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新闻报导◎关键词：

game

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309◎建议时间：

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A78-year-oldlegallyblindmannicknamed“TheHammer”hasbowledaperfectgame.DaleDavisofAlta,Iowa,made12strikesinarowandreached300onSaturdaynightduringleagueplay.

“It’sagreatsport.It’ssomethingtheyoung,theoldandthehandicappedcando,”DavissaidThursday.“IguessIcountastheoldandhandicapped.”

Davishassufferedfromaseriouseyediseaseforthepasttenyears.Hecan’tseeoutofhislefteyeandhaslimitedvisioninhisrighteye.

Davis’perfectgamecameataroll-offtoconcludetheleagueseasonatafour-lanealley（保龄球场）inthesmallnorthwestIowacommunityofabout1,800people.CenturyLanesownerClemLedouxsaidDavis’gamedidn’tdrawmuchattentionuntilhereached10strikesbecausefewpeoplethoughthewouldwin.

Davis,whostands5-foot-8andweighsjust115pounds,threwwonderfully.ThefeatbroughtwildcheersfromDavis’fellowbowlersandonlookers.

“Itwentdownthereandsomebodycheered!

’Itwasjustasolidsoundinthepocket,andIknewIhadwon,”saidDavis,whoseaveragescoreis180.“Itwasquiteexciting.ForjustafewminutesthereIfeltlikeastar.”

Davis,whoearnedhisnicknameasachildfromhisblacksmithfather,movedfromCaliforniatolivewithhissisterinIowashortlyafterlosingsightinhislefteyein2001.Sheencouragedhimtostartbowlingagain.Hedidn’tgiveup,andaftertenyearsofpersistence（坚持）,hefinallysucceeded.Davisnowbowlstwiceaweek,andhisfellowbowlershelphimwithpinplacementandinmakingsurehepicksuptherightball.

1.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.IowaBlindMan,78,BowlsPerfectGame.

B.TheOldandHandicapped.

C.BriefIntroductiontoDaleDavis.

D.LeaguePlayonSaturdayNight.

2.Theunderlinedword“handicapped”inthesecondparagraphmeans“_____”.

A.thinB.disabledC.woundedD.poor

3.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_____.

A.DaleDavislosthissightwhenhewasachild

B.DaleDavis’sfatherwasalsoagreatbowler

C.DaleDaviswasveryexcitedwhenheknewhehadwon

D.DaleDavisoftenpicksupthewrongballduringthegames

4.It’sinferredfromthetextthatformostpeople,Davis’winningwasquite_____.

A.discouragingB.funnyC.unexpectedD.believable

5.WhichofthefollowingoldsayingscansumupDaleDavis’success?

A.Youarenevertoooldtolearn.

B.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.

C.Everycoinhastwosides.

D.Let’scrossthatbridgewhenwecometoit.

【篇章导读】保龄球比赛不仅年轻人可以参加，老年人，以及残疾人都可以参加。

文中报导DaleDavis老人参加保龄球比赛并获胜的消息。

【答案解析】

1.A。

文中报道DaleDavis老人保龄球比赛获胜的新闻，所以A项正确。

2.Ｂ。

词义猜测题。

根据前文提到的78岁高龄以及blind一词，可知DaleDavis是那种既年老身体又有缺陷的人。

3.C。

倒数第二段中信息Itwasquiteexciting.ForjustafewminutesthereIfeltlikeastar.可推知DaleDavis很激动。

4.C。

第四段中信息CenturyLanesownerClemLedouxsaidDavis’gamedidn’tdrawmuchattentionuntilhereached10strikesbecausefewpeoplethoughthewouldwin.可知很少人看好DaleDavis。

5.B。

最后段中信息Hedidn’tgiveup,andaftertenyearsofpersistence（坚持）,hefinallysucceeded.可知答案。

【难句分析】

CenturyLanesownerClemLedouxsaidDavis’gamedidn’tdrawmuchattentionuntilhereached10strikesbecausefewpeoplethoughthewouldwin.该句为主从复合句，句中until引导时间状语从句，because引导原因状语从名在。

句意：

ClemLedoux讲戴维斯的10个好球后，他的比赛才吸引大家的注意力,很少人认为他会赢。

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读书活动◎体裁：

研究报告◎关键词：

books

292◎建议时间：

AquarterofUSadultssaytheyreadnobooksatallinthepastyear,accordingtoanAssociatedPress-Ipsossurvey.Thetypicalpersonsaidthathe/shereadfourbooksinthelastyearand,excludingthosewhohadnotreadanybooksatall,theusualnumberofbooksreadwasseven.

Ofthosewhodidread,womenandpensioners（领养老金者）werethemosteagerreaders,andreligiousworksandpopularfictionwerethetopchoices.Thenumberofbooksreadwasninebooksforwomenandfiveformen.Thenumberalsoshowedthatthosewithcollegedegreesreadthemost,andpeopleaged50andoverreadmorethanthosewhoareyounger.

PeoplefromtheWestandMidwestaremorelikelytohavereadatleastonebookinthepastyear.Southernerswhodoreadtendtoreadmorebooks—mostlyreligiousbooksandromancenovels—thanpeoplefromotherregions.

