5．For the rest of March，a disease will sweep across the US．It will keep kids home from school．（36）DEmployees will suddenly lose their ability to concentrate．
The disease，known as"March Madness"，refers to the yearly 65-team US men's college basketball tournament （錦標(biāo)賽）．（37）FTeams compete against each other in a single-elimination （單局淘汰） tournament that eventually crowns a national champion．
Nearly 20 million Americans will find themselves prisoners of basketball festival madness．The fun comes partly from guessing the winners for every game．Friends compete against friends．（38）AColleagues against bosses．
Big-name schools are usually favored to advance into the tournament．But each year there are dark horses from little-known universities．
This adds to the madness．Watching a team from a school with 3，000 students beat a team from a school with 30，000，for many Americans，is an exciting experience．Two years ago，the little-known George Mason University was one of the final four teams．（39）GCollege basketball players are not paid，so the game is more about making a name for their university and themselves．（40）CAbout 4billionwillbespentgambling（賭）ontheevent．AccordingtoMediaLifemagazine，theeventwillbringin 500 million in advertising income this year，topping the post-season income of every US professional league，including that of the NBA．

A．Husbands against wives．
B．The players will go all out for the games．
C．But that doesn't mean money isn't involved．
D．College students will ignore piles of homework．
E．People are willing to spend more money on watching it．
F．It begins on March 15 and lasts through the beginning of April．
G．Many people had never even heard of the university before the tournament．

分析 本文主要介紹了"三月瘋狂"（即美國大學(xué)籃球繁忙冠軍賽季）席卷美國，這個浪潮給不同人群帶來了不同的影響，它使小孩子待在家里而不是學(xué)校，使員工突然失去他們的注意力．"三月瘋狂"的樂趣在于猜每場比賽的獲勝者，這個比賽更多為大學(xué)籃球運動員的大學(xué)和他們的名聲考慮．

解答 36．答案D．考查文章的結(jié)構(gòu)和上下文的邏輯關(guān)系．該段簡要講述是：這種浪潮給不同人群所帶來的影響．題文講到了"它使小孩們待在家里而不是學(xué)校．員工會突然失去他們的注意力．"故該空選擇D．College students will ignore piles of homework．大學(xué)生們會忽略掉一大堆家庭作業(yè)．故選D．
37．答案F．考查文章的結(jié)構(gòu)和上下文的邏輯關(guān)系．該段向讀者簡介"三月瘋狂"的基本情況，故該空選擇F．It begins on March 15 and lasts through the beginning of April．它從在3月15日開始，持續(xù)到4月初結(jié)束．告訴人們"三月瘋狂"的時間．故選F．
38．答案A．考查上下文的邏輯關(guān)系．該部分講述的是"三月瘋狂"的樂趣在于猜每場比賽的獲勝者．朋友于朋友爭（誰是獲勝者）．下屬與老板爭．故該空應(yīng)選A．Husbands against wives．故選A．
39．答案G．考查上下文的邏輯關(guān)系．該段承接上段講得是比賽中不乏出現(xiàn)黑馬，且根據(jù)該空的前一句中的用以修飾George Mason University的"the littleknown"，可知該空的正確答案為G．Many people had never even heard of the university before the tournament．在比賽前很多人甚至從來沒有聽說過這所大學(xué)．故選G．
40．答案C．考查上下文的邏輯關(guān)系．該空前句"College basketball players are not paid，so the game is more about making a name for their university and themselves．"大學(xué)籃球運動員沒有報酬，所以，這個比賽更多的是為他們的大學(xué)和他們自己的名聲所考慮，而其后內(nèi)容則告訴讀者這個比賽所帶來的經(jīng)濟效益．故此空需要表示轉(zhuǎn)折且其內(nèi)容應(yīng)與"錢"相關(guān)，所以正確答案為C．But that doesn't mean money isn't involved．但這并不意味著與金錢無關(guān)．故選C．

點評 本文考查日常生活類文章的閱讀水平，學(xué)生需要認真閱讀原文，把握文章大意，對文章脈絡(luò)有整體的了解，能仔細查找文中細節(jié)，并能根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容進行合理的推測判斷．

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15．If you are hungry，what do you do？Have your favorite meal and stay quiet after that？_（36）GBut it never lets you know because you keep it busy thinking about your friends or favorite stars．So it silently serves your needs and never lets itself grow．When mind loses its freedom to grow．creativity sets a full stop．This might be the reason why we all sometimes think"What happens next？"，"Why can't I think？"
（37）F Why reading but not watching TV？It is because reading has been the most educative tool used by us right from childhood．Since it develops other aspects of our life，we have to take help from reading．
Once you read a book，you run your eyes through the lines and your mind tries to explain something to you．（38）C Now this seed is unknowingly used by you to develop new ideas．If it is used many times，the same seed can give you great help to relate a lot of things，which you would have never thought of in your wildest dreams!
This is nothing but creativity．（39）AWithin no time you can start talking with your friends in English or any other language and never run out of the right words．
So guys，do give food for your thoughts by reading，reading and more reading．（40）E Go and get a book!

A．Also this makes a significant contribution to your vocabulary．
B．Reading can help you make more friends，too．
C．The interesting part of the book is stored in your mind as a seed．
D．Why not do some reading while you are hungry？
E．Now what are you waiting for？
F．Hunger of the mind can be actually solved through wide reading．
G．Just like your stomach，your mind is also hungry．

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