19.College can be a shock to the senses for many students.It can also be a shock to the wallet.Students can easily drop 200on a single textbook-and that's just one book,for one class.Finding no-cost options for all of the books on your list may not be possible,but even one or two free books can save students hundreds of dollars.Below are a few resources to start your search for free textbooks.
University Library
University libraries house thousands of books."Go to your college's library as soon as possible when school starts with a list of the textbooks you need.Have the author names and publication dates with you.If the library has it,see if you can check it out or if it's to be used only in the library,"says Jon Lal,founder of the savings website BeFrugal.com.
Book Swap
Textbooks collect dust as soon as the term ends.So why not let someone else use it?
Student organizations at schools such as Georgia College and the University of Florida set up online book exchanges.These sites allow undergraduates to list books they have and books they need in hopes of finding a match.If your campus doesn't have a book exchange,start one.Book swaps only work if students participate.
Project Gutenberg
The oldest digital library in the world offers more than 43,000e-books,completely gratis(無償).Comparative literature students taking only Jane Austen at Binghamton University,for example,can find every book on their syllabus(課程表) via Project Gutenberg.
E-readers
Amazon's Kindle Lending Library allows members to check out e-books for free.Students will be able to find both popular and classic titles.
There is a catch,though.To use the Kindle library,students need to own the namesake(實(shí)名制) e-reader.They also need to subscribe to Amazon Prime,which is 39per year for college students.
Students may find PDFs of textbooks posted online,too,but downloading those copies can get them into copyright waters.And even so,searches may bear little fruit.Generally,students won't be able to find many free textbooks except for classic literature.
4.We can learn from the passage that undergraduates canC.
A.save 200on textbooks every year
B.check out all textbooks from the university library
C.exchange textbooks online through book swaps
D.only find free e-books about literature via Project Gutenberg
5.From"E-readers",we can learn thatB.
A.a(chǎn)ll undergraduates can check out e-books for free
B.every college member needs to pay 39per year
C.undergraduates can download all the textbooks posted online
D.Kindle library only offers free textbooks on classic literature
6.The author's purpose of writing the passage is most likely toB.
A.entertain
B.introduce
C.a(chǎn)dvertise
D.persuade.
分析 本文主要向大學(xué)生們介紹了一些免費(fèi)的或者低價(jià)的讀書的網(wǎng)址或方法等,用最經(jīng)濟(jì)的方法來獲取更多的知識(shí).
解答 4.C 細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)文中內(nèi)容,Student organizations at schools such as Georgia College and the University of Florida set up online book exchanges.These sites allow undergraduates to list books they have and books they need in hopes of finding a match.由此可知,一些網(wǎng)站建立起來目的在于允許大學(xué)生在網(wǎng)絡(luò)上進(jìn)行書籍的交換,結(jié)合選項(xiàng),故選C
5.B 細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)文中內(nèi)容,To use the Kindle library,students need to own the namesake(實(shí)名制) e-reader.They also need to subscribe to Amazon Prime,which is 39per year for college students.為了能使用電子圖書館,學(xué)生們需要實(shí)名制.那樣的話,他們需要注冊(cè)成為亞馬遜金牌會(huì)員,每位需要繳納39per.結(jié)合選項(xiàng),故選B
6.B 細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)文中內(nèi)容Below are a few resources to start your search for free textbooks.本文主要向大學(xué)生們介紹了一些免費(fèi)的或者低價(jià)的讀書的網(wǎng)址或方法等,用最經(jīng)濟(jì)的方法來獲取更多的知識(shí).結(jié)合選項(xiàng),故選B
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