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高考英语阅读训练（014）

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There are several ways you can find out about the countries and places you wish to visit .You can talk to friends who have travelled to the places. Or you can to and see a colour film Or you can read travel books.

It would seem that there are three kinds of travel books The first are those that give a personal ,subjective¹ （主观的）account of travels which the author has actually made himself .if they are informative² and have a good index³ （索引）then they can be useful to you when you are planning your travels .The second kind are those books whose purpose is to give a purely⁴ objective⁵ （客观的）description of things to be done and seen If a well-read ,cultured person has written such a book then it is even more useful .It can be sorted as a selected guide book The third kind are those books which are called“a guide”to some place or other ,If they are good ,they will, in addition to their factual information ,give an analysis or an explanation Like the first kind they can be inspiring and interesting .But their basic purpose is to help the reader who wishes to plan in the most practical way.

Whatever kind of travel book you choose you must make sure that it does not describe everything as “wonderful”,“excellent”or “magical”。You must also note its date of publi-cation because travel is a very practical affair and many things change quickly in the twenty –first century Finally ,you should make sure that the contents are well presented and easy to find.

1．This passage is about 。

A．how to travel B．how to buy travel books

C．how to read a travel book D．travel books

2．The following travel books may be of use when you plan your travels except .

A．the book written by some people who have had the same travel experience themselves

B．the book which tells you what is worth doing and seeing based on the facts

C．the book in which a lot of big adjectives⁶ are used to draw your attention

D．the book which offers you a lot of useful information like a tour guide

3．The date of the publication⁷ must be noticed because .

A．the world is changing and so are the places you are going to visit

B．the price of the book is always changing

C．the author of the book may be different

D．the contents of the book are always the same

KEY: 1-3 DCA

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1 subjective
a.主观(上)的，个人的
参考例句：
The way they interpreted their past was highly subjective. 他们解释其过去的方式太主观。 A literary critic should not be too subjective in his approach. 文学评论家的看法不应太主观。

2 informative
adj.提供资料的，增进知识的
参考例句：
The adverts are not very informative.这些广告并没有包含太多有用信息。 This intriguing book is both thoughtful and informative.这本引人入胜的书既有思想性又富知识性。

3 index
n.食指；索引；标志；指数；v.把...编索引
参考例句：
Performonce is an index of ability.成绩是能力的标志。 Manner of walking gives an index to one's charactor.走路的姿态可反应出人的性格。

4 purely
adv.纯粹地，完全地
参考例句：
I helped him purely and simply out of friendship.我帮他纯粹是出于友情。 This disproves the theory that children are purely imitative.这证明认为儿童只会单纯地模仿的理论是站不住脚的。

5 objective
adj.客观的；n.目标，目的
参考例句：
He tried to take an objective view of the situation.他试图对形势有个客观的看法。 The cultivation in good taste is our main objective.培养高雅情趣是我们的主要目标。

6 adjectives
n.形容词( adjective的名词复数 )
参考例句：
We can form nouns from adjectives. 我们可以用形容词来构成名词。来自《简明英汉词典》 Attributive adjectives precede the noun. 定语形容词位于名词前。来自《简明英汉词典》

7 publication
n.出版，发行；出版；公布，发表
参考例句：
They don't think this article is suitable for publication.他们认为这篇文章不宜发表。 The government has delayed publication of the trade figures.政府已将贸易统计数字延后公布。

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