長篇閱讀

　　第一篇：The End of the Book?

　　本文選自2011年5月21日The American Magazine

　　文章參看：http://www.american.com/archive/2011/may/the-end-of-the-book

　　答案及解析：

　　46. Authors still published in printed versions will be considered important ones.

　　答案：D

　　解析：對應D段末句。printed versions(紙質版本)對應hard copy(印刷版本)，be considered important ones(被認為重要)對應become the mark…to reckon(認為是標志)。

　　47. Some people are still in favor of printed books because of the sense of touch they can provide.

　　答案：N

　　解析：對應N段第三句提到的tactile pleasure in books(書本的觸覺上的愉悅)。

　　48. The radio business has changed greatly and now attracts more listeners.

　　答案：J

　　解析：對應J段最后兩句。changed greatly(巨大改變)對應a very different business(相當不同的行業)，attracts more listeners(吸引更多聽眾)對應enlarged their audience(擴大受眾面)。

　　49. Contrary to many people’s prediction of its death, the film industry survived.

　　答案：H

　　解析：對應H段第二句。many people’s prediction對應widely predicted。

　　50. Remarkable changes have taken place in the book business.

　　答案：A

　　解析：這是對A段所描述的電子書在近幾年內大幅增長的現象的概括。

　　51. Old technology sometimes continues to exist because of its reliability.

　　答案：L

　　解析：對應L段第三句。continues to exist(繼續存在)對應remain(保持)，reliability(可靠)對應backup(支持、后盾)。

　　52. The increase of e-book sales will force the book business to make changes not seen for centuries.

　　答案：B

　　解析：對應B段第三句。make changes(做出改變)對應go through a transformation(經歷轉變)，not seen for centuries是對該句后部分時間表達的概括。

　　53. A new technology is unlikely to take the place of an old one without a clear advantage.

　　答案：F

　　解析：對應F段第一句。a clear advantage(明顯優勢)歲對better, cheaper or both的概括。take the place of(代替)對應replace(代替)。

　　54. Paperbacks of popular literature are more likely to be replaced by e-books.

　　答案：C

　　解析：完全對應C段第二句。

　　55. A house with a fireplace has a stronger appeal to buyers.

　　答案：M

　　解析：對應M段第三句。has a stronger appeal to buyers(對購買者有很強吸引力)對應a powerful selling point(強勁賣點)。

　　第二篇：The Touch-Screen Generation

　　本文選自2013年4月的The Atlantic

　　文章參看：http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/04/the-touch-screen-generation/309250/2/

　　答案及解析：

　　46.The author attended the conference, hoping to find some guiding principles for parenting in the electronic age.

　　答案：D

　　解析：對應D段第一句： come to the developers’ conference 對應 attended the conference(出席會議)， that they might offer some guiding principle for American parents 對應hoping to find some guiding principles for parenting(提供指導原則)。

　　47.American parents are becoming more doubtful about the benefits technology is said to bring to their children.

　　答案：G

　　解析：G段第一句American parents完全重現， more, not less, wary(謹慎的)對應more doubtful。

　　48.Some experts believe that human intelligence develops by the use of hands.

　　答案：A

　　解析：對應A段最后一句：.Some experts 對應 developers(開發者), human intelligence develops by the use of hands 對應 The hands are the instruments of man’s intelligence.(人類才智由雙手的使用而發展)

　　49.The author found a former Montessori teacher strict control over her kids’ screen time.

　　答案：E

　　解析：E段第一句和最后一句綜合得來。 a former Montessori teacher 完全是原文重現，I give them a limit of half an hour and then stop.對應strict control over her kids’ screen time.(嚴格控制玩電子設備的時間)。

　　50.Research shows interaction with people is key to babies’ brain development.

　　答案：C

　　解析：C段第二句 research on brain development 完全重現， critical need 對應key(關鍵)，direct interactions with parents and other significant care givers對應interaction with people(人際互動)。

　　51.So far there has been no scientific proof of the educational benefits of iPads.

　　答案：H

　　解析：H段倒數第二句中，To date對應So far(如今)，no body of research has definitively proved that 對應no scientific proof(無科學依據)。

　　52.American parents worry that overuse of tablets will create problems with their kids’interpersonal relationships/

　　答案：G

　　解析：G段的最后兩句中：Parents與 tablets完全重現， can’t make eye contact and has an avatar for a girlfriend(不敢直視他人或只能在家幻想女盆友——好邪惡) 對應 create problems with their kids’interpersonal relationships(人際交往發生了問題)。

　　53.The author expected developers of children’s apps to specify the benefits of the new technology.

　　答案：D

　　解析：D段的倒數第二句， articulate(清晰表達) some benefits of the new technology對應specify(詳述)the benefits of the new technology.

　　54.The kids at the gathering wre more fascinated by the iPads than by the helicopter.

　　答案：A

　　解析：A段第三句出現helicopter， 第四句的轉折 But mostly they looked down, at the iPads and other tablets displayed around the hall like so many open boxes of candy.對應more fascinated by the iPads(但部分人看著iPad就像看糖果般目不轉睛)。

　　55.The author permits her children to use the screen for at most half an hour a day.

　　答案：F

　　解析：F段第四句， permissive對應permits(允許)， half an hour a day完全重現， my rule at home對應The author。

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