How do you usually read? Smartphones and e-readers have become more common recently. Some people worry that the days of paper books will be gone. But recent surveys have shown that traditional books are still popular among reader. Research company Nielsen found that in the UK, sales of e-books are falling while sales of paper books are rising. Another survey of university students from the US, Japan and Germany also showed that 92 percent of them preferred paper books. So what’s behind the paper book comeback?
The most popular reason given was that paper books bring a very different reading experience. US students said that they liked the smell of paper books. Other students said that they get a sense of achievement when they finish reading a paper book.
Paper books can also be very personal objects to lovers of reading. Many people like to write down their names on the inside cover. If there’s stain(污点)from coffee or food, it’s all right. These accidents make the book even more personal. It’s as if readers of paper books make friends with them.
This “friendship” people develop with books isn’t just sentimental(情感的). Research has shown that readers remember more information reading from paper books than e-books. People also more easily end up with headaches or sore eyes while reading e-books.
It seems that paper books, which have been in production(生产) since the 15th century, still have an attraction. So why not pick up a book, start reading and become a full man?
1.The company Nielsen found sales of paper books are rising .
A.in the US B.in the UK C.in Japan D.in Germany
2.The most popular reason for people to choose paper books instead of e-books is that .
A.paper books bring a very different reading experience.
B.paper books can be much cheaper than e-books.
C.people will more easily have headaches or sore eyes while reading e-books.
D.people remember more information reading from paper books than e-books.
3.If we put the passage into three parts, which of the following is the best?
(① =Para 1;② =Para 2; ③=Para 3; ④=Para 4; ⑤=Para 5)
A.①;②③;④⑤ B.①②;③④⑤
C.①②③;④;⑤ D.①;②③④;⑤
4.The best title for this passage may be “ ”.
A.Paper Books Come Back B.Reading Makes a Full Man
C.A Hard Choice:Paper Books or E-books? D.A New Book, A New Friend
It can be painful to talk about China’s left-behind children. But the film The Taste of Rice Flower deals with the topic in a light and touching way.
The film came out on April 20. It is a mother-daughter story. Ye Nan is a woman of the Dai ethnic group(傣族). She returns to her home village in Yunnan after working in Shanghai for a few years. During her time away, her daughter has grown into a rebellious 13-year-old. The old film shows how Ye Nan and her daughter tries to reconnect.
_____________. In the beginning, the girl often hides herself inside a quilt, as she can’t get used to seeing her mother’s face again. And as a troublemaker, she often drives her mother crazy. She secretly plays computer games in the middle of the night, makes trouble in her classes at school and even steals money.
But the tension(紧张状态)between the two is not the film’s focus. It presents their daily lives in great detail and how their relationship changes over time. When the mother finds her daughter at an Internet bar, instead of beating her, she stays in the car outside for a whole night to wait for her daughter patiently. Gradually, they rebuild their love for each other.
As a review on paper.cn said, the film doesn’t offer solutions to the problem of left-behind children, but only presents what’s happening. It encourages people to feel, think and take action.
1.The film The Taste of Rice Flower is a story about .
A.a mother and a son B.a mother and a daughter
C.a father and a son D.a father and a daughter
2.The Chinese meaning of the underlined word “rebellious”is probably “ ”.
A.孝顺的 B.刻苦的 C.叛逆的 D.可怜的
3.Which of the following is the best to be put into the blank in paragraph 3?
A.The film has caught a lot of attention from the public.
B.Many people are deeply moved by this story.
C.However, it’s been several years since Ye Nan left home.
D.It’s clearly not easy for them to get along with each other.
4.When Ye Nan found the 13-year-old child in the Internet bar, Ye Nan .
A.beat her angrily B.shouted at her angrily
C.waited for her patiently D.talked with her patiently
TV Ears has helped thousands of people with hearing problems hear the television clealy without turning up the volume(音量)! Now, you can set your own headset(耳机)volume, while other TV listeners hear that the television at a volume that’s comfortable for them. You can even listen through the headset only and put the TV on mute(静音)if the situation needs a quiet environment, like when the baby is sleeping. Different from any other headset, TV Ears can cut down the outside noise so that the television dialogue is clear enough to understand.
