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　　Reading books has long been a way to relax．However, in this modern age of computers, the Internet, DVD movies and MP3 players, the simple act of reading a book has taken a back seat．People want something more interactive(交互式的)than just pages to turn．We seem to be turning away from the joy of reading a good book, but there is an answer．

　　Audio books have been around for a long time．But most people think that audio books are just for people with eyesight problems．This is one of their uses, of course, but it is far from the full story．

　　Audio books are in the form of either cassette tapes or CDs．The beauty of them is that the whole story is read often by well-known actors and actresses．It is like having your own play．There are many kinds of audio books, so you are sure to find one that suits your tastes．The really good thing of listening to an audio book is that you can listen to it wherever you want to．

　　Audio books do not just tell stories－they also provide language lessons．Imagine learning to speak a number of key Japanese phrases while you do the ironing, or learning basic French while doing the housework．Audio books can be found in most big bookstores, as well as over the Internet．There are books for people of all ages, including kids．If you are a member of a local library, you will also find audio books to borrow, so you can try one and decide if you really want to buy one．

(1)

We can learn from the second sentence of the first paragraph that ________．

[　　]

A．

people just read books on the Internet now

B．

computers have both advantages and disadvantages

C．

reading books are not as popular now as before

D．

people would rather watch DVD movies than go to the cinema now

(2)

It is implied in the second paragraph that ________．

[　　]

A．

audio books were invented not long ago

B．

audio books have not become very popular yet

C．

only the blind listen to audio books

D．

audio books will surely take the place of printed books

(3)

In the writer's opinion, which of the following is a really good thing of audio books?

[　　]

A．

They can be found in most big bookstores．

B．

They are much cheaper than printed books．

C．

They can be listened to anywhere you like．

D．

They can be borrowed from libraries．

(4)

From the last paragraph, we learn that audio books can also be used to ________．

[　　]

A．

help to learn foreign languages

B．

help children become interested in their studies

C．

help people feel happy when doing the housework

D．

encourage family members to spend more time together

答案：1．C;2．B;3．C;4．A;
解析：

(1)

句子理解題。根據(jù)前半句的However, in this modern age of computers, the Internet, DVD movies and MP3 players可知作者是想表達，在現(xiàn)代社會，隨著電腦，網(wǎng)絡，DVD影碟，MP3的使用，閱讀的位置被排在了后面，閱讀書籍的人也越來越少。

(2)

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段的Audio books have been around for a long time．But…可知有聲書籍雖然早已出現(xiàn)在我們的身邊，但大多數(shù)人都認為有聲書籍只是為視力有問題的人設計的，故可推斷有聲書籍并沒有得到大眾的青睞。

(3)

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的The really good thing of listening to an audio book is that you can listen to it wherever you want to．可知C正確。

(4)

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段的Audio books do not just tell stories－they also provide language lessons．可知有聲書籍還可以用來幫助學習外語。


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