阅读理解

　　London has a new magazine. But it is not printed on paper. Everyone who has a television can receive it because it is on TV. In order to read this magazine, you have to have a decoder. Each page of it is numbered, so you only have to dial the number to choose which subject you want to read about. There is a wide choice -- everything is included from cooking to the latest sports news. If you want to read the news, the first thing you have to turn to is the index (索引) page which has an easy-to-remember page number, 100 for example. Then you start choosing what you want to read．The news is on page 101 to 109 so you push out the numbers and the news appears written across your screen. Perhaps you want to go out in the afternoon, so you press 181, and a brightly coloured weather map appears on the screen. But the weather is terrible so you decide to go shopping and dial 162 for a list of the week's best bargains. But should you drive or take the train? To answer that question you only have to press 189 for the traffic report. It is very simple to use. But probably the best thing about the service is that it is being updated all the time. Journalists type new material directly onto the screen and whole pages of the magazine can be replaced in minutes.London already has three services. One, transmitted (输送) by ITV, is called ORACLE while the other two, on BBC, are called CEEFAX because they let you see facts Although CEEFAX and ORACLE have been operating for some time, they have not been well publicized．BBC engineers do not think that their idea will ever replace books and newspapers because they can be taken with you everywhere. But many people would agree that this is a breakthrough (突破) as great as the invention of printing, which could change not just our reading habits but our whole way of life.

(1)The novelty (新颖) of magazine lies in ________.

[　　]

A．its paperlessness

B．its unique viewpoint

C．its simplicity (简便) in operation

D．its quickness in transmission (传输)

(2)We can know from the passage that ________.

[　　]

A．the magazine is available at any local newspaper

B．most of the postmen in London will lose their jobs someday

C．the readers can get all kinds of information staying at home

D．everyone can read this magazine if they have a television

(3)In the sentence “Each page of it is numbered”, here “it” refers to the ________.

[　　]

(4)According to the passage, the underlined word “decoder” is used help people ________.

[　　]

A．calculate the sum of certain figures

B．receive some special TV program for entertainment (娱乐)

C．go shopping and have other entertainment

D．read the information transmitted by TV signals

(5)The passage is mainly about ________.

[　　]

A．a new magazine printed in London

B．a popular TV program about magazines

C．an advanced technology helping people to communicate

D. an up-to-date way of keeping up to date

阅读理解

　　London has a new magazine. But it is not printed on paper. Everyone who has a television can receive it because it is on TV. In order to read this magazine, you have to have a decoder. Each page of it is numbered, so you only have to dial the number to choose which subject you want to read about. There is a wide choice -- everything is included from cooking to the latest sports news. If you want to read the news, the first thing you have to turn to is the index (索引) page which has an easy-to-remember page number, 100 for example. Then you start choosing what you want to read．The news is on page 101 to 109 so you push out the numbers and the news appears written across your screen. Perhaps you want to go out in the afternoon, so you press 181, and a brightly coloured weather map appears on the screen. But the weather is terrible so you decide to go shopping and dial 162 for a list of the week's best bargains. But should you drive or take the train? To answer that question you only have to press 189 for the traffic report. It is very simple to use. But probably the best thing about the service is that it is being updated all the time. Journalists type new material directly onto the screen and whole pages of the magazine can be replaced in minutes.London already has three services. One, transmitted (输送) by ITV, is called ORACLE while the other two, on BBC, are called CEEFAX because they let you see facts Although CEEFAX and ORACLE have been operating for some time, they have not been well publicized．BBC engineers do not think that their idea will ever replace books and newspapers because they can be taken with you everywhere. But many people would agree that this is a breakthrough (突破) as great as the invention of printing, which could change not just our reading habits but our whole way of life.

(1)The novelty (新颖) of magazine lies in ________.

[　　]

A．its paperlessness

B．its unique viewpoint

C．its simplicity (简便) in operation

D．its quickness in transmission (传输)

(2)We can know from the passage that ________.

[　　]

A．the magazine is available at any local newspaper

B．most of the postmen in London will lose their jobs someday

C．the readers can get all kinds of information staying at home

D．everyone can read this magazine if they have a television

(3)In the sentence “Each page of it is numbered”, here “it” refers to the ________.

[　　]

(4)According to the passage, the underlined word “decoder” is used help people ________.

[　　]

A．calculate the sum of certain figures

B．receive some special TV program for entertainment (娱乐)

C．go shopping and have other entertainment

D．read the information transmitted by TV signals

(5)The passage is mainly about ________.

