1、语 篇 提 能阅读理解AHave You Read Them?TimeTime is a weekly news magazine founded by Briton Hadden and Henry R. Luce. Times current circulation is about 4.3 million. Time summarizes the news concisely and completely, gives background, organizes and departmentalizes the news each week. It covers national and
2、 foreign affairs, books, art, music, education, religion, medicine, law, science, finance, sports, press and milestones.WomenWomen is a popular illustrated weekly British magazine for women, containing fashion details, short stories and serial stories, often on romantic themes. It also has practical
3、 advice and hints for housewives and a variety of articles of general interest. It was first published in 1937, with a current circulation of around 1.5 million.China DailyChina Daily is the first and only national English language newspaper in China, launched in Beijing on June 1, 1981. Distributed
4、 in more than 150 countries and regions, China Daily is one of Chinas major information sources for English language readers who want to learn about Chinas political, economic, cultural and social development. 1What do the first two magazines have in common according to the passage?A. Both of them a
5、re weekly published.B. Both of them cover religion, women and economical development.C. Both of them were first published in the 1930s.D. Their circulation is both over two million.答案与解析 A 细节理解题。由第一段及第二段的第一句可知它们是周刊，故 A 项正确。2If you want to know more about Chinese situations, you should read _.A. Wome
6、n B. TimeC. China Daily D. All of them答案与解析 C 细节理解题。由文章对中国日报的介绍可知选项 C 正确。3Which of the following is NOT true?A. Women gives advice on how to deal with the housework.B. Time summarizes the news concisely and completely.C. When Women was first published, its circulation was about 1.5 million.D. China
7、Daily is one of the most important information sources in China.答案与解析 D 是非判断题。由文章最后一段第二句可知 D项正确。4The passage is probably taken from _ Edition.A. Travel B. BusinessC. Finance D. Advertisement答案与解析 D 文章出处题。广告版块会有这样的介绍。BJosh Ferrin picked up the keys to their new house in Salt Lake City earlier this we
8、ek. He was excited to finally have a place his family could call their own. As he walked into the garage, a box caught his eye.“I felt very surprised and called my wife. She wouldnt believe what I had found， ” said Ferrin, who works as an artist for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City.Then he found s
9、even more boxes, all full of cash. Ferrin quickly took the boxes to his parents house to count. Along with his wife, they put thousands of bills on a table. They stopped counting at $40,000, but thought there was at least $5,000 more on the table.Ferrin thought about how so much money could buy thin
10、gs he never thought he could afford. “I wish I could say there was never any doubt in my mind， ” Ferrin said. “But the money wasnt ours and I dont believe you get a chance very often to do something honest and that is a lesson I hope to teach to my children.”He then thought about the homes previous
11、owner, Arnold Bangerter, who died in November and left the house to his son. So Ferrin called Bangerters son with the news. Paul Bangerter knew his father hid money away because he once found a roll of cash taped under a drawer in their home, but he never considered his dad had hidden so much over t
12、he years.“He grew up in hard times and people that survived that time didnt have anything when they came out of it unless they saved it themselves， ” said Paul Bangerter. “He was a saver, not a spender.”“Im a father, and I worry about the future for my kids， ” Ferrin said. “I can see him putting tha
13、t money away for a rainy day.”语篇解读 Ferrin 搬进新家后偶然发现了先前的房主积攒的几箱子钱，他联系到房主的儿子，将这笔钱还给了他。5Seeing so much cash, Ferrins first thought was to _.A. ask his parents to hide itB. put it back where it wasC. return it to its ownerD. buy what he couldnt afford before答案与解析 D 细节理解题。根据第四段的“Ferrin thought about how
14、so much money could buy things he never thought he could afford. I wish I could say there was never any doubt in my mind， Ferrin said”可知，Ferrin 首先想到的是要用这些钱购买以前买不起的东西。故选 D 项。6Ferrin decided to return the money to _.A. get praised by its ownerB. teach his children a good lessonC. avoid breaking the la
15、wD. meet its owners request答案与解析 B 细节理解题。根据文章第四段的“But the money wasnt ours and I dont believe you get a chance very often to do something honest and that is a lesson I hope to teach to my children”可知， Ferrin 决定抓住此次机会给孩子一次教育。故选B 项。7What can we infer from the text?A. Paul Bangerter knew nothing about
16、his fathers savings.B. Ferrin bought the house from Paul Bangerter.C. Arnold Bangerter lived a rich life in the past.D. Arnold Bangerter saved the money for his son.答案与解析 B 推理判断题。根据文章倒数第三段“He then thought about the homes previous owner, Arnold Bangerter, who died in November and left the house to his son”可知，Arnold Bangerter 把房子留给了他的儿子，所以可推知 Ferrin 是从 Paul Bangerter 手中买的这套房子。
