Question

    Apple has entered the textbook market. The tech giant (輯技巨頭) introduced iBooks textbooks a couple of weeks ago when it announced its iBooks 2 platform. They are digital books in a variety of subjects taking in science,maths,history and geography.

Apple developed its iPad-based textbooks in conjunction (連接 ) with major textbook publishers. The company offers a collection of textbooks for high school students.

Apple says it offers a “new textbook experience” and suggests its iBooks textbooks are “ the next chapter in learning”. It sounds like good news for pupils and students. Think of it. No more carrying heavy backpacks full of textbooks. Every textbook you require can be stored on your iPad. No more having to buy expensive textbooks which you will only use for one year or two and then sell or give away.

Of course there's a catch. You need to own an iPad and as you know,it is not cheap. You also need to buy digital textbooks,mostly priced each at $ 14. 99 (94. 74 yuan) or less. Textbook publishing was worth $ 8. 7 billion in the US alone last year. Will digital books take over conpletely in education? That remains to be seen.

36. What is the best title for the text?

   A. Apple Enters New Market

   B. A Different Way of Learning

   C. Experience Digital Textbooks

   D. Say Goodbye to Tradition

37. iBook textbooks will do good to pupils and students because .

    A they are free to get

   B. they are easy to carry

   C. they are iPad-based

   D. they are favourite gifts

38. The underlined words “a catch” in Paragraph 4 are closest in meaning to .

   A. an advantage   B. a surprise

   C. a problem   D. an order

39. What can we know from the last two paragraphs?

   A. iPad-based textbooks have changed our learning.

   B. Traditional textbooks will be replaced sooner or later.

   C. Apple has earned a lot from the textbook market.

   D. Digital books have disadvantages and advantages.

40. Where can we find this kind of passage?

   A. In a storybook. B. In a science book.

   C. In a newspaper. D. In a textbook.

Answer 1

36. A解析：主旨大意題。文章的開頭就指 出，蘋果產品進人教科書市場。故選A.

37. B解析：細節理解題。根據第三段中的 44 No more carrying heavy backpacks full of textbooks. ”可知iBook教科書使學生再也 不用背沉重的書包了，故選B.

38. C解析：詞義猜測題。根據本段的內容 可知用電子教科書就不得不買iPad ,還要 買電子書，而且價格也不菲，由這些不利之 處可知選C.

39. D解析：推理判斷題。倒數第二段說明 了使用iPad-based textbooks的好處;而最 后一段的主題句為第一句話，說明使用 iPad-based textbooks的一些問題，故可推知選D

40. C解析：推理判斷題。根據整篇文章的 內容以及字里行間的語氣可推知本文應出 自報紙,介紹新科技在教學領域。