20．Jack lay quiet and unmoving，for thirty minutes while a stranger repeatedly stabbed（刺）him  with sharp needles，causing blood to pour steadily out of his leg．Jack was getting a tattoo．His friend Tony had recently gotten a tattoo，and Jack was so impressed by it that he decided to get one too．Peer pressure，media influence．a(chǎn)nd personal expression are some of the common reasons for wearing tattoos today．
The desire to be accepted by one's friends or peers can have a great influence on what a person does．Sometimes wearing a tattoo can be sign that you belong to a certain group．Gangs often use special clothes and tattoos to identify their particular group．Some of these groups wear only brand-name clothes．Others wear tattoos．When a person's friends are all doing something，that person is more likely to do the same thing．
The media is another big influence behind the popularity of tattoos in North America．A wide variety of media images （人物，圖象）show tattoo-people appearing in commercials selling expensive cars，famous sports heroes with tattoos in magazine，fashion models wearing designer cloths that show their bodies tattooed with detailed and colorful patterns．These media images link tattoos to ideas of wealth，success，and status．As a result，many people decide to get a tattoo fir its fashion and status value．
Many people decide to wear tattoos in order to express their artistic nature，their beliefs，or their feelings-in other words，to show their individuality（個(gè)性）．A musician in a rock band may get a tattoo of a guitar on the arm．Some environmentalists may tattoo pictures of endangered animals on their shoulders．A tattoo can be a public sign to show what is important in a person's life．
As you can see，there are many reasons why young North American get tattoos．A tattoo can be part of a group's uniform，a sign of fashion or an expression of individuality．The decision to get a tattoo is most often a result of the influence of friends or media or the desire to express oneself．For Jack，it was a mixture of all three．

66．Jack has got tattoos in order toD．
A．show his great bravery      B．gain a special experience
C．make himself more healthy   D．be different from others
67．According to the passage，media image are linked toB．
A．traditional life style    B．social position
C．cultural background       D．public interest
68．We can infer from the passage thatA．
A．some people get tattoos out of pressure
B．tattoo is related to religious belief
C．getting tattoos costs a lot of money
D．most people with tattoos are artist
69．What is the best title of the text？C
A．Peer pressure，media influence，and personal expression
B．The advantages of getting tattoos
C．Why people getting tattoos
D．The popularity of tattoos
70．Which of the following shows the structure of the passage？D
CP：Central Point P：Point  Sp：Sub-point（次要點(diǎn)）  C：Conclusion

分析 本文屬于說(shuō)明文閱讀，作者通過(guò)這篇文章主要向我們描述了紋身目前很受歡迎，人們紋紋身的原因很多，為了團(tuán)隊(duì)為了擺脫壓力或者為了表達(dá)藝術(shù)喜好．

解答 66．D．推理判斷題．根據(jù)第一段：Peer pressure，media influence．a(chǎn)nd personal expression are some of the common reasons for wearing tattoos today可知杰克有紋身為了與別人不一樣；故選D．
67．B．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段：These media images link tattoos to ideas of wealth，success，and status可知媒體圖象鏈接到社會(huì)地位；故選B．
68．A．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段：Peer pressure，media influence．a(chǎn)nd personal expression are some of the common reasons for wearing tattoos today可知一些人紋紋身擺脫壓力；故選A．
69．C．主旨大意題．通讀全文，可知文章主要講了紋身目前很受歡迎，人們紋紋身的原因很多，為了團(tuán)隊(duì)為了擺脫壓力或者為了表達(dá)藝術(shù)喜好；故選C．
70．D．通讀全文，文章首先描述了紋身現(xiàn)在很受歡迎，之后介紹了紋紋身的三個(gè)理由，最后做了總結(jié)；故選D．

點(diǎn)評(píng) 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí)，要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．

