Question

Here’s a piece of very simple but life changing advice that I first heard from Brain Tracy. Cut down on the TV at night by just one hour. Instead, use that hour to read books that could improve your life.

If you’re a salesman, google for the best and most useful books on improving your sales.

This applies(適用) to all fields, not just the workrelated（與工作相關(guān)的）ones. Maybe you want to improve your health, become a more energetic person. Or maybe you want to improve your study, your relations or perhaps do some personal development.

One hour a day is not much. But if you read for one hour a day on weekdays, that’s about 260 hours a year. That’s a large number of books and a lot of useful advice.

If you follow the ideas, who knows what great things and feelings could come into your life. Also, all that information and advice will start to open up your mind. You will start to see more chances in your life.

Now, you might think something like this:

I really don’t have the money….

Answer: Visit your public library or search the database(數(shù)據(jù)庫). Or look for books that are used in places like amazon.com.

I really don’t have the time….

Answer: Buy audiobooks(有聲讀物) and listen to them in the car while driving to and from work. Or copy them to your MP3-player and listen while riding your bike/bus to work or school. Recently selling audiobooks through MP3-downloads has become popular….

Shut off the TV a little earlier and start reading.

1.What is Brain Tracy’s life changing advice about?

A.Watching TV.

B.Listening to MP3.

C.Using the Internet.

D.Reading helpful books

2.What should you do if you really don’t have the money to read?

A.To buy some books from amazon.com.

B.To download MP3 free.

C.To visit the public library.

D.To borrow audiobooks and listen to them.

3.What is the writer’s idea about audiobooks?

A.They are more useful.

B.Listening to audiobooks is easier than reading books.

C.It’s dangerous to listen to audiobooks while driving or riding.

D.Audiobooks are a good solution to the problem of having no time to read.

4.Which is NOT true about reading an hour a day?

A.It will open up your mind.

B.You will have about 260 hours a year to read.

C.You will read lots of books and get much useful advice.

D.It will probably bring great things and feelings into your life.

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文就讀書提出了一些建議，如果你沒有足夠的錢你可選擇公共圖書館或建立一個數(shù)據(jù)庫；如果你沒有足夠的時間，你可選擇有聲讀物。堅(jiān)持讀書吧，讀書可以改變你的生活。

1.1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Cut down on the TV at night by just one hour. Instead, use that hour to read books that could improve your life. 可知Brain Tracy的改變生活建議是讀有用的書可以改變。故選D。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)I really don’t have the money….Answer: Visit your public library or search the database(數(shù)據(jù)庫). 得知如果你沒有足夠多的錢，你可以訪問公共圖書館或搜集數(shù)據(jù)庫。可知選C。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)I really don’t have the time….Answer: Buy audiobooks(有聲讀物) and listen to them in the car while driving to and from work. Or copy them to your MP3-player and listen while riding your bike/bus to work or school.可知當(dāng)你真的沒有時間了…買有聲讀物在車上聽或者在上下班開車的時候聽�；�?qū)⑺鼈儚?fù)制到您的MP3播放器聽再或者騎自行車/公共汽車去上班或上學(xué)的時候聽。所以說有聲讀物是可以解決沒有時間讀的一種好方式。故選D。

4.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)One hour a day is not much. But if you read for one hour a day on weekdays, that’s about 260 hours a year.可知如果平日里你每天讀一小時，這一年就是260小時。故選B。

考點(diǎn)：考查日常生活類閱讀。