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______________.

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.

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.

( )61. 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.

( )62. How many advantages do e–books have according to this article?

　 A. Three.　　　　　 B. Four.　　　　　　 C. Five　　　　　　 D. Six

( )63. 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.

( )64. 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.

( )65. 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.

First e-book with colour display (彩色显示)
Maker: Fujitsu                     Launched (投放市场): March 18
Weight: 458g                      Colour display: 260,000 colours
Battery(电池) power: 48 hours        Price: about $1,000
Screen: 20.3 cm                   
Store about 5,000 books (using 4GBSD memory card)
Connectivity: Internet Wi-Fi(无线上网)，Bluetooth，USB connector
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According to the information above, we know that the first e-book with colour display was made in the company    【小题1】  Fujitsu. It was available(可获得的) for sale on March. It   【小题2】   nearly half a kilo. It can be used two whole   【小题3】   if its battery fully charged(充电). The length of the screen is 20.3 cm. It can keep five   【小题4】   books. This kind of e-book has three more functions(功能): Wi-Fi，Bluetooth and USB connector. Each e-book    【小题5】  about 1,000 dollars. It is much too expensive for us students.