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SectionIV社會文化篇Passage32Formostpeople,theword“fashion”means“clothes”.Butpeoplemayaskthequestion,“Whatclothesareinfashion?”Andtheyusetheadjective(形容詞)“fashionable”inthesameway:“Shewaswearingafashionablecolor.”Butofcoursetherearefashionsinmanythings,notonlyinclothes.Therearefashionsinholidays,inrestaurants,infilmsandbooks.Thereareevenfashionsinschoolsubjects,jobs…andinlanguages.Fashionschangeastimegoes.Ifyoulookatpicturesofpeopleorthingsfromthepast,youwillseethatfashionshavealwayschanged.AnEnglishhouseof1750wasdifferentfromhisgrandsonin1860.Todayfashionschangeveryquickly.Someofthisisnatural(自然的).Wehearaboutthingsmuchmorequicklythaninthepast.Newspapers,radios,telephonesandtelevisionsendinformationfromonecountrytoanotherinafewhours.Newfashionsmeanthatpeoplewillbuynewthings,soyouseethereismoneyinfashion.1.Fromthispassageweknowthat“fashion”means_________.A.clothesB.manythingsC.mostofthepopularthingsD.everything2.Whichofthefollowingthingsisfashionabletoday?A.SurfingontheInternetB.HavingafamilydinneronNewYear’sDayC.LearningtosingsongsontheradioD.Doingmorningexercisesatschool.3.Todayfashionschangeveryquicklybecause_______.A.PeoplereadnewspaperseverydayB.radiossendinformationfromonecountrytoanotherC.newthingsthatpeoplelikeareoftenshownonTVD.peoplequicklylearnwhatishappeningintheworld4.“Thereismoneyinfashion.”means________.A.clothesareexpensiveB.moneycomesfromfashionC.peoplelikenewthingsD.therearenofashionswithoutmoneyPassage33FirstFrenchman:Ionceheardsomeoneshout,"Lookout,"Iputmyheadoutofawindowandabasin(盆)ofwaterfellonme.Itseemsthat"Lookout"maymean"don‘tlookout."SecondFrenchman:OnceIwasonashipandheardthecaptain(船長)shout,"Allhandsondeck,"Iputmyhandsonthedeckandsomeonewalkedonthem.ThirdFrenchman:IoncevisitedanEnglishfriendearlyinthemorningandthemaidwhocametothedoorandsaid,"He’snotupyet.Comebackinhalfanhour,"WhenIwentagainforhim,shesaid,"He‘snotdownyet.""Ifhe’snotupandhe’snotdown,whereishe?"Iasked.Shesaid,"He’sstillinbed.WhenIsay‘He’snotup’Imean‘hehasnotyetgotup’.WhenIsay‘He’snotdown’Imean‘hehasnotyetcomedownstairs,’"1."Lookout"heremeans“_______”.A.putyourheadoutofthewindowandlookB.TakecareC.I’mgoingtopourthewaterD.Helpme2."Allhandsondeck"means“_______”.A.Allthesailorsgather(集合)ondeckB.GiveyourhandstomeC.PutyourrighthandandlefthandondeckD.Shakeyourhandswithmeithsomewordstoshowyouhowtheyarepronounced.Justhavealookthispagewhenyou’renotsurehowtosayaword.Themostimportantreasonforusingadictionaryistofindoutthemeaningofaword—itsDEFINITION.Inthisdictionary,thedefinitionshavebeenwrittenusingonly2000words.Thismeansthatthedefinitionsofeventhemostdifficultwordsaresimplyexplained(簡單解釋)andeasytounderstand.Whenawordhasmorethanonemeaning,readallthemeaningsuntilyoufindtheonethatcorrectlytellstheuseofthewordyouarelookingfor.Mostofthewordsinthisdictionarycanbeusedbypeopleinallpartsoftheworld.1.Thisdictionarycannothelpyouwith_____.A.singingB.grammarC.spellingD.pronunciation2.