Question

请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A 、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Things like Hula hoops（呼啦圈）used to be very popular. Did you ever own any of these? If you didn’t, don’t feel too bad. They were all fads. A fad is something that becomes very       among a large number of people, but only for a short time.     can become a fad very quickly, but can stop being popular just as quickly.       it is no longer “cool,” a fad goes away. Anything can become a(n)      -fashion, food, music, technology, even language.

In the late 1970s, Erno Rubik, a professor was looking for a     way to teach his students about 3D objects. He        a six-color plastic object that would be called the Rubik’s Cube(魔方). The goal was to get each side of the cube a       color. It was very challenging. It took a few years for the toy to become popular, but then       , in 1982, it seemed everyone had one. People bought over a hundred million of the        .There were 50 books available that year offering solutions(解决办法). Then, just as suddenly as the craze  (风尚) started, it     . By 1983, people were not interested in the Rubik’s Cube anymore, perhaps because so many people       had one in their home.

In 2012, a South Korean musician named Psy released a song called “ Gangnam (江南) Style.” The music video shows Psy pretending (假装) to horse-ride while he is dancing. In six months, it became the first Youtube (一视频网站) video ever to reach a billion views (观看). Six months after that,    went on to reach two billion views. The song and video started a worldwide     craze. “Gangnam Style” had a huge influence on world popular culture. U.S. President Barack Obama and U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron even        the dance. “Gangnam Style” became less and less popular,       the “Korean Wave” of culture remains popular all over the world.

1.A. useful       B. popular       C. valuable      D. relaxing

2. A. Both        B. Someone       C. Something   D. None

3.A. Although     B. Whether       C. Before      D. When

4. A. invention     B. fad           C. goal        D. dream

5.A. creative      B. difficult       C. traditional    D. common

6.A. found        B. bought        C. invented     D. borrowed

7.A. strange       B. dark          C. bright       D. different

8. A. suddenly      B. slowly        C. exactly      D. seriously

9.A. videos        B. toys          C. clothes      D. books

10.A. spread        B. appeared      C. ended       D. failed

11.A. already       B. hardly        C. especially    D. only

12. A. he           B. they          C. we          D. it

13.A. food         B. dance         C. language     D. sport

14.A. depended on   B. tried out       C. gave up      D. put off

15. A. then          B. and          C. but          D. so

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.B

10.A

11.A

12.D

13.B

14.B

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文举例说明了在世界上什么东西很快变得流行起来，但是只能盛极一时。当这些东西不再酷的时候，所有的狂热都将消失殆尽。

1.考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：流行就是某物在很多的人之间很受欢迎。A. useful有用的； B. popular流行的； C. valuable有价值的； D. relaxing令人放松的。根据文章开头在讲过去呼啦圈很流行，结合上下文可知fad是一时流行的狂热，故选B。

2.考查代词及语境的理解。句意：某物很快成为流行的，同样也很快不流行了。 A. Both两者都； B. Someone某人； C. Something某物； D. None没有。根据A fad is something that becomes very 36 among a large number of people 可知，这里指的是某物，故选C。

3.考查连词及语境的理解。句意：当这些东西不再酷的时候，所有的狂热都将消失殆尽。A. Although尽管； B. Whether是否； C. Before在……之前； D. When当……时候。根据句意这里是when引导的时间状语从句，故选D。

4.考查名词及语境的理解。句意：任何东西都可能成为时尚流行的东西，如：食物、音乐。科技甚至语言。 A. invention发明； B. fad时尚； C. goal目的； D. dream梦想。通过破折号可以判断填的词和fashion的意思是比较接近的，故选B。

5.考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：在20世纪70年代晚期，一个教授Erno Rubik 寻找了一个创造性地方式来教自己的学生关于3D的东西。A. creative创造性的； B. difficult困难的； C. traditional传统的； D. common普通的。根据He 41 a six-color plastic object that would be called the Rubik’s Cube(魔方).可知，他用了一个魔方来教学生，是与众不同的，故选A。

6.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：他发明了一个六个颜色的塑料做的东西。A. found 发现；强调的是结果找到了； B. bought买； C. invented发明； D. borrowed借。根据object that would be called the Rubik’s Cube(魔方)可知，这个魔方是以他的名字命名的，所以可推知是他发明的，故选C。

7.考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：目的是把魔方的每一个面都变成不同的颜色。A. strange 奇怪的； B. dark黑色； C. bright明亮的； D. different不同的。根据常识可知魔方每一面的颜色都是不一样的。故选D。

8.考查副词及语境的理解。句意：花了几年的时间让这种玩具受欢迎，但是在1982年突然似乎每个人都有一个魔方。 A. suddenly突然； B. slowly慢慢地； C. exactly确切地； D. seriously认真地。根据It took a few years for the toy to become popular,前面提到花了几年的时间，后有but，说明一个意想不到的事情，所以用突然比较好，也可以根据Then, just as suddenly as the craze (风尚) started,可知，这里指的是突然。故选A。

9.考查名词及语境的理解。句意：人们买了一千万的这种玩具。A. videos视频资料； B. toys玩具； C. clothes 衣服； D. books书。通过前面“It took a few years for the toy tobecome popular”可以判断这里人们购买的东西是玩具。故选B。

10.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：就像它突然变成时尚的东西，它也就传开了。A. spread传播； B. appeared出现； C. ended结束； D. failed失败。通过前半句一下子变成一种风尚开始流行，后半句比前半句的意思要更进一步，故选A。

11.考查副词及语境的理解。句意：到1983年为止，人们不再对它感兴趣，是因为大多数的人家里都已经有了。A. already已经； B. hardly几乎不； C. especially尤其； D. only仅仅。因为人们家里已经购买了很多类似的东西，所以不会对Rubik的魔方感兴趣，故选A。

12.考查代词及语境的理解。句意：在之后的六个月里，它达到了20亿次的观看。 A. he 他； B. they它们； C. we我们； D. it它。通过上一句可以判断这句话是说Gangnam (江南) Style的点击量迅速超过20亿次，这里用it代替物，故选D。

13.考查名词及语境的理解。句意：这种歌曲和视频使在世界范围内出现了跳舞的疯狂。A. food 食物； B. dance 跳舞； C. language语言； D. sport体育。根据上文Psy跳骑马舞可以判断这里选B最符合上下文的意思。故选B。

14.考查动词短语及语境的理解。句意：美国总统奥巴马和英国首相卡梅伦甚至都跳尝试跳这种舞。A. depended on依靠； B. tried out尝试； C. gave up放弃； D. put off推迟。根据“Gangnam Style” had a huge influence on world popular culture. 可知，这两个人是在尝试跳这种舞，故选B。

15.考查连词及语境的理解。句意：Gangnam Style 变得越来越不流行，但是韩国的文化影响着全世界。A. then接着，然后； B. and和； C. but 但是；表示前后是转折关系； D. so因此，表示前后是因果关系。根据“Korean Wave” of culture remains popular all over the world.后面叙述的是流行的事情，所以前后是转折关系，故选C。

考点：文化类短文。