E-book is short for electronic( 电子的) book. It is usually read on personal computers. Some
mobile phones can also be used to read e-books.
Earlier e-books were written for a specific group of readers and were about only a few subjects. With the development of the internet, knowledge and answers to a lot of questions mainly come from e-books. This is why the e-book business is increasing quickly
E-books have many advantages. First, they save time. We don’t need to go to a bookstore to buy books, besides, we can find the topic we want to know about on the Internet, and then we can quickly get many e-books on similar topics. Second, e-books save money. Some e-books cost a little money, and there are millions of e-books on the Internet that we can get for free. Third, more trees are saved because e-books don’t need to be printed(印刷) on paper. Fourth, e-books make reading more convenient. You can carry a whole library of hundreds of books with you in a small computer or any e-book reader (电子阅读器) without worrying about their weight.
But e-books have certain disadvantages. They need a personal computer or an e-book reader and the information can be lost if its file format (文件格式) is not supported or changed in the reader’s computer.
However, e-books provide us with a new way of reading. That is good.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。Why is the e-book business increasing quickly? Because _________.
| A．earlier e-books are about only a few subjects. |
| B．people don’t like to read any paper books any more. |
| C．most e-books have been written for a specific group of readers. |
| D．the development of the Internet makes e-books more useful. |
How many advantages do e-books have according to this article?
| A．Three | B．Four | C．Five | D．Six |
Which of the following is true according to this article？
| A．E-books can’t be red on mobile phones. |
| B．All the e-books on the Internet cost lots of money. |
| C．E-books can make reading more convenient. |
| D．You can’t read e-books without a personal computer. |
What is the disadvantage of the e-books?
| A．You’ll lose the information if its file format is not supported. |
| B．You can carry hundreds of books in an e-book reader. |
| C．You can buy cheap e-books anywhere. |
| D．You can read e-books at any time. |
The author mainly tells us __________.
A. you don’t need to buy paper books in a bookstore if you read e-books.
B. the information can be lost if its file format is changed.
C. the development of e-books can help save the environment.
Mr Brown lives on Green Street now. He wants to send a postcard(寄贺卡)to his pen pal in Toronto,but he doesn’t know where the post office is.“Which is the way to the post office?”he asks his new neighbor Joe. “I want to send a postcard to Toronto.”“The post office is quite far from here,” answers Joe. “If you only want to post some letters or post cards ,you needn’t go to the post office. You can put them into a mailbox down the street Where does Mr Brown live now?
| A．He lives on Center Street. |
| B．He lives in Toronto. |
| C．He lives on Green Street. |
| D．He lives in a post office. |
Where does Mr Brown want to go?
| A．A pen pal’s house. | B．A mailbox. |
| C．A post office | D．Toronto. |
What does Mr Brown want to do in the post office?
| A．He wants to go to the mailbox. |
| B．He wants to buy some stamps. |
| C．He wants to send a postcard. |
| D．He wants to know the way to Toronto. |
Where is the post office?
| A．On Green Street. | B．In Toronto. |
| C．We don’t know. | D．In the neighborhood. |
Where can Mr Brown post the postcard in the neighborhood?
| A．The post office. |
| B．The mailbox in the post office. |
| C．The mailbox on the street. |
| D．His house. |
Did you know that you can help the environment if you buy recyclable products instead of non-recyclable ones? Look for the recycle s —— three arrows that make a circle – on the package. Recyclable products are usually made out of things that already have been u
. It usually takes less energy to make recycled products than to make new ones. The more energy we save, the b
.
Imagine that it's a hot summer day. You put an ice cream on the sidewalk, and it melts. W does this happen? Well, you probably know that the sun causes the ice cream to melt. But you may not know that the sun produces solar energy. Solar energy is a
way of saying "energy that comes from the sun." Solar energy can be used to heat homes, buildings, water, a
__ make electricity. Today, more than 200,000 houses in the United States make use of the s
energy.
Cars are an important part of life for most people. But cars also cause pollution and give out a lot of greenhouse gases into the air. L , there are some cars that are better for the environment. These cars can travel longer on a smaller amount of gasoline. They don't p
much, either. Using these kinds of cars can help reduce the amount of greenhouse gases in the air.
Many things, l computers, TVs, stereos, and VCRs, have special labels on them. The label says "Energy" and has a picture of a star. Products with the ENERGY STAR® label are made to save energy. Buying products with ENERGY STAR® labels will help protect the environment.
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The Old Town of Lijiang
Lijiang is a few hours bus-ride away from the ancient city of Dali in Yunnan Province. Surrounded by fields, mountains and rivers, the Old Town of Lijiang looks like a jade ink stone in spring and summer, this is why the local people proudly call their town “Dayan” which means the Town of the Big Ink Stone..Each year, many tourists from abroad visit the Old Town and the place is like “Venice in the East” to them. There are narrow alleys, pretty streams, small stone bridges, and brick and tile houses with carved doors and painted windows.
Jiuzhaigou Valley
This area, north of Sichuan Province, is a natural wonder. You will never imagine how amazing it is if you don’t see it with your own eyes. Every year, visitors from all over the world come to admire the mountains, lakes, streams, trees, underground springs and waterfalls which make Jiuzhaigou Valley an area of outstanding natural beauty.
The water in the valley’s lakes, streams and waterfalls is famous for being very clear. The valley is also home to many protected kinds of plants including bamboo. The animals in danger, such as pandas, also live in the valley.
