42.A【解析】可以由末段中間Big efforts are being made to distribute wealth fairly.These changes have come about not because human beings have suddenly and unaccountably improved，but because positive steps were taken to change the law.推出法律應(yīng)禁止墮落而又危險(xiǎn)的體育項(xiàng)目。A項(xiàng)正確。B項(xiàng)是作者說(shuō)明“嗜血成性”的具體內(nèi)容之一。C項(xiàng)本身錯(cuò)誤，文中沒(méi)有對(duì)比。D項(xiàng)是作者認(rèn)為人們?yōu)槭裁葱蕾p危險(xiǎn)而殘忍的體育項(xiàng)目的根源。
43.D【解析】通過(guò)第一段開(kāi)頭舉出羅馬人“嗜血成性”的例子及其后提出的問(wèn)題Are we any less bloodthirsty?容易推出D項(xiàng)最為恰當(dāng)。A、B、C項(xiàng)的說(shuō)法太過(guò)籠統(tǒng)、概括。
44.B【解析】通讀全文，容易知道作者在文中提到了斗熊、斗牛、賽車、拳擊、斗獅五種危險(xiǎn)體育活動(dòng)。
45.A【解析】通過(guò)文章最后一段If we banned dangerous and violent sports，we would be moving one step further to improving mankind.We would recognize that violence is degrading and unworthy of human beings.可以推知A項(xiàng)最為恰當(dāng)。
46.B【解析】根據(jù)文章第一句“When I was looking for a Christmas present for my daughter in a toy store”,知道故事發(fā)生在玩具店里。所以答案選B。
47.C【解析】那個(gè)小男孩看到喜歡的東西問(wèn)他爸爸能否買得起，他爸爸總是搖頭，可以知道小男孩應(yīng)該是來(lái)自一個(gè)貧窮的家庭。所以答案選C。
48.A【解析】小男孩從商店免費(fèi)得到了想要的電視游戲，被告知是獎(jiǎng)品，這種天上掉餡餅的事情讓人很難以置信，所以答案選A。
49.A【解析】A選項(xiàng)說(shuō)小女孩善良而樂(lè)于助人，文章講述這個(gè)小女孩放棄自己喜歡的娃娃，她買了小男孩喜歡的電視游戲讓店員送給他，可以看出她很善良、樂(lè)于助人。B選項(xiàng)說(shuō)電視游戲是商店的獎(jiǎng)賞，這只是小女孩為了不傷害小男孩自尊心讓店員說(shuō)的善意的謊言。C選項(xiàng)說(shuō)作者替小男孩付電視游戲的錢(qián)，但文章說(shuō)是小女孩讓爸爸買的，而不是作者。D選項(xiàng)說(shuō)小男孩從商店自己買了電視游戲，顯然不符合文意。所以答案選A。
50.D【解析】從文章最后小女孩和她爸爸的對(duì)話中知道，小女孩這么做的原因是奶奶告訴她去買一些能讓她高興的東西，那么小女孩認(rèn)為幫助別人，使別人快樂(lè)就是自己最大的快樂(lè)，這體現(xiàn)了小女孩的優(yōu)秀品質(zhì)。根據(jù)……didn't Grandma want……答案選D。
51.B【解析】根據(jù)第一段At the beginning of the 20th century there was a big farm called Hollywood.知道，好萊塢最早的時(shí)候是農(nóng)場(chǎng)。所以答案選B。
52.C【解析】根據(jù)……1910's to the 1950's，Hollywood was the film center of the world.知道從1910年開(kāi)始好萊塢變成了電影中心。
53.B【解析】文章第二段提到的人名有Charlie Chaplin，Greta Garbo，Bergman，沒(méi)有B選項(xiàng)，所以答案選B。
54.C【解析】從第三段The reason why people went to Hollywood to make films was the sun.知道，人們?nèi)ズ萌R塢拍戲是因?yàn)槟抢镪?yáng)光充裕。所以答案選C。
55.A【解析】根據(jù)第四段As they made all the films by sunlight，the west coast was a much better place to work.知道選項(xiàng)A是正確的，答案選A。
56.C【解析】A項(xiàng)太過(guò)籠統(tǒng);B、D項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。文章不是講廣告的優(yōu)點(diǎn)和廣告費(fèi)用，而是講廣告服務(wù)于社會(huì)的功能;通過(guò)第二段開(kāi)頭The poor old consumer! He'd have to pay a great deal more if advertising didn't create mass markets for products.第三段A cheerful，witty advertisement makes such a difference to a drab wall or a newspaper full of the daily ration of calamities.第四段首句We must not forget，either，that advertising makes a positive contribution to our pockets.可以推出C項(xiàng)符合題意。
57.A【解析】文中作者提出了廣告的種種功能，可以推出作者對(duì)廣告是比較贊賞的;文中沒(méi)有提到廣告值得信任，B項(xiàng)排除。C項(xiàng)批評(píng)，D項(xiàng)不滿意，在文中找不到依據(jù)。
58.A【解析】通過(guò)文章首句Advertisers tend to think big and perhaps this is why they're always coming in for criticism.可以推出A項(xiàng)正確。
