Question

Do you carry too much on the way to school or home ? Don’t worry. Try e-readers and say goodbye to your heavy schoolbags.

An e-readers has the memory space to hold hundreds of books . So people want to throw away heavy schoolbags and read with small,light e-readers. For example, Cushing  Academy , a high school in Massachusetts, USA, replaced most of the 200,000 books in its library last summer. Teachers students will use e-readers instead .

Most e-readers are thin and weigh less than 500 g. They can download an e-book in 60 seconds . “It’s so easy.You can have a lot of books right at your fingers!” said Meghan Chensusky, 16.

Chinese school children are also trying e-readers. At the Shanghai world Expo, an e-schoolbag was on show. It is a  special e-reader. Students can use it to download textbooks from the school servers. It can also send and receive homework.Some schools in Beijing and Shanghai have tried this e-schoolbag for a few years. “It’s  excellent. I don’t have to carry a heavy schoolbag anymore,” said Xiao QI, 15,Beijing.

1.How many books can an e-reader hold?

A. 100.

B. More than 100

C.200,000

2.Which is not the feature of the e-reader?

A. Small.         B. Light.               C. Thick

3. Which is NOT ture about  the e-readers?

A.They have the memory space.

B.They are just for reading.

C.They can send and receive homework.

4.Where are the e-readers used?

A.In the USA and the UK.

B.In Beijing and Shanghai.

C.In China and Japan

5.You can’t use the e-readers to ＿＿.

A.read books

B.watch TV

C.take photos

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文告诉我们：传统的书包太重，电子书阅读器和电子书包必将取代传统的书本和书包。一个电子书阅读器能容纳数百本书，电子书阅读器被用在北京和上海。

1.一个电子书阅读器能容纳多少本书？100多本。根据An e-readers has the memory space to hold hundreds of books . 故选B。

2.哪一个不是电子书阅读器的特征？厚的。根据So people want to throw away heavy schoolbags and read with small, light e-readers.可知选C。

3.关于电子书阅读器哪一个不是对的？它们仅用于阅读。根据It can also send and receive homework. 等，故选B。

4.电子书阅读器被用在哪里？北京和上海。根据Some schools in Beijing and Shanghai have tried this e-schoolbag for a few years. 可知，应该选B。

5.细节理解题。你不能用电子书阅读器拍照。通读全文没有提到电子阅读器拍照的功能，故选C。

考点：科技类短文阅读。