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【題目】請先閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各小題所給的A 、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入相應(yīng)空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Things like Hula hoops（呼啦圈）used to be very popular. Did you ever own any of these? If you didn’t, don’t feel too bad. They were all fads. A fad is something that becomes very among a large number of people, but only for a short time. can become a fad very quickly, but can stop being popular just as quickly. it is no longer “cool,” a fad goes away. Anything can become a(n) -fashion, food, music, technology, even language.

In the late 1970s, Erno Rubik, a professor was looking for a way to teach his students about 3D objects. He a six-color plastic object that would be called the Rubik’s Cube(魔方). The goal was to get each side of the cube a color. It was very challenging. It took a few years for the toy to become popular, but then , in 1982, it seemed everyone had one. People bought over a hundred million of the .There were 50 books available that year offering solutions(解決辦法). Then, just as suddenly as the craze (風尚) started, it . By 1983, people were not interested in the Rubik’s Cube anymore, perhaps because so many people had one in their home.

In 2012, a South Korean musician named Psy released a song called “ Gangnam (江南) Style.” The music video shows Psy pretending (假裝) to horse-ride while he is dancing. In six months, it became the first Youtube (一視頻網(wǎng)站) video ever to reach a billion views (觀看). Six months after that, went on to reach two billion views. The song and video started a worldwide craze. “Gangnam Style” had a huge influence on world popular culture. U.S. President Barack Obama and U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron even the dance. “Gangnam Style” became less and less popular, the “Korean Wave” of culture remains popular all over the world.

【1】A. useful B. popular C. valuable D. relaxing

【2】 A. Both B. Someone C. Something D. None

【3】A. Although B. Whether C. Before D. When

【4】 A. invention B. fad C. goal D. dream

【5】A. creative B. difficult C. traditional D. common

【6】A. found B. bought C. invented D. borrowed

【7】A. strange B. dark C. bright D. different

【8】 A. suddenly B. slowly C. exactly D. seriously

【9】A. videos B. toys C. clothes D. books

【10】A. spread B. appeared C. ended D. failed

【11】A. already B. hardly C. especially D. only

【12】 A. he B. they C. we D. it

【13】A. food B. dance C. language D. sport

【14】A. depended on B. tried out C. gave up D. put off

【15】 A. then B. and C. but D. so

Answer 1

【答案】

【小題1】B

【小題2】C

【小題3】D

【小題4】B

【小題5】A

【小題6】C

【小題7】D

【小題8】A

【小題9】B

【小題10】A

【小題11】A

【小題12】D

【小題13】B

【小題14】B

【小題15】C

【解析】

試題分析：本文舉例說明了在世界上什么東西很快變得流行起來，但是只能盛極一時。當這些東西不再酷的時候，所有的狂熱都將消失殆盡。

【小題1】考查形容詞及語境的理解。句意：流行就是某物在很多的人之間很受歡迎。A. useful有用的； B. popular流行的； C. valuable有價值的； D. relaxing令人放松的。根據(jù)文章開頭在講過去呼啦圈很流行，結(jié)合上下文可知fad是一時流行的狂熱，故選B。

【小題2】考查代詞及語境的理解。句意：某物很快成為流行的，同樣也很快不流行了。 A. Both兩者都； B. Someone某人； C. Something某物； D. None沒有。根據(jù)A fad is something that becomes very 36 among a large number of people 可知，這里指的是某物，故選C。

【小題3】考查連詞及語境的理解。句意：當這些東西不再酷的時候，所有的狂熱都將消失殆盡。A. Although盡管； B. Whether是否； C. Before在……之前； D. When當……時候。根據(jù)句意這里是when引導(dǎo)的時間狀語從句，故選D。

【小題4】考查名詞及語境的理解。句意：任何東西都可能成為時尚流行的東西，如：食物、音樂�？萍忌踔琳Z言。 A. invention發(fā)明； B. fad時尚； C. goal目的； D. dream夢想。通過破折號可以判斷填的詞和fashion的意思是比較接近的，故選B。

