英语六级真题第三套Word文档格式.doc
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PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)
Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
InaDigitalAge,StudentsStillClingtoPaperTextbooks
Theytexttheirfriendsalldaylong.Atnight,theydoresearchfortheirtermpapersonlaptopsandcommunewiththeirparentsonSkype.ButastheywalkthepathsofHamiltonCollege,aposter-perfectliberalartsschoolinthisupstatevillage,studentsarestillhaulingaroundbulky,old-fashionedtextbooks-andlovingit.
"
Thescreenwon'
tgoblank,"
saidFatonBegolli,ajuniorfromBoston."
Therecan'
tbeavirus.Itwouldn'
tbethesamewithoutbooks.They'
vedefined'
academia'
(学术)forathousandyears."
Thoughtheworldofprintisrecedingbeforeatideofdigitalbooks,blogsandotherWebsites,agenerationofcollegestudentsgrowingupwithtechnologyappearstobeholdingfasttotraditionaltextbooks.Thatloyaltycomesataprice.Textbooksareexpensive-ayear'
sworthcancost$700to$900-andstudents'
frustrationswiththeexpense,aswellastheemergenceofnewtechnology,haveproducedaperplexingarrayofoptionsforobtainingthem.
InternetretailerslikeAmazonandTaresellingnewandusedbooks.TheyhavebeenjoinedbyseveralWebservicesthatrenttextbookstostudentsbythesemester.Some1500collegebookstoresarealsoofferingrentalsthisfall,upfrom300lastyear.HereatHamilton,studentsthisyearhaveanewwaytoavoidthemiddleman:
anonprofitWebsite,createdbythecollege'
sEntrepreneurClub,thatletsthemsellusedbooksdirectlytooneanother.
Theexplosionofoutletsandformats-includingdigitalbooks,whicharerapidlybecomingmoresophisticated-hasleftsomestudentsbewildered.Aftercompletingthedifficultjobofcourseselection,theyareforcedtoweighcostversusconvenience,analyzetheirownstudyhabitsandguesswhichtextstheywillwantforyearstocomeandwhichtheywillnotmiss.
Itdependsonthecourse,"
saidVictoriaAdesoba,astudentatNewYorkUniversitywhowasstandingoutsidethatschool'
sbookstore,apowder-bluebookbagslungoverhershoulder"
Lastsemester,Irentedforpsychology,anditwascheaper.Butforsomethinglikeorganicchemistry,Ineedtokeepthebook.E-textbooksaregood,butit'
stemptingtogoonFacebook,anditcan
strainyoureyes."
Forallthetalkthathergenerationisthemosttechnologicallyknowledgeableinhistory,paper-and-inktextbooksdonotseemdestinedtodisappearanytimesoon
AccordingtotheNationalAssociationofCollegeStores,digitalbooksmakeupjustunder3%of,althoughtheassociationexpectsthatsharetogrowto10-15%by2012asmoretitlesaremadeavailablease-books.
Intworecentstudies-onebytheassociationandanotherbytheStudentPublicInterestResearchGroups-three-quartersofthestudentssurveyedsaidtheystillpreferredaboundbooktoadigitalversion.
Manystudentsarereluctanttogiveuptheabilitytoflipquicklybetweenchapters,writeinthemarginsandhighlightpassages,althoughnewsoftwareapplicationsarebeginningtoallowstudentstousee-textbooksthatway.
Studentsgrewuplearningfromprintbooks."
saidNicoleAllen,thetextbookscampaigndirectorfortheresearchgroups,"
soastheytransitiontohighereducation,it'
snotsurprisingthattheypreferaformatthattheyaremostaccustomedto."
Indeed,manyHamiltonstudentsgrowpassionateabouttheweightyvolumestheystillcarryfromdormroomtolecturehalltolibrary,evenastheycompulsively(克制不住地)checktheirsmartphonesfortextmessagesandc-mails.
Ibelievethatthecodexisoneofmankind'
sbestinventio
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