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【題目】People read books less often in these days. With the invention of radio, television and most recently, the Internet and computer games, it seems that reading books is no longer a popular activity. However, I believe that books are an important part of our lives.

Books offer an outstanding wealth of learning and at a cheaper price than taking a course. Books can make people cleverer, because heavy readers have greater knowledge of how things work and who or what people were.

Everything in today’s society requires reading. Imagine trying to do something as simple as reading the directions on a medicine bottle without good reading skills. Someone could not understand them and become very sick or even die.

Even something as simple as walking or driving through the city could become very dangerous without enough reading. Sometimes, you must be able to understand what is written and explain the meaning of them.

Some people say that reading is a waste of time and we can do better things with our time. Even if we don't read books, we still read every day, and reading books can strengthen (加強) our abilities. Reading is one of the greatest things we can do in our spare time.

With a book, you can travel anywhere you want, do anything you want, and talk to anyone you want. Reading is very important in our lives, no matter your age. So I think people should read books.

【1】What activity is less popular these days than before?

A. Reading a book.

B. Listening to the radio.

C. Watching TV.

D. Surfing the Internet.

【2】We can learn from the second paragraph that _______.

A. reading can improve your memory

B. reading can make you interesting and attractive

C. reading can make you smarter

D. reading can reduce stress

【3】The underlined word "them" in the third paragraph refers to ________.

A. the books they are reading

B. the directions on a medicine bottle

C. the good reading skills

D. the words a doctor tells a sick person

【4】Some people disagree to read books because they think _________.

A. walking in the city also needs reading skills

B. driving along the road is dangerous

C. reading books is very helpful for our abilities

D. reading books just wastes their time

【5】The best title of the passage can be _________.

A. People Should Enjoy Themselves

B. How We Improve Reading Skills

C. Why People Should Read Books

D. What We Love Doing in Spare Time

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【5】C

【解析】

本文就“為什么人們應該讀書”提出了自己的理由，陳述了許多閱讀的好處、閱讀的作用。

【1】句意：什么活動在現(xiàn)在這些日子里比以前更不受歡迎？A.讀一本書。B.聽收音機。C.看電視。D.上網(wǎng)沖浪。原文“People read books less often in these days.”（在這些日子里，人們不經(jīng)常閱讀書籍。），說明閱讀在這些日子里不那么受歡迎了，故選A。

【2】句意：我們可以從第二段中知道閱讀可以讓你更聰明。A.閱讀可以提高你的記憶力B.閱讀可以讓你有趣和有吸引力C.閱讀可以讓你更聰明D.閱讀可以減輕壓力，原文“Books can make people cleverer”（書籍可以讓人更聰明），故選C。

【3】句意：第三段中帶下劃線的“它們”一詞是指藥瓶上的說明。A.他們正在閱讀的書籍B.藥瓶上的說明C.良好的閱讀能力D.醫(yī)生告訴病人的話，原文“Imagine trying to do something as simple as reading the directions on a medicine bottle without good reading skills.”（想象一下，嘗試做一些簡單的事情，比如在沒有良好閱讀技巧的情況下閱讀藥瓶上的指示。），后面說到“一些人無法理解它們，并且變得生病甚至死亡。”，說明一些人不理解的就是“藥瓶上的說明”，這導致了生病或死亡，故選B。

【4】句意：有些人不同意閱讀書籍，因為他們認為閱讀書籍只會浪費他們的時間。A.走在城市也需要閱讀技巧B.沿著這條路行駛是危險的C.閱讀書籍對我們的能力非常有幫助D.閱讀書籍只會浪費他們的時間，原文“Some people say that reading is a waste of time and we can do better things with our time.”（有人說，閱讀是浪費時間，我們可以用我們的時間做更好的事情。），這是一些人不同意閱讀的理由，故選D。

【5】句意：這篇文章的最佳標題可以是為什么人們應該讀書。A.人們應該玩的開心B.我們如何提高閱讀技巧C.為什么人們應該讀書D.我們喜歡在閑暇時間做什么。這篇文章一直在圍繞為什么要閱讀展開了討論，講到了閱讀的好處、閱讀的作用，到最后得出自己的觀點“So I think people should read books”（所以我認為人們應該讀書），所以本文的標題可以是“為什么人們應該讀書”，故選C。