解析：TEXT 1
21. The word “homogenizing” (line 2, Para 1) most probably meansA. identifying B. associating C. assimilating D. monopolizingC正確。 上下文很容易的。

22. According to the author, the department stores of the 19th century A. played a role in the spread of popular culture. B. became inti mate shops for common consumers. C. satisfied the needs of a knowledgeable elite. D. owed its emergence to the culture of consumption. A正確。百貨商店使得大家能去買很多一樣的服飾等等。

23. The text suggests that immigrants now in the U.S. A. are resistant to homogenization. B. exert a great influence on American culture. C. are hardly a threat to the common culture. D. constitute the majority of the population. C正確。到美國的移民能很好融入美國文化，能說好英語，能順利買房結婚等，不難選擇出正確答案。

 24. Why are Amold Schwarzenegger and Garth Brooks mentioned in Paragraph 5? A. To prove their popularity around the world. B. To reveal the public’s fear of immigrants. C. To give examples of successful immigrants. D. To show the powerful influence of American culture. C正確。 忠于原文，這篇文章的中心是要說美國是個大熔爐。

25. In the author’s opinion, the absorption of immigrants into American society is A正確。. rewarding B. successful C. fruitless D. harmful這道題保留觀點，個人覺得選D，但是選B也似乎說得通。

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26. From the first two paras , we learn thatA. the townsfolk deny the RSC ’ s contribution to the town’s revenueB. the actors of the RSC imitate Shakespeare on and off stageC. the two branches of the RSC are not on good termsD. the townsfolk earn little from tourismA正確。文章第一句話，很容易。

27. It can be inferred from Para 3 thatA. the sightseers cannot visit the Castle and the Palace separatelyB. the playgoers spend more money than the sightseersC. the sightseers do more shopping than the playgoersD. the playgoers go to no other places in town than the theaterB正確。 見文章第二段，看戲的人給鎮子帶來了更多的經濟收入。

28. By saying “Stratford cries poor traditionally” (Line 2-3, Paragraph 4), the author implies thatA. Stratford cannot afford the expansion projectsB. Stratford has long been in financial difficultiesC. the town is not really short of moneyD. the townsfolk used to be poorly paidC正確。 通過上下文很容易知道cries poor 是裝窮的意思，和中文的哭窮很類似，不過還是不要通過字面意思猜，通過上下文最有把握，最踏實。

29. According to the townsfolk, the RSC deserves no subsidy becauseA. ticket prices can be raised to cover the spendingB. the company is financially ill-managedC. the behavior of the actors is not socially acceptableD. the theatre attendance is on the riseD正確。 原文倒數第二自然段說得很清楚The theatre has broken attendance records for three years in a row. Last year its 1,431 seats were 94 percent occupied all year long and this year they’ll do better. 這說明對于鎮上的人來說，他們實際上不知道票價低的，所以A不選。他們看到的只是表面現象D。

30. From the text we can conclude that the authorA. is supportive of both sidesB. favors the townsfolk’s viewC. takes a detached attitudeD. is sympatheticD正確。從最后一段段首，和后面的句子看出作者認為不可能上調價格，這是很可恥的，可是鎮上的人們又不理解。所以實際上同情它的遭遇。

    解析：TEXT 3
31. The extinction of large prehistoric animals is noted to suggest that A. large animal were vulnerable to the changing environment. B. small species survived as large animals disappeared. C. large sea animals may face the same threat today. D. Slow-growing fish outlive fast-growing ones C 正確。A是就事論事B和D都是無中生有

32. We can infer from Dr Myers and Dr. Worm’s paper that A. the stock of large predators in some old fisheries has reduced by 90%. B. there are only half as many fisheries as there were 15 years ago. C. the catch sizes in new fisheries are only 20% of the original amount. D. the number of larger predators dropped faster in new fisheries than in the old. A正確。 這道題目關鍵是要理解原文第二段的最后一句，……the biomass of large predators (animals that kill and eat other animals) in a new fishery is reduced on average by 80% within 15 years of the start of exploitation. In some long-fished areas, it has halved again since then.，前一個句子講大型食肉動物減少了80%，即剩下20%, 現在在某些long-fished地區, 又減少了一半10%,所以總共減少了90%。

33. By saying these figures are conservative (Line 1, paragraph 3), Dr Worm means that A. fishing technology has improved rapidly B. then catch-sizes are actually smaller then recorded C. the marine biomass has suffered a greater loss D. the data collected so far are out of date. C正確。 文章主題說的是海洋魚類需要保護。

34. Dr Myers and other researchers hold that A. people should look for a baseline that can’t work for a longer time. B. fisheries should keep the yield below 50% of the biomass C. the ocean biomass should restored its original level. D. people should adjust the fishing baseline to changing situation D. 正確。 最后一段提到給出一個 correct baseline 才行，就是要調整原來的baseline。

35. The author seems to be mainly concerned with most fisheries’ A. management efficiency B. biomass level C. catch-size limits D. technological application.B正確。 本文中心是海洋生物量biomass

    解析：TEXT4
36.By citing the example of poets Wordsworth and Baudelaire, the author intends to show that A. Poetry is not as expressive of joy as painting or music. B. Art grow out of both positive and negative feeling. C. Poets today are less skeptical of happiness. D. Artist have changed their focus of interest. B正確。選D的同學沒有注意到原文和興趣沒有關系。而B原文分別用Wordsworth's daffodils to Baudelaire's flowers of evil. 來代表。因為百合花是好的，evil是不好的。

37. The word “bummer” (Line 5. paragraph 5) most probably means something A. religious B. unpleasant C. entertaining D. commercial B正確。 上下段可以看出過去人不好過日子，所以選不好的選項。

38. In the author’s opinion, advertising A. emerges in the wake of the anti-happy part. B. is a cause of disappointment for the general peer C. replace the church as a major source of information D. creates an illusion of happiness rather than happiness itself. D正確�？吹谒亩�，簡單 。

39.We can learn from the last paragraph that the author believes A. Happiness more often than not ends in sadness. B. The anti-happy art is distasteful by refreshing. C. Misery should be enjoyed rather than denied. D. The anti-happy art flourishes when economy booms C正確。最后一段的第一二句，What we forget--what our economy depends on is forgetting--is that happiness is more than pleasure without pain. The things that bring the greatest joy carry the greatest potential for loss and disappointment.

40.Which of the following is true of the text? A. Religion once functioned as a reminder of misery. B. Art provides a balance between expectation and reality. C. People feel disappointed at the realities of morality. D. mass media are inclined to cover disasters and deaths.A正確。過去時態，所以符合倒數第三段的內容。BCD無中生有。