2．With time，everything changes．So do magazine covers．The following are three of the most popular magazines in the U．S．Let's take a look at how their covers have changed over the past centuries．
•Time
Time is best known for its red border（鑲邊）．The cover photos and designs are almost the same for ages--a photo of a famous person with bold（粗體）text to draw your attention．The cover continues to feature（以…為特色）America's icons year after year--from presidents to pop stars．
•National Geographic
Being around for more than a century，the design of National Geographic，especially of the cover，has gone through many changes．The magazine is perhaps best known for its amazing photography--yet it wasn't shaped until 1960s．It has also done a great job designing is famous yellow border．
•Seventeen．
The seventeen logo（標識）has stayed the same，but almost everything else about the design has changed．There was a time when the cover was simple．And then things just got more and more cluttered（雜亂）．The magazine cover's job is to sell the magazine--it has to stand out from the others．So the design starts to get louder and louder．But honestly，you might get a bit of a headache when you look at the seventeenth covers for too long．
56．What does the online world"icons"in this passage mean in Chinese？C
A．軼事
B．時政
C．偶像
57．Which of the following is NOT true about National Geographic？B
A．It has a history of more than a hundred years．
B．It had amazing photography in the 1950s．
C．It is famous for its yellow border．
58．According to the last paragraph，A may make a magazine sell well．
A．special covers
B．good writers
C．fantastic ads
59．The writer thinks the covers of Seventeen becameC．
A．comfortable
B．pleasant
C．cluttered
60．What could be the best title for this passage？B
A．The changes of magazine colors．
B．The change of magazine covers．
C．The change of magazine logos．
分析 文章大意：這是一篇日常文化類閱讀，主要介紹隨著時間的推移，一切都在改變，雜志封面也在變化．作者列舉了美國最受歡迎的三本雜志的封面在過去幾個世紀里發(fā)生的變化．包括時代周刊、美國國家地理雜志、十七歲雜志．
解答 56．答案：C．詞意猜測題．根據(jù)后面from presidents to pop stars從總統(tǒng)到流行歌星．可知，應該是"偶像"，選C．
57．答案：B．推理判斷題．根據(jù)第三段The magazine is perhaps best known for its amazing photography--yet it wasn't shaped until 1960s這本雜志也許以其驚人的攝影而聞名，但直到20世紀60年代才成形．可知，B選項"它在20世紀50年代有著驚人的攝影．"不正確．選B．
58．答案：A．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)最后一段The magazine cover's job is to sell the magazine雜志封面的任務是賣雜志．可知，應該是特殊的封面會讓雜志賣得更好，選A．
59．答案：C．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)最后一段第一行And then things just got more and more cluttered（雜亂）．然后東西變得越來越雜亂．可知，作者認為第十七雜志變得雜亂．選C．
60．答案：B．標題猜測題．根據(jù)第一段With time，everything changes．So do magazine covers．隨著時間的推移，一切都會改變，雜志封面也會發(fā)生變化．可知，短文主要介紹美國著名的三大雜志封面的變化，標題可以是"雜志封面的變化．"，選B．
點評 閱讀題型，要注重句子與句子之間、段落與段落之間邏輯關系以及對篇章的整體理解．根據(jù)所給問題選擇正確選項完成試題．
