【正文】 The bestknown example of external( 外部的)influence causing language change is the Americanization of world culture, which has caused English words to appear in city streets all over the world. The effect is most noticeable in pop music. Foreign groups often record in English, and the words 。 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇社會文化類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，同時根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行分析推理，概括歸納，從而選出正確答案。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“The alarming distrust of the news media isn39。根據(jù)第二段中的“Sad to say, this project has turned out to be mostly lowlevel findings about factual errors and spelling and grammar mistakes,”可知，很悲傷的是，這個項目結(jié)果卻是很多膚淺的發(fā)現(xiàn)，比如事實性的錯誤，單詞拼寫和語法錯誤等，因此可知，作者對這個項目的結(jié)果很失望，覺得發(fā)現(xiàn)很膚淺，故選D。本文主要講述，為了解釋為什么大眾不信任報紙信息，專門做了一個叫新聞可信度項目，結(jié)果卻是相當(dāng)?shù)媚w淺，大眾對報刊的不信任不在于單詞拼寫錯誤，語法不對，而是新聞記者和普通讀者之間世界觀的沖突，因此本文解釋了大眾不信任報紙的原因，故選B。prejudice in matters of race and gender【答案】 （1）B（2）D（3）C（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文，為了解釋為什么大眾不信任報紙信息，專門做了一個叫新聞可信度項目，結(jié)果卻是相當(dāng)?shù)媚w淺，大眾對報刊的不信任不在于單詞拼寫錯誤，語法不對，而是新聞記者和普通讀者之間世界觀的沖突。tendency to hire annoying reportersC.educational background（4）Despite its efforts, the newspaper industry still cannot satisfy the readers owing to its ______. A.world outlookB.working attitudeD.C.B.Aims of a journalism credibility project.（2）The results of the journalism credibility project turned out to be ______. A.Causes of the public disappointment about newspapers.C. This is an explosive situation for any industry, particularly a declining one. Here is a troubled business that keeps hiring employees whose attitudes vastly annoy the customers. Then it sponsors lots of symposiums (討論會) and a credibility project devoted to wondering why customers are annoyed and fleeing in large numbers. But it never seems to get around to noticing the cultural and class prejudices that so many former buyers are plaining about. If it did, it would open up its diversity program, now focused narrowly on race and gender, and look for reporters who differ broadly by outlook, values, education, and class.（1）What is the passage mainly about? A. Reporters tend to be part of a broadly defined social and cultural elite (精英), so their work tends to reflect the traditional values of this elite. The alarming distrust of the news media isn39。 Replies show that pared with other Americans, journalists are more likely to live in upscale neighborhoods, have maids, own Mercedeses, and trade stocks, and they39。s events. In other words, there is a traditional story line in the newsroom culture that provides a backbone and a readymade narrative structure for otherwise confusing news. Sad to say, this project has turned out to be mostly lowlevel findings about factual errors and spelling and grammar mistakes, bined with lots of headscratching puzzlement about what in the world those readers really want.8．Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. 故選A。根據(jù)最后一段中的During the first year after they39。故選A?！敝Z貝爾和平獎得主的獎金如何用的決定通常會更清晰，公開。 （2）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第一段可知，諾貝爾獎獲得者在決定如何花他們的獎金時展現(xiàn)出很多的獨特性。作者還提到了諾貝爾和平獎獲得者對獎金的花費更公開，而文學(xué)家獲得者對獎金的花費更私人化。disappear from the public eyes for a period of time【答案】 （1）B（2）A（3）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了諾貝爾獎獲得者在決定如何花他們的獎金時展現(xiàn)出很多的獨特性。make more money from writingC. . A.D.C.B.Winners bee more independent on their country（2）Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined phrase clearcut in paragraph 6? A.Nobel winners have great originality in using prize moneyC.ve won they often write less, but they generally continue after a year or two, said Gunder.（1）From the passage, we learn that ______. A. For winners of the peace prize the decision is often more clearcut, as the honor tends to go to politicians, organizations and activists who are under more public supervision. Many, like US President Barack Obama in 2009 and the European Union in 2012, donate to charities. Real estate, however, is a popular option, at least among those willing to reveal what they spend the money on. Phillip Sharp, the American cowinner of the 1993 medicine prize, decided to splash out on a 100yearold Federal style house. I took that money and bought a little bit bigger house... It39。 Lars Heikensten, executive director of the Nobel Foundation, said there were no obvious shopping trends among winners. Nobel prize winners sometimes display as much uniqueness when deciding how to spend their prize money as they did on the work that won them the award in the first place. 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和推理判斷三個題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，同時根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。所以從最后一段可知，infrasound將在未來的電影中被更多地使用。 （4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。故第三段加下劃線的subtle一詞是C選項“不明顯的”。所以這段在解釋最好的電影音樂是不易被觀眾察覺的音樂。s causing it. Only when the music is taken out of the film should audiences understand its effects.可知，觀眾應(yīng)該感受到的只是一種強(qiáng)烈的情感——他們不應(yīng)該意識到是什么導(dǎo)致了這種情感。根據(jù)第三段中的All that audiences are supposed to feel is a heightened sense of emotion—they shouldn39。故選D。根據(jù)第二段中的Using this knowledge, posers use sudden changes in film music speed to create fear among audiences.可知，利用這一知識，作曲家利用電影音樂速度的突然變化在觀眾中制造恐懼。故選B。所以通過反向推理，要是有了背景音樂，恐怖電影和喜劇電影就截然不同了。根據(jù)第一段中的But try watching them without the background music and you just might decide they39。It will be used more in movies in the future.【答案】 （1）B（2）D（3）C（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，電影和音樂的關(guān)系密切，音樂對于電影影響重大，作者說明了電影制作者如何用音樂來渲染氣氛。It makes audiences relaxed.C.It can39。D.C.B.The unexpected change of the music.（3）What does the underlined word subtle in the third paragraph mean? A.The slow speed of the tangle.C.Their time and place.（2）What causes fear among audiences? A.Their actors.Their background music.Their history.s called infrasound (次聲波) to arouse fear. While we may not be able to hear it because its frequ