____ofthewordsinthedictionaryhavetwospellings.A.AllB.OneC.FewD.Some3.TheAmEspellingoftheChineseword“顏色”inthisdictionaryis______.A.colourB.collarC.colorD.corner4.Thephoneticalphabethelpsyoueachwordcorrectly.A.understandB.writeC.sayD.know5.TheChinesemeaningof“definition”hereis______.A.詞性B.詞條C.詞義D.詞庫6.Howmanywordsarethereinthisdictionary?_________.A.TwothousandB.OnethousandC.OnehundredD.Wedon’tknow7.Thedictionaryexplains______.A.someofthedifficultwordsB.allthewordsinasimplewayC.alltheeasywordsD.thewordsoftwomeaningsPassage36TheWinterOlympicsisalsocalledtheWhiteOlympics.Atthistime,manycolorfulstampsarepublished(發(fā)行)tomark(標(biāo)志)thegreatGames.ThefirststampsmarkingtheopeningcameoutonJanuary25,1932intheUnitedStatesforthe3rdWhiteOlympics.Fromthenon,publishingstampsduringtheWhiteOlympicsbecamearule(規(guī)定).Duringthe4thWinterOlympicGamesagroupofstampswerepublishedinGermanyinNovember1936.ThefiveringsofOlympicsweredrawnonthefrontofthesportswear.ItwasthefirsttimethattheringsappearedonthestampsoftheWhiteOlympics.Inthe1950’s,thestampsofthiskindbecamemorecolorful.WhentheWhiteOlympicscame,thehostcountries(東道主)aswellasthenon-hostcountriespublishedstampstomarkthoseGames.ChinaalsopublishedfourstampsinFebruary1980,whentheChinesesportsmenbegantotakepartintheWhiteOlympics.JapanistheonlyAsiancountrythathaseverheldtheWhiteOlympics.Altogether14,500millionstampsweresoldtocollectmoneyforthissportsmeeting.Differentkindsofsportsweredrawnonthesesmallstamps.Peoplecanenjoythebeautyofthewonderfulmovementsofsomesportsmen.1.TheWhiteOlympicsandtheWinterOlympics_______.A.arethesamethingB.aredifferentgamesC.arenotheldinwinterD.areheldinsummer2.TheworldmadeitaruletopublishstampstomarkthegreatworldGames______.A.aftertheyear1936B.afterthe3rdWinterOlympicsC.beforethe3rdWhiteOlympicsD.beforetheyear19323.TheWinterOlympicsisheldonce________.A.everytwoyearsB.everythreeyearsC.everyfouryearsD.everyfiveyears4.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.OnlythehostcountriescanpublishstampstomarkthoseGames.B.Onlythenon-hostcountriescanpublishstampstomarkthoseGames.C.AllthecountriescanpublishstampstomarkthoseGames.D.Japancan’tpublishstampstomarkthoseGames.5.WhatmayappearonthestampsoftheWhiteOlympics?A.Basketball.B.Tabletennis.C.Football.D.Skating.Passage37In1998,WorldCupFootballMatchheldinFrancetookupanewrule.Insteadoftheusualblackandwhiteball,acolorfulballwasusedinthegame.Thenewballwasmadeupof32piecesofthreecolors:red,blueandwhite.Interestinglyenough,theFrenchnationalflaghappenedtobeinthreecolors,too.Besides,32teamstookpartinthecomingWorldCup.Butearlyfootballwasmadeupofeightpiecesofleather.Astimewentby,morepiecesofleatherwereused,from12piecesto18to26andthento32now.Aboutthreemillionsuchnewfootballsweremade.Andthensomeplayerswereplayingthenewballintheirtraining.Themakershavewarnedthegoalkeeperthatthenewballfliesinadirectlineatafastspeed.Aftertryingtheballforsometime,afootballersaidthattheballwasquitedifferentfromthetraditional(傳統(tǒng)的)blackandwhiteone,andthatthegoalkeeperwouldfindithardertocatchthem.Anotherfootballersaidthattherewouldbemoregoals.