Real questions for the CET-3 English test in March (Reading Comprehension B)

March 2015 Public *** English Level 3 Test Real Questions (Reading Comprehension B)

Reading Comprehension B

Directions:

Read the texts from a magazine article in which five people talked about the future of reading.

For questions 61-65, match the name of each person (61-65) to one of the statements (A-G )given below. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.

Paul:

I think books will be more affordable. They are pretty expensive. Publishers are so silly be-cause they focus on "We're not going to be selling so many hardcover books at $26. " But you're going to sell infinitely more electronically, so what are you complaining about? I view it as a great-ter opportunity. My e-reader is great because I travel, and I don't want to carry a billion things with me.

David:

I don't own an e-reader, and I've never read a page on an e-reader. I do everything I can to avoid more screen time. Not to play down the value of a physical book, when it comes to somebody investing in one, it's something you want to keep. You have to give readers a choice, between a ric- her experience with physical books, and a more lifeless experience through an electronic reader.

James:

The new immigrants don't shoot the old inhabitants when they come in. One technology tends to supplement rather than substitute. How you read is not as important as: Will you read? Will you read something that's a book-the sustained train of thought of one person speaking to another? < /p>

Search techniques are embedded in e-books that invite people to dip into something rather than follow a full train of thought.

Alex:

We've maintained in the last few years there will be fewer bookstores. We have the best busi-ness model in the world. Books are still a majority of what we sell in stores, but they are becoming less and less. About 50 percent of physical books are sold in non-bookstore outlets, like drugstores and club stores. There are people with agendas in this industry, but the physical book is going no- where.

William:

E- readers take out the paper middleman and give me what I want from books: the words. My e-reader has allowed me to read more than ever. When I travel I can take five books with me all without cutting down a single tree or using any extra jet fuel. Books made of paper can be beautiful, but they are never as beautiful as the words in the best of them.

Now match the name of each person (61 to 65) to the appropriate statement.

Note: there are two extra statements.

Statements

61. Paul

62. David

64. Alex

65. William

A. I prefer physical books to e-books.

B. E-books are environmentally friendly.

C. The market for physical books is shrinking.

D. What counts is not how but how well you read.

E. E-reading will benefit, rather than harm, publishers.

F. The price of hardcover books will be greatly lowered.

F. Non-bookstore outlets add to the growth of physical books.

Reference translation

The following paragraph is about five people’s different views on the future of reading.

Paul:

I think the book is too expensive and should be cheaper. Publishers are foolishly focusing on "We're not going to sell hardcovers for $26," but they're selling more ebooks, so what's there to complain about? I think it's a great opportunity. My e-reader is great because I don’t want to take a lot of stuff with me when I travel.

David:

I don’t have an e-reader and I have never read a book on an e-reader. I try to avoid using electronic screens. Not to belittle the value of paper books, when a person buys a paper book, he wants to collect it. The choice should be left to the reader to read a colorful paper book or a lifeless e-book.

James:

Just like newly arrived immigrants will not shoot local residents, the invention of new technology is a supplement rather than a replacement. The way you read is far less important than the following points: Can you read? Is the book you read a reflection of the author's thoughts on the reader? The search technology of e-books can enable people to read more deeply instead of blindly Follow a certain thought.

Alex:

Over the past few years, we have been thinking that there would be fewer and fewer bookstores. We have the best sales model in the world. Books are still the main product sold in stores, but they are selling fewer and fewer. About 50% of paper books are sold at discount events in non-bookstores (such as pharmacies and clubs). People in this industry have their own schedules, but paper books have no way out.

William:

The electronic reader eliminates the middleman and gives me the text I want to see in the book. My e-reader allows me to read more. When I travel I can take 5 books with me without cutting down an extra tree or increasing the plane's fuel consumption. Paper books are very beautiful, but they are not more beautiful than the words inside them.

Reference answers

61.E Analyze the main topic questions. Paul believes that selling e-books is a good opportunity for publishers and will bring them profits. This is consistent with item E: E-reading will bring more benefits to publishers than disadvantages, so he chooses E.