16．"The price of books for our students is just getting higher and higher and，com-bined with the rising cost of tuition，it'S killing these students，"said Peter Jason，a col-lege professor．"Remember，students are one of the poorest groups of people in Ameri-ca．Almost half of them have at least one part-time job．In fact，one of my students has three jobs．And she still manages to have high scores and go to school full-time．"
Textbook prices are traditionally high．Adding to that problem，many college teachers change textbooks year after year；they either upgrade to a new edition or switch to an entirely different textbook．This further hurts students because if an instructor no longer uses a particular textbook，that book has no resale value．
Dr．Jason decided to make lire a little easier and a lot cheaper for his students by writing his own book on public speaking．"Many books have an increased price because of CD-ROMs，lots of color photographs and pictures．I talked to my students，and many of them，like me，prefer to keep things simple!So，a few years ago，I wrote my own textbook．Compared to most other public speaking books，mine is half the number of pages，and one-third the price．That is，﹩30 instead of﹩90．When I wrote a second edition last year，students only had to buy the 35 new pages，F(xiàn)or only﹩7.00，they had almost a new book Now my loose-leaf textbook enjoys great popularity among the students．Maybe in the future more writers and publishers will try it．"

56．What did Dr．Jason say about students at college？A
A．They are short of money．       B．They need better textbooks
C．They should do part-time jobs． D．They are trying to get high scores．
57．What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 refer to？A
A．The high prices of textbooks．  B．The low resale value of books．
C．Too many different，new books． D．NO coour pictures in textbooks．
58．What did  Dr．Jason decide to do to help the students？
A．To choose cheaper textbooks． B．To write a textbook himself．B
C．To speak to his students．    D．To use old textbooks．
59．How much does a public speaking textbook usually cost？D
A．About 7 dollars．      B．About 30 dollars．
C．About 37 dollars．     B．About 90 dollars．
60．Which of the following can be inferred from the passage？C
A．Dr Jason's textbook has CD-ROMs and nice pictures．
B．More writers and publishers will write simpler textbooks．
C．Dr．Jason teaches public speaking at a college．
D．Dr-Jason's textbook is not well received．

分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了現(xiàn)在大多數(shù)課本較貴的問題，Dr．Jason編了一種新型的課本，可以降低課本的價格．

解答 56．A．推理判斷題．根據(jù)第一段第三行Remember，students are one of the poorest groups of people in America．說明他知道學生缺錢，是世界上最窮的人之一．故A正確．
57．A．詞義猜測題．根據(jù)第二段Textbook prices are traditionally high．Adding to that problem，many college teachers change textbooks year after year；they either upgrade to a new edition or switch to an entirely different textbook可知問題是教科書的價格通常較高；故選A．
58．B．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段第四行So，a few years ago，I wrote my own textbook．說明他自己寫教科書，故B正確．
59．D．推理判斷題．根據(jù)第三段4，5行Compared to most other public speaking books，mine is half the number of pages，and one-third the price．That is，30insteadof90 說明public speaking books的價格是90美元．而他的書只有三分之一，30美元．故D正確．
60．C．推理判斷題．根據(jù)第三段Compared to most other public speaking books，mine is half the number of pages，and one-third the price．That is，30insteadof90．說明他寫的書是關于public speaking．最有可能他就是教授這方面課程的老師．故C正確．

點評 考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．

練習冊系列答案
相關習題

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：填空題

6．Last month，I （33）reutrned（return） to Australia to attend my elder sister's wedding．Although it was a very modern wedding，my sister kept one tradition （34）that/which comes from an old English poem．
The poem says that a bride must wear："Something old，something new，something borrowed something blue．"It is said （35）to bring（bring） good luck to the marriage．
Something old is （36）something passed on from the bride's family．It could be an heirloom（傳家寶）that has been in the family for years，or a piece of her mother's dress．This is meant to show a connection （37）with the bride's family．
Something new brings hope for the future of the couple．It can be the new wedding dress，or new shoes．
Something borrowed is normally （38）an item of clothing or jewelry borrowed from one of the bride's friends who have a happy marriage．It is believed to bring some of the friend's luck from her marriage to the bride．
Last is something blue，which comes from another rhyme："Marry in blue，husband be true．"This means that a bride who wears blue （39）will have（have） a faithful husband．It could be on her jewelry or on her shoes．
These days，most brides do not believe that （40）wearing（wear） these items will really bring them good luck．However，they wear them anyway in recognition that traditions are important．

