Question

Last year college students in America spent an estimated $700 on textbooks on average. The National Association of College Stores reported more than five billion dollars in sales of textbooks and course materials.

The association spokesman Charles Schmidt says electronic textbooks now just make up 2%～3% of sales. But he says that is expected to reach 10%～15% by 2012.

Online versions(版本) are now available for many of the most popular college textbooks. An e­textbook can cost half the price of a new print textbook. But students usually lose access to them after the end of the term. And the books cannot be placed on more than one device(设备)，so they are not easy to share.

So what do students think of e­textbooks？Administrators at Northwest Missouri State University wanted to find it out. Earlier this year they tested them with 500 students in 20 classes.

The university is unusual. It provides laptop computers for all 7,000 of its full­time students. It does not require students to buy their textbooks either. They rent them to save money. The school aims to save even more by moving to e­textbooks.

The students in the survey reported that downloading the books from the Internet was easy. They liked the idea of carrying lighter backpacks. And 56% said they were better able to find information.

But most found that using e­textbooks did not change their study habits. And 60% felt they read more when they were reading on paper. In all，almost half the students said they still liked physical textbooks better.

But the survey found that cost could be a big influence.55% said they would choose e­textbooks if using them meant their textbook rental fee would not increase.

Roger Von Holzen heads the Center for Information Technology in Education at Northwest Missouri State University. He tells us that administrators are disappointed with the e­textbooks now available because the majority are not interactive(交互式的)．

He thinks growth will come when more digital books include video，activities，games and other ways to interact with the information. The technology is improving. But for now，most of the books are just words on a screen.

1.E­textbooks are not better than paper books in that________.

A．they cost more money

B．they’re difficult to carry

C．they’re not convenient to share

D．they can’t be downloaded from the Internet

2.How many surveyed students think paper books make better reading?

A．60%.   B．56%.                    C．55%.             D．50%.

3.It can be inferred from the text that in the future________.

A．digital books will be more popular    

B．the digital books available need improvement

C．free digital books are available online     

D．digital books will replace print textbooks

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了一所大学里进行的关于电子书的尝试，分析了电子书的优点和缺点。告诉我们现在的电子书还不成熟，有 很多的提高的余地。

1.C 细节题。根据文章第三段最后一句But students usually lose access to them after the end of the term. And the books cannot be placed on more than one device(设备)，so they are not easy to share.可知现在的电子书无法与别人分享，存在着很大的缺陷。故C正确。

2.A 细节题。根据文章第七段And 60% felt they read more when they were reading on paper. In all，almost half the students said they still liked physical textbooks better.可知百分之60的人仍然喜欢原来的书。故A正确。

3.B 推理题。根据文章最后两段He tells us that administrators are disappointed with the e­textbooks now available because the majority are not interactive(交互式的)．和He thinks growth will come when more digital books include video，activities，games and other ways to interact with the information. The technology is improving. But for now，most of the books are just words on a screen.可知现在的电子书有很大的缺陷，需要很大的改善和提高。故B正确。

考点：考察社会知识类短文