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OverDrive distributes ebooks and audio files to publishersC.. A.There is no time limit for the book files downloaded on the device.D.Book sales may drop sharply because of convenient electronic borrowing.B.most publishers are hesitant to cooperate with librariesD.piracyB.. A. Random House raised its licensing prices earlier this year, and Harper Collins limits libraries to lending its titles 26 times. (1)It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that Library supporters argue that book borrowers arc also book buyers and that libraries are vital spaces for readers to discover new work. Many were cheered by a recent Pew survey, which found that more than half of Americans with library cards say they prefer to buy their ebooks. According to Pew, an opinion researcher, library users are a perfect for market for Amazon. Late last year Amazon introduced its Kindle Owners39。s Kindle ereader who want to borrow ebooks from libraries are now redirected to Amazon39。s global market dominance, as the pany can control fees and conditions. Publishers were annoyed when OverDrive cooperated with Amazon, the world39。 Publishers are wise to be nervous. Owners of ereaders (電子閱讀器)are exactly the customers they need: booklovers with money. If these people switch to borrowing ebooks instead of buying them, what then? Electronic borrowing is awfully convenient. Unlike printed books, which must be checked out and returned to a physical library miles from where you live, book files can be downloaded at home. The files disappear from the device when they are due.9.閱讀理解 s food but also bee more informed about other cultures by trying their food. ”可知,我們應(yīng)該通過我們的文化食物來接受我們的文化遺產(chǎn),但也應(yīng)該通過品嘗其他文化的食物來了解其他文化,故選B。 (4)考查觀點態(tài)度。根據(jù)第三段中的“Additionally, immigrants do not only sell dishes to people from the same countries as them, but to people from different countries. ”可知,一些移民不得不改變他們餐館原有的菜肴是為了迎合不同的顧客。故選A。 (2)考查詞義猜測。 (1)考查細節(jié)理解。D.C.B.s attitude towards different food cultures? A.To present their own food culture in a new way.(4)What39。To announce the beginning of their life on foreign soil.C.The oldfashioned taste.(3)Why do some immigrants have to change the original dishes in their restaurant? A.The national culture.C.s superiority.(2)What does the underlined it in Paragraph2 refer to? A.D.To reflect a country39。B.s the function of food mentioned in the article? A. We should embrace our heritage(傳統(tǒng))through our culture39。 On a large scale, traditional food is an important part of culture. It also operates as an expression of culture identity. Immigrants bring it wherever they go, and it is a symbol of pride for their culture and means of coping with homesickness.8.閱讀理解 根據(jù)第三段中的“The bath is usually three meters wide, three meters long and about one meter deep” 公共浴缸通常有三米寬,三米長,大約一米深,故選C。根據(jù)第一段中的“They use electricity or wood to boil the water.”可知在很多西方國家人們用電或者木材來燒水,故選A。綜上選D。泡澡可以使人們放松、保持清潔和消除疲勞,故A、B和C選項符合泡澡的特點。One meter long, three meters wide and about three meters deep.【答案】 (1)D(2)A(3)C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文,說明了日本泡澡的習(xí)俗文化,在日本人們泡澡很頻繁,大多數(shù)人每天都會泡一次。Three meters long, one meter wide and about three meters deep.C.Straw.(3)What is the size of a public bath? A.C.Gas.Taking baths can make people nervous.(2)What do people use to boil water in many western countries? A.Taking baths can refresh people.C.The water in the big bath is changed quite often. The water is also very hot. In some places people hit the water with sticks first. They do this to make the water cooler. Then the men get into the bath very slowly and carefully. When a man gets into a bath, he says. Excuse me. He does this because most of the hot water es directly out of the ground. In other places people boil the water with a big fire. In a small bath at home sometimes people light a fire under the bath. When the water is hot, people in the family take a bath one by one.(1)Which of the following is not true about baths? A. In Japan people bathe very often. Most people have a bath every day. When the weather is hot they sometimes have two or three baths a day. They bathe in very hot water. Usually the water is almost boiling. They believe that these very hot baths also stop them from falling ill. 7.閱讀理解 Baths in Japan故選D。根據(jù)Scotland部分中的“In Scotland, April Fools39。故選B。有一次,愚人節(jié)放映了一部英國短片,講的是種意大利面的農(nóng)民如何從意大利面樹上收獲意大利面”和“有一次,愚人節(jié)放映了一部英國短片,講的是種意大利面的農(nóng)民如何從意大利面樹上收獲意大利面。根據(jù)America and Britain部分中的“Today, Americans and the British play small tricks on friends and strangers alike on 1 , a British short film was shown on April Fools39。故選A。根據(jù)France and Italy部分中的“In France and Italy, if someone plays a trick on you, you are the‘fish of April’.“在法國和意大利,如果有人捉弄你,你就是“四月魚”。作者講述了關(guān)于“愚人節(jié)”的一些事情以及一些國家愚人節(jié)的風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣。D.America.B.Italy.To inform the audience.(3)Where does April Fools39。To trick the audience.C.If one prefers chocolate.(2)What was the purpose of the British short film? A.If one is fond of fish.C.s back without them knowing.(1)In what condition would someone be called fish of April in France? A. Day lasts for two days! The second day is called Taily Day and tricks on this day involve the bottom (or the tail, in informal speech). Often a sign saying ‘kick me39。 Scotlands shoe and say Your shoelace (鞋帶) is untied. When they look down, they are laughed at. Schoolchildren might tell a friend that school has been cancelled. Sometimes the media get involved. Once, a British short film was shown on April Fools39。 America and Britain In France and Italy, if someone plays a trick on you, you are the fish of April. By the month of April fish have only just hatched and are therefore easy to catch. Children stick paper fi