长篇阅读

　　第一篇：The End of the Book?

　　本文选自2011年5月21日The American Magazine

　　文章参看：http://www.american.com/archive/2011/may/the-end-of-the-book

　　答案及解析：

　　46. Authors still published in printed versions will be considered important ones.

　　答案：D

　　解析：对应D段末句。printed versions(纸质版本)对应hard copy(印刷版本)，be considered important ones(被认为重要)对应become the mark…to reckon(认为是标志)。

　　47. Some people are still in favor of printed books because of the sense of touch they can provide.

　　答案：N

　　解析：对应N段第三句提到的tactile pleasure in books(书本的触觉上的愉悦)。

　　48. The radio business has changed greatly and now attracts more listeners.

　　答案：J

　　解析：对应J段最后两句。changed greatly(巨大改变)对应a very different business(相当不同的行业)，attracts more listeners(吸引更多听众)对应enlarged their audience(扩大受众面)。

　　49. Contrary to many people’s prediction of its death, the film industry survived.

　　答案：H

　　解析：对应H段第二句。many people’s prediction对应widely predicted。

　　50. Remarkable changes have taken place in the book business.

　　答案：A

　　解析：这是对A段所描述的电子书在近几年内大幅增长的现象的概括。

　　51. Old technology sometimes continues to exist because of its reliability.

　　答案：L

　　解析：对应L段第三句。continues to exist(继续存在)对应remain(保持)，reliability(可靠)对应backup(支持、后盾)。

　　52. The increase of e-book sales will force the book business to make changes not seen for centuries.

　　答案：B

　　解析：对应B段第三句。make changes(做出改变)对应go through a transformation(经历转变)，not seen for centuries是对该句后部分时间表达的概括。

　　53. A new technology is unlikely to take the place of an old one without a clear advantage.

　　答案：F

　　解析：对应F段第一句。a clear advantage(明显优势)岁对better, cheaper or both的概括。take the place of(代替)对应replace(代替)。

　　54. Paperbacks of popular literature are more likely to be replaced by e-books.

　　答案：C

　　解析：完全对应C段第二句。

　　55. A house with a fireplace has a stronger appeal to buyers.

　　答案：M

　　解析：对应M段第三句。has a stronger appeal to buyers(对购买者有很强吸引力)对应a powerful selling point(强劲卖点)。

　　第二篇：The Touch-Screen Generation

　　本文选自2013年4月的The Atlantic

　　文章参看：http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/04/the-touch-screen-generation/309250/2/

　　答案及解析：

　　46.The author attended the conference, hoping to find some guiding principles for parenting in the electronic age.

　　答案：D

　　解析：对应D段第一句： come to the developers’ conference 对应 attended the conference(出席会议)， that they might offer some guiding principle for American parents 对应hoping to find some guiding principles for parenting(提供指导原则)。

　　47.American parents are becoming more doubtful about the benefits technology is said to bring to their children.

　　答案：G

　　解析：G段第一句American parents完全重现， more, not less, wary(谨慎的)对应more doubtful。

　　48.Some experts believe that human intelligence develops by the use of hands.

　　答案：A

　　解析：对应A段最后一句：.Some experts 对应 developers(开发者), human intelligence develops by the use of hands 对应 The hands are the instruments of man’s intelligence.(人类才智由双手的使用而发展)

　　49.The author found a former Montessori teacher strict control over her kids’ screen time.

　　答案：E

　　解析：E段第一句和最后一句综合得来。 a former Montessori teacher 完全是原文重现，I give them a limit of half an hour and then stop.对应strict control over her kids’ screen time.(严格控制玩电子设备的时间)。

　　50.Research shows interaction with people is key to babies’ brain development.

　　答案：C

　　解析：C段第二句 research on brain development 完全重现， critical need 对应key(关键)，direct interactions with parents and other significant care givers对应interaction with people(人际互动)。

　　51.So far there has been no scientific proof of the educational benefits of iPads.

　　答案：H

　　解析：H段倒数第二句中，To date对应So far(如今)，no body of research has definitively proved that 对应no scientific proof(无科学依据)。

　　52.American parents worry that overuse of tablets will create problems with their kids’interpersonal relationships/

　　答案：G

　　解析：G段的最后两句中：Parents与 tablets完全重现， can’t make eye contact and has an avatar for a girlfriend(不敢直视他人或只能在家幻想女盆友——好邪恶) 对应 create problems with their kids’interpersonal relationships(人际交往发生了问题)。

　　53.The author expected developers of children’s apps to specify the benefits of the new technology.

　　答案：D

　　解析：D段的倒数第二句， articulate(清晰表达) some benefits of the new technology对应specify(详述)the benefits of the new technology.

　　54.The kids at the gathering wre more fascinated by the iPads than by the helicopter.

　　答案：A

　　解析：A段第三句出现helicopter， 第四句的转折 But mostly they looked down, at the iPads and other tablets displayed around the hall like so many open boxes of candy.对应more fascinated by the iPads(但部分人看着iPad就像看糖果般目不转睛)。

　　55.The author permits her children to use the screen for at most half an hour a day.

　　答案：F

　　解析：F段第四句， permissive对应permits(允许)， half an hour a day完全重现， my rule at home对应The author。

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