3．It is official：Jim Parsons is the new poster child for geekdom．
The actor，who recently won his first Emmy for outstanding lead actor in a comedy series for his portrayal of Sheldon Cooper on the hit television show The Big Bang Theory，is the hotness right now．
Parsons is a big hit on the Web as a trending topic on Twitter and has a devoted fan base who spread their adoration via Facebook and fan sites．
Parsons is considered by many to be a central part of the sleeper success that has been The Big Bang Theory．The sitcom about two brilliant physicists and their group of friends started out slowly building buzz when it first appeared on CBS in 2007．
Since then，the show has grown into a big success for the network，even  raking in  fans abroad with its international distribution．In May，The New York Times reported that Warner Bros．，which produces and distributes the show，had entered into"what is believed to be one of the most profitable TV deals ever"with TBS and local Fox stations．
Audiences just can't seem to get enough of the character of Sheldon Cooper，who is as socially dysfunctional as he is bright．Admirers take to Facebook fan pages to post their favorite Sheldon quotes，including："I'm not insane （crazy），my mother had me tested!"and"They were threatened by my intelligence and too stupid to know that's why they hated me．"
Fans can visit Jim Parsons Online，and there is even a site，SheldonShirts．com，dedicated to the many shirts worn by the character，complete with links to where to buy them．Mary Waring created the site because of her husband's interest in Sheldon Cooper's shirts．And with his character's nerdy character and addiction to all things"Star Trek，"Parsons is also a hit with  fan boys and fan girls．

60．The underlined phrase"raking in"meansA．
A．earning the support of
B．making fun of
C．classifying
D．comforting
61．Where are you most likely to find this passage？B
A．In a biography．
B．In a magazine．
C．In a talk-show program．
D．In a textbook．
62．What we can infer from passage？C
A．Parsons was dreaming about the success before the comedy．
B．Mary Waring was interested in Sheldon Cooper's shirts so she set up a website．
C．Before The Bing Bang Theroy，Parsons was not very popular．
D．Sheldon Cooper is a character who is interlligent as well as sociable．
63．What is the suitable title of the passage？C
A．The Big Bang Theory Catching our Eyes
B．Sheldon Cooper Adored by Vast Audience
C．Jim Parsons：Hot on Wed
D．"Star Trek"loved by boys and girls．

分析 本文主要講述了Jim Parsons因為生活大爆炸系列作品而名聲大噪的故事．

解答 60．A詞義猜測題．根據(jù)第三段第二句"The New York Times reported that Warner Bros．"可知，被認(rèn)為是有史以來最有利可圖的電視交易"，意味著贏得了支持．故選A．
61．B推理判斷題．文章主要講述了一個明星的故事，該類娛樂明星的故事一般會刊登在雜志上，故選B．
62．C細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段可知，他描繪的謝爾登•庫珀在熱門電視節(jié)目《生活大爆炸》，得到了觀眾的喜愛在這之前他并不受歡迎．故選C．
63．C 主旨概括題．細(xì)讀文章可知主要講述了Jim Parsons的故事，他的影視作品以及粉絲對他的熱愛程度，結(jié)合選項，C為正確答案．

點評 本文是文學(xué)藝術(shù)類閱讀理解．做這類題材閱讀理解時要求考生對文章通讀一遍，做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析，結(jié)合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．

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