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    For many of us, printed books are satisfying in ways beyond the words they contain． Billions of printed books have been published, read and saved in the 600 years since movable type was invented, so why mess with a good things?
    Sony Electronics is doing just that, betting that readers will be won over by the convenience of readability of its new electronic book devices． Sony's reader, the PRS-505, can hold 160 books in its fixed memory, enough to line the shelves on a good-sized wall in the average American home． The $299 device is about the size of a paperback book, but a half-inch thick and weighs less than a pound．
    The Sony book reader is revolutionary not only in its storage capacity． The font（字体） is highly readable and adjustable by size． Unlike laptop computers, you can put the Sony in your purse, read it in direct sunlight and even bookmark the pages． And you can connect it to your PC to download books．
    Surprisingly, though the reader has liberated the book from paper, electronic books aren't always a bargain． For example, David Baldacci's "Stone Cold" download retails（零售） for $15．19 at the Sony site, while Amazon（卓越网） will deliver a hard copy to your mailbox for $16．19．
    The Sony reader also lets you store and play or display music． So what's not to like about the Sony? Well, for many bibliophiles, a lot． Book lovers like to have, hold and keep their volumes, which don't need charging． You can write notes in the margins, and enjoy the ambience they provide on your book shelves．The need for electronic reading devices is likely to grow as more people worried about the billions of tons of paper used for printed material． Many believe the time will come when devices like the Sony reader are as common as printed newspapers and magazines today．

    小题1:According to the passage, the Sony book reader _________．
    A．is as light as a laptop computer
    B．can hold more than 200 books
    C．is convenient to carry around
    D．cannot be connected to a PC
    小题2:What is the author’s point when he mentions “Stone Cold”?
    A．Amazon’s printed books are very cheap
    B．“Stone Cold” can be got from the Sony site and Amazon
    C．The Sony book reader is not very cheap to use
    D．The Sony book reader can benefit its buyers a lot
    小题3:The underlined word “bibliophiles” in Paragraph 5 refers to “__________”．
    A．music loversB．book lovers
    C．electronic reading devicesD．Sony readers
    小题4:According to the author, what’s the future for the electronic reading devices?
    A．They’ll replace printed newspapers and magazines
    B．They’ll still be more expensive than printed newspapers
    C．They’ll become a must in people’s daily life
    D．They’ll become more popular as time goes on

    小题1:C
    小题2:C
    小题3:B
    小题4:D 

    试题分析：随著新数字科技的快速发展与普遍应用, 人们的生活方式已逐渐改变,而电子书的问世,更将展开一场阅读革命。
    小题1:C 细节理解题。从第二段Sony's reader, the PRS-505, can hold 160 books in its fixed memory可知B错误, 从第三段Unlike laptop computers, you can put the Sony in your purse, read it in direct sunlight and even bookmark the pages. And you can connect it to your PC to download books可知A、D错误.
    小题2:C 态度判断题。根据第四段可以看出答案。注意本题题干所问内容。本题易误选B和D。B是支持作者观点的一个例证；D非作者观点。
    小题3:B 词义猜测题。该词后面有提示。忽略上下文提供的信息，本题易误选C和D。
    小题4:D 细节理解题。根据最后一段，特别是最后一句（common与popular）可知答案。本题易误选C。
    点评：科普类阅读对细节把握要求很高，还要求要求考生阅读时能驾驭很多专业术语，抓住文章的中心和细节。
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