1．This is our country，America．The country where everyone is supposed to have a shot at financial success．The country of dreams and ambition．Yet，caused by the endless pursuit of individual profit，our country is a mess．And we owe it all to capitalism．
We live in a society where people are forced to live without health coverage．A country where the poor can hardly feed themselves while the rich decide which one of their 10homes to stay at for the night．All of these sad things arise out of capitalism．
Sadly，our country values little more than money．It motivates our decisions and even influences entire political parties．We have gotten to the point in society where a human life comes secondary to our financial security．Any rational society would value life above all else and realize that health is a basic human right．Yet in our world，money comes first．
I never once have claimed to be an economist and have no interest in debating the financial advantages of any economic system．Yet socialism surely looks better than what we have．
If we lived in a socialist society，we would be a country without such an unfair wealth distribution．We would value friendship over business and we would treat one another as humans．Most importantly，however，is that money would stop controlling our lives and we could act how humans should act．
Capitalism has created an"every man for himself"existence．Everything is a battle for limited resources and fuels．We have become so accustomed to the life value that we will do whatever we have to look out for ourselves．Yet is this really the kind of life we want？
We have become so illusioned．We are tired of the misdirection．All economic systems have their issues，but I feel like ours is turning our country into something it shouldn't be．The good of man falls secondary to money．In our world，it is all about dollars and cents，which，unfortunately for most，makes no sense．

51．In the author's opinion，the root cause of the present situation in his country isD．
A．money                 B．people's value     
C．social unfairness     D．social system
52．According to the passage，which is NOT the characteristic of capitalism？C
A．individualism       B．endless pursuit of wealth
C．humanism            D．great gap between the rich and the poor
53．How does the author feel about his country？A
A．concerned          B．a(chǎn)ngry   
C．skeptical          D．hopeless
54．Which of the following would the author agree with？A
A．Life should be placed at the top of our considerations．
B．Socialism is perfect．
C．Health is equally important as wealth．
D．The pursuit for wealth should be restricted．
55．Which of the following might be the best title of the passage？C
A．How to Save America             B．Capitalism Is in Trouble
C．Why Is America in Trouble       D．America Is in Trouble．

分析 本文的內(nèi)容敘述了美國為什么處于困境之中，所有的一切都是因為是資本主義社會，也就是他們國家的制度．

解答 51-55 DCAAC
51．D 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)we owe it all to capitalism所有的一切都是因為是資本主義社會，也就是他們國家的制度，故選D．
52．C 細節(jié)理解題．individualism個人利己主義； endless pursuit of wealth 無休止追求財富；humanism 人道主義；great gap between the rich and the poor富人和窮人的距離拉大；根據(jù)Capitalism has created an"every man for himself"existence．利己主義；caused by the endless pursuit of individual profit，無休止追求財富；If we lived in a socialist society，we would be a country without such an unfair wealth distribution．財富分配不均；這些都是資本主義的特征，只有人道主義是社會主義的特征，故選C．
53．A 細節(jié)理解題．concerned關心的； angry生氣的； skeptical 懷疑的； hopeless絕望的．根據(jù)Yet is this really the kind of life we want？I feel like ours is turning our country into something it shouldn't be．這里顯示出作者很關心自己的國家，故選A．
54．A 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)Any rational society would value life above all else 及The good of man falls secondary to money．作者同意錢放在第二位，生命放在第一位，故選A．
55．C標題歸納題．根據(jù)本文的內(nèi)容敘述了美國為什么處于困境之中，故選C．

點評 做閱讀時經(jīng)常犯錯的主要原因是，僅憑讀過文章后殘留在腦海中的一絲印象來勾選答案，這樣便很容易掉入出題人故意設布下的題目陷阱．所謂閱讀理解，對于題目的理解一定要忠實于原文，因此，每一道題都應該與原文作全面的對比與核查，再得出答案．也就是說，閱讀理解的每一道題目，在原文都應該有明確的出處，我們把這一出處叫做原文相關句，（1）排除與原文相關句主題不一致的選項（2）排除與原文相關句態(tài)度相反的選項  （3）排除用于過于極端或負面的選項（4）注意結(jié)合文章主旨和主題去排除．

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"Hello，Mum．Is that you？"She says．
"Six pence per second，"David reminds her．
"Hello，love．"It is Mrs Lee，Linda's mother，speaking from London．"I can hear you very clearly just like you are in the next room．It is a better line than when you called me from your office．
Do you remember？I shouted at that time，and still you couldn't hear me sometimes．""Yes，Mum．"Linda puts in．"I just wanted to ring to…"
"I remember how you rang when you went to Betty's house to eat，when you were a little girl．And then when you …"Mrs Lee is a great talker"Nearly four pounds．"says David．
Linda tries to tell her mother that it is time to say goodbye．
"Yes，all right，"says Mrs Lee，"But you will write，won't you？as you did when you were at work …"
Once again，Mrs Lee talks about the pass，and there is no stopping her．"Four pounds fifty．"says David．
At last，Linda cuts her mother short，promises to write，and rings off．"There!That wasn't long，was it？"
"Four pounds，ninety pence．"David answers．"And you didn't even say that we've arrived．"

28．Linda is telephoning home toB．
A．tell her mother some bad news
B．say that she and David have arrived safely
C．report an accident to her mother
D．say that she and David have left London
29．Linda does not think it expensive to ring，becauseD．
A．it only costs four pounds and ninety pence
B．it is even more expensive to buy a new hat
C．she had telephoned home since she was a child
D．she will speak from one side of the world to the other
30．David says，"Nearly four pounds，becauseA．"
A．he wants to remind Linda of the cost  of the call
B．he wants to buy himself a new hat
C．Linda has not told her mother they have arrived
D．he wants Mrs Lee to know how much the call costs
31．Mrs Lee goes on talking for so long becauseB-．
A．she likes to hear all about the past．
B．she likes talking
C．Linda had not told her that she has arrived
D．she is going to pay for the telephone call．

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