1.AboutLukeRavenstahl,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.HeistheyoungestmayorintheUSA.B.Hisfamilybackgroundhascontributedtohissuccessfulpoliticalcareer.C.Hisyoungagehaswonsupportfrommediaandyoungvoters.D.HewillbemayorofPittsburghatleastuntil2009.B。从第一段第二句cashinginonhisfamily’spoliticaltradition可知。2.Theunderlinedword“dissipate”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans_____.A.disappearB.appearC.spreadD.reduceA。词义猜测。从concernsaboutMr.Ravenstahl’sagewoulddissipateoncethecitysawhisworkethic.可知一旦人们看到Mr.Ravenstahl的职业道德，对于他年龄的忧虑就会消失。3.WhatcanyouinferfromthearticleaboutPittsburgh?A.ItisasmalltowninNewYorkfamousforsteelmills.B.Ithasalwaysenjoyedprosperouseconomicsuccess.C.Manyyoungcollegestudentstherearethenewhopeofthedistrict.D.ItisamajorcityintheUSAwithapopulationslightlysmallerthan100，000.C。推测隐含意义。从“ButPittsburghhas…….downtowndevelopment.”可知4.Wherecanyoufindthisarticle?A.Amagazine.B.Abrochureaboutpoliticians.C.Anewspaper.D.Anadvertisementaboutsomemayorcandidates.C。推断文章出处。根据文章开头的“PITTSBURGH,Sept.7”可知。报纸上的新闻前面会出现日期、地点。
