第三篇文章：难度适中，最后一道题目难度偏大！
31. By citing the book The Tipping Point, the author intends to

[A] analyze the consequences of social epidemics

[B] discuss influentials’ function in spreading ideas

[C] exemplify people’s intuitive response to social epidemics

[D] describe the essential characteristics of influentials

本题相对简单。选择B ：因为B 符合文章中心：influentials 在传播思想的作用。

32. The author suggests that the “two-step-flow theory”

[A] serves as a solution to marketing problems

[B] has helped explain certain prevalent trends

[C] has won support from influentials

[D] requires solid evidence for its validity

本题相对简单。选D ：对于第二段首句的转折but largely untested theory 。属于同义替换之正话反说。


33. What the researchers have observed recently shows that

[A] the power of influence goes with social interactions

[B] interpersonal links can be enhanced through the media

[C] influentials have more channels to reach the public

[D] most celebrities enjoy wide media attention

本题难度中等。选 [A] 本段中心词： social interactions

34. The underlined phrase “these people” in paragraph 4 refers to the ones who

[A] stay outside the network of social influence

[B] have little contact with the source of influence

[C] are influenced and then influence others

[D] are influenced by the initial influential

难度中等。选[C] 。干扰项[D] 中的 initial influential无中生有。

35. What is the essential element in the dynamics of social influence?

[A] The eagerness to be accepted

[B] The impulse to influence others

[C] The readiness to be influenced

[D] The inclination to rely on others

本题难度较大。选[C] 。[B][C] 符合黄二。但是由第四段最后一句：

If people in the network just two degrees removed from the initial influential prove resistant, for example the casecade of change won’t propagate very far or affect many people.尤其是resistant可知更强调的是“被影响”

本文转自苏州新东方孙进的博客：http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_602badbd0100gefi.html