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【题目】

For years, the word “popular'，has been demonized（妖魔化）and made thesame as mini-skirt-wearing, hair-coloring cheerleader types like Regina Georgein Mean Girls. Today, teachers and parents inform children that being popularis irrelevant（不相干的），unnecessary and a sure shortcut to upset, misery, anddeath. And some people describe popular students as the ones most likely tobum out and end up as nobody, while their less well-liked counterparts enjoy alife of wealth and fame.

However, the Oxford English Dictionary defines（定义）popularity as:“TheState or condition of being liked, admired, or supported by many people’ Thissounds like a lovely thing, and is not related to such behaviors as “burn books” or “three-way phonecalls" in Mean Girls．

In fact, it is a truth widely acknowledged that young people who feel liked or supported are morelikely to obtain impressive achievements than those who feel lonely, unvalued, and irrelevant socially.So why, then, is popularity given such a bad name? Why is this state of well-likedness so demonized?

Basically, the hatred (恨) shown toward what appears to be a very pleasant thing is caused by lackof understanding. When we, as viewers, see characters such as Regina Georges on TV and in films, werecognize them to be popular. These characters, if not exactly liked,，greatly admired by their peers（同伴）．Our mistake comes when we try to understand their cruel and unkind actions using the deduction（推论）method.Humans are imperfect, and even the most intelligent mind is open to dishonesty through a very smallslip in logic. Unfortunately, this occurs here with branding results

We first learn that a character is popular. Since this is important to the plot, it is constantlyemphasized, leading it to be the most common thing in our minds when we consider the character.Later, we see that character do something unkind. The character's most noticeable characteristic (inour minds) is his/her popularity. And now the character is mean and unkind. This character is popular.Therefore, we jump to a quick conclusion (结论) that popular people are mean and unkind.

Things such as improper behaviors and rumor-spreading are terrible and should always be seenin a very serious light. However, it is important to recognize that these are not the behaviors of popularpeople, but bullies.

So, in summary, do not be afraid to be popular and have many friends. If you are kind to everyoneand treat others with respect, there will be few who can criticize you, for being widely liked is not acurse but a blessing. Just remember that being popular does give you a degree of power, and with greatpower comes a large electricity bill!

【1】The writer mentions the definition of popularity in paragraph 2 to＿＿．

A. bring up his opinionB. give an example

C. come to a conclusionD. offer his suggestion

【2】What can we learn from the passage?

A. Being popular might offer a shortcut to a life of wealth.

B. Students who feel supported have a better chance to achieve more.

C. Popular students are usually famous but mean and unkind.

D. The less well-liked people consider being popular as something bad.

【3】Paragraph 4 and 5 are. mainly about＿＿

A. the importance of being admired by peers

B. the ways to clear up some misunderstanding

C. the advantages and disadvantages of being popular

D. the reasons why people show hatred to being popular

【4】The writer probably agrees that＿＿·

A. cheerleader types will surely end up as nobody

B. being popular is unnecessary for most students

C. treating others with kindness is beneficial to popular people

D. famous people are likely to make mistakes and be criticized

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

本篇讲述本是令人愉快的“流行”为什么会被人妖魔化；奉劝那些“流行”的人要与人为善、尊重他人，才不会受人诟病。

【1】推理判断题。根据第一段的阐述“流行”现在已被妖魔化，已非以前的“流行”概念，作者在第二段引用牛津字典对“流行”的定义，是要提出自己的观点，故选A。

【2】推理判断题。根据第一段“teachers and parents inform children that being popular is irrelevant（不相干的），unnecessary and a sure shortcut to upset, misery, and death. 老师和父母都告诉孩子们流行是无关紧要的、不必的、是通往不安、痛苦和死亡的捷径”推断A是错误的；根据第一段“some people describe popular students as the ones most likely to bum out and end up as nobody, while their less well-liked counterparts enjoy a life of wealth and fame.”一些人把流行的学生描述为最终会以无名小卒收场的人，而那些不太受喜欢的学生会享受生命的财富和荣誉；推断C、D是错误的；根据 第三段it is a truth widely acknowledged that young people who feel liked or supported are more likely to obtain impressive achievements than those who feel lonely, unvalued, and irrelevant socially .大家都知道那些受到喜欢、得到支持的年轻人比那些感到孤独、毫无价值的年轻人更有可能获得令人赞叹的成功；推断B是正确的。故选B。

【3】主旨归纳题。根据第四段Basically, the hatred (恨) shown toward what appears to be a very pleasant thing is caused by lack of understanding.对于那些本来是令人愉快的事情表现出憎恨的原因基本上是因为不了解。可知第4、5段主要解释人们为什么对“流行”表示憎恨，故选D。

【4】细节理解题。根据最后一段 “in summary, do not be afraid to be popular and have many friends. If you are kind to everyone and treat others with respect, there will be few who can criticize you,总之，不要害怕流行、有许多朋友。如果你以人为善、尊重他人，那几乎没人会批评你”可知对“流行的人”来说以人为善对他们自己是有好处的，故选C。

本篇是阅读单选，考查细节理解、主旨大意和推理判断能力。解答前要先快速阅读全文，理解大意；在阅读题干，正确理解题干的要求；然后回归原文，寻找有用信息作答；本篇题型设定多样 ，有细节理解题、词义猜测题、主旨大意题和推理判断题，解答时需关注题干关键词，根据关键词寻找匹配答案；题2要仔细比对题干的每一个选项和信息句，排除干扰项；题3归纳第4、5的主要内容，要利用第四段开头的主旨句作答；题1、4可以再原文中找到相应的句子作答。