【小題5】考查形容詞及語境的理解。句意：在20世紀70年代晚期，一個教授Erno Rubik 尋找了一個創(chuàng)造性地方式來教自己的學生關(guān)于3D的東西。A. creative創(chuàng)造性的； B. difficult困難的； C. traditional傳統(tǒng)的； D. common普通的。根據(jù)He 41 a six-color plastic object that would be called the Rubik’s Cube(魔方).可知，他用了一個魔方來教學生，是與眾不同的，故選A。

【小題6】考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：他發(fā)明了一個六個顏色的塑料做的東西。A. found 發(fā)現(xiàn)；強調(diào)的是結(jié)果找到了； B. bought買； C. invented發(fā)明； D. borrowed借。根據(jù)object that would be called the Rubik’s Cube(魔方)可知，這個魔方是以他的名字命名的，所以可推知是他發(fā)明的，故選C。

【小題7】考查形容詞及語境的理解。句意：目的是把魔方的每一個面都變成不同的顏色。A. strange 奇怪的； B. dark黑色； C. bright明亮的； D. different不同的。根據(jù)常識可知魔方每一面的顏色都是不一樣的。故選D。

【小題8】考查副詞及語境的理解。句意：花了幾年的時間讓這種玩具受歡迎，但是在1982年突然似乎每個人都有一個魔方。 A. suddenly突然； B. slowly慢慢地； C. exactly確切地； D. seriously認真地。根據(jù)It took a few years for the toy to become popular,前面提到花了幾年的時間，后有but，說明一個意想不到的事情，所以用突然比較好，也可以根據(jù)Then, just as suddenly as the craze (風尚) started,可知，這里指的是突然。故選A。

【小題9】考查名詞及語境的理解。句意：人們買了一千萬的這種玩具。A. videos視頻資料； B. toys玩具； C. clothes 衣服； D. books書。通過前面“It took a few years for the toy tobecome popular”可以判斷這里人們購買的東西是玩具。故選B。

【小題10】考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：就像它突然變成時尚的東西，它也就傳開了。A. spread傳播； B. appeared出現(xiàn)； C. ended結(jié)束； D. failed失敗。通過前半句一下子變成一種風尚開始流行，后半句比前半句的意思要更進一步，故選A。

【小題11】考查副詞及語境的理解。句意：到1983年為止，人們不再對它感興趣，是因為大多數(shù)的人家里都已經(jīng)有了。A. already/span>已經(jīng)； B. hardly幾乎不； C. especially尤其； D. only僅僅。因為人們家里已經(jīng)購買了很多類似的東西，所以不會對Rubik的魔方感興趣，故選A。

【小題12】考查代詞及語境的理解。句意：在之后的六個月里，它達到了20億次的觀看。 A. he 他； B. they它們； C. we我們； D. it它。通過上一句可以判斷這句話是說Gangnam (江南) Style的點擊量迅速超過20億次，這里用it代替物，故選D。

【小題13】考查名詞及語境的理解。句意：這種歌曲和視頻使在世界范圍內(nèi)出現(xiàn)了跳舞的瘋狂。A. food 食物； B. dance 跳舞； C. language語言； D. sport體育。根據(jù)上文Psy跳騎馬舞可以判斷這里選B最符合上下文的意思。故選B。

【小題14】考查動詞短語及語境的理解。句意：美國總統(tǒng)奧巴馬和英國首相卡梅倫甚至都跳嘗試跳這種舞。A. depended on依靠； B. tried out嘗試； C. gave up放棄； D. put off推遲。根據(jù)“Gangnam Style” had a huge influence on world popular culture. 可知，這兩個人是在嘗試跳這種舞，故選B。

【小題15】考查連詞及語境的理解。句意：Gangnam Style 變得越來越不流行，但是韓國的文化影響著全世界。A. then接著，然后； B. and和； C. but 但是；表示前后是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系； D. so因此，表示前后是因果關(guān)系。根據(jù)“Korean Wave” of culture remains popular all over the world.后面敘述的是流行的事情，所以前后是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故選C。