专题03 阅读理解20篇（名校最新期末真题）-2022-2023学年九年级英语上学期期末复习查缺补漏冲刺满分（北京专用）

北京市九年级上学期期末复习 查缺补漏冲刺满分 (名校最新期末真题) 专题03 阅读理解20篇 （2022·北京顺义·九年级期末）When you really love a book, or have just bought a new one that you’re dying to read, it can be exciting to pick up a smooth, shiny hardcover copy that creaks a little bit when you open it. But those hardcover books can be heavy, and new ones aren’t cheap, either. Sometimes, you’d just rather have a portable (轻便的) paperback — but if it’s a new book you’re after, you might have to wait a full year or so to get it in paperback form. Why are books released (发行) as hardcovers first? Not so long ago, hardcover books were the only type of books. Before the appearance of mass (大量的) production, print runs were limited, and books were hardcover and expensive. Around the 1930s, that changed with the production of mass-produced paperback books, which consisted with (相一致) a huge surge in reading as a relaxing activity around World War Ⅱ. Paperback books were more affordable and cheaper to produce, which still holds true today. Despite