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A篇

51.答案为D. 此题考查细节理解， 解题思路：根据文章第一段: “A young woman went to her mother and told her how hard life was. She was tired of struggling and fighting and wanted to give up.”  可知the daughter wanted to resign herself to life 她想屈服于生活，因为生活有太多艰难。

52.答案为B 本题考查词意猜测。 解题思路: 根据划线后it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The coffee beans were unique, however; after they had been in the boiling water, they had changed the water，可知：是将萝卜放进水里，任由水支配,摆布它的命运,即为at the mercy of 的中文意思。

53.答案为D,此题考查细节推理判断，根据第六段The daughter then asked, “What does it mean, mother?” Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity but reacted differently，可以判断C为错误选项，根据最后一段Are you the carrot that seems strong, but with change and adversity will you wilt(萎缩) and become soft and lose your strength，可以看出A 不是正确选项，根据“Are you the egg that starts with a malleable（可塑的）， heart, but changes with the heat?  When faced with a death, a break-up, a financial hardship or some other trial, do you become hardened and stiff? “The coffee bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor，可以排除B，进而确定D为正确选项。

54.答案为C，此题考查的是标题判断。本文介绍的是：妈妈用萝卜，鸡蛋和咖啡豆面临公共的挫折—开水时的不同反应作为比喻，喻指我们面对挫折最好的态度应是像咖啡豆一样，故C 为最佳选项。  

B篇《疯狂英语》2011年10月刊

55. B. 推理判断题。由文章第一段第一句可知间隔年源于二战后的十年里，各国政府提倡青年旅行和文化交流，从而增进全人类的共识，以防止世界性大战再次发生。

56. D. 推理判断题。由文章第三段最后一句话可知英国和全球的间隔年事业在继续稳步发 展。

57. A. 词义猜测题。由文末最后一句话的authority和spokesperson可知。

58. C. 主旨大意题。全文按照时间顺序介绍了间隔年的起源和发展。

C篇

59. D. 文中三段提到if you are disinclined to venture far from home office；第四段提到了it is one of those professions which pays well以及you get to work with other reasonably intelligent, technical people, while the investors throw money at you for their next great ideas。

60. C 文中提到了Chris Leong a programmer in Sydney suggested “working for the government — most roles have 35-hour weeks in Australia — unless you become senior. ”，可以看出Chris Leong本身是名computer programmer，然后他的建议是“除非你是名资深的电脑程序员，否则最好working for the government，其原因就是大部分公务员每周工作35小时每周”，由此可推断出computer programmer可能较长。

61. D 文中确实提到了需要具备专业技能，用专业知识和建议赚钱，但最关键的还是在于“identify the activities you don't consider work and find a career that will pay you for those.”

62. B 全文都是讲的对于finding the less-taxing, but most- profitable job的客观看法和观点，不涉及作者自己的观点。

D篇文章大意： 流行文化对中国人旅游目的地的影响。

63.D. 细节理解题。由第三段Now more than ever, popular culture is driving their decision making得知

64.A. 词义猜测题。从下文的参观马克思故居和因为徐志摩的诗而去看剑桥的寡妇树可以得知是朝拜之旅。

65.B. 细节理解题。由最后一段But the Chinese interpretation is always different 得知Mr. Brennen 说的是中国人对流行文化的理解不同。

66.C. 主旨大意题。本文的中心是流行文化对中国游客的影响。因此C项正确。

E篇

本篇文章是关于香港警察依法清理“占中”非法活动的社会类文章。

67. A. 推理判断题, 从文第三段“．．．22 officers were injured during the clearances.” 可知选择A选项。

68. C. 事实细节题。从文章第二段第二行The two-day operation saw 148 people arrested for various offenses, including contempt of court, resisting arrest, possession of offensive weapons, unlawful assembly and assaulting police.可知C答案正确。

69. D. 推理判断题. 从文章第六段开头This week's actions mark the first time the authorities have successfully cleared one of the three main protest sites,…可以推断Hong Kong police已经成功的清理了被非法侵占的三个地区中间的一个，理所当然他们会据需采取行动继续清理另外两个地区。

70. B. 作者意图题.纵观全文，作者主要介绍了香港依法清理了“占中”非法活动的事。故选B.
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