As summer approaches, a lot of people will be in search of a great book to read while they are relaxing on the beach or by the pool. Here we have made a list of four e-books that we think are great summer reads.

Stark by Ben Elton--- If you have read a lot of books then you may know that Ben Elton is  one of the funniest writers around the world. This book is one of his best pieces of work to date and it will certainly leave you in hysterics(狂笑). You may find yourself laughing out loud constantly when reading this book.

1984 by George Orwell---there is a big chance that some of you may have read this book ,but even if you have, it’s still well worth reading again. This is a great holiday book and it will shock you constantly due to the accuracy of the book. The book was actually written in 1948 and was written about what the author (George Orwell) fell the world would be like in 1984,and he was pretty spot-on .This book is thrilling and will probably leave you a little scared at the end of it.

The Road---This book is a fantastic read and will leave you hanging on edge all the way through it. This book is quite dark, however, and it certainly had some shocking moments throughout. The book is set in a post-apocalyptic(浩劫后的) world where modern life has been destroyed and in which there is no wildlife and a lot of humans have actually turned to cannibalism(同类相食).This book is fantastic if you enjoy a thrilling read that will leave you on the edge of your seat every few seconds. This certainly isn't a book for the faint of heart.

The Theory of Everything by Stephen Hawking---If you haven’t read this book yet then you really must .If you’re looking for a non-fiction and highly informative book for your summer then this is the book for you. This book was written by Professor Stephen Hawking and is extremely famous.

1.What is the text mainly about?

A．An introduction to four e-books that are great summer reads.

B．Advice on how to choose great e—books for summer reads.

C．The contents of four e-books that are famous around the world

D．People’s opinion on reading e-books on the beach.

2.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Ben Elton is the funniest writer all over the world.

B．If you’ve read 1984, there’s no need to read it again.

C．The Road presents a world in which there are no humans.

D．The Theory of Everything is full of information that is helpful to readers.

3.We can learn from the passage that____________

A．George Orwell wrote what the world in 1948 was like in his book

B．Readers will surely be scared after reading 1984.

C．The Theory of Everything is a work of popular fiction.

D．Readers who are fond of comedies may like to read Stark

4.If Mark likes reading thrilling and exciting stories, which of the following should he choose?

A．Stark

B．1984

C．The Road

D．The theory of Everything

5.In which section of a magazine would you most probably read the text?

A．Literature

B．Travel

C．Lifestyle

D．Nature.

 

As summer approaches, a lot of people will be in search of a great book to read while they are relaxing on the beach or by the pool. Here we have made a list of four e-books that we think are great summer reads.
Stark by Ben Elton--- If you have read a lot of books then you may know that Ben Elton is  one of the funniest writers around the world. This book is one of his best pieces of work to date and it will certainly leave you in hysterics(狂笑). You may find yourself laughing out loud constantly when reading this book.
1984 by George Orwell---there is a big chance that some of you may have read this book ,but even if you have, it’s still well worth reading again. This is a great holiday book and it will shock you constantly due to the accuracy of the book. The book was actually written in 1948 and was written about what the author (George Orwell) fell the world would be like in 1984,and he was pretty spot-on .This book is thrilling and will probably leave you a little scared at the end of it.
The Road---This book is a fantastic read and will leave you hanging on edge all the way through it. This book is quite dark, however, and it certainly had some shocking moments throughout. The book is set in a post-apocalyptic(浩劫后的) world where modern life has been destroyed and in which there is no wildlife and a lot of humans have actually turned to cannibalism(同类相食).This book is fantastic if you enjoy a thrilling read that will leave you on the edge of your seat every few seconds. This certainly isn't a book for the faint of heart.
The Theory of Everything by Stephen Hawking---If you haven’t read this book yet then you really must .If you’re looking for a non-fiction and highly informative book for your summer then this is the book for you. This book was written by Professor Stephen Hawking and is extremely famous.
【小题1】What is the text mainly about?

A．An introduction to four e-books that are great summer reads.

B．Advice on how to choose great e—books for summer reads.

C．The contents of four e-books that are famous around the world

D．People’s opinion on reading e-books on the beach.

【小题2】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Ben Elton is the funniest writer all over the world.

B．If you’ve read 1984, there’s no need to read it again.

C．The Road presents a world in which there are no humans.

D．The Theory of Everything is full of information that is helpful to readers.

【小题3】We can learn from the passage that____________

A．George Orwell wrote what the world in 1948 was like in his book

B．Readers will surely be scared after reading 1984.

C．The Theory of Everything is a work of popular fiction.

D．Readers who are fond of comedies may like to read Stark

【小题4】If Mark likes reading thrilling and exciting stories, which of the following should he choose?

A．Stark

B．1984

C．The Road

D．The theory of Everything

【小题5】In which section of a magazine would you most probably read the text?

A．Literature

B．Travel

C．Lifestyle

D．Nature.

