【正文】 臺(tái)賭運(yùn)極佳的機(jī)器時(shí)會(huì)對(duì)玩更有興趣，但如今沒(méi)有什么是幸運(yùn)的。投資者普遍感到吃驚。 　　違背常識(shí)的是，許多投資者對(duì)擁有太多公司股票的危險(xiǎn)視而不見(jiàn)。不可思議的是，去年大公司中29%的雇員在他們自己的股票投資中至少有3/4的402(k)。 　　年青的雇員沒(méi)有選擇，只能等到50或55歲才能賣(mài)掉公司的股票以作為配送繳款。 　　但是據(jù)休伊特公司報(bào)導(dǎo)，老雇員在能夠退出的時(shí)候卻也一直死抱著股票不放。60歲和以上的人中1/3選擇公司股票作為他們3/4的投資計(jì)劃。難道他們疏忽了?過(guò)度忠誠(chéng)?疾病?就好像朗訊、安然和施樂(lè)的事情從來(lái)未發(fā)生過(guò)一樣。 　　投資者不應(yīng)該完全信任任何一家公司的股票。當(dāng)你投資時(shí)，考慮一下如果未來(lái)的股票投資回報(bào)(好的年份和不好的年份一平均)像巴恩斯所預(yù)測(cè)的那樣糟糕，后果會(huì)如何? 　　如果你問(wèn)我，我認(rèn)為多樣股加上債券的支持可以長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)地保持穩(wěn)定。但是，我也在計(jì)算股票投資回報(bào)的減少。多么的羞恥。親愛(ài)的泡沫，我永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)忘記它，它是重大事件的終止?！　ext 3 　　What accounts for the astounding popularity of McGraw? Why have so many TV viewers and book buyers embraced this tough warrior of a psychologist who tells them to suck it up and deal with their own problems rather than plaining and blaming everyone else? Obviously, Oprah Winfrey has a lot to do with it. She made him famous with regular appearances on her show, and is coproducing the new show that’s likely to be the hottest new daytime offering this fall. But we decided to put Dr. Phil on the cover not just because he’s a phenomenon. We think his success may reflect an interesting shift in the American spirit of time. Could it be that we’re finally getting tired of the culture of victimology? 　　This is a tricky subject, because there are very sad real victims among us. Men still abuse women in alarming numbers. Racism and discrimination persist in subtle and notsosubtle forms. But these days, almost anyone can find a therapist or lawyer to assure them that their professional relationship or health problems aren’t their fault. As Marc Peyser tells us in his terrific profile of Dr. Phil, the TV suits were initially afraid audiences would be offended by his stern advice to get real! In fact, viewers thirsted for the tough talk. Privately, we all know we have to take responsibility for decisions we control. It may not be revolutionary advice (and may leave out important factors like unconscious impulses). But it’s still an important message with clear echoing as, a year later, we contemplate the personal lessons of September 11. 　　Back at the ranch (livestock farm)the one in Crawford, TexasPresident Bush continued to issue mixed signals on Iraq. He finally promised to consult allies and Congress before going to war, and signaled an attack isn’t ing right now (I’m a patient man). But so far there has been little consensusbuilding, even as the administration talks of regime change and positions troops in the gulf. Bush’s team also ridiculed the press for giving so much coverage to the Iraq issue. Defense Secretary Rumsfeld called it a frenzy, and Press Secretary Ari Fleischer dismissed it as selfinflicted silliness. But as Michael Hirsh notes in our lead story, much of the debate has been inside the Republican Party, where important voices of experience argue Bush needs to prepare domestic and world opinion and think through the global consequences before moving forward. With so much at stake, the media shouldn’t pay attention? Now who’s being silly? 　　1. Faced with diversified issues of injustice, Dr. Phil McGraw advised that people should __. 　　[A] strongly voice their condemnation of those responsible 　　[B] directly probe the root of their victimization 　　[C] carefully examine their own problems 　　[D] sincerely express their sympathy for the victims 　　2. One possible response, when the program Dr. Phil was first presented on TV, that people were afraid of was _____. 　　