A recent survey shows that fewer people are reading books while far more have started to read online , especially young people . For many young people , there is only one kind of books ,schoolbooks .

● Books are not dead !

I am 63 and I use the Internet every day . Magazines and newspapers are not as important in my life as they used to be but I can imagine a world without books . Just as books did not replace (代替)writing and computers will not replace books . 

● Rich books！

There are so many books that it is impossible to put them all online . The Library of Congress in Washington , D.C. has over 110million items , while the British Library in London has about 150 million items .

● Danger !

Reading in poor light is very damaging to eyes . Technology has improved recently , but it is still bad for your eyes to look at a computer screen for too long .

● Books are easy to get !

I f you want to read a book , you don’t have to turn the computer and look all over the Internet for it . You can go to libraries or bookshops to get it .

So think twice before you throw your books away !

(    )36. The survey shows that more ______like to read online than any other group .

A. old people        B. young people         C. workers          D. teachers  

(    )37. According to the “Rich books” section , we are told ________ .

A. a good way to read books online

B. that there are a small number of books in libraries

C. that it is wrong to put all books online

D. that not every book is online

 (    )38. What does the writer mainly try to tell us ?

A. Reading online is cheaper than reading real books . 

B. Reading online is not good for your eyes .

C. Reading real books is still important .  

D. You can throw away your books now .

　　Eye doctors in Shanghai found out recently that the nearsightedness（近视）among primary and middle school students has something to do with the color of the paper in their textbooks and notebooks.

　　According to their research the experts found out white paper reflects （反射）too much light and easily tires a person's eyes. The yellow paper, however, doesn't look so sharp to a person's eyes. In other words, it is much milder to the eyes of students who may do reading or writing for hours.

　　The experts' research finding were based on first -hand information and a number of scientific experiments（实验）including a recent study among the students from forty-one middle schools. To make the students understand the truth, Shanghai Education Development Co. Ltd has produced textbooks and exercise-books made of yellow paper. The books will be used in the whole city soon.

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If you ask your parents: “Did you buy salt recently?” They might either say: “Yes, we bought more salt than usual”, or “No, we couldn’t find any in the market.”
This is because of the recent craze(狂热) of salt buying in China. In big cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, salt almost sold out in only one night.
After the big earthquake in Japan on March 11, there was a nuclear leak(核泄漏). And rumors(传言) about whether it will affect our daily life appeared: first, iodized(含碘的) salt can keep us from the dangers of radiation(辐射)；second, there will be less sea-salt in the ocean because of the nuclear pollution.
Both the government and experts said the rumors were not true, but people still bought as much salt as possible. Why? Many salt-buyers didn’t really care or know what experts or the government were saying. That was the real reason behind the craze of salt buying.
On March 20, the government said the salt market is back to normal. And most of China’s salt is from lakes, not the ocean.
Now, many people want to return the salt they bought. “There is no reason why those people should get their money back,” an article in Xinhua Daily Telegraph said. “They made the craze in the first place.”
Perhaps people should learn a lesson from the salt: don’t believe everything you hear.
【小题1】The recent craze of salt buying in China happened because of ________.
A. the earthquake          
B. the rumors              
C. the shortage(缺乏) of salt
【小题2】When did the rumors start?
A. On March 11.        
B. After March 11.         
C. On March 20.
【小题3】According to the passage most of China’s salt is from ________.
A. lakes                    B. the ocean                C. rivers
【小题4】Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. People believed what the government and experts said first.
B. People could return the salt and got back their money later.
C. Salt almost sold out in only one night because of the rumors.
【小题5】The passage tells us that ________.
A. we can’t believe everything we hear
B. there must be a nuclear leak after an earthquake
C. only iodized salt can keep us from the dangers of radiation