1. According to the passage, “...spring cleaning is a difficult notion for modern families to grasp” means that spring cleaning _____.

　　A. is no longer an easy practice to understand.

　　B. is no longer part of modern family life.

　　C. requires more family members to be involved.

　　D. calls for more complicated skills and knowledge.

　　2. Which of the following is LEAST likely to be included in family spring cleaning?

　　A. Beating the rugs.

　　B. Cleaning the window.

　　C. Restoring Wi-Fi services.

　　D. Cleaning the backyard.

　　3. Why does the author say “spring cleaning can’t wait”?

　　A. Because there will be more activities when it gets warmer.

　　B. Because the air is fresher and the breeze is lighter.

　　C. Because the whole family is full of energy at spring time.

　　D. Because the snow is melting and the ground is thawing.

　　4. Which of the following interpretations of the biologists’ theory about melatonin is INCORRECT?

　　A. The production of melatonin in our bodies varies at different times.

　　B. Melatonin is more likely to cause sleepiness in our bodies.

　　C. The reduction of melatonin will cause wakefulness in our bodies.

　　D. The amount of melatonin remains constant in our bodies.

　　5. Which of the following can best sum up the author’s overall reaction to her adult son’s positive response to spring cleaning?

　　A. Surprised and skeptical.

　　B. Elated and hesitant.

　　C. Relieved and optimistic.

　　D. Optimistic and hesitant.

　　答案與解析：

　　1. B。細(xì)節(jié)類。題干直接引用原文，故答題時(shí)先鎖定引文位置�！癐t interrupts the natural order”是答題線索，既然是打亂了自然順序，說明現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)沒有多少家庭保留這個(gè)傳統(tǒng)做法了。

　　2. C。細(xì)節(jié)類。此題與上題出自同一段，要注意題干中的EXCEPT，并理解作者所說的反話，wi-fi只是作者打的比方，而不是春季大掃除的內(nèi)容。

　　3. A。推理類。從作者列出的各種活動可以看出她意在說明有很多活動暫時(shí)還不會發(fā)生，所以是進(jìn)行春季大掃除的好機(jī)會。

　　4. D。推理類。注意題中出現(xiàn)的“biologist”是定位關(guān)鍵詞，另外EXCEPT問的是非正確選項(xiàng)，需用排除法。A和D語義相反，所以也可以通過邏輯判斷直接選定錯(cuò)誤理解是D。

　　5. B。態(tài)度類�！癢ow”和“exclaim”表明了這個(gè)高興的態(tài)度，“You will?”表明了猶豫疑惑的態(tài)度。