Mount Huangshan
Of all the mountains in China, Mount Huangshan is probably the most famous to be found in the southern part of Anhui province. It is well known for its scenery, sunsets, Huangshan pine trees, and views of the clouds from above. It is said that you won’t want to visit any other mountain after seeing wu yue(五岳) but you won’t wish to see even wu yue after you come back from it. This saying may give you some idea of the beauty and uniqueness of it. Together with the Yellow River, the Yangtze River and the Great Wall, it has become one of the great symbols of China.
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Three places of interest in
| The Old Town of Lijiang |
It takes a few hours from Da li to Lijiang by |
| Jiuzhaigou Valley |
Jiuzhaigou Valley is an area of natural beauty. You will never imagine how amazing it is |
| Mount Huangshan |
Mount Huangshan is in the |
Most people around the world are right-handed. This also seems to be true in history. In 1799, scientists studied works of art made at different times from 1,500 B.C. to the 1950s. Most of the people shown in these works are right-handed, so the scientists guessed that right-handedness has always been common through history. Today, only about 10% to 15% of the world’s population is left-handed.
Why are there more right-handed people than left-handed ones? Scientists now know that a person’s two hands each have their own jobs. For most people, the left hand is used to find things or hold things. The right hand is used to work with things. This is because of the different work of the two sides of the brain. The right side of the brain, which makes a person’s hands and eyes work together, controls the left hand. The left side of the brain, which controls the right hand, is the centre for thinking and doing problems. These findings show that more artists should be left-handed, and studies have found that left-handedness is twice as common among artists as among people in other jobs.
No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed instead of left-handed. Scientists have found that almost 40% of the people become left-handed because their main brain is damaged when they are born. However, this doesn’t happen to everyone, so scientists guess there must be another reason why people become left-handed. One idea is that people usually get right-handed from their parents. If a person does not receive the gene(基因) for right-handedness, he / she may become either right-handed or left-handed according to the chance and the people they work or live with.
Though right-handedness is more common than left-handedness, people no longer think left-handed people are strange or unusual. A long time ago, left-handed children were made to use their right hands like other children, but today they don’t have to. What did the scientists find after studying works of art made at different times in history?
A. The art began from 1,500 B.C.
B. The works of art ended in the 1950s.
C. Most people shown in the works of art are right-handed.
D. Most people shown in the works of art are left-handed.How many people in the world are left-handed now?
| A．About 10%-15%. | B．About 50%. |
| C．About 40%. | D．The passage doesn’t tell us. |
What is the left hand for most people used to do?
| A．It’s used to work with things. |
| B．It’s used to find or hold things. |
| C．It’s used to make a person’s eyes work together. |
| D．It’s the centre for thinking and doing problems. |
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Left-handedness is cleverer than right-handedness. |
| B．Today children are not made to use their right hands only. |
| C．No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed. |
| D．Scientists think there must be some reason why people become left-handed. |
The best TITLE for this passage is _______.
| A．Scientists’ New Inventions | B．Left-handed People |
| C．How Brains Control Hands | D．Which Hand |
I love my Blackberry mobile phone – it’s my little connection to the larger world that can go anywhere with me. I also love my computer, as it holds all of my writing and thoughts. However, I know there are times when I need to move away from these things and truly communicate with others.
I teach a course called History Matters in college. My goals for the class include a deep discussion of historical subjects and ideas. Because I want students to fully study the material and discuss with each other in the classroom, I have a rule – no computers, iPads, phones, etc. When students were told my rule, some of them were not happy.
Most students think my reasons for this rule include negative experiences in the past when students made wrong use of technology. There’s a bit of truth to that. I’ve seldom had students make wrong use of technology in my classes; however, I have been e-mailed by students while they were in other teachers’ classrooms.
Some students think that I am anti-technology. There’s no truth in that at all. As I noted above, I love technology and try to keep up with it.
The real reason why I ask students to leave technology at the door is I think there are very few places in which we can have deep conversations. Interruptions (中断) by technology often break students’ thoughts and make them depend too much on outside information for ideas. I want students to dig deep in themselves for ideas. I want them to push each other to think differently and to make connections between the course material and the class discussion.
I have been teaching my history class in this way for many years and the evaluations (评价) show student satisfaction with the environment that I create. Students realize with deep conversation and difficult tasks, they learn at a deeper level – a level that helps them keep the course material beyond the classroom.
I am not saying that I won’t ever change my mind about technology use in my history class, but until I hear a really good reason for the change, I will continue my plan. A few hours of technology-free dialogue is just too sweet to give up.The writer’s rule for his History Matters class is ____.
| A．discussing historical ideas deeply |
| B．studying and discussing the materials |
| C．leaving technology out of the classroom |
| D．making right use of technology in class |
The word “negative” in Paragraph 3 means ____.
| A．similar | B．unforgettable | C．special | D．unpleasant |
What can we infer from the passage?
| A．Students make right use of technology in other teachers’ classes. |
| B．The classroom is one of the good places to have deep conversations. |
| C．The writer encourages students to agree with others after discussion. |
| D．Students are unhappy with the writer’s way of teaching history. |
The writer wants to tell us that ____.
| A．technology has different influences in different classes in college |
| B．technology makes it difficult to have true communication in class |
| C．history classes can help students to develop their deep thinking |
| D．it is time for him to give up his teaching method in history class |
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