2023年6月四六级阅读训练【阅读理解专项】21天

2023年6月四六级阅读训练

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学习计算机

Learninghowtcuseacomputerandlearninghowtoprogramone

aretwodistinctactivities.Acasemightbemadethatthecompetent

citizensoftomorrowshouldfreethemselvesfromtheirfearof

computers.Butthisisquitedifferentfromsayingthatalloughttoknow

howtoprogramone.Leavethattopeoplewhohavechosen

programmingasacareer.Whileprogrammingcanbelotsoffun,and

whileoursocietyneedssomepeoplewhoareexpertsatit,thesameis

trueofautorepairandviolin-making.Thereisnodenyingthat

studentsshouldlearnsomethingabouthowcomputerswork,justaswe

expectthematleasttounderstandthattheinternal-combustion

engine（内燃机）hassomethingtodowithburningfuel,expandinggases

andpistons（活塞）beingdriven.Forpeopleshouldhavesomebasicidea

ofhowthethingsthattheyusedowhattheydo.Further,students

mightbehelpedbyacoursethatconsidersthecomputer'simpacton

society.Butthatisnotwhatismeantbycomputerliteracy.For

computerliteracyisnotaformofliteracy（读写能力）；itisatradeskillthat

shouldnotbetaughtasaliberalart.

Learninghowtouseacomputerisnotthatdifficult,anditgets

easierallthetimeasprogramsbecomemore“user-friendly”.Letus

assumethatinthefutureeveryoneisgoingtohavetoknowhowtouse

acomputertobeacompetentcitizen.Whatdoesthephraselearningto

useacomputermean?Itsoundslike"learningtodriveacar",thatis,it

soundsasifthereissomesetofdefiniteskillsthat,once

acquired,enableonetouseacomputer.

Infact,"learningtouseacomputer"ismuchmorelike"learningto

playagame",butlearningtherulesofonegamemaynothelpyouplaya

secondgame,whoserulesmaynotbethesame.Thereisnosucha

thingasteachingsomeonehowtouseacomputer.Onecanonlyteach

peopletousethisorthatprogramandgenerallythatiseasily

accomplished.

练习题：

Choosecorrectanswerstothequestion:

1.Tobethecompetentcitizensoftomorrow,peopleshould.

A.trytolayasolidfoundationincomputerscience

B.beawareofhowthethingsthattheyusedowhattheydo

C.learntouseacomputerbyacquiringacertainsetofskills

D.understandthatprogrammingacomputerismoreessentialthan

repairingacar

2.Inthesecondparagraph"autorepair"andnviolin-makingare

mentionedtoshowthat________.

A.programmingacomputerisasinterestingasmakingaviolin

B.oursocietyneedsexpertsindifferentfields

C.violinmakingrequiresasmuchskillascomputerprogramming

D.peoplewhocanuseacomputerdon'tnecessarilyhavetoknow

computerprogramming

3.Learningtouseacomputerisgettingeasierallthetimebecause

A.programsarebecominglesscomplicated

B.programsaredesignedtobeconvenienttousers

C.programmingisbecomingeasierandeasier

D.programsarebecomingreadilyavailabletocomputerusers

4.Accordingtotheauthor,thephrase"learningtouseacomputer”

(Lines3,4,Para.3)meanslearning________.

A.asetofrulesB.thefundamentalsofcomputerscience

C.specificprogramsD.generalprinciplesofprogramming

5.Theauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassageis.

