Amazon has made a new version（版本）of its cheapest Kindle e-reader with an improved screen and a reading light, a feature previously held back for its more expensive e-readers.
Costing $10 more than the previous generation, at $69.99, the new Kindle has a 6in e-ink display with an adjustable front light to make the screen readable in the dark. “Customers consistently tell us how much they appreciate having a front light on Kindle e-readers so they can read in any environment, ” said Erie Saarmio, the European head of Amazon e-readers. He added that this was the first Kindle under S100 with a built-in adjustable front light.
The new Kindle not only has a similar light to the Kindle Paperwhite, but also mirrors its design from 2015. It is 8. 7mm thick, making it 0. 4mm thinner than the previous version, but it weighs 174g instead of 16lg now. Amazon says its size and weight till make it easy to read while holding in one hand. The new Kindle also relinquishes the previous touch system for a more modern touch screen, the same technology used in smart phones and Amazon’s Kindle Paperwhite, which should be more responsive. Amazon says the redesigned e-reader still has a six-week battery life based on 30 minutes of reading a day with Wi-Fi turned off.
Amazon’s audiobooks（有声读物）, first introduced with the Kindle Oasis in 2016, can also be used in the new Kindle. It has enough storage（存储）to hold 14 audiobooks or thousands of e-books as is standard with Amazon’s e-readers.
【小题1】How has the new Kindle been improved?| A．By making it lighter. | B．By adding a reading light. |
| C．By improving its appearance. | D．By increasing its storage space. |
| A．Adjusts to. | B．Keeps on. | C．Gives up. | D．Stands for. |
| A．They both have a six-day battery life. |
| B．They both support Amazon's audiobooks. |
| C．They both have to be used with Wi-Fi turned on. |
| D．They’re both equipped with an improved screen. |
| A．Some new features of Amazon’s Kindle e-readers. |
| B．The popularity of Amazon’s cheapest Kindle. |
| C．The improvement of Amazon’s cheapest Kindle. |
| D．Different versions of Amazon’s Kindle e-readers. |
