高三英语 阅读复习第四期 广告应用10(1)

2014年高三英语阅读复习第四期广告应用10
【导读】广告从四个方面对2012 U. S. Mint Silver Eagles进行了介绍：收藏价值、购买价格、购买的紧迫性以及一些注意事项。

This is What a REAL Silver Dollar Looks Like
If you trust in the yen, the euro, and the dollar... stop reading.
Because this is a story about the silver coin EVERYBODY wants.
You read the headlines. You know that troubled economic times have put global currency on a rollercoaster ( ride. But millions have found a smarter way to build long-term value with high-grade collectable silver. And right now, those people are lining up to secure some of the last 2012 U. S. Mint Silver Eagles, America's Newest Silver Eagle Dollars. Today, you can graduate to the front of that line. Buy now and you can own these brilliant uncirculated Silver Dollars for only$38.95!
You Ca n't Afford to Lose
Why are we releasing (发行) this silver dollar for such a rem arkable price? Because we want to introduce you to what hundreds of thousands of smart collectors and satisfied customers have known since 1984—New York Mint is the place to find the world's finest high-grade coins. That's why we're offering you this Brilliant Uncirculated 2012 U. S. Silver Eagle for as little as $37.45 (pl US s/h).
Timing is Everything
Our advice? Keep this to yourself. Because the more people who know about this offer, the worse it is for you. Demand for Silver Eagles in 2011 broke records. Experts predict that 2012 Silver Eagles may break them all over again. Due to rapid changes in the price of silver, prices may be higher or lower and are subject to(受...影响) change without notice. Supplies are limited. Call immediately to add these Silver Eagles to your holdings before it's too late.
Offer Limited to 40 per household
2012 American Silver Eagle Coin
Your cost 1-4 Coins
$38.95 each + s/h
5-9 Coins
$38.45 each + s/h
10-19 Coins $37.
95 each + s/h
20-40 Coins
$37.45 each + s/h
Note: $10 s/h (shipping and handling) for each purchase
For fastest service, call
toll-free 24 hours a day
1-888-201-7143
New York Mint 14101
Southcross Drive W.,Dept. ASE177-04
Burnsville, Minnesota 55337
www. NewYorkMint. Com
【文章大意】本文是一则广告。

广告从四个方面对2012 U. S. Mint Silver Eagles进行了介绍：收藏价值、购买价格、购买的紧迫性以及一些注意事项。

【篇章结构】
购买的紧迫性：价格可能会
【信息提取】
1. What is stressed in the ad?
A. The coin is of high quality and worth collecting.
B. The coin can be circulated as a currency.
C. Limited supplies guarantee a stable price of the coin.
D. Dema nd for the coin is bound to break records.
2. If you buy six 2012 U. S. Mint Silver Eagles by post, you should pay at least ____.
A. $230.7
B. $233.7
C. $240.7
D. $243.7
3. The ad strongly encourages people to purchase the silver coins by ____.
A. shopping online
B. making a phone call
C. lining up in front of the stores
D. writing to the company
【解析】
1.A。

细节判断题。

难度：较难。

通读全文，在收藏价值、购买价格、购买的紧迫性三个部分里面，都分别提到了银币极好的质量及极大的收藏价值。

Para.1. you can own these brilli ant uncirculated Silver Dollars（你可以拥有这些光彩熠熠的尚未流通的银币了）；Para.
2. New York Mint is the place to find the world's finest high-grade coins.（New York Mint是发现世界上质量最好最高档银币的场所）；Para.
3. Experts predict that 2012 Silver Eagles may break them all over again（专家预言：2012年Silver Eagles 可能会再次打破记录）。

因此，锁定答案A。

The coin is of high quality and worth collecting.（银币是高质量值得收藏的）。

2.C。

细节判断题。

难度：较易。

根据选项，定位第四段。

根据：5-9 Coins $38.45 each + s/h（购买5—9个，每个$38.45，再加上运输费以及人员搬运费）以及$10 s/h (shipping and handling) for each purchase（每件商品运输费及搬运费$10），得出答案。

3.B。

判断推理题。

难度：中等。

根据题干关键词by(通过……方式)定位广告的第四部分。

在第四部分，作者提及到的唯有拨打24小时免费电话，因此选项B。

making a phone call （打电话）为正确答案。

【词汇扩充】
1.Value n.价值，价格；意义，涵义；重要性；（邮票的）面值
vt.评价；重视，看重；估价，给…定价
The main criterion is value for money.
主要的标准是钱要用得划算。

The shares have halved in value .
股价已经跌了一半。

The witness's descriptions were too imprecise to be of any real value.
证人的描述太不明确，没有任何实际价值。

The information he provided was of inestimable value .
他提供的信息价值难以估量。

the intrinsic value of education
教育的固有价值
2. price n.价格，价钱；代价；价值；赏金
vt.标价；定价；问…的价格；给…定价
The company offers scuba-diving as an add-on to the basic hol iday price.
这家公司提供带水肺潜水活动，不包括在基本度假费用以内。

Copies of the CD can be purchased at cost price.
这光盘可按成本价购买。

The price is given in dollars or euros.
价格用美元或欧元标出。

I left him in the market haggling over the price of a shirt.
我扔下他自己在市场上就一件衬衫讨价还价。

What's the price of the hardback?
精装本多少钱？
3. household n.家庭，户；（集合词）全家人， adj.家庭的，家内的
Leaflets have been delivered to every house hold.
传单已发送到每家每户。

She became a household name in the 1960s.
她在20世纪60年代成为家喻户晓的人物。

a sale of miscellaneous household items
各种生活用品大减价
Formerly most of our household utensils were made of brass.
以前我们家庭用的器皿多数是用黄铜做的。

I grew up as part of a large household.
我生长在一个大家庭。

4. change vt.改变，变更；交换，替换； vi.改变，转变； n.变化，改变；交换，交替；零钱，找头；代替物
What does she mean by 'change' in the last sentence?
最后一句话中的“change”是什么意思？
political groups agitating for social change
鼓吹社会变革的政治团体
University campuses are often the bellwether of change.
She was totally bewildered by his sudden change of mood.
他的情绪突变搞得她全然不知所措。

I see my role as being a catalyst for change.
我认为我的角色是促成变革。

【长难句分析】
1.That's why we're offering you this Brilliant Uncirculated 2012 U. S. Silver Eagle for as little as $37.45 (plUS s/h).
【分析】that’s why….那就是为什么。

why引导的表语从句。

2. Because the more people who know about this offer, the worse it
【分析】the more …the worse 比较级结构“越。

就越。

”
【语法点滴】
the+比较级，the+比较级，表示“越……越
The more we do for the people，happier we'll be
The more，the better. 多多益善。