1 模模块 块尾 尾 核心要点回扣核心要点回扣 重点词汇 1 v 把 联系起来 adj 有联系的 有亲属关系的 n 关系 联系 n 亲戚 亲属 2 v 认为 看待 n 问候 致意 prep 关于 3 v 结合 联合 n 结合 联合 4 n the questions usually grow out of their true interest or curiosity and their impatience to get to the heart of the matter And the same goes for you If you don t understand certain American behavior or you want to know more about them do not hesitate to ask them questions about themselves Americans are usually eager to explain all about their country or anything American in which you may be interested They explain so much in fact that you may become tired of listening It doesn t matter because Americans tend to be uncomfortable with silence during a conversation They would rather talk about the weather or the latest sports scores for instance than deal with silence On the other hand don t expect Americans to be knowledgeable about international geography or world affairs unless those subjects directly involve the United States Because the United States is geographically distant from many other 6 nations some Americans tend not to be aware of what goes on in other parts of the world 5 According to the passage Americans attitude towards friendship is A that it is unusual to have only one close friend B more informal than that in other countries C to regard all friends as only social acquaintances D to divide friends into several grades 解析 推理判断题 由第一段第二句可以推知美国人对待友谊较为随意 不太正式 答案 B 6 The words highly charged in Paragraph 2 most probably mean A extremely expensive B much cheerful C highly responsible D full of mobility and change 解析 词义猜测题 认真阅读并分析其所在句及前一句可知 该词组是 对前面一句话内容的概括 由此可见应表示 充满流动性和变化的 答案 D 7 What can we learn from the passage A Americans know a lot about international affairs B Friendships among Americans tend to be more formal C Americans always seem to be on the move D Americans like to cooperate with other people 解析 推理判断题 由第二段首句中的 people always seem to be on the go 可知答案 答案 C 8 It can be inferred from the passage that A Americans want to take part in all kinds of activities 7 B curiosity is the major characteristic of Americans C Americans do not know how to deal with silence D Americans characters are influenced by their social and geographical environments 解析 推理判断题 由文章第一段第四句可知 美国人对待友谊的态度 可能与美国人的流动性以及他们不喜欢依赖别人有关 由第二段首句可知 美国 是一个充满活力 充满流动性和变化的社会 这一切都表明美国人的性格受社会 影响 文章最后一句表明美国人的性格也受其地理位置的影响 故 D 项正确 答案 D C Michael Jackson was on the road of performing when he was five years old As is known to all the road to fame and fortune is a long hard one to travel Michael remembered those early years when he was young My father was a machine operator he explained and he worked at a steel plant factory My mother worked at Sears a big department store But they were both musicians Michael s father Joe Jackson realized that his sons had a lot of talent and he knew he could train them to become fine musicians In those days there were plenty of music groups and some of them were very good He knew if his sons were to stand out they would have to be the best Practice makes perfect And the Jackson boys practised Gradually the group took shape When the Jacksons took the first professional job their total pay was only five dollars They kept on working They played at parties They entered big contests They worked at clubs Then word of this group began to get around All of a sudden the Jackson Five became popular in the country their first album sold a million copies Michael 11 years old then was the star It just didn t seem possible that so much talent could come from such a young performer Then Michael got a chance to do some solo songs In the following years Michael was always on the top One million records of his were sold in New Zealand which has only a total population of three million When Michael was eighteen he entered another field of his career acting I plan to star in movies he told his friends but of course my first love is music 8 Michael wrote a lot of his own songs Songs came about in the strangest ways he said I ll just wake up from sleeping and there is a whole song coming into my head And then I put it down on the paper Whatever he was doing it worked Still with all his success Michael managed to keep his head calm I just do a different job from other people he said but it doesn t make me think I m better than other people To be quite honest his fans just loved to hear and watch him 9 From this story we can see that A Michael Jackson s parents enjoyed music a lot B Michael s mother worked in a factory when he was young C Michael s father spent a lot of time in drinking D Michael began to earn money when he was only four years old 解析 细节理解题 根据第二段中的 But they were both musicians 可知 本题答案为 A 答案 A 10 Before the Jacksons became well known A no one would like to hear their songs B they only played music in the streets C they could not make money D they had a lot of practice in music 解析 推理判断题 从第四段中的 Practice makes perfect And the Jackson boys practised They played at parties They entered big contests They wor