Sample A

Passage Excerpt:

“The Golden Gate Bridge is a famous bridge in San Francisco. The bridge has a red color, but gray clouds often surround it. On clear days people come to take pictures of the bridge. The pictures show the green hills next to the bridge and the blue water under it.”

What is this text mostly about?
(A) Gray clouds
(B) San Francisco
(C) A famous bridge
(D) Taking photograhs

Sample B

Passage ：

It’s Softball Season

Want to have fun exercising in the sun? Want to meet new friends and learn how to work as part of a team? Want to represent your school in a friendly competition against other schools? Want to gain health benefits that can make you an even better student? Then join the girls’ softball team!

We’ll be holding a meeting on Wednesday, January 15, at 7:00 pm in the gymnasium for anyone interested in joining the team. At the meeting, you and your parents will get to talk to current members of the team and me, the coach. We’ll also hand out schedules of the games this season.

You’ll need to do a few things before you can join the team. First, you must bring me a letter from your doctor confirming that you are in good health. Second, you’ll need to make sure that you have at least a “B” grade average in all your classes. Third, since they are very important to prepare for games, you’ll need to make time in your schedule for the practice sessions. These are held every day after school for two hours. Fouth, you need to go to every game. Sometimes you will miss classes because of the games. However, you must notify your teachers at least a week in advance of the absence because of the games. However, you must notify your teacher at least a week in advance of the absence. You should complete in advance any work you’ll miss and submit it at least one day before the absence. Finnaly, you and your parents will also need to complete some forms, such as permission slips.

I look forward to meeting you. Go, team!

Ms. Gobron

What was the teacher’s main reason for writing this letter?
(A) To take sudents to join the softball team
(B) To remind softball players to study seriously
(C) To encourage softball players to exercise regularly
(D) To tell students the results of a recent softball game

Sample C

Passage:

Announcement

On Saturday, december 12th, from 10 A.M.until 4 P.M.,Carverton Middle School will be holding a music festival in the school gymnasium. The special event will feature a variety of professional musicians and singers.
We are looking for Carverton student to help with the jobs. Interested students should speak with Ms. Braxton, the music teacher. Students who would like to help at the festival must have written permission from a parent of guardian.

Why did the author write the announcement?
(A) There will be a music festival to be held on Saturday.
(B) The school is looking forward for some volunteers to help with the jobs at the music festival.
(C) The music teacher wants written permission from students’ parents.
(D) There will be a variety of professional musicians and singers attending the music festival.

Sample D

Passage Excerpt:

“...How can so few basic tastes give to the enormous number of flavors we experiment? This is possible because the basic tastes combine in different proprotions. Compare this to colors. There are only three basic colors------yellow, red, and blue-----but when mixed in different ways and proportions, these three basic colors are suffecient to create the vast array of colors that we see every day....”

Why does the author mention colors?
(A) to suggest that tasty foods are often colorful
(B) to help explain how so many tastes are created
(C) to dicuss how colors are used to decorate foods
(D) to argue that people often associate colors with tastes

Sample E

Passage Excerpt:

“...In fact, what we perceive as taste often involves smell more than the taste experienced through the tongue. This is why foods with strong tastes often seem bland to people who, due to a stuffy nose, cannot smell them. For example, cinnamon tastes quite mild to people who cannot enjoy its fragrant smell. The same is true of drinks, like hot coffee or tea, which taste best when they can be smelled as well as tasted...?

What does the author imply about cinnamon?
(A) It can relieve a stuffy nose
(B) It can have a very strong taste
(C) It should be kept in a cool place
(D) It tastes better in large qunantities

Sample F

Passage Excerpt:

“...Soon Uncle Max had spoken with almost everyone at the breakfast. He had talked about history with Ms. Rennert, chatted about jewelry with Mrs. Guffman, dicussed architecture with Mgaggie Fisher’s mother, and spoken about hiking wiht Ms. Gans, the physical education teacher.

When the teacher annouced that they planned to have the breakfast event again next year, Celia turned to her uncle with a smile.

“Save the date, OK, Uncle Max?” she asked.

Why does Celia tell Uncle Max to “Save the date”?
(A) She wants him to visit her family next week.
(B) She wants him to come to the breakfast next year.
(C) She knows he has an appointment to go hiking with Ms. Gans.
(D) She wants him to help her mother remenber the date of a meeting.

