6.Do you know about a series of books that say they are"for dummies"?These American self-help books have been translated into more than thirty-nine languages including Chinese,Arabic,Russian,F(xiàn)rench,German,Greek and Spanish.
"Dummy"is a word for a stupid person.The dummies books are not really for stupid people.They are designed to show people how to do something they may never have tried before,like painting a house or learning a language.The books all say in a funny way that they are for dummies,such as World History for Dummies,Rabbits for Dummies,Chinese Cooking for Dummies,and Wedding Planning for Dummies.The first such book,DOS for Dummies,was published in 1991.It helped people learn how to use the DOS operating system for computers.Since then,more than one hundred fifty million dummies books have been sold.
The dummies.com website explains the idea behind the books.It says that they show that people can be taught to do anything.First they can make fun of ideas that are difficult to understand.Then they show how the information can be interesting and easy.The publishers say that the books do not provide more information than necessary.They give readers just enough information to do what they want.They say that the dummies books give the best and easiest way to do something.And the books use simple and easy language.
There are more than one thousand different dummies books.A report in New York Times says that the top-selling dummies books are those that explain technology and personal finance.
The publishers say that the best-selling dummies books are those providing information many people need-like information about diseases,education and cooking.People interested in opera,car repair and wine can also find dummies books to help them.And there are even more dummies books to come.The publishers say that they publish about two hundred new dummies books every year.
33.Which of the following can be the best title of the passageC?
A.Self-Help Books
B.The Easiest,the Best
C.Books for Dummies
D.New Ideas behind the Books
34.The dummies books have been popular becauseA.
A.they provide just what is needed and are easy to understand
B.they provide abundant information on the concerning subject
C.people can learn to do anything with just one copy
D.people can save lots of money through self-teaching
35.According to New York Times,we know that books onD sell best.
A.cooking and world history
B.opera and car repairing
C.diseases and education
D.technology and personal finance.
分析 本文屬于說(shuō)明文閱讀,作者通過(guò)這篇文章主要向我們介紹了在美國(guó)深受歡迎的簡(jiǎn)單易學(xué)的"傻瓜"系列圖書,書籍并不是真的愚蠢,他們的目的是告訴人們?nèi)绾巫鲆恍┧麄兛赡軓膩?lái)沒有嘗試過(guò)的事.
解答 41.C 主旨大意題.通讀全文,可知作者通過(guò)這篇文章主要向我們介紹了在美國(guó)深受歡迎的簡(jiǎn)單易學(xué)的"傻瓜"系列圖書;故選C.
43.A 推理判斷題.根據(jù)第三段"They say that the dummies books give the best and easiest way to do something.And the books use simple and easy language"他們說(shuō),書籍給最好的和最簡(jiǎn)單的方式去做,并且書中使用簡(jiǎn)單的語(yǔ)言,可知,這類圖書語(yǔ)言簡(jiǎn)潔易懂,趣味性強(qiáng),易于讀者學(xué)習(xí)使用,所以一直深受歡迎;故選A.
44.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第四段"A report in New York Times say that the top-selling dummies books are those that explain technology and personal finance"紐約時(shí)報(bào)的報(bào)告說(shuō),最暢銷的書籍是那些解釋技術(shù)和個(gè)人財(cái)務(wù)的;可知技術(shù)類和個(gè)人理財(cái)方面的書暢銷;故選D.
點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文是一個(gè)文學(xué)藝術(shù)類閱讀,題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題,做題時(shí)結(jié)合原文和題目有針對(duì)性的找出相關(guān)語(yǔ)句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析,結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測(cè),一定要做到有理有據(jù).