"It's not pleasant to show off your wealth when you have inherited it，but when you have made it yourself，it is still not very nice，but it is all right，" Shmarov said.

　　21．What's the main idea of this passage?

　　A．A Russian man plans to start a magazine called Snob allowing people to show off their wealth.

　　B．Russian's businessman turns to invest in culture.

　　C．Russians have a different understanding of the word "snob"．

　　D．Russian's super­rich show off their wealth through setting up magazines.

　　答案　A

　　解析　主旨大意题。文章介绍了一个富有的俄罗斯人准备创办一本名为Snob的杂志来供人们炫耀他们的财富，故选A。

　　22．Which of the following statements is WRONG?

　　A．Shmarov's understanding of the word "snob" is different from its English meaning.

　　B．Russian society encourages people to show off their wealth.

　　C．Prokhorov made his fortune from natural energy.

　　D．There is an apparent(明显的)division between the rich and the poor in Russia.

　　答案　B

　　解析　细节理解题。根据第六段中的"Shmarov said Russians have different meaning of the word"以及"He said that was the main difference from the British meaning which refers to wealth from one's ancestors."可知A项正确；根据第四段中的"He is one of the owners of Norilsk Nickel(镍)，the world's biggest nickel producer"可知C项正确；根据文章的倒数第二段可推知D项正确；根据最后一段的"it is still not very nice，but it is all right"可知，B项不符合原文的意义。

23．What's the author's attitude toward Russian's super­rich's behavior?