Question

The price of rice changes during the year.

It is useful for rice farmers to know how the price changes, then they can sell their rice when the price is high. But it was hard for farmers to guess how the price would change from month to month.

Last year, the price of rice was very low in November. This was a bad time for farmers to sell their rice. November, December, and January were all bad months. The best month for farmers to sell rice last year was April. July and August were also good times to sell rice.

Between August and November, the price of rice were down every month. During other parts of the year, the price went up and down.

1.The price of rice was the highest in________ last year.

A. January B. April

C. July D. November

2.The price of rice was the same in_________.

A. April and May B. February and December

C. July and August D. March and September

3.Which might be the best title of the reading?

A. Farmers and Rice B. Buying and Selling Rice

C. High Price of Rice D. Changes in Price of Rice

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章講了大米去年的價格。并附帶了一個表格。同學們在做這道題的時候可以根據文字來了解信息�；蛘呖梢钥幢砀窳私馑�要的信息。在表格中豎軸表示大米的價格，橫軸代表月份�？炊�表格就能很容易做題。

1.細節理解題。句意：大米的價格在去年的幾月是最高的？根據表格所示，黑色部分最高的是在第四個，那么也就是四月。根據文字第二段The best month for farmers to sell rice last year was April.對于農民買米最好的月份是四月。故選Ｂ。

2.細節理解題。句意：大米的價格在幾月是一樣的。根據表格，我們可以看到黑色部分一樣高的是在七月和八月，故選C。

3.標題歸納題。句意：這篇文章最好的標題是哪個？根據文章開頭The price of rice changes during the year.一年中大米的價格變化，可知最佳的標題是D，大米價格變化。

考點：社會現象類短文閱讀。