Some Chinese new-rich like eating shark fin soup because they think it shows their class. However, for the Chinese NBA idol Yao Ming, doing so is unacceptable as the practice has led to the overfishing of sharks.
When Yao and his wife Ye Li got married in 2007, they publicly announced that they would not allow shark fin soup to be served at their wedding banquet.
Actually, Yao had been saying no to shark fins since 2006, when he was appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for wild life protection.
Now, the 226-cm big guy is resorting to his personal influence to encourage more to say no to eating the soup and to raise awareness of animal protection. "Sharks are friends of human beings. They are not our food," Yao said.
Other celebrity athletes like Olympic champions Li Ning and Kong Linghui are following on the heels of Yao, throwing themselves into serving the public as Goodwill Ambassadors for wild animal rescue. Recent reports about Yao's retirement have saddened tens of thousands of basketball fans both at home and abroad. Yet Yao's influence goes far beyond the basketball courts.
Yao has engaged himself in charity and public welfare services for quite a while. When the devastating 8.0-magnitude earthquake hit Wenchuan in southwest China in 2008, Yao donated 2 million yuan . "When I was a little boy, my parents and teachers told me to help others and to be a good man," Yao recalled.  "But I could not donate then because I had not much pocket money. After I moved to Houston, I got involved in quite a number of community service activities and I felt a strong sense of achievement when I got people together," Yao said.
Like Yao, newly crowned French Open champion Li Na has showed her willingness to donate. Li gave 480,000 yuan of her prize money from the open, plus 20,000 yuan from her own pocket, to a local nursing home in her hometown. Another Chinese sports icon, hurdler Liu Xiang, has also been actively involved in charity for years.
小題1:The reason why some Chinese new-rich like eating shark fin soup is that they think _______ .
A．it is very delicious B．it is very cheap and healthy
C．it is very popular in society D．it can show their status
小題2:Yao Ming is against eating shark fin soup because ________ .
A．too many sharks are killed B．he dislikes eating sharp fin
C．it is too expensive D．sharks are dangerous animals
小題3: Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A．Li Na donated 500,000 yuan to a local nursing home in her hometown.
B．Yao Ming donated 2 million yuan after the earthquake of Wenchuan.
C．Yao Ming has encouraged more people to stop eating shark fin soup and protect animals.
D．Yao Ming was appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for protecting wild life in 2007.
小題4:What words can be used to describe Yao Ming according to the passage?
A．Rich and generous.B．Influential and warmhearted.
C．Energetic and optimistic.D．Popular and confident.
小題5:From the passage , we can learn that________.
A．most athletes don't like eating shark fin soup
B．Yao Ming has been donating money to charity since he was a child
C．Yao Ming has an influence on not only the basketball courts but also charity and public welfare services
D．Yao Ming has taken part in many community service activities when he was in China

小題1:D
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:B
小題5:C

試題分析：
文章屬于夾敘夾議題材。文章描述許多新一代中國富人喝魚翅湯的現(xiàn)象，導致了許多珍貴的鯊魚命喪黃泉，接著，介紹姚明，李娜等大腕做的許多慈善事跡，旨在說明不要效仿那些有錢人鋪張奢侈浪費的做法，而應(yīng)該向姚明，李娜等這樣的運動明星用自己的影響力多做慈善，富于啟發(fā)意義。
小題1:D 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段第一句：Some Chinese new-rich like eating shark fin soup because they think it shows their class.可知：中國新一代富人喜歡喝鯊魚翅湯彰顯自己的身份。故D符合題意
小題2:A 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段第二句：for the Chinese NBA idol Yao Ming, doing so is unacceptable as the practice has led to the overfishing of sharks.。可知：姚明認為著這種做法不可取，太多鯊魚喪命皆因在富人對魚翅湯的追捧。故A符合題意
小題3:D 判斷題。根據(jù)Now, the 226-cm big guy is resorting to his personal influence to encourage more to say no to eating the soup and to raise awareness of animal protection.可知：姚明借助自己的影響力鼓勵大家不再喝魚翅湯，從而提高動物保護的意識  D選項偷換概念，不是去保護動物，而是保護動物的意識  故D符合題意
小題4:B 推理題。根據(jù)文章的描述，姚明做了在全國做了很多善事，比如：喚醒大家保護珍貴動物的意識，汶川大地震捐款200萬元等善舉，顯然是一個很有影響力和熱心腸的大個子                 故B符合題意
小題5:.C  主旨題。根據(jù)文章的描述，姚明不僅是全球聞名的籃球明星，也是個奉行慈善的大好人 故C符合題意
點評：對于此類文體，考生應(yīng)知道1.不但要求掌握所讀材料的主旨大意、中心思想，而且要求掌握文章中的詳細事實與細節(jié)。
2.不但要求對于具體事實情節(jié)的理解，而且要求對其抽象含義的理解，既要理解字面意思，又要理解其深層含義，包括作者的態(tài)度、觀點、意圖等。
3.既要求理解文章中某句、某段的含義及全文的邏輯關(guān)系，又要求根據(jù)其含義及邏輯關(guān)系進行判斷和推理。
4.既要求考生能夠運用材料中的信息去理解、分析問題；又要求考生能運用中學生應(yīng)有的生活常識去分析、理解問題。
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D．Migration from countries in which meditation is traditional.
小題5:Who is the probable audience for this article?
A．Experienced meditation practitioners.
B．People interested in starting to learn meditation.
C．Buddhists and Hindus.
D．People who are very religious.

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