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阅读理解 Do you know about a series of books that say they are “for dummies”？ These American selfhelp books have been translated into more than thirty nine languages including Chinese，Arabic，Russian，French，German，Greek and Spanish.“Dummy” is a word for a stupid person.The dummies books are not really for stupid people.They are designed to show people how to do something they may never have tried before，like painting a house or learning a language.The books all say in a funny way that they are for dummies，such as World History for Dummies，Rabbits for Dummies，Chinese Cooking for Dummies，and Wedding Planning for Dummies.The first such book，DOS for Dummies，was published in 1991.It helped people learn how to use the DOS operating system for computers.Since then，more than one hundred fifty million dummies books have been sold.The dummies.com website explains the idea behind the books.It says that they show people can be taught to do anything.First they can make fun of ideas that are difficult to understand.Then they show how the information can be interesting and easy.The publishers say that the books do not provide more information than necessary.They give readers just enough information to do what they want.They say that the dummies books give the best and easiest way to do something.And the books use simple and easy language.There are more than one thousand different dummies books.A report in New York Times says that the top-selling dummies books are those that explain technology and personal finance.The publishers say that the best-selling dummies books are those providing information many people need－like information about diseases，education and cooking.People interested in opera，car repair and wine can also find dummies books to help them.And there are even more dummies books to come.The publishers say that they publish about two hundred new dummies books every year.1.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?A.Books for DummiesB.The Easiest，the BestC.Self-Help BooksD.New Ideas behind the Books2.The dummies books have been popular because ________.A.they provide just what is needed and are easy to understandB.they provide abundant information on the concerning subjectC.people can learn to do anything with just one copyD.people can save lots of money through self-teaching3.According to New York Times，we know that books on ________ sell best.A.technology and personal financeB.opera and car repairingC.diseases and educationD.cooking and world history4.What can we learn from the passage?A.The first dummies book was on Chinese cooking.B.The dummies books will continue to be popular.C.Fifty million different dummies books have been published.D.The simple language was intended for child readers.

AAAB解析本文是说明文，介绍了在美国深受欢迎的简单易学的“傻瓜”系列图书。1.选A。主旨大意题。本文是关于“傻瓜”系列图书的介绍，所以选A。2.选A。细节推断题。根据第三段可知，这类图书语言简洁易懂，趣味性强，易于读者学习使用，所以一直深受欢迎。3.选A。细节理解题。根据第四段可知技术类和个人理财方面的书畅销。4.选B。推理判断题。根据最后一段可知这类图书销量大，目前每年约出版200种，所以以后会继续受欢迎。

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