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 become 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 become so popular? Probably because life has become so complex. 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.
1.These "How to" books are written to______.
A．tell people to love their life
B．earn money
C．give people some good advice on how to do something they want to do
D．say something about America
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 it
C．beg bosses or managers for it
D．use his free time to look for it
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?
4.Which headline of the following is the best for this passage?
A．“How to" Books in America
B．"How to" Books Are Ordinary in America
C．Thousands of "How to" Books
D．Books with Title That Begin with the Words "How to"
1.C
2.B
3.A
4.A
【解析】
试题分析：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。
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。
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。
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。
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 become so popular? Probably because life has become so complex. 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。
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点评：本文主要讲述的就是在美国很多“How to…”书。本文主旨鲜明,很容易在文中找到答案。做题时要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句，因为它们往往就是文章的主题句。阅读中要注意要点之间的关系。然后带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读任务。
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A. whether the reading material is easy or difficult
B. what you are reading
what your purpose in reading something is
D. both B and C
49. If one wants to be relaxed by reading, one should take up ________.
A. a story book B. a book on science and technology
C. news, letters from friends D. some material full of information
50. Which of the following readings should you read slowly and carefully?
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A. He showed an interest in rural matters in his writing.
B. He focused on changing social and economic situation of the countryside
C. He wrote about the struggles of the poor in London?
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1. A．danger B．charge C．surprise D．mess
2. A．Carefully B．Quietly C．Loudly D．Suddenly
3. A．opened B．shut C．fastened D．held
4. A．nervously B．rudely C．politely D．anxiously
5. A．thinking B．watching C．waiting D．questioning
6. A．read B．keep C．sell D．buy
7. A．planned B．supposed C．determined D．pleased
8. A．purpose B．money C．permission D．absence
9. A．forced B．fought C．felt D．doll
10. A．rope B．knife C．stick D．doll
11. A．break B．cover C．dress D．tie
12. A．fine B．careless C．special D．possible
13. A．locked B．left C．stationed D．beat
14. A．Anyway B．Soon C．Still D．Otherwise
15. A．Saving B．belongings C．nobles D．valuables
16. A．moved B．headed C．rushed D．knocked
17. A．dead B．stolen C．off D．short
18. A．tried B．forgot C．delayed D．preferred
19. A．over B．by C．through D．in
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