16．"The Book That Can't Wait"is a great new idea that seeks to strengthen bonds between first time writers and their readers by getting their books read quickly．
Argentinean independent publishers Eterna Cadencia are publishing a collection of short stories by new South American authors using special ink that slowly disappears once it comes in contact with sun and air，completely vanishing within 2months after the book has been opened．This makes for an interesting approach to motivating book buyers to read books more quickly，giving first-time authors the attention they need to survive．
"The Book That Can't Wait"tackles an important problem for new authors：How to get readers．The creative independent publishers teamed up with DRAFTFCB in the city of Buenos Aires to develop this project．
"Books are very patient objects．We buy them，and then they wait for us to read them．Days，months，even years．That's OK for books，but not for new authors．If people don't read their first book，they'll never make it to a second，"says the project coordinator Tito Santana．
That's why Etema Cadencia，which also runs its own bookstore，has decided to create something different to launch its new authors into the market．It presented its first"The Book That Can't Wait"for the critics and the press last month．The invention is a success．Hundreds of people came to the bookstore to pick up a copy．To help spread the word，they gave away the first edition to customers for free．The very same day it was released，the publishing house claimed that it received thousands of requests for more copies of the book．So it will print a new edition later this month to satisfy the demand．And the best result？This time they have the guarantee that their new authors will be read．The company plans to use the book as a platform for other titles，because they believe there is a lot of literature out there that doesn't deserve to wait on the shelf．And these books won't wait at all．

31．The main purpose of publishing"The Book That Can't Wait"is toD．
A．sell more books
B．make it fun to read
C．invent a new kind of book
D．get new authors'books read quickly
32．The DRAFTFCB mentioned in Paragraph 3is most probablyA．
A．a(chǎn)n organization involved in the project
B．a(chǎn) new South American author
C．a(chǎn)n independent bookstore
D．a(chǎn)n area of Buenos Aires
33．By saying"Books are very patient objects"in Paragraph 4，Tito Santana actually meansC．
A．books never know when you read them
B．books must be read very carefully
C．books can usually be read at any time
D．books can sometimes have emotions
34．What can we learn from the passage？B
A．Light and air can make the books disappear within two months．
B．The approach has only been applied to works of some new authors．
C．Books printed using the new technology have been best-sellers．
D．The company will publish all its books in the future using the new ink．
35．What is the author's attitude towards this new kind of book？A
A．Approving．  B．Doubtful．  C．Uninterested．  D．Opposed．

分析 本文是一篇說(shuō)明文．主要說(shuō)明了來(lái)自阿根廷書(shū)商'Eterna Cadencia‘的創(chuàng)意""The Book That Can't Wait""，"不能等的書(shū)"能鞭策人們盡快閱讀，讓讀者讀得更快，進(jìn)而得到許多新讀者．書(shū)的內(nèi)容都是一些南美的短篇小說(shuō)集，使用一種特殊的墨水遇到空氣和陽(yáng)光在打開(kāi)2小說(shuō)后就會(huì)完全消失，從而激勵(lì)購(gòu)書(shū)者快速地閱讀．書(shū)可以在任何時(shí)候都能讀，為了把新作者寫(xiě)的作品推出市場(chǎng)，這種方法是比較好的．

解答 31．D   細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段中的"This makes for an interesting approach to motivating book buyers to read books more quickly"，出這種書(shū)的目的是讓讀者讀得更快，進(jìn)而得到新的讀者，故選D．
32．A   細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段中的"in the city of Buenos Aires to develop this project．"可知，這是一個(gè)參與這個(gè)項(xiàng)目的組織，故選A．
33．C   細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第四段中的"We buy them，and then they wait for us to read them．Days，months，even years．That's OK for books"可知，書(shū)可以在任何時(shí)候都能讀，故選C． 
34．B   推理判斷題．根據(jù)第五段中的"has decided to create something different to launch its new authors into the market．It presented its first"The Book That Can't Wait"for the critics and the press last month．"可知，這種方法適合于新作者寫(xiě)的作品，故選B．
35．A   推理判斷題．根據(jù)第四段中的"That's OK for books，but not for new authors．If people don't read their first book，they'll never make it to a second，"says the project coordinator Tito Santana．"可知，作者多于這種做法是贊成的，故選A．

點(diǎn)評(píng) 解答細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)，一個(gè)常用的方法就是運(yùn)用定位法，即根據(jù)題干和選項(xiàng)中的關(guān)鍵詞從原文中找到相關(guān)的句子，與選項(xiàng)進(jìn)行比較從而確定答案；推理判斷題既要求學(xué)生透過(guò)文章表面文字信息推測(cè)文章隱含意思，又要求學(xué)生對(duì)作者的態(tài)度、意圖及文章細(xì)節(jié)的發(fā)展作正確的推理判斷，力求從作者的角度去考慮，不要固守自己的看法或觀點(diǎn)．

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