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1、山西省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（70）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。ADo you know about a series of books that say they are “for dummies”? These American self-help books have been translated into more than thirty-nine languages including Chinese, Arabic, Russian, French, German, Greek and Spani
2、sh“Dummy” is a word for a stupid personThe dummies books are not really for stupid peopleThey are designed to show people how to do something they may never have tried before, like painting a house or learning a languageThe books all say in a funny way that they are for dummies, such as World Histor
3、y for Dummies, Rabbits for Dummies, Chinese Cooking for Dummies, and Wedding Planning for DummiesThe first such book, DOS for Dummies, was published in 1991It helped people learn how to use the DOS operating system for computersSince then, more than one hundred fifty million dummies books have been
4、soldThe dummiescom website explains the idea behind the booksIt says that they show that people can be taught to do anythingFirst they can make fun of ideas that are difficult to understandThen they show how the information can be interesting and easyThe publishers say that the books do not provide
5、more information than necessaryThey give readers just enough information to do what they wantThey say that the dummies books give the best and easiest way to do somethingAnd the books use simple and easy languageThere are more than one thousand different dummies booksA report in New York Times says
6、that the top-selling dummies books are those that explain technology and personal financeThe publishers say that the best-selling dummies books are those providing information many people need-like information about diseases, education and cookingPeople interested in opera, car repair and wine can a
7、lso find dummies books to help themAnd there are even more dummies books to comeThe publishers say that they publish about two hundred new dummies books every year1According to the dummiescom website, people can _ with the help of dummies booksAdo some personal things Blearn any foreign languageCbec
8、ome expert in cooking Ddo anything they want2The dummies books have been popular because _Athey provide just what is needed and are easy to understandBthey provide abundant information on the concerning subjectCpeople can learn to do anything with just one copyDpeople can save lots of money through
9、self-teaching3According to New York Times, we know that books on _ sell bestAdiseases and education Bopera and car repairingCtechnology and personal finance Dcooking and world history4What can we learn from the passage?AThe first dummies book was on Chinese cookingBThe dummies books will continue to
10、 be popularCFifty million different dummies books have been publishedDThe simple language was intended for child readersBYou know Australia is a big country, but you may not know how easy it is to get aroundThe untouched beaches that go for miles and deserts that touch the horizon are just there, wa
11、iting to be reached and exploredFollowing are the different ways you can explore our vast countryGetting around AustraliaAirFlying is the best way to cover large distances in a short timeYou can spend more time on the Australias cant - miss landscapes and relaxing lifestyleMoreover, competition amon
12、g airlines makes great flying fees available for youDriveAustralia has a vast network of well - maintained roads and some of the most beautiful touring routes in the worldYou have no difficulty finding car rental companies at major airports, central city locations, suburbs and attractionsBusBus trav
13、el in Australia is comfortable, easy and economicalBuses generally have air conditioning, reading lights, adjustable seats and videosServices are frequent, affordable and efficientRailTrain travel is the cheapest and gives you an insight into Australias size and variety, all from the comfort of your
14、 carriageScheduled services are a great way to get quickly between our cities and regional centersFerry（轮渡）The Spirit of Tasmania runs a passenger and vehicle ferry service between Melbourne and Tasmania nightlyExtra services are running during summer rush hoursSea - link ferries connect South Austr
15、alia and Kangaroo Island several times a dayFerries connect suburbs in our capital citiesWalkWith easy - on - the - feel pedestrian streets, walking is a great way to get around our citiesBesides all of above, you can also experience some of the longest tracks and trails in the world in central Australia - impressive journeys of a thousand kilometers or more that can take several weeks to complete5The uderlined word untouched （in the 1st paragraph） means_Asecure Bspecial Cnatural Dartificial6Which ofthe following is TRUE about t
