Reader’s Digest is a monthly magazine. Before the 1980s, it belonged to a privately held company, which was started in 1922 by Lila Bell Wallace and Dewitt Wallace. This magazine is small and easy to carry, just half the size of most American magazines, which caused a phrase in 2005, “America in your pocket.” It is the best selling magazine in the USA. At present, its circulation(发行量） in the USA has reached 10 million copies and the number of the readers there is 38 million. Its global circulation outside the USA has reached 40 million people throughout more than 70 countries in 21 languages.
This magazine’s focus(焦点） is not news but more of cultural views because the editors think people now can get timely news from somewhere else. They hope this magazine can give readers something that is about special personal experiences, something the readers can share with their families. In different countries, this magazine provides a window to the world for the local readers. Some parts of the magazine are about the local customs and interests of the local readers. The other parts give the local readers information from all over the world.
This magazine actually used to be a family business until the Wallaces died in the 1980s. Because they had no children, there was no one to take over the company. Sixteen years ago, this company went public and became a public company.
1.How often does Reader’s Digest come out in the USA?
A. Once a year. B. Once a month. C. Once a week. D. Once a day.
2.What’s the number of the readers of this magazine all over the world?
A. 38 million. B. 40 million. C. 78 million. D. 108 million.
3.This magazine’s focus includes the following topics except _________.
A. something about the timely news
B. some special personal experiences
C. some information from all over the world
D. the local customs and interests of the local readers
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| A．earlier e-books are about only a few subjects. |
| B．people don’t like to read any paper books any more. |
| C．most e-books have been written for a specific group of readers. |
| D．the development of the Internet makes e-books more useful. |
| A．Three | B．Four | C．Five | D．Six |
| A．E-books can’t be red on mobile phones. |
| B．All the e-books on the Internet cost lots of money. |
| C．E-books can make reading more convenient. |
| D．You can’t read e-books without a personal computer. |
| A．You’ll lose the information if its file format is not supported. |
| B．You can carry hundreds of books in an e-book reader. |
| C．You can buy cheap e-books anywhere. |
| D．You can read e-books at any time. |
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科目：初中英语 来源：2013届湖北安陆市德安初级中学九年级12月月考英语卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
E–book is short for electronic(电子) book. It is usually read on personal computers. Some mobile phones can also be used to read e–books.
Earlier e–books were written for a certain group of readers and were about only a few subjects. With the development of the Internet, knowledge and answers to a lot of questions mainly come from e–books. This is why the e–book business is increasing quickly.
E–books have many advantages. First, they save time. We don’t need to go a bookstore to buy books. Besides, we can find the topic we want to know about on the Internet, and then we can quickly get many e–books on similar topics. Second, e–books save money. Some e–books cost us little money, and there are millions of e–books on the Internet that we can get for free. Third, more trees are saved because e–books don’t need to be printed on paper. Fourth, e–books make reading more convenient. You can carry a whole library of hundreds of books with you in a small computer or any e–book reader(阅读器), without worrying about their weight.
But e–books have certain disadvantages. They need a personal computer or an e–book reader, and the information can be lost if its file format(文件格式) is not supported(支持) or changed in the reader’s computer.
However, e–books provide us with a new way of reading. That is good.
【小题1】Why is the e–book business increasing quickly? Because______________.
| A．earlier e–books are about only a few subjects. |
| B．people don’t like to read any paper books any more. |
| C．the development of the Internet makes e–books more useful. |
| D．most e–books have been written for a certain group of readers. |
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five | D．Six |
| A．All the e–books on the Internet cost lots of money. |
| B．E–books can’t be read on mobile phones. |
| C．You can’t read e–books without a personal computer. |
| D．E–books can make reading more convenient. |
| A．You’ll lose the information if its file format is not supported. |
| B．You can read e–books any time. |
| C．You can buy cheap e–books anywhere. |
| D．You can carry hundreds of books in an e–book reader. |
| A．the information can be lost if its file format is changed. |
| B．you don’t need to buy paper books in a bookstore if you read e–books. |
| C．the development of e–books can help save the environment. |
| D．e–books affor（提供） us a new good way of reading. |
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科目：初中英语 来源：2012届浙江省温州市四校联盟九年级下学期一模英语试卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
Lots of young people like reading magazines in their free time for fun. Of so many different magazines, Reader’s Digest is famous and popular.
