7．Want to know who is the world's tallest person，who has the highest IQ，who collects the most toys or who ate the largest hamburger in the shortest amount of time？Then look no further than the Guinness Book of World Records．
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To many observers，though，winning a mention in a book might pale in comparison to the health risks associated with being so heavy．
So what drives people to put their lives on the line for a mention in a book and a certificate？
Los Angeles-based psychotherapist Nancy Irwin told The Huffington Post she believes people who want to set records often do so to fill a blank in other aspects of their lives．
"In a case like this，there is a sense of narcissism （自戀）that suggests she's desperate for attention and wants to stand out，"Irwin said．"You have to understand that there is a positive intention behind every activity，even if it has a negative outcome．"
However，Ashrita Furman，who holds the highest total number of Guinness World Records，including the highest mountain climbed on stilts （高曉），thinks challenges to break limitations and be the best in the world should be an inspiring thing to do．And he doesn't support Eman．"I don't get her--it's not healthy．I think Guinness should highly disapprove of a record like that，"the 59-year-old American told The Huffington Post．
A Guinness representative released a statement claiming that the organization's policy isn't to support or celebrate"achievements"like Eman's，but simply to document the extremes that exist in the world．

67．The underlined phrase"raise the stakes"in the third paragraph probably meansB．
A．show off their unique skills
B．increase the risks involved
C．make smart preparations for something
D．spend more money on something
68．With the example of Eman，the author intends toD．
A．introduce who is the"World's Heaviest Woman"
B．criticize the 2014version of the Guinness Book of World Records
C．explain what efforts Eman has made to break the world record
D．show a negative goal that someone set to achieve a Guinness World Record
69．According to Nancy Irwin，some risk their lives to compete for a mention in Guinness becauseA．
A．they desire attention
B．they seek fame and fortune
C．they wish to challenge themselves and live a meaningful life
D．they want to prove and celebrate their uniqueness
70．Which of the following statements about Guinness might Ashrita Furman agree with，according to the text？C
A．Those who try to set a world record at the risk of their lives deserve a reward．
B．Eman's achievements are absolutely worth a mention in the Guinness book．
C．Not all kinds of world records should be collected in the Guinness book．
D．The organization should improve its policies to celebrate a greater variety of achievements．

分析 本文主要介紹作者對吉尼斯世界紀錄大全的看法，即不是什么都要記錄在內．同時，也介紹了人們想要獲取吉尼斯世界紀錄的心態(tài)．

解答 67--70 BDAC
67．B 詞義猜測題．根據(jù)第四段Susanne Eman is one of them．The 34-year-old American has made it her goal to break the record for"World's Heaviest Woman"，currently set at 643pounds 可知，Susanne Eman想打破"世界上最重女人"記錄，我們都知道，體重過重對健康不利，即增加了風險．故選B．
68．D 推理判斷題．根據(jù)第七段Los Angeles-based psychotherapist Nancy Irwin和第九段Ashrita Furman對the example of Eman都是持否定看法，也表明作者對此也是持否定看法的．故選D．
69．A 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第八段In a case like this，there is a sense of narcissism （　�。﹖hat suggests she's desperate for attention and wants to stand out可知，像這種情況，有一種自戀感暗示著她渴望注意，也想要突出．故選A．
70．C 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第九段I don't get her--it's not healthy．I think Guinness should highly disapprove of a record like that可知，我不贊同像那樣的記錄．即：并不所有記錄都收集在內．故選C．

點評 新聞一般采用"倒金字塔"式結構（即先說結果，再說重要事實，最后說次要內容），但有的通訊敘述方比較靈活多變，有順敘、倒敘、中間或許還會有插敘、補敘等敘述方法，這就要求我們在閱讀時特別關注．必須在十分有限的時間內運用略讀、掃讀、跳讀等技巧快速閱讀，搜尋關鍵詞、主題句，捕捉時空、順序、情節(jié)、人物、觀點，并且理清文章脈絡，把握語篇實質．

