职称英语考试

试题来源：2009年职称英语等级考试综合类C真题

第三篇 March Madness
For the rest of the month, an epidemic (流行病) will sweep across the US. It will keep kids home from school. College students will ignore piles of homework. Employees will suddenly lose their abilities to concentrate.
The disease, known as "March Madness", refers to the yearly 65-team US men's college basketball tournament. It begins on March 15 and lasts through the beginning of April. Teams compete against each other in a single elimination 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, husbands against wives, and colleagues 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. Last year, the little-known George Mason University was one of the final four teams. Many people had never even heard of the university before the tournament.
College basketball players are not paid, so the game is more about making a name for their university and themselves. But that doesn't mean money isn't involved.
About $4 billion will be spent gambling on the event. According to Media Life magazine, the event will draw over $500 million in advertising revenue this year, topping the post-season revenue, including that of the NBA (全国篮球协会).
41 What will happen in the remaining part of the month?
A Many Americans will be sent to madhouses.
B Great excitement will spread across the US.
C About 20 million Americans will be put in prison.
D A deadly epidemic will break out in the US.
42 Which statement about the epidemic is NOT true?
A It occurs every fourth year.
B It starts on March 15.
C It is known as "March Madness".
D It lasts through the beginning of April.
43 Which of the following is NOT an instance of "March Madness"?
A Kids run away from school.
B Husbands kiss their wives.
C College students keep homework piling up.
D Employees can't concentrate on their work.
44 It is great fun
A looking at wives kissing their husbands.
B listening to students talking to their teachers
C watching farmers kicking donkeys.
D betting on the winners of each game.
45 The little-known George Mason University was a dark horse because
A it had a student body of 30,000.
B its players were all black people.
C it had never been expected to be victorious.
D its players ran as fast as black horses.

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网考网参考答案：A、B、A、C、D
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26%的考友选择了A选项
46%的考友选择了B选项
21%的考友选择了C选项
7%的考友选择了D选项
考友解析与评论：
 · 我觉得A、B、A、C、D也不对
 · 这题很简单
 · 答案有调整过吗，感觉原先做对了的