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day24阅读题
in spite of “endless talkof difference,” american society is an amazing machine for homogenizing people.there is “the democratizing uniformity of dress and discourse，andthe casualness and absence of deference” characteristic of popular culture.people are absorbed into “a culture of consumption” launched by the 19thcentury department stores that offered “vast arrays of goods in an elegantatmosphere”. instead of intimate shops catering to a knowledgeable elite, thesewere stores “anyone could enter，regardless of class or background.” this turned shopping into “a public anddemocratic act.” the mass media，advertisingand sports are other forces for homogenization.?
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accordingto the author，the department stores ofthe 19th century___
[a]played a role in the spread of popular culture.
[b]became intimate shops for common consumers.?
[c]satisfied the needs of a knowledgeable elite.
[d]owed its emergence to the culture of consumption
题目解析
空论点：in spite of “endless talk of difference,”american society is an amazing machine for homogenizing people.?
实论点：there is “the democratizing uniformity of dress anddiscourse，and the casualness and absence ofdeference” characteristic of popular culture.?
论据1：people are absorbed into “a culture ofconsumption” launched by the 19th century department stores thatoffered “vast arrays of goods in an elegant atmosphere”. instead of intimateshops catering to a knowledgeable elite,?these were stores “anyone could enter，regardless of class or background.”?
总结：this turned shopping into “a public anddemocratic act.”?the mass media，advertisingand sports are other forces for homogenization.?
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accordingto the author，the department stores of the 19th century___
[a]played a role in the spread of popular culture.
[b]became intimate shops for common consumers.?
[c]satisfied the needs of a knowledgeable elite.
[d]owed its emergence to the culture of consumption
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细节题：
论点：inspite of “endless talk of difference,” american society is an amazing machinefor homogenizing people.
论点内容比较空洞所以后面的实论点很重要
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根据题干中的the department stores of the19th century可直接定位到第一个论据
论据1：peopleare absorbed into “a culture of consumption” launched by the 19thcentury department stores that offered “vast arrays of goods in an elegantatmosphere.
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其次，问的是论据中的the department stores 怎么样，排除法：根据
instead of intimate shops catering to aknowledgeable elite, these were stores “anyone could enter，regardlessof class or background.
直接排除b，原文instead of 是否定表达。
并且同时b、c选项中的对象都是instead of intimate shops catering to aknowledgeable elite里的内容 ?这部分内容做副词 ?不重要
可直接排除
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d选项中 owe sth to 是因果关系，文中没因果，排除
而a选项中的playeda role in the spread of popular culture和总结：this turned shopping into “apublic and democratic act.” 意思相符
所以答案?选a
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day25阅读题
immigrantsare quickly fitting into this common culture，which may not bealtogether elevating but is hardly poisonous. writing for the nationalimmigration forum，gregory rodriguez reports that today’s immigration isneither at unprecedented level nor resistant to assimilation. in 1998immigrants were 9.8 percent of population；in 1900，13.6percent. in the 10 years prior to 1990，3.1 immigrantsarrived for every 1，000 residents； in the 10yearsprior to 1890，9.2 forevery 1，000.? now，consider threeindices of assimilation–language，home ownership andintermarriage.
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thetext suggests that immigrants now in the u.s.
[a]are resistant to homogenization.?
[b]exert a great influence on american culture.
[c]are hardly a threat to the common culture.?
[d]constitute the majority of the population.
?题目解析
论点：immigrants are quickly fitting intothis common culture, which may not be altogether elevating but is hardlypoisonous.?
论据1：writing for the national immigration forum，gregoryrodriguez reports that today’s immigration is neither at unprecedented levelnor resistant to homogenization.?
论据2：in 1998 immigrants were 9.8 percent ofpopulation；in1900，13.6percent. in the 10 years prior to 1990，3.1 immigrants arrived for every 1，000residents；in the 10 years prior to 1890，9.2 for every 1，000. now, considerthree indices of assimilation–language, home ownership and intermarriage.
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the text suggeststhat immigrants now in theu.s.
[a] are resistant to homogenization.?
[b] exert a great influence on americanculture.
[c] are hardly a threat to the commonculture.?
[d] constitute the majority of thepopulation.
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细节题：
根据题干中的immigrants now in the u.s.可直接定位到论点
论点：immigrants are quicklyfitting into this common culture, which may not be altogether elevating but ishardly poisonous.
论点内容比较具体所以论据不重要
其次，问的是现在移民状况，答案应在红色字体部分
根据力哥所讲进阶阅读能力， ?红色字体部分内容直接选c
排除与论据有关的选项：a、d选项中的对象与论据1 ，2直接相关，可直接排除；b程度过分了，观点只是 fitting into thiscommon culture …适应融入了文化，没有影响文化；而c选项中的hardly a threat和论点hardlypoisonous 同义互换。
所以答案选c
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day26阅读题
for example, agrandmotherly woman staffing an animal rights booth at a recent street fair wasdistributing a brochure that encouraged readers not to use anything that comesfrom or is tested in animals — no meat, no fur, no medicines. asked if sheopposed immunizations, she wanted to know if vaccines come from animalresearch. when assured that they do, she replied, “then i would have tosay yes.” asked what will happen when epidemics return, she said,”don’t worry, scientists will find some way of using computers.” suchwell-meaning people just don’t understand.
