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10.In America,where labour costs are so high,"do-it-yourself"is a way of life.Many people repair their own cars,build their own houses.Soon they may also be writing their own books.In Hollywood there is a company that publishes children's books with the aid of computers.Although other companies also publish that way,this particular company is very unusual.It"personalizes"the books by having the computer make the reader the leading character in the story.Here is how they do it.Let us say that your child is named Jenny.She lives on Oak Drive in St Louis,has a dog named Spot,a cat named Tabby,and three playmates whose names are Betsy,Sandy,and Jody.The computer uses information to fill out a story that has already been prepared and illustrated.The story is then printed with standard equipment as a hardcover book.A child who receives such a book might say,"This book is about me"; the company therefore calls itself the"Me-book Publishing Company".
Children like the me-books very much because they like to see in print their own names and the names of their friends and their pets.But more importantly,"personalization"has been found to be an important tool in developing enthusiasm for reading.Me-books are thus helping a child to learn how to read,by appealing to that natural desire to see his own name in print.

26.Why do the children like the"me-books"?B
A.Because the main characters are Jenny,her dog,her cat and her three playmates.
B.Because the children will see familiar names in the books.
C.Because in the U.S.A."do it yourself"is a way of life.
D.Because the company that publishes the books is unusual.
27.The books will develop the children's interest in reading byA.
A.meeting natural desire of children's
B.the interesting stories in them
C.the computers'well using
D.fairies
28.We can conclude from the textB.
A.if you want to be well-known,you may turn to the company publishing the books
B.that the company will have to deal with a lot of information
C.that the other companies will use the same method
D.that Americans like"do it yourself"
29.What does the underlined word"personalize"in Paragraph1mean?C
A.realize     
B.specialize      
C.individualise(赋予个性)       
D.civilize
30.What is the purpose of the passage?D
A.To introduce Me-book Publishing Company.
B.To tell us about a way of life.
C.To encourage people to"do-it-yourself".
D.To tell us something about Me-books.

分析 本文主要介绍了美国好莱坞的一家公司,出版的儿童书.它出版的个性化的书,使读者成为故事的主角.出版社称自己为Me-book出版公司.Me-book也很受孩子们的喜爱.

解答 26.答案B.细节理解题.根据Children like the me-books very much because they like to see in print their own names and the names of their friends and their pets.知,孩子们非常喜欢me-books,因为因为他们希望看到打印自己的名字和他们的朋友和他们的宠物的名字.故选B.
27.答案A.细节理解题.根据Me-books are thus helping a child to learn how to read,by appealing to that natural desire to see his own name in print.知,Me-books帮助孩子学习如何阅读,通过吸引他们自然的渴望看到自己的名字.故选A.
28.答案B.推理判断题.根据文章第一段It"personalizes"the books by having the computer make the reader the leading character in the story.Here is how they do it.Let us say that your child is named Jenny.She lives on Oak Drive in St Louis,has a dog named Spot,a cat named Tabby,and three playmates whose names are Betsy,Sandy,and Jody.The computer uses information to fill out a story that has already been prepared and illustrated.可以推断出,这个公司要处理大量的信息.故选B.
29.答案C.推测词意题.根据前后内容可知,personalize意为使个性化.individualise与personalize意思相近.故选C.
30.答案D.归纳大意题.全文主要围绕Me-books展开,介绍Me-books的制作,受孩子们欢迎等.故选D.

点评 本文考查学生日常生活类文章的阅读水平,学生需要认真阅读原文,把握文章大意,对文章脉络有整体了解.能仔细查找文中细节,并能根据文章内容进行合理的推测判断.

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A.the family lived in a trailer
B.Josh didn't know what a bed was
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B.felt excited with joy
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D.failed to keep the secret
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B.a bed
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