Winning combination (P4) Go to school and play (P4) Connect the world (P6) Stay warm and be a nicer person (P6)for Senior 3 08-09学年第12期Winning combination (P4)Choose the best answer: 1. What does the passage mainly talk about? A. The stories of three famous basketball superstars. B. The importance of teamwork among teammates. C. A famous basketball team named the Boston Celtics. D. Matches between the Boston Celtics and other teams. 主旨大意题，本文主要通过三个篮球名星的所作 所为反映了比赛中团队精神和合作的重要性。 2. From the passage, we can see that _. A. most mature NBA players believe they can win the championship by themselves B. Pierce, Garnett and Allen had to give up personal glory for team success C. Allen, Pierce, together with Garnett had been the stars of the Celtics for many years D. Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett had won NBA championships before they joined hands 根据文章第三段Then, last season, they decided to sacrifice money and individual statistics to play together.可知答案。 3. What does this sentence there is no “I“ in “team“ mean in Paragraph 1? A. “I“ will be missing once “I“ am on the court. B. “I“ work so hard in a team that “I“ will forget who “I“ am. C. The members of the team are more important than the individual. D. Surrounded by other players, “I“ dont seem to exist. 句意理解题，根据全文，尤其是三位明星更多 地为队友创造机会、更多地为促进团队合作、 成功的做法，可以看出在团队中，团队的协作 远比个人的出色表现要重要得多，所以C正确 。 4. Which of the following is NOT true about Pierces recent performance? A. He became an even better shooter with others help. B. He focused much more attention on defense. C. He created more chances for teammates. D. He stood and cheered for his teammates.根据文章第四段But with the addition of Allen and Garnett he shot less and focused on defense.可得知答案。5. Which of the following didnt contribute to the success of the Boston Celtics? A. The whole team has become devoted to each and every stage of the game. B. The cooperation and teamwork among the teammates in the match. C. The influence of Garnett, Allen, Pierce and other teammates cheering. D. The increasing frequency of team players on the bench. 根据文章第二、三、四、五段及对全文的总 结可得知答案，A、B、C项均在文中提及， 只有D项不符合原文，文中并不是说队员在 赛场下等候的频率增加了。 1. The purpose of writing the article is mainly to _. A. analyze what kinds of people are most suited to major in video game designing B. introduce to us a quite new major in some American universitiesvideo game designing C. inform us that learning to design video games has become a popular trend among American students D. tell us that its important to equip oneself with the essential skill set for later life in universities 本文主要介绍了电脑游戏设计这个较新的专业，但 文中并没有说选择这一专业成为一种潮流，所以B正 确。 Go to school and play (P4) 2. Bob Kerrey believes the skills and methods of video games are important in our life because _.A. we are an information societyB. with them you can choose whatever career you wantC. youll be able to manipulate huge database systems D. its related to computer, which has become a part of life 根据第六段Bob Kerrey的解释：Games are all about managing and manipulating information.可知该专业的 技能和方法主要是关于处理信息的，而这正是由于我们所 处的特殊时代信息社会所不能忽略的。故选A。文中并没 提选任何职业都可以，所以B错。同样C选项不是必然的可 能。D选项文中没有任何体现，所以排除。 3. By saying the major “walks the line between technical and creative courses“, Michael Mateas means that _. A. the major shows the difference between the two kinds of courses B. the major follows the principles of the two kinds of training C. the major gives the best of technical and artistic training D. the major combines both technical and artistic training 本句在第四段，根据上文对此专业课程的介绍，还 有Michael Matea的后半句话offering a unique combination of technical and artistic training可以判断D正确。C太夸张了，文章并没说 最好的。 Connect the world (P6) Choose the best answer: 1. What does the word “it“ in Paragraph 3 refer to? A. The science that will help their country develop. B. The medical knowledge that can fight disease. C. The growth in telecommunication. D. Giving more people access to democratic ideas, to human rights. 细节理解题。原句为“It is starting a global village”，根据第三段第一句可知C项正确。 2. According to the passage, the UN intends for the developed countries to _. A. transfer digital information to poorer nations B. get more people connected to broadband C. give more money and technology to South Africa D. share the recent technological advances with more poorer countries 细节理解题。根据第五段中UN的做法与具体计 划可知是希望发达国家与穷一些的国家共享先进 的科技。 原句提到了传输新技术和信息，而两 者中技术是先决条件，所以排除A。 3. Information technology is not always good because _. A. there are some contradictions B. more technology means more jobs C. the freedom of information will promote local cultures D. it may lead to the increase of unemployment 因果关系题。根据第六段可知，有可能让一些人 失业，原因在于D。 4. From the last paragraph we can see that _. A. some developing countries learn from the mistakes developed countries made B. information technology helps developing countries grow faster than developed countries C. information technology is a priority of the rich