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the example of thegrandmotherly woman is used to show the public’s____[a] discontent withanimal research [b] ignorance aboutmedical science [c] indifference toepidemics [d] anxiety about animalrights
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题目解析
例子描述：for example, a grandmotherly woman staffingan animal rights booth at a recent street fair was distributing a brochure thatencouraged readers not to use anything that comes from or is tested in animals— no meat, no fur, no medicines.?
进一步具体说明：asked if she opposed immunizations, she wanted to know ifvaccines come from animal research. when assured that they do, she replied,”then i would have to say yes.” asked what will happen when epidemicsreturn, she said, “don’t worry, scientists will find some way of usingcomputers.”?
总结：suchwell-meaning people just don’t understand.
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the example of the grandmotherly woman isused to show the public’s____ [a]discontent with animal research [b]ignorance about medical science [c]indifference to epidemics [d]anxiety about animal rights
细节题：
根据题干中的the example of thegrandmotherly woman可直接定位到例子描述
例子描述：for example, a grandmotherly woman staffingan animal rights booth at a recent street fair was distributing a brochure thatencouraged readers not to use anything that comes from or is tested in animals— no meat, no fur, no medicines.
a、c、d选项中的名词对象都来自于前面的例子可直接排除,因为例子不是作者真正想表达的内容。论点才是，问的是目的,答案应在总结的论点：
suchwell-meaning people just don’t understand.
而b选项中的ignorance和总结don’tunderstand 同义互换
所以答案选b
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day27阅读题
science, inpractice, depends far less on the experiments it prepares than on thepreparedness of the minds of the men who watch the experiments. sir isaacnewton supposedly discovered gravity through the fall of an apple. apples hadbeen falling in many places for centuries and thousands of people had seen themfall. but newton for years had been curious about the cause of the orbitalmotion of the moon and planets. what kept them in place? why didn’t they fallout of the sky? the fact that the apple fell down toward the earth and not upinto the tree answered the question he had been asking himself about thoselarger fruits of the heavens, the moon and the planets.
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the author wantsto prove with the example of isaac newton that ___[a] inquiring minds are more important than scientific experiments[b] science advances when fruitful researches are conducted[c] scientists seldom forget the essential nature of research[d] unpredictability weighs less than prediction in scientific research
题目解析
论点：science, in practice, depends far lesson the experiments it prepares than on the preparedness of the minds of the menwho watch the experiments.?
例子描述：sirisaac newton supposedly discovered gravity through the fall of an apple.?
进一步阐释：appleshad been falling in many places for centuries and thousands of people had seenthem fall. but newton for years had been curious about the cause of the orbitalmotion of the moon and planets.what kept them in place? why didn’t they fall out of the sky? the fact that theapple fell down toward the earth and not up into the tree answered the questionhe had been asking himself about those larger fruits of the heavens, the moonand the planets.
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the author wants to prove with the example of isaac newton that ___[a] inquiring minds are more important than scientific experiments[b] science advances when fruitful researches are conducted[c] scientists seldom forget the essential nature of research[d] unpredictability weighs less than prediction in scientific research
观点细节题：
根据题干中的the example of isaac newton可直接定位到例子描述
例子描述：sir isaac newton supposedly discoveredgravity through the fall of an apple.
其次，问的是作者想证明的观点答案应在论点，这道题论点硬刚不难做对。
论点：science, in practice, depends far lesson the experiments it prepares than on the preparedness of the minds of the menwho watch the experiments.
论点对象是mind和experiment
根据力哥所讲进阶阅读能力，直接选a
选项b, c, d中的对象都与论点无关直接排除;而a选项中的inquiring minds和论点the preparedness of the minds 同义互换
所以答案选a
day28阅读题
how many men wouldhave considered the possibility of an apple falling up into the tree？ newtondid because he was not trying to predict anything. he was just wondering. hismind was ready for the unpredictable. unpredicability is part of the essentialnature of research. if you don’t have unpredictable things, you don’t haveresearch. scientists tend to forget this when writing their cut and driedreports for the technical journals, but history is filled with examples of it.
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the author assertsthat scientists ________.[a] shouldn’t replace “scientific method” with imaginative thought[b] shouldn’t neglect to speculate on unpredictable things[c] should write more concise reports for technical journals[d] should be confident about their research findings
题目解析
设问：how many men would have considered thepossibility of an apple falling up into the tree？ 回答：newton did because he was not trying topredict anything. he was just wondering. his mind was ready for theunpredictable.?