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Skeptics（懷疑者）immediately reply that women have not made war simply because they have rarely been in power．If they were empowered as leaders．the disorder of the world would force them to make the same waxlike decisions that men do．Margaret Thatcher，Golda Meir，and Indira Gandhi were powerful women；all of them led their countries to war．
But it is also true that these women rose to leadership by playing according to the political rules of"a man's world．"It was their success consistent with male values that enabled their rise to leadership in the first place．In a world in which women were in the majority of leadership positions，they might behave differently in power．
So we are left with the broader question：does gender（性別）really matter in leadership？In terms of traditional opinion，various psychologieM studies show that men tend towards the hard power ofcommand，while women are cooperative and naturally understand the soft power of attraction and persuasion．
The key choices about war and peace in our future will depend not on gender，but on how leaders combine hard and soft power skills to produce smart policies．Both men and women will make those decisions．
61．Which of the following does Pinker agree？B
A．Human violenee has been increasing．
B．Men play a vital role in traditional war．
C．Women have not made war due to their powerlessness．
D．Women prefer to take care of their babies at home．
62．The author mentions Margaret Thatcher，Golda Meir，and Indira Gandhi to sayD．
A．they were all women
B．they also acted as leaders
C．they were all heroes
D．they also made war
63．How did these women rise to leadership？B
A．By entering a famous university．
B．By following values similar to men's．
C．By showing their good character．
D．By playing political games．
64．In terms of traditional opinion，C．
A．men prefer cooperation
B．men are wiser than women
C．women know well about soft power
D．women are excellent leaders
65．What does the writer intend to tell us？A
A．War and peace depend on wise policies made by men or women．
B．We had better choose women as our leaders if we want peace．
C．Women are more likely to nlake smart policies than men．
D．Men tend to lead their countries to war．

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17．When it comes to President Obama，most of his personal business is already known by the public．Personal information about his children，Malia and Sasha，however，has been kept a little more under wraps．
The New York Times recently released a list of rules that Michelle Obama has mentioned over the years that Malia and Sasha must follow during their time in the White House，as well as in general．See how the first family educates their children：
The girls must write reports about what they've seen on their trips，even if it's not required by their school．
Malia may use her cell phone only on the weekends，and she and her sister cannot watch television or use a computer for anything but homework during the week．
Malia and Sasha have to play two sports：one they choose and one selected by their mother．
Malia must learn to do laundry（洗衣服） before she leaves for college．
The girls have to eat their vegetables，and if they say they are not hungry，they cannot ask for cookies or chips later．
While these might be shocking to some，Michelle said，"They're not little princess．It's just basic rules，boundaries，and expectations that we would have normally．"
Michelle also mentions another set of rules：
The girls must do their chores（家務），though the White House has a large staff．Malia and Sasha have chores of their own．
They must play a team sport，because it's about learning how to play on a team，how to lose and how to win gracefully．
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It sounds like Michelle and Barack want the best for their kids and to make them as well-rounded as possible．What are your thoughts on the Obama family rules？
41．What's the passage mainly about？B
A．The first family daily life
B．The first family rules．
C．How to be good parents
D．How to be good students．
42．What do the underlined words"under wraps"probably mean？C
A．Attractive
B．Calm
C．Secret
D．Public
43．What has to be followed after the girls'every trip？D
A．Emails
B．Photos
C．Homework
D．Reports．
44．Which of the following is the exception for the girls？A
A．To use cell phone freely
B．To play two sports．
C．To learn to do laundry
D．To eat their vegetables．
45．Which of the following is NOT True according to the passage？A
A．The girls have to obey the rules only when they live in the White House．
B．The girls must do their chores though there might be lots of help around．
C．The girls must play a team sport to gain team spirit by working together．
D．The parents want to make the girls grow healthily as common children．

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