A.tostresstheimpactofthecomputeronsociety

B.toexplaintheconceptofcomputerliteracy

C.toillustratetherequirementsforbeingcompetentcitizensof

tomorrow

D.toemphasizethatcomputerprogrammingisaninterestingand

challengingjob

1.[C]推理判断题。第2段提到未来有能力的人应该从恐惧中解脱出来，第

3段则提到学习计算机则就像是“学开车”一样，只要掌握某套技能即可，故可知

有能力的人只需要通过掌握技能学习计算机即可，而不必学习编程，故C正确。

2.[D]词义理解题。在第2段中，作者强调一般人只需学会使用计算机，而

不必学会编程，最后指出这与“汽车修理"和"小提琴制作”一样，可见作者提到“汽

车修理"（类似一般人使用计算机）和"小提琴创作"（数似于电脑专业人员编程）还是

为了说明上文的观点，故D正确。

3.[B]事实细节题。第3段首句提到学习使用计算机越来越容易的原因是计

算机编程变得更user-friendly,B中的convenienttousers与此相符，故正确。

4.[q句意理解题。第4段指出教人学习使用计算机就是教人usethisor

thatprogram,故C与此相符。

5」B]主旨大意题，本文围绕学生应如何学习计算机，阐述计算机能力

（computerliteracy）的概念;它只是一种技能，故B正确。A、C、D均只是利用文

中的片言只语拼凑而成的干扰项，不足以概括文章大意。

课余生活

Onaverage,Americankidsages3to12spent29hoursaweekin

school,eighthoursmorethattheydidin1981.Theyalsodidmore

householdworkandparticipatedinmoreofsuchorganizedactivitiesas

soccerandballet（芭蕾舞）.Involvementinsports,inparticular,rose

almost50%from1981to1997:boysnowspendanaverageoffourhours

aweekplayingsports;girlsloghallthattime.Allinall,however,

children'sleisuretimedroppedfrom40%ofthedayin1981to25%

Childrenareaffectedbythesametimecrunch(危机)thataffects

theirparents,"saysSandraHofferth,whoheadedtherecentstudyof

children'stimetable.Achiefreason,shesays,isthatmoremothersare

workingoutsidethehome.(Nevertheless,childreninboth

double-incomeand"malebreadwinner"householdsspentcomparable

amountsoftimeinteractingwiththeirparents19hoursand22hours

respectively.Incontrast,childrenspentonly9hourswiththeirsingle

mothers.)

Allworkandnoplaycouldmakeforsomeverymessed-upkids.

“Playisthemostpowerfulwayachildexplorestheworldandlearns

abouthimself,"saysT.BerryBrazelton,professoratHarvardMedical

SchoolUnstructuredplayencouragesindependentthinkingandallows

theyoungtonegotiatetheirrelationshipswiththeirpeers,butkidsages

3to12spentonly12hoursaweekengagedinit.

Thechildrensampledspentaquarteroftheirrapidlydecreasing

“freetime"watchingtelevision.Butthat,believeitornot,wasoneof

thefindingsparentsmightregardasgoodnews.Ifthey'respendingless

timeinfrontoftheTVset,however,kidsaren'treplacingitwithreading.

Despiteeffortstogetkidsmoreinterestedinbooks,thechildrenspent

justoveranhouraweekreading.Letsfaceit,who'sgotthetime?

练习题：

Choosecorrectanswerstothequestion:

1.Bymentioning"thesametimecrunch”(Line1,Para.2)Sandra

Hofferthmeans_________.

A.childrenhavelittletimetoplaywiththeirparents

B.childrenarenottakengoodcareofbytheirworkingparents

C.bothparentsandchildrensufferfromlackofleisuretime

D.bothparentsandchildrenhavetroublemanagingtheirtime

2.Accordingtotheauthor,thereasongivenbySandraHofferthfor

thetimecrunchis_________.

A.quiteconvincing

B.partiallytrue

C.totallygroundless

D.ratherconfusing

3.Accordingtotheauthorachilddevelopsbetterif___.

A.hehasplentyoftimereadingandstudying

B.heislefttoplaywithhispeersinhisownway

C.hehasmoretimeparticipatinginschoolactivities

D.heisfreetointeractwithhisworkingparents

4.TheauthorisconcernedaboutthefactthatAmericankids

A.areengagedinmoreandmorestructuredactivities

B.areincreasinglyneglectedbytheirworkingmothers

C.arespendingmoreandmoretimewatchingTV

D.areinvolvedlessandlessinhouseholdwork

5.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.extracurricularactivitiespromotechildren'sintelligence

