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For many of us, printed books are satisfying in ways beyond the words they contain. Billions of printed books have been published, read and saved in the 600 years since movable type was invented, so why mess with a good things?

         Sony Electronics is doing just that, betting that readers will be won over by the convenience of readability of its new electronic book devices. Sony's reader, the PRS-505, can hold 160 books in its fixed memory, enough to line the shelves on a good-sized wall in the average American home. The $299 device is about the size of a paperback book, but a half-inch thick and weighs less than a pound.

The Sony book reader is revolutionary not only in its storage capacity. The font（字体） is highly readable and adjustable by size. Unlike laptop computers, you can put the Sony in your purse, read it in direct sunlight and even bookmark the pages. And you can connect it to your PC to download books.

Surprisingly, though the reader has liberated the book from paper, electronic books aren't always a bargain. For example, David Baldacci's "Stone Cold" download retails（零售） for $15.19 at the Sony site, while Amazon（卓越网） will deliver a hard copy to your mailbox for $16.19.

The Sony reader also lets you store and play or display music. So what's not to like about the Sony? Well, for many bibliophiles, a lot. Book lovers like to have, hold and keep their volumes, which don't need charging. You can write notes in the margins, and enjoy the ambience they provide on your book shelves.

The need for electronic reading devices is likely to grow as more people worried about the billions of tons of paper used for printed material. Many believe the time will come when devices like the Sony reader are as common as printed newspapers and magazines today.

 

1．What would be the best title for the passage?

         A. The age of the electronic book reader is coming

         B. Printed books are out of date

         C. The Sony reader meets many readers’ needs

         D. The revolution in book readers

2．According to the passage, the Sony book reader _________.

         A. is as light as a laptop computer                   

B. can hold more than 200 books

         C. is convenient to carry around                       

D. cannot be connected to a PC

3．What is the author’s point when he mentions “Stone Cold”?

         A. Amazon’s printed books are very cheap

         B. “Stone Cold” can be got from the Sony site and Amazon

         C. The Sony book reader is not very cheap to use

         D. The Sony book reader can benefit its buyers a lot

4．The underlined word “bibliophiles” in Paragraph 5 refers to “__________”.

         A. music lovers                                              B. book lovers

         C. electronic reading devices           D. Sony readers

5．According to the author, what’s the future for the electronic reading devices?

         A. They’ll replace printed newspapers and magazines

         B. They’ll still be more expensive than printed newspapers

         C. They’ll become a must in people’s daily life

         D. They’ll become more popular as time goes on

 

【答案】

 

 A

 C

 C

 B

 D

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　　When asked about happiness, we usually think of something extraordinary, an absolute delight, which seems to get rarer the older we get．

　　For kids, happiness has a magical quality．Their delight at winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved(毫不掩饰的)．

　　In the teenage years the concept of happiness changes．Suddenly it's conditional on such things as excitement, love and popularity．I can still recall the excitement of being invited to dance with the most attractive boy at the school party．

　　In adulthood the things that bring deep joy-love, marriage, birth-also bring responsibility and the risk of loss．For adults, happiness is complicated(复杂的)

　　My definition fo happiness is “the capacity for enjoyment”．The more we can enjoy what we have, the happier we are．It's easy to overlook the pleasure we get from the company of friends, the freedom to live where we please, and even goo health．

　　I experienced my little moments of pleasure yesterday．First I was overjoyed when I shut the last lunch-box and had the house to myself．Then I spent an uninterrupted morning writing, which I love．When the kids and my husband came home, I enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the day．

　　Psychologists tell us that to be happy we need a mix of enjoyable leisure time and satisfying work．I don't think that my grandmother, who raised 14 children, had much of either．She did have a network of close friends and family, and maybe this is what satisfied her．

　　We, however, with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area, have turned happiness into one more thing we’ve got to have．We’ve so self-conscious about our “right” to it that it's making us miserable．So we chase it and equal it with wealth and success, without noticing that the people who have those things aren't necessarily happier

　　Happiness isn't about what happens to us-it's about how we see what happens to us．It's the skillful way of finding a positive for every negative．It's not wishing for what we don't have, but enjoying what we do possess．

(1)

As people grow older, they

[　　]

A．

feel it harder to experience happiness

B．

associate their happiness less with others

C．

will take fewer risks in pursuing happiness

D．

tend to believe responsibility means happiness

(2)

What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 5 and 6?

[　　]

A．

She cares little about her own health

B．

She enjoys the freedom of traveling

C．

She is easily pleased by things in daily life

D．

She prefers getting pleasure from housework

(3)

What can b informed from Paragraph 7?

[　　]

A．

Psychologists think satisfying work is key to happiness

B．

Psychologists’opinion is well proved by Grandma’case

C．

Grandma often found time for social gatherings

D．

Grandma's happiness came from modest expectations of life

(4)

People who equal happiness with wealth and success

[　　]

A．

consider pressure something blocking their way

B．

stress then right to happiness too much

C．

are at a loss to make correct choices

D．

are more likely to be happy

(5)

What can be concluded from the passage?

[　　]

A．

Happiness lies between the positive and the negative

B．

Each man is the master of his own fate

C．

Success leads to happiness

D．

Happy is he who is content
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