英语阅读训练

英语阅读训练 AThere are several ways you can find out about the countries and places you wish to visit .You can talk to friends who have travelled to the places. Or you can to and see a colour film Or you can read travel books.It would seem that there are three kinds of travel books The first are those that give a personal ,subjective （主观的）account of travels which the author has actually made himself .if they are informative and have a good index （索引）then they can be useful to you when you are planning your travels .The second kind are those books whose purpose is to give a purely objective （客观的）description of things to be done and seen If a well-read ,cultured person has written such a book then it is even more useful .It can be sorted as a selected guide book The third kind are those books which are called“a guide”to some place or other ,If they are good ,they will, in addition to their factual information ,give an analysis or an explanation Like the first kind they can be inspiring and interesting .But their basic purpose is to help the reader who wishes to plan in the most practical way.Whatever kind of travel book you choose you must make sure that it does not describe everything as “wonderful”,“excellent”or “magical”。You must also note its date of publi-cation because travel is a very practical affair and many things change quickly in the twenty first century Finally ,you should make sure that the contents are well presented and easy to find.1This passage is about 。Ahow to travel Bhow to buy travel booksChow to read a travel book Dtravel books2The following travel books may be of use when you plan your travels except .Athe book written by some people who have had the same travel experience themselvesBthe book which tells you what is worth doing and seeing based on the factsCthe book in which a lot of big adjectives are used to draw your attentionDthe book which offers you a lot of useful information like a tour guide3The date of the publication must be noticed because .Athe world is changing and so are the places you are going to visitBthe price of the book is always changingCthe author of the book may be differentDthe contents of the book are always the same B Advertising is a highly developed twentieth-century industry. The development of radio, television, cinema, magazines and newspapers has gone hand in hand with the development of advertising. Why is advertising so popular? Is it a waste of money? It has been proved again and again that ?repeated advertising increases product sales. Since it increases production, the price can be reduced. Therefore advertising, instead of making a product more expensive, makes it cheaper.Advertising is now a scientific business. Once managers would say jokingly, I know that half of what I spend on advertising is wasted, but I dont know which half. Now, all parts of an advertising programme are properly measured and researched.What makes a good advertisement? There have been major changes in advertising in the past sixty years. People read advertisements partly for information and partly for pleasure. Todays advertisements often start with a question, or a puzzle, with the purpose of attracting the readers attention. Of course, most advertisements contain information. But this is usually contained in a text that is interesting and often funny. Humour is very important. Sometimes advertisements tell a story, or the story may be continued over a number of advertisements. However, there is a danger in this. It is possible that the reader or viewer will remember the advertisement but not the name of the product.1. The purpose of advertising is _.A. to increase product sales B. to make a product much better C. to spend more money D. to reduce the production2. Which of the following can be used in place of the underlined phrase hand in hand ? A. Here and there. B. Again and again. C. As usual. D. At the same time. 3. What is meant by what managers said in the second paragraph?A. A11 the money on advertising was wasted.B. Not all the advertisements were well designed.C.A11 the managers knew about advertising then.D. Managers spent no money on advertising.4. What does the writer think of advertising?A. Useless. B. Unnecessary. C. Important. D. Wasteful. CLearning online should make use of a number of Internet tools: e-mail lets you exchange letters between continents very cheaply and almost immediately. Large groups of people can share their discussions by using electronic lists to send every letter to everyone on the list. Electronic magazines bring you up-to-date topics, such as news, arts, and sports. Search engines allow you to look for anything you want on the Internet, including the holdings of major libraries. In a chat room you can have a real-time written talk. Audio and video bring the world to your computer - you can listen to the worlds radio stations, watch the evening news from another continent. And in an online conference you can even talk to your teacher and fellow students abroad.Do you have e-mail? How much do you communicate with your friends over the Internet? Internet, the newest child in technology, is like a modern communication highway. Its also a kind of super-shop, almost anything you can buy in a store - you can get it through Internet, without leaving home at all.1. What is the passage mainly about?A. Internet. B. Radio stations. C. Magazines. D. Libraries.2. What is the quickest and cheapest way of getting in touch with your friend abroad?A. By telegraph. B. By air-mail. C. By e-mail. D. By telephone.3. Which of the following will you choose if you want to hold a meeting over the Internet?A. Chat room. B. Search engines. C. Online conference. D. Electronic lists.4. Where does the writer suggest we might work?A. In the office. B. At home. C. At the library. D. In the store.任务型阅读 Throw me something. Mister! Throw me something, Mister! Thousands of people are waiting for the parade to pass them by and for someone to throw them a cup, some beads, or some candy. Welcome to New Orleans, USA. Welcome to Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras is a holiday celebrated in the South of the U. S. The name of the festival, Mardi Gras, is French and means Fat Tuesday. Mardi Gras is celebrated on a Tuesday between February 3 and March 9, always 47 days before Easter Sunday. During Mardi Gras, people like to dress up in colorful and unusual costumes, and of course, watch parades in the streets. The official colors of Mardi Gras are purple, green and gold. Mardi Gras is celebrated for two weeks before Fat Tuesday and people from all over the world come to watch the festival. FactsInferenceMardi Gras is the name of the 1 _.Here Mister is the man in charge of giving out6 _.Mardi Gras falls on 2_.Mardi Gras probably originates from7 _.Mardi Gras is 3 _in the South of USA.Some ancestors of the parades were probably 8 _.People usually dress up in colorful andunusual 4 _.The official colors are based on 9 _customs.The formal colors of Mardi Gras are 5 _, green and gold.Fat Tuesday means people can enjoy themselves with big 10 _.KEY: 1-3 DCA KEY: 1. A 2. D 3. B 4. C KEY: 1. A 2. C 3. C 4. 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