们可以得知,这是希拉里第一次在电视上为自己作宣传,所以,选项 A 和 B 不符合原文;此次议员竞选,花落谁手尚未分晓,所以,选项 D 也不能 入选。4. D考点:这是一个对原文细节的分析判断题。解析:本题提问的是以下哪一下不是希拉里的竞选重
12、点。 希拉里的竞选广告在文章的最 后几段里;它的重点是学校教育;作者评论道,在过去的 30年里,希拉里一直都在为儿童 和家庭的幸福斗争。将来当了纽约的参议员,她会为孩子们的良好教育和健康保险而努力; 由此我们得知,选项 A (儿童健康保险 B (儿童的学校教育和 C (打击虐待儿童现象 都是她的竞选重点,只有选项 D (计划生育政策与原文不合,所以, D 为本题答案。 5. A考点:该题是一个主旨题,考的是文章的题目应该是哪一个。解析:本文从第一夫人希拉里 -克林顿为其入选纽约参议员拉开序幕讲起,对目前的竞 选状况作了一个大概介绍, 并且对希拉里的竞选内容作了一个介绍, 同时, 作者表达了他自
13、 己的观点;整篇文章以介绍她的竞选情况为主,所以 ,选项 A (第一夫人 竞选 参议员用以 概括全文最为全面,因此, A 为正确答案。Every human being, no matter what he is doing, gives off body heat. The usual problem is how to dispose of it. But the designers of the Johnstown campus of the University of Pittsburgh set themselves the opposite problem how to colle
14、ct body heat. They have designed a collection system which utilizes not only body heat, but the heat given off by such objects as light bubs and refrigerators as well. The system works so well that no conventional fuel is needed to make the campuss six buildings comfortable.Some parts of most modern
15、 buildings theaters and offices as well as classrooms are more than amply heated by people and lights and sometimes must be air-conditioned even in winter. The technique of saving heat and redistributing it is called “heat recovery.” A few modernbuildings recover heat, but the Universitys system is
16、the first to recover heat from some buildings and re-use it in others.Along the way, pit has learned a great deal about some of its heat producers. The harder a student studies, the more heat his body gives off. (76 Male students emit more heat than female students, and the larger a student, the mor
17、e heat he produces. It is tempting to conclude that the hottest prospect for the Johnstown campus would be a hardworking, overweight male genius. 1. Until recently, body heat has caused problems because it _.A. was difficult to collectB. came in a variety of formsC. was difficult to get rid ofD. ten
18、ded to be absorbed by physical objects2. Which of the following is true of the heating system of the Johnstown campus?A. The heat is supplied by human bodies only.B. The heat is supplied by both human bodies and other heat-emitting objects.C. The heat is supplied by both human bodies and conventiona
19、l fuel.D. The heat is supplied by human bodies, other heat-emitting objects, and conventional fuel. 3.The phrase “even in winter” (in line 8 most nearly means _.A. if the winter is especially warmB. during all of the year except the winterC. in the winter as well as in other seasonsD. during the eve
20、nings in the winter4. The phrase “heat recovery” refers to a _.A. method of concealing the source of heatB. special form of air conditioningC. supplementary hot water systemD. way of reclaiming and re-using heat5. According to the passage which of the following would produce the LEAST amount of heat
21、?A. A fat female who studies hard.B. A thin female who does not study.C. A fat male who does not study.D. A thin male who studies hard.一、文章大意和总体结构分析这篇文章, 向我们介绍了一种全新的能量利用方式, 收集人体热能用于供热。 在大力提 倡环保的当今社会,这种能源的回收再利用意义重大,这篇文章开阔了学生的视野。文章的开头作者便提出身体热能这个人人皆知的概念,虽然我们知道身体会排除热量, 但是却从未想过去利用这些热量。 第二句作者便将读者带入一个全新的视角
22、, 即如何在生活 中利用这些热量。匹兹堡大学的例子很好地证明了人体热量的利用价值。接下来, 作者比较详细地介绍了这种利用人体热量的系统, 即热量回收再利用, 并指出 已经有一些大楼正在利用这种自然、环保的资源。最后一段, 作者向我们介绍了一项有趣的研究成果, 即身体强壮、 学习刻苦的男性会排 放出更多的热量。二、试题详解1.C 答案是开头的第二句:The usual problem is how to dispose of it。 Dispose of “ 处理解 决 ” 。2.B 答案在第一段的第三句中。 他们设计了一种收集系 统, 它不但利用身体的热, 还收 集由灯泡、冰箱等散发出来的 热
23、。有了 这两种热能, 作者指出在校园中已无需任何 conventional fuel3.C 第二段中说:大多数现代化的大楼有些部分 戏院、 办公室以及教室是用人体和灯 光的热来供热的,有时候甚至在冬天的空调也是由它们来供热。 Even 意为 “ 甚至 ” 。4.D 回收再利用热能。 此题 考察学生对全文的总结能力, 以及 reclaim 和 re-use 的词义。5.B 最后一段倒数第二句说:男学生发出的热量比女生发出的热量多, 学生体重越重产 生的热量越多。 学习刻苦的比学习不刻苦的产生的热量多。 所以最瘦的女生产生的热量最少。 三、文章 长难句分析Male students emit mo
