Question

【題目】

Apple has entered the textbook market. The tech giant(科技巨人) introduced iBooks textbooks many weeks ago. They are digital books in many subjects taking in science, maths, history and geography. Apple says it offers a “new textbook experience” and suggests its interactive (互動(dòng)的) iBooks textbooks are “the next chapter(篇章) in learning”.

It sounds like good news for pupils and students. Think of it. No more carrying heavy backpacks full of textbooks. Every textbook you need can be stored on your iPad.

No more having to buy expensive textbooks which you will only use for a year or two and then sell or give away. Instead of boring old textbooks which are quickly out of date you can have an interactive learning experience. You can play videos, draw 3D pictures when you do some math problems, listen to music, make notes and mark passages electronically. You can also share studying materials on social networking sites with your friends.

Of course there’s a catch. You need to own an iPad and as you know, it is not cheap. You also need to buy digital textbooks, mostly priced each at $14.99 (94.74 yuan) or more. And the rest, will Apple start a completely new way of learning? As they say, is history. That remains to be seen.

【1】Where can we find this kind of passage?

A.In a music magazineB.In a story bookC.In a newspaperD.In a diary

【2】If we own iBooks, which of these statements is Not True?

A.We don’t have to carry heavy backpacks.B.We can store textbooks on iPad.

C.We still need to buy many expensive textbooks which we will only use for a year or two.D.We can have an interactive learning experience.

【3】What can you do by using iBooks except_________.

A.listening to the songsB.reading and make notes

C.solving maths problemsD.going shopping

【4】What does the underlined sentence “Of course there’s a catch” mean in Paragraph 3 ?

A.Practice makes perfectB.It is never too old to learn

C.Every coin has two sidesD.Gold will not buy anything

【5】Which is the best title for this passage?

A.Experience Digital TextbooksB.Apple Enters New Market

C.Say Good-bye to TraditionD.A Different Way of Learning

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】D

【4】C

【5】A

【解析】

這篇短文主要講述了蘋果發(fā)布iBooks成為蘋果向教育領(lǐng)域邁出的重要一步。那么蘋果究竟能否掀起這場(chǎng)學(xué)習(xí)革命呢？讓我們拭目以待。

【1】推理判斷。In a music magazine在一個(gè)音樂(lè)雜志上； In a story book在一本故事書中； In a newspaper在一張報(bào)紙上； In a diary在一則日記中。根據(jù)文中“Apple has entered the textbook market..The tech giant(科技巨人) introduced iBooks textbooks many weeks ago. They are digital books in many subjects taking in science, maths, history and geography. Apple says it offers a “new textbook experience” and suggests its interactive (互動(dòng)的) iBooks textbooks are “the next chapter(篇章) in learning”.”可知，這里是一則關(guān)于蘋果發(fā)布iBooks 2成為蘋果向教育領(lǐng)域邁出的重要一步，可推斷在報(bào)紙上能看到。故選C。

【2】推理判斷。根據(jù)文中“No more carrying heavy backpacks full of textbooks.”可知選項(xiàng)A“We don’t have to carry heavy backpacks.” 我們不必背沉重的背包。是正確的。根據(jù)文中“Every textbook you need can be stored on your iPad.”可知選項(xiàng)B“We can store textbooks on iPad.” 我們可以在iPad上儲(chǔ)存課本。這個(gè)說(shuō)法正確的；根據(jù)文中“Instead of boring old textbooks which are quickly out of date you can have an interactive learning experience.”可知選項(xiàng)D“我們可以有一個(gè)互動(dòng)的學(xué)習(xí)體驗(yàn)。”選項(xiàng)D正確。根據(jù)文中“No more having to buy expensive textbooks which you will only use for a year or two and then sell or give away.”不再需要買昂貴的課本，這些課本你只能用一兩年，然后出售或贈(zèng)送。可知，選項(xiàng)C是錯(cuò)誤的。故選C。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文中“You can play videos, draw 3D pictures when you do some math problems, listen to music, make notes and mark passages electronically. You can also share studying materials on social networking sites with your friends.” 你可以播放視頻，當(dāng)你做一些數(shù)學(xué)題時(shí)畫三維圖片，聽(tīng)音樂(lè)，做筆記和電子標(biāo)記段落。你也可以在社交網(wǎng)站上與朋友分享學(xué)習(xí)材料�？芍�，文中沒(méi)有提到選項(xiàng)D，去購(gòu)物。故選D。

【4】詞句猜測(cè)。Practice makes perfect熟能生巧；It is never too old to learn活到老學(xué)到老；Every coin has two sides凡事都有兩面性；Gold will not buy anything金錢不是萬(wàn)能的。根據(jù)下文“You need to own an iPad and as you know, it is not cheap. You also need to buy digital textbooks, mostly priced each at $14.99 (94.74 yuan) or more.” 你需要擁有一臺(tái)iPad，正如你所知，它并不便宜。你還需要購(gòu)買數(shù)字教科書，大多價(jià)格在14.99美元（94.74元人民幣）或以上�？芍�上文是說(shuō)凡事都有兩面性，上文說(shuō)了蘋果電子課本的便利，此處提到了不利的地方，“Of course there’s a catch”的意思是相當(dāng)于“Every coin has two sides”故選C。

【5】標(biāo)題歸納。Experience Digital Textbooks體驗(yàn)數(shù)字教科書；Apple Enters New Market蘋果進(jìn)入新市場(chǎng)；Say Good-bye to Tradition告別傳統(tǒng)；A Different Way of Learning另一種學(xué)習(xí)方式。通讀整篇短文可知，這篇短文主要講述了區(qū)別于傳統(tǒng)教材的數(shù)字教科書。選項(xiàng)A符合題意。故選A。