单选题

单选题 The annual consumption of Coco-Cola per capita in the regional markets mentioned in the passage ranks in the following order.

A、 Rural China, Beijing, the United States, Hong Kong.
B、 Beijing, the United States, Rural China, Hong Kong.
C、 The United States, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Rural China.
D、 Shanghai, Rural China, the United States, Hong Kong.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析]
As China"s vast interior gets richer, Grenda Lee, Coco-Cola"s Shanghai-based director of external affairs, finds herself dreaming about tapping the country"s rural market. Chinese peasants account for roughly 70 percent of China"s 1.3 billion people, but on average each drinks only three Coke products a year. That compares with some 60 drinks consumed annually in Shanghai and Beijing, 150 in Hong Kong and 420 in the United States. With so many customers at stake, potential profits take on epic scale.

[分析] 数字信息的找寻和判断。
题干要求将原文中提到的国家地区按可口可乐的消费量进行排序。原文中提到人均一年可口可乐的消费量时给予了明确的数字信息，即中国农村为每人3罐，上海和北京为每人约60罐，香港是150罐，而美国是420罐。由此可见，选项c的说法符合原文，是正确答案。
[解题关键] 迅速对数字信息作出反应和判断是解题的关键。

单选题 Which of the following statements is NOT true of "fractional ownership"?

A、 "Fractional ownership" allows people share the use of highly expensive commodities.
B、 Thanks to "fractional ownership", people can afford luxuries like a super yacht.
C、 "Fractional ownership" is identical to "time sharing".
D、 "Fractional ownership" means part of the property right to the buyer.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析]
With "fractional ownership" the participants actually own a percentage of a jet plane, super-yacht, Old Master painting or a second home, not just the right to use it for a specified amount of time. They enjoy all the benefits of ownership without paying an astronomical price for something they use only occasionally. And, they are able to afford a bigger, better yacht, helicopter or home than they could have bought outright.

[分析] 语义判断推理。
从原文第一句给fractional ownership的定义可知，这种所有权是指对某些昂贵物品享有部分所有权，而不是指“the right to use it for a specified amount of time”即在某一特定时间内使用该物品的权利。由此可知，选项c将部分所有权等同于时间共享的概念是错误的。因此，选项c是正确答案。
[解题关键] 定义一般由被定义对象所属的类别及主要特征构成，听时要对这几部分内容多加留意，并可做适当的笔记。本题考查被定义对象的主要特征。

单选题 What is the point the speaker is trying to make about technology development?

A、 A mature technology requires less innovation.
B、 Technical evolution is close to maturation in certain fields.
C、 New types of energy are expected to mature in the near future.
D、 Nanomaterials or photonics and carbon nanotubes are environmentally friendly.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析]
The evolution of technology is showing no signs of maturing whatsoever. If you look at nanomaterials or photonics, carbon nanotubes, all the things that are going on in new types of energy, environmentally better materials—there"s no shortage of new technology coming. It is nowhere near maturity. Certainly, there"s consolidation among business models and competitors, but it doesn"t have the telltale signs of a mature industry where there"s no innovation.

[分析] 主旨题。
题干要求找出本段关于技术发展的要点内容。根据原文可知技术的发展已不再展示出什么成熟的迹象。在没有出现太大变革的情况下，纳米材料、光子学等对环境有利的新能源材料出现了，新技术的出现不一定非与成熟的工业相伴出现。由此可见，只有选项a的内容与原文相符，因此，该项是正确答案。
[解题关键] 综合理解语句内容是解题的关键。

单选题 Which of the following statements is true of the Parkinson"s disease?

A、 Parkinson"s always shows the same symptoms on different people.
B、 People inflicted with Parkinson"s often have a shaking hand or a stiff hand.
C、 The symptoms of Parkinson"s vary among different patients.
D、 Victims of Parkinson"s find it difficult to recall what they have eaten for dinner.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析]
Parkinson"s disease can cause a weird variety of different symptoms in different people. The two most common are uncontrollable shaking on the one hand, or rigidity on the other. Balance problems are also frequent. The stranger symptoms can include difficulty going through doorways and deciding what to eat for dinner.

[分析] 事实细节的找寻和判断。
原文第一句谈到“Parkinson"s disease can cause a weird variety of different symptoms in different people.”即“帕金森症(震颤性麻痹症)在不同的人身上会表现出各种不同的症状。”由此可见，选项c的说法与原文相符，因此，该项是正确答案。
[解题关键] 掌握词性变化带来的句子结构的改变，如原文中使用variety，题干中使用了vary。

单选题 Which of the following is true of world steel production?

A、 The steel industry still has a bright prospect on a global scene.
B、 Steel consumption in the world registered a drastic cut.
C、 Steel makers are drastically cutting down their production.
D、 Better promotion is needed for improving sales of steel products.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析]
The global steel industry is in a mess. Overcapacity and weak demand have hurt producers. In 2002, 847 million tons of steel was produced, but consumption was only 765 million tons. Steel makers have responded by consolidating. Last year in Europe, for example, Arcelor, the world"s biggest producer, was formed from a three-way merger of Spain"s Aceralia, France"s Usinor and Arbed, a Luxemburg-based company.

[分析] 语义的推理判断。
根据原文“Overcapacity and weak demand have hurt producers.”即“过度的生产能力和疲软的需求使牛产者受挫”及“In 2002, 847 million tons of steel was produced, but consumption was only 765 million tons.”由此可见，从前一句的说明和后一句中的数字对比可推断出世界钢铁消费锐减。因此，选项 b的说法是正确的。
[解题关键] 将文中有关信息归类并做出判断有助于正确解题。如将原文 weak demand, only 765 million tons归类可发现它们与选项中drastic cut同类。