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In modern times, the development of electronic books has changed the ways of reading. It is very convenient for readers to download（下载） electronic books on the Internet.
However, experts say that readers will not be able to absorb( 吸收) efficiently what they have read, because the information is shown in such a simple form.“Some e-readers（电子阅览器）, such as the Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader, show texts clearly to readers. This encourages the brain to be ‘lazy’ and make readers easily forget what they have just read, ”experts say.
A. student by Princeton University finds that many readers can recall more information after reading if they read paper books. Compared with electronic books, paper books are less convenient for readers to read. Such difficulty in reading makes readers cherish（珍惜） the information they are reading and encourage their brain to think. As a result, the efficiency of reading will be improved greatly. Experts say if readers get information actively, that is to say, if they read paper books, they will be able to remember the information longer than those who passively read electronic books.
Others experts say that e-readers and computers may stop us from absorbing information, because the screens may make you feel that the words on the screen are not important. Mr. Lehrer, an expert, said, “E-readers have changed the reading habits of people, but they make people’s ability of reading degenerate（退化）”
1.Now a lot of electronic books have changed .
A.people’s ways of eating
B.people’s ways of speaking
C.p people’s ways of reading
D.people’s ways of learning
2.The Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader .
A.are new kinds of computers
B.can make readers’ brain to be “lazy”
C.are two electronic texts
D.can be used to learn English
3.According to the study, if readers read paper books, they .
A.will forget the information they have just read easily
B.will not think more about what they are reading
C.will fall asleep easily
D.can recall more information after reading
4.The underline word “passively” mean “ ”in Chinese.
A.被动地
B.主动地
C.快捷地
D.茫然地
5.From the passage, we can know .
A.electronic books are less convenient for readers to read
B.the efficiency of reading is higher if people read paper books
C.e-readers don’t change people’s reading habits at all
D.people easily forget what they have read because they read too much
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（2014福建福州）
Gabriel Garcia Márquez，who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982，passed away at the age of 86 on April 17，2014．The world paused to remember the cultural giant（巨匠）．
Garcia Márquez was born in Colombia，but he spent most of his adult life in Mexico City．As one of the most famous writers，he was widely regarded as“a giant of 20th－century literature”．Garcia Márquez wrote in a style called“magical realism（魔幻现实主义）”．In such works，people live a daily life in a certain period of time in history．But meanwhile，magical things happen to them．
Garcia Márquez is best known for his 1967 novel，One Hundred Years of Solitude（《百年孤独》），which has sold about 50 million copies．It tells the tale of the small andIsolatedtown of Macondo which was separated from the outside world—of its founding and its troubled history over a hundred years．The story is a metaphor（暗喻）for the development of Colombia since the 19th century．As Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said，Garcia Márquez wrote about“the very essence（精髓）of the Latin American being”．
1.Garcia Márquez was born in the year________．
A.1914
B.1928
C.1967
D.1982
2.We can know from Paragragh 2 that Garcia Márquez________．
A.was born in Mexico City
B.spent most of his adult life in Colombia
C.had a writing style called“magical realism”
D.was famous but lived a simple daily life
3.The underlined word“isolated”means________．
A.隔绝的
B.安逸的
C.喧嚣的
D.繁华的
4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Garcia Márquez？
A.He was the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982．
B.His novel One Hundred Years of Solitude was a great success．
C.He was widely known as“a giant of 20th－century literature”．
D.Magical things happened to him during his stay in Mexico City．
5.The writer quotes（引述）from the President to________．
A.praise Garcia Márquez for his achievement
B.show the deep sadness of the President
C.explain the writing style of Garcia Márquez
D.describe the character of Garcia Márquez
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Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and really looked forward to his holiday. He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw "an advertisement in a newspaper. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food. Fresh air. Horse riding. Walking. Fishing. Cheap and interesting."
"This sounds a good idea," he thought. "I'll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They'll make a change from sitting by the seaside."
He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first day of July, he left for West Hill Farm. But four days later, he returned home.
"What's wrong with West Hill Farm?" his best friend, Ed, asked him. "Didn't you enjoy?"
"Country life was very good." Henry said. "But there was another problem."
"Oh, what?"
"Well," he said, "the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner."
"What's wrong with that?" Ed asked. "Fresh meat is the best."
"I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner."
"Lucky you!"
"You don't understand." Henry said. "On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner."
"A different roast every day," Ed said loudly, "and you are complaining!"
"Let me finish." Henry said." On the fourth day the farmer died, and I didn't dare stay for dinner!"
1.How did Henry find out about the farm?
A.He saw it in a newspaper advertisement.
B.His best friend told him.
C.He wrote to the farmer.
2.Henry came back home several days later because ________.
A.he didn't like the country life at all
B.the farmer wasn't friendly to him
C.he thought he might have to eat the farmer
3.The underlined word "complaining" means ________.
A.抱怨 B.夸奖 C.训斥
4.Which of the following is true?
A.Henry thought he could enjoy a change.
B.Ed could eat a different kind of meat every day.
C.Henry couldn't think of anything else to do, so he went to the farm.
5.Which is the best title for the passage?
A.What a beautiful farm!
B.A short holiday.
C.Henry and the farmer.
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