考前模擬：2008年6月閱讀真題及名師精講

　　試題詳解

　　1. causing a reaction

　　根據(jù)題干關(guān)鍵詞Hollywood 和New York City定位在第一段的倒數(shù)第二、三句中，但是經(jīng)過仔細(xì)對比，根本就沒有出現(xiàn)題干中所提及的《93號航班》預(yù)告片。因此，轉(zhuǎn)換關(guān)鍵詞重新定位，選用題干中的trailer和succeed定位到原文第一句。本題考查《93號航班》的預(yù)告片在好萊塢和紐約成功上映之后，取得了什么樣的成功。文章第一句前半句指出，電影預(yù)告片應(yīng)該能夠引起觀眾的反應(yīng)，后半句指出《93號航班》的預(yù)告片真是太成功了。換句話說，這部預(yù)告片成功地引起了觀眾的反應(yīng)。Succeed in后面用動詞的非謂語形式，即causing a reaction。

　　2. an emotional debate

　　根據(jù)題干中的is sure to和give rise to定位到原文第二段第一句。本題考查《93號航班》必定會引發(fā)的影響。題干中的is sure to和give rise to分別是對原文中的is certain to和ignite的同義轉(zhuǎn)述，ignite的賓語an emotional debate就是本題的答案。

　　3. The approval of every victim’s family

　　這個題目問的是Paul Greengrass獲得了什么，很顯然需要尋找obtain的賓語，應(yīng)該是一個名詞或名詞性結(jié)構(gòu)。利用題目中的關(guān)鍵詞Writer-director Paul Greengrass和proceeded with the movie 定位文章第三段第二句話。此題唯一的難點(diǎn)就是需要邏輯轉(zhuǎn)換，題干是before，而文中是after，而文中的securing正是獲得的含義，是分詞形式，后面的the approval of every victim's family是做賓語。所以答案是the approval of every victim's family。

　　4. exploiting a national tragedy

　　根據(jù)題干中的Universal，releasing“United 93”和criticized定位到原文第三段第六、七句。本題考查發(fā)行影片《93號航班》的環(huán)球公司受指責(zé)的原因。題干中的短語be criticized for是對原文中的criticism引導(dǎo)的同位語從句的同義轉(zhuǎn)換。因此可以得知公司受到指責(zé)時因?yàn)閑xploit national tragedy，因題干所填為for的賓語，所以采用分詞形式exploiting。

　　5. raise awareness

　　根據(jù)題干中的Carole O’Hare，honoring the passengers and crew定位到文章最后。本題考查Carole 0’Hare所認(rèn)為的拍攝這部影片的目的和意義。題干中用besides引出其中的一個目的：honoring the passengers and

　　crew for what they did，接著文章又用一個but引出另外一個目的：But more than that，it raises awareness。由于題干中空格前有不定式to，所以答案為raise awareness。

　　Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

　　Passage one

　　Questions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage

　　Imagine waking up and finding the value of your assets has been halved. No, you're not an investor in one of those hedge funds that failed completely. With the dollar slumping to a 26-year low against the pound, already-expensive London has become quite unaffordable. A coffee at Starbucks, just as unavoidable in England as it is in the United States, runs about $8.