必修二 Unit 5 Rhythm（课时冲关）-2023高考英语【创新教程】大一轮高考总复习全程解决方案（北师大版，老高考）

Unit 5　Rhythm 课时冲关五　学生用书　P257 Ⅰ.阅读理解 A (2022·郑州一中摸底)An advance in electronic publishing could make the book you are reading seem as out­of­date as a silent film.Publishers hope to exploit(利用)the growing success of ebooks by releasing versions with added soundtracks and musical accompaniment. The noise in the first multimedia books－released in Britain—include rain hitting a window in a Sherlock Holmes tale.Works by Oscar Wilde and Rudyard Kipling are also available.When the plot of a book reaches a climax(高潮)，background music will create tension.In America，works by Shakespeare and Jane Austen have already been released with music and background noise so that，for example，readers can hear tea cups clinking(叮当作响) in Mr.Darcy's garden as they read Pride and Prejudice. Supporters argue that sound effects are the next logical development for ebooks and will add excitement for younger readers.Critics，however，will argue that the noises will ruin the simple pleasure of having the imagination stimulated(激发) by reading. Caroline Michel，chief executive of the literary agency PFD，said the new generation of computer­literate readers was used to multiple sensory input.She said，“Concentration now is such that people have split computer screens where they may be watching television and replying to an email at the same time.If that's what the market wants then we should respond to the market.” Booktrack's sound effects work by estimating the user's reading speed.Each time you “turn” a page，the software reassesses where you have reached in the text and times the sounds to switch on accordingly.If the soundtrack becomes out of synch(同步)，a click on any word will re­set it. Some authors fear a soundtrack could destroy the peace and quiet of libraries and ruin the pleasure of reading.David Nicholls，author of One Day，the bestseller now released as a film，said，“This sounds like to opposite of reading.It would be a distraction.I have enough trouble reading an ebook because I'm constantly dis