Guo Liqin, 24, works as a primary school teacher in a distant area in Yunnan Province. The Internet offers him the latest news and entertainment from the outside world. And many people like him also depends on the online libraries for the free literature(文學(xué)) reading.
A survey in China last year found the online literature is the biggest growth area of Internet entertainment.
Reading for free is also popular in other countries. See what solutions other countries are taking.
Public Libraries
In countries such as Germany, Canada, and the UK, governments pay the authors to have their books in public libraries.
The pay is different from country to country. Some pay according to how many times a book has been borrowed; others pay according to whether the library has bought the book or not.
Google Books
Google Books allow users to see some free parts before buying them.
The author can choose to make from 20% to 100% of the book’s content(內(nèi)容) for free reading . But you can see a full view of books that are out of copyright(版權(quán)).
E-magazines
E-magazines are usually about pop culture, and make money through advertisements. The writers are usually paid by the numbers of words they write.
Digital Library
There are many free online libraries of books which are no longer in copyright.
American and European websites offer classic(古典的) literature and non-fiction texts like dictionaries for download in different languages.
小題1:Guo Liqin depends on          for free reading.
A．online librariesB．city bookstoresC．school librariesD．borrowing books
小題2:From the passage we know other countries are taking           solutions for reading for free.
A．3B．4 C．5D．6
小題3: In some countries, the authors are paid by            to have their books in public libraries.
A．a(chǎn)dvertisementsB．readersC．governmentsD．the word numbers
小題4: Google Books and Digital Library allow users to read the full books           .
A．which are out of copyrightB．which are in copyright
C．which are about pop cultureD．which have some free parts
小題5:The best title of the passage is          .
A．Enjoy ReadingB．Learn How to Read
C．The Importance of ReadingD．How to Read for Free

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:A
小題5:D

文章主要講的是免費閱讀的方式。
1. A 細節(jié)題，根據(jù)And many people like him also depends on the online libraries for the free literature(文學(xué)) reading可知Guo Liqin免費閱讀的方式也是網(wǎng)上讀，故選A。
2. B 根據(jù)下面的內(nèi)容，文章列出了Public Libraries，Google Books，E-magazines和Digital Library四種方式，故選B。
3.C 根據(jù)文章In countries such as Germany, Canada, and the UK, governments pay the authors to have their books in public libraries可知政府付款，故選C。
4. A 細節(jié)題。定位到Google Books 和 Digital Library這兩段，根據(jù)you can see a full view of books that are out of copyright及There are many free online libraries of books which are no longer in copyright可知這些書都不要版權(quán)，故選A。
5. D 主旨題的考查。從See what solutions other countries are taking及下面列出的方式可知講的是如何閱讀的問題，故選D，其它的答案都不全面。
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