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London, Dec.17 (Xinhua) “Drivers on London Underground trains have started reading out sayings from great thinkers like Mahatma Gandhi , Frindrich Engels, and Albert Einstein in a bid to cheer up passengers ,” officials said. As well as the usual announcements urging passengers to “mind the steps” and warning of delays, the sayings such as “ an ounce ( 盎司) of action is worth a ton of theory” have taken the place of commercial ad in the underground carriages .

New York, Oct.8 (Xinhua) Once as a famous actor, now the governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to abandon textbooks in favor of digital ones. He plans to launch this program in August next year when California’s high-school pupils will have access to online math and science text. But some teachers wonder whether his idea of getting rid of textbooks might end up costing more not less, with digital textbook going for $300.

Amsterdam, Nov.30 (Xinhua) A few cups of coffee a day may not only help to put off the disease—dementia(癡呆) but also can treat it, according to Dr. Arendash, who led the research. After giving mice with memory damage water containing caffeine, he found the mice developed better memories and quick thinking. The reason is that caffeine is a safe drug for most people. It easily enters the brain and directly affects the disease process. He suggested people should drink five eight–ounce cups of ordinary coffee, two cups of strong ‘coffee shop’ coffee, 14 cups of tea, or 20 cola drinks to get the same amount of 500 milligrams of caffeine.

1.What’s the purpose of putting up sayings on the underground carriages in London?

A．to help passengers to kill time.

B．to encourage passengers to learn.

C．to lift the spirits of passengers.

D．to make money as a commercial ad.

2.What can we conclude from the second news?

A．digital textbooks will replace traditional textbooks.

B．online math is already available to high-school pupils .

C．digital textbooks are convenient to carry anywhere.

D．Not all the teachers support their governor’s idea.

3.Which of the following statements is true from the third news?

A．The more coffee you drink, the less chance there will be for dementia.

B．Caffeine can make mice become more and more intelligent and energetic.

C．Caffeine can affect the process of the disease—dementia and treat it.

D．Caffeine is a safe drug for all the people for everyday use so enjoy it.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了三個(gè)廣告，一是倫敦的地鐵里張貼了一些名言來激勵(lì)人們的向上精神。二是美國(guó)的加利福尼亞的政府官員要在明年推行網(wǎng)上教材，進(jìn)而廢除傳統(tǒng)的教材。三是來自阿姆斯特丹的消息說每天喝咖啡有助于人們的思維敏捷。

1.這是細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)urging passengers to “mind the steps” and warning of delays 用來鼓勵(lì)人們，故選C。

2.這是推理判斷題。根據(jù)But some teachers wonder whether his idea of getting rid of textbooks might end up costing more not less, with digital textbook going for $300.有些人還持懷疑的態(tài)度故選D。

3.這是細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)C

考點(diǎn)：這是一篇廣告類的文章。

點(diǎn)評(píng)：推理判斷就是根據(jù)作者的意圖和傾向來完成相關(guān)的問題。 根據(jù)你對(duì)文章的理解，來判斷各個(gè)選項(xiàng)的正誤。最重要的就是讀懂句子的意思，找出文章的中心，這種閱讀是深層閱讀，但是你最重要的就是找出文章的中心意思，抓住主要句子和相關(guān)句子的意思就可以解決了。