10．A"silver bullet"（子彈） is a way to make everything better．
The belief that there is magical power in the metal silver goes back to ancient Greece．In the stories of other cultures，a silver bullet is the only way to vanquish monsters like werewolves（狼人）．
Writer Stephen King is a master of scary stories in America．His book"Silver Bullet"is about a man who turns into a werewolf with every full moon and attacks people in a small town．It can only be killed by a silver bullet．As with many of King's books："Silver Bullet"was made into a film in 1985．
Silver bullets also have roots in an early American cultural character．"The Lone Ranger"began as a popular radio show in the 1930s．It turned to be a hugely popular television show in the 1950s and was remade into a movie in 2013．The Lone Ranger was a Texas Ranger，a kind of lawman．When his team members were attacked and killed，he was left alone．When he looked for the bad guys，the thing he left behind to show his identity was a bullet made from the precious metal silver．He used it as a symbol of justice （正義） and law．
There are other words that are close in meaning．The Latin word"panacea"means an herb that would cure all illnesses．The Greek word"panacea"means"cure-all"．
Of course，if something is said to be a panacea or a silver bullet for all your problems，it most likely is not．That's why these terms are often used in the negative form：There is no silver bullet to solve the problem of homelessness in America．There is no panacea to cure all the world's ills．So，if someone wants to sell you a silver bullet to cure all your troubles，don't buy it．
27．The underlined word"vanquish"in the second paragraph meansB．
A．to give birth to
B．to defeat completely
C．to increase the power of
D．to turn something into a human
28．According to the passage，"The Lone Ranger"D．
A．tells the story of a real person in American history
B．first became known as a TV show in the 1950s
C．was the origin of American crime movies
D．made the silver bullet a symbol of justice and law
29．The author suggests in the passage that we shouldC．
A．learn more about Latin and Greek cultures
B．use"silver bullet"more in the negative form
C．not believe there's a silver bullet that can cure all
D．not buy bullets that are made from metal silver
30．What does the passage mainly talk about？C
A．Magical power．
B．Two popular films．
C．The term"silver bullet"and its stories．
D．The book"Silver Bullet"and its author．
分析 本文介紹了術(shù)語"銀子彈"及與之相關(guān)的故事．
解答 27．B．詞義猜測題．根據(jù)第三段"His book‘Silver Bullet'is about a man who turns into a werewolf with every full moon and attacks people in a small town．It can only be killed by a silver bullet．"可知，他的《銀子彈》一書講述了一個人，每當月圓之際就會變?yōu)槔侨巳ヒu擊一座小鎮(zhèn)的居民．這個狼人只能用銀子彈來殺死．由此可知，在其它一些文化的故事中，銀子彈是唯一能夠徹底擊敗像狼人這樣的怪物的東西，畫線詞vanquish意為"徹底擊敗"．
28．D．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第四段可知，銀子彈也來源于早期美國的文化人物．《獨行俠》興起于20世紀30年代的一部流行的廣播劇…獨行俠是德克薩斯州的一名游俠，執(zhí)法人員的一種．當他的隊伍被襲擊、隊員被殺時，他獨自幸存．在他尋找那些壞蛋時，他會留下一枚由珍貴金屬銀制成的子彈來表明身份．他用它作為一種正義和法律的象征．由此可知，《獨行俠》使得銀子彈成為正義和法律的一種象征．
29．C．推理判斷題．根據(jù)最后一段可知，當然，如果有某種東西被說成是萬靈藥或是銀子彈，可以解決你所有的問題，它很可能不是．那就是為什么這些詞語經(jīng)常被用于否定形式：沒有銀子彈能夠解決美國的流離失所問題．沒有一種萬靈藥能治愈世界上所有的疾�。虼耍绻腥讼胍蚰愣凳勰芙鉀Q你所有麻煩的銀子彈，別上當．由此推知，作者建議我們不要相信有能夠解決一切的銀子彈．
30．C．主旨大意題．文章第一段給出了"銀子彈"這一術(shù)語的解釋；第二、三、四段講述了與這一術(shù)語來源相關(guān)的故事；第五段介紹了有相似含義的詞語；最后一段介紹這一術(shù)語的現(xiàn)實意義．由此可知，本文主要介紹術(shù)語"銀子彈"及與之相關(guān)的故事．
點評 本文是一個科教類閱讀理解，題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題，做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細分析，結(jié)合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．
