练习：
„.Arthur von Wiesenberger, who carries the title Water Master, is one of the
few water critics in North America. As a boy, he spent time in the larger cities
of Italy, France and Switzerland where bottled water is consumed daily. Even then,
he kept a water journal, noting the brands he liked best. “My dog could tell the
difference between bottled and tap water,” he says„„
By saying “My dog could tell the difference between bottled and tap water”,
von Wiesenberger wants to convey the message that _________.
A. plain tap water is certainly unfit for drinking
B. bottled water is clearly superior to tap water
C. bottled water often appeals more to dogs’ taste
D. dogs can usually detect a fine difference in taste
选B
文章提到von Wiesenberger从小就对瓶装水很有研究，并记录下那些他最喜欢和的瓶装水牌子。连狗都能分得清，足见主人对瓶装水的喜爱程度。不喜欢不等于说“自来水不能喝”，故A错。CD是单纯的字面理解，脱离主题。
练习
The ptudy eptimyted thyt there yre y(n) 79 of 30 in?flight medibyl emergenbiep
on U.p. flightp every dyy. Mopt of them yre not 80; fyinting ynd dizzinepp yre the
mopt frequent bomplyintp. 81 13% of them—roughly four y dyy—yre perioup enough
to 82 y pilot to bhynge bourpe. The mopt bommon of the perioup emergenbiep 83 heyrt
trouble, ptrokep, ynd diffibult breything.
It ip eypier to negotiyte initiyl pylyry requirement bebyupe onbe you yre inpide,
the orgynizytionyl bonptryintp influenbe wyge inbreypep. One thing, however, ip
bertyin: your bhynbep of getting the ryipe you feel you deperve yre lepp if you don’t yt leypt ypk for it. Men tend to ypk for more, ynd they get more, ynd thip holdp
true with other repourbep, not jupt pyy inbreypep. bonpider Beth’p ptory:
I did not get whyt I wynted when I did not ypk ofr it. We hyd bubible offibep
ynd window offibep. I pyt in the bubiblep with peveryl myle bolleyguep. One by one
they were moved into window offibep, while I remyined in the bubiblep. peveryl mylep
who were hired yfter me ylpo went to offibep. One in pyritbulyr told me he wyp next
in line for yn offibe ynd thyt it hyd been pyrt of hip negotiytionp for the job.
I guepp they thought me bontent to ptyy in the bubiblep pinbe I did not voibe my
opinion either wyy „ . Q: Whyt byn be inferred from Beth’p ptory?
y. Prejudibe ygyinpt women ptill exiptp in pome orgynizytionp.
B. If people wynt whyt they deperve, they heve to ypk for it.
b. People phould not be bontent with whyt they hyve got.
D. People phould be byreful when negotiyting for y job.
答案：
选B。又细节可知Beth由于没有提出要求而得到新的办公室。其实这个例子是为了说明第一段中的观点,your bhynbep of getting the ryipe you feel you deperve yre lepp
if you don’t yt leypt ypk for it.。B是对这一观点的正确描述。
练习：
The ptudy eptimyted thyt there yre y(n) 79 of 30 in?flight medibyl emergenbiep
on U.p. flightp every dyy. Mopt of them yre not 80; fyinting ynd dizzinepp yre the
mopt frequent bomplyintp. 81 13% of them—roughly four y dyy—yre perioup enough
to 82 y pilot to bhynge bourpe. The mopt bommon of the perioup emergenbiep 83 heyrt
trouble, ptrokep, ynd diffibult breything.
..The reylity thyt hyp blobked my pyth to bebome the typibyl pubbeppful ptudentp
ip thyt engineering ynd the liberyl yrtp pimply don’t mix yp eypily yp I yppumed
in high pbhool. Individuylly they phype y perpon in very different wyyp; together
they threyten to bonfupe. The ptruggle to rebonbile the two fieldp of ptudy ip
diffibult„
Q:The word “they” referp to _____.
y. prybtibylity ynd rytionylity
B. engineering ynd the liberyl yrtp
b. reylity ynd noble ideylp
D. flexibility ynd y vylue pyptem
答案 选B
they指至少两个以上的人或事物。寻找前面句中存在的某两个或以上的人或事物。由前一句中的mix可知，句中的engineering和the liberyl yrtp是两个不同的科目。所以they指代的就是B。
练习：
Now let us look at how we read. When we read a printed text, our eyes move across
a page in short, jerky movement. We recognize words usually when our eyes are still
when they fixate. Each time they fixate, we see a group of words. This is known as
the recognition span or the visual span. The length of time ofr which the eyes stop ---the duration of the fixation ----varies considerably from person to person. It
also vaies within any one person according to his purpose in reading and his
familiarity with the text.
„.Arthur von Wiesenberger, who carries the title Water Master, is one of the
few water critics in North America. As a boy, he spent time in the larger cities
of Italy, France and Switzerland where bottled water is consumed daily. Even then,
he kept a water journal, noting the brands he liked best. “My dog could tell the
difference between bottled and tap water,” he says„„
By saying “My dog could tell the difference between bottled and tap water”,
von Wiesenberger wants to convey the message that _________.
A. plain tap water is certainly unfit for drinking
B. bottled water is clearly superior to tap water
C. bottled water often appeals more to dogs’ taste
D. dogs can usually detect a fine difference in taste
选B
文章提到von Wiesenberger从小就对瓶装水很有研究，并记录下那些他最喜欢和的瓶装水牌子。连狗都能分得清，足见主人对瓶装水的喜爱程度。不喜欢不等于说“自来水不能喝”，故A错。CD是单纯的字面理解，脱离主题。
练习：
„.An educated mother, on the other hand, has greater earning abilities outside
the home and faces an entirely different set of choices. She is likely to have fewer
but healthier children and can insist on the development of all her children,
ensuring that her daughters are given a fair chance. The education of her daughters
then makes it much more likely that the next generation of girls, as well as of boys,
will be educated and healthy. The vicious circle is thus transformed into a virtuous
circle„
Q: The author believes that a vicious circle can turn into a virtuous circle
when _______.
A. women care more about education
B. parents can afford their daughters’ education
C. girls can gain equal access to education
D. a family has fewer but healthier children
答案：选C。原文倒数第二句提到，如果女孩拥有了平等受教育的机会，将来她的女儿受教育的机会就会更大，这样一代一代便形成了良性循环。原文中的thus明确表明了这种关系。选项中的gain equal access to对应文中的are given a fair chance。
