Question

C

A crisis is on the way．Global warming? The world economy? No，the decline of reading．People are just not doing it anymore，especially the young．Who’s responsible? What is responsible? The Internet，of course，and everything that comes with it—Facebook，Twitter，etc..

There’s been a warning about the coming death of literate civilization for a long time．In the 20th century，first it was the movies，then radio，then television that seemed to end the written world．None did．Reading survived；in fact it not only survived，it has developed better．The world is more literate than ever before — there are more and more readers．and more and more books．

The fact that we often get our reading material online today is not something we should worry over．The electronic and digital revolution of the last two decades has arguably shown the way forward for reading and for writing．Interconnectivity allows for the possibility of a reading experience that was barely imaginable before．Where traditional books had to make do with photographs and illustrations，an e-book can provide readers with an unlimited number of links：to texts，pictures，and videos．

On the other hand，there is the danger of trivialization(碎片化)．One Twitter group is offering its followers single-sentence-long“digests”of the great novels．War and Peace in a sentence? You must be joking．We should fear the fragmentation(碎片)of reading．There is the danger that the high-speed connectivity of the Internet will reduce our attention span—that we will be incapable of reading anything of length or which requires deep concentration．

In such a fast-changing world，in which reality seems to be remade each day，we need the ability to focus and understand what is happening to us．This has always been the function of literature and we should be careful not to let it disappear．Our society needs to be able to imagine the possibility of someone entirely in pace with modern technology but able to make sense of a dynamic，confusing world．

1.In Paragraph 2，we can learn           ．

A．the disappearance of traditional books

B．the development of human civilization

C．the historical challenges for reading

D．the birth of pioneering e-books

2.According to the passage，the advantage of e-books is          ．

A．1imited link

B．imaginative design

C．low cost

D．varied contents

3.How does the author feel towards single-sentence-long novels?

A．Doubtful           B．Worried

C．Shocked            D．Hopeful

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Technology is an opportunity and a challenge for traditional reading．

B．Technology pushes the way forward for reading and writing．

C．Interconnectivity is a feature of new reading experience．

D．Technology offers a greater variety of reading practice．

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】

1.细节理解题 根据第二段第二句In the 20th century，first it was the movies，then radio，then television that seemed to end the written world．在20世纪，先是电影，然后是收音机，再然后是电视机，似乎都会给书写领域带来灭顶之灾。主要讲的是阅读面临的挑战。

2.细节理解题 根据第三段最后一句an e-book can provide readers with an unlimited number of links： to texts，pictures，and videos．电子书籍可以为读者提供到文本，图片和视频的无数链接。可知，电子书可以提供给我们多变的内容，文本、图片、视频等。故选D。A 本身错误，应该是unlimited,BC没提到。

3.判断推理题 根据倒数第二段第一句On the other hand，there is the danger of trivialization(碎片化)．第四句We should fear the fragmentation(碎片)of reading.关键词danger, fear，可推出，作者对single-sentence-long novels这一现象是非常担忧的。

4.主旨大意题 文章主要讲述了科技的发展给阅读带来的利弊，机遇和挑战。