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 Every day, you carry a lot of books around in your schoolbag. They are heavy. You might wonder if there’s some way to take the weight off your shoulders. The answer is an e-book reader.

E-book readers are digital machines similar to laptops （手提电脑）, but smaller and lighter. You can read an e-book on one just like reading a real paperback （纸制书）. This small device （装置） can hold over 1,000 books, and you can easily carry it anywhere.

At present, e-book readers don’t carry e-textbooks. But you can use them to read novels and magazines. The most successful e-book reader right now is the Kindle, made by the US book-selling website Amazon.

Last Tuesday, a new e-reader called Nook came on the market. It was developed by the US chain bookstore Barnes & Noble. It might become a big hit with book lovers.

Different from other e-book readers, the Nook allows you to lend your e-book to a friend for up to two weeks. You simply e-mail the book from your Nook and your friend can read it on any device with the Barnes & Noble eReader software – their own e-book reader, computer or cell phone . After two weeks, they can no longer read the book and will return it to you.

The Nook has other new features too. You read in black and white on the main screen, just like with Kindle. But the Nook also has a color touch screen below the main screen. It allows you to flip （翻页） through the book or magazine you’re reading. It goes black to save power when you’re not using it.

The Nook also comes with a wireless Internet connection （无线上网）. Nook users in the United States can go to Barnes & Noble stores and use their e-books to browse （浏览） through thousands of e-books and magazines for free.

1. We can NOT tell from the story that e-book readers are _____.

A．digital machines                               B．similar to laptops

C．smaller than laptops                         D．cheaper than paperbacks

2. Which of the following is the most successful e-book reader?

A．Amazon.          B．The Kindle.          C．The Nook.          D．Barnes & Noble.

3. Different from other e-readers, the Nook allows people to _____.

A．turn pages freely                      B．send text messages

C．surf the Internet and buy books         D．lend the e-book to friends for a certain time

4. What does the word “features” in the 6th paragraph mean?

A．外貌            B．特点                 C．价格                D．形式

5. What does the story mainly tell us?

A．A new trend for reading.

B．What the Nook could offer people.

C．E-books will take the place of paperbacks.

D．Two most important e-book readers companies.

19、

Some students spend too much time on the Internet. They forget to study, eat and sleep. They become unable to communicate with people in real life. They are addicted to （沉迷） the Internet. Parents worry about this problem. Some send their children to medical centers or special camps for help. But not all of those places are good for the kids. In July, the public was shocked by news that a doctor in Shandong was using electric shocks to treat teenagers.

The following month, a 15-year-old boy, Deng Senshan, was beaten to death （殴打致死） just hours after checking into a camp in Guangxi. Days later Chen Liang, a teenager from Sichuan, was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a similar attack. China now has more than 298 million Internet users. More than 55 percent of them are young people under 25. Some surveys show that about 10 percent of those spend long hours on the Internet. Early this month, to stop such shocking treatments from happening again, the government published guidelines （指导） for teenage Internet use. According to the guidelines, treatments aren't allowed to limit the child's freedom or include physical punishment （体罚）. Teenagers are advised to limit their time online and avoid killing time on the Web. The guidelines suggest that parents should spend more time with their children and pay attention to what they do online. China isn't the only country with this problem. It is reported that about 5 to 10 percent of Americans suffer from Internet addiction. The problem is also serious in South Korea. Some doctors think Internet addiction is a mental illness that needs medical treatment, but others disagree. They think it can be managed by the people themselves.

1. Chinese parents send their children who _____ to medical centers or special camps.

A．forget to study, eat and sleep                  B．have low school grade

C．are unable to communicate                            D．are addicted to the Internet

2. We can tell from the story that more than _____ Internet users are young teenagers under 18.

A．338 million              B．203 million      C．100 million          D．563 million

3. What caused Deng Senshan’s death?

A．He was treated by electric shocks.       B．He was attacked by bullies.

C．He caught a serious disease.             D．He was beaten to death.

4. Which of the following countries is NOT suffering from Internet addiction?

A．China             B．India                 C．US                  D．South Korea.

5. The story mainly tells us about _____.

A．the Internet addiction problem in China

B．some serious cases of treating Internet addicted kid

C．the kids addicted to the Internet

D．guidelines for Chinese teenage Internet use

18、One day the employees of a large company in St Louis, Missouri returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door. The sign said: “Yesterday the person who had been in your way to success passed away. We invite you to join the funeral （葬礼） in the gym.”

At first everyone was sad to hear that one of their colleagues （同事） had died, but after a while they started getting curious about who this person might be.

The excitement grew as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last respects. Everyone wondered: “Who is this person that was in my way? Well, at least he's no longer here!”

One by one the employees got closer to the coffin （棺材）. When they looked inside it they were speechless. They stood over the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul （灵魂）.

There was a mirror inside the coffin: Everyone who looked inside it could see himself. There was also a sign next to the mirror that said: “There is only one person who can stop yourself from succeeding: it is YOU.”

You are the only person who can change your life. You are the only person who can influence（影响）your happiness and your success. You are the only person who can help yourself.

Your life does not change when your family changes, when your friends change, when your boss changes, or when your company changes.

Your life changes when YOU change, when you realize that you are the only one responsible （负责的） for your life.

1. When the employees first heard the news, they were _____.

A．curious                   B．sad             C．surprised             D．excited

2. The employees went to the gym to _____.

A．play some sports                                         B．watch a ball game     

C．visit a dead person                               D．see a movie

3. The employees saw _____ in the coffin.

A．a dead man           B．a mirror          C．a picture             D．nothing

4. The company did this to _____.

A．play a joke on the employee                    B．show how to achieve success

C．explain the meaning of life                      D．show how to change the world

5. The story mainly tells us _____.

A．it's important to change oneself before one can succeed

B．it's everyone's duty to make a difference

C．it takes a long time to realize the importance of change

D．it's not easy to change the world around you

16、请你从方框内找出相应的句子，使对话完整（有两个是多余选项）

A: What is your project at school this week?

B: To make a report about the environmental pollution.

A: Really?      1             

B: Yes, it is. The environmental pollution is more serious than before. It's said that some factories pour waste water into the river near our city.

A:   2       

B: We should do a survey near the river.

A:     3          

B: I'll get some information to write my report.      4          

A: Sure! I'd love to. Let's work together.

B: The city is our home. It is our duty to make it beautiful.

A:      5         

15、— I am not sure which tie to wear for the party. 

— God! I have no idea,       .

A．too            B．either                  C．neither             D．also

14、---Do you mind if I sit here?

--- ________. It’s for Miss Zhang.

A．Not at all.         B．Never mind.        C．Better not.           D．Of course not.

13、--- What’s the weather like tomorrow?

---The radio says it is going to be even ______.

A．bad               B．worst                     C．badly             D．worse

12、--Do you like playing _________ guitar or surfing the Internet?

--Neither. I like playing         football.

A．the ; \              B.\ ; \           C．the ; the         D．\ ; the