英语六级阅读理解考前冲刺练习.docx

英语六级阅读理解考前冲刺练习英语六级阅读理解考前冲刺练习2017Onefalsemovemaylosethegame.以下是小编为大家搜索整理的英语六级阅读理解考前冲刺练习2017，希望能给大家带来帮助!更多精彩内容请及时关注我们应届毕业生考试网!Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ThereisacertaininevitabilitythatebooksaleshavenowovertakenpaperbacksalesonAmazon'sUSsite.Amazon'sKindle2issolightandsocheapthatit'seasytoseewhypeoplehaverushedtobuyit.ThoughI'mstillnotkeenonthedesignoftheKindle,itisavastimprovementonitspredecessorandcertainlytolerable.Beyondthedeviceitself,AmazonhasdoneagreatjobofrollingoutKindleapps,ensuringthatpeoplelikeme-whohaveaniPadbutnotaKindle-canstilljoininthefun.Onceyou'reintotheKindleecosystem,Amazonlocksyouintightly-justasAppledoeswithitsiTunes/iPodecosystem.It'ssoeasytobuyfromAmazon'sstoreandthebooksaresocheapthatit'snotworththeeffortofgoingelsewhere.WhileIremainopposedtoAmazon'sDRM(数字版权管理)-indeed,I'mopposedtoDRMonanyebooks-IhavetoadmitthattheimplementationissosmooththatmostKindleuserswon'tcareatallthattheirebookscan'tbemovedtootherdevices.Theebooktrendisnowherenearpeaking.Overthenextfiveyearswecanexpecttoseemoreandmorereadersmoveawayfromprintedbooksandpickupebooksinstead.ButIdon'tthinkthatwillmeanthedeathoftheprintedbook.Therearesomewhopreferprintedbooks.Theylikehavingshelvesfilledwithbooksthey'vereadandbookstheyplantoread;theylikethefeelofthebookintheirhandsandthedifferentweightsandtypefacesandlayoutsofdifferenttitles.Inotherwords,theylikethephysicalformofthebookalmostasmuchasthewordsitcontains.Icansympathisewiththosepeople.AsIwroteearlierthisweek,myidealsituationwouldbeforpublisherstobundleebookswithprintedones-inmuchthesamewaythatfilmstudiosbtmdieDVDswithdigitalcopiesoffilms.There'snoreasontothinkthatloversofprintedbookswillchangetheirminds.Therewillundoubtedlybefewerofthemastimegoesbybecausemorepeoplewillgrowupwithebooksandspendlittletimewithprintedones.However,justastherearepeoplewholovevinylrecords(黑胶唱片),eveniftheywerebornwellintotheCDera,therewillstillbeadedicatedminoritywholovephysicalbooks.Sincetherearefewerofthesepeople,thatwillmeanfewerbooksh