高考英语阅读理解精英系列练习题（19）
【广东省广州市2013综合测试（2）】B
"The Book That Can't Wait" is a great new idea that eks to strengthen bonds between firsttime writers and their readers by getting their books read quickly.
Argentinean independent publishers Eterna Cadencia are publishing a collection of short stories by new South American authors using special ink that slowly disappears once it comes in contact with sun and air, completely vanishing within 2 months after the book has been opened. This makes for an interesting approach to motivating book buyers to read books more quickly, giving first-time authors the attention they need to survive.
"The Book That Can't Wait" tackles an important problem for new authors: How to get readers. The creative independent publishers teamed up with DRAFTFCB in the city of Buenos Aires to develop this project.
"Books are very patient objects. We buy them, and then they wait for us to read them. Days,
months, even years. That's OK for books, but not for new authors. If people don't readtheir first book, they'll never make it to a cond," says the project coordinator Tito Santana.
That's why Etema Cadencia, which also runs its own bookstore, has decided to create something different to launch its new authors into the market. It prented its first "The Book That Can't Wait" for the critics and the press last month. The invention is a success. Hundreds of people came to the bookstore to pick up a copy. To help spread the word, they gave away the first edition to customers for free. The very same day it was relead, the publishing hou claimed that it received thousands of requests for more copies of the book. So it will print a new edition later this month to satisfy the demand. And the best result? This time they have the guarantee that their new authors will be read. The company plans to u the book as a platform for other titles, becau they believe there is a lot of literature out there that doesn't derve to wait on the shelf. And the books won't wait at all.
31. The main purpo of publishing "The Book That Can't Wait" is
to___________.
A. ll more books
B. make it fun to read
C. invent a new kind of book
D. get new authors' books read quickly
32. The DRAFTFCB mentioned in Paragraph 3 is most probably__________.
A. an organization involved in the project
B. a new South American author
C. an independent bookstore
D. an area of Buenos Aires
33. By saying "Books are very patient objects" in Paragraph 4, Tito Santana
actually means______.
A. books never know when you read them
B. books must be read very carefully
C. books can usually be read at any time
D. books can sometimes have emotions
34. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Light and air can make the books disappear within two months.
B. The approach has only been applied to works of some new authors.
C. Books printed using the new technology have been best-llers.
D. The company will publish all its books in the future using the new ink.
35. What is the author's attitude towards this new kind of book?
A. Approving. B. Doubtful.
C. Uninterested. D. Oppod.
【参考答案】31. D 32. A 33. C 34. B 35. A
阅读理解
Tim Welford, aged 33, and Dom Mee, aged 30, both from England, were keen on (= very much) rowing boats. They made a plan to row across the Pacific Ocean from Japan to San Francisco. The name of their rowboat was “Crackers”. It was about ven meters long.
They t out from Japan on May 17,2001. They had rowed nearly 5,500 miles when their boat was hit by a fishing ship on September 17,2001. Luckily they both escaped unharmed, but their boat was badly damaged and they had to abandon( = stop)their journey.
In a radio interview, Dom expresd his disappointment and explained how the accident took place.
“A fishing ship came towards us with nobody on the bridge and ran us down. It all happened so quickly. I managed to dive into the water. Tim felt it would be safer to stay on board. He was trapped inside as the boat was driven under the water. Finally some people appeared on the ship and saw me in the water. I shouted at them to stop the ship and to get Tim out. When the ship stopped, I eventually saw Tim, and I was very, very disappointed that we were still alive. We were very disappointed that we couldn’t reach San Francisco. But we are alive. That above everything is the most important. ”
50. How long had Tim and Dom been at a when their boat was hit by a fishing boat?
A. For one month B. For two months.
