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1、同时应当为侨商归国工作、创业和生活提供更加便捷、适宜的环境，使得侨商归国后能够安心并专心于事业发展，提高海外高层次人才回国创新创业的热情Unit 11 The Media第卷第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。ADiscoverDiscover is a news magazine of science devoted to the wonders and stories of modern science，written for the educated general rea
2、ders.Published by Disney Magazine Publishing Co.，Discover tells many of the same stories professionals(专业人员) read in Scientific American. A truly delightful family science magazine，each issue (每期) brings light new and newsworthy topics to make dinner time and conversations interesting.Cover Price：59
3、.48Price：19.95 (1.66/issue)You Save：39.93 (67%)Issues：12 issues/12 monthsSelfPublished by Conde Nast Publications Inc.，Self is a handbook devoted to womens overall physical and mental health.Every issue contains usable articles such as “Style Lab”，in which wearable clothes are mixed and matched on “
4、Nonmodels” and the “Eatright Road Map”，with tips on how to eat properly.Cover Price：35.86Price：15.00 (2.5/issue)You Save：20.86 (58%)Issues：6 issues/12 monthsInStyleInStyle is a guide to the lives and lifestyles of the worlds famous people.The magazine covers the choices people make about their homes
5、，their clothes and their free time activities.With photos and articles，it opens the door to these peoples homes，families，parties and weddings，offering ideas about beauty，fitness and in general，lifestyles.Publisher：The Time Inc.Magazine Company.Cover Price：47.88Price：23.88 (2.38/issue)You Save：24.00
6、(50%)Issues：10 issues/12 monthsWiredThis magazine is designed for leaders in the field of information engineering including top managers and professionals in the computer，business，design and education industries.Published by Conde Nast Publications Inc.，Wired often carries articles on how technology
7、 changes peoples lives.Cover Price：59.40Price：10.00 (1.00/issue)You Save：49.40 (83%)Issues：10 issues/12 months1Which of the following magazines is published monthly?ADiscover. BSelf.CInStyle. DWired.答案A解析细节理解题。从Discover部分中的“Issues：12 issues/12 months”可知Discover是月刊。2Which two magazines are published
8、by the same publisher?AWired and InStyle.BDiscover and InStyle.CSelf and Discover.DSelf and Wired.答案D解析细节理解题。从广告中可以看出Self和Wired都是Conde Nast Publications Inc.出版的。3Which magazine offers the biggest price cut?AInStyle. BWired.CDiscover. DSelf.答案B解析推理判断题。根据每种杂志的价钱(Discover“67%”，Self“58%”，InStyle“50%”，Wi
9、red“83%”)可以推断出Wired减价的幅度最大。4Those who are interested in management and the use of high technology would probably choose _.AInStyle BSelfCWired DDiscover答案C解析细节理解题。根据Wired部分可知，本杂志是专门为信息工程领域的领导们设计的，并且Wired经常登载一些“技术怎样改变人们生活”的文章。BNewspapers are an important source of information.Many people begin their
10、days by reading the paper.In this way they learn what is going on in the world.Sometimes，however，they dont have the time to read the news carefully and must be satisfied with a quick look at the front page，at other times they may be in such a hurry that they have time only to glance at the headlines
11、.There are newspapers to satisfy every reader.In big cities there are many types with several different editions every day.In small towns there are few newspapers and perhaps only one edition each day.In some areas the paper is printed weekly.Most papers have several editions，especially on Sundays w
12、hen the editions are larger than usual.There are，besides the front page with the most important news，the sports news，the society page，the amusement section，a business page and so on.5People read newspapers to _.Alearn as much knowledge as they wantBlearn about the most important newsCget some inform
13、ationDlearn about whatever they want答案C解析细节理解题。由第一段第一句报纸是一个重要的信息来源可知，人们读报纸是为了获取信息。6The underlined word “glance” in Paragraph 1 means “_”Alook carefully Blook quicklyClook slowly Dread word to word答案B解析词义猜测题。从语境看出，匆忙情况下看报纸用glance，当然是look quickly。7Reading the headlines，people can know _.Awhat the arti
14、cles are aboutBthe most important newsCwhat is going on in the worldDthe sports，the society答案A解析推理判断题。headline意为“标题”，匆忙情况下浏览标题，只能了解文章的大体内容。8Most papers have _ on Sundays than usual.Amore typesBmore editionsCfewer typesDfewer editions答案B解析细节理解题。从第二段可知，周末报纸版面较多，而不是“类型”多。CIt is often argued that one of
15、 the most common differences between the British and American sense of humour is that Americans dont understand irony(反语)Simon Pegg explores this topic in depth in his article What are you laughing at？He concludes that this statement isnt true and I quite agree with him.One of the differences seems to be how often both nations use irony.The British use irony on a daily basis，whereas Americans dont.I think Americans understand British irony；what they dont understand is the need to use it so frequently.When America
