四六级

　　阅读一直都是英语六级复习的重点，距离18年6月份的考试还有较长时间，我们可以适当做一些英语阅读练习，提升自己的语感与在英语六级阅读中的猜词能力。以下是小编为大家整理的一篇英语六级阅读练习，供学习。

　　Questions 56 to 60 are based on the followingpassage.

　　There is a certain inevitability that ebook saleshave now overtaken paperback sales on Amazon'sUS site. Amazon's Kindle 2 is so light and so cheapthat it's easy to see why people have rushed to buyit. Though I'm still not keen on the design of the Kindle, it is a vast improvement on itspredecessor and certainly tolerable. Beyond the device itself, Amazon has done a great jobof rolling out Kindle apps, ensuring that people like me-who have an iPad but not a Kindle-canstill join in the fun. Once you're into the Kindle ecosystem, Amazon locks you in tightly-just asApple does with its iTunes/ iPod ecosystem. It's so easy to buy from Amazon's store and thebooks are so cheap that it's not worth the effort of going elsewhere.

　　While I remain opposed to Amazon's DRM (数字版权管理)-indeed, I'm opposed to DRM onany ebooks-I have to admit that the implementation is so smooth that most Kindle userswon't care at all that their ebooks can't be moved to other devices.

　　The ebook trend is nowhere near peaking. Over the next five years we can expect to seemore and more readers move away from printed books and pick up ebooks instead. But I don'tthink that will mean the death of the printed book.

　　There are some who prefer printed books. They like having shelves filled with books they'veread and books they plan to read; they like the feel of the book in their hands and the differentweights and typefaces and layouts of different titles. In other words, they like the physical formof the book almost as much as the words it contains.

　　I can sympathise with those people. As I wrote earlier this week, my ideal situation would befor publishers to bundle ebooks with printed ones-in much the same way that film studiosbtmdie DVDs with digital copies of films. There's no reason to think that lovers of printed bookswill change their minds. There will undoubtedly be fewer of them as time goes by because morepeople will grow up with ebooks and spend little time with printed ones. However, just as thereare people who love vinyl records(黑胶唱片), even if they were born well into the CD era, therewill still be a dedicated minority who love physical books.

　　Since there are fewer of these people, that will mean fewer bookshops and higher prices forprinted books but I don't think the picture is entirely bleak. There is scope for smaller printruns of lavishly designed printed books and bookshops aimed at book lovers, rather than theStieg Larsson-reading masses. With mainstream readers out of the printed book market, booklovers might even find they get a better experience.

　　56. What can be inferred from Paragraph One?

　　A.Most people buy Kindle 2 mainly because of its low price.

　　B.The author of the passage is a loyal customer of Apple products.

　　C.Amazon's Kindle 2 surpassed Kindle 1 in designing.

　　D.The sales of ebook outnumbered those of paperback in the U. S.

　　57. According to the passage, the reason why the author opposes to Amazon's DRM is that ______

　　A.ebooks can only be purchased on Amazon. com

　　B.Kindle books are not compatible with other electronic reading devices

　　C.once implemented, ebooks can't be transferred to other equipments

　　D.ebooks installed on Kindle 2 can't be edited freely

　　58. It can be learned that the trend of ebooks______

　　A.will come to stop any time soon

　　B.will reach the summit in the near future

　　C.will meet its heyday when printed books die

　　D.has already reached its peak

　　59. Why does the author believe that the surging sales of ebooks won't mean the death ofthe printed book?

　　A.Because a minority will stick to their love of printed books.

　　B.Because the majority of book lovers won't change their minds.

　　C.Because people always hold nostalgic feelings towards printed books.

　　D.Because people will return to the printed books as time goes by.

　　60. According to the author, which of the following is TRUE about the future of printedbooks?

　　A.They will be bundled with ebooks.

　　B.They will no longer be available in the market.

　　C.They will be sold in small quantity and high quality.

　　D.They will be redesigned to cater to the masses.

　　56.C)。定位：由题干提示定位到第一段第三句：Though I'm still not keen Oil the design of the Kindle，it is a vast improvement Oil its predecessor and certainly tolerable.

　　详解：推理判断题。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 2在设计上要优于Kindle l，故答案为 C)。A)“大多数人购买Kindle 2主要是由于其价格便宜”，文章第一段第二句指出“亚马逊的电子书Kindle 2 既轻薄又便宜，这也就不难理解人们为何会蜂拥购买”，而非仅仅因为价格原因，故排除;B)“本文作者是 APPLE产品的忠实顾客”，文章第一段第四句提到作者有iPad而没有Kindle，但不能由此推出作者是APPLE 产品的忠实顾客，为过度推断，故排除;D)“在美国，电子书的销量已经超过了纸质书籍的销量”，第一段笫一句指出亚马逊美国站的电子书籍销量远远超过纸质书籍，而非在全美国，故排除。

　　57.c)定位：由题干中的Amazon's DRM定位到第二段第一句：I have to admit that the implementation is so smooth that most Kindle users won't care at all that their ebooks can’t be moved to other devices：

　　详解：事实细节题。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。A)“电子书只能在亚马逊网站上购买”原文并未提及，故排除;B)“Kindle电子 书与其他电子阅读设备不兼容”是对定位句的曲解，故排除;D)“在Kindle 2上安装的电子书不能随意编辑” 原文并未提及，故排除。

　　58.B)。定位：由题干中的trend of ebooks定位到原文第三段第一句：The ebook trend is nowhere near Deaking. 详解：事实细节题。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。A)“电子书的发展趋势很快就会停下来”、C) “电子书的发展趋势在纸质书消失时将达到顶峰”和D)“电子书的发展趋势已经达到顶峰”均为定位句的曲 解，故排除。

　　59.A)。定位：由题干中的the death of the printed book定位到第五段最后一句：However，just as there are people who love vinyl records，even if they were born well into the CD era，there will still be a dedicated minority who love physical books.

　　详解：事实细节题。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时代却依然热爱黑胶唱片的人一样，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)。第五段第四句指出“随着时间的流逝，这群人的数量无疑会 减少，因为更多的人将养成电子阅读习惯，在纸质书上花费的时问将越来越少”，由此可知大部分书籍爱好者会改变阅读习惯，而非坚持原来的选择，故排除B)“大部分纸质书籍爱好者不会改变选择”;C)“因为人们对于纸质书籍总是抱有怀旧情怀”和D)“随着时间的流逝，人们会重新选择阅读纸质书籍”，在原文中均未提及，故排除。

　　60.C)。定位：由题干中的the future of printed books和选项定位到最后一段第二句：There is scope for smaller print runs of lavishly designed printed books and bookshops aimed at book lovers.rather than the Stieg Larsson—reading masses.

　　详解：事实细节题。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small quantity和better quality分别对应原文的smaller print，lavishly designed，故为答案。第五段第一句提到“理想的情况是出版商把电子书和印刷本捆绑出售”，而非未来的趋势，A)“纸质书籍会和电子书捆绑出售”为过度推断，故排 除;第五段最后一句指出“还会有一小部分人购买纸质书籍”，故排除B)“纸质书籍会从市场上消失”;D)“纸质书籍会迎合大众做出调整”原文并未提及，故排除。

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