B.mostchildrenwillturntoreadingwithTVsetsswitchedoff

C.effortstogetkidsinterestedinreadinghavebeenfruitful

D.mostparentsbelievereadingtobebeneficialtochildren

1.[C]语义理解题。该短语所在句子的上文（第1段最后一句）表明"孩子的课

余时间比以前少了"，而本句指出父母和孩子都受timecrunch的影响，可见the

sametimecrunch是指空闲时间不够用，故C正确。

2.[B]观点态度题。第2段第2句中括号里的内容表明了作者的观点。转折

词Nevertheless说明作者的观点跟上文SandraHofferth的看法不完全一致,

而作者在下文举例中提到，单身母亲因为要上班，与孩子在起的时间只有9个小

时，确实少了很多，这与Hofferth所述一致，因此选B。

3.[B]事实细节题。第3段最后一句表明孩子自由玩乐能促使他们独立思考,

并使他们学会处理与同龄关系，其中unstructuredplay相当于B中的playin

hisownway,故B正确。

4.[A]观点态度题。文章一开头作者就说孩子们比1981年时上学的时间每

周多8小时，他们还做更多的家务，参加更多的有组织性的活动等等，而这些均是

造成孩子们空闲时间越来越少的原因，而孩子们空闲时间少也正是作者忧虑的问

题，故可推知本题选A。B是作者在第2段括号里反驳过的观点;C错在moreand

moretime,而且作者对孩子看电视也不完全反对;孩子们事实上要做更多家务，

故D错。

5.[D]推理判断题。文章最后一段倒数第2句说"尽管父母费尽心思培养孩子

的读书兴趣，可孩子们一周也只不过花一个多小时读书”。由此可见，父母认为读

书对孩子有好处，即D。A中的extracurricularactivities包含structuredand

unstructuredactivities,文中只说unstructuredactivities有助于培养孩子独

立思考以及与同龄人交往的能力，没有说structuredactivities对intelligence

有什么帮助;B与文章的倒数第3句不符;C与倒数第2句不符。

餐桌上的蜗牛

Peoplebecomequiteillogicalwhentheytrytodecidewhatcanbe

eatenandwhatcannotbeeaten.IfyoulivedintheMediterranean,for

instance,youwouldconsideroctopusagreatdelicacy.Youwouldnot

beabletounderstandwhysomepeoplefinditrepulsive.Ontheother

hand,yourstomachwouldturnattheideaoffryingpotatoesinanimal

fat--thenormallyacceptedpracticeinmanynortherncountries.The

sadtruthisthatmostofushavebeenbroughtuptoeatcertainfoods

andwesticktothemallourlives.

Nocreaturehasreceivedmorepraiseandabusethanthecommon

gardensnail.Cookedinwine,snailsareagreatluxuryinvariouspartsof

theworld.Therearecountlesspeoplewho,eversincetheirearlyyears,

havelearnedtoassociatesnailswithfood.Myfriend,Robert,livesina

countrywheresnailsaredespised.Ashisflatisinalargetown,hehas

nogardenofhisown.Foryearshehasbeenaskingmetocollectsnails

frommygardenandtakethemtohim.Theideaneverappealedtome

verymuch,butoneday,afterheavyshower,Ihappenedtobewalkingin

mygardenwhenInoticedahugenumberofsnailstakingastrollon

someofmyprizeplants.Actingonasuddenimpulse,Icollectedseveral

dozen,puttheminapaperbag,andtookthemtoRobert.Robertwas

delightedtoseemeandequallypleasedwithmylittlegift.Ileftthebag

inthehallandRobertandIwentintothelivingroomwherewetalked

foracoupleofhours.IhadforgottenallaboutthesnailswhenRobert

suddenlysaidthatImuststaytodinner.Snailswould,ofcourse,bethe

maindish.IdidnotfancytheideaandIreluctantlyfollowedRobertout

oftheroom.Toourdismay,wesawthatthereweresnailseverywhere:

theyhadescapedfromthepaperbagandhadtakencomplete

possessionofthehall!Ihaveneverbeenabletolookatasnailsince

then.

练习题：

Choosecorrectanswerstothequestion:

1.Theunderlinedword"repulsive°inParagraph1mostprobably

means.

A.disgustingB.pleasantC.acceptableD.delicious

2.WecaninferfromParagraph3thatwhencollectingthesnails,the

author.

A.wasgladthathecouldsharethemwithhisfriend

B.wasangrybecausetheymightdamagehisbelovedplants

C.wasexcitedaboutbeingabletogivehisfriendasurprise

D.wasdepressedbecauseitwashardtocatchthemall

3.Theauthorfindsthatsnails.

