题文
The cash machine is 47 years old, but where was the birthplace of this world-beating invention? New York? Tokyo? No. The first ever cash machine was born in Enfield Town, north London. It was a Scottish inventor, John shepherd Barron, who realized the concept of a self-service machine that could be used 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to withdraw cash from one’s own bank account. It struck the inventor while he was in the bath. He hit upon the idea of a chocolate bar dispenser, replacing chocolate with cash.On September 2 in 1969, America’s first automatic teller machine (ATM) appeared in public, giving out cash to customers at Chemical Bank, New York. It was only able to give out cash, but in 1971, an ATM that could handle many functions, including depositing(存款) money, was introduced. Today there are over one million ATMs around the world, with a new one added every five minutes. It is reported that Americans over the age of 18 use their ATM card six to eight times a mouth. Not surprisingly, ATMs get their busiest workouts on Fridays. In the 1990s, banks began charging fees to use ATMs, a profitable move for them and an annoying one for consumers.
Consumers were also faced with an increase in ATM crimes. Robbers preyed(抢夺) on people using money machines in poorly lit or otherwise unsafe locations, and criminals also thought up ways to steal customers’ PINs (personal identification numbers), even setting up fake money machines to capture the information. In response, city and state governments passed laws such as New York’s ATM Safety Act in 1996, which required banks to install such things as surveillance cameras (监控摄像头), reflective mirrors and locked entryways for their ATMs.
小题1:What does the underlined word, “It”, in the first paragraph, probably refer to?A．The opening time of the bank.B．The concept of an ATM.C．Ordinary banking service.D．The act of withdrawing cash.小题2: Which of the following is true about ATM?A．It appeared earlier than the chocolate bar dispenser.B．It was invented by a Scottish man in 1971.C．It was at first free of charge for its consumers.D．It was originally designed to deposit money.小题3: What can we learn from the text? "A． Americans under the age of 18 are not allowed to have an ATM card.B． People are more likely to turn to ATMs for banking service on Fridays.C． Criminals usually choose unsafe locations to steal customers' PINs.D． The ATM crime rate in New York is much lower than that in other state小题4: Which of the following might be the best title for the text?A． How to Operate on an ATMB． What is Waiting for ATMs in the Future?C． The First ATM Opened for BusinessD．The Unknown Truth about ATM 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D
解析
本文主要讲述的是ATM的一些不为人所知的事情，ＡＴＭ的发明者以及具体的发展历程。小题1:B
【试题解析】推理题。根据第一段3,4,5行It was a Scottish inventor, John shepherd Barron, who realized the concept of a self-service machine that could be used 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to withdraw cash from one’s own bank account.可知是苏格拉人John shepherd Barron首先有了the concept of a self-service machine的概念。所以下句中的it就是指自动取款机的想法。故B正确。
小题2:C
【试题解析】推理题。根据第二段最后2行In the 1990s, banks began charging fees to use ATMs, a profitable move for them and an annoying one for consumers.可知在1990s，银行开始对ATM的使用收费了，说明之前在刚刚开始使用的时候是不收费的。故C正确。
小题3:B
【试题解析】细节题。根据第二段第6行Not surprisingly, ATMs get their busiest workouts on Fridays.
可知在星期五的时候，ATM是最忙的，也就是说人们最喜欢是在星期五使用ATM。故B正确。
小题4:D
【试题解析】主旨大意题。根据文章第一段前3行The cash machine is 47 years old, but where was the birthplace of this world-beating invention? New York? Tokyo? No. The first ever cash machine was born in Enfield Town, north London. 可知本文主要讲述的是关于ATM的一些我们所不知道的事情。故D正确。
【长难句解析】
It was a Scottish inventor, John shepherd Barron, who realized the concept of a self-service machine that could be used 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to withdraw cash from one’s own bank account.
【翻译】正是一位苏格兰的发明家，John shepherd Barron他意识到一种自动服务的机器可以一天24小时、一周7天、天天都被使用，来从银行账户里取钱。
【分析】本句中有一个强调句型，It was a Scottish inventor, John shepherd Barron, who realized the concept of a self-service machine 。强调句子的主语a Scottish inventor, John shepherd Barron。句中还有一个定语从句that could be used 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to withdraw cash from one’s own bank account.修饰先行词a self-service machine。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“The cash machine is .....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
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该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
