大学英语六级真题第二套Word文档格式.docx
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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,anditcanstrainyoureyes."
Forallthetalkthathergenerationisthemosttechnologicallyknowledgeableinhistory,paper-and-inktextbooksdonotseemdestinedtodisappearanytimesoon
AccordingtotheNationalAssociationofCollegeStores,digitalbooksmakeupjustunder3%oftextbooksales,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'
sbestinventions,"
saidJonathanPiskor,ajuniorfromNorthCarolina,usingtheLatintermforbook.
ThatpassionmaybeonereasonthatBarnes&
NobleCollegeBooksellersisworkingsohardtomarketitsnewsoftwareapplication,NOOKstudy,whichallowsstudentstonavigatec-textbooksonMacsandPCs.Thecompany,whichoperates636campusbookstoresnationwide,introducedthefreeapplicationlastsummerinhopesofluringmorestudentstobuyitselectronictextbooks.
Therealobstacleisgettingthemtotryit,"
saidTraceyWeber,thecompany'
sexecutivevicepresident.
Thecompanyisgivingaway"
CollegeKick-StartKits"
tostudentswhodownloadNOOKstudyinthefallsemester,withadozenclassicc-bookslikeTheCanterburyTalesandTheScarletLetter.CourseSrnartislettingstudentstryanyc-textbookfreefortwoweeks.
Butnoteverytextbookisavailableindigitalorrentalformat.AtHamilton,forinstance,onlyaboutone-fifthofthetitlesaresoldasc-textbooksthisfall.Astrollthroughthecampusstorerevealedthepricedifference.Abookonconstitutionallaw,forinstance,was$189.85new$142.40usedand$85.45forrent.(Typically,ane-textbookischeaperthanausedbook,thoughmoreexpensivethanarental.)
Theexpenseofcollegetextbooks,whichisestimatedtohaverisenfourtimestheinflationrateinrecentyears,hasbecomesuchaconcernthatsomepoliticiansaretakingupthecause.Lastmonth,SenatorCharlesE.SchumerofNewYorkurgedmorecollegestorestorentbooks,afterasurveyof38campusbookstoresinNewYorkCityandonLongIslandbyhisofficefoundthat16didnotoffertheoption.
OnThursday,studentsatmorethan40collegesnationwideareplanninganAffordableTextbooksDayofActiontoencouragefacultymemberstoassigntextsthatarelessexpensive,orofferedfreeonline.
Fornow,buyingbookstheold-fashionedway-neworused-prevails.CharlesSchmidt,thespokesmanfortheNationalAssociationofCollegeStores,saidthatifacampusstoresoldanewbookfor$100,itwouldtypicallybuythebookbackfor$50atsemester'
sendandsellittothenextstudentfor$75.
Thebuy-backpriceplunges,however,iftheprofessordropsthebookfromthesyllabusorifthebookstorehasboughtenoughbookstomeetdemand.WhenLouisBoguchwal,majoringineconomicsandmath,triedtosella$100linearalgebra(线性代数)textbookbacktothecollegebookstore,hewasoffered$15.
Itwasinsulting,"
hesaid."
Theygiveyounexttonothing."
Thus,thecreationofHamilton'
snewnonprofitWebsite,getmytextbooks.org.Sofar,traffichasbeenlight:
onlyabout70bookshavebeensoldthisfall.ButJasonMariasis,presidentoftheEntrepreneurClub,saidheexpectedsalestopickupaswordspread.
Mr.Begolli.amemberoftheclub,recentlysoldthreeGermannovelsfor$17onthesite."
IfIhadsoldthembacktothebookstore,Iwouldhavegotten$7or$8,"
hesaid."
Thebookstoreiskingwhenitcomestotextbooksales.Wefeltthereshouldbesomethingforstudents,bystudents."
Yetsomestudentshavetogoitalone.RosemaryRocha,anN.Y.U.studentpursuingadegreeinhospitalityandtourismmanagement,addedupherrequiredreadingforthesemester:
$600."
It'
sharsh,"
shesaid."
I'
mcurrentlycollectingunemployment,sothat'
snotgoingtohappen."
Instead,shewaitstoborrowthefewcopiesherprofessorsleaveonreserveatthelibrary,orreliesonthekindnessofclassmates."
Myfriendswillletmeborrowtheirbooksinexchangeforcoffeeorasliceofpizza,"
Iveryseldombuythetextbooks,butI'
malwayslikeachickenwithoutahead."
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
1.Howdostudentsviewpapertextbooksinthisdigitalage?
A)Theyareindispensabletowritingtermpapers.
B)Theyplayanirreplaceableroleintheirstudy.
C)Theyareinferiortoc-booksinmanyways.
D)Theywillbereplacedbyc-bookssomeday.
2.Inwhatwayareprintedbooksfrustratingtostudents?
A)Theyaretooheavytocarry.C)Theycosttoomuchmoney.
C)Theytakeuptoomuchspace.D)Theyoftengooutofprint.
3.WhatcanstudentsdowiththecreationofthenonprofitWebsiteatHamilton?
A)Theycanrentnewbooksforanominalfee.
B)Theycanbuybooks,bothusedandnew,atalowerprice.
C)Theycanreadonlinebypayingasmallfee.
D)Theycansellbookstoeachotherwithoutamiddleman
4.WhatcanwelearnabouttextbooksfromVictoriaAdesoba'
scase?
A)Printedtextbookswillnotdisappearanytimesoon.
B)Theircostisstudents'
chiefconsideration
C)E-booksarethefirstchoiceoflow-incomestudents.
D)Sciencestudentspreferprintedtextbooks.
5.Whydomoststudentsstillpreferthetraditionalpaper-and-inktextbooks?
A)Theycanformgoodlearninghabitswithprintedtextbooks.
B)Theyhavebeenusedtotheirformateversincechildhood.
C)Theycanprotecttheireyesightusingprintedtextbooks.
D)Theyarepassionateabouttheirphysicalpresence.
6.WhatdoesTraceyWeberthinkisthebestwaytoexpandc-textbooksales?
A)Invitestudentstotryc-bookapplicationsforfree.
B)Updatec-booksoftwaretomeetstudents'
needs.
C)Openmorec-bookstoresonuniversitycampuses.
D)Makethepriceofe-textbooksmoreattractive.
7.Tocombatthesoaringpriceoftextbooks,SenatorCharlesE.Schumersuggeststhat__________.
A)publishersoffermoretextbooksonline
B)collegestoresrentbookstostudents
C)collegestoresrentbookstostudents
D)studentsbuycheaperusedbooks
8.LouisBoguchwalthoughtthemoneyhewasofferedforhislinearalgebratextbookwas________________________________.
9.DespitethelighttrafficonHamilton'
snonprofitWebsite,JasonMariasiswasconfidentthatitsbookbusinesswould________________________________.
10.Livingonunemploymentbenefits.RosemaryRochacannotbutbo
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