A.areasdeliciousasoctopus

B.aredislikedinhishometown

C.arethemostcontroversialfood

D.areaspopularasfriedpotatoes

4.Thebesttitleforthepassagemightbe""?

A.OneMan'sMeatisAnotherMan'sPoison

B.FoodsandCultures

C.SnailandOctopus

D.PeopleAreIllogicalinFrontofDelicacies

5.Asindicatedinthepassage,peoplelovedifferentfoodsmainly

because____

A.theyliveindifferentplaces.

B.theylearntoeatcertainfoodsintheirfamilies

C.theyhavedifferentunderstandingofdelicacy

D.theyaretooillogicaltoexplain

1.[A]词义推断题。解答本题的关健首先要理解repulsive前面的it是指上

一句的octopus,由Ontheotherhand可知第2句和第3句描述的是人，门对

章鱼作为食物的两种柜反的反应，而与agreatdelicacy相反的是A,故A为正

确答案。

2.[B]推理判断题.在第2段中查找到作者有一天在阵雨后散步发现蜗牛爬

在他那些prizeplants上面，所以才突然有了去扒蜗牛的冲动。理解prize在此

意为“一流的，珍视的"，便可知作者当时很生气，由此可确定答案为B。

3.。事实细节遢。本题考查复合句的理解。第2段第1句“No

creature...more...thansnails"表达的是最高级概念,即：Snailshavereceived

mostpraiseandabuse由此可知，蜗牛是最具争议性的食物，因此C就是该句

的近义替换。作者没有把蜗牛与章鱼或炸土豆作比较，因此A和D不对;文中提

到在朋友的居住地,蜗牛是没人瞧得上的，但没有提到在作者的家乡是否受欢迎，

因此B也不对。

4.[A]主旨大意题。文章第1句话其实是全文的主题句，说明人们对于选择

吃什么、不吃什么是没有什么章法的，暗示了人们在饮食方面有大相径庭的喜好，

接着用了数个具体例子说明，并着重以蜗牛为例，阐明这种差异。英语习语"One

manxsmeatisanotherman'spoison"形象地表达了这一观点。本题最具干扰

性的是B,文章在第1段谈到饮食有差异，这涉及到了culture,但作者并没花太

多笔骂苗述各国不同的文化，因此，culture并非本文的中心。另外，D的表达

与文章第1句很相似，但是D说的是人们在美食面前会丧失理智，与第1句的

意思其实相差甚远，且并非文章要阐明的主题。

5.[B]推理判断题。本题考查表语从句的理解。从第1段的最后一句中"most

ofushavebeenbroughtuptoeatcertainfoods"可推断B为不同的人喜好

不同食物的最主要原因。A最具干扰性，它也是原因之一,但住在同一个地方的人

也会有不同的饮食差异，所以还是因为家庭的原因所造成的。

美国大学生活

Normallyastudentmustattendacertainnumberofcoursesin

ordertograduate,andeachcoursewhichheattendsgiveshimacredit

whichhemaycounttowardsadegree,InmanyAmericanuniversitiesthe

totalworkforadegreeconsistsofthirty-sixcourseseachlastingforone

semester.Atypicalcourseconsistsofthreeclassesperweekforfifteen

weeks;whileattendingauniversityastudentwillprobablyattendfouror

fivecoursesduringeachsemester.Normallyastudent.Wouldexpectto

takefouryearsattendingtwosemesterseachyear.Itispossibleto

spreadtheperiodofworkforthedegreeoveralongerperiod.Itisalso

possibleforastudenttomovebetweenoneuniversityandanother

duringhisdegreecourse,thoughthisisnotinfactdoneasaregular

practice.

Forverycoursethatthefollowsastudentisgivenagrade,whichis

recorded,andtherecordisavailableforthestudenttoshowto

prospectiveemployers.Allthisimposesaconstantpressureandstrainof

work,butinspiteofthissomestudentsstillfindtimeforgreatactivityin

studentaffairs.日ectionstopositionsinstudentorganizationsarouse

muchenthusiasm.Theeffectiveworkofmaintainingdisciplineisusually

performedbystudentswhoadvisetheacademicauthorities.Anystudent

whoisthoughttohavebrokentherules,forexample,bycheatinghisto

appearbeforeastudentcourt.Withtheenormousnumbersofstudents,

theoperationofthesystemdoesinvolveacertainamountofactivity.A

studentwhohasheldoneofthesepositionsofauthorityismuch

respectedanditwillbeofbenefittohimlaterinhiscareer.

