题文
Men can be beautiful too, right?
CHINA is going to host the 18th World University Student Beauty Contest in Guangzhou this December. This year for the first time the contest will include a male section. Students from over 130 countries will compete for Mr. and Miss Beauty. The contest is one of the most respected beauty contests in the world. It was copied by the United Nations University (an international university belonging to the United Nations) in 1986.
Stick to studying
LI Yining, an economics professor at Peking University, said that he would not encourage students to try their luck in the stock market (股市). “They should stress study,” Li said, in his speech at Beijing Foreign Studies University. When asked, the professor said he expected house prices in Beijing to continue to rise. Li thinks the government should provide more affordable houses for low-level income people.
Campus cinema
Students at over 100 universities will have a digital cinema on campus after the National Day holiday. The 21st Century Digital Film on Campus Project was launched at the end of September. The ticket will cost 3-8 yuan, rather than 30-40 yuan at cinemas in town. Students often download movies online or watch DVDs. Now they can enjoy original films in the digital cinema. The digital cinema will show a variety of films other than Hollywood blockbusters (好莱坞大片).
Getting practical
All 12,000 graduates from vocational school in Shanxi Province have landed a job, according to the provincial government. In the past five years, it is estimated that over 95 percent of the professional school graduates have found jobs. However, the number for university graduates is 70 percent. Some employers said that they prefer professional school graduates who learned something more practical in school and expected lower salaries than university students.
小题1: In the third part, the underlined word “launched” may mean ______.A．startedB．endedC．toldD．mentioned小题2: Where can the material be chosen from?A．A novel.B．A newspaper.C．An advertisement.D．A fashion magazine.小题3:. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A．More than 130 countries will take part in the 18th World University Student Beauty Contest.B．The ticket for digital film will cost 3-8 yuan.C．In the past five years, over 95 percent of the university graduates have found jobs in Shanxi.D．Over 100 universities took part in the 21st Century Digital Film on Campus Project.小题4:. Professor Li thinks that ______.A．the house prices in Beijing will keep going up.B．the students should try their luck in the stock market.C．the government can do nothing about housing problem.D．the students should not only pay attention to study.小题5:. What can we infer from the passage?A． In Shanxi, the professional school graduates are less popular with employers than university graduates recently.B．The digital cinema will only show Hollywood blockbusters.C．The graduates from universities can put what they learned into practice more easily.D．No men competed in the World University Students Beauty Contest before this year. 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:D
解析
小题1:A 推理题。根据本句The 21st Century Digital Film on Campus Project was launched at the end of September.说明该项活动是在9月底开始的，故A正确。
小题2:B 推理题。本文讲述了几个新闻事件大学生选美，厉以宁的演讲等，都是一些新闻事件，那么最有可能的就是从报纸上摘录的。故B正确。
小题3:.C 细节题。In the past five years, it is estimated that over 95 percent of the professional school graduates have found jobs.说明是the professional school graduates而不是大学生。故C项说法错误。
小题4:A 细节题。根据第二部分第三行he expected house prices in Beijing to continue to rise.说明A正确。
小题5:D 推理题。根据第一部分第二行This year for the first time the contest will include a male section.说明今年是第一次哟偶男性的比赛，那么以前是没有男性的比赛的。故D正确。
点评：本文是从报纸上摘录几个新闻事件如大学生选美，厉以宁的演讲等，都是一些新闻事件。以推理题的考查为主，在解答这类问题时要求学生抓住题干文字信息，采用针对性方法进行阅读，准确定位细心判断。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Men can be beautiful.....”主要考查你对 [社会现象类阅读 ]考点的理解。社会现象类阅读
社会现象类阅读概念：
这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题，显示其社会意义，一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。
社会现象类阅读解题技巧：
这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题，显示其社会意义，一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。阅读这类文章要理清思路。
1、浏览试题，明确要求。
在阅读文章前，最好先浏览一下文章后面的题干和选项。知道了问题后再去看文章，可使思路更敏捷，而且也便于阅读时留意文中出现的与选项有关的信息。
2、通读全文，抓住主要内容。
在不影响理解的前提下，尽可能地阅读以便在尽可能短的时间内理解文章或段落的内容。阅读时，如遇到不熟悉的单词、词组或一时看不懂的句子，不要停下来苦思冥想，继续读下去，通过上下文的词语和句子可能就理解了。
3、抓住中心思想和段落大意。
通读全文时，要特别注意主题句。每篇文章或每个段落都有与文章有关的句子，尤其是科技、政论性文章的主题句一般都在文章的开头或结尾，插在中间的很少。所以，文章的第一段或开头的第一、二个句子往往包含着文章的中心思想、作者的意图或全文的概述，因此要特别注意，彻底理解。
4、有针对性地仔细阅读，找寻所需信息。
在前面的基础上，可进行有针对性地阅读了。把与问题无关的内容一扫而过，而对于和问题有关的内容认真阅读，还可以用笔在下面做出记号。再把这些信息与问题的要求结合起来，逐条分析，综合判断，找出正确答案。
5、进行合理的推理判断。
对文章有了全面的了解之后，可以按照文章要求以及上下文之间的关系，做出推理判断。在进行推理判断的时候，需要综合考虑句型、语法、句子之间的逻辑关系、文化背景等方面的因素。
6、认真复读，验证答案。
要用全文的中心思想统帅各个题目，研究其内在联系和逻辑关系，并依次审核那些还未打上的题目，确保理解无误。
