Books which give instructions on how to do things are very popular in the United States today. Thousands of these How to books are available; in fact, there are about four thousand books with titles that begin with the words How to One book may tell you how to earn more money, another may tell you how to save or spend it, and another may explain how to give your money away. Many How to books give advice on careers (职业). They tell you how to choose a career and how to succeed at it. If you fail, however, you can buy a book called “How to Turn Failure into Success”. If you would like to bee very rich, you can buy the book “How to Make a Million”. If you never make any money at all, you may need a book called How to Live on Nothing? One of the most popular types of books is one that helps you with personal problems. If you want to have a better love of life, you can read How to Succeed at Love Every Minute of Your Life.? If you are tired of books on happiness, you may prefer a book called How to. Make Yourself miserable?
Many of these books help people use their time better. Some people want books which will give them useful information about sports, hobbies, and travel. Other people use their free time to make repairs and improvements on their homes. They prefer books which give step by step instruction on how to repair things like plumbing (卫生管道工程) and electrical wiring, or on how to redecorate (重新装饰) or enlarge a house.
Why have How to books bee so popular? Probably because life has bee so plex. Today people have far more free time to use, more choices to make, and more problems to solve. How to books help people deal with modern life.
【小题1】These How to books are written to .A．tell people to love their lifeB．earn moneyC．give people some good advice on how to do something they want to doD．say something about America【小题2】Before someone wants to find a good job. He had better .A．buy a book on How to Make a Million?B．read a book on how to choose a career and how to succeed at itC．beg bosses or managers for itD．use his free time to look for it【小题3】If people will not succeed in what he is doing a book called can give help.A．＂How to Turn Failure into Success？B．How to Make a Million?C．How to Succeed at Love Every Minute of Your Life?D．How to Make Yourself Miserable?【小题4】Which headline of the following is the best for this passage?A．“How to Books in AmericaB．How to Books Are Ordinary in AmericaC．Thousands of How to BooksD．Books with Title That Begin with the Words How toC
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(答案→)C
解析：本文主要讲述的就是在美国很多“How to…”书越来越受人们的欢迎，本文分析了原因并举例做了具体的说明。
【小题1】C 推理题。根据文章第一段内容，里面的很多关于“How to…”的书都是给人们任何具体做事的建议。故C项正确。
【小题2】B 细节题。根据第一段3,4行Many How to books give advice on careers (职业). They tell you how to choose a career and how to succeed at it.可知如果你想找工作，那么你可以阅读关于如何选择职业和如何成功的书。故B正确。
【小题3】A 细节题。根据第一段第6行If you fail, however, you can buy a book called “How to Turn Failure into Success”.说明如果你失败了，可以购买“How to Turn Failure into Success”这样的书。故A正确。
【小题4】A 主旨大意题。根据文章的主题段第一段Books which give instructions on how to do things are very popular in the United States today.和最后一段 Why have How to books bee so popular? Probably because life has bee so plex. Today people have far more free time to use, more choices to make, and more problems to solve. How to books help people deal with modern life. 说明本文主要讲述的就是在美国很流行的“How to Books。故A正确。