练习题：

Choosecorrectanswerstothequestion:

1.Normallyastudentwouldatleastattend_______classeseachweek.

A.36

B.20

C.12

D.15

2.AccordingtothefirstparagraphanAmericanstudentisallowed

A.toliveinadifferentuniversity

B.toliveathomeanddrivetoclasses

C.totakeaparticularcourseinadifferentuniversity

D.togettwodegreesfromtwodifferentuniversities

3.Americauniversitystudentsareusuallyunderpressureofwork

because___________

A.theyhavetoobserveuniversitydiscipline

B.theyareheavilyinvolvedinstudentaffairs

C.theiracademicperformancewillaffecttheirfuturecareers

D.theywanttorunforpositionsofauthority

4.Somestudentsareenthusiasticforpositionsinstudent

organizationsprobablybecause________

A.suchpositionshelpthemgetbetterjobs

B.theyhatetheconstantpressureandstrainoftheirstudy

C.theywillthenbeabletostaylongerintheuniversity

D.suchpositionsareusuallywellpaid

5.Thestudentorganizationsseemtobeeffectivein______________

A.ensuringthatthestudentsobserveuniversityregulations

B.dealingwiththeacademicaffairsoftheuniversity

C.evaluatingstudents'performancebybringingthembeforea

court

D.keepingupthestudents'enthusiasmforsocialactivities

1.[C]由文章第1段可知，每个学生每学期要上4到5门课，每门课每周有3

节，由此可知学生每周要上12-15节课，因此一个学生每个星期至少要上12节

课，故选C。

2.[C]文章首段最后一句提到，学生在攻读学位期间可以在两所不同的学校

上课，C与之相符。A、B在原文中未提及，D错在twodegrees,原文只是说

在不同的学校上课，并非在不同的学校获得学位。

3.[C]文章第2段第2句的allthis指的是前一句提到的学生所修的每一门

课的成绩都会记录下来给未来的雇主看，即这将影响他们将来的就业，C与之相

符。A“遵守校方纪律.文中有提及，但跟所问的问题无关;B说的对象是有些学生，

且也跟问题无关;D文中并未提及。

4.[A]文章最后一段末句明确指出，担任过领导职位的学生很受人尊敬，对

他将来的事业也很有利，A与之相符。

5.[A]本题的解题关键是第2段第4句，该句中的theeffectiveworkof

maintainingdiscipline可知A正确。A中的observeuniversityregulations

与文中的maintaindiscipline对应，故正确。

写作

Likefinefood,goodwritingissomethingweapproachwithpleasure

andenjoyfromthefirsttastetothelast.Andgoodwriters,likegood

cooks,donotsuddenlyappearfull-blown.Quitetheopposite,justas

thecookhastoundergoaparticulartraining,masteringtheskillsofhis

trade,thewritermustsitathisdeskanddevotelonghourstoachieving

astyleinhiswriting,whateveritspurposeis—schoolwork,mattersof

business,orpurelysocialcommunication.

Youmaybesurethatthemorepainstakingtheeffort,themore

effectivethewriting,andthemorerewarding.

Therearestillsomefarawayplacesintheworldwhereyoumight

findapublicscribetodoyourbusinessorsocialwritingforyou,for

money.Thereareafewmanagerswhoareluckyenoughtohavethe

serviceofthatrarekindofsecretarywhocantakecareofallsortsof

letterwritingwithnomorethanaquicknotetoworkfrom.Butformost

ofus,ifthereisanywritingtobedone,wehavetodoitourselves.

Wehavetowriteschoolpapers,businesspapersorhomepapers.

Weareconstantlycalledontoputwordstopapers.Itwouldbedifficult

tocountthenumberofsuchwords,messages,letters,andreportsput

intomailsordeliveredbyhand,butthedailyfiguresmustbeextremely

large.Whatismore,everyonewhowritesexpects,oratleasthopes

whateverhewriteswillberead,fromfirstwordtolast,notjustthrown

intosome"letters-to-be-read“filesorintoawastepaperbasket.Thisis

thereasonwebendoureffortstowardlearningandpracticingtheskills

ofinteresting,effectivewriting.

