1、阅读强化训练(十一)(建议用时：25分钟) 阅读理解Choosing a hotel, restaurant or new product can be a hard task. Theres so much on offer, and making a mistake can be expensive. This is why many people turn to online user reviewsopinions and information thats supposedly written by people who have used a service or bought a
2、 product. But can we trust them?About 70% of Americans say they believe online user reviews. According to experts, this is because when we read a review by another person, we feel like were getting a personal recommendation(推荐) from a friend. But a recent study shows that about one third of online r
3、eviews are not true.Of course, companies are in need of good reviews so some of them have started to “play” the system. But how do they do it? Simple! One way is to give good reviews of your own product or service. Bestselling writer RJ Ellory was recently caught writing 5star reviews of his own boo
4、ks on A. He called one of his books a “modern masterpiece” and said another would “touch peoples souls(心灵)”. RJ also wrote unkind reviews of his competitors books.Another way is to “buy” good reviews. Just recently, the Cove Hotel in Cornwall was caught giving guests discounts(折扣) if they wrote “hon
5、est but positive” reviews on TripAdvisor. The idea workedone guest called the Cove “a dream came true” and another simply wrote, “I didnt want to leave！”Some people are even making a living by writing untrue reviews. In 2010, American Todd Rutherford created GettingBookR (it has since closed down).
6、For $99, Todd would write a positive review of your book on A；and for $999, hed write 50. At one point, Todd was making more than $28，000 per month; and one of his clients(客户) (John Locke) became a bestselling author because of Todds reviews. So, just be careful when you are looking for reviews of t
7、he things you need on the Internet.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。作者主要对网上购物后产品或服务质量的评语提出了质疑。1Which of the following words can best describe RJ Ellory?AProud.BFriendly.CImpolite.DDishonest.D解析：推理判断题。由第三段中的writing 5star reviews of his own books和RJ also wrote unkind reviews of his competitors books.可知，RJ Ellory这个人很不诚实
8、，故选D项。2What do we know about the Cove Hotel?AIt is the most popular hotel on TripAdvisor.BIt is close to the city center but has poor service.CIt is not as good as what people say on the Internet.DIt allows guests to pay less if they write reviews.C解析：细节理解题。由第四段中的the Cove Hotel in Cornwall was caugh
9、t giving guests discounts(折扣) if they wrote “honest but positive” reviews以及两位顾客的评语可知，这家宾馆实际上并没有评语说的那么好，故选C项。3GettingBookR _Amade John Locke a popular writerBoffers 50 reviews at most for one bookCwas created by Todd Rutherford in 2000Dis a good website to learn about new booksA解析：细节理解题。由最后一段中的Americ
10、an Todd Rutherford created GettingBookR和one of his clients(客户) (John Locke) became a bestselling author because of Todds reviews可知，在该网站的宣传下John Locke成了一名畅销书作家，故选A项。 语法填空Ebooks are still a recent 1._ (invent). They are popular for several reasons. An ereader takes up much 2._ (little) room than real
11、books. Lots of people dont reread books; an ereader means they dont end up with a house 3._ (fill) with books theyll never read again. And people say theyre more environmentally friendly：no trees 4._ (cut) down for paper and no ink is needed.Last year, my father 5._ (buy) me an ereader. I have never
12、 actually read a book on it. Theres something frustrating about 6._ (have) to charge it up before I can read; with a real book you can just open it and begin. It doesnt feel 7._ same as a real book in my hands：its too light. My fingers miss the familiar feeling of turning the page. 8._ addition, rea
13、ding on a screen for a long time makes your eyes feel rather tired. You dont get this problem with a real book!Therefore, however 9._ (success) these ereaders are, nothing can beat the attraction of a real book for me, 10._ you can feel the pages of and put a bookmark in.1invention解析：考查名词。设空处作表语，且前有
14、不定冠词a限定，表示“发明”，故填invention。2less解析：考查形容词比较级。由than和much可知，此处应用比较级形式，表示“更少的”，故填less。3filled解析：考查过去分词作定语的用法。设空处作后置定语修饰house，因fill与house之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，且fill所表示的动作与end up同时发生，故填filled。4are cut解析：考查一般现在时的被动语态。trees与cut之间是被动关系，且由and后面的分句可知，此处应用一般现在时，故填are cut。5bought解析：考查一般过去时。由Last year可知，buy所表示的动作发生在过去，应用一般
15、过去时，故填bought。6having解析：考查动词ing形式作宾语的用法。设空处作介词about的宾语，故填having。7the解析：考查定冠词。the same as.意为“和一样”。8In解析：考查介词。in addition意为“另外”。9successful解析：考查形容词作表语的用法。设空处作表语，表示“成功的”，故填successful。10which解析：考查关系代词。设空处引导非限制性定语从句补充说明a real book，且在从句中作宾语，故填which。 短文改错Dear Ben，How are you? Its the end of term and weve fi
16、nished all our exam, but I havent done very good. In fact I have to do some of them again the next term. I couldnt believe when they told me my scores as I thought I did OK. For you can imagine, my parents were really angrily. They said I did badly because I spend too much time on the computer, surf
17、ing the net and play computer games. Its not true but anyway, now theyve said that they cant go to visit you during the summer holidays.How do you think I should do?Yours，Li Hua答案：Dear Ben，How are you? Its the end of term and weve finished all our ， but I havent done very . In fact I have to do some
18、 of them again next term. I couldnt believe when they told me my scores as I thought I did OK. you can imagine, my parents were really . They said I did badly because I too much time on the computer, surfing the net and computer games. Its not true but anyway, now theyve said that cant go to visit you during the summer holidays. do you think I should do?Yours，Li Hua