[A] suspicion 　　[B] satisfaction 　　[C] indifference 　　[D] indignation 　　3. The word tough(Line 7, Paragraph 2) most probably means_____. 　　[A] piercing to the truth 　　[B] using vulgar language 　　[C] mean and hostile 　　[D] difficult to understand 　　4. The author advises the public to _____. 　　[A] leave out factors such as unconscious impulses 　　[B] draw lessons of their own from September 11 　　[C] respond decisively to September 11 tragedy 　　[D] accept decisions beyond our control 　　5. With a series of questions at the end of the text, the author _____. 　　[A] feels uncertain of what his own opinion is 　　[B] differentiates two conflicting views 　　[C] criticizes the Bush Administration 　　[D] argues for the US policy on Iraq　答案 　　 　　總體分析 　　本文是一篇討論9?11事件的社會(huì)根源的文章。 　　第一段：通過(guò)分析菲爾博士的節(jié)目受歡迎的原因，指出美國(guó)人不再一味把自己看作受害者，而開(kāi)始接受找自己的問(wèn)題的觀念。 　　第二段：指出在習(xí)慣于事事都把自己看作受害者的社會(huì)文化中，菲爾博士提出的面對(duì)現(xiàn)實(shí)的一針見(jiàn)血的建議非常有意義。 　　第三段：聯(lián)系到9?11事件，指出布什政府應(yīng)該對(duì)它負(fù)責(zé)。 　　試題精解 　　，菲爾?麥格勞博士建議人們應(yīng)該_____。 　　[A]強(qiáng)烈表示對(duì)那些罪魁禍?zhǔn)椎淖l責(zé) 　　[B]直接探究他們成為受害者的根源 　　[C]仔細(xì)檢討自己的問(wèn)題 　　[D]真誠(chéng)地表達(dá)對(duì)受害者的同情 　　[精解]本題考查事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)。第一段第二句中who引導(dǎo)的定語(yǔ)從句介紹了菲爾?麥格勞博士的觀點(diǎn)。他告訴人們要忍氣吞聲，找自己的問(wèn)題而不要抱怨或責(zé)備其他人。因此[C]正確。 　　菲爾博士節(jié)目第一次出現(xiàn)在電視上，人們害怕出現(xiàn)的一種反應(yīng)可能是_____。 　　[A]猜疑　　[B]滿意　　[C]漠然　　[D]憤怒 　　[精解]本題考查推理引申。第二段第五句提到，正如馬克?佩瑟在他對(duì)菲爾博士的精彩簡(jiǎn)介中告訴我們的，電視工作組起初害怕觀眾會(huì)被他面對(duì)現(xiàn)實(shí)的強(qiáng)硬建議惹怒(beoffended)。因此[D]正確。 　　3.第二段第七行出現(xiàn)的單詞tough最可能的含義是_____。 　　[A]一針見(jiàn)血的 　　[B]使用粗俗的語(yǔ)言的 　　[C]卑鄙的、帶有敵意的 　　[D]很難理解的 　　[精解]本題考查詞義理解。tough一詞出現(xiàn)在第二段第六句，該句指出，觀眾渴望這種tough談話。其上文提到，電視工作組起初害怕觀眾會(huì)被菲爾博士面對(duì)現(xiàn)實(shí)的強(qiáng)硬(stern)建議惹怒。因此toughtalk指的就是上文sternadvice，即呼吁人們面對(duì)現(xiàn)實(shí)的建議。因此最接近的含義是[A]。 　　4.作者建議公眾_____。 　　[A]忽略像下意識(shí)的沖動(dòng)這樣的因素 　　[B]從9?11事件中吸取自己的教訓(xùn) 　　[C]對(duì)9?11慘案給予果斷的回應(yīng) 　　[D]接受不被我們控制的決定 　　[精解]本題考查推理引申。第一段提到，菲爾博士告訴人們要找自己的問(wèn)題而不要抱怨或責(zé)備其他人。第二段最后兩句提到，菲爾博士呼吁人們面對(duì)現(xiàn)實(shí)的建議不是革命性的建議，甚至沒(méi)有考慮到影響人們行為的基本因素，但它仍然是有意義的，并得到了公眾的回應(yīng)。比如，它在我們對(duì)9?11事件的反省中就很有意義。由此可推知，作者認(rèn)為對(duì)待9?11事件我們可以采用菲爾博士的建議，即面對(duì)現(xiàn)實(shí)，總結(jié)自己的經(jīng)驗(yàn)教訓(xùn)，不把責(zé)任推卸到別人身上。因此[B]正確。[A]在第二段倒數(shù)第二句的括號(hào)中出現(xiàn)，是作者認(rèn)為菲爾博士的建議中可能忽略的一些重要因素，并不是作者建議大家做的事情。[C]也無(wú)從推知。[D]項(xiàng)是根據(jù)第二段倒數(shù)第三句臆造的選項(xiàng)，也不是作者提倡的觀點(diǎn)。 　　5.作者在文章最后提出一系列的問(wèn)題是因?yàn)樗鸰____。 　　[A]不確定自己的觀點(diǎn) 　　[B]在區(qū)別兩種相沖突的觀點(diǎn) 　　[C]批評(píng)布什政府 　　[D]支持美國(guó)對(duì)伊拉克的政策 　　[精解]本題考查寫(xiě)作目的。文章最后作者提問(wèn)到，有這么多的利害關(guān)系在里面，媒體難道不應(yīng)該關(guān)注嗎?到底是誰(shuí)愚蠢呢?由上文可知，這么多的利害關(guān)系指的是對(duì)國(guó)家和世界可能帶來(lái)的不良影響，愚蠢是在回應(yīng)新聞秘書(shū)長(zhǎng)批評(píng)新聞界過(guò)多報(bào)道伊拉克問(wèn)題是自尋煩惱的愚蠢行為，顯然，作者是在諷刺布什政府一意孤行地發(fā)動(dòng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)。因此[C]正確。 　　核心詞匯或超綱詞匯 　　(1)astounding(a.)令人驚駭?shù)?　　(2)embrace(v.)擁抱。欣然接受、樂(lè)意采納(思想、建議等) 　　(3)suckitup接受糟糕的現(xiàn)實(shí)并很好地處理，逆來(lái)順受，忍氣吞聲 　　(4)phenomenon(n.)(復(fù)數(shù)形式是phenomena)現(xiàn)象。(復(fù)數(shù)形式是phenomenons)杰出的人，非凡的人(或事物) 　　(5)profile(n.)側(cè)面輪廓。外形，輪廓。概述，簡(jiǎn)介 　　(6)frenzy(n.)瘋狂，狂亂，狂暴 　　(7)inflict(v.)使遭受打擊，使吃苦頭 　　全文翻譯 　　是什么讓菲爾?麥格勞博士如此受歡迎?為什么這么多電視觀眾和讀者都喜愛(ài)這位如同鋼鐵戰(zhàn)士一般，告訴他們要忍氣吞聲，找自己的問(wèn)題而不要抱怨或責(zé)備其他人的心理學(xué)家?顯然，奧普拉?溫弗里為此作了許多工作。她讓博士在她的電視節(jié)目上頻繁亮相而出名，并聯(lián)合制作了新的節(jié)目菲爾博士秀，