E–book is short for electronic(电子) book. It is usually read on personal computers. Some
mobile phones can also be used to read e–books.
Earlier e–books were written for a certain group of
readers and were about only a few subjects. With the development of the
Internet, knowledge and answers to a lot of questions mainly come from e–books.
This is why the e–book business is increasing quickly.
E–books have many advantages. First, they save time.
We don’t need to go a bookstore to buy books. Besides, we can find the topic we
want to know about on the Internet, and then we can quickly get many e–books on
similar topics. Second, e–books save money. Some e–books cost us little money,
and there are millions of e–books on the Internet that we can get for free.
Third, more trees are saved because e–books don’t need to be printed on paper.
Fourth, e–books make reading more convenient. You can carry a whole library of
hundreds of books with you in a small computer or any e–book reader(阅读器), without worrying about their weight.
But e–books have certain disadvantages. They need a
personal computer or an e–book reader, and the information can be lost if its
file format(文件格式) is not supported(支持) or changed in the reader’s computer.
However, e–books provide us with a new way of reading.
That is good.
1.Why is the e–book business increasing quickly?
Because______________.
A.earlier e–books are about only a few subjects.
B.people don’t like to read any paper books any more.
C.the
development of the Internet makes e–books more
useful.
D.most e–books have been written for a certain group of
readers.
2.How many advantages do e–books have according to
this article?
A.Three. B.Four. C.Five D.Six
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to this
article?
A.All the e–books on the Internet cost lots of money.
B.E–books can’t be read on
mobile phones.
C.You can’t read e–books without
a personal computer.
D.E–books can make reading more convenient.
4.What is the disadvantage of the e–books?
A.You’ll lose the information if its file format is not
supported.
B.You can read
e–books any time.
C.You can buy
cheap e–books anywhere.
D.You can carry
hundreds of books in an e–book reader.
5.The writer mainly tells us _________.
A.the
information can be lost if its file format is changed.
B.you don’t need to buy paper books in a bookstore if you read e–books.
C.the
development of e–books can help save the environment.
D.e–books affor(提供) us a new
good way of reading.