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：信息匹配

7．Ways to save time
We all wish we had just a bit more time．Just think what you could do with an extra hour or two each day：you could finally stick to an exercise routine，or spring-clean the house，or write your novel，or learn the guitar and so on．
（16）D  But I can help you find more hours in your day for the things that really matter．
★Get Out of Bed Earlier．
If you normally get up at 7； 30 a．m．try getting up at 7：00 a．m．That half-hour might not sound like much，but it could be time that you use to exercise，to read that book you've been meaning to finish．（17）E   
★Do the Important Tasks First．
Once you get to work，get the important ones done first（not the easy ones，or even the urgent ones）．（18）GIf you work like this，you'll usually save time．The urgent tasks will still get done，and you won't miss the important ones．
★Reduce Interruptions．
If colleagues have a habit of hanging around your desk to chat，or if the phone is constantly ringing，you might find that it takes you half the day to finish a simple task like writing a letter．（19）F 
★（20）A
A few minutes chatting，browsing the web，and so on，can easily turn into hours of wasted time over the course of a day．If you concentration is slipping，take a proper break：go and get a glass of water，or stretch your legs a bit．And if you're facing a difficult task，try breaking it into small steps or stages so that it's easier to deal with．

A．Stay Focused on Your Work．
B．Take Breaks When Necessary．
C．Would you want me to make your day longer？
D．I can't magically make all your days 25 hours long．
E．Or simply to get your day off to a calm and organized start．
F．Constant interruptions don't just eat up time，they also break your concentration．
G．You can afford to spend at least an hour working on big，important tasks rather than on all those little urgent ones．

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：聽力題

4．What did the man mostly do in Paris？
A．He saw the Eiffel Towet．
B．He visited the museums．
C．He went to restaurants．

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：聽力題

11．昕第6段材料．回答第6至第8題．
6．How long will the man's holiday last？
A.15 days．    B.10 days．    C.25 days．
7．What is the favourite  activity of the man's wife？
A．Reading．    B．Fishing．    C．Climbing mountains．
8．When will the woman visit Europe？
A．Not mentioned．    B．Next summer．    C．This summer．

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解

1．[1]For more than 40 years，robots have worked in factories，doing jobs too boring or too dangerous for humans．Now，new robots are starting to help humans at home and at work．
[2]It was an exciting night at the Detroit Symphony．A special guest was joining the band．The conductor stepped out onto the stage and lifted both arms to direct the musicians．They played a song called"The Impossible Dream"．The audience was amazed．After all，ASIMO，the conductor，is only eight years old and four feet tall．It's just one of many robots being developed to perform tasks that humans usually perform．
[3]Japan has more robots than any other country．Four Out of every 10 worker robots are there．The Japanese government is spending millions of dollars building even more robots．Why the rush for more electronic helpers？More than one fifth of Japan's population is 65 or older，so there are not enough young people in the workforce．
[4]Many of Japan's robots are designed to interact with people．One Japanese hospital has three shiny robots that help out in the waiting room．They greet patients and give directions．"Robots won't ever be doctors，"says hospital spokesperson Naoya Narita．"But they can be guides．"
[5]Since the 1960s，robots have been doing jobs that are too boring or too dangerous for humans．Some stand for long hours in factories，packaging food or putting together cars．Others milk cows on farms all day long．However，these industrial robots don't look like humans．Now that robots are moving into our homes，many are starting to look more like us．Trevor Blackwell's company，Anybots，makes robots．He built a dishwashing robot called Monty．It is as tall as a person and has humanlike hands，
[6]Will the robots of the future look more like machines or people？Either way，Blackwell is happy to let them do the chores．"I'd rather have a robot do dishes，"he says．Wouldn't you？

86．What does the passage mainly talk about？（no more than 8 words）Robots entering human's life/Robots helping humans at home and at work．
87  Why did the audience feel shocked at the Detroit Symphony？（no more than 6  words）．Because the conductor is a robot．
88．Why are the Japanese building so many robots？（no more than 10 words）Lack of enough young people in their workforce/Lacking enough young people in their workforce
89．Complete the following statement with words from Paragraph 4 in the proper form．（no more than 3 words）helping out
90．List three things that the robots have been doing for humans since the 1960s．（no more than 10 words）packing food/putting together car/milking cow．

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：聽力題

8．Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage．
11．A．To get better jobs．B．To save more money．
C．To move into a larger apartment．D．To receive further education．
12．A．It had family-friendly politics．B．It owned a child-care center on site．
C．It offered its staff excellent benefits．D．It rewarded employees with apartments．
13．A．Satisfied．B．Surprised．C．Confused．D．Interested．

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：聽力題

5．聽第10段材料，回答第17至第 20題．
17．Why wasn't Mary happy？
A．Because she was so tired．
B．Because she had quarrelled with Mr Thomason．
C．Because she didn't know how to talk to the milkman．
18．Why was Mr Thomason angry？
A．Because Mary made some mistakes．
B．Because Mary didn't finish her homework．
C．Because Mary was always careless with her work．
19．Why did Mary wake up early？
A．Because the milkman coughed loudly．
B．Because she was worried about her work．
C．Because the radio next door was too loud．
20．What was Bill's suggestion？
A．Mary should talk to the milkman's wife．
B．Mary should write a letter to the milkman．
C．Mary should write to apologize to her boss．

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：聽力題

6．What does the man mean？
A．The concert was very wonderful．
B．The crowd didn't understand the music．
C．The only good seats were near the right aisle．

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習冊答案