Net Library Is a library that lends out digital books.It treats a digital like a paperback copy.It charges libraries per book per copy and gives publishers a cut of the total income.

       From the consumer's point of view, this means that if more than, say, five people want the latest Danielle Steel romance novel, other people who request that book will get a message saying the title can't be found.

       It's a model many publishers seem to have embraced.More than 350 gave the company rights to hand out their digital works and McGraw-Hill Corporation and Houghton Mifflin Corporation have put money in the company.The California public libraries and about 1,800 others across the US are trying out the Net Library service.

       Some librarians criticize the New Library model.Stanford University librarian Michael Keller argues that the company is creating an unnatural fear of digital woks; which is contrary to the ideas of the Internet.

       Keller and some other librarians argue for the e-book vision set forth by E-Brary.E-Brary is starting a service mat lets us users read books for free.

       But it will charge about 25 cents a page when a person tries to print out material or copy and paste it into a different file or tries to download copy onto a computer.

       Christopher Warnock, chief executive of E-Brary, believes most consumers won't want to buy entire books, only the parts that interest them.

       "There's not really a lot of good m owning an electronic file and having to store it and manage it.It doesn't make sense." he said.

1.How do publishers get money from the Net Library?

       A.They get money from selling their books to the Net Library.

       B.They share the money with the Net Library.

       C.They get money by cutting the cost of the books.

       D.They get the money from the readers.

2.The underlined word "embraced" in the 3rd paragraph means _    ___.

       A.taken something willingly                 B.held something tightly

       C.disliked something badly                   D.tried out something hard

3.From the 2nd paragraph we can see consumers       .

      A.don’t care if they are charged money

      B.enjoy the service of the Net Library

      C.don’t like other people borrowing books

      D.complain about the limited number of the new books

4.What does the last paragraph mean?

      A.Net Library is not a good way for the consumers.

      B.There is no need for consumers to have a whole book.

      C.E-Brary is not a good library for the consumers.

      D.It’s reasonable to charge the consumers money for copying some pages.

 

阅读下列应用文及相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息。请将对应题号的相应选项字母写在答案卷上。

A、The Travel Pavilion. Explore places you have never been to before, and experience different way of life. Visit the Amazon jungle village, the Turkish market, the Tai floating market, the Berber mountain house and others. Talk to the people there who will tell you about their lives and things they make. You can try making a carpet, making nets, fishing…

B、The Future Tower. This exhibition shows how progress will touch our lives. It allow us to look into the future and explore the cities of the next century and the way we’ll be living then. Spend some times in our spaces station and climb into our simulator for the Journey to Mars.

C、The Nature Park. In the Safari Park you can drive among African animals in one of our Range Cruisers:see lions , giraffes, elephants in the wild. Move on to the Monkey Park to watch the monkeys. And then there is still the Aviary to see.

D、The Pyramid. This is the centre of Adventureland. Run out of film, need some postcards and stamps?For all these things and many more, visit our underground shopping centre. Come here for information and ideas too.

E、 The Ancient Village. In the village you will find people live in a simple life just as the ancient people did. They wore ancient clothes and were selling the old goods and food. You can even watch an old dance performed by some actors and actresses.

F、 The Underwater World. Here you will find a variety of fish and even some kind of sharks. You will think you are in the water but of course this is not true. If you are interested in fish I suggest that you pay a visit to it.

请阅读以下个人信息,然后匹配他/她的最佳选项:

Michael: I am interested in science and I hope very much to know what our life will be like in the days to come.

Harry: After visiting the Adventureland I want to buy my friends and parents some souvenirs.

Maria: I am Nostalgia and I often recall the past days. I think people used to live more happily than us.

Dick: I am tired of the unchanged and dull life now and what I look forward to is a completely new life.

Alice: I read a lot about the whales but I haven’t seen them for myself. I hope this dream can come true.

Adventureland

1. Michael            A. The Travel Pavilion

2.Harry               B. The Future Tower

3. Maria              C. The Nature Park

4.Dick                D. The Pyramid

5.Alice                E. The Ancient Village

F. The Underwater World

 

信息匹配(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)。

下面是一篇应用文及其应用场合的信息,请阅读下列应用文和相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息。(答案写在答题卡上)

首先请阅读下列应用文:

HOW TO BOOK (预定)

Booking tickets for an important play on September 8.

A  By Telephone

For credit card (信用卡) bookings. Calls are answered.

Box office (售票处) 

01789-95623 9a.m.-8p.m.(Mon.-Sat.)

0541-541051 (24 hours, 7 days, no booking charge)

B  By Fax

For credit card bookings. Please allow at least 48 hours for reply, if required.

Box office 01789-261974 or 01862-387765

C  By Post

   Please enclose(附上) a cheque (支票) details together with 50p to the total amount (总额) to cover postage. Please send to the Box Office, RST, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV376BB.

  Booking opens for all the plays.

D In Person

   Box office

   RST hall, 9:30a.m.-8p.m.(Mon.-Sat.)

   9:30a.m.-6p.m.when theatres are closed (Sun.)

E  Overseas Booking

   The easiest method of payment is by credit card.

   CREDIT CARDS

  We accept Visa, Master Card, American Express and Diners Club. Please give the card number, name and address of the card holder.

F  By E-mail

Please visit the website http://www.bigcitytheatre.com and you will get the ticket in no time. Book the ticket online through the online payment system. 10p would be charged for each ticket.