论点：unpredicability is part of theessential nature of research.?
论据 1：if you don’t have unpredictablethings, you don’t have research.?
论据 2：scientists tend to forget thiswhen writing their cut and dried reports for the technical journals, buthistory is filled with examples of it.
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the author asserts that scientists ________.[a]shouldn’t replace “scientific method” with imaginative thought[b]shouldn’t neglect to speculate on unpredictable things[c]should write more concise reports for technical journals[d]should be confident about their research findings
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细节题：题目the author asserts? 这里的assert告诉我们这是问论点的一道细节题。
虽然有的同学根据题干中的scientists直接定位到论据2。
论据 2：scientists tend to forget thiswhen writing their cut and dried reports for the technical journals, buthistory is filled with examples of it.
论据2中的“this”就是指代前面的论点,这里问的是作者主张的观点答案应在论点
论点：unpredicabilityis part of the essential nature of research.
根据力哥所讲进阶阅读能力，直接选b
选项a, d中的对象都与论点论据无关直接排除,而c选项的reports与论据有关,排除
所以答案选b
day29阅读题
few creations ofbig technology capture the imagination like giant dams. perhaps it ishumankind’s long suffering at the mercy of flood and drought that makes theideal of forcing the waters to do our bidding so fascinating. but to befascinated is also, sometimes, to be blind. several giant dam projects threatento do more harm than good.
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the third sentenceof this paragraph implies that ________.[a]people would be happy if they shut their eyes to reality[b] theblind could be happier than the sighted[c]over-excited people tend to neglect vital things[d]fascination makes people lose their eyesight
题目解析
论点：few creations of big technology capturethe imagination like giant dams.?
论据：perhapsit is humankind’s long suffering at the mercy of flood and drought that makesthe ideal of forcing the waters to do our bidding so fascinating.?
转折：butto be 
fascinated is also, sometimes, to be blind（空论点）.?
进一步阐释：several giant damprojects threaten to do more harm than good.（实论点）
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the third sentence of this paragraphimplies that ________.[a]people would be happy if they shut their eyes to reality[b] theblind could be happier than the sighted[c]over-excited people tend to neglect vital things[d]fascination makes people lose their eyesight
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细节题：
根据题干中的thethird sentence of this paragraph可直接定位到转折句
转折：but to be fascinated is also,sometimes, to be blind.
要理解其具体含义就必须看阐释部分
进一步阐释：several giant dam projects threaten to do more harm than good.
根据阐释红色部分内容
转折中的blind并非“盲人”的意思而表示“迷茫，漠视”排除 b，d;选项a中的内容是应该无视现实与转折后论点相反，转折后是认为无视不好。
c选项中的over-excited 就相当于be fascinated
所以答案选c
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day30阅读题
the officialstatistics are mildly discouraging. they show that, if you lump manufacturingand services together, productivity has grown on average by 1.2% since 1987.that is somewhat faster than the average during the previous decade. and since1991, productivity has increased by about 2% a year, which is more than twicethe 1978-1987 average. the trouble is that part of the recent acceleration isdue to the usual rebound that occurs at this point in a business cycle, and sois not conclusive evidence of a revival in the underlying trend. there is, asrobert rubin, the treasury secretary, says, a “disjunction” betweenthe mass of business anecdote that points to a leap in productivity and thepicture reflected by the statistics.
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the officialstatistics on productivity growth ________.[a]exclude the usual rebound in a business cycle[b]fall short of businessmen’s anticipation[c]meet the expectation of business people [d]fail to reflect the true state of economy
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题目解析
实论点：the official statistics are mildlydiscouraging.论据1：they show that, if you lump manufacturingand services together, productivity has grown on average by 1.2% since 1987.?
进一步阐释：that is somewhat faster than theaverage during the previous decade.?
论据2：and since 1991, productivity has increasedby about 2% a year, which is more than twice the 1978-1987 average.?
进一步阐释：the trouble is that part of therecent acceleration is due to the usual rebound that occurs at this point in abusiness cycle, and so is not conclusive evidence of a revival in theunderlying trend.
论据3：there is, as robert rubin, the treasury secretary, says,a “disjunction” between the mass of business anecdote that points toa leap in productivity and the picture reflected by the statistics.
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the official statistics on productivity growth________. [a]exclude the usual rebound in a business cycle [b]fall short of businessmen’s anticipation [c]meet the expectation of business people [d]fail to reflect the true state of economy
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细节题：
根据题干中的the official statistics on productivitygrowth可直接定位到论点
论点：the official statistics are mildlydiscouraging.
数据令人失望，是对于预测来说的，非常清晰，有的同学没有理解到到位。
根据力哥秒杀技巧，可根据discouraging 直接选b
a，d选项中的对象都与论据相关直接排除;c选项内容刚好和b相反
discouraging和fall short of one’s anticipation同义互换
所以答案选b
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