阅读理解AIhateddinnerparties.ButIdecidedtogivethemanothershotbecauseI'minLondon.AndmyfriendMalleryinvitedme.AndbecausedinnerpartiesinLondonareverydifferentfromthosebackinNewYork.There,'"I'mhavingadinnerparty'means:"I'mbookingatablefor12atarestaurantyoucan'taffordandwe'llbesharingthechecqueevenly,nomatterwhatyoueat."Worse,inManhattanthereisalwayssomeonewholeavesbeforethebillarrives.They'llthrowdowncash,halfofwhattheyowe,andthenpeoplelikeme,whodon'tdrink,enduppayingevenmore.ButifItrytousethesametrick,thehostesswillshout:"Whereareyougoing?"Andit'snotlikeIcansayIhavesomewheretogo:everyoneknowIhavenowheretogo.ButinLondon,dinnerpartiesareinpeople'shomes.Notonlythat，theguestsareaninterestingmix.ThelasttimeIwenttoone,theguestswerefromFrance,India.DenmarkandNigeria;itwaslikeagatheringattheUnitedNationsinNewYork.Themixislessstriking.It'slikeagatheringatBloomingdale's,awell-knowndepartmentstore.ForNewYorkers,talkingaboutotherpartsoftheworldmeansBrooklynandQueensinNewYork.ButatMallery's,whenIsaidthatIhadbeentoMyanmarrecently,peopleknewwhereitwas.InNewYorkpeoplewouldthinkitwasausualnewclub()1.Whatdoestheword"shot"inParagraph1probablymean?A.Choice.B.TryC.Style.D.Goal()2.WhatdoesthewriterdislikemostaboutdinnerpartiesinNewYork?AThereisastrangemixofpeople.B.Therestaurantsareexpensive.C.Thebillisnotfairlyshared.D.Peoplehavetopaycash()3.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofthepartiesinLondon?A.AbitunusualB.Fulloftricks.C.Lesscostly.DMoreinteresting.()4.Whatistheauthor'sopinionofsomeNewYorkersfromherexperience?A.Easy-going.B.Self-centered.C.Generous.D.Conservative.1.B.词义猜测题.从第一句的hate,到but意义上的转折,说明尽管不喜欢,还是要"尝3\n试一下",所以try的意思更接近shot.2.C.细节理解题.根据第一段中They'llthrowdowncash,halfofwhattheyowe,andthenpeoplelikeme,whodon'tdrink,enduppayingevenmore.可知类似作者这样的人在纽约吃饭吃亏,因为付钱多.3.D.推理判断题.根据第二段和其中的句子Notonlythat,theguestsareaninterestingmix.可以推断伦敦的party要比纽约的有趣.4.B.推理判断题.从最后一段的talkingaboutotherpartsoftheworldmeansBrooklynandQueensinNewYork.和InNewYorkpeoplewouldthinkitwasausualnewclub可以推断,作者对一些纽约人的看法,是"以自我为中心的".BToomuchTV-watchingcanharmchildren'sabilitytolearnandevenreducetheirchancesofgettingacollegedegree,newstudiessuggestinthelatestefforttoexaminetheeffectsoftelevisiononchildren.Oneofthestudieslookedatnearly400northernCaliforniathird-graders.ThosewithTVsintheirbedroomsscoredabouteightpointsloweronmathandlanguageartsteststhanchildrenwithoutbedroomTVs.Asecondstudy,lookingatnearly1000grown-upsinNewZealand,foundlowereducationlevelsamong26-year–oldswhohadwatchedlotsofTVduringchildhood.Buttheresultsdon'tprovethatTVisthecauseanddon'trideoutthatalreadypoorlymotivatedyoungsters(年轻人)maywatchlotsofTV.TheirstudymeasuredtheTVhabitsof26-year-oldsbetweenages5and15.ThesewithcollegedegreeshadwatchanaverageoflessthantwohoursofTVperweeknightduringchildhood,comparedwithanaverageofmorethan21/2hoursforthosewhohadnoeducationbeyondhighschool.IntheCaliforniastudy,childrenwithTVsintheirroomsbutnocomputerathomescoredthelowestwhilethosewithnobedroomTVbutwhohadhomecomputersscoredthehighest.WhilethisstudydoesnotprovethatbedroomTVsetscausedthelowerscores,itaddstoaccumulatingfindingsthatchildrenshouldn'thaveTVsintheirbedrooms.()1.AccordingtotheCaliforniastudy,thelow-scoringgroupmight_________.A.havewatchedalotofTVB.notbeinterestedtedinmathC.beunabletogotocollegeD.havehadcomputersintheirbedrooms3\n()2.Whatistheresearchers'understandingoftheNewZealandstudyresults?A.Poorlymotivated26-year-oldswatchmoreTV.B.HabitsofTVwatchingreducelearninginterest.C.TVwatchingleadstolowereducationlevelsofthe15-year-olds.D.TheconnectionbetweenTVandeducationlevelsisdifficulttoexplain()3.Whatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.Moretimeshouldbespentoncomputers.B.ChildrenshouldbeforbiddenfromwatchingTV.C.'IVsetsshouldn'tbeallowedinchildren'sbedrooms.D.Furtherstudiesonhigh-achievingstudentsshouldbedone.()4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?A.ComputersorTelevisionB.EffectsofTelevisiononChildrenC.StudiesonTVandCollegeEducationD.TelevisionandChildren'sLearningHabits1.A.细节理解题.根据第二段中ThosewithTVsintheirbedroomsscoredabouteightpointsloweronmathandlanguageartsteststhanchildrenwithoutbedroomTVs.可得出答案.2.D.细节理解题.根据第三段Buttheresultsdon'provethatTVisthecauseanddon'tridetoutthatalreadypoorlymotivatedyoungsters(年轻人)maywatchlotsofTV.可以确定答案.3.C.推理判断题.注意最后一段开头的while是"尽管"的意思,所以这两段都是围绕儿童卧室不应该放电视机的问题.4.B.主旨大意题.通读全文可知,文章主要通过两项研究分析了儿童看电视所造成的影响.文章第一段第一句话是主题句,所以B项作为标题是最佳的.3