Thosewhosaidtheyneverattendreligiousservicesreadnearlytwiceasmanybooksasthosewhoattendfrequently,buttheBibleandreligiousworkswerereadbytwothirdsofthepeopleinthesurvey,morethanalltheothercategories.Popularfiction,histories,biographiesandmysteriestookupabouthalf,whileoneinfivereadromancenovels.Politics,poetryandclassicalliteraturewerenamedbyfewerthan5%ofreaders.Morewomenthanmenreadeverymajorcategoryofbooksexceptforhistoryandbiographybooks.Mentendtoprefernon-fiction.

BooksalesintheUShavebeenflatinrecentyearsandareexpectedtostaythatway,which,expertsthink,resultsfromcompetitionfromtheInternetandothermedia,andtheunsteadyeconomy.

1.Thepassagemainlytellsus______.

A.thenumberofthebooksatypicalpersonreadrosealittle

B.thenumberofthebooksatypicalAmericanreaddropped

C.thenumberofAmericanswhoreadbooksbecamelarger

D.thenumberofAmericanswhoreadnobooksstayedthesame.

2.WhoreadthemostinAmericalastyearaccordingtothesurvey?

A.OldermenwithcollegedegreesfromtheSouth.

B.OlderwomenwithcollegedegreesfromtheSouth.

C.YoungereducatedmenfromtheMidwest.

D.YoungereducatedwomenfromtheWest.

3.Whatbookswerereadmostaccordingtothepassage?

A.Religiousworks.B.Popularfiction.

C.Poetry.D.History.

4.WhichofthefollowingreasonswhypeoplereadfewerbooksisNOTmentioned?

A.CompetitionfromtheInternet.

B.Competitionfromothermedia.

C.Theunsteadyeconomy.

D.Notimeforreading.

【篇章导读】去年有四分之一的美国人没看过书籍。

文中比较美国各社会阶层的看书的情况。

1.B。

第一段中信息Thetypicalpersonsaidthathe/shereadfourbooksinthelastyearand,…theusualnumberofbooksreadwasseven.可知B项正确。

2.B。

第二、三段中信息thosewithcollegedegreesreadthemost,andpeopleaged50andoverreadmorethanthosewhoareyounger.PeoplefromtheWestandMidwestaremorelikelytohavereadatleastonebookinthepastyear.Southernerswhodoreadtendtoreadmorebooks可知B项正确。

3.A。

第四段中信息theBibleandreligiousworkswerereadbytwothirdsofthepeopleinthesurvey,morethanalltheothercategories.可知阅读有关宗教方面书籍的人最多。

4.D。

最后段中信息BooksalesintheUShavebeenflatinrecentyearsa…resultsfromcompetitionfromtheInternetandothermedia,andtheunsteadyeconomy.得知D项正确。

BooksalesintheUShavebeenflatinrecentyearsandareexpectedtostaythatway,which,expertsthink,resultsfromcompetitionfromtheInternetandothermedia,andtheunsteadyeconomy.该句为主从复合句，句中which引导非限制性的定语从句。

近年来在美国书的销量一直不佳,预计一直会是这样。

专家们认为这是自互联网和其它的媒体竞争以及不稳定经济的结果。

Passage3

就业◎体裁：

应用文◎关键词：

work

315◎建议时间：

5分钟◎正确率：

Alotofwomenaroundtheworldquittheirjobsafterhavingchildren.Theywantandneedtobearoundtheirchildren.However,oncechildrenstartschoolandgetinvolvedintheirownactivities,mothersoftenstartgettingrestless（烦躁的）andlongtore-entertheworkforce.

Ifyoualreadyhadajobwithanorganization,considergoingbacktothemanagementtofindoutiftheywouldbeinterestedinrehiringyou.Moreoftenthannot,yourpositionwouldhavebeenfilledbysomeoneelseandtheymaynothaveanyjobsavailableforyouatthemoment.Notmanymothersrelishthethoughtofgoingbacktoanorganizationtheyhavebeenoutofforafewyears.Foronething,folkswhowerejuniortothemmaynowverywellbeseniortothem.However,ifthatdoesn’tbotheryouandyouwerehappythere,itmakessensetogivethisafirstshot.

CallcentershavebeentheSaviorofmanywomenwhowantjobs.Sincecallcentersoftenhavein-housetraining,formerexperienceisnotreallyrequired.Youare,however,requiredtospeakwellandareoftenrequiredtohavegoodEnglishspeakingskills.Butthereislimitedchanceforgrowth.Workersareexpectedtoworkvariousshifts.Soattimesyoumayberequiredtoworkthroughthenight.Thismessesup（打乱）yourbodyclock,andyourhusbandmaynotappreciatethefactthathedoesn’tgettoseeyouasmuchashelikes.

Takingupacourseinacollegemaybethesmartestdecisionifyouarethinkingofbuildingacareer.Onceyouareinacourse,youwillbesurroundedbylike-mindedstudentsandprofessorsthatcanhelpputyouontherightpath,makingiteasierforyoutoenterorre-enterthejobmarket.

1.Whatdoestheauthoraimtopointoutinthefirstparagraph?

A.Womencan’tfindjobsaftergivingbirth.

B.Mothersoftenchoosetoworkwhentheirchildrengrowolder.

C.Mothershavetoquittheirjobstolookaftertheirnewlybornbabies.

D.Mothersusuallybecomerestlesswhentheirchildrengrowolder.

2.Theunderlinedword“relish”inthesecondparagraphmeans“______”.

A.likeB.changeC.refuseD.repeat

3.Whodoyouthinkwouldbemostinterestedingoingtoworkinacallcenter?

A.Thosewhohavegoodworkskillsandexpectchancefor