问答题
What feeling does the author have when he recalls Harlem in the old days?
【正确答案】He has a feeling of nostalgia.
【答案解析】文中第4、5段出现了两次miss,表明作者对过去充满了怀念,所以答案可表述为He has a feeling ofnostalgia。
问答题
What made Harlem the capital of Black America in the 1920s and 30s?
【正确答案】Its art and culture.
【答案解析】第6段第1句表明,在20世纪二三十年代,艺术家、作家和知识分子给哈莱姆带来了荣耀和名望,使得其成为美国黑人的首都,即文化和艺术使这个地方繁荣起来,从而成为美国黑人的首都,所以答案为Its art andculture。
问答题
What are used by the economists to account for Americans wanting to work longer hours?
【正确答案】Weak trade unions,tax policy and cultural differences.
【答案解析】从第4段起,文章引述了经济学家对美国人劳动时间延长这一现象的探讨,分别讲到行业工会势力太弱、税收政策的影响以及文化差异这几个因素,所以答案为Weak trade unions,tax policy and culturaldifferences。
问答题
What is the cause of working longer hours stated by the writer?
【正确答案】Expansion of basic needs.
【答案解析】本文通篇都在探讨“劳动时间延长”的原因,列举了经济学家提出的几种观点,但都被作者一一否定,最后在第7段末句才点出自己的观点一购物已成为美国最受欢迎的休闲项目,但那需要钱,因此只有延长工作时间、缩短休闲时间了(hence more work and less leisure),也就是说,“劳动时间延长”是因为“需要钱”,“需要钱”是因为要购物,而购物则因为“基本需要持续扩张”,所以答案可表述为Expansion of basic needs。
问答题
According to the author, what is Chile's greatest attraction?
【正确答案】The Andes mountain range.
【答案解析】第5段中有许多具体例子介绍智利好玩的地方,但说到最有吸引力的地方还是作者在第6段首句中所说的王牌一安第斯山脉,故答案为The Andes mountain range。
问答题
According to the passage, in which area improvement is already under way?
【正确答案】Domestic transport system.
【答案解析】第9段首句说明,国内交通线路正在改善过程中,故本题答案为Domestic transport system。当然,也可以直接用原文原词Internal transport links来回答。
问答题
What's the purpose of the Maintenance of Parents Bill?
【正确答案】To make the young more responsible to the old.
【答案解析】文章首句提到,这项法令对于人们供养父母的道德义务给予法律上的规范(give legal teeth to),亦即从法律上强制规定人们必须赡养父母,从客观效果看,它应该能促使年轻人对长辈更负责任,所以该项法令的目的可以表述为To make the young more responsible to the old。
问答题
What does the author seem to suggest about traditional values?
【正确答案】They are very important in preserving Asian uniqueness.
【答案解析】第9段首句说亚洲国家的传统美德使得他们有别于那些富有的国家,这表明传统美德在保持亚洲国家的特色方面起着重要作用,因此本题答案可表述为They are very important in preserving Asian uniqueness。