2.With time,everything changes.So do magazine covers.The following are three of the most popular magazines in the U.S.Let's take a look at how their covers have changed over the past centuries.
•Time
Time is best known for its red border(镶边).The cover photos and designs are almost the same for ages--a photo of a famous person with bold(粗体)text to draw your attention.The cover continues to feature(以…为特色)America's icons year after year--from presidents to pop stars.
•National Geographic
Being around for more than a century,the design of National Geographic,especially of the cover,has gone through many changes.The magazine is perhaps best known for its amazing photography--yet it wasn't shaped until 1960s.It has also done a great job designing is famous yellow border.
•Seventeen.
The seventeen logo(标识)has stayed the same,but almost everything else about the design has changed.There was a time when the cover was simple.And then things just got more and more cluttered(杂乱).The magazine cover's job is to sell the magazine--it has to stand out from the others.So the design starts to get louder and louder.But honestly,you might get a bit of a headache when you look at the seventeenth covers for too long.
56.What does the online world"icons"in this passage mean in Chinese?C
A.轶事
B.时政
C.偶像
57.Which of the following is NOT true about National Geographic?B
A.It has a history of more than a hundred years.
B.It had amazing photography in the 1950s.
C.It is famous for its yellow border.
58.According to the last paragraph,A may make a magazine sell well.
A.special covers
B.good writers
C.fantastic ads
59.The writer thinks the covers of Seventeen becameC.
A.comfortable
B.pleasant
C.cluttered
60.What could be the best title for this passage?B
A.The changes of magazine colors.
B.The change of magazine covers.
C.The change of magazine logos.
分析 文章大意:这是一篇日常文化类阅读,主要介绍随着时间的推移,一切都在改变,杂志封面也在变化.作者列举了美国最受欢迎的三本杂志的封面在过去几个世纪里发生的变化.包括时代周刊、美国国家地理杂志、十七岁杂志.
解答 56.答案:C.词意猜测题.根据后面from presidents to pop stars从总统到流行歌星.可知,应该是"偶像",选C.
57.答案:B.推理判断题.根据第三段The magazine is perhaps best known for its amazing photography--yet it wasn't shaped until 1960s这本杂志也许以其惊人的摄影而闻名,但直到20世纪60年代才成形.可知,B选项"它在20世纪50年代有着惊人的摄影."不正确.选B.
58.答案:A.细节理解题.根据最后一段The magazine cover's job is to sell the magazine杂志封面的任务是卖杂志.可知,应该是特殊的封面会让杂志卖得更好,选A.
59.答案:C.细节理解题.根据最后一段第一行And then things just got more and more cluttered(杂乱).然后东西变得越来越杂乱.可知,作者认为第十七杂志变得杂乱.选C.
60.答案:B.标题猜测题.根据第一段With time,everything changes.So do magazine covers.随着时间的推移,一切都会改变,杂志封面也会发生变化.可知,短文主要介绍美国著名的三大杂志封面的变化,标题可以是"杂志封面的变化.",选B.
点评 阅读题型,要注重句子与句子之间、段落与段落之间逻辑关系以及对篇章的整体理解.根据所给问题选择正确选项完成试题.