Applehasenteredthetextbookmarket.Thetechgiant(科技巨头)introducediBookstextbooksacoupleofweeksagowhenitannounceditsiBooks2platform.Theyaredigitalbooksinmanysubjectstakinginsciencemathshistoryandgeography.
AppledevelopeditsiPad-basedtextbooksinconjunctionwith(连接)majortextbookpublishers.Thecompanyoffersacollectionoftextbooksforhighschoolstudents.
Applesaysitoffersa“newtextbookexperience”andsuggestsitsiBookstextbooksare“thenextchapterinlearning”.Itsoundslikegoodnewsforpupilsandstudents.Thinkofit.Nomorecarryingheavybackpacksfulloftextbooks.EverytextbookyourequirecanbestoredonyouriPad.Nomorehavingtobuyexpensivetextbookswhichyouwillonlyuseforayearortwoandthensellorgiveaway.
Ofcoursethere’sacatch.YouneedtoownaniPadandasyouknowitisnotcheap.Youalsoneedtobuydigitaltextbooksmostlypricedeachat$14.99(94.74yuan)orless.Textbookpublishingwasworth$8.7billionintheUSalonelastyear.Andtherestastheysayishistory.WillApplerevolutionizelearning?Willdigitalbookstakeovercompletelyineducation?Thatremainstobeseen.
【小题1】Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?
A.AppleEntersNewMarketB.ADifferentWayofLearningC.ExperienceDigitalTexbooksD.SayGood-byetoTradition【小题2】iBookstextbookswilldogoodtopupilsandstudentsbecause________.A.theyarefreetogetB.theyareeasytocarryC.theyareipad-basedD.theyarefavoritegifts【小题3】Theunderlinedwords“acatch”inParagraph4areclosestinmeaningto“________.”A.anadvantageB.asurpriseC.aproblemD.anorder【小题4】Whatcanweknowfromthatlastparagraph?A.iPad-basedtextbookshavechangedourlearning.B.Traditionaltextbookswillbereplacedsoonerorlater.C.Applehasearnedalotfromthetextbookmarket.D.Digitalbookshavedisadvantagesandadvantages.