第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）
第一节：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
“Did you hear what happened to Adam Last Friday?”Lindsey whipers to Tori.
With her eyes shining,tori brags，“You bet I did,Sean told me two days ago.”
Who are Lindsey and Tori talking about?It just happened to be yours truly,Adam Freedmam,I can tell you that what that what they are saying is (a) not nice and (b) not even true.Still,Lindsey and Tori aren’t very different from most students here at Linton Higt School,including me.Many of our conversations are gossip(闲话)。I have noticed three effects of gossip:it can hurt people,it can give gossipers a strange kind of satisfaction,and it can cause social pressures in a group. An important negative effect of gossip is that it can hurt the person being talked about.Usually,gossip spreads information about a topic-breakups,trouble at home,even dropping out-that a person would rather keep secret.The more embarrassing or shameful the secret is,the juicier the gossip it makes.Probably the worst type of gossip is the absolute lie.People ofen think of gossipers as harmless,but cruel lies can cause pain.
If we know that gossip can be harmful,then why do so many of us do it?Tht answer lies in another effect of gossip:the satisfaction it gives us.Sharing the latest rumor(传言)can make a person feel important because he or she knows something that others don’t.Similarly,hearing the latest rumor can make a person feel like part of the “in group.”In other words,gossip is satisfying because it gives people a sense of belonging or even superiority(优越感). Gossip also can have a third effect:it strengthens unwritten,unspoken rules about how people should act.Professor David Wilson explains that gossip is important in policing behaviors in a group.Translated into high school terms, this means that if everybody you hang around with is laughing at what John wore or what Jane said,then you can bet that wearing or saying something similar will get you the same kind of negative attention.The do’s and don’ts conveyed through gossip will never show up in any student handbook.
The effects of gossip vary depending on the situation.The next time you feel the urge to spread the latest news,thing about why you want to gossip and what effects your “juicy story”might have.
41.The author uses a conversation at the beginning of the passage to .
42.An important negative effects of gossip is that it .
43.In the auther’s opinion,many people like to gossip because it .
44.Professor David Wilson think that gossip can .
45.What advice does the author give in the passage?
文章在对话后, 引出了 “Many of our conversations are gossip”, 可知开头的对话是为了介绍本文的主题, 故选A。
文章在对话后, 引出了 “Many of our conversations are gossip”, 可知开头的对话是为了介绍本文的主题, 故选A。
易错选D
文章第四段 “An important negative effect of gossip is that it can hurt the person being talked about.”可知, 正确答案选D。
根据文章第四段第一句的内容可知, 闲话的主要危害是它会给被讨论的人带来不愉快的经历, 故选D。
易错选C
根据文章第五段的 “The answer lies in another effect of gossip: the satisfaction it gives us,” 可知,人们散播传言是因为它会带来满足感，故选A。
根据文章第五段的 “The answer lies in another effect of gossip: the satisfaction it gives us,” 可知,人们散播传言是因为它会带来满足感，故选A。
文章信息转化错误
根据文章第六段的 “Professor David Wilson explains that gossip is important in policing behaviours in a group.”可知, 他认为传言能帮助人们观察自身的行为，故选B。
根据文章第六段的 “Professor David Wilson explains that gossip is important in policing behaviours in a group.”可知, 他认为传言能帮助人们观察自身的行为，故选B。
易错选D
根据文章最后一段的 “The next time you feel the urge to spread the latest news, think about why you want to gossip and what effects your “juicy story” might have. “可知, 作者的建议是让人们在传言之前三思而后行。故选D。
根据文章最后一段的 “The next time you feel the urge to spread the latest news, think about why you want to gossip and what effects your “juicy story” might have. “可知, 作者的建议是让人们在传言之前三思而后行。故选D。
易错选A