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How It Works is a magazine with exciting facts about our world. Each issue is packed with interesting facts and stories on everything from science, technology and transport, to the environment and history. With easy-to-follow diagrams, fun trivia(花絮)and all the vital answers to questions you didn’t even realize you had, it cures boredom and feeds curious minds. $2. 5 per issue(standard price: $3. 5).
Have you found yourself staring up at the stars in awe? All about Space discovers the mysteries of our Solar System and beyond. From the amazing technology and spacecraft that enables humans to venture(冒险) into orbit, to the complexities of space science, the All about Space team has you covered. $2. 6 per issue(standard price: $3. 7).
History of War takes you through the stories, strategies, heroes and machines of armed conflict through the ages. Each issue covers some of the most astonishing and inspiring stories from battlefields across the centuries, including powerful interviews with soldiers and expert analyses from leading historians. $2. 7 per issue(standard price: $3. 8).
From the plots of ancient Rome, to the scandals(丑闻)of the Tudor Court and heroic tales from World War Ⅱ—All about History takes you on a journey across the centuries, and leaves in all the drama and entertainment our attractive past has to offer. Each issue is full of valuable pictures and interesting stories written by historians. $2. 8 per issue(standard price: $4).
【文章大意】本文是一篇应用文。文章是电子杂志月刊的订阅广告。分别介绍了关于趣味百科、宇宙天文、战争历史、历史轶事的四种杂志的相关内容和价格信息。
21. How much can it save you to subscribe the first magazine for a year?
A. 2. 5 dollars. B. 3. 5 dollars.
C. 6 dollars. D. 12 dollars.
【解析】选D。细节理解题。 定位到原文第二段最后一句可知每期节省1美金。结合第一段“monthly magazines”月刊, 可知一年共省了12美金。
22. Which of the following can satisfy astronomy lovers?
A. How It Works. B. All about Space.
C. History of War. D. All about History.
【解析】选B。细节理解题。结合第三段可知All about Space涵盖了航天科技和太空科学等内容, 与题意相符。
23. What is special about All about History?
A. It interviews soldiers from World War Ⅱ.
B. It is the cheapest of the four magazines.
C. It tells many historical stories over the centuries.
D. It solves the questions you’re puzzled at.
【解析】选C。推理判断题。 定位到文章第五段 “All about History takes you on a journey across the centuries, and leaves in all the drama and entertainment our attractive past has to offer. ”可知All about History讲述了横跨多个世纪的历史故事。
