阅读理解WelcometomyMessageBoard!Subject:Slimmingdownclassics?Mr.Handsom

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阅读理解Welcome to my Message Board!Subject: Slimming down classics?Mr.Handsome  2012­2­12 6:34 AM Orion Books, which decides there is a market in creating cutdown classics (经典著作), is slimming down some novels by such great writers as L. Tolstoy, M. Mitchell and C. Bronte.Now, each of them has been whittled down to about 400 pages by cutting 30 to 40 pages percent of original, with words, ntences, paragraphs and, in a few cas, chapters removed.The first six shortened editions, all priced at ￡6.99 and advertid as great reads "in half the time", will go on sale next month, with plans for 50 to 100 more to follow.The publishing hou believes that modern readers will welcome the shorter versions.Mr.Edwards20122129:40 AM Well, I'm the publisher of Orion Group.Thanks for your attention, Mr.Handsome. I must say, the idea developed from a game of "shame" in my office.Each of us was required to confess (承认) to the most embarrassing blanks in his or her reading.I admitted that I had never read Anna Karenina and tried but failed to get through Gone with the Wind veral times.One of my colleagues acknowledged skipping (跳读) Jane Eyre.We realized that life is too short to read all the books you want to and we never were going to read the ones.As a leading publishing hou, we are trying to make classics convenient for readers but it's not as if we're withdrawing the original versions.They are still there if you want to read them.Ms.Weir201221211:35 AMI'm the director of the online book club www.lovereading.co.uk.   Mr.Edwards, I think your shortened edition is a_breath_of_fresh_air.I'm guilty of never having read Anna Karenina, becau it's just so long.I'd much rather read two 300page books than one 600page book.I am looking forward to more shortened classicsMr.Crockatt20122124:38 PM  I'm from the London independent bookshop Corckatt & Powell.   In my opinion, the practice is completely ridiculous.How can you edit the classics? I'm afraid reading some of the books is hard work, and that is why you have to develop as a reader.If people don't have time to read Anna Karenina, then fine.But don't read a shortened version and kid yourlf it's the real thing.1.According to the passage board, Orion Books ________. A. oppos the reading of original classics B. is embarrasd for cutting down classicsC. thinks cutdown classics have a bright futureD. is cautious in its decision to cut down classics 2. In Mr.Edwards' opinion, Orion Group is shortening classics to ________. A. make them easier to read  B. meet a large demand in the market   C. increa the sales of literary books  D. compete with their original versions 3. By describing the shortened classics as "a breath of fresh air", Ms.Weir ________. A. speaks highly of the cutdown classics   B. shows her love for original classicsC. feels guilty of not reading the classicsD. disapproves of shortening the classics 4. Mr.Crockatt ems to imply that  ________. A. reading the classic works is a confusing attemptB. shortening the classics does harm to the original C. publishing the cutdown classics is a difficult job D. editing the classic works satisfies children's needs 5. How many classics are involved in the massage board?   A. Two.  B. Three.C. Four.  D. Five. 题型：未知难度：其他题型

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