Question

    Almost none of us have the time to read everything we’d like to read. Yet we lose countless hours to daily activities that bring us little joy like taking buses and waiting in line. What if we could turn these little blocks of unoccupied time into precious and rewarding moments for learning and reflection?

Founded in 2012, iReader, a micro-learning app on mobile phones, brings the biggest ideas from best-selling books through 15-minute audio (音频) and text. So far, more than 3,000 books have been included, ranging from psychology and parenting to management and economics, with new titles added every day.

Reader is pioneering a new method of reading, with over 9 million users enjoying the benefits already. According to the Pew Research Center (PRC), the British read just 4 paper books a year and over 25% haven’t read a single paper book this year, but reading isn’t dying. There are now more ways for the British to read than ever before, due to the widespread use of e-books and audio books.

The books in iReader are rewritten to ensure it is easy to remember the main content. The way the content is edited has been specifically designed to ensure it is useful in practice. Besides, the content is rewritten with relevant examples in real life, which means users are more likely to remember and apply what is helpful to them.

Holger Seim, German co-founder of this app, declares, “iReader gives you the biggest ideas in the shortest possible time. It transforms great ideas into little packs you can listen to or read in just 15 minutes.”

1.What does the author suggest people do in the unoccupied time?

A. Read and think.

B. Write and share.

C. Avoid taking buses.

D. Bring joy to daily routines.

2.What can we infer from the PRC findings?

A. The British benefit a lot from reading.

B. Reading methods are more important than before.

C. Digital technology are taking the place of paper books.

D. New forms of books are changing the way the British read.

3.How does iReader make the content easy to remember?

A. By bringing fun to it.

B. By making it useful.

C. By using artistic designs.

D. By taking users as examples.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A. iReader Prevents Reading from Dying

B. iReader Unites Worldwide Book-lovers

C. iReader: The Best New App Creation

D. iReader: Big Ideas in Small Packages

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.D

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一种阅读方式：iReader。它开创了一种新的阅读方式，已经有超过900万的用户享受到了这种好处，同时也正改变着英国人的阅读方式。

1.细节理解题。第一段第一句Almost none of us have the time to read everything we’d like to read.（几乎没有人有时间读我们想读的所有东西。）最后一句What if we could turn these little blocks of unoccupied time into precious and rewarding moments for learning and reflection?可知作者认为我们应该把空闲的时间变成宝贵的、有价值的学习和反思的时间，即作者建议我们利用空闲时间来阅读和思考，故选A。

2.推理判断题。第三段最后一句There are now more ways for the British to read than ever before, due to the widespread use of e-books and audio books.可知由于电子书和有声书的广泛使用，英国人现在有了比以往更多的阅读方式。即从PRC的发现中我们能得知新的书籍形式正在改变英国人的阅读方式。故选D。

3.细节理解题。第四段第二句The way the content is edited has been specifically designed to ensure it is useful in practice.可知iReader通过使得目录有助于实践来让内容更容易记住，故选B。

4.主旨大意题。根据最后一段最后一句iReader gives you the biggest ideas in the shortest possible time. It transforms great ideas into little packs you can listen to or read in just 15 minutes.可知iReader能在最短的时间内给你最大的想法。它把伟大的想法转化成小包装，你可以在15分钟内听或读。再结合文章内容可知，文章主要是说明了iReader这种新的阅读方式是小包装里的大创意，故选D。