Sample G

Passage Excerpt:

“...Satellites are machines that are sent up into space and send signals back down to Earth. Communication satellies are very important to our daily lives. They transmit all kinds of information: signals for telephones, television, the Internet, and more...”

In line 2, the word They refers to________.
(A) lives
(B) signals
(C) satellites
(D) telephones

Sample H

Passage Excerpt:

“...Apart from being influenced by different combinations of the basic tastes,the experience of taste is also enriched by other sensations, such as odor and temperature. These function together to produce what we recogniza as unique tastes...”

In line 2, the word These refers to _____________.
(A) tastes
(B) colors
(C) sensations
(D) experience

Sample I

Passage Excerpt:

“... The Zhongba settlement is extremely important because it is the first place we know of where people had a method for collecting salt. Comparable evidence of ancient salt production in the world comes from sites that are not nearly as old. The Zhongba settlement is also very different from other sites because of its unique source of salt. While in other places salt was dug from mines or extracted from sea water, the Zhongba salt was obtained from a salty river...”

In line 2, the word comparable is closest in meaning to ____________.
(A) early
(B) large
(C) similar
(D) beautiful

Sample J

Passage Excerpt:

“... Ms. Bonello was very excited about Conway’s suggestion. She immediately told Mr. Prewitt, the other history teacher at school, about the sutdents’ proposal. Like Ms. Bonello, Mr. Prewitt thought that the cyberfriend project would be an educational opportunity for them...”

In line 2, the word proposal is closest in meaning to _______.
(A) plan
(B) meeting
(C) education
(D) excitement

Sample K

Passage Excerpt:

“The Golden Gate Bridge is a famous bridge in San Francisco. The bridge has a red color, but gray clouds often surround it. On clear days people come to take pictures of the bridge. The pictures show the green hills next to the bredge and the blue water under it.”

What color is the Golden Gate Bridge?
(A) Red
(B) Green
(C) Blue
(D) Golden

Sample L

Passage Eexcerpt:
“Each food we eat tastes different, and there are untold numbers of different tastes. Still, all flavors are based on just four basic tastes: sweet, bitter, salty, and sour. Some food experts argue there is a fifth basic taste called umami(a Japanese word that can be translated roughly as “tasty” or “savory”), but this theory remains controversial. Regardless of whether there are four of five basic tastes, the number is small....”
According to the author, what question is still debated?

(A) How many basic tastes there are
(B) Which tastes people enjoy most
(C) Why foods lack flavor when a person is sick
(D) What causes the sensation of warmth on the tongue

答案解析

Sample A:
Explanation
这段话是从一篇文章中截取出来的。考生通过阅读可知，段落中共有4句话，每句话都出现了“bridge”这个词。其中前两句话的主语都是“the....Bridge”，且最后两句也都是围绕这座桥展开的。由此，考生可以轻松地判断出这个段落讨论的主要内容就是“A famous bridge
”，即选项C。选项A、B、C都属于细节信息或次要信息，并列段落主要讨论的对象。

B:
Explanation
这篇文章是学校女子垒球队教练发布的公告。考生通过阅读可知，文章第一段例举了能够吸引学生加入垒球队的几个原因。第二段通知垒球队即将举行一次会议。第三段对想要加入垒球队的同学提出了一些具体要求。从整体上看，教练发布此条公告是为了鼓励同学们踊跃报名参加垒球队。选项B、C均涉及第三段的细节信息，并不是整篇文章的主旨，可排除。选项D在文中并未提及，可排除。

C:
Explanation
考生通过阅读短文可知，这是一篇Announcement。Announcement、Note和E-mail等文体都有很强的目的性，即告知某件事情或传递某些信息。本篇Announcement在第一段介绍了学校将在体育馆举办一次音乐节，届时会有许多专业的音乐家和歌手参加这次活动。在第二段的开头作者表明了该通知的目的：“We are looking for Carverton student to help with the jobs”，然后说明了要求和报名方式。由此可知，该通知的目的并不在于通知音乐会的时间和地点，而是招募志愿者，因此答案为选项B。选项A、C、D均不是作者写这篇通知的目的。

