Question

Have you ever read an English book? Have you noticed its contents*? If you do so, I think you can understand the contents below. Study the contents page of the book below and choose the right answer to each of the following questions.

1.How many pages does the book have?

A. It has about eighty-six pages.

B. It has a hundred and one pages.

C. It has a hundred and ten pages.

D. It less than a hundred pages.

2.Which part tells you some facts about Shanghai’s growth?

A.  PartⅠ

B. Part Ⅱ

C.  Either PartⅠor Part Ⅱ

D. PartⅠand Part Ⅱ

3.Where will you find information about traffic problems?

A. In Chapter 7.   B. In Chapter 6.

C. In Chapter 5.   D. In Chapter 4

4. Which pages can you read if you want to know something about food production?

A. Pages 17-31    B. Pages 32-46

C. Pages 47-57   D. Page17-85

5. Where can you find this passage?

A. In the middle of the book   B.  In the front of the book

C. At the back of the book     D.  At the end of the book

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文是一本书的目录，介绍了这本书共分成两个部分，一共有7个章节，最后还有一个致读者。还有各个章节所在的页数和标题等。

1.B细节理解题。根据短文中这张表格中给出的这本书的信息可知，最后一部分的内容是书中内容相应的页数，我们可以看到，To Our Readers是在101页，因此应该选B。

2.A细节理解题。根据短文中PartⅠ Chapter 1 The growth of Shanghai 1可知，关于上海的发展的内容在书中的第一部分，故选A。

3.C细节理解题。根据短文中Chapter 5 Our Busy Traffic可知，第五章是关于上海的拥挤的交通的，故应该选C。

4.C细节理解题。根据短文中Chapter 4 Our Food Production可知，书中第四章是关于上海的食品生产，它的页数在47页，而下一章的页数是58页，故应该是从47页到57页，选C。

5.主旨大意题。这篇短文是一本书的目录，Contents 的意思就是目录，有书中各个章节的标题和所在的页数。目录往往出现在书的最前面，故应该选B。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。