[　　]

A．a new magazine printed in London

B．a popular TV program about magazines

C．an advanced technology helping people to communicate

D. an up-to-date way of keeping up to date

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从题中所给的四个选项(A，B，C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　London has a new magazine. Rut it is not printed on paper. Everyone who has a television can receive it because it is on TV.

　　In order to read this magazine you have to have a decoder. Each page of it is numbered, so you only have to dial the number to choose which subject you want to read about. There is a wide choiceeverything is included from cooking to the latest sports news.

　　If you want to read the news, the first thing you have to do is to turn to the index page which has an easytoremember page number, 100 for example. Then you start choosing what you want to read. The news is on pages 101 to 109 so you push out the numbers and the news appears written across your screen. Perhaps you want to go out in the afternoon, so you press 181, and a brightly colored weather map appears on the screen. But the weather is terrible so you decide to go shopping and dial 162 for a list of the week's best bargains. But should you drive or take the train? To answer that question you only have to press 189 for the traffic report. It is very simple to use. But probably the best thing about the service is that it is being updated all the time. Journalists type new material directly onto the screen and whole pages of the magazine can be replaced in minutes.

　　London already has three services. One, transmitted by ITV, is called ORACLE while the other two, on BBC, are called CEEFAX because they let you see facts. Although CEEFAX and ORACLE have been operating for some time, they have not been well publicized. BBC engineers do not think that their idea will ever replace books and newspapers because they can be taken with you everywhere. But many people would agree that this is a breakthrough as great as the invention of printing, which could change not just our reading habits but our whole way of life.

1．The novelty of the magazine lies in ________.

[　　]

A．its paperlessness

B．its unique viewpoint

C．its simplicity in operation

D．its quickness in transmission

2．We can know from the passage that ________.

[　　]

A．the magazine is available at any local newsagent

B．most of the postmen in London will lose their jobs someday

C．the readers can get all kinds of information staying at home

D．everyone can buy this magazine

3．According to the passage, the “decoder” is used to help people ________.

[　　]

A．calculate the sum of certain figures

B．receive some special TV program for entertainment

C．go shopping and have other entertainment

D．read the information transmitted by TV signals

4．The passage is mainly about ________.

[　　]

A．a new magazine printed in London

B．a popular TV program about magazines

C．an advanced technology helping people to communicate

D．an up - to - date way of keeping up to date

Dear Economist,
My newly-wedded wife and I are deeply in love. There is, however, one issue that threatens the happiness of our marriage. I absolutely insist on shopping at Walmart. My wife, meanwhile, would rather avoid Walmart at all costs.
　　I have recently tried to convince her that not only does Walmart offer the lowest prices known to man, but that the chain is also a force for good―lower prices mean better standards of living for all consumers, increased global trade means a tighter-knit(紧密团结的) international community, and efficient operations translate into higher productivity growth for the economy. My wife complains about poor labour policies, the “fact” that Walmart squeezes suppliers, and that it puts local shops out of business.
　　Who is right? Will our marriage survive?
　　                                                                                                                                                  Brian Gee
Dear Brian,
I have to agree with you about Walmart. Jason Furman, then an economist at New York University, now an adviser to President Obama, famously argued in 2005 that Walmart was unwittingly (不知不觉地) a progressive success story. The chain’s prices don’t much affect me (I prefer Whole Foods) but Furman estimated that they benefited low-and-middle-income Americans to the sum of around $250 billion a year.
　　Walmart does not pay much, so it may depress wages. Then again, it may increase wages by offering jobs to the otherwise-unemployed. Either way, the benefits of low prices to Walmart shoppers far outweigh any seemingly reasonable costs to Walmart employees. And while it is true that Walmart employees tend to be poor, the same is true of Walmart shoppers.
　　Armed with this information you can face your wife with confidence. You are sure to win the conversation. The divorce is likely to be more argued.
Economist
68. What concerns Brian Gee so much that he wrote the letter?
A. His wife refuses to shop at Walmart.
B. They are faced with a divorce.
C. They can’t afford the costs of shopping at Walmart.
D. They are in conflict about shopping at Walmart. 
69. Brian Gee’s wife tends to hold the opinion that _________.
A. it is wrong for Walmart to depress its employees’ wages
B. consumers’ lives have improved thanks to Walmart
C. Walmart’s business operation increases productivity in economy
D. Walmart’s business increases global trade
70. What can be inferred from the reply letter?
A. Some employees accept the low pay to keep the job.
B. Walmart appeals to only poor consumers and poor employees.
C. Employees suffer from Walmart’s low prices more than consumers.
D. Jason Furman, a New York University economist, spoke highly of Walmart.