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Name : Off the Beaten Path

Cover price: $ 30. 00

Our price: $ 19. 80

The best-selling Reader 'a Digest travel book has 40% new content including over 200 new sites, over 200 new full-color photographs, and all-new, up-to-date maps. It spotlights over 1,000 of the United States’ most overlooked must-see destinations.

Name : Container Gardens by Number

Cover price: $ 15. 95

Our price: $ 9. 49

A unique book contains 50 easy-to-follow container designs. Each design provides a simple num­bered planting plan that shows exactly how to create each displaywith an instruction of the finished planter and in-depth plant information. The plans are easy to follow and for any type of living space or garden.

Name: Best Weekend Projects

Cover price: $ 17. 95

Our price: $ 13. 96

Choose from 80 unique ideas to create an extraordinary living space. The projects are practical, as well as attractive, and will improve your home and yard and can be made in a weekend. These 80 well-designed projects are presented in a clear, easy-to-follow style that addresses readers in an accessible, user-friendly tone.

Name: 1801 Home Remedies

Cover price: $ 40. 00

Our price: $29.96

Plenty of health complaints can be handled at home. Each and every remedy will be tested by a doctor to make sure it is safe and sound.

Dozens of conditions are covered, from headaches, sunburn, bad breath, and blisters(水泡)to allergies(过敏),and hiccups (打 嗝 ).

小题1:You can most probably read the passage in a    _________   .

A.newspaper

B.travel guide

C.reference book

D.textbook小题2:How much money could you save if you want to buy a travel book?

A.$ 6. 46.

B.$ 10. 20.

C.$ 13. 96.

D.$ 19. 80.小题3:Which of the following could help you to deal with common diseases without a doctor?

A.Off the Beaten Path

B.Container Gardens by Number

C.1801 Home Remedies

D.Best Weekend Projects小题4:What’s the purpose of the passage?

A.To share his opinion about the books with readers.

B.To advise readers to read more in spare time.

C.To share the pleasure of reading with readers.

D.To advise readers to buy their books.

答案

小题1:A

小题2:B

小题3:C

小题4:D

题目分析:

小题1:A 推理题。本文是几则广告,介绍的是很多本杂志,以及这些杂志的基本内容,故最可能是在报纸上出现,故A正确。

小题2:B 细节题。根据本文的第一则广告Name : Off the Beaten Path

Cover price: $ 30. 00  Our price: $ 19. 80可知这是一则旅游杂志,优惠了$ 10. 20.故B正确。

小题3:C 推理题。根据文章倒数3,4行Plenty of health complaints can be handled at home. Each and every remedy will be tested by a doctor to make sure it is safe and sound.说明这本杂志是关于自己治病的话题,故C正确。

小题4:D 主旨大意题。本文主语广告类短文阅读,根本目的还是在于说服人们购买他们的书,故D正确。

点评:广告英语与普通英语存在许多差异,而又与人们日常生活密切相关,应用性很强。所以广告类阅读题可以很好地考查学生提取信息、处理信息的能力,也是历年来高考考查的一个热点。广告英语文句精练,信息量大,表达方式千变万化,做这种题目先略读题目,再浏览题干,然后带着问题找答案。在阅读时又要特别注意文中以黑体、大写、下划线等方式加以提示的文字,因为这很有可能是文章的核心或至少是一部分内容的概括。

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Arsenic, a naturally occurring poison and carcinogen found in ground water, is ply linked to adult-onset diabetes, U. S. researchers said on Tuesday. Odorless, tasteless, colorless and easily soluble in water or wine, arsenic has long been a feared poison. A heavy dose is detectable in a corpse, but researchers say small amounts of arsenic may sicken people gradually.

Dr. Ana Navas-Aeien and colleagues at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore found a " relatively p " association between commonly found levels of arsenic in urine and type 2 diabetes in a study of American adults. " It seems there is maybe no safe level of arsenic. " Navas-Acien said in a telephone interview. " Worldwide it’s a huge problem, " she said. " As water becomes a scarce resource. the situation becomes even more serious. "

Arsenic raises the risk for cancers of the bladder, lung, kidney, skin and, possibly, the pros tate, Navas-Acien said. The 20 percent of nearly 800 study participants who had the most arsenic in their bodies, a tolerable 16. 5 micrograms per liter of urine, had 3. 6 times the risk of developing late-onset diabetes than those in the bottom 20 percent, who had 3 micrograms per liter. Levels of arsenic were 26 percent higher in people with late-onset, or type 2, diabetes than those without the disease, the study found.

The U. S. government sets a limit for drinking water at 10 micrograms of arsenic per liter, which is exceeded in the water consumed by 13 million Americans who mostly live in rural areas that rely on wells to bring up ground water, the researchers wrote in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Arsenic contaminates drinking water for millions of people in Bangladesh, parts of Central Europe, Chile, Argentina and the western United States, where ground water is the source of drinking water and the land has higher concentrations of arsenic.

Overall, 7. 8 percent of Americans are believed to have diabetes, although some do not know it. At least 90 percent of cases are the type 2 variety, in which the body loses its ability to use insulin properly. Navas-Acien said arsenic may play a significant role in diabetes incidence, but it is difficult to say how much. Arsenic can accumulate in the body, and can ruin the body’s ability to use insulin and perform the vital task of converting blood sugar into energy. Normally, insulin fits into cells via molecular doorways called receptors, which in turn signal the cell to move glucose inside, but arsenic enters the cell and somehow blocks the activity. Seafood is another source of arsenic, but the organic form found in shellfish and some fish has a carbon molecule attached and poses no risk to health, she said.

From the passage, we know that arsenic is a bigger threat for people who()

A. use ground water as the source of drinking water

B. drink contaminated water a lot

C. are from European countries

D. live in urban areas