E-book is short for electronic book. It is usually read on personal computers. Some mobile phones can also be used to read e-books.
Earlier e-books were written for a specific group of readers and were about only a few subjects. With the development of the Internet, knowledge and answers to a lot of questions mainly come from e-books. This is why the e-book business is increasing quickly.
E-books have many advantages. First, they save time. We don’t need to go to a bookstore to buy books. Besides, we can find the topic we want to know about on the Internet, and then we can quickly get many e-books on similar topics. Second, e-books save money. Some e-books cost a little money, and there are millions of e-books on the Internet that we can get for free. Third, more trees are saved because e-books don’t need to be printed(印刷) on paper. Fourth, e-books make reading more convenient. You can carry a whole library of hundreds of books with you in a small computer or any e-book reader(电子阅读器) without worrying about their weight.
But e-books have certain disadvantages. They need a personal computer or an e-book reader and the information can be lost if its file format(文件格式) is not supported or changed in the reader’s computer. However, e-books provide us with a new way of reading. That is good.
【小题1】Why is the e-book business increasing quickly? Because __________.
| A．earlier e-books are about only a few subjects |
| B．people don’t like to read any paper books any more |
| C．the development of the Internet makes e-books more useful |
| D．most e-books have been written for a specific group of readers |
【小题2】Which of the following is true according to this article?
| A．E-books can’t be read on mobile phones. |
| B．All the e-books on the Internet cost lots of money. |
| C．E-books can make reading more convenient. |
| D．You can’t read e-books without a personal computer. |
【小题3】What is the disadvantage of the e-books?
| A．You’ll lose the information if its file format is not supported. |
| B．You can carry hundreds of books in an e-book reader. |
| C．You can buy cheap e-books anywhere. |
| D．You can read e-books at any time. |
【小题4】What is the author’s attitude about e-books?
| A．Doubtful. | B．Negative. | C．Positive. | D．Anxious. |
【小题5】The author mainly tells us _______.
| A．you don’t need to buy paper books in a bookstore if you read e-books |
| B．the information can be lost if its file format is changed |
| C．the development of e-books can help save the environment |
| D．e-book provide us with a new way of reading |
