2008.8.24上海市三星笔试真题阅读解析
81.Two people out of the three prefer foreign banks. (A)
分析：三个人中有二个人更偏爱外国银行。原文中出现了三个人,Zhou Zhi'an和Maria Poulter喜欢外国银行，Li Jing喜欢中国银行，所以是对的，选A
82.Mr Zhou owns a company of his own.(B)
分析：Zhou先生有他自己的公司.原文中Zhou是一家德国医药公司的职员，并没有自己的公司。所以是错的，选B
83.Mr Li thins the local banks have improved their service.(A)
分析：Li先生认为当以的银行已经提升了他们的服务。原文中LI Jing认为：In recent years,the work flow(工作流程)in Chinese banks has improved.近些年来，中国银行的工作流程有进步。所以是对的，选A
84.The reason why Marie Poulter chooses a foreign bank is that it offers better service.(B)
分析：Marie Poulter选择外资银行的原因是因为外资银行提供更好的服务，原文中Maria Poulter认为：I would choose foreign banks just because I am not familiar with the local banks.我选择外资银行是因为我不熟悉本地（中国的）银行。
所以原因并不是外资银行能提供更好的服务，错的，选B
85.Barclays probably has a branceh(分行)in Shanghai.(A)
分析：Barclays很可能在上海有分行.原文中Maria Poulter的话：At the moment,I am using Barclays' banking services that I use in my own country of Britain.现在，我在使用BARclays的银行服务，这正是我在自已的国家英国所使用的银行。所以说BARclays很可能在上海有一家分行是对的。
86 Kevin and Maria________(C)
分析：C.like collecting paintings.Kevin和Maria喜欢收集邮画.原文中Kevin and Maria有一个大房子，里面都是很贵重的油画。
87 Why were they surprised on day?(C)
分析：C.Becuase someone sent them two tickets without telling them his/her name.因为有人送给他们二张票却没有告诉他们是谁送的。
88 What was the main reason for them to go to see the play?他们去看那场院戏剧的主要原因是？(A)
分析： A.They didn't want to waste the tickets.他们不想浪费门票。 原因中Maria told her husband,"but we won't waste the tickets."我们将不会浪费门票.决定选A
89 They didn't enjoy the play because____________.(D)他们不能很好的享受戏剧是因为________
分析：D.They couldn't concentrate their minds on the play.他们不能集中精神在戏剧上.
原文中:They didn't enjoy the play,because they were always thinking about who had sent them the tickets.
他们没有享受戏剧，因为他们总是在想是谁送他们门票的。
90 Which of the following might be the best title (标题)for the passage?(D)
分析： A.A Good plan B.A Good Invitation
C.Free Tickets D.Unwelcome Guests.
这道题有一定难度，原文最后一段：When they arrived home,they saw a note on their front door:We hope you enjoyed the play .Inside the house there was not a single painting.当他们看完戏剧回家后，他们看到一张放在他们门前的纸条(上面写着):我们希望你们享受了戏剧。可是在它们屋子里一幅油画都不剩了。联系全文，得知小偷送他们二张免费门票是为了诱使他们不在家，以便偷走他们的油画，所以最好的标题是D.不受欢迎的来客。
91. The strange things done by animals may ___________.(A)动物做出的那些奇怪的动作可能______
分析： A. give people some warnings(警告)about earthquakes 给人们一些关于地震的警告。
原文第一句话：Many animals do strange things before an earthquake(地震)许多动物在地震前做奇怪的事情.确定选A
92.Quiet dogs _________ before an earthquake in Italy.(B)
A.ran away B.started to howl
C.danced madly D.raced against each other.
分析：原文中有句子ogs that are usually quiet start to howl(吠).通常很安静的狗开始狂呔。In a town in Italy,cats raced down the street in a group.在一个意大利的城市，猫成群的跑出街道。后句并没有给出狗的信息，前句给出了狗的信息，可知选B
93.Before an earthquake in San Francisco,___________(D)在旧金山的地震发生前，_______
分析：D.some little frogs jumped and made loud noises一些小青蛙又跳动又发出大的呱呱声，原文中In San Francisco,USA,a man kept tiny pet frogs.One Sunday,the frogs jumped around more than over.They made loud noises,like bigger frogs.在美国的旧金山，一个人有些青蛙作宠物。一个星期天，这些青蛙比以前任何时候都跳的多，它们发出很大的呱呱声，像一些很大的青蛙。
94．Why did the Wenchuan Earthquake cause so much damage(破坏)?(C)
A.Because there were no cows or horses in that area.