Not surprisingly, people across the world are crazy about TV Ears!
Doctors Loves TV Ears! “My wife and I have used TV Ears almost daily for the past two years and find it really helpful in our enjoyment of television. As a retired(退休的)ear doctor, I heartily advise people with hearing problems to use TV Ears.” -Mike Walter, Canada
| Old couple Love TV Ears! “Now my husband can have the volume as loud as he needs and I can have the TV volume as I like. TV Ears is so comfortable that Kitajima forgets he has them on! He can once again hear and understand the dialogue.” -Nanako, Japan |
1.TV Ears can help you .
A.improve the volume of your TV B.listen to the TV more clearly
C.have a better sleep D.play a part in the TV
2.TV Ears is different from the other headsets because .
A.it can easily set TV on mute B.it’s much cheaper
C.it helps you easily choose what to watch D.it can cut down the outside noise
3.The writer tries to make more people trust TV Ears by .
A.showing the result of a research
B.explaining how it is made
C.introducing users’ good experience with it
D.comparing it with other similar products
4.The passage is probably a/an .
A.ad B.letter C.notice D.interview
Dragons(龙) are not real animals, but look like a combination(组合体)of many animals such as snakes, fish and deer. With fantastic powers, they fly in the sky or swim in the sea. They can make rain, too. The Chinese dragon is a symbol of power and good luck. The emperors of ancient China loved dragons. Their clothes were covered with pictures of dragons.
We are proud to call ourselves the “descendants of the dragon”. In Chinese culture, excellent and successful people are often called “dragons”. That’s why Chinese parents always want their children to be “dragons”.
There are also some traditional festivals about dragons in China, such Dragon Head-Raising Day and Dragon Boat Festival. We have different kinds of activities to celebrate them.
1.According to the passage, dragons can do all the following Except .
A.flying in the sky B.swimming in the sea
C.fighting with bad people D.making rain
2.In Chinese culture, dragon is seen as a symbol of .
A.good luck B.good wishes C.friendship D.money
3.Chinese people believe that “dragons” are usually people.
A.bad B.successful C.friendly D.laze
When news came that my daughter, Alice, was admitted(录取)to Oxford University, excitement rushed to me. She_______to make it to her dream school, which made me, a single mother, very proud but a little worried about being alone. I knew I had to do something in the summer_______she was away from home.
Alice had many colorful shirts that she would no longer wear. So I decided to make a quilt out of_________. That summer, she was always busy with her friends. Even when she was at home, her door was_________more than usual. This made me feel a bit hurt._________, we didn’t have much time together before she went to college.
When we arrived at the college, sadness buried me. Alice saw it in my face. She took out a beautiful book from her bag. “I made this for you, Mom.” She said. Then I knew_______she always stayed behind a closed door that summer. It was a book of photos recording the life of our family over the past 17 years.
I broke into tears. Some of it was sadness at_________to let her go, while some of it was joy. I knew that our relationship was stronger than I could_________imagine. We would always be connected by the love that went into every stitch(针脚)of her quilt and every___________in my book.
In Alice’s dormitory room I unfolded the quilt on her bed. She threw her arms__________me. “Mom, I love you,” she said. Her new friends were calling her outside. Alice turned, and I let her go.
1.A.wanted B.failed C.managed D.decided
2.A.before B.unless C.after D.since
3.A.it B.them C.her D.us
4.A.open B.broken C.cleaned D.shut
5.A.After all B.Of course C.In the end D.For example
6.A.that B.how C.why D.when
7.A.wishing B.having C.planning D.allowing
8.A.ever B.already C.never D.still
9.A.word B.photo C.smile D.sentence
10.A.across B.through C.over D.around
—Have you ever heard of Hongyadong?
—Of course. It is now that visitors around the country come to visit it every day.
A.such a famous place B.a such famous place
C.so a famous place D.so famous places
