【正文】 to books for boys is essential to promote reading． In addition， we should keep paper books available because research shows that boys are less likely to choose to read on screens than girls． Finally we should promote reading as an enjoyable pastime by being a role model． Let your children or students see you read for pleasure．（1）According to the author， what is the main cause of the difference in boys39。 and girls39。 reading ability？　B　A． Social factors．B． Teaching methods．C． Personal preferences．D． Psychological differences．（2）Why does the author remend that adults regularly talk to boys about reading？　B　A． To persuade boys to read more often．B． To learn what boys are most interested in．C． To help boys improve their language ability．D． To show that adults are good reading role models．（3）When should schools give students additional library access according to the author？　C　A． Before and after class．B． At any time of the school day．C． At regular times during class．D． When they are in the lower grades．（4）What is the main purpose of the text？　D　A． To show students ways to improve their reading．B． To explain why boys are not as good at reading as girls．C． To urge governments to provide more reading resources．D． To provide strategies that can help improve boys39。 reading ability．【考點】O5：科教類閱讀．菁優(yōu)網(wǎng)版權(quán)所有【分析】本文是提供有助于提高男孩閱讀能力的策略．作者建議父母多和男孩子討論閱讀，以此了解男孩子的興趣愛好．【解答】BBCD1．B．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段There are several reasons that help explain these gender﹣based differences． Parents read more with their daughters． This sends a strong and early message that books are for girls可知，父母對子女的教育方法，是造成男女閱讀能力差異的主要原因，通常女兒閱讀量更大．故選A．2．B．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第六段 To match boys with suitable reading material， have regular discussions about reading for pleasure in order to keep up with their interests．可知，作者建議父母多和男孩子討論閱讀，以此了解男孩子的興趣愛好．故選B．3．C．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段Schools should also provide access to libraries during lessons throughout the years of schooling可知，根據(jù)作者的說法，學校在上課的時間，即上學期間，給學生額外的圖書館資源．故選C．4．D．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第四段To improve boys39。 reading performance 可知，本文是提供有助于提高男孩閱讀能力的策略．故選D．【點評】閱讀理解考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．3．（8分）Anything you want， anytime you need it． The message appeared on puter screens across the country at the same time， on the same day： December 12th， at 12 p．m.. Simultaneously， important looking envelopes containing cards with the same message were hand﹣delivered to the offices of all the major news panies． One found its way to the desk of Chris Lin， a business reporter at The Post． The card was beautifully designed ﹣ a black background with the words printed out in crisp white letters． There was no explanation on the back， just a website address． Chris went to the website． Its style was identical to the card39。s and said： Anytime： Starting Tomorrow． The next day websites and blogs were filled with articles theorising about Anytime． Was it a shopping website like Tao Bao or Amazon？ A joke？ Something illegal？ Anytime39。s marketing had worked ﹣ it was a household name before it39。d even made a single sale． When the opening came， that day at noon， the Anytime website suddenly had a single field that read， What do you want？ All you had to do was type the words into that box， and then specify how quickly you wanted your item delivered： within one， ten， or twenty﹣four hours． Bloggers were the first to test the service． And their reviews were glowing． Within weeks， Anytime had bee a part of daily life． Nobody used other delivery sites or the post anymore as Anytime was much cheaper and faster． Chris still wondered what exactly Anytime was． He tried to find out who owned the pany， but it was registered in a small country that did not require such information to be made public． He did find some interesting facts， though． Anyone who challenged the pany， it seemed， met with serious trouble． A government official critical of Anytime for avoiding tax was forced to leave his position after news stories suddenly appeared claiming he was dishonest． The head of another pany taking Anytime to court died in a car accident just days before the case was to begin． Chris began making a list of all the people who had something terrible happen to them after opposing or criticising Anytime． By lunch， he had more than one hundred examples． Something was definitely wrong． Chris worked on his list the rest of the day， ing people who could provide more information and looking through newspaper records． After working through the night， an exhausted Chris finally fell asleep at his desk at 4 a．m．． When he woke a few hours later， there was a message flashing on his puter screen： Stop making trouble． Chris smiled． He had no intention of stopping now that he knew he was on the right track．（1）What was on the front of the card sent to Chris Lin？　D　A． An invitation to a pany opening．B． The website address of a new pany．C． The words Anytime： Starting tomorrow．D． The words Anything you want， anytime you need it．（2）Why did the pany choose to send the cards to many news reporters？　C　A． Because it didn39。t have enough money for traditional advertising．B． Because it wanted to attract the reporters as customers．C． So the reporters would write stories about the new pany．D． So people would find the new pany interesting．（3）What did Chris39。 s research suggest about Anytime？　A　A． It may be very dangerous．B． Its popularity would soon decrease．C． It was doing business all over the world．D． It was being widely criticised by journalists．（4）How did Chris feel at the end of the story？　B　A． Scared that he would get into trouble．B． Confident that he would find the truth．C． Nervous about what the pany would do．D． Satisfied that he had discovered the pany39。s secret．【考點】O2：故事類閱讀．菁優(yōu)網(wǎng)版權(quán)所有【分析】本文講述了當今社會的各種信息傳遞迅速，一方面這會大大提高效率，另一方面，信息泄露人身安全也受到了威脅．【解答】1．D．細節(jié)題．根據(jù)文章第一、二段內(nèi)容，Anything you want， anytime you nee