Question

London has a new magazine. But it is not printed(印刷) on paper. Everyone who has a television can receive it because it is on TV.

In order to read this magazine you have to have a decoder (解码器). Each page of it is numbered, so you only have to dial the number to choose which subject you want to read about. There are all kinds of information ---everything is included from cooking to the latest sports news.

If you want to read the news, the first thing you have to do is to turn to the back page, which has an easy-to-remember page number, 100 for example. Then you start choosing what you want to read. The news is on page 101 to 109, so you put in the numbers and the news appears written across your screen. Perhaps you want to go out in the afternoon, so you press 181, and a brightly colored weather map appears on the screen. But the weather is terrible, so you decide to go shopping and dial 162 for a list of the week’s best bargains. But should you drive or take the train? To answer that question you only have to press 189 for the traffic report. It is very simple to use. But probably the best thing about the service is that it is being updated all the time. Journalists type new material directly onto the screen and the whole pages of the magazine can be replaced in minutes.

London already has three services. One, sent out by TV, is called ORACLE while the other two, on BBC, are called CEEFAX because they let you see facts. Although CEEFAX and ORACLE have been operating for some time, they have not been well publicized(宣传). BBC engineers do not think that their idea will ever replace books and newspapers because they can be taken with you everywhere. But many people would agree that is a breakthrough(突破) as great as the invention of printing, which could not just change our reading habits but our whole way of life.

1. We can know from the passage that in London        .

A．the magazine is available at any local home

B．most of the postmen will lose their jobs some day

C．everyone can read this magazine if they have a television

D．the readers can get various kinds of information staying at home

2.In the sentence “Each page of it is numbered,” the word “it” refers to the        .

A．magazine          B．program          C．decoder          D．subject

3.According to the passage, the “decoder” is used to help people        .

A．work out the total(合计) of certain numbers

B．read the information sent by TV signals

C．go shopping and have other entertainment

D．receive some special TV program for entertainment

4.The passage is mainly about        .

A．a new magazine printed in London

B．an up-to-date way of getting information

C．a popular TV program about magazines

D．an advanced technology helping people communicate

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲述了在伦敦有一种新型杂志是通过电视阅读，它给人们提供了一种新的获取信息的方式。

1.细节题。通过文章可知，在伦敦有一种新型杂志，它是在电视上播放，这样人们呆在家里就可以获取到各种各样的信息。故选D

2.推断题。根据文章 In order to read this magazine you have to have a decoder (解码器). Each page of it is numbered,为了阅读这种杂志，你必须购买一个解码器，杂志的每一页都有数字密码。故it指代的是杂志。故选A

3.细节题。根据文章 you only have to dial the number to choose which subject you want to read about.可知，解码器可以帮助人们阅读一些通过电视发出的信息。故选B

4.主旨题。这篇文章讲述了一种新型的获取信息的方式。故选B

考点：科普类说明文

点评：本文的理解不会出现大的问题，学生在解答此类题目时，首先把握好每段的第一句，尤其是第一段的第一句话，要对其进行仔细的理解，把握中心。本文中细节题在文章找到相对应的地方结合题目进行阅读，对于推断题要联系上下文结合作者的写作意图，在题目中选择最符合的答案。