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【题目】 Do you like reading? Today let me share something about reading in China. With rapid development of technology and the Internet, new methods and ecological (生态的) ideas provide more possibilities for the Chinese to read. The newly national reading report shows that 80 percent of Chinese adults read books, newspapers or magazines in 2018, a year-on-year increase.

Prevailing(盛行的) digital(数字的) reading

The growth of digital reading has made reading more popular among the Chinese. According to a survey, about 76 percent said they had accessed(访问) content through digital channels. Chen Chengpei, an office worker in Xiamen City loves reading on his mobile phone app in his spare time. He thinks it’s so easy to kill the spare minutes. Mobile phone reading has become the main channel for him to get information. He has downloaded seven news apps, through which he reads for one or two hours a day.

Listening to audiobooks has become a new growth point in terms of reading habits. Zhang Jin from Beijing likes reading 40 minutes on his mobile while going to work on the bus in the morning. and listening to audiobooks on the way home. According to Ximalaya, 16. 9 percent of its total users listen to its audiobooks. To attract more users, the mobile app allows users to vote for the book they hope to listen to most. The audio app tries to meet their needs.

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Li Yang, a student in Beijing, used to be worried by piles of books as her house is too small. The problem was solved when she started to sell the used books on an online second-hand bookstore Deja Vu. “By selling them, most of my books which used to gather dust in the corner can come to life again. ” she said.

According to a survey by giant Alibaba in 2018, the market for the second-hand book was booming last year as more Chinese tend to trade or exchange their used books online.

The rise of online second-hand book platforms and sharing ideas also contributed to the booming book recycling.

Users are able to sell their books by scanning the barcode(扫条形码)of books and then wait for the courier(快递员) to collect them. The collected books will be cleaned, disinfected (消毒) and packed before selling to other readers at a lower price.

According to Deja Vu, its total users hit l. 4 million in 2018, with 2 million used books being sold. It has a daily business of 20,000 books. “When I see my books being read by others, I can feel a pleasure of sharing, which is really amazing. ” LiYang said.

【1】From the first paragraph, we know that .

A. most Chinese adults read books, newspapers or magazines on the Internet

B. the number of Chinese readers is becoming larger and larger year by year

C. the writer tells us some different new methods of reading all over the world

D. Chinese people have more time to read because of technology and the Internet

【2】From the passage, we know .

A. mobile phones have become the main reading tool for Chinese

B. the audio app can meet whatever the users need to attract more users

C. listening to audiobooks is the most popular reading habit for Chinese

D. Chinese like reading better because of the growth of digital reading

【3】Which of the following is suitable for ① ?

A. Recycling digital readingB. Selling books at a low price

C. Booming book recyclingD. Collecting second-hand books

【4】Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. The writer wishes more people to download mobile phone apps to read.

B. people can sell or exchange their books on second-hand book platforms.

C. The used books will be posted directly from the sellers to the new users.

D. Two million used books were sold on the online platform Deja Vu in 2018.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了随着科技和互联网的飞速发展，新方法和生态理念为中国人提供了更多的阅读机会。

【1】段落大意。通读整个第一段可知，主要讲述了中国读者的数量逐年增加。故选B。

【2】细节理解。根据文中With rapid development of technology and the Internet, new methods and ecological (生态的) ideas provide more possibilities for the Chinese to read. The newly national reading report shows that 80 percent of Chinese adults read books, newspapers or magazines in 2018, a year-on-year increase. 可知，随着数字阅读的发展，中国人更喜欢阅读。故选D。

【3】段落总结。Li Yang, a student in Beijing, used to be worried by piles of books as her house is too small. The problem was solved when she started to sell the used books on an online second-hand bookstore Deja Vu. “By selling them, most of my books which used to gather dust in the corner can come to life again. ” she said.可知，李阳在网上低价买书。故选B。

【4】推理判断。According to Deja Vu, its total users hit l. 4 million in 2018, with 2 million used books being sold可知，2018年在Deja Vu在线平台上售出200万册二手书。选项D是正确的。故选D。