【答案与解析】

A篇
1. 答案A解析:概括主旨题。第一段的首句More Shanghai people are renting cars to travel over the coming National Day holiday 是全文的主旨，这也是大多数新闻报道中常采用的方式。其他各项仿离了文章的中心话题。
2. 答案B解析:词义理解题。从第二段SUV 前面的Most cars in large local car-rental companies…in high demand 以及第三、四段，可以知道SUV 是一种车的名字。
3. 答案B解析: 数字计算题。从However, the rent on a Buick GL or GS model is between 650 yuan and 750 yuan a day, nearly double those of the Santana and Jetta cars. 我们可以知道，租GL 或GS 的费用是每天650元到750元，这个数字是租Santana 和Jetta 的两倍，因此得出答案B。
4. 答案B 解析 细节理解题。从Compared with Santana, Buick looks better, has greater capabilities and is safer and more comfortable… 可以得出答案B。
B篇
1. A  本题考查理解文章主旨大意的能力。由第一段第一句“In many ways, our society doesn’t simply prepare for the kinds of lives that the elderly must lead.”及文章内容可知，全文谈的是我们在对待老人方面做得很不够。因此A项正确。
2. B  本题考查根据短文相关内容进行推理判断的能力。由文章第一段“In many ways, our society doesn’t simply prepare for the kinds of lives that the elderly must lead. We have made medical advances that allow people to live longer than ever before, but we do not seem to know what to do with them after we have saved their lives.” 可以判断选项B正确的。
3. D  本题考查理解文章细节信息的能力。文中第二段结尾“Even people who are entrusting (委托) a parent to the care of a home rarely ask about the nurse-parent ratio, about the kinds of creative facilities or physical therapy equipment available, or even about the frequency of doctor’s visits.” 这是作者对人们的批评，由此可以判断选项D正确。
4. D  本题考查根据短文相关内容判断作者的观点态度的能力。由第二段“Even people… rarely ask about the nurse-parent ratio, about the kinds of creative facilities or physical therapy equipment available, or even about the frequency of doctors’ visits. ” 可以判断选项A和B是正确的；选项C在文章中没有提到.

C篇
1. 答案 D  解析 本题考查根据文章细节进行判断的能力。根据文章第四段第四句“They want to protect themselves for the strange environment, and create an escape inside their room for a sense of security.” 可知想家不会加重文化冲击，人们因为想家而做出的举动还能暂时缓解文化冲击。由第二段可知其他三个因素都能引起文化冲击。
2. 答案B  解析 本题考查对文章细节进行认定的能力。根据文章第三段第二句“Very often the people having the worst culture shock are those who never had any difficulties in their home countries and were successful in their community.”可知最能感受到文化冲击的人是在家乡及社会团体中最成功的人，因为他们一切都要从头开始。
3. 答案C  解析 本题考查归纳概括文章某一段落主旨大意的能力。本段首句指出了文化冲击会让人产生迷惘（想家）的感觉，接着作者介绍并否定那些人的解决方法，最后一句“Getting to know the new environment and gaining experience—these are the long-term solutions to the problem of culture shock.” 作者建议人们去很快地熟悉新文化、新环境，获取经验，这才是克服文化冲击最好的方法。A、B项知只是作者用来阐明自己建议的材料；C项表述有误。

D篇
11. 答案D 解析 本题考查根据文章相关信息进行正误判断的能力。信息在第一段最后一句“If you are sitting at a table with people you don’t know, it is impolite to light up a cigarette without first asking if it will disturb them.”可判断D项符合题意。由第一句“In the U.S., people prefer waiting for a table to sitting with people they don’t know. ”可判断A项错误；由最后一段第二句“A tip of about 15% is expected and you should leave it on the table when you leave.”可判断B项错误；再由第二段第一句“At American restaurants and coffee shops you are usually served tap water before you order.”可判断C项错误。
12. 答案C解析 本题考查根据文章上下文信息猜测词义的能力。依据第四段“doggie bag”前后的句子可知美国人在餐馆里吃不了时，就要一个袋子带回家去自己享用。其他选项与原文信息不符。
13. 答案B 解析 本题考查迅速查寻文中细节的能力。依据第五段最后一句“Some people have “Sunday dinner”. This is an especially big noon meal. “可知答案为B。其他选项缺乏原文的信息支持。