ModelTest1PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestoshortessayentitledShouldWeCelebrateWesternFestivals?Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.1.现在越来越多的中国人开始庆祝西方的节日，如圣诞节、情人节等2.有人认为这利于文化交流；有人则担心这会导致传统文化的丧失3.在我看来……PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7.choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.Herecomesthee-bookrevolutionAtwhattemperaturedoelectronicbookscatchfire?We’regoingtofindoutsometimethrobablyisyear.E-booksalesareabouttoignite.OnMonday,Amazon.comisexpectedtounveilanewversionofitsKindlereader.Itwillprobablybealotbetterandalittlecheaperthanthefirstversion.Buttherealnewsalreadybrokethisweek:AcompanyspokesmanannouncedthatAmazonplanstoofferKindlebooksonCellPhones.ThisnewscounteredGoogle’sannouncementthatthe1.5millionpublicdomainbooksavailableonitsGoogleBookSearchofferingwillsoonbeavailable(free,ofcourse)viaanewCellPhoneapplication.IbelievethatCellPhoneswillquicklyoutpacethededicatede-bookreaders,includingtheKindles,astheplatformofchoicefore-bookreaders.Leadingthepack?TheiPhone,ironically.It’sworthnothingthatAmazon.comsoldmoreKindles(atleast500,000)initsfirstyearofsalesthanApplesoldiPodsinitsfirstyear(378,000).Applemaynotunderstandthevalueofe-books,butiPhoneuserswillembracethemanyway.Thereasonissimple:TheiPhonehasahuge,high-qualityscreen.AnditsuserbaseincludesmillionsofpeoplewholovetodoeverythingontheiriPhones,includingreading,whichthey’realreadydoingwithonlinecontent.I(andothers)havepredictingforsometimethatApplewillshipakillertabletatsomepoint.Thisdevice,Ibelieve,willhavetheiPhoneuserinterfaceandasuperhigh-qualityscreen.Itwillbeidealforreadinge-booksaswell.Whypeoplewillreade-booksJustbecausee-booksareavailableonbetter(thenewKindle)andmore(allCellPhones)devicesdoesn’tmeanpeoplewillreadthem.Butmarkmywords,readthemtheywill.Sixtrendswillconspire(共同促成)overthenextyeartodrivee-bookreadingtolevelsthatwillsurