Name: Container Gardens by Number
Cover price: $l5.95
Our price: $9.49
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Name: Off the Beaten Path
Cover price: $30.00
Our price: $l9.80
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Name: l80l Home Remedies (療法)
Cover price: $40.00
Our price: $29.96
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Dozens of conditions are covered, from headaches, sunburn, bad breath, and blisters(水泡) to allergies(過敏), and hiccups(打嗝).
Name: Best Weekend Projects
Cover price: $l7.95
Our price: $l3.96
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小題1: You can most probably read the passage in a ___________.
A．news story B．travel guide
C．newspaperD．telephone book
小題2: How much money can you save if you want to buy a medical book?
A．$6.46.B．$l0.20.C．$l3.96.D．$l0.04.
小題3:Which of the following can you afford if you have only $10?
A．Off the Beaten Path
B．Container Gardens by Number
C．l80l Home Remedies
D．Best Weekend Projects
小題4:The author writes the passage in order to ___________.
A．persuade readers to buy the books
B．encourage readers to read more about medicine
C．introduce the books to readers
D．develop people’s reading habit

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:B
小題4:A

試題分析：本文應(yīng)該是報(bào)紙上一些書的廣告。這些書籍包括旅游、園藝、家居、健康等多個方面。
小題1:推理判斷題。這些書籍包括旅游、園藝、家居、健康等多個方面，所以本文應(yīng)該是報(bào)紙上的廣告。選C。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。Off the Beaten Path是一本旅游方面的書籍，標(biāo)價$30.00，售價$19.80，可計(jì)算出節(jié)省$10.20。選B
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)對第一本書的介紹中的“name: Container Gardens by Number Cover price: $l5.95 Our price: $9.49可知，這10美元只能買這本書。選B。
小題1:寫作意圖題。根據(jù)內(nèi)容可知本文為廣告，所以目的是想建議讀者買書。選A。
點(diǎn)評：文章是報(bào)紙上一些書的廣告。這些書籍包括旅游、園藝、家居、健康等多個方面。這類文章結(jié)構(gòu)清晰易懂，屬于廣告類文體，是信息篩選類文章，閱讀時注意把握小標(biāo)題，粗體字，特殊符號等方面的的信息，可以快速的把握文章的結(jié)構(gòu)和內(nèi)容。做題時可以先看題目，帶著問題看文章，有的放矢。
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