一、阅读选择
Calling all book lovers! Support your reading habit without paying a cent or even taking a trip to the library.
The Library of Congress
If you’re looking for classics online, the Library of Congress has got you covered. With more than 60 classic books available, this is the perfect website if you have a specific classic you’re looking to read. It also includes children’s classics like Alice in Wonderland and Cinderella.
Project Gutenberg
Founded in 1971, Project Gutenberg is the oldest eBook collection online. While the website asks for donations (捐赠), no fees are required for reading the free online books they offer. There are more than 56,000 eBooks to choose from, and they are Kindle-compatible and easy to download.
BookBub
If you’re a book lover who's always looking for something new to read, BookBub is a site you need in your life. To access this site and its thousands of available eBooks you need to create an account (账户), but it’s totally free. Once you’ve created an account, the site asks you to pick your favorite genres so that it can provide the best reading recommendations (推荐). If you want to learn more about BookBub, click here.
BookRix
BookRix allows readers to download free ebooks onto their iPads? tablets? eReaders, and smartphones. The site offers books from self-published authors as well as books that are part of the public domain. The homepage group books into different types including fiction, fantasy, romance, thrillers, so you can easily find a new book to read.
1．Which should one choose if they want to read classical fairy tale books?
A．The Library of Congress. B．Project Gutenberg.
C．BookBub. D．BookRix.
2．What makes BookBub different from the other three?
A．All the eBooks are totally free.
B．Some of the ebooks are classics.
C．It recommends books for readers.
D．Thousands of eBooks are available.
3．Where does this text most probably come from?
A．A newspaper. B．The Internet.
C．A magazine. D．A notice board.
【答案】
1．A
2．C
3．B
【分析】
这是一篇说明文。文章对四家网上的免费图书馆进行了介绍。
1．
细节理解题。根据The Library of Congress部分最后一句“It also includes children’s classics like Alice in Wonderland and Cinderella.(它还包括像《爱丽丝梦游仙境》和《灰姑娘》这样的经典儿童读物)”可知，如果想读经典童话书，读者应该去国会图书馆。故选A。
2．
细节理解题。根据BookBub部分倒第二句“Once you’ve created an account, the site asks you to pick your favorite genres so that it can provide the best reading recommendations (推荐). (一旦你创建了一个帐户，网站会要求你选择你最喜欢的类型，这样它就能提供最好的阅读推荐)”可知，BookBub不同的地方在于它会提供阅读推荐。故选C。
3．
推理判断题。根据BookBub部分最后一句“click here(点击这里)”可知，这篇文章可能来自网络。故选B。
Calling all book lovers! Support your reading habit without paying a cent or even taking a trip to the library.
The Library of Congress
If you’re looking for classics online, the Library of Congress has got you covered. With more than 60 classic books available, this is the perfect website if you have a specific classic you’re looking to read. It also includes children’s classics like Alice in Wonderland and Cinderella.
Project Gutenberg
Founded in 1971, Project Gutenberg is the oldest eBook collection online. While the website asks for donations (捐赠), no fees are required for reading the free online books they offer. There are more than 56,000 eBooks to choose from, and they are Kindle-compatible and easy to download.
BookBub
If you’re a book lover who's always looking for something new to read, BookBub is a site you need in your life. To access this site and its thousands of available eBooks you need to create an account (账户), but it’s totally free. Once you’ve created an account, the site asks you to pick your favorite genres so that it can provide the best reading recommendations (推荐). If you want to learn more about BookBub, click here.
BookRix
BookRix allows readers to download free ebooks onto their iPads? tablets? eReaders, and smartphones. The site offers books from self-published authors as well as books that are part of the public domain. The homepage group books into different types including fiction, fantasy, romance, thrillers, so you can easily find a new book to read.
1．Which should one choose if they want to read classical fairy tale books?
A．The Library of Congress. B．Project Gutenberg.
C．BookBub. D．BookRix.
2．What makes BookBub different from the other three?
A．All the eBooks are totally free.
B．Some of the ebooks are classics.
C．It recommends books for readers.
D．Thousands of eBooks are available.
3．Where does this text most probably come from?
A．A newspaper. B．The Internet.
C．A magazine. D．A notice board.
【答案】
1．A
2．C
3．B
【分析】
这是一篇说明文。文章对四家网上的免费图书馆进行了介绍。
1．
细节理解题。根据The Library of Congress部分最后一句“It also includes children’s classics like Alice in Wonderland and Cinderella.(它还包括像《爱丽丝梦游仙境》和《灰姑娘》这样的经典儿童读物)”可知，如果想读经典童话书，读者应该去国会图书馆。故选A。
2．
细节理解题。根据BookBub部分倒第二句“Once you’ve created an account, the site asks you to pick your favorite genres so that it can provide the best reading recommendations (推荐). (一旦你创建了一个帐户，网站会要求你选择你最喜欢的类型，这样它就能提供最好的阅读推荐)”可知，BookBub不同的地方在于它会提供阅读推荐。故选C。
3．
推理判断题。根据BookBub部分最后一句“click here(点击这里)”可知，这篇文章可能来自网络。故选B。