练习题：

Choosecorrectanswerstothequestion:

1.Inthispassage,goodwritingiscomparedtofinefoodinthat

A.bothwritersandcookshavetoworkalongtimeeveryday

B.bothareessentialtolife

C.botharewritersandcookscanearnagoodliving

D.bothareenjoyable

2.Apublic"scribe"(Para2,Line1)is_____.

A.asecretarywhodoesyourbusinessorsocialwriting

B.amachinethatdoeswritingforyou

C.apublicschoolwherewritingistaught

D.apersonwhoearsalivingbywritingforothers

3.Accordingtothepassage,somemanagersdon'thavetodoany

letterwritingbecause______.

A.theyrelyonquicknotesC.theyhaveacomputertodoit

B.theyhaveexcellentsecretariesD.theyprefermakingphonecalls

4.Accordingtotheauthor,ifyourletteristhrownintosome

"letter-to-be-read"file,______.

A.itwillreceiveimmediateattention

B.itwillbedealtwithbythesecretary

C.itislikelytobeneglected

D.itismeanttobedeliveredsoon

5.Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageis_.

A.toexplainandpersuade

B.tocommentandcriticize

C.tointerestandentertain

D.toargueanddemonstrate

1.[D]文章首句提到，如同美味的食物，我们可以从好的作品中获得乐趣和享

受，D与之相符，故为答案。

2.[D]原文第2段首句提到，这种publicscribe会帮你写商业文件或社会

交流文章，但他们也会收费的，D与之相符A中的secretary应该是不收贵的,

故排除;D中的machine与文中的remoteplaces不相符，故也可排除。

3.[B]文章第2段第2句提到，个别幸运的经理只需写下简便的笔记,其秘书

就会写好所有的信件，因此B为答案。

4.[C]文章第3段倒数第2句的大意是：我们希望自己写的东西能被人从头

到尾地读，能不被扔迸"letters-to-beread"file,且根据下文的awastepaper

可推测这里说的是希望自己写的东西不被忽视，故本题应选

basketCo

5.[A]由文章的结尾的thisisthereason,知道作者有"解释”的目的,同时

他说"我们要尽最大的努力学习和练习有趣、有效地写作的技巧"，可知有

persuade（说服）的目的，故选A。

英语六级

Thereisacertaininevitabilitythatebooksaleshavenowovertaken

paperbacksalesonAmazon'slISsite.Amazon'sKindle2issolightand

socheapthatit'seasytoseewhypeoplehaverushedtobuyit.Though

I'mstillnotkeenonthedesignoftheKindle,itisavastimprovement

onitspredecessorandcertainlytolerable.Beyondthedeviceitself,

AmazonhasdoneagreatjobofrollingoutKindleapps,ensuringthat

peoplelikeme-whohaveaniPadbutnotaKindle-canstilljoininthefun.

Onceyou'reintotheKindleecosystem,Amazonlocksyouintightly-just

asAppledoeswithitsiTunes/iPodecosystem.It'ssoeasytobuyfrom

Amazon'sstoreandthebooksaresocheapthatit'snotworththeeffort

ofgoingelsewhere.

WhileIremainopposedtoAmazon'sDRM（数字版权管理）-indeed,I'm

opposedtoDRMonanyebooks-Ihavetoadmitthattheimplementation

issosmooththatmostKindleuserswon'tcareatallthattheirebooks

can'tbemovedtootherdevices.

Theebooktrendisnowherenearpeaking.Overthenextfiveyears

wecanexpecttoseemoreandmorereadersmoveawayfromprinted

booksandpickupebooksinstead.ButIdon'tthinkthatwillmeanthe

deathoftheprintedbook.

Therearesomewhopreferprintedbooks.Theylikehavingshelves

filledwithbooksthey'vereadandbookstheyplantoread;theylikethe

feelofthebookintheirhandsandthedifferentweightsandtypefaces

andlayoutsofdifferenttitles.Inotherwords,theylikethephysical

formofthebookalmostasmuchasthewordsitcontains.

