17.Do you know about a series of books that say they are"for dummies"?These American self-help books have been translated into more than thirty-nine language including Chinese,Arabic,Russian,F(xiàn)rench,German,Greek and Spanish.
"Dummy"is a word for a stupid person.The dummies books are not really for stupid people.They are designed to show people how to do something they may never have tried before,like painting a house or learning a language.The books all say in a funny way that they are for dummies,such as World History for Dummies,Rabbits for Dummies,Chinese Cooking for Dummies,and Wedding Planning for Dummies.The first such book,Dos for Dummies,was published in 1991.It helped people learn how to use the DOS operating system for computers.Since then,more than one hundred fifty million dummies books have been sold.
The dummies.Com website explains the idea behind the books.It says that they show that people can be taught to do anything.First they can make fun of ideas that are difficult to understand.Then they show how the information can be interesting and easy.The publishers s ay that t he books do not provide more information than necessary.They give readers just enough information to do what they want.They say that the dummies books give the best and easiest way to do something.And the books use simple and easy language.
These are more than one thousand different dummies books.A report in New York Times say that the top-selling dummies books are those that explain technology and personal finance.
The publishers say that the best-selling dummies books are those providing information many people need-like information about diseases books to help them.And there are even more dummies books to come.The publishers say that they publish about two hundred new dummies books every year.
41.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?A
A.Books for Dummies B.The Easiest,the Best
C.Self-Help Books D.New Ideas behind the books
42.According to the dummies.com website,people canBwith the help of dummies books.
A.simple some personal things B.do anything they want
C.become expert in any field D.learn any foreign language
43.The dummies books have been popular becauseA
A.they provide just what is needed and are easy to understand
B.they provide abundant in formation on the concerning subject
C.people can learn to do anything with just one copy
D.people can save lots of money through self-teaching
44.According to New York Times,we know that books onAsell best.
A.technology and personal finance B.opera and car repairing
C..diseases and education D.cooking and world history
45.What can we learn from the passage?B
A.The first dummies book was on Chinese cooking.
B.The dummies books will continue to be popular
C.Fifty million different dummies books have been published.
D.The simple language was intended for child readers.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們介紹了在美國深受歡迎的簡單易學(xué)的"傻瓜"系列圖書,書籍并不是真的愚蠢,他們的目的是告訴人們?nèi)绾巫鲆恍┧麄兛赡軓膩頉]有嘗試過的事.
解答 41.A 主旨大意題.通讀全文,可知作者通過這篇文章主要向我們介紹了在美國深受歡迎的簡單易學(xué)的"傻瓜"系列圖書;故選A.
42.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第三段"The dummies.Com website explains the idea behind the books.It says that they show that people can be taught to do anything"網(wǎng)站解釋書背后的意義.它說,它們表明,人們可以學(xué)會做任何事;故選B.
43.A 推理判斷題.根據(jù)第三段"They say that the dummies books give the best and easiest way to do something.And the books use simple and easy language"他們說,書籍給最好的和最簡單的方式去做,并且書中使用簡單的語言,可知,這類圖書語言簡潔易懂,趣味性強(qiáng),易于讀者學(xué)習(xí)使用,所以一直深受歡迎;故選A.
44.A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第四段"A report in New York Times say that the top-selling dummies books are those that explain technology and personal finance"紐約時報的報告說,最暢銷的書籍是那些解釋技術(shù)和個人財務(wù)的;可知技術(shù)類和個人理財方面的書暢銷;故選A.
45.B 推理判斷題.根據(jù)最后一段"And there are even more dummies books to come.The publishers say that they publish about two hundred new dummies books every year"可知這類圖書銷量大,目前每年約出版200種,所以以后會繼續(xù)受歡迎;故選B.
點(diǎn)評 考查學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力.做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確選擇.在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.