It’s a natural phenomenon. The minute you think you want to buy something new, you go online to read reviews about it. Not only is this done with shopping, it’s also done for movies to see , restaurants to go to and almost everything that is worth having an opinion on. The concept of writing down a review for all to see is something that has caused the birth of reviews sites. These are sites where people post reviews on other people, services, businesses, products and more.
In some cases you have professionals do the review and in some other cases you will have the average person write it up. Review sites have a number of ways in which they can gain revenue for themselves in the form of advertising. In some cases, a business can pay his way through to a better listing spot. This does not mean that a positive review will be promoted where it is not warranted (擔(dān)保).
Review sites are largely a public forum and it is not necessary for people to reveal their identity. Since people are anonymous (匿名的) and sign up access is open to all, there are chances that reviews will be planted or will be negatively written simply to discredit a particular product or service.
There is a lot of criticism towards these websites since they do nothing to control the kind of entries made or the source of these entries. On the other hand, there are professional review sites. These people are accountable for each of their reviews. Any doubts you have will be addressed personally by the one writing the review. Such sites work on much better principles allowing for a fair opinion.
Considering they have a better reputation, they are aware of some the latest products that are released worldwide. This gives you a better chance of finding reviews of the latest product. While a review site will help you narrow down your choice, it by no means should influence your final decision. That is based entirely on the way you see fit.
小題1:Nowadays, before buying something, people usually ________.
A．a(chǎn)sk the opinion of othersB．surf famous review sites.
C．ignore topics of review sites.D．read reviews on the Internet.
小題2:The underlined word “revenue” in Paragraph 2 probably means”______”.
A．the announcement posted by sites
B．the income earned from sales or services
C．the freedom of writing reviews
D．the program made by advertisement companies
小題3:What do we know about the professional reviews sites?
A．The reviews on the sites are written mainly by professors.
B．Those who write the reviews on the sites are serious sometimes.
C．The reviewer addresses your doubt personally for you.
D．The reviewers on the sites are ready to write to you if you like.
小題4:This passage was written mainly to tell us________.
A．to make good use of review sites
B．to consult something with reviewers
C．not to make a decision before reading reviews
D．not to believe some review sites

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:A

試題分析：本文敘述了人們?cè)谙胭I一件新鮮東西時(shí)，往往現(xiàn)在網(wǎng)上查找一下對(duì)它的評(píng)論，這些評(píng)論都是匿名的，當(dāng)然網(wǎng)上也有一些專家的評(píng)論，他們是針對(duì)人們懷疑的東西或言論給出明確的答復(fù)，最后作者建議我們要充分利用好這些評(píng)論。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)you go online to read reviews about it看一下網(wǎng)上的評(píng)論，故選D。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)for themselves in the form of advertising他們通過廣告來為他們自己掙錢，故選B。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Any doubts you have will be addressed personally by the one writing the review. 你所懷疑的東西都有專業(yè)的人員解答，故選C。
小題4:寫作意圖題。根據(jù)This gives you a better chance of finding reviews of the latest product. While a review site will help you narrow down your choice, it by no means should influence your final decision. That is based entirely on the way you see fit.你要充分利用好的評(píng)論，故選A。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：閱讀理解題目中的作者意圖題目可以包括意圖、態(tài)度、目的題目， 在考試中出現(xiàn)的比率很大。不同的文章可能有不同的寫作意圖,但寫作意圖通常有以下三種：1）to entertain readers（娛樂讀者，讓人發(fā)笑） 2) to persuade readers（說服讀者接受某種觀點(diǎn)）3) to inform readers（告知讀者某些信息）
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A．Disappointed.B．Satisfied.C．Worried.D．Pleased.
小題3:Which of the following is TRUE about the old lady sitting next to the author?
A．She is too old to drive now.
B．She does not like to take trains.
C．Although she is old，she has a good memory.
D．Her daughters live far away from her home.
小題4:What is the best title for this passage?
A．Train ride－a cultural experienceB．A painful experience on the train
C．The history of AmtrakD．A wonderful lady

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