题文
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.Zoo Lights
6pm---10pm Thursdays through Wednesdays, through Jan. 7. The Phoenix Zoo’s 15th-annual holiday light festival features more than 2 million lights and light displays throughout the zoo, as well as a new arctic exhibit and jingo, the talking giraffe. Phoenix Zoo, 455 N. Galvin Parkway, $7 ahead of time. Phoenix. $8 at gate. (602)273-1341. www.phoenixzoo.org.
Cowboy Christmas
5pm---9pm Thursdays, 5pm---10pm Fridays and Saturdays, 5pm---9pm Sundays through Wednesdays, through Jan 1. Rawhide’s Main Street will be lit with 150,000 lights, including a 100-foot tall “tree of lights” and nightly lighting ceremony. Rawhide at Wild Horse Pass, 5700 W. North Loop Road, Gila River Reservation. FREE. (480) 502—5600. www.rawhide.com.
Arizona Celebration of Lights
6pm---9pm Thursdays, 6pm---l0pm Fridays and Saturdays, 6pm---10pm Sundays through Wednesdays, through Jan.1. A 2-mile drive featuring 300 light displays with more than 5 million lights. Community Church of Joy, 21000 N. 75th Ave., Glendale. $12 per car, $8 for adults, free for kids aged 4 and younger, $2 discount with canned food or toy donations. (623)561—0500. www.joyonline.org.
Glendale Glitters Quiet Nights
6pm---10pm Thursdays through Wednesdays, through Jan.6. A display featuring 1.4 million lights decorates downtown Glendale. It also features an animated musical light show in the north part of town. The center of the display is at Murphy Park. Murphy Park, 5850 W. Glendale Ave. Glendale. FREE. (623)930—2820.
Valley of Lights
6pm---12pm Thursdays through Wednesdays, through Dec. 30. A one-mile drive through exhibits featuring more than 100,000 lights and animated displays. Donations accepted. Fain Park, 2200 N. Fifth St., Prescott Valley. FREE. 1一(928)一759—3090. www.pvchamber.org.
小题1:These ads are all about__________.A．night light displays in the Phoenix ZooB．celebrations of lightsC．Christmas activities all over the worldD．advertisements of some products小题2:Which of the following websites can offer you further information about the 100-foot tall “tree of lights”?A．www. pvchamber. org.B．www. joyonline. org.C．www. rawhide.com.D．www. phoenixzoo.org.小题3:If Mr. Smith and Mrs. Smith drive to Arizona Celebration of Lights with their son aged 5, most probably how much will they pay for the visit at least?A．$34.B．$36.C．$28.D．$26.小题4:According to the text, which of the following offer animated displays?A．Zoo Lights & Cowboy Christmas.B．Valley of Lights & Cowboy Christmas.C．Zoo Lights & Arizona Celebration of Lights.D．Valley of Lights & Glendale Glitters Quiet Nights.小题5:What’s the purpose of the text?A．To attract more visitors to these activities.B．To collect more donations from the visitors.C．To let kids have an interesting Christmas Day.D．To earn more money. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:A
解析
小题1:主旨大意题。由整篇文章可知,五个广告全部是关于不同地方的灯会的宣传。
避错指导: 选项A错误,因为五个灯会并不是在一个地方；选项C的范围太大；选项D错误,因为本篇文章并不是关于产品的广告。 故答案选B。
小题2:事实细节题.由文章的第二个广告可知the 100-foot tall “tree of lights”属于Cowboy Christmas的活动内容。故答案选C。
小题3:“数字”型细节理解题.由文章的第三个广告可知, 大人的票价是8美元,4岁和4岁以下的小孩免费,停车费是12美元。另外,如果捐献罐装食品或玩具,可以减掉2美元。故答案选A。
小题4:细节判断题.由文章的最后两篇广告可知,在这两处活动中都可以欣赏到animated displays。故答案选D。
小题5:作者意图题. 由文章可知,这五个广告所描述的活动有些是可以免费参加的,有些是收费的；有些是接受捐助的,有些是不作要求的。因此,本文的目的就是吸引更多的参观者。故答案选A。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Directions: Read the.....”主要考查你对 [广告布告类阅读 ]考点的理解。广告布告类阅读
广告类阅读:1、品味广告的标题，联系平时所积累的知识，为了解材料大意作铺垫。
2、要特别留意广告中包含的数字、联系人、地址等。
3、要注意文中以黑体、大写、下划线等方式加以提示的文字，因为这很有可能是材料的核心或
至少是一部分内容的概括。
广告布告类阅读特点及解题技巧：
一、广告布告类阅读试题的文体特点：
此类文章不同于其他文体的文章，其目的是为了向读者传输信息，措辞简洁明了，直截了当，一般说来，广告布告类阅读试题具有以下特点：
1、选材特点：
信息量大，文句精炼，形式灵活，用最少的篇幅表达最大量的信息。
2、内容特点：
生活化，实用化，多样化，如产品宣传、服务介绍、通知、海报、启示、招生招聘等。
3、形式特点：
标题醒目，重点突出，条理清晰，常用粗体字或各类项目符号使文章结构更鲜明。
4、语言特点：
人名、地名、专有名词多；生词多；缩略词、祈使句、省略句多；结构不完整。
5、命题特点：
主要考察考生提取信息和处理信息的能力，既注重特定细节的筛选、类比、综合，又注重推理判断题的考查，题目设置相对较容易。
二、解题技巧点拨：
阅读这类文章时，也应该在整体把握文章结构的前提下，主要注意细节信息。细节题题干都是相应原文的变形(如同义改写、词性转换等)，因此要找到答案一定要找到题干在原文中的出处，再把原文和选项相比较。做题时，根据所提问题用寻读、跳读的方法可达到事半功倍的效果。同时，在阅读时也要特别注意文中以粗体、大写、下划线等方式加以提示的文字，因为这很有可能是文章的核心或某一部分内容的概括。具体答题策略如下：
1、先题后文：
先读试题，了解考点；明确目的，快速捕捉，获取信息。
2、题干定向：
根据题干关键词到文中定位答案范围，按照题目顺序依次而下：问题与材料相同：对号入座；问题与原文相同：同义替换、归纳事实等。
3、生词模糊：
遇到生词；如无关答题，直接跳过；涉及答题，则根据语境、构词法等猜词。
4、信息补全：
对于影响理解的省略句，可根据语境，将其补全。