“Fortheplayerontheground,thenewballiseasiertocontrolasitflies.Agoodplayercanshootinmoregoals,”hesaid.1.Whatwasthenewruleinthe1998WorldCupFootballMatch?A.Thenewballmadeupof32piecesofthreecolorswasused.B.Theflagsoftheteamswereinthreecolors.C.Only32teamstookpartinthegame.D.Thewhiteandblackfootballwasusedinstead.2.WhatisthecoloroftheFrenchnationalflag?A.Blackandwhite.B.Redandblack.C.Blue,redandwhiteD.Black,whiteandred.3.Whichofthefollowingsentencesisnottrue?A.Earlyfootballsweremadeupofeightpiecesofleatherintwocolors.B.Eighteenpiecesofleatherwereonceusedtomakeafootball.C.Footballersoftenusedtheblackandwhiteballsinthepast.D.Thefootballmadeupoftwelvepiecesofleatherwasjustusedbytwelveteams.4.Itisnoteasyforthegoalkeeperstocatchthenewfootballs,because______.A.theyarenotasbigastheoldonesB.theyflyatafastspeedC.theyaremadeupofmorepiecesofleatherthantheoldonesD.thegoalkeepershaven’ttriedthenewfootball5.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.FootballofNewKindB.98WorldCupFootballMatchC.GoalkeepersandPlayersD.Three-colorFlagofFrancePassage38Mostpeoplehaveflownkitesorhaveseenoneorrideanddipinastrongspringwind.NotsomanypeopleknowthatkiteswerefirstmadeinChinathousandsofyearsago.Theancient(古代的)Chineseweremakingandflyingkitesevenbeforetheywerewriting.Alongtimeago,theChinesemadekitestouseinwars.Theywouldflythesewarkitesinthedark.Thekiteswerefixedsothattheymadestrangesounds.Menwhowereatwarwiththemwouldhearthesesoundsandrunaway.Thethoughtthosesoundsweremadebygodsinthesky.TheancientChinesealsoflewkitestobringgoodluckandtomaketheircropsgrowrichandtall.Sometimestheytiedlongstrings(繩子)andhooks(鉤)totheirkites.Thentheywouldflythekitesoverwater,lettingthehookshangdowntocatchfish.TheChineseusesticks,stringsandpaperfortheirkites.Someofthesekiteslooklikeanimalsortrees.Otherslooklikebirdsorhouses.1.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphisthat_______.A.kiteswerefirstmadeinChinaB.mostofushaveflownorseenoneC.theancientChineseweremakingkitesbeforetheywerewritingD.theancientChineseweregoodatmakingkites2.InancientChinakitescouldbeusedfor_______.A.catchingfishB.helpingpeopleflyC.wateringthecropsD.helpingpeoplewalkinthedark3.TheancientChineseusedkitesinwarsbecausethekites______.A.couldbringgoodluckB.lookedlikeanimalsC.couldhelpthemwinawarD.couldflyhigh4.TheChineseusuallyuse______fortheirkites.A.sticks,stringsandgrassB.strings,hairandwoodC.paper,stringsandsticksD.paper,ropesandhooks5.