do not think that their idea will ever replace books and newspapers because they can be taken with you everywhere.But many people would agree that this is a breakthrough(突破) as great as the invention of printing, which could change not just our reading habits but our whole way of life.
【语篇解读】 本文介绍了伦敦的一种新式的不用印在纸上的报纸,它是印刷业的一个突破,它不仅将改变人们的阅读习惯,还将改变人们的生活方式。
5.The novelty(新颖)of the magazine lies in ________.
A.its paperlessness
B.its unique viewpoint
C.its simplicity in operation
D.its quickness in transmission
解析:细节理解题。根据第一段第二句"But it is not printed on paper"可知答案选A。
答案:A
6.The underlined word "it" refers to the________.
A.decoder B.magazine
C.programme D.subject
解析:细节理解题。根据前文"In order to read this magazine",可知此处it指代的是magazine。
答案:B
7.We can know from the passage that ________.
A.the magazine can be bought at any shop
B.most of the postmen in London will lose their jobs some day
C.everyone can read this magazine if they have a television
D.the readers can get all kinds of information staying at home
解析:细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句"...everything is included from cooking to the latest sports news"可知答案选D。
答案:D
8.The passage is mainly about ________.
A.a new magazine printed in London
B.a popular TV programme about magazines
C.an advanced technology helping people to communicate
D.an up-to-date way of keeping up to date
解析:主旨大意题。本篇文章最后一句为全文主题句,由此句可知,D项为正确选项。
答案:D
C
This photo of a lonely traveller was taken in Riva Del Garda,Italy.It is a beautiful old town.Mountains rise all around straight up from the clear water,reaching for the sky.In the evenings,I remember the starry skies are clear above the lake.Riva has a lovely micro-climate,cooler than at the southern parts of the lake.
This gentleman had done his exercise for the day and had returned to Riva Del Garda for the