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They can be en more frequently than ever before on college campus, wearing flannel(法兰绒) and thick­framed glass while listening to music. One might find them playing unusual musical instruments, shopping at cond­hand stores or expressing themlves in other unique ways.They call themlves hipsters. Being “hip” ud to mean following the latest fashion. But gradually the word has become a sign of “being cool, unique and unusual”．Hipsters value independent thinking, progressive politics, an appreciation of creativity and intelligence. Hipsters take pains and pride in not being mainstream. However, their culture has become quite trendy. This irony(讽刺) is central to their culture and offers an interesting conflict.“I do take things in the mainstream with a positive attitude，” says Ben Polson, a college student at Brown University. “But sometimes I also question what determines popularity, especially regarding music.” Polson reprents many hipsters.When less­known bands become popular, they often lo their former fan ba in exchange for a new one. There is a famous hipster saying that goes, “I ud to like that band before it got popular，” Polson quoted.According to Polson, bands' music changes when they go mainstream. They become less experimental, doing things just to save popularity and fans. The original elements that we were drawn to slowly disappear for the sake of popularity.Many young adults have started to view hipsters' outlook as cool and they are adopting hipsters' anti­mainstream culture mind to themlves. This has led to specialized brands, stores and music for the hipster consumers. But on the other hand, some such stores, including clothing labels Urban Outfitters and American Apparel, have gained mainstream popularity. This has emingly made the anti­mainstream culture become weaker.“A lot of people that are lf­defined hipsters aren't really hipsters. They're just trying to act as hipsters to em cooler，” says Amanda Leopold, a college student from Oberlin College, US. Although Leopold has many unusual tastes and ems quite individualist, she refus to classify herlf as a hipster.小题1:In the passage, hipsters refer to people ________.A．who are fans of pop musicB．who study in different collegesC．who appear cool and unusualD．who try to attract others小题2:According to the author, ________.A．hipsters are the pioneers of the mainstreamB．hipsters are unhappy with the mainstreamC．hipsters' culture exists mainly in music fieldD．hipsters' culture can also become popular小题3:What is the main idea of the venth paragraph?A．Urban Outfitters and American Apparel are famous clothing labels.B．Hipster consumers have more specialized brands, stores and music.C．Anti­mainstream culture can gain mainstream popularity.D．The culture of hipsters is becoming more and more terrible.小题4:When describing hipsters, the author speaks ________.A．in an ironic voiceB．in an objective voiceC．in an angry voiceD．in a funny voice 题型：未知难度：其他题型

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小题1:C小题2:D小题3:C小题4:B

解析

这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了赶时髦的人的一些做法以及他们对社会文化所产生的巨大影响。小题1:答案：C 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“the word has become a sign of ‘being cool，unique and unusual’”可知，hipsters指的是那些耍酷、独特、做事与常人不同的人。小题2:答案：D 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“However，their culture has become quite trendy.”可知，他们的文化开始流行起来，故答案为D项。小题3:答案：C 段落大意题。根据第七段中的“they are adopting hipsters' anti­mainstream culture mind to themlves.”及“some such stores...have gained mainstream popularity”可知反主流文化能够成为主流文化，并且受到大众的欢迎，故答案为C项。小题4:答案：B 推理判断题。通读全文可知，作者在说明那些赶时髦的人的一些做法的同时，也客观地说明了他们对社会文化所产生的影响。作者并没有表达自己对这些人的主观意见，而是持一种客观的态度。故答案为B项。

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日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。

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【题型说明】该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。 【备考提醒】为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点： 1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。 2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。 3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。 4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。