8．OK，I admit it：emoticons（表情符號）are popular．Some people even think they are fun．Many seem unable to get through an e-mail or Instant Message chat sentence without using one．Some feel that they add feeling and character to otherwise cold digital communications．
Some people，such as a Hollywood scriptwriter John Blumenthal，however，blastthe use of emoticons as"infantile（幼稚）just like the people who use them"．He believes that words themselves should be enough．"If you're funny，happy or sad，that should be apparent from the comment that goes before the emoticons，"he argues．
In the eyes of Blumenthal，the use of emoticons is a gender issue．"Men don't use emoticons very much．Maybe not at all，"he said，"Teenage girls and women seem to use them a lot．Maybe there's an emoticon gene．"
It's an interesting opinion，but it is not shared by all．
In an interview with The New York Times，Dacher Keltner，professor of psychology at the University of California，said that emoticons are popular because our brains are programmed"to seek out representations of humanity"．He believes that they are popular not because they are shortcuts for the lazy，but because they bring in something beyond language．They satisfy our needs to be with and communicate with people．
All of these arguments may be somehow right．Each one of us will choose to communicate in our own way．I tried to use one once and felt like I was stealing into a primary school class that I had no place being in．I'd rather let my words do the talking．
Friends，however，send me messages and e-mails full of emoticons．I have no problem with this．I don't regard any of my friends as lazy or immature．It's just a question of individuality．
59．What does the underlined word"blast"in the second paragraph mean？B
A．clarify      B．criticize      C．support        D．a(chǎn)pprove 
60．Which of the following views would John Blumenthal agree with？A
A．It's enough to use language in digital communication．
B．Instant Message chatters are childish．
C．Men never use emoticons．
D．There must be an emoticon gene in everybody．
61．From the text，we can conclude that the authorB．
A．feels he has no difficulty using emoticons
B．thinks emoticons don't suit him
C．encourages his friends to use emoticons
D．believes that emoticons are suitable for everyone
62．What is the main point of the article？B
A．Advice on language used over the Internet．
B．Arguments over the use of emoticons．
C．The history of the use of emoticons．
D．Reasons for the popularity of emoticons．

分析 這是一篇關(guān)于使用"表情符號"的議論文．文章通過好萊塢編劇約翰•布盧門撒爾不贊成使用表情符號和加州大學(xué)的心理學(xué)教授達(dá)徹爾•凱爾特納贊成使用表情符號這樣不同的觀點(diǎn)來論述是否使用表情符號是人們的個性問題．

解答 59．答案：B  考查事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)．根據(jù)第一段"infantile just like the people who use them"表示"像使用它們的人一樣幼稚"是批評的語氣，所以選B．
60．答案：A  考查事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)．根據(jù)第一段"He believes that words themselves should be enough．"可知答案是A．
61．答案：B  考查事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)．根據(jù)第六段"I tried to use one once and felt like I was stealing into a primary school class that I had no place being in．I'd rather let my words do the talking．"可知作者并不適應(yīng)用表情符號，所以答案是B．
62．答案：B  考查文章主旨．根據(jù)全文可以了解雖然作者舉例辯論了"人們是否會使用表情符號是他們自己的個性問題"，所以選B．

點(diǎn)評 做閱讀時經(jīng)常犯錯的主要原因是，僅憑讀過文章后殘留在腦海中的一絲印象來勾選答案，這樣便很容易掉入出題人故意設(shè)布下的題目陷阱．所謂閱讀理解，對于題目的理解一定要忠實(shí)于原文，因此，每一道題都應(yīng)該與原文作全面的對比與核查，再得出答案．也就是說，閱讀理解的每一道題目，在原文都應(yīng)該有明確的出處，我們把這一出處叫做原文相關(guān)句，（1）排除與原文相關(guān)句主題不一致的選項(xiàng)（2）排除與原文相關(guān)句態(tài)度相反的選項(xiàng)  （3）排除用于過于極端或負(fù)面的選項(xiàng)（4）注意結(jié)合文章主旨和主題去排除．

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17．In the U．S．Mother's Day is a holiday celebrated on second Sunday in May．It is a day when children honor their mothers with cards，gifts and flowers．First  observance in Philadelphia in 1907，it is based on suggestions by Julia Ward Howe in 1872and by Anna Jarvis in 1907．
Although it wasn't celebrated in the U．S．until 1907，there were days honoring mothers even in the days of ancient Greece．In those days，however，it was Rhea，the Mother of the gods that was given honor．Later，in the 1600's，in England there was an annual celebration called"Mothering Sunday．"It was celebrated during June，on the fourth Sunday，the servants，who generally lived with their employers，were encouraged to return home and honor their mothers．It was traditional for them to bring a special cake along to celebrate the occasion．
In the U．S．，in 1907Ana Jarvis，from Philadelphia，began a campaign to establish a national Mother's Day．Jarvis persuaded her mother's church in Grafton，West Virginia to celebrate Mother's Day on the second anniversary of her mother's death，the 2ed Sunday of May．The next day Mother's Day was also celebrated in Philadelphia，Jarvis and others began a letter-writing campaign to ministers，businessmen，and politicians asking to establish a national Mother's Day．They were successful．President Woodrow Wilson，in 1914，made the official announcement recognizing Mother's Day as a national celebration that was to be held each year on the 2nd Sunday of May．
Many other countries of the world celebrate their own Mother's Day at different times throughout the year．Denmark，F(xiàn)inland，Italy，Turkey，Australia，and Belgium celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May，as in the U．S．

56．Mother's Day in the U．S．was first celebratedB．
A．in 1872   B．in 1907   C．in the 1600's   D．in 1914
57．The underlined word"observance"in the first paragraph probably means
"A"．
A．celebration   B．principle   C．holiday   D．campaign
58．According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE？C
A．All the mothers were given honor in the days of ancient Greece．
B．Only the servants'mothers were given honor on Mothering Sunday in England．
C．President Woodrow Wilson announced Mother's Day as a national celebration．
D．Ana Javis's mother probably died on the 2nd Sunday of May in 1907．
59．What could be the best title for this passage？A
A．Mother's Day of the U．S            B．Mother's Day of the world
C．Ana Jarvis and Mother's Day         D．Styles of Mother's Day．

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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解

18．America is a mobile society．Friendships between Americans can be close and real，yet disappear soon if situations change．Neither side feels hurt by this．Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two，perhaps a few letters for a while-then no more．If the same two people meet again by chance，even years later，they pick up the friendship．This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand，because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings，extending sometimes deeply into both families．
ericans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes，share their holidays，and their home life．They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality （好客） easily．Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives，they don't show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time．This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time．Sometimes，we，as hosts，will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend．We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends．The Americans，however，express their welcome usually at homes，but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine．They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus．And they expect that we will phone them from there．Once we arrive at their homes，the welcome will be full，warm and real．We will find ourselves treated hospitably．
  For the Americans，it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants，except for purely business matters．So accept their hospitality at home．
61．In which part of a newspaper can this article be found？A
A．Culture．B．News．C．Story．D．Travel．
62．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage？D
A．Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families．
B．Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives．
C．Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy．
D．Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break．
63．The underlined words"flower"（in Line 5）probably meansB．
A．weaken         B．develop             C．stretch              D．disappear
64．From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend，we will probably beA．
A．treated hospitably at his home                
B．offered a ride to his home
C．warmly welcomed at the airport                
D．treated to dinner in a restaurant
65．The writer mainly talks aboutCin the text．
A．friendships between Chinese                   
B．Americans'hospitality
C．different views of friendship                 
D．friendships between Americans．

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