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8．Books are typically written first，then narrated （朗读） for audio （有声） books．Until now．Audible，the largest company of audio books，has begun asking well-known writers to create works specifically for audio，instead of inviting people to narrate already existing print books．It's a new chapter for the book industry．
    Audible now has about 30 totally new audio works in production．And it turns out that audio books，which have long been regarded as less important than e-books，have actually been doing quite well．They are a $1，000，000，000 industry，with more than 35，000 titles published in 2013alone．
    What promotes that progress is not only an evolution of technology，but more importantly，the rise of the celebrity （名人） narrator．Narrators are key to the success of an audio book and these days，producers are signing on more and more celebrities．Celebrities'narration is like a private performance to customers，who get a feeling of closeness in listening to their voices．Many of the customers buy audio books based on the narrator．They will listen to anything a specific actor or actress reads．
That is why Audible is taking the risk of not producing print books at all but starting totally new audio works．There's another reason why the company is expecting its risk-taking action to pay off：humans have been telling stories since the beginning of time．We are taking part in a little habit that goes back thousands and thousands of years-before the first mark was ever made on a stone．Long before writing，people were telling each other stories and the audio book goes all the way back to that tradition．As Peter Allen sang softly in the 1970s，everything old is new again．
32．The"new chapter"（Para.1）refers to a time ofA．
A．producing totally new audio works
B．starting audio companies
C．narrating print books for audio
D．creating electronic books
33．What does Paragraph 2 tell about audio books？D
A．Their difference from e-books．
B．Their previous production．
C．Their great importance．
D．Their bright future．
34．Customers like celebrities'narration becauseD．
A．celebrities help them understand the stories
B．celebrities have more attractive voices
C．celebrities have better narra ting skills
D．celebrities seem to be within their reach
35．Audible believes its risk-taking action will be rewarding becauseA．
A．the action agrees with the story-telling tradition
B．customers play an active role in the action
C．the company has spent a lot on the action
D．the action has lasted for a long time．

Answer 1

分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了图书业的新篇章，从之前已有阅读的朗读到专门创作朗读的作品，音频书籍的未来一片光明．

解答 32．A．推理判断题．根据文章第一段"the largest company of audio books，has begun asking well-known writers to create works specifically for audio，instead of inviting people to narrate already existing print books"可知这个新篇章是从邀请人们朗读已有作品转变为让著名作家创作有声朗读的作品；故选A，
33．D．推理判断题．通读第二段，可知第二段主要讲了音频书籍的光明未来；故选D．
34．D．细节理解题．根据文章第三段"Celebrities'narration is like a private performance to customers，who get a feeling of closeness in listening to their voices"可知顾客喜欢名人朗读是因为顾客在朗读的时候可以获得一种亲近感；故选D．
35．A．推理判断题．根据文章最后一段"Long before writing，people were telling each other stories and the audio book goes all the way back to that tradition"很久以前写的，人们互相讲故事和音频书籍等一切方式回到传统，可知Audible认为冒险是值得的，因为音频书籍与相互讲故事的传统一致；故选A．

点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．