24、re heat than female students, and the larger a student, the more heat he produces. 男学生散发的热量多于女学生,并且身体体积越大,产生的热量就越多。Emit 排放、散发。 The more, the more, 为固定句式,意为 “ 越 ,越 ” 。四、核心词汇no matter无论 ;gives off散发 ;conventional fuel常规燃料 ;heat recovery 热能回收 ;a great deal 大量 ;the more, the more 越 ,越 America is in no i
25、mmediate danger of “running out of water”. People in the West have been aware that water is a precious commodity and must be conserved. In the damp East, an excess of water led to complacency until two factors created concern over our water supply. First, the periods of drought from the 1961 to 1966
26、 in the Northeast affected crop production and used up the surface and ground water supplies. Second, attention was called to rapid increases in the rates of pollution of these waters resulting from increased urban and industrial growth. As a result, there is an increasing awareness of the need for
27、conserving the quantity and quality of our nations water supplies.Water is a renewable resource, but it is not exhaustible. When used for municipal, industrial, or agricultural purposes, it is not destroyed, but generally finds its way back into our water supply. This used water now carries some was
28、te materials. These dirty waters are often dumped into large bodies of water or are disposed of on land. In the latter instance, evaporation concentrates some of the wastes on the soil surface. On the other hand, water moving through the soil will eventually carry some of the wastes down into the gr
29、ound water supplies, Eventually, all water evaporates and later returns to the earth as rain or snow in a relatively purer state.Through this never-ending cycle, there is just as much water in this country now as there ever was. The amount, however, does not increase. Our rapid population growth and
30、 our agricultural and industrial expansion have caused our water needs to soar. By withdrawing water from streams too quickly, we have in some instances upset the balance of natures built-in renewal processes for conserving water. As a result, some of our streams and lakes have become “wet deserts.”
31、 There is still plenty of water in them, but its water is so polluted that it supports almost no life at all.1.The passage is mainly about_.A. water resources of the United StatesB. the renewal processes of water in matureC. the importance of water conservationD.water pollution in America2. The word
32、 “drought” in the sentence “First, the periods of drought-ground water supplies.” Most probably means_.A. catastrophe of too much rainB. danger of running out of waterC. calamity dry weatherD. damage caused by typhoon3. Water is relatively purer in_.A. fast moving streams and riversB. underground wa
33、ter suppliesC. mountainous areasD. rain and snow4. When the author says that lakes have become “wet deserts”,._A. he is being angryB. he is being optimisticC. he is being sadD. he is being humorous5. It is implied in the passage that_A. water can be polluted by desertsB. there are many water conserv
34、ation programs in AmericaC. water keeps evaporating from the earths surfaceD. water is not polluted by waster materials难点 1.run out of用完 ,耗尽modity 商品,货物placency 自满,满足4.drought 长期干旱,旱灾5.result from是 -的结果,由于 -而发生6.inexhaustible 用不完的,无 穷尽的7.municipal 市政的,市办的8.dispose of处理,丢掉,清除9.evaporation 蒸发10.withdr
35、aw 提取,取回11.deposit 放下,放置答案 1.C考点:这是一道典型的文章主旨题。解析:文章第一段的最后一句话是文章的中心思想, 指出人们越来越意识到保护水的量 和质的必要性。第二、三段主要讨论节约用水和水污 染 的危害。第二段指出,水虽 然百一 种可再生的资源,但并不是用之不竭 ; 第三段说,人口的急剧增加,工农业的快速发展使得 用水需求高涨并造成严重的水污染。 综上所述, 我们可以看出, 文章主要讨论保护水资源的 重要性。选项 A 、 B 、 D 都是以偏概全。2.C考点:这是一道理解题。解析:题目要求猜测 “drought” 一词的含义, 我们可以通过这个词的上下文来理解它的意
36、 思。文章第一段第四句说, 1961至 1966年东北部地区的 drought 影响了农作物的生产 ,使 地表水和地下水供应枯竭。据此我们可以推断出这个词的含义是旱灾。3.D考点:这是一道细节题。解析:答案在文章第二段的最一句:“Eventually, all water evaporates and later returns to the earth as rain or snow in a relatively purer state.”(最终所有的水蒸发,然后以更加纯净的形式降 雨或降雪回到地球。 4.D考点:此题考察学生对作者态度的理解。解析:文章第三段最后一句很好地解释了 “wet