D:
explanation
本篇节选的关键句“Compare this to colors”。此句中，“this”指前一句中提到的一种现象，即最基本的几种闻到以不同比例混合，就可以创造出各种不同的口味。由此关键句可以得知，作者将要把味道的这种现象与人们更为熟悉的颜色进行类比。同样的，三种最基本的颜色——红、黄、蓝——以不同比例混合可以产生各种不同的颜色。颜色的这种现象与味道相似。由此可知，本段落主要是为了解释这么多味道是如何形成的。正确答案为选项B。

E:
Explanation
作者一开始提到，食物的气味会影响味道。接着用肉桂(cinnamon)的例子来解释这个现象：肉桂会散发出一种香味，但是如果闻不到，它吃起来的味道就会淡许多。由此可以推断，肉桂的味道比较强烈，如果在吃的时候可以闻到香味，就可以充分感受到它的甜美。所以选项B最符合题意。作者在第二句中提到，如果某人鼻塞，就无法正常闻到气味，却没有提到肉桂是否能缓解比赛问题，所以选项A错误。从文章中完全无法推断出选项C、D，可排除。

F:
Explanation
通过阅读文章的第一段可以得知，Max叔叔与早餐聚会里的大多数人都聊得很愉快。第二段中，当老师们宣布明年仍然要举行早餐聚会时，Celia朝着叔叔笑并向他提了一个建议。由这些细节可以推断，Celia十分赞赏叔叔在早餐聚会中的表现，希望他明年继续参加，让他把那天空出来。正确答案为选项B。

G:
Explanation
本篇节选是对卫星(satellites)的介绍。第一句话大致介绍了卫星的功能，即从太空发送信号到地球。最后一句话详细例举了信号的类型，包括电话信号、电视信号、网络信号等。根据语境可得知，代词“They”回指前一句的主语“Communication satellies”。由此可得出正确答案为选项C。

H:
Explanation
本篇节选是关于影响味道的其他感官因素。通过阅读可知，影响味道的因素之一是基本味道的不同结合。第二个因素涉及其他感官因素，如气味和温度。本段着重介绍的是第二个因素。代词“These”指代所有影响味道的因素，即基本味道、气味、温度等，这些都属于感官功能，因此正确答案为选项C的sensations。

I:
Explanation
考生通过阅读本篇节选可知，新发现的中坝遗址在很久以前就开始了盐的制造，这并不是科学家对古代盐制造的唯一发现，却是所有发现中最古老的。根据“as old”可以得知，作者是要对比中坝和其他能够制盐的古代遗址。因此，划线单词“comparable”与选项C的similar的意思最接近，意为“相似的，类似的”。选项A的early意为“早期的”;选项B 的large意为“大的”;选项D的beautiful意为“美丽的”。

J:
Explanation
文中第一句提及Conway有一个建议，Ms. Bonello对此感到十分兴奋。由第二句可以得知，Ms. Bonello 是一位历史老师，Conway是她的学生。Ms,Bonnel立刻将Conway 的建议告诉了另一位历史老师Mr. Prewitt。 由此可知，划线单词“proposal”与前文的“suggestion”意思相近，意为“提议、计划”。选项A的plan意为“计划、安排”;选项B的meeting意为“会议”;选项C的education意为“教育”;选项D的excitement意为“激动，兴奋”。在四个选项中，选项A的plan与“proposal”和“suggestion”的意思最接近。

K:
Explanation
考生通过阅读短文，可以在文中直接找出答案“The bridge has a red color”因此正确答案选项为A。细节题一般都可以在文章中找到现成的答案，不需要考生进行过多的推理，所以做细节题时要做到有据可依。需要考生注意的事，不能因为桥的名字是“The Golden Gate Bridge”就理所当然的选择“Golden”，一定要在原文中找到选择的依据。

L:
Explanation
作者在文中首先提到“, all flavors are based on just four basic tastes”，意为“各种不同口味都基于四种基本味道”。紧接着作者又提到“there is a fifth basic taste called umami”，意为“第五种基本味道，叫做umami”。这显然与前一句相矛盾。根据本段的关键词“controversial”和关键句“Regardless of whether there are four of five basic tastes...”可知，基本味道的具体数量是存在争议的。因此，正确答案为选项A。