Apple has entered the textbook market. The tech giant(科技巨人) introduced iBooks textbooks many weeks ago. They are digital books in many subjects taking in science, maths, history and geography. Apple says it offers a “new textbook experience” and suggests its interactive (互动的) iBooks textbooks are “the next chapter(篇章) in learning”.

It sounds like good news for pupils and students. Think of it. No more carrying heavy backpacks full of textbooks. Every textbook you need can be stored on your iPad.

No more having to buy expensive textbooks which you will only use for a year or two and then sell or give away. Instead of boring old textbooks which are quickly out of date you can have an interactive learning experience. You can play videos, draw 3D pictures when you do some math problems, listen to music, make notes and mark passages electronically. You can also share studying materials on social networking sites with your friends.

Of course there’s a catch. You need to own an iPad and as you know, it is not cheap. You also need to buy digital textbooks, mostly priced each at $14.99 (94.74 yuan) or more. And the rest, will Apple start a completely new way of learning? As they say, is history. That remains to be seen.

1.Where can we find this kind of passage?

A.In a music magazine B.In a story book C.In a newspaper D.In a diary

2.If we own iBooks, which of these statements is Not True?

A.We don’t have to carry heavy backpacks. B.We can store textbooks on iPad.

C.We still need to buy many expensive textbooks which we will only use for a year or two. D.We can have an interactive learning experience.

3.What can you do by using iBooks except_________.

A.listening to the songs B.reading and make notes

C.solving maths problems D.going shopping

4.What does the underlined sentence “Of course there’s a catch” mean in Paragraph 3 ?

A.Practice makes perfect B.It is never too old to learn

C.Every coin has two sides D.Gold will not buy anything

5.Which is the best title for this passage?

A.Experience Digital Textbooks B.Apple Enters New Market

C.Say Good-bye to Tradition D.A Different Way of Learning

Hello Sandy,

We have just returned from our holiday. We went with our friends Edward Smith and his wife Tina to the Yorkshire Moors. This is a beautiful place. It is a natural park. There are lots of places to walk on the tops of the hills, miles of grassland with no people, just sheep and birds.

Edward, who had just come out of hospital, could not walk as far as be used to. However this meant that we walked in the mornings, and then stopped at a cafe for lunch each day, before returning to the place we live. Edward and I slept in front of the fire all afternoon, while the ladies went for another walk. Very pleasant!

I have taken lots of photos from the place we live, across the valley(峡谷)below us, of the morning sunrise, and the mist in the valley. Also, in England, the old steam powered trains(蒸汽火车)are very popular. I have taken many photos of the train and from it.

Yesterday we had the first snow of this winter. It is very early (we usually expect snow in January). It rained all day, then snowed in the evening. Today we have bright sunshine!

Both Jenny and I are well I don’t know if I told you, in the last e-mail, that Jenny is now working in a hotel. Although she has to work hard, people there are nice and she is enjoying the work.

Please write to us to tell us your news.

Yours,

Victor

1.What kind of place is the Yorkshire Moors?

A.A hotel. B.A natural park. C.A hospital. D.A cafe.

2.When did the ladies take a walk?

A.Only in the morning. B.Only in the afternoon.

C.Both in the morning and in the afternoon. D.In the evening.

3.They had ______ snow this winter.

A.an early B.a late C.a usual D.a big

4.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A.The valley. B.Travel. C.The mist. D.The train.

5.What do we know from this passage?

A.This is the first time Victor wrote an e mall to Sandy.

B.Edward didn’t go traveling because he bad just come out of hospital.

C.Jenny’s new job in a hotel is an easy one.

D.People in England like the old steam powered trains very much.

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