Removing the sleeve(封套), you will find a book that is entirely white, except for the names of its author and subject in elegant black type on the cover. It is the perfect design for the biography of a man who insisted that even the insides of his products be perfectly constructed, and that his factory wails flash in the whitest white.

The cover was the only part of the book Steve Jobs wanted to control, writes Isaacson in his introduction. Though Mr. Jobs pushed the biographer of Albert Einstein and Benjamin Franklin to write in his own way, generously allowing the writer more than 40 interviews, this book offers quite a different view of Mr. Jobs, who won much praise from his fans after his death on October 5th at the age of 56.

As a biographer of Albert Einstein and Benjamin Franklin, Mr. Isaacson knows how to celebrate long-dead genius, but he claimed that "Steve Jobs" would not be entirely praiseful words. The picture he paints, particularly in the first half of this book, is not nice. Mr. Jobs emerges as a controlling and often cold-blooded character. A child of the 1960s counter-culture (反主流文化), he hated, materialism and lived in simply furnished houses ( in part because he was too particular about furniture). But when Apple went public in 1980, he refused to give any share to Daniel Kottke, a Iongtime supporter and soul mate from college. "He has to abandon the people he is close to," observes Andy Hertzfeld, an early Apple engineer.

Mr. Jobs was undoubtedly possessing an extraordinary ability to attract others and inspire a kind of faith that could not be questioned. But also he could be cold and cruel. If he disapproved of an employee's work, he often shamed him. "This is who I am," he once said after being challenged,"and you can't expect me to be someone I'm not. " This disgusting personality wasn't always helpful,but it served a purpose, writes Mr. Isaacson, many would "end their chain of horror stories by saying that he got them to do things they never dreamed possible. "

Mr. Isaacson treats "Steve Jobs" as the biography of record, which means that it is a strange book to read so soon after its subject's death.   

1.The biography for Jobs is believed to have the perfect design because __

A．it follows Jobs' style

B．its cover is entirely white

C．black and white are his favorite .

D．it is designed by a famous biographer

2.The picture of Jobs that Isaacson paints in his book is __

①cruel    ②humorous   ③particular  ④generous

A．①③             B．②③             C．①④             D．③④

3.It can be safely concluded that        

A．Jobs is highly spoken of in the book

B．Isaacson doesn't think Jobs a good man

C．Jobs didn't care about the design of the book

D．all descriptions of Jobs are not nice in the book

4.This passage can be classified as          

A．a personal diary    B．a book review      C．a news report      D．a TV interview

 

Removing the sleeve(封套), you will find a book that is entirely white, except for the names of its author and subject in elegant black type on the cover. It is the perfect design for the biography of a man who insisted that even the insides of his products be perfectly constructed, and that his factory wails flash in the whitest white.
The cover was the only part of the book Steve Jobs wanted to control, writes Isaacson in his introduction. Though Mr. Jobs pushed the biographer of Albert Einstein and Benjamin Franklin to write in his own way, generously allowing the writer more than 40 interviews, this book offers quite a different view of Mr. Jobs, who won much praise from his fans after his death on October 5th at the age of 56.
As a biographer of Albert Einstein and Benjamin Franklin, Mr. Isaacson knows how to celebrate long-dead genius, but he claimed that "Steve Jobs" would not be entirely praiseful words. The picture he paints, particularly in the first half of this book, is not nice. Mr. Jobs emerges as a controlling and often cold-blooded character. A child of the 1960s counter-culture (反主流文化), he hated, materialism and lived in simply furnished houses ( in part because he was too particular about furniture). But when Apple went public in 1980, he refused to give any share to Daniel Kottke, a Iongtime supporter and soul mate from college. "He has to abandon the people he is close to," observes Andy Hertzfeld, an early Apple engineer.
Mr. Jobs was undoubtedly possessing an extraordinary ability to attract others and inspire a kind of faith that could not be questioned. But also he could be cold and cruel. If he disapproved of an employee's work, he often shamed him. "This is who I am," he once said after being challenged,"and you can't expect me to be someone I'm not. " This disgusting personality wasn't always helpful,but it served a purpose, writes Mr. Isaacson, many would "end their chain of horror stories by saying that he got them to do things they never dreamed possible. "
Mr. Isaacson treats "Steve Jobs" as the biography of record, which means that it is a strange book to read so soon after its subject's death.   
【小题1】The biography for Jobs is believed to have the perfect design because __

A．it follows Jobs' style

B．its cover is entirely white

C．black and white are his favorite .

D．it is designed by a famous biographer

【小题2】The picture of Jobs that Isaacson paints in his book is __
①cruel    ②humorous   ③particular  ④generous

A．①③

B．②③

C．①④

D．③④

【小题3】It can be safely concluded that        

A．Jobs is highly spoken of in the book

B．Isaacson doesn't think Jobs a good man

C．Jobs didn't care about the design of the book

D．all descriptions of Jobs are not nice in the book

【小题4】This passage can be classified as          

A．a personal diary

B．a book review

C．a news report

D．a TV interview