Question

【題目】When we are reading, we often see one or two graphics(圖表) in a text. Have you ever thought about these questions; Why are they there? What information do they give? Do they help with our reading and understanding?

Graphics are things like pictures, maps, charts and tables. They give information to readers, Very often, we can see different kinds of graphics in books, magazines and newspapers. Writers use graphics to get the readers’ attention and give them some particular(特別的) information. Graphics help to understand the given information in a text. and graphics put the information in a particular order so that it's easy to understand when we take a quick look.

It is not always true that a picture is worth a thousand words. But many things are easier to show than to tell and they may also be easier to understand. Graphics are just the right things that give a great deal of in information but it doesn’t take much time to read and understand.

So, the right way to read and understand a graphic is to look at the picture and the words together. In a graphic, only a few words are used to explain what the picture shows you. Sometimes, numbers and percentages(百分比) are also given to go with the words to explain.

【1】Which of the following is mentioned as a graphic?

A. A letter.B. A poem.

C. A map.D. A name card

【2】The writer thinks graphics are important because .

A. less space is taken on a pageB. a picture is worth a thousand words

C. a lot of time can be saved for writersD. many things are easier to show than to tell

【3】When we read a graphic, we should .

A. find out if there are any tables in itB. put the information in the right order

C. count how many words there are in itD. look at the picture and the words together

【4】If we put the passage into three parts, which of the following is the best?

A. ①,②③④B. ①②,③④

C. ①,②③,④D. ①,②,③④

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

文章介紹了圖表在文章中的作用，它能讓讀者很容易理解，圖表使用正確了，能給讀者大量的信息，而不用花太多的時間閱讀。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Graphics are things like pictures, maps, charts and tables.可知是地圖；故選C

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù). But many things are easier to show than to tell and they may also be easier to understand.可知比說更容易展示和理解；故選D

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)So, the right way to read and understand a graphic is to look at the picture and the words together.可知是圖片和字一起看；故選D

【4】文章結(jié)構(gòu)題。根據(jù)文章結(jié)構(gòu)，可知第一段起到引起下文的作用，第二段和第三段是具體說明圖表的形式和作用，第四段是對圖表的的正確使用的一個總結(jié)；故選C