2009年GCT考试英语强化训练模拟试题（一）

Questions 16-20 are based on the following passage:

Electronic books could change the way of reading, but people ought to consider their far-reaching impacts as well．”The e-book promises to cause a slow tragedy on life as we know it,” Jason Ohler, professor of technology, warned the world．He weighed the advantages and disadvantages of e-book technology’s impact on social relationships, the environment, the economy, etc．Before you read an e-book, consider the disadvantages．

He believed that the e-books increase harness of eye due to poor screen, replace a relatively cheap commodity with a more expensive one, and displace workers in print-book production and traditional publishing．E-books make it easy to share data, thereby threatening copyright agreements and reducing compensation of authors．

On the other hand, e-books save paper and trees, reduce the burden of the carrying and storing of printed books, promote self-sufficiency in learning, and make reading a collaborative experience online．They also create new jobs for writers and artists and encourage self publishing．

In final analysis, Ohler points out, e-books should gain society’s approval if a few conditions are met, make them recyclable, solve the problem of eye fatigue, be sure the “have-nots” get the technology, and support e-book training in schools and business．

16．What is the purpose of this writing?

A．To encourage people to use more e-books．

B．To help people how to read e-books effectively．

C．To talk about the impacts of e-books on society．

D．To make e-books more popular with the students．

17．One of the advantages ofe-books is ________．

A．Theycancreate new jobs for everyone．

B．They can save paper and trees．

C．They mayenhance the relationgships among people．

D．They may help protect eyes．

18．One of the disadvantages ofthe use of e-books is that ________．

A．they may promote self-sufficiency in learning．

B．they may pollute the environment．

C．they may encourage self publishing．

D．they may make some people lose their jobs．

19．What is Jason Ohler’s attitude towards e-books?

A．Positive．

B．Indifferent．

C．Cautious．

D．Suspicious．

20．What is one of the problems which need to be solved?

A．Environmental protection．

B．E-book training in schools and business．

C．Society’s approval of e-books．

D．Convincingpeople of using e-books．