【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ch bines calmness， silence， and life.” The modern idea of “cool” developed largely in the US in the period after World War Ⅱ .“Post173。war ?cool? was in part an expression of war weariness...it went against the strict social rules of the time， ” write sociologists Dick Pountain and David Robins in Cool Rules：Anatomy of an Attitude. But it was the American actor James Dean who became the symbol for “cool” in the hugely successful 1955 movie Rebel Without a plays a tough guy who disobeys his parents and the 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 in movies about schools， students gain popularity on the athletics field more than in the can be seen quite clearly in movies like Varsity Blues and John Tucker Must Die. But many teenagers also think being smart is and other thinking games have been being more popular in schools. “Call it the Harry Potterization of America—a time when being smart is the new cool， ” writes journalist Joe Sunnen. 31． 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 mon D． tell us what is “cool” 解析： 推理判斷題。此類問題要著眼于全文的結(jié)構(gòu)，不可片面理解。本文主要是介紹 “cool”這個詞匯在意思上的發(fā)展變化，首段提到這幾個人主要是起引入話題的作用。 答案： A 32． 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． didn39。t observe rules and authorities D． had all kinds of “bad” manners 解析： 細節(jié)理解題。由文章第三段最后一句話及第四段中關(guān)鍵詞“calmness， silence and life”等可知答案為 B。 答案： B 33． 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 解析： 細節(jié)理解題。由文章倒數(shù)第三段可看出。 答案： B 34． Which of the following is NOT true according to the article? A． It is generally considered “cool” to be independent173。minded and not to follow the crowd. B． “Cool” was used as early as the 15th century. C． Disobeying one39。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”． 解析： 推理判斷題。由第二段可知 A正確；由第三段可知 B 正確；由倒數(shù)第四段可知 C正確；由倒數(shù)第三段可知 D不正確。 答案： D 35． 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. 解析： 主旨大意題。通覽全文可知，本文主要介紹了 “cool”這個詞匯在意思上的發(fā)展變化，從它的起源到后來在不同年代所代表的含義。 答案： C The United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official day on which fathers are honoured by their the third Sunday in June ，fathers all across the United States are given presents， treated to dinner or otherwise made to feel special. However， the idea for creating a day for children to honour their fathers began in Spokane， woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd thought of the idea for Father39。s Day while listening to a Mother39。s Day sermon in been raised by her father， Henry Jackson Smart， after her mother died， Sonora wanted her father to know how special he was to her. It was her father that made all the parental sacrifices and was， in the eyes of his daughter， a selfless and loving 39。s father was born in June， so she chose to hold the first Father39。s Day celebration in Spokane， Washington on the 19th of June,1910. In 1924， President Calvin Coolidge declared the third Sunday in June as Father39。s are the Father39。s Day flowers： red to be worn for a living father and white if the father has died. When children can39。t visit their fathers or take them out to dinner， they send a greeting ， fathers prefer greeting cards that are not too greeting cards are too special so fathers laugh when they open give heartfelt thanks for being there whenever the child needs Dad. 36 ． The United States is special in Father39。s Day because________. A． many people celebrate the day B． only America celebrates the day C． America makes it an official day D． all men are honoured in America 解析： 細節(jié)理解題。從文章的第一段第一句 “The United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official day on which fathers are honoured by their children”可知。 答案： C 37 ． At first ， Father39。s Day was fixed on June 19th because________. A． Sonora honoured her father on her father39。s birthday B． Sonora39。s birthday was June 19th C． it was decided by the President at that time D． her mother died on June 19th 解析： 細節(jié)理解題。從文章的第三段第二句可知，為了表達對父親的愛， Sonora選擇父親的生日這一天為第一個父親節(jié)的日期。 答案： A 38． How many years has passed before Father39。s Day became an official day since the Father39。s Day was celebrated? A． 4 B． 10 C． 14 D． 24 解析： 推理判斷題。第三段告訴我們， Sonora在 1910年第一次慶祝父親節(jié)；第四段告訴我們， 1924年 Calvin Coolidge 總統(tǒng)宣布父親節(jié)為法定節(jié)日，歷時 14年。 答案： C 39． According to the passage， on Father39。s Day， ________. A． people will wear the same flowers to honour their fathers B． only daughters wear red flowers to honour their fathers C． children must go home to honour their fathers D． fathers are often honoured in different ways 解析： 細節(jié)理解題。從文章的最后兩段可知，父親節(jié)的慶祝方式 多種多樣。 答案： D 40． According to the passage， we can infer that Henry Jackson Smart ________. A． was very kind to anyone B． did a lot for his daughter C． was the first father honoured in 1924 D． always helped others by giving money 解析： 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章的第二、三段可知，她的父親無私、仁慈，她母親死后，是她父親把她養(yǎng)大的，因此可以推知她的父親一定為她做了很多。 答案： B