题目内容
阅读下面短文并回答问题,然后将答案写到相应的位置上(请注意问题后的字数要求)。
[1]An e-book is a book in an electronic format.It is downloaded to a computer, PC, Mac, PDA or any other kind of computer, and is read on the screen.It can have numbered pages, table of contents, pictures and graphs, exactly like a printed book.Here are some advantages of e-books.
[2]One advantage of the e-book format is the widespread availability of free books with expired(到期的)copyrights.The complete works of authors like Mark Twain, William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle and Jane Austen are freely available for downloads online.
[3]Shifting(转换)to using e-books instead of regular books can save amounts of space.Replacing old physical books with electronic versions(版本)allows you to throw out old bookcases and simplifies moving.Even if you don't have any regular book in your house, you still can go through your own books and enjoy reading.
[4]Many people like to mark up their regular books to help them remember key passages or to record their thoughts as they read.Modern e-books allow you to do ________ thing, electronically underlining and recording notes.You may also search the complete text of the book for special words and phrases.
[5]E-books can be downloaded instantly, with no need to go to the store or wait for a book to arrive in the mail.The files (文件) that contain e-books are very small as well, meaning that they take very little time to download.E-books readers can download books directly to the unit without requiring an external Internet connection
[6]Most e-books are sold for $10 or less.It is much lower than the retail(零售)price from most retailers.Textbooks are for sale as e-books from many publishers at half price or lower.Even brand-new bestsellers are available as e-books at lower prices.
1.What is the main idea of the text?(no more than 5 words)
2.Complete the following statement with proper words to make it closest in meaning to the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5.(no more than 5 words)
________ is used to download e-books thanks to the files which contain e-books.
3.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words.(no more than 5 words)
4.List the advantages of e-books according to Paragraphs 2-3.(no more than 10 words)
5.What does the word “It”(Line 1, Paragraph 6)probably refer to?(no more than 6 words)
解析:
1.The advantages of e-books
2.Very little time
3.the same
4.①the widespread availability of free books
②saving(amounts of)space
5.The price of most e-books