The western world has always been divided into two types of people—the cool and the uncool. It is a 1 that starts in school. The cool kids are good at sports. They are popular with the opposite sex. They are good-looking and people want to 2 their style. They can do their homework but they don’t make a big effort. That would not be cool.
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But the geeks are taking over. Make friends with them now or they will put virus in your computer and 6 your maths homework to ruin. Geeks might not be popular at school, yet they do pass their examinations. They 7 good degrees, though they might not be too popular at university.
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But there are also 14. Geeks were often bullied (欺侮) or laughed at in school. Now a geek may be your 15. Perhaps it is time for punishment.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      time
    2. B.
      division
    3. C.
      group
    4. D.
      part
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      show
    2. B.
      act
    3. C.
      copy
    4. D.
      represent
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      uncool
    2. B.
      unimportant
    3. C.
      clever
    4. D.
      strange
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      personal
    2. B.
      attractive
    3. C.
      experimental
    4. D.
      social
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      tasteless
    2. B.
      careless
    3. C.
      hopeless
    4. D.
      helpless
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      introduce
    2. B.
      bring
    3. C.
      prefer
    4. D.
      add
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      score
    2. B.
      lack
    3. C.
      take
    4. D.
      save
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      discovery
    2. B.
      industry
    3. C.
      progress
    4. D.
      improvement
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      excite
    2. B.
      discourage
    3. C.
      demand
    4. D.
      promise
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      world
    2. B.
      challenge
    3. C.
      chance
    4. D.
      heaven
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      However
    2. B.
      Therefore
    3. C.
      Still
    4. D.
      Besides
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      imaginative
    2. B.
      uncool
    3. C.
      attractive
    4. D.
      cool
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      remember
    2. B.
      understand
    3. C.
      receive
    4. D.
      know
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      dangers
    2. B.
      questions
    3. C.
      possibilities
    4. D.
      wonders
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      secretary
    2. B.
      trainee
    3. C.
      friend
    4. D.
      boss
BCADC BCBAA DBDAD
試題分析：本文描述了西方社會的兩種人,一種是很酷的,一種是不怎么酷的,后者是描述的重點。不酷的孩子在校園的另外一個角落里。他們很聰明，但是他們沒有很棒的社交能力，他們在運動上沒有希望的。但是他們有可能成為怪人奇才�，F(xiàn)在怪人文化正在成為一般流行文化的重要的一部分。
1.考查名詞及語境的理解。 A. time  時間； B. division分類， 除法，部門； C. group 組； D. part分離。根據(jù)They are good-looking 可知這里敘述的是分類。學校里的分類就開始了，故選B。
2.考查動詞及語境的理解。 A. show顯示； B. act 行動； C. copy 復制，抄襲； D. represent代表。因為They are good-looking，他們是好看的，人們想要模仿他的風格，故選C。
3.考查形容詞及語境的理解。A. uncool 不酷的，不冷靜的；  B. unimportant 不重要的； C. clever  聰明的； D. strange奇怪的。根據(jù)上文The cool kids are good at sports. 酷的都愛好體育，所以這里指不酷的。不酷的孩子們在操場的另一角落，故選A。
4.考查形容詞及語境的理解。A. personal個人的； B. attractive吸引人的； C. experimental 實驗的； D. social社會的。根據(jù)常識可知他們沒有社會技能。他們很聰明但是他們沒有社會技能，故選D。
5.考查形容詞及語境的理解。 A. tasteless無味的； B. careless  粗心的； C. hopeless 無希望的； D. helpless無助的。他們很聰明但是他們沒有社會技能，不受異性的歡迎，并且對于體育是絕望的，故選C。
6.考查動詞及語境的理解。 A. introduce 介紹； B. bring帶來； C. prefer喜歡； D. add增加。這里是bring…to ruin帶來損害。是固定短語。和他們做朋友不然他們會把病毒放進你的電腦里毀壞你的家庭作業(yè)。故選B。
7.考查動詞及語境的理解。A. score 獲得； B. lack  缺乏； C. take 拿走； D. save挽救。take good degrees拿到學位；怪人也許在學校不受歡迎，但是他們?nèi)匀煌ㄟ^考試，他們可能在大學里仍然不受歡迎但是他們拿到學位。故選C。
8.考查名詞及語境的理解。A. discovery 發(fā)現(xiàn)； B. industry  工業(yè)； C. progress 進步； D. improvement提高。根據(jù)常識可知電腦和IT是工業(yè)。電腦和 IT做為21世紀最重要的工業(yè)，至少一部分是由怪人創(chuàng)造的。故選B。
9.考查動詞及語境的理解。A. excite激動； B. discourage 阻止，泄氣； C. demand要求；D. promise允諾。excite sb to do激勵某人做某事。像比爾蓋茨那樣的怪人英雄激勵人們以他們?yōu)榘駱印９蔬xA。
10.考查名詞及語境的理解。A. world 世界； B. challenge 挑戰(zhàn)； C. chance 機會； D. heaven天堂。某人的領域用world。成為怪人是一種掙大錢的方法，并且網(wǎng)絡的創(chuàng)造給了他們一個屬于他們的工作和玩的世界。故選A。
11.考查副詞及語境的理解。A. However 可是； B. Therefore 因此； C. Still 仍然； D. Besides并且。根據(jù)上文可知它們是遞進關系。并且，怪人在流行文化的努力開始了一個新的趨勢。故選D。
12.考查形容詞及語境的理解。A. imaginative 虛構的，富有想象力的； B. uncool 不冷靜的； C. attractive吸引人的； D. cool冷靜的。根據(jù)短文的大意可知就是現(xiàn)在酷的成為不酷的。故選B。
13.考查動詞及語境的理解。 A. remember記得； B. understand 理解； C. receive 收到； D. know知道，了解。根據(jù)常識可知文化應該是了解怪人文化正在成為一般流行文化的重要的一部分，在這部分里你知道的比你看上去的更重要。故選D。
14.考查名詞及語境的理解。 A. dangers  危險； B. questions問題； C. possibilities  可能性； D. wonders奇觀。根據(jù)but可知這是對上文的轉(zhuǎn)折。但是仍然有危險者。故選A。
15.考查名詞及語境的理解。A. secretary 秘書； B. trainee 實習生；C. friend朋友；  D. boss老板。怪人在學校經(jīng)常被欺負或者被嘲笑，現(xiàn)在那個怪人可能就是你的老板，也許是時候該懲罰你了。故選D。
考點：文化類短文。
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