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.LuckyKitesB.StrangeKitesC.BeautifulKitesD.ChineseKitesPassage39Shanghai:Carrentals(出租)arebecomingmoreandmorepopularasaninexpensivewayoftakingtoroads.Businesspeople,foreignandfamiliesalikearemakinggooduseofthegrowingindustry(工業(yè)).ThefirstcarrentalcompanyopenedinShanghaiin1992andnow12carrentalplayersareinthegame,withmorethan11,500carsintheirbooks.Thelargestplayer-ShanghaiBasherTourismCarRentalCenteroffersawidevarietyofchoices—deluxesedans,minivans,stationwagons,coaches.Santanasedansarethebigfavorite.Companiescanattract(吸引)enoughcustomers(消費(fèi)者)for70percentoftheircarseverymonth.Thisfigure(數(shù)字)shootsupduringholidayseasonslikeNationalDay,LaborDayandNewYear’sDay,withsomerecording100%rental.Themainmarketforcerestsinthegrowingpopulationofwhite-collaremployees(白領(lǐng)雇員),whocanaffordthenewservice,saidZhuangYu,marketingmanagerofShanghaiAngelCarRentalCo.1.Thewords“deluxesedans,”“minivans”and“stationwagons”usedinthetextreferto(指)_____.A.carsinthemakingB.carrentalfirmsC.carsforrentD.carmakers2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothetext?A.70%ofthecarscanberentedoutonholiday.B.70%ofthecustomersarewhite-collaremployees.C.Morefirmsareopenforserviceduringholidayseasons.D.Somefirmsrentoutalltheircarsduringholidayseasons.3.Shanghai’scarrentalindustryisgrowingsofastmainlydueto_________.A.bettercarssuppliedbyproducersB.fastserviceofferedbycarrentalfirmsC.theincreasingnumberofwhite-collaremployeesD.people’sgrowinginterestintravelingduringholidaysPassage40ThecostofmedicalcareintheUnitedStatesisveryhigh.Moretimeandmoneythatdoctorsspendontheirmedicaleducationisprobablyonereasonforthisproblem.Avisittoadoctor’sofficecostsfrom15to50dollars.Itisalmostimpossibleforpeopletopayforthemedicalcaretheyneed.ManypeopleintheUnitedStatesthinkthatdoctorsareoverpaid.Mostdoctors,however,disagree.Theysaythattheywererequired(要求)tostudymedicineforalongtime.Tuitionformanyyearsofmedicaleducationcostsalotofmoney.Doctorssaythatitisnecessaryformostmedicalstudentstoborrowmoneyfrombanktopaytheirtuition.Becausetheirmoneymustberepaidtothebank,youngdoctorsneedtoreceivealotofmoneyfortheirwork.So,theycharge(收費(fèi))peoplehighpricesformedicalcare.Therefore,itispossiblethatthehighcostofmedicalcareinAmericaisunnecessary,becausehightuitionisonecauseofhighcosts.Onewaytolowercostswouldbetohavemedicalschoolsthatarefreeorhavelowtuition.1.Theword“tuition”inthepassageprobablyrefersto____.A.teachingthestudentsB.studyingthecoursesC.paymentforeducationD.livingatschool2.Thereasonforthehighmedicalcosttoldinthepassageisthat_________.A.tuitioninmedicalschoolsishighB.thepriceofmedicineishighC.doctorsareoverpaidD.doctorsmustpaymoneytothebanks3.Onewaytolowerthecostofmedicalcarewouldbe____.A.nottoseeadoctorB.topaydoctorslessmoneyC.toletmedicalstudentshavefreeorpartlyfreemedicaleducationD.toforbiddoctorstoasktheirpatientsfortoomuchmoney4.Themainideaofthearticleisthat____.A.avisittoadoctor’sofficemaycostasmuchas$15to$50intheUnitedStatesB.thecostofmedicalcareisthemainreasonforthehighcostsintheUnitedStatesC.medicalcareintheUnitedStatescostsalotofmoneybecausedoctorswanttoberichD.thehighcostoftuitioninmedicalschoolsisonereasonforthehighcostofmedicalcareinAmerica5.ThecostofmedicalcareintheUnitedStatesisveryhigh.Whatdoesthewriterthinkaboutit?A.Heagreesthatdoctorsareoverpaid.B.Hethinksitabigproblemandsuggestsawaytosettleit.C.Hedoesn'tthinkthemedicalstudentsshouldborrowmoneyfrombanks.D.Hedoesn'tthinkitnecessaryforthemedicalstudentstostudyforalongtime.Passage41Youwillhavealotofreadingtodointhisgradethisyear.Youcandomoreofitinlesstimeifyoulearntoreadrapidly.Perhapsyouhavebeentoldaboutsomehabits(習(xí)慣)whichkeepapersonfromreadingfastandhavebeenstronglyaskedtobreakthosehabitswhichyoumighthave.Doyoustillhaveanyofthesebadhabits?Checkyourselfbyanswering“yes”or“no”tothesequestions.(1)Doyoumoveyourlips(嘴唇)whenreadingsilently?(2)Doyoupointtowordswithyourfingerasyouread?(3)Doyoumoveyourheadfromsidetosideasyouread?(4)Doyoureadonewordatatime?Ifyouanswer“yes”toanyofthesequestions,startatoncetobreakthehabit.Ifyoumoveyourlips,holdyourfingersoverthem,orholdapieceofpaperbetweenyourlipswhileyouarereading.Thenifyourlipsmove,yourwillknowitandcanstopthem.Ifyoupointtowords,holdthetwosidesofyourbook,onesidewithyourlefthand,theothersidewithyourrighthand.Thenyouwon’thaveafreefingertouseinpointingwhilereading.Ifyoumoveyourhead,placeyourchin(下巴)inonehandandholdyourheadstill(靜止不動的).Ifyoureadnomorethanoneortwothreewordsatatime,youneedtoworkveryhardinlearningtotakein(吸收)morewordsateachglance(一瞥)asyoureyestravelacrossthelinesofwords.Evenifyoudoratherfastnow,youcanlearntoreadevenfaster.Asyouprobablyhavebeentold,theseoffastreadingistotakeinwholegroupsofwordsateachglance.Readinthoughtgroupsandforce(迫使)youreyesalongthelinesofwordsatfastasyoucanmakethemgo.Anyonewhopracticesdoingthesethingswillbeabletoreadfaster.1.Youmayholdyourfingersoveryourlipswhilereadingsoas________.A.totellotherstobesilentB.tofeelwhetheryourlipsmoveornotC.toholdapieceofpaperbetweenthemD.tokeepyourselffromtalkingtoothers2.Whenyouread,_________.A.don’tkeepyourheadstillB.don’tholdyourbookswithyourhandsC.don’tstandupnearadeskD.don’tuseyourfingertopointtowords3.Ifyoulearntoreadfast,_______A.youcanreadmoreinlesstimeB.youcanwritefasterC.youcanunderstandbetterD.youcanreadlessinmoretime4.Youmust_____thosehabitsthatwearetalkingaboutinthisreading.A.rememberB.haveC.getridof(改掉)D.keep5.Thisreadingmainlyabout_______.A.thewayofreadingfastB.theimportanceoffastreadingC.thebadhabitsinreadingD.howtospeakquicklySectionIV社會文化篇答案與解析Passage32【答案與解析】本文從“時尚”這個字眼談起，說到和“時尚”有關(guān)的社會生活方方面的事情。時尚隨著時代的改變而變化。尤其是在現(xiàn)代，時尚變化之迅速令人慨嘆。短文最后說，新的時尚出現(xiàn)意味人們要購買一些新潮的東西。因些，時尚總是與金錢相伴而生的。1.C。由首段的幾句話可以推測出fashion有“時尚”、“流行”之意。故答案以C為最佳。2.A。根據(jù)前面幾段所述，可知時尚即是新近的。選項A意為“網(wǎng)上沖浪”，與其它幾個選項相比，顯然要時髦得多。故為正確答案。3.D。答案源自“Wehearaboutthingsmuchmorequicklythaninthepast.Newspapers,radios,telephonesandtelevisionsendinformationfromonecountrytoanotherinafewhours.”一句中。4.D。文后的這句“Newfashionsmeanthatpeoplewillbuynewthings,soyouseethereismoneyinfashion.”是本題的重要依據(jù)。Passage33【答案與解析】習(xí)語是最讓英語學(xué)習(xí)者感到頭疼的東西。本文講述了三個法國人曲解英語習(xí)語的經(jīng)歷，讀后讓人忍俊不禁。第一個法國人誤將“Lookout!”理解為“向外看”(實際意義是“當(dāng)心!”);第二個法國人將“Allhandsondeck”誤認(rèn)為是“把手放到甲板上”的意思(實際上該短語的意思是“所有海員到甲板上集合”);第三名法國人對那位女仆話語中的“up”和“down”弄得昏了頭，以致于鬧了個“Ifhe’snotupandhe’snotdown,whereishe?”