请阅读以下购票者的信息,为他们匹配最合适的购票方式。

1.Mr. Wallet is a retired man and has lots of free time. Watching plays is one of his favorites. The theatre is not far from his home.

2. Mrs. Bright is a business woman. There is a fax machine in her office but she wants to get the ticket as soon as possible. She doesn’t want to pay extra money for the ticket.

3.Anna is a college student. At the beginning of this term, she is busy in all kinds of things. Thus, she can not afford to go to the theatre to book the ticket by herself. And she has no credit card at hand right now.

4. Shelly studies in Beijing University now. She will fly back to her country this weekend, before which she must book the ticket for the play.

5.Mr. William works in a company as a computer programmer and has an easy access (机会) to the Internet. He wants to get the ticket as soon as possible.

 

In the last few years the Internet has become a widespread phenomenon(现象) around the world. People have started to use the computers just like they used to watch TV. Whenever we get hungry, we simply order a pizza through the Internet and while we are waiting for the food, we can send an important business e-mail concerning some sales for tomorrow. It is, in fact, very comfortable to just simply sit down and have a chat with somebody from South Africa about fishing and get some important advice. Sometimes when you are sad and are feeling lonely, if you go on the Internet, you can find good entertainment that will keep you busy.

To make a long story short, we just don’t have the time to communicate with people in person anymore. Besides, there is so much information easy to get on the Internet that when we start surfing, we find it hard for us to get away from the computer. There are a lot of people who are addicted(沉溺于) to TV and watch it 5 to 7 hours a day, while recently addiction to the Internet has become a very serious problem. You might think that these kinds of things could never happen to you, but it is not really true. To prevent yourself from getting addicted, the most important thing is to make sure that you are not spending too much time in front of the screen. Although it might seem to be easy to pull yourself away from the Web, it is simply not the case. You might have to make an effort to place some limits(限制) on yourself.

1.The first paragraph of the text mainly tells us that       .

A.it is nice to have a Net friend from South Africa

B.the Internet can help us to do business

C.some people prefer surfing the Internet to watching TV

D.the Internet can make our life more convenient

2.To avoid getting addicted to the Internet, we should     .

A.watch TV more hours a day instead

B.limit our time in front of the screen

C.communicate with people face to face

D.entertain ourselves in other ways

3.From the passage, we can infer that the writer        .

A.has once been addicted to the Net

B.is completely against surfing the Net

C.knows how to surf the Net efficiently

D.thinks the Net brings bads and goods

4.The text is most probably taken from       .

A.a health book

B.a geography magazine

C.a life magazine

D.a computer technology book

 

阅读下列材料,从所给的六个选项(A、B、C、D、E和F)中,选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项,并在答题卡上写上答案。选项中有一项为多余选项。

The people below are all looking for a hotel in Scotland for their holidays. After the description of these people, there is information about six Scotland hotels A-F. Decide which hotel would be most suitable for the people mentioned in questions 1-5 and then mark the correct letter(A-F) on your answer sheet. There is one extra paragraph about one hotel which you don’t need to use.

________1.Two women friends who want to do several all-day hikes in the mountains during the spring. They like a place with traditional decorations and wonderful views

 ______2.A woman with two children aged six and ten, who will spend July in Scotland. The children are interested in animals and plants and the mother enjoys fashions.

 ________3.A handicapped lawyer who must use a wheelchair but drives her own car. She enjoys concerts, museums, fine architecture and swimming. She will spend the first two weeks of October in Scotland.

__________4.A writer, a teacher and their one-year-old daughter. They want to be in a quiet place during August. They enjoy good food, and like to take long walks(the baby rides in a back-pack).

_________5.An old couple, aged 65 and 68. They love mountain scenery and still take easy walks by the lakeside when they can. They hope to enjoy fresh air and some relaxing activities.

A.Edinburgh. Post House

A popular base for visitors to Edinburgh, this fine hotel stands next to the zoological Gardens within easy reach of the many famous sights, shops and entertainments of one of Europe’s most elegant capitals.

B.Gatehouse of Fleet. Cally Hotel

    This impressive hotel, well-known for its good Scottish cooking, is an ideal choice for a relaxing family holiday. Set in 100 acres of private grounds, the Cally, a former stately home, has something for everyone including its own fishing lake, outdoor heated swimming pool, green lawn, tennis court, children’s playground and sauna baths.

C.Glenborrodale. Glenborrodale Castle Hotel

    There can be few better places for a refreshing holiday than this picturesque hotel set in its own 120 acres of beautiful countryside by charming Lake Sunart on the Ardnamurchan Peninsular(半岛). Boating and fishing are both available here.

D.Inverness. Royal Hotel!   

A unique feature(特点) of the Royal is its fine collection of antique(made in earlier times) furniture, china and glass. This friendly comfortable hotel, a favourite meeting place for the townspeople, is an excellent base for getting to know the Highlands-Lake Ness, Great Gien and Culloden Moor are all within easy reach.

E.Peebles. Tontine Hotel

    The Tontine had a fascinating beginning-it was built in 1808. This homely hotel has been extended to make it a really comfortable base for exploring the Tweed Valley and the attractive Lowland country.

F.North Berwick. Marine Hotel

 Fine hotel overlooks the famous West Links golf course and is close to several sandy beaches. The Marine has its own open-air swimming pool as well as tennis courts, squash courts and saunas. Edinburgh, well-known for its art festivals, is only some 24 miles away.

 

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