阅读理解Apollo
For lovers of the arts, Apollo is a truly necessary magazine. Covering the ages and the great civilizations of the world, Apollo brings you well-illustrated yet academic articles by internationally famous scholars, as well as information on exhibitions and sales. Experience five monthly issues for as little as ￡ 5 each.
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New Internationalist
Full of excellent writing and photography, the NI covers one key subject each month, from Terrorism to Poverty to Climate Change.
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If you decide it’s not for you, just tell us within the first 6 weeks and you can get your money back.1.Which of the following magazines will probably provide you with articles about music and paintings?A.Apollo.B.The Week.C.New Internationalist.D.The Guardian Weekly.2.It is possible that most of the readers of the four magazines are ____.A.menB.womenC.childrenD.grown-ups3.Which of the following would you most probably read if you want to get information from the world’s most popular newspapers?A.Apollo & The Week.B.Apollo & New Internationalist.C.The Guardian Weekly & New InternationalistD.The Guardian Weekly & New Internationalist4.The purpose of writing these four texts is to ____.A.tell the readers the latest newsB.get more readers to subscribe(订阅)C.show the importance of the four magazinesD.introduce the four magazines to new readers
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ADCB解析1.本题考查考生的细节捕捉能力与辨别能力。第一段中指出“For lovers of the arts, Apollo is a truly necessary magazine”,因而音乐绘画必然会出现在此杂志上。
2.本题考查学生的细节能力。文中的报刊杂志涉及的几乎都是成人才会感兴趣的话题。
3.本题考查考生对细节的分辨能力。文中细节告诉考生The Guardian Weekly与The Week刊登近期世界大事。而New Internationalist是一个专题月刊。
4.本题考查考生对写作意图的推断能力。从文中详尽的介绍和劝购的语气可见此文是为了吸引更多读者订阅报刊杂志。