37、 desert” 的含义,即:一些河流、湖泊中有 大量的水, 但污染非常 严重, 几乎所有的生物都不能使用。 根据这个解释, 我们可以理解作 者说这番话的心情, 作者面对这样一种情况只能感到悲哀, 而不是愤怒, 因为愤怒无济于事, 更不是感到乐观或幽默。5.C考点:此题考察学生的判断能力。解析:根据文章第二段的最后一句:“Eventually, all water evaporates and later returns to the earth as rain or snow in a relatively purer state.” , 我们可以推断出水不停地从地球表面蒸发掉, 然后在高空
38、中变成水的固态形式。 选项 A 和 D 与文章内容不符。 选项 B 在文章中没有提及。In what now seems like the prehistoric times of computer history, the early postwar era, there was a quite widespread concern that computers would take over the world from man one day. Already today, less than forty years later, as computers are relieving u
39、s of more and more of the routine tasks in business and in our personal lives, we are faced with a less dramatic but also less foreseen problem. People tend to be over-trusting of computers and are reluctant to challenge their authority. Indeed, they behave as if they were hardly aware that wrong bu
40、ttons may be pushed, or that a computer may simply malfunction.Obviously, there would be no point in investing in a computer if you had to check all its answers, but people should also rely on their own internal computers and check the machine when they have the feeling that something has gone awry.
41、 Questioning and routine double checks must continue to be as much a part of good business as they were in pre-computer days. Maybe each computer should come with the following warning: for all the help this computer may provide, it should not be seen as a substitute for fundamental thinking and rea
42、soning skills.1.What is the main purpose of this passage?A. To look back to the early days of computers.B. To explain what technical problems may occur with computers.C. To discourage unnecessary investment in computers.D. To warn against a mentally lazy attitude towards computers.2.According to the
43、 passage, initial concerns about computers were that they might_ A. lead us into the post-war eraB. be quite widespreadC. take controlD. take over routine tasks3.The passage recommends those dealing with computers to_A. be reasonably skeptical abort themB. check all their answersC. substitute them f
44、or basic thinkingD. use them for business purposes only4.An “internal computer” is_A. a computer uses exclusively by one company for its own problemsB. a persons store of knowledge and the ability to process itC. the most up-to-date in-house computer a company can buyD. a computer from the post-war
45、era which is very reliable5.The passage suggests that the present-day problem with regard to computers is_A. challengingB. psychologicalC. dramaticD. malfunctioning难点 1.widespread 普遍的,广泛的2.relieve 减轻 ,解除,使得到解脱3.dramatic 引人注目的 ,突然的4.foreseen 预见的,预知的5.reluctant 不情愿的 ,不愿意的6.authority 权 威7.malfunction 发
46、生故障,发 生功能障碍8.invest 投资 ; 花钱买 ; 耗费,投入9.rely on 依赖,依靠10.go awry 出岔子,失败 ;(人 背离正道 11.substitute 代替物,代用器答案 1.D考点:这是一道典型的文章主旨题。解析：文章分析了人们过分依赖电子计算机这一问题，在结尾向人们提出了忠告：尽管 电子计算机可以提供各种帮助， 但是它不应被视为代替人们基本思维和推理的东西。 文章主 要目的是警告人们在心理上对计算机不要采取懒惰的态度。 2.C 考点：这是一道细节题。 解析：问题的答案在文章的第一句之中：“In what now seems like the prehisto
47、ric times of computer history, the early postwar era, there was a quite widespread concern that computers would take over the world from man one day.”(在 计算机 历史的前期即 战后初期，人们普遍担 心计算机可以能会代替人类统治世界选项 C 与这一句的含义完全一致，故 为正确答案。 3.A 考点：这是一道推断题。 解析： 文章第二段第二句说： “Questioning and routine double checks must continue
48、 to be as much a part of good business as they were in pre-computer days.”由此我们可以推断出，文章建 议那些与计算机打交道的人应该对它们采取合理的怀疑态度。 4.B 考点：这是一道理解题 解析：理解：“internal computer”的含 义的关键是确定“internal” 的意思。 这 个词几个基本 含义：内部的，体内的，内在的。从它所在的上下文来看，它的意思是：“体内的” 。“internal computer”是一种比 喻说法，指人的大脑，它比计算机更聪明、更复杂，具有 储存知识和运 用知识的能力。因此，选项 B 是正确答案。 5.B 考点： 这是一道推断题。 解析： 根据文章内容我 们得知， 当今电子计算机的问题既不是令人深思的也不是容易出 故障。而选项 C 与文章内容不符。它的问题 是人们在心理上过分信赖它，对它的能力毫不 怀疑。
