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We would like to wish all our readers a wonderful winter break. Our January magazine is now in the shops and available digitally. We’re looking forward to sharing more adventures and discoveries with you in 2014, including:

At a crossroads in the Atlantic

As the population of Ascension Island rises up to mark the 200th anniversary of British rule, Fred Pearce wonders what the future might have in store for this strange part of land.

Photostory: On the road again

A selection of images from an exhibition opening this month at the Royal Geographical Society go hand in hand with M Aurel Stein’s early 20th century photographs of the Silk Road.

Dossier: Going underground

Mark Rowe discusses the role that carbon storage can play in the global effort to reduce carbon dioxide emission (排放).

Net loss

Kit Gillet reports from the Gulf of Thailand, whose fisheries (漁場(chǎng)) have been almost destroyed by the commercialization of the Thai fishing industry.

And don’t forget…

…a round-up of the latest geographical and climate science news; a hot spot focus on Turkey; advice on taking photographs in Antarctica; an interview with Lucien Castaing-Taylor, professor of visual arts at Harvard; plus lots, lots more…

Buy your copy now, click here and save up to 35% or call +44 (0)1635 588 496. Geographical is also available in WHSmith and many independent news agents.

 

1. Who took photos of the Silk Road?

A. M Aurel Stein. B. Fred Pearce.

C. Mark Rowe. D. Lucien Castaing-Taylor.

2. If you want to read something about global warming, you can read .

A. At a crossroads in the Atlantic

B. Photostory: On the road again

C. Dossier: Going underground

D. Net loss

3. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Ascension Island has a bright future with more population.

B. Commercialization contributes to the loss of fishery in Thai.

C. The January edition of 2014 is to come out in the winter break.

D. The topics of this magazine focus on geography and interviews.

4. The passage is written to .

A. share adventures and discoveries

B. give advice on taking photos

C. attract readers to buy the magazine

D. introduce the content of the magazine

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.

【解析】

試題分析: 本文是一篇廣告類文章，主要介紹了今年冬天的雜志的最新內(nèi)容。其中有對(duì)文章內(nèi)容的詳細(xì)介紹，還有作者和文章的精華之處，其目的是引起讀者購(gòu)買的欲望。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章Photostory部分的介紹內(nèi)容“images from an exhibition opening this month at the Royal Geographical Society go hand in hand with M Aurel Stein’s early 20th century photographs of the Silk Road.”可知是M Aurel Stein.拍了絲綢之路的照片，選A。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章Going underground部分內(nèi)容：Mark Rowe discusses the role that carbon storage can play in the global effort to reduce carbon dioxide emission.可知如果想讀關(guān)于全球氣溫變暖的事情，可以讀Dossier: Going underground ，選C。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章Net loss部分的介紹：Kit Gillet reports from the Gulf of Thailand, whose fisheries (漁場(chǎng)) have been almost destroyed by the commercialization of the Thai fishing industry.可知商業(yè)化導(dǎo)致泰國(guó)的漁業(yè)受損，選B。

4.推理判斷題。從廣告的第一段內(nèi)容：We would like to wish all our readers a wonderful winter break. Our January magazine is now in the shops and available digitally可知這篇文章是向讀者推薦雜志的，選C。

考點(diǎn)：考查廣告布告類短文