大学英语六级仔细阅读练习题4
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> <span word="One">One</span></p><p> <span word="Questions">Questions</span> 56 <span word="to">to</span> 60 <span word="are">are</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>.</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="inevitability">inevitability</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ebook">ebook</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="overtaken">overtaken</span> <span word="paperback">paperback</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Amazons">Amazons</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="site">site</span>. <span word="Amazons">Amazons</span> <span word="Kindle">Kindle</span> 2 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="rushed">rushed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="keen">keen</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kindle">Kindle</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="improvement">improvement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="predecessor">predecessor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="tolerable">tolerable</span>. <span word="Beyond">Beyond</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="device">device</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>, <span word="Amazon">Amazon</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rolling">rolling</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="Kindle">Kindle</span> <span word="apps">apps</span>, <span word="ensuring">ensuring</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="me">me</span>-<span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Kindle">Kindle</span>-<span word="can">can</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kindle">Kindle</span> <span word="ecosystem">ecosystem</span>, <span word="Amazon">Amazon</span> <span word="locks">locks</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tightly">tightly</span>-<span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="iTunes">iTunes</span>/ <span word="iPod">iPod</span> <span word="ecosystem">ecosystem</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Amazons">Amazons</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span>.</p><p> <span word="While">While</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="opposed">opposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Amazons">Amazons</span> <span word="DRM">DRM</span> (数字版权管理)-<span word="indeed">indeed</span>, <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="opposed">opposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="DRM">DRM</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="ebooks">ebooks</span>-<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="admit">admit</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="implementation">implementation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="smooth">smooth</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="Kindle">Kindle</span> <span word="users">users</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ebooks">ebooks</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="devices">devices</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="ebook">ebook</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nowhere">nowhere</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="peaking">peaking</span>. <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="printed">printed</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="ebooks">ebooks</span> <span word="instead">instead</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="printed">printed</span> <span word="book">book</span>.</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="printed">printed</span> <span word="books">books</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="shelves">shelves</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="theyve">theyve</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span>; <span word="they">they</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="weights">weights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="typefaces">typefaces</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="layouts">layouts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="titles">titles</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="contains">contains</span>.</p>
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