的笑話。1.B.由英語知識或根據(jù)“Iputmyheadoutofawindowandabasinofwaterfellonme.Itseemsthat‘Lookout’maymean‘don’tlookout.’”可知。2.A.根據(jù)整體意思及“…andsomeonewalkedonthem.”可知這是集合的口令。3.B.文中“WhenIsay‘He’snotup’,Imean‘hehasnotyetgotup’.”一句已經(jīng)說得很明白。4.C.“…Imean‘hehasnotyetcomedownstairs,’”這句話是解題的關(guān)鍵。5.D.整篇文章講了三個由于對英語不很精通而誤解以致于鬧了笑話的故事。行文間流露出作者對英語這門語言的“不可望文生義”發(fā)出了感嘆。選D既合題意又具有極強(qiáng)的幽默味道。Passage34【答案與解析】在日常生活中，報紙起著十分重要的作用。通過翻閱報紙，人們可以了解天下大事。由于城市、小鎮(zhèn)、農(nóng)村之間存在著差別，每個地方出版發(fā)行的報紙是不相同的。報紙大多都有好幾個版面，尤其是周末版，里面的內(nèi)容包羅萬象，可以滿足不同層次人們的需要。1.D。本題看似簡單，實則復(fù)雜，須閱讀完全文后方能解答得出。前三個選項都有斷章取義之嫌。2.A。讀了標(biāo)題可基本了解該短文的大概內(nèi)容。A為最恰當(dāng)?shù)拇鸢浮?.A。答案即在“Inbigcitiestherearemanytypeswithseveraldifferenteditionseveryday.”中。4.B。根據(jù)“especiallyonSundayswhentheeditionislargerthanusual.”這一句話可推測出B為正確答案。要注意onSundays這個短語，否則可能會誤選A。5.D。由短文最后的“Therearebesidesthefrontpagewiththemostimportantnews,thesportsnews,theamusementpage,abusinesspageandsoon.”這句話，可知電影屬于娛樂這一范疇。Passage35【答案與解析】這篇短文可能是一本英文詞典的“序言”，介紹了這本詞典的用途和使用方法。另外，該文中還著重提到了AmericanEnglish和BritishEnglish在拼寫上存在的差異。1.A.通過短文第一段的第一個句子，幾乎不費(fèi)力氣就能選出正確答案。2.D.此題需要仔細(xì)推敲第二段文字，通過理解段意(如果熟悉英文詞典或懂得一些英文詞典的使用常識則可以直接進(jìn)行選擇)和推敲四個選項的詞語意思而確定。All和One都屬于“走極端”的選項，不能入選;Few本義是“幾乎沒有”，不符合文意，只有D項正確。3.C.答案在第三段。文中“while‘color’isusedinAmericanEnglish.”已給出明確答案。4.C.通過文中“Weuseaspecialalphabet(特殊字母表)toshowpronunciation.”一句判斷。關(guān)鍵詞是“pronunciation(發(fā)音)”，清楚這個詞的意思，我們無疑會選擇C。5.C.應(yīng)重點參考5—6段。實際上，第五段中已有“tofindoutthemeaningofaword—itsDEFINITION.”?！癿eaningofaword”中沒有生詞，那么，選擇對應(yīng)的漢語“詞義”豈不易如反掌!6.D.要讀完全文后，才能確認(rèn)。因為文中提到的數(shù)字只有一個“2000”，但它決不是詞典的收詞數(shù)，而是用來“簡單解釋”詞義的用詞數(shù)。文中并沒有提及詞典的“收詞量”，因此，答案應(yīng)該是D。7.B.答案就在“Thismeansthatthedefinitionsofeventhemostdifficultwordsaresimplyexplained(簡單解釋)andeasytounderstand.”一句中。選B最為恰當(dāng)。Passage36【答案與解析】1932年第三屆冬季奧動會在美國舉辦時，第一枚紀(jì)念冬季奧運(yùn)會開幕的郵票誕生了。從此，每當(dāng)舉辦冬季奧運(yùn)會時，為其發(fā)行郵票成了一個不成文的規(guī)定。1936年第四屆冬季奧運(yùn)會在德國舉辦時，五環(huán)標(biāo)志首次在冬季奧運(yùn)會的郵票出現(xiàn)。在十九世紀(jì)五十年代，為冬季奧運(yùn)會發(fā)行的郵票更加豐富多彩了。中國也為紀(jì)念首次參加冬季奧運(yùn)會發(fā)行了郵票。值得一提的是，日本是唯一的一個曾舉辦過冬季奧運(yùn)會的亞洲國家。為了給運(yùn)動會集資，當(dāng)時發(fā)行了一千多億張郵票。1.A。本題屬表層理解題。答案即是短文第一句話。2.B。答案源自“ThefirststampsmarkingtheopeningcameoutonJanuary25,1932intheUnitedStatesforthe3rdWhiteOlympics.”一句中。3.C。根據(jù)“…onJanuary25,1932intheUnitedStatesforthe3rdWhiteOlympics.”這句話可知第三屆奧運(yùn)會是1932年舉行的，再由“Duringthe4thWinterOlympicGamesagroupofstampswerepublishedinGermanyinNovember1936.”可知第四屆奧運(yùn)會是年舉行的。由此可以推測出奧運(yùn)會是每四年舉行一次的。答案為C。4.C?！皌hehostcountriesaswellasthenon-hostcountriespublishedstampstomarkthoseGames.”一句和下面的幾句是答案的出處。5.D。短文最后一段是答案之所在。Passage37【答案與解析】這篇短文的大意是：1998年在法國舉行的世界杯足球賽實行了新的規(guī)則。比賽中使用紅、白、黃三色相間的球。這種球由32塊皮革縫制而成，十分湊巧的是，當(dāng)時正好有32支球隊參賽。足球制造商在此之前提醒守門員，說這種球沿直線飛行，速度極快。試用一段時間之后，球員發(fā)現(xiàn)這種球與傳統(tǒng)的黑白相間的二色球有很大不同。這種球更容易控制，但守門員很難抓到，在一場球賽中有可能進(jìn)更多的球。1.A。根據(jù)短文開頭的三個句子并注意理解insteadof的意思，可得]出答案。2.C?！癐nterestinglyenough,theFrenchnationalflaghappenstobeinthreecolors,too.Besides,32teamswilltakepart