B.Because few animals did strange things.
C.Because there were no clear signs of an earthquake.
D.Because no mice came out.
分析：原文中But the May 12 Earthquake,which took place in Wenchuan,Sichuan Province in China,was very special.People didn't notice any signs.Thousands of people were killed and thousands of houses collapsed(倒塌).中国四川省汶川大地震非常特殊。人们没有注意到任何信号。造成了成千上万的人死亡和成千上万的房子倒塌。所以原因是地震前没有明显的预兆。
95．The passage is mainly about_______文章主要是关于_______(B)
B.how animals act before an earthquake.全文每一段都谈了地震前动物的行为。第一段说动物在地震前有奇怪的行为，第二段举了狗，马和老鼠在地震前异常行为的例子，第三段举了狗的青蛙在地震前的异常行为。最后一段说汶川地震前动物没有异常行为。
96． What is NOT TRUE according to the first paragraph?
分析：B.All the game programes are designed by males.所有的游戏都是男性设计员设计的。原文中第一句Most of the computer and video games designers are male.大多数游戏是由男性设计员设计的.“All”太绝对化。很容易错选。NOT TRUE题只要找出错误即可。C，D可以不再看。
97. In playing computer and video games,men and women___________.(C)
分析：C.are different in their taste
在玩电脑游戏时，男玩家和女玩家有不同的口味。原文中But experts say females enjoy different kinds of games than males do.Males generally like computer games with competition and some kind of violence.Female players like games with cooperation and social interaction.但是专家说男玩家和女玩家喜欢玩不同的游戏。男玩家喜欢有竞争和有些暴力的游戏，女玩家喜欢合作和社会交往的游戏。
98.The word "violence" in Paragraph 2 means all of the following EXCEPT" ______" (D)
分析： A.blood B.killing C.fighting D.cooperation
A血 B杀 C打架，争斗 D.合作
原文中But experts say females enjoy different kinds of games than males do.Males generally like computer games with competition and some kind of violence.Female players like games with cooperation and social interaction.cooperation和violence分别是男玩家和女玩家喜欢的游戏类型，读懂她们不喜欢同一类型即知选D
99．The Sims is popular among girls and women because it gives them a chance______.(D)
分析：D.to make decisions on their own.
Sims这款游戏在女孩和成年女玩家之间很流行是因为游戏给了她们一个__自己做决定________的机会，原文中PLyaers guide groups of these electronic people through different situations and decide what they will do.
玩家在不同的情形中控制这些电子模拟角色并决定去做什么。
100．What can be inferred（推断）from the passage?(D)
A.Men are interested in new kinds of computer games
B.Women are more concerned about their relationships with other people.
C.Only 39 percent of computer and video game players are women.
D.Electronic Arts produces a lot of computer games every year.
分析： 原文The company that produces them（The Sims House Party and The Sims Hot Date）,Electronic Arts,says...Electronic Arts公司推出了二款游戏。可以推出每年都可以推出很多游戏。A男玩家对新游戏更感兴趣，原文里没有。
B女玩家对她们与其它人的关系更感兴趣。原文中只说游戏就是和玩家建立关系，没有提到。C只有39%的女性电脑游戏玩家,原文中说35%的是女性玩家。也不对。
提高阅读能力的对策：
1.本次考试阅读整体难度中等，考生一定要在平时练习时养成定位的习惯,从原文中定位出答题点,先保证容易题不丢分，然后难题再去抓分.
2.考生平时可以关心一下时事，这一次三星考了地震(earthquake),下一次三星笔试很有可能probably会出现奥运话题的文章，那么平时可以对奥运一些相关于单词做积累。
3.文章95题,100题都要求学生读懂的基础上进先选择，98题单词题要求学生对句型结构理解分析做先择，这对学生的阅读能力有更高的要求，建议学生开始读一些英语原著，如牛津大学出的《书虫》系列，只要求2000左右单词.当你完整的读完一本英语原著时，你会发现你的阅读能力会有质的飞跃。.
