We would like to wish all our readers a wonderful winter break. Our January magazine is now in the shops and available digitally. We’re looking forward to sharing more adventures and discoveries with you in 2014, including:
At a crossroads in the Atlantic
As the population of Ascension Island rises up to mark the 200th anniversary of British rule, Fred Pearce wonders what the future might have in store for this strange part of land.
Photostory: On the road again
A selection of images from an exhibition opening this month at the Royal Geographical Society go hand in hand with M Aurel Stein’s early 20th century photographs of the Silk Road.
Dossier: Going underground
Mark Rowe discusses the role that carbon storage can play in the global effort to reduce carbon dioxide emission (排放).
Net loss
Kit Gillet reports from the Gulf of Thailand, whose fisheries (漁場(chǎng)) have been almost destroyed by the commercialization of the Thai fishing industry.
And don’t forget…
…a round-up of the latest geographical and climate science news; a hot spot focus on Turkey; advice on taking photographs in Antarctica; an interview with Lucien Castaing-Taylor, professor of visual arts at Harvard; plus lots, lots more…
Buy your copy now, click here and save up to 35% or call +44 (0)1635 588 496. Geographical is also available in WHSmith and many independent news agents.
【小題1】Who took photos of the Silk Road?

A．M Aurel Stein. B．Fred Pearce. C．Mark Rowe. D．Lucien Castaing-Taylor.
【小題2】If you want to read something about global warming, you can read         .
A．At a crossroads in the Atlantic
B．Photostory: On the road again
C．Dossier: Going underground
D．Net loss
【小題3】 Which of the following statements is true?
A．Ascension Island has a bright future with more population.
B．Commercialization contributes to the loss of fishery in Thai.
C．The January edition of 2014 is to come out in the winter break.
D．The topics of this magazine focus on geography and interviews.
【小題4】The passage is written to         .
A．share adventures and discoveries
B．give advice on taking photos
C．a(chǎn)ttract readers to buy the magazine
D．introduce the content of the magazine


【小題1】A
【小題2】C
【小題3】B
【小題4】C

解析試題分析：這是一則雜志的廣告，介紹今年冬天的雜志的最新的內(nèi)容，包括文章的細(xì)節(jié)，作者和吸引人之處，目的是引起讀者購(gòu)買(mǎi)的欲望。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章的句子：images from an exhibition opening this month at the Royal Geographical Society go hand in hand with M Aurel Stein’s early 20th century photographs of the Silk Road.可知是M Aurel Stein.拍了絲綢之路的照片，選A
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章Going underground下面的句子：Mark Rowe discusses the role that carbon storage can play in the global effort to reduce carbon dioxide emission (排放).可知如果想讀關(guān)于全球氣溫變暖的事情，可以讀Dossier: Going underground ，選C
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章的句子：Kit Gillet reports from the Gulf of Thailand, whose fisheries (漁場(chǎng)) have been almost destroyed by the commercialization of the Thai fishing industry.可知商業(yè)化導(dǎo)致泰國(guó)的漁業(yè)受損，選B
【小題4】寫(xiě)作意圖題：從這個(gè)廣告的第一段的內(nèi)容：We would like to wish all our readers a wonderful winter break. Our January magazine is now in the shops and available digitally.這篇文章是想吸引讀者買(mǎi)雜志的，選C
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