第1题：
What does the phrase “the wake-up call” in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?
A. a new disease B. a clear warning
C. a dangerous animal D. a morning call
第2题：
At what time of the school term does the conversation most probably take place? （ ）
A．At the end of it．
B．In the middle of it．
C．At the beginning of it．
第3题：
How many dangerous sports does the author mention in this passage?
A． Three.
B． Five.
C． Six.
D． Seven.
第4题：
In the part succeeding the third paragraph, the author will most probably _____.
［A］ draw an analogy between golf and short story
［B］ elaborate the “effect” of short story
［C］ show other examples similar to golf games
［D］ show impact of golf games on short story
本题考查考生对文章写作结构的理解。第三段论述了短篇小说与高尔夫比赛相似的特点。该段引用了现代流派的第一位理论家埃德加·爱伦·坡的观点阐明短篇小说的效果是为了创造一种效果。因此，可推知文章接下来应该对这一效果进行详细论述，告诉读者这种效果到底指的是什么，怎样达到。［B］项正确。文章前半部分的论述都是为了引出短篇小说这个话题，所以点题之后，无需再对高尔夫这个引子进行叙述。由此排除其他项。
第5题：
What does the phrase “the wake-up call”in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?
A．a new disease
B．a clear warning
C．a dangerous animal
D．a morning call
第6题：
According to the author, most of the time we don't know __________.
A． what happiness is
B． how to take care of kids
C． what brings happiness to us
D． how to give our kids lasting happiness
第7题：
How does the author seem to feel about the future of newspapers?
A. Satisfied B. Hopeful
C. Worried D. Surprised
第8题：
Which of the following did the author probably suggest?
［A］ Support not the most supported.
［B］ Deny everything others believe.
［C］ Throw all tradition into trashcan.
［D］ Keep your eyes open all the time.
本题考查作者的观点。第一段作者提到，大多数人所共有的观念和习惯不一定是合理的判断和实践智慧的结果；第二至三段又提出，认为“大家都说的话肯定是真的，大家都做的事肯定是对的”是一种谬论。文章的最后提到，如果按照上述的推理方式，即大家广泛同意的观点就是对的，那么我们也可以证明地球是扁的，噩梦是恶魔的来访。由此可以看出，作者是在批驳人们思维方式上走入的误区，建议人们用一种更批判更睿智的态度看待那些已经习以为常的观点和做法。而并不建议我们彻底放弃传统、在没有确凿的证据的情况下支持或否定事物和观点。［A］、［B］和［C］项属于较偏狭的观点，不入选。
第9题：
Why does the author write the text?
A. To stress the importance of oxen in farming.
B. To introduce the Chinese folk culture.
C. To describe how to celebrate the Year of Ox.
D. To explain how to develop agriculture with oxen.
第10题：
How does the author seem to feel about the future of newspapers?
A．Satisfied
B．Hopeful
C．Worried
D．Surprised