Icansympathisewiththosepeople.As]wroteearlierthisweek,my

idealsituationwouldbeforpublisherstobundleebookswithprinted

ones-inmuchthesamewaythatfilmstudiosbtmdieDVDswithdigital

copiesoffilms.There'snoreasontothinkthatloversofprinted

bookswillchangetheirminds.Therewillundoubtedlybefewerofthem

astimegoesbybecausemorepeoplewillgrowupwithebooksand

spendlittletimewithprintedones.However,justastherearepeople

wholovevinylrecords（黑胶唱片）,eveniftheywerebornwellintotheCD

era,thcrcwillstillbeadedicatedminoritywholovephysicalbooks.

Sincetherearefewerofthesepeople,thatwillmeanfewer

bookshopsandhigherpricesforprintedbooksbutIdon'tthinkthe

pictureisentirelybleak.Thereisscopeforsmallerprintrunsoflavishly

designedprintedbooksandbookshopsaimedatbooklovers,rather

thantheStiegLarsson-readingmasses.Withmainstreamreadersoutof

theprintedbookmarket,bookloversmightevenfindtheygetabetter

experience.

56.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraphOne?

A.MostpeoplebuyKindle2mainlybecauseofitslowprice.

B.TheauthorofthepassageisaloyalcustomerofAppleproducts.

C.Amazon'sKindle2surpassedKindle1indesigning.

D.ThesalesofebookoutnumberedthoseofpaperbackintheU.S.

57.Accordingtothepassage,thereasonwhytheauthoropposesto

Amazon'sDRMisthat

A.ebookscanonlybepurchasedonAmazon,com

B.Kindlebooksarenotcompatiblewithotherelectronicreading

devices

C.onceimplemented,ebookscan'tbetransferredtoother

equipments

D.ebooksinstalledonKindle2can'tbeeditedfreely

58.Itcanbelearnedthatthetrendofebooks______

A.willcometostopanytimesoon

B.willreachthesummitinthenearfuture

C.willmeetitsheydaywhenprintedbooksdie

D.hasalreadyreacheditspeak

59.Whydoestheauthorbelievethatthesurgingsalesofebooks

won'tmeanthedeathoftheprintedbook?

A.Becauseaminoritywillsticktotheirloveofprintedbooks.

B.Becausethemajorityofbookloverswon'tchangetheirminds.

C.Becausepeoplealwaysholdnostalgicfeelingstowardsprinted

books.

D.Becausepeoplewillreturntotheprintedbooksastimegoesby.

60.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingisTRUEabout

thefutureofprintedbooks?

A.Theywillbebundledwithebooks.

B.Theywillnolongerbeavailableinthemarket.

C.Theywillbesoldinsmallquantityandhighquality.

D.Theywillberedesignedtocatertothemasses.

参考答案

56.C）。本题考查对第一段的理解。定位句指出"尽管我还是对Kindle的设计

提不起兴趣.但较之第一代确实有了相当大的改进，还是非常不错的"，即Kindle

在设计上要优于故答案为）

2KindleI,Co

57©。本题考查作者对亚马逊的数字版权管理持反对态度的原因。定位句提

到“我不得不承认安装过程实在是太便捷了，以至于大多数Kindle用户并不介

意电子书无法安装到其他设备上"，由此可知，电子书一旦安装后，不可以在其

他设备上再次使用，C）中的transfer,equipments分别对应定位句中的move

和devices,故为答案。

58.B）。本题考查电子书的发展趋势。定位句提到，电子书的发展趋势正在无

限接近顶峰。换言之，电子书的发展趋势很快就会接近顶峰，故B）为答案。

59.A）。本题考查作者认为电子书不会造成纸质书籍消亡的原因。定位句提

到“然而，正如有些生活在CD时代却依然热爰黑胶唱片的人一样，会有少数人仍

然坚定地爱着纸质书”，由此可知，仍有一部分人会坚持购买纸质书籍，故答案

为A）。

60.C）.本题考查纸质书的发展趋势。由定位句可知，面向大众群体的斯泰格

拉尔森式阅读将被淘汰,取而代之的是针对爱书者而设的装帧精美、数量不多的

印刷本和书店。C）中的smallquantity和betterquality分别对应原文的smaller

print,lavishlydesigned,故为答案。

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