59.C【解析】A、B、D項(xiàng)均可在文中找到依據(jù);C項(xiàng)說(shuō)優(yōu)質(zhì)產(chǎn)品不需要廣告是錯(cuò)誤的，一切產(chǎn)品都需要廣告，新產(chǎn)品、老產(chǎn)品都需要。
60.C【解析】本文一開(kāi)頭引入對(duì)廣告的批評(píng)，然后作者以對(duì)比的手法詳述了廣告的功能。故C項(xiàng)“評(píng)論”為正確選項(xiàng)。
Ⅳ.英漢翻譯
61.兩個(gè)人在拳擊場(chǎng)內(nèi)彼此狠揍，直到其中一個(gè)人被打倒在地，爬不起來(lái)。
62.世界重量級(jí)冠軍賽總是頭版頭條新聞。
63.廣告商總是雄心勃勃，也許這就是為什么他們老挨批評(píng)。
64.報(bào)紙中的其他欄目都不能提供如此有趣的文章，或提供對(duì)人性內(nèi)涵如此深刻的洞察。
65.這是廣告中最佳的廣告。
Ⅴ.書(shū)面表達(dá)
In the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Chinese athlete Liu Xiang dropped out of the race due to his foot injury，which led to a heated discussion among people across the country.
According to a survey conducted by Sina Website，over 34% of the people think an athlete should quit the race when injured since health is much more important than a gold medal;while nearly 20% of the netizens believe that an injured athlete should hold on to the end instead of giving up halfway.They regard the sports field as a battlefield in which every athlete should fight for the honor of his or her country in spite of any difficulty.
In my opinion，it was a right choice for Liu Xiang to choose to quit the race.For one thing，nothing is more important than health and sports don't mean sacrificing one's health for a gold medal：for another，after Liu Xiang recovers fully，he still has many chances to realize his dream.
Ⅵ.教學(xué)設(shè)計(jì)
Teaching Plan：(one possible version)
Step 1.Warming up
1.Ask some questions:
Do you often travel? Where have you been?
2.Follow the steps of the warmup.
Step 2.Prereading
1.Show some traveling pictures of the teacher's.
2.Ask students：Which river is the longest one in the world and which is the largest one? Which river is the longest one in China?
3.Ask students：How people who live along a river use it?
Step 3.Whilereading
1.Scanning：Students read quickly and answer:
What are they going to do?
2.Skimming：Students read again and finish Comprehension 1 on Page 19.
3.Students read and get the main idea of each paragraph.
4.Students list the countries that the Mekong River flows through.
Step 4.Afterreading
Students discuss in pairs：Wang Wei's and Wang Kun's similar and different attitudes about the trip.
Similar attitudes about the trip.Different attitudes about the trip.Both Wang Wei and Wang Kun think ……
1.that this trip is a dream coming true.
2.that they will enjoy this trip a lot.
3.that they should see a lot of the Mekong.
4.that most of the Mekong will be found in Southeast Asia.
Wang Wei believes ……
1.that they must start in Qinghai，where the river begins and see all of the Mekong.
2.that they don't need to prepare much.
Wang Kun believes ……
1.that it is too cold and high to start in Qinghai.
2.that using an atlas is very important.
Step 5.Assignment
1.Surf the Internet and get more information about the Mekong River.
2.Retell the passage using your own words.