Reader’s Digest is a monthly magazine. Before the 1980s, it belonged to a privately held company, which was started in 1922 by Lila Bell Wallace and Dewitt Wallace. This magazine is small and easy to carry, it’s just half the size of most American magazines, which caused a phrase in 2005, “America in your pocket”. It is the best selling magazine in the USA. At present, its circulation in the USA has reached 10 million copies and the number of the readers there is 38 million. Outside the USA, another 40 million people throughout more than 70 countries also read this magazine in 21 languages.
This magazine’s focus is not news but more of cultural views because the editors think people now can get timely news from somewhere else such as TV and newspaper. They hope this magazine can give readers something that is about special personal experiences, or something the readers can share with their families. In different countries, this magazine provides a window to the world for the local readers. Some parts of the magazine are about the local customs and interests of the local readers. The other parts give the local readers information from all over the world.
This magazine actually used to be a public business until the Wallaces died in the 1980s. Because they had no children, there was no one to take over the company. Sixteen years ago, this company went public and became a public company.
【小题1】How often does Reader’s Digest come out in the USA?
| A．Once a year. | B．Once a month. |
| C．Once a week. | D．Once a day. |
| A．38 million. | B．40 million. | C．78 million. | D．108 million. |
| A．Timely news . | B．Personal experiences |
| C．Cultural views | D．Local customs |
| A．Reader’s Digest is the name of a newspaper. |
| B．Reader’s Digest is big and not easy to carry. |
| C．Reader’s Digest can open people’s eyes. |
| D．Reader’s Digest is still a family business today. |
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科目：初中英语 来源：2012-2013学年湖北安陆市九年级12月月考英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
E–book is short for electronic(电子) book. It is usually read on personal computers. Some mobile phones can also be used to read e–books.
Earlier e–books were written for a certain group of readers and were about only a few subjects. With the development of the Internet, knowledge and answers to a lot of questions mainly come from e–books. This is why the e–book business is increasing quickly.
E–books have many advantages. First, they save time. We don’t need to go a bookstore to buy books. Besides, we can find the topic we want to know about on the Internet, and then we can quickly get many e–books on similar topics. Second, e–books save money. Some e–books cost us little money, and there are millions of e–books on the Internet that we can get for free. Third, more trees are saved because e–books don’t need to be printed on paper. Fourth, e–books make reading more convenient. You can carry a whole library of hundreds of books with you in a small computer or any e–book reader(阅读器), without worrying about their weight.
But e–books have certain disadvantages. They need a personal computer or an e–book reader, and the information can be lost if its file format(文件格式) is not supported(支持) or changed in the reader’s computer.
However, e–books provide us with a new way of reading. That is good.
1.Why is the e–book business increasing quickly? Because______________.
A．earlier e–books are about only a few subjects.
B．people don’t like to read any paper books any more.
C．the development of the Internet makes e–books more useful.
D．most e–books have been written for a certain group of readers.
2.How many advantages do e–books have according to this article?
A．Three. B．Four. C．Five D．Six
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to this article?
A．All the e–books on the Internet cost lots of money.
B．E–books can’t be read on mobile phones.
C．You can’t read e–books without a personal computer.
D．E–books can make reading more convenient.
4.What is the disadvantage of the e–books?
A．You’ll lose the information if its file format is not supported.
B．You can read e–books any time.
C．You can buy cheap e–books anywhere.
D．You can carry hundreds of books in an e–book reader.
5.The writer mainly tells us _________.
A．the information can be lost if its file format is changed.
B．you don’t need to buy paper books in a bookstore if you read e–books.
C．the development of e–books can help save the environment.
D．e–books affor（提供） us a new good way of reading.
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