A. To set up her own company

　B. To win herself greater popularity

　C. To write her books in a new way

　C. To make book signings less tiring

　2. How does the LongPen work?

　A.It copies the author's signature and prints it on a book.

　B. It signs a book while receiving the author's signature.

　C. The webcam sends the author's signature to another city.

　D. The fan uses it to copy the author's signature himself.

　3. What do we know about the invention of the LongPen?

　A. It has been completed but not put into use.

　B. The basement caught fire by accident.

　C. Some versions failed before its test run.

　D. The designers were well-prepared for the difficulty.

　4. How could the LongPen be used in the future?

　A. To draft legal documents.

　B. To improve credit card security

　C. To keep a record of the author's ideas.

　D. To allow author and fan to exchange videos

　5. What could be inferred from Paragraphs 5 and 6?

　A. Atwood doesn't mean to end book tours.

　B. Critics think the LongPen is of little use

　C. Bookstore owners do not support the LongPen

　D. Publishers dislike the LongPen for its high cost

【考点】考察科普知识类阅读

【文章大意】本文介绍了一种特殊的远程签字笔LongPen，可以让作者在很远的城市为读者签名。文章介绍了这种发明的起因以及发明过程等信息。

1. 【答案】D

【试题解析】推理题。根据文章第二段第一行After many tiring book-signing from