Apple has entered the textbook market. The technology giant(巨头) introduced iBooks textbooks in early February, 2012.

    iBooks textbooks are digital books in different subjects, including science , maths, history and geography. The company offers a collection of textbooks to high school students. It offers a “new textbook experience” and suggests its iBooks textbooks are “the next chapter(章节) in learning”.

It sounds like good news for students. Think of it. No more carrying heavy school bags full of textbooks. Every textbook you need can be stored on your iPad. No more having to buy expensive textbooks which you will only use for a year or two and then sell or give away.

Of course there’s a hidden difficulty. You need to own an iPad and as you know, it is not cheap.You also need to buy digital- textbooks, most priced each at $ 14.99 ( 94.74 yuan) or less.

You can play videos, work out geometrical(几何的) problems in 3D，listen to music and make notes. You can share your learning materials on networking sites with other students. Instead of boring textbooks which are quickly out of date, you can have an interactive(互动的) learning experience.

Will Apple revolutionize(变革) learning? Let’s wait and see.

51.	According to the passage, where can we store our digital textbooks?
	A. iPhone	B. iPads		C. computers	D. school bags
52.	Who are iBooks textbooks offered to?
	A. Technology workers		B. Teachers
	C. High school students		D. Primary school students
53.	Which of the following statements about the iBooks textbooks is TRUE?
	A. iBooks textbooks are out of date and boring.
	B. iBooks textbooks are widely used in our study.
	C. You can have an interactive learning experience with the iBooks textbooks.
	D. You don’t need to buy iBooks textbooks because you’ll only use for a year or two.
54.	What’s the main idea of the passage?
	A. How to use iBooks textbooks.
	B. You can throw away your old textbooks now.
	C. Introducing a new kind of textbooks, iBooks textbooks.
	D. You can use iBooks textbooks to work out maths problems.
55.	Where is the passage probably from ?
	A. A storybook.	B. A newspaper.		C. A dictionary.	D. A guide book.

Few of us haven’t read Cinderella, the story of a young woman living in poverty who meets the prince of her dreams. Some might not want to admit it, but there is a hidden Cinderella in everyone’s heart—we all wish we could achieve recognition or success after a period of obscurity(默默无闻).
Mary Santiago has that secret dream, too. Her story is featured in Another Cinderella Story, a film set in a US high school.
Mary is shy but loves to dance. Compared with other girls, she is invisible. However, her world changes completely when a famous teenager pop singer, Joey Parker, appears.
Joey is everything the rest of the boys in her class are not—kind, handsome and desirable. Mary and Joey’s paths cross at a ball. They meet and fall in love with each other. But when Mary has to rush back home, she leaves behind her MP3 player, which becomes the only clue Joey has to find the girl of his dreams. Of course, there is a wicked(邪恶的) stepmother, who turns out to be Dominique Blatt and she takes in Mary after her dancer mother dies. Dominique treats Mary like a maid and does everything she can to make sure Mary doesn’t get into the top dance school. Her two daughters are equally determined to stop Joey falling for Mary, even if that means embarrassing her.
The story, though it mostly follows Cinderella, does add a few modern day twists to the classic fairy tale. Refreshingly, the film, unlike many high school films, does not focus on looks, although the actors are all beautiful. There is also a lot less materialism in Another Cinderella Story than in many similar movies.
“The movie takes the Cinderella fairytale as its jumping off point,” writes movie critic Amber Wilkinson. “The focus is firmly on following your dream.”
【小题1】The first paragraph is mainly to ____________.

A．build interest and lead us to Mary’s secret dream

B．remind us why Cinderella is popular all the years

C．inform us of the main topic of the whole passage

D．tell us how interesting the fairy tale Cinderella is

【小题2】In the movie, Mary Santiago is the main character who _____________.

A．is brave in expressing her love

B．is attended badly by the stepmother

C．has a dream of meeting a prince

D．is embarrassed by the pop singer

【小题3】 What can we infer from the passage?

A．Joey is just like other boys in Mary’s class.

B．Mary’s mother influences her a lot in singing.

C．Not many people have a dream to be realized.

D．The MP3 player helps Joey in finding Mary.

【小题4】The passage is mainly about ___________.

A．an introduction to a film

B．a review about a film

C．an essay about dreams

D．an advertisement of Cinderella

【小题5】According to the passage, Another Cinderella Story ________.

A．follows Cinderella with nothing new

B．pays more attention to the looks of the actors

C．encourages young people to follow their dreams

D．focuses more on materialism than other films

根据短文内容回答下列问题。

In a classroom in any country，the teacher teaches more than art or history or language．He or she teaches what is known as the “hidden course”-- the culture（文化）of that country．

   In a society such as the United States，people with different history, culture and language join together and think highly of individualism(个人主义)．Their education as a part of the society(社会)，also think of this greatly．Teachers try to make each student special．Students do not have to remember a lot of information；instead，they work alone and find answers by themselves．There is often a discussion in the classroom．At an early age students learn to have their own ideas．Their education encourages personal thought．The importance is put on how to arrive at an answer and not simply to get the correct answer．

   In most Asian countries，the people have the same languages，history, and culture．Perhaps for this reason，the education there shows society’s ideas in group goals rather than individualism．Children in China and Japan often work together and help each other on homework．In the classroom，the teacher often teaches in a public way．He says，and the students listen．There is not much discussion．Instead，the students repeat rules or information that they have been taught in order to keep them in mind．

   In many ways these differences come from different educational psychology(教育心理学)．In Western countries teachers make it easier for the students to learn for themselves．In the Eastern，however, teachers often feel that their job is to pass knowledge to students，or the students can’t learn anything．

1．What is the “hidden course” according to the passage?

2．What do American teachers do in class?

3．What do Asian teachers do in class?

4．What’s the main difference in education between the East and the West?

5．What do you think the proper title for the passage is?