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63．What is the passage mainly talking about？A
A．Oil spills pollution．      
B．What oil pollution is．
C．Oil tanker accidents．
D．How to reduce oil pollution．
64．How does the author support the idea that oil spills are not as serious as people believe？C
A．By giving a description．       
B．By making an argument．
C．By giving an example．     
D．By drawing a diagram．
65．What does the underlined word"risk"in Paragraph 5 refer to？D
A．Transportation depending more on oil．
B．Poisonous oil breaking down naturally．
C．Millions of tons of oil spilling into the sea．
D．More environmental damage being caused．
66．Which suggestion，is made for reducing oil tank accidents according to the passage？B
A．We should build safer tankers in the near future．
B．We should develop new technologies to cut oil use．
C．Tankers should not be allowed to sail near the coastlines．
D．Countries should build more oil pipelines under the sea．

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9．Computerised trading agents may help humans build better markets
THANKS to declining markets，investment banks are getting rid of many of their highly-paid traders．When markets recover，the banks might be tempted to replace them with rather cheaper talent．One alternative has been around for a while but has yet to catch on：autonomous trading agents-computers programmed to act like the human version without such annoying costs as holidays，lunch breaks or bonuses．Program trading has，of course，been done before； some blamed the 1987stock market crash on computers instructed with simple decision-making rules．But robots can be smarter than that．
Dave Cliff，a researcher at Hewlett-Packard Laboratories in Bristol，England，has been creating trading robots for seven years．In computer simulations he lets them evolve"genetically"，and so allows them to adapt and fit models of real-world financial markets．His experiments have suggested that a redesign of some markets could lead to greater efficiency．Last year，a research group at IBM showed that Mr Cliff's artificial traders could consistently beat the human variety，in various kinds of market．Nearly all take the shape of an auction（拍賣）．One well-known type is the English auction，familiar to customers of the salesrooms（拍賣場(chǎng)）of Christie's and Sotheby's，where sellers keep mum on their offer price，and buyers increase their bids by stages until only one remains．
At the other extreme is the Dutch auction，familiar to 17th-century tulip-traders in the Netherlands as well as to bidders for American Treasury bonds．Here，buyers remain silent，and a seller reduces his price until it is accepted．Most markets for shares，commodities，foreign exchange and derivatives are a mixture of these two types：buyers and sellers can announce their bid or offer prices at any time，and deals are constantly being closed，a so-called"continuous double auction"．
Mr Cliff's novel idea was to apply his evolutionary computer programs to marketplaces themselves．Why not，he thought，try and see what types of auction would let traders converge（趨同） most quickly towards a balance price？The results were surprising．In his models，auctions that let buyers and sellers bid at any time like most of today's financial exchanges were less efficient than ones that required relatively more bids from either buyers or sellers．These"evolved auctions"also withstood big market shocks，such as crashes and panics，better than today's real-world versions．Mr Cliff's most recent results，which will be presented in Sydney，Australia，on December 10th，show that the best type of auction for any market depends crucially on even slight differences in the number of buyers and sellers．
Bank of America has been investigating these new auctions，along with robotic traders，for possible use in electronic exchanges．The hope is that today's financial auctions and online marketplaces might work better by becoming more like their English and Dutch ancestors．

67．What is the passage mainly about？B
A．A review of two kinds of auctions．
B．An introduction of trading robots．
C．A survey of the trading market．
D．About trading alternatives．
68．Which of the following is true according to the text？C
A．Mr Cliff's robot traders have now been used in real-world markets．
B．Robot traders can evolve like creatures．
C．There is room for improvement in efficiency in trading markets．
D．The English auction is the most popular trading form．
69．What can we infer from the text？B
A．Existing auctions cannot withstand market shocks
B．The Dutch auction is better than the continuous double auction
C．It's hard for traders to reach a balanced price
D．The best type of auction takes place when the number of the buyers is equal to that of sellers
70．What's the author's attitude toward robot traders？D
A．Prejudiced        B．Objective      
C．Critical          D．Optimistic．

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10．Miss Green is popular with her students as she always tries to make them _________ in her classes．（　�。�
A．interestedB．interestingC．interestD．to interest

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