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Section Ⅳ Lesson 3
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Ⅰ 完形填空
Last year, I attended a class and discussed the topic of “paper books or ebooks” with my classmates. The discussion was lively, but was left __1__ because of several pros and cons (利弊) of both types of books and the personal __2__ of different students.
According to an article from LA Times, a study discovered that 92% of 300 college students in America and other three countries __3__ physical paper books. Many participants reported they had headaches for long screen time and are easily __4__ when sliding colorful pages.
I __5__ that the 92 percentage is true, not just because it is the result of a study. Paper books can __6__ another perspective (感受) to your reading experience through the __7__ smell of the book, the feel of the __8__ between your fingertips and the sense of progress being made throughout your reading.
However, pleasure comes at a __9__. Physical books aren't cheap and __10__ much room. As a person who moves often and loves written words, it can be a big __11__ to move my mini library from one place to another, not to mention the money to buy those books. __12__, besides taking up less space, ebooks are more __13__ than traditional books. Yet those __14__ didn't keep my interest for long. Nothing __15__ the comforting feeling of curling up (蜷缩) with a hot cup of tea and a book.
篇章导读:本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章介绍了作者结合自己参加的一场关于纸质书还是电子书的课堂讨论,指出了纸质书和电子书的优缺点,并表明自己还是喜欢纸质书。
1.A.unheard B.untouched
C.unsolved D.unexplained
答案 C 句意:讨论很热烈,但由于两种类型的书的几个优缺点以及不同学生的个人喜好,讨论没有得到解决。unheard “未听到的”;untouched “未接触的”;unsolved “未解决的”;unexplained “未得到解释的”。故选C。
2.A.decisions B.Suggestions C.Worries D.Preferences
3.A.refused B.Favoured C.disliked D.trusted
答案 D 根据上文“The discussion was lively, but was left __1__”可知,讨论悬而未决是因为同学们的个人喜好不同。personal preference “个人喜好”。故选D。
答案 B refuse “拒绝”;favour “支持;喜爱”;dislike “不喜欢”;trust “信任”。根据下文“Many participants reported they had headaches for long screen time and are easily __4__ wh