【題目】 I'm not a fast reader and I don't read as much as many other people, but reading is something I enjoy. It opens new worlds to me.

Recently I found Kobo, an online book store that allows me to buy e-books and read them on a device(設(shè)備) of my choice. I'm a girl living in Indonesia, where e-books are not available and I had to buy physical books (有形圖書) from Amazon in the past. There are two problems with it:

Shipping cost. Since I live far away from the United States, it costs a lot to Ship a book.

Shipping costs almost as much as the book itself.

Shipping time. It takes about three weeks for the books to arrive through postal mail.

Now with Kobo, I can eliminate those two problems. Not only does it cost less time and money to get the books, but also I prefer to read e-books this way than reading physical books. Here are three reasons why:

●I can easily bring the books everywhere. Since all the books are in my iPod touch, I can simply put the device into my pocket and bring it everywhere I go.

●The size is smaller. The size of the iPod Touch is smaller than a physical book. This makes reading more convenient(方便) for me,

●I can read in any position I want. The iPod has a light source, so I can read when I am in darkness. This means that I can read in practically any position and condition.

One more advantage I haven't mentioned is space. Physical books take space, but e-books don't.

【1】According to the article, Amazon is .

A.the name of a physical bookB.an online book store for physical books

C.the name of an e-bookD.an online book store in Indonesia

【2】The word "eliminate" most probably means " ".

A.causeB.noticeC.meetD.solve

【3】What are the problems with buying books from Amazon?

A.The books are very heavy.B.The writer has to go there by ship.

C.It costs more money and time.D.The books are very expensive.

【4】Which of the following is one of the reasons why the writer likes e-books?

A.E-books can be read almost anywhere.B.E-books are very fashionable.

C.E-books open new worlds to her.D.E-books help her read faster.

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

短文的作者喜歡讀書，他通過自己的經(jīng)歷介紹了購買實(shí)體書籍的兩個(gè)缺點(diǎn)和網(wǎng)上書店的多個(gè)優(yōu)點(diǎn)。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)I had to buy physical books (有形圖書) from Amazon in the past./ Since I live far away from the United States,及It takes about three weeks for the books to arrive through postal mail.可知Amazon是美國網(wǎng)上購買實(shí)體書籍的書店，故選B。

【2】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)上文提出的購買實(shí)體書籍的兩個(gè)問題及后文Not only does it cost less time and money to get the books,可知有了Kobo，作者解決了這兩個(gè)問題，故選D。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題干“從亞馬遜買書的問題是什么？”。根據(jù)Shipping cost. Since I live far away from the United States, it costs a lot to Ship a book. Shipping costs almost as much as the book itself. Shipping time. It takes about three weeks for the books to arrive through postal mail.可知主要是運(yùn)費(fèi)高和運(yùn)輸時(shí)間長，故選C。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)作者選擇電子書籍的原因：I can easily bring the books everywhere./ The size is smaller./I can read in any position I want. /One more advantage I haven't mentioned is space.結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，故選A。

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