Question

You probably have heard of comic book heroes like Superman, Batman and Spiderman. But what about Tom, the motorbike shop owner, Joe Knight and Karen Berman?

Tom, Joe and Karen are all characters in a comic book. But Mr. Knight and Ms. Berman are real people. In 2006, they wrote a book called Financial Intelligence —— a manager’s guide to knowing what the numbers really mean. It was written for people who need to learn quickly about finance (财政). The book explains, in simple ways, often­complex methods of keeping financial information. It became a best­seller.

Recently a comic book, which provides the same information as Financial Intelligence in easy­to­understand picture form, is published by Smarter Comics. This book consists of a textbook and a graphic(插画的) novel. It tells the story of Tom, a repairman who must quickly learn how to direct the motorbike repair shop his father founded. Tom has no experience with finance, and is struggling with the business. Joe Knight and Karen Berman help him. Artist Dave Wachter drew pictures for the comic book.

Franco Arda, the founder and head of Smarter Comics, formerly worked as an investment banker. He started the company almost three years ago with his own money. He wanted to create educational comics that increase understanding. “I think almost everybody understands the phrase ‘a picture says a thousand words’, so, I mean, probably 90 percent of us grew up with comics and they understand that comics help us to learn a concept much quicker than text alone,” he said. “Within an hour, you can get the idea of finance with this book very quickly and not in a boring way. Once you get these pictures, you get the basic knowledge of finance.”

“The new comic book is available in paperback(平装本). There will also be versions for iPad and iPhone users,” he added.

1.What’s the passage mainly about?

A. The development of e­comics.

B. A comic book about finance.

C. A popular book Financial Intelligence.

D. The story of the repairman Tom.

2.Which of the following about the “comic book” mentioned in Paragraph 3 is TRUE?

A. It was written by Mr. Knight and Ms. Berman.

B. It was made for those eager to master finance in a short time.

C. It was one of the best­sellers in 2006.

D. Its main idea is how to run a bicycle shop.

3.According to the passage, we can learn that Franco Arda ________.

A. is the writer of Financial Intelligence

B. read a lot of financial books in the past

C. can finish reading Financial Intelligence within an hour

D. was probably influenced by comic books in his childhood

4.What can we know from the passage?

A. Comic book heroes, like Superman, were created by Franco Arda.

B. Tom is a character of the book Financial Intelligence.

C. People will read comic books through e­media in the future.

D. Financial Intelligence tells many simple methods of running a business.

Answer

1. B

2. B

3. D

4. C

【解析】

本文为说明文。《金融情报》是一本了解数字真正含义的管理指南。它是为那些需要快速学习金融的人编写的。这本书以简单的方式解释了保存财务信息的复杂方法。它成了畅销书。最近，一本漫画书，以易于理解的图片形式提供与金融情报相同的信息，由斯玛特漫画出版社出版。这本书包括一本教科书和一本插图小说。它讲述了汤姆的故事。

1.主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了一本与金融有关的漫画书。故B选项正确。

2.推理判断题。根据第三段中的This book consists of a textbook and a graphic(插画的) novel. It tells the story of Tom, a repairman who must quickly learn how to direct the motorbike repair shop his father founded.（这本书由一本教科书和一本图文小说组成。它讲述了汤姆的故事，他是一位修理工，他必须迅速学会如何指导他父亲创办的摩托车修理车间。）可推知，这本漫画书是为那些渴望在短时间内掌握金融的人设计的。故B选项正确。

3.推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的I think almost everybody understands the phrase ‘a picture says a thousand words’, so, I mean, probably 90 percent of us grew up with comics and they understand that comics help us to learn a concept much quicker than text alone（我认为几乎每个人都能理解‘一幅画胜过千言万语’这句话，所以，我的意思是，大概90%的人是在漫画的陪伴下长大的，他们明白漫画能帮助我们更快地学习一个概念，而不仅仅是文字。）可推知，弗兰科·阿尔达极可能在童年时受过漫画书的影响。故D选项正确。

4.推理判断题。根据最后一段中的There will also be versions for iPad and iPhone users,（将会有针对于iPad和iPhone用户的版本）可推知，这本漫画书将会有电子版本出现。故C选项正确。