Guo Liqin, 24, works as a primary school teacher in a distant area in Yunnan Province. The Internet offers him the latest news and entertainment from the outside world. And many people like him also depends on the online libraries for the free literature(文学) reading.
A survey in China last year found the online literature is the biggest growth area of Internet entertainment.
Reading for free is also popular in other countries. See what solutions other countries are taking.
Public Libraries
In countries such as Germany, Canada, and the UK, governments pay the authors to have their books in public libraries.
The pay is different from country to country. Some pay according to how many times a book has been borrowed; others pay according to whether the library has bought the book or not.
Google Books
Google Books allow users to see some free parts before buying them.
The author can choose to make from 20% to 100% of the book’s content(内容) for free reading . But you can see a full view of books that are out of copyright(版权).
E-magazines
E-magazines are usually about pop culture, and make money through advertisements. The writers are usually paid by the numbers of words they write.
Digital Library
There are many free online libraries of books which are no longer in copyright.
American and European websites offer classic(古典的) literature and non-fiction texts like dictionaries for download in different languages.
【小题1】Guo Liqin depends on          for free reading.

假如你叫李乐乐,家住中国杭州。请你根据所给提示，给你在澳大利亚的笔友Larry写一封信，介绍一下你暑假的情况，并欢迎他来杭州玩。可适当发挥。要求：70词左右。

1.学校情况：所在学校、班级(华兴中学、808班)；最喜欢的学科…

2.生活情况：家庭人数(3人)；家在动物园附近，暑假和家人去了海南三亚度假,打了沙滩排球，拍了照片，玩得很开心。

3.天气情况：所在城市的夏天的天气…

Dear Larry,

How are you?

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Yours

Li Lele

钢琴家朗朗是世界古典音乐新一代领军人物，被誉为“当今世界最年轻的钢琴大师”.

Lang Lang, called “Chinese Mozart”, one of the best-known Chinese pianists in the world, was born in Shenyang in 1982. He began to take piano lessons at the age of three. He played the piano at least 20 hours a week at that time. At the age of five, he won the Shenyang Piano Competition. Four years later, his father took him to Beijing to study at the Beijing Central Music Conservatory(中央音乐学院). When he was 11, he won the first prize at the Fourth International Young Pianists Competition in Germany. In 1996, he went to the United States to study music. Soon he became famous all over the US, and then around the world.

The road to success has never been easy. Lang Lang’s father even stopped his job in his police office. For over ten years, he followed Lang Lang everywhere he went, not only as a father, but also as a manager, tutor and friend, while his mother stayed in Shenyang to make money. In spite of(尽管) giving on average over 150 performances around the world every year now, he still finds time to practice and learn new works. Lang Lang considers himself lucky and believes he should give something back. He has helped the children in poor areas a lot.

1.How old was Lang Lang when he went to Beijing to study?

A．He was three.      B．He was five.        C．He was nine.       D．He was eleven.

2.Why did Lang Lang’s father take him to Beijing?

A．They went on vacation to Beijing.

B．Their family needed money at that time.

C．Lang Lang wanted to take part in the Piano Competition.

D．Lang Lang went there to study at a famous music conservatory.

3.Where was the fourth International Youth Piano Competition held?

A．In Germany.        B．In the United States.  C．In Japan           D．In China.

4.Which is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A．Lang Lang went to the United States to study music at the age of 14.

B．Lang Lang’s father had to stay in Shenyang to make money.

C．Lang Lang’s parents have done a lot for him to be a famous pianist.

D．Lang Lang is called “Chinese Mozart” because he plays the piano very well.

5. What can we learn from this passage?

A．It’s not very difficult to be a pianist.

B．A pianist is always popular in the world.

C．You have to practice and learn much to be successful.

D．Pianists never hate playing the piano because it’s interesting.