Question

Apple has entered the textbook market. The tech giant（科技巨頭） introduced iBooks textbooks a couple of weeks ago when it announced its iBooks 2 platform. They are digital books in many subjects taking in science, maths, history and geography.

Apple developed its iPad-based textbooks in conjunction with（連接）major textbook publishers. The company offers a collection of textbooks for high school students.

Apple says it offers a “new textbook experience” and suggests its iBooks textbooks are “the next chapter 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 require 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.

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 less. Textbook publishing was worth $ 8.7 billion in the US alone last year. And the rest, as they say, is history. Will Apple revolutionize learning? Will digital books take over completely in education? That remains to be seen.

1.What is the best title of the text?

A．Apple Enters New Market                 B．A Different Way of Learning    C．Experience Digital Texbooks    D．Say Good-bye to Tradition

2.iBooks textbooks will do good to pupils and students because ________.

A．they are free to get                      B．they are easy to carry

C．they are ipad-based                     D．they are favorite gifts

3.The underlined words “a catch” in Paragraph 4 are closest in meaning to “________.”

A．a(chǎn)n advantage                          B．a(chǎn) surprise

C．a(chǎn) problem                             D．a(chǎn)n order

4.What can we know from that last paragraph?

A．iPad-based textbooks have changed our learning.

B．Traditional textbooks will be replaced sooner or later.

C．Apple has earned a lot from the textbook market.

D．Digital books have disadvantages and advantages.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文陳述了蘋果發(fā)布iBooks 2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學(xué)習(xí)革命呢？讓我們拭目以待。

1.

2.從第二段No more carrying heavy backpacks. Every textbook you require can be stored on your iPad.可推斷出蘋果電子書便于攜帶。

3.從下文You need to own an iPad and ...it is not cheap. You also need to buy digital textbooks可知雖然蘋果電子書有很多優(yōu)點(diǎn)，但也存在問題：昂貴。所以a catch

4.從最后一段Will digital books take over completely in education? That remains to be seen可排除ABC，在文章第二，三段分別提到蘋果電子書的優(yōu)缺點(diǎn)，所以可知D為正確答案。

考點(diǎn)：科普說明文。

點(diǎn)評：本文陳述了蘋果已經(jīng)進(jìn)入教科書市場。科普性說明文的主題比較容易把握，一般在文章開頭段。在答題中，應(yīng)首先略讀一下短文，了解一下短文的大致意思。然后帶著問題通讀全文，找出答題依據(jù)，完成閱讀。另外詞義猜測題注意到上下文去找相關(guān)信息。