【正文】 igh. C． The quality of the camera was not good. D． The camera would soon fall in value. 答案 D [句子釋義題。 56． The shop assistant insisted that the writer should________. A． try the camera to see if there was anything wrong with it B． pare the camera he had chosen with the others C． get more information about different panies D． trust him and stop asking questions 答案 B [細(xì)節(jié)理解題。_and second， my wonderful camera would very quickly be replaced by a new model. But something in the human soul whispers that you can beat these traps by making the right choice, the clever choice, the wise choice. In the end, I agreed to try the model I had chosen. The assistant seemed a sincere man. So I let him take out my chosen camera from the cupboard, show how it took excellent pictures of my fellow shoppers...and when he started to introduce the special features, I interrupted to ask whether I needed to buy a carry case and a memory card as well. Why do we think that new options(選擇 ) still offer us anything new? Perhaps it is because they offer an opportunity to avoid facing the fact that our real choices in this culture are far more limited than we would like to imagine. 【解題導(dǎo)語】 要買數(shù)碼相機(jī)了，作者在網(wǎng)上查找資料，了解各種牌子相機(jī)的信息與價(jià)格；然后選出了兩、三種品牌；再到商店中一一進(jìn) 行挑選，最終買下一款在網(wǎng)上看中的數(shù)碼相機(jī)。 ] 第三部分 閱讀理解 (共兩節(jié)，滿分 40 分 ) 第一節(jié) (共 15小題；每小題 2分，滿分 30分 ) 閱讀下列短文 ， 從每題所給的四個選項(xiàng) (A、 B、 C 和 D)中 ， 選出最佳選項(xiàng) 。 ] 55． B． hardly C． not D． only 答案 C [not...but...“不是 …… 而是 ……” ，是固定搭配。故選 D項(xiàng)。 generally“一般地 ”； fortunately“幸運(yùn)地 ”；suddenly“突然 ”。故用themselves。 ] 50． B． earnings C． ine D． expense 答案 A [奇怪且昂貴的訴訟又花費(fèi)了一大部分的積蓄，故選 A。故選 lesson。 control“控制 ”； change“改變 ”； mind“介意 ”。 ] 47． B． change C． remove D． mind 答案 C [他們倆都無法消除 (remove)小時候?qū)ω毟F的刻骨銘心的恐懼。 ] 45． class B． middle class C． low class D． high class 答案 D [上文所列的 membership in the local best country club, luxury cars, designer clothing，與 and后的事物為并列關(guān)系，故選 D。他們集中精力于收集他們認(rèn)為能夠代表富有的所有東西。 focus on“ 集中于 ” ，符合上下文語境。 ] 43． B． took C． focused D． relied 答案 C [四個詞里面 B、 C、 D三項(xiàng)都可與 on搭配， pay常與 for/off搭配，可排除。 ] 42． B． colorful C． quiet D． splendid 答案 D [參見上題解析。通過多年的努力，他們積累了一小筆財(cái)富，因此他們從兩居室搬到了高消費(fèi)社區(qū)的一所富麗堂皇的七居室。 ] 40． B． allocate C． achieve D． accept 答案 C [達(dá)到他們共同的目標(biāo)，用 achieve，表示 “(憑長期努力 )達(dá)到 (某目標(biāo) )”，故選 C。 ] 39． off B． dreamed of C． gave up D． got through 答案 B [根據(jù)上下文可知 Alan 和 Linda 總是夢想著過上好日子。人們從沒有真正重視過他們已經(jīng)擁有的一切。 ] 37． B． person C． hand D． way 答案 A [實(shí)現(xiàn)了某一特定目標(biāo)后，仍不滿足，并且把目標(biāo)轉(zhuǎn)向?qū)淼牧硪稽c(diǎn)上 (即設(shè)定了另外一個目標(biāo) )，而不是轉(zhuǎn)移到另一個人身上或者是另一只手上或另一條道路上。 Many people believe that they will be happy once they reach some specific goal they set for , more often than not, once they arrive “there” they will still feel__36__， and move their goal to another__37__in the future. By always going after another “there”， they are never really__38__what they already have right “here”． Alan and Linda always__39__living “the good life”. Both from poor working class families, they married young and set out to__40__their mon goal of being wealthy. They both worked very hard for years， __41__a small fortune, so they could move from their two bedroom home to a__42__seven bedroom home in the most upscale neighborhood. They__43__their energies on gathering all the things they believed representing__44__： membership in the local best country club, luxury cars, designer clothing， and__45__society friends. No matter__46__they collected, however, it never seemed to be enough. They were unable to__47__the deep fear of lack both had got in childhood. They needed to learn the__48__of abundance. Then the stock market__49__in 1987, and Alan and Linda lost a large amount of money. A strange but costly lawsuit(訴訟 ) cost another huge__50__of their savings. One thing led to another, and they found__51__in a financial lost the country club membership, the cars, and the house. It took several years and much hard work for Alan and Linda to land on their feet, and__53__they now live a simple life, they are the__54__of their lives and feel quite happy. Only now, as they assess what they have left—a solid, loving marriage, their health, a dependable ine, and good friends—do they realize that true abundance es__55__from accumulating, but rather from appreciating. 36． B． dissatisfied C． delighted D． ashamed 答案 B [根據(jù)該空后的 “move their goal to another...”可知，人們雖然實(shí)現(xiàn)了特定目標(biāo)，但仍感到不滿足 (dissatisfied)。根據(jù)句意應(yīng)選 B。 ] 34． —Mr Lee， if Jack doesn’t acknowledge________the money the students collected, what should we do? —It all, he is a child. A． to stealing B． to steal C． having stolen D． being stolen 答案 C [acknowledge having done sth“承認(rèn)做過某事 ”。 ] 33． —Why did the world famous athlete________from such an important petition? —I’m not sure, but it is said that he was dissatisfied with one of the judges. A． return B． resign C． retire D． withdraw 答案 D [withdraw“退出，撤退 ”； return“返回 ”； resign“辭職 ”； retire“退休 ”。 ] 32． We really thought that we’d be able to show that when it’s________matter of life and death，________cultural norms(標(biāo)準(zhǔn) ) all， life is of great importance. A． the； the B． a； a C． a； the D． the； a 答案 C [第一個空 a matter of life and death“一個生死攸關(guān)的問題 ”為泛指，故排除 A、 D。regardless of應(yīng)加名詞短語， in spite應(yīng)加 of， Although/though為連詞應(yīng)連接句子。 put on為 “假裝 ”， on為副詞， it 應(yīng)放在 put on之間。 ] 27． Hello Ralph， what a pleasant surprise！ I haven’t________you for ages! A． run after B． run at C． run in D． run into 答案 D [run into sb為 “偶遇某人 ”，表示 “很久沒碰到你了 ”。resist為 “抵制 ”之意。 overtake“追上，趕上 ”； overthrow“打倒，推翻 ”；overdraw“透支 ”。 ] 24． Don’t________any little point during this important task. A． overtake B． overlook C． overthrow D． overdraw 答案 B [句意：在如此重要的任務(wù)中不要忽視任何細(xì)節(jié)。 burst out與 burst into都有 “突然爆發(fā) ”之意，但 burst out后接動名詞，而 burst into后接名詞。由句意可知此處用進(jìn)行時態(tài)，固定句型 was/were doing...when...意為 “ 正在 ?? 這時 ??” 。 result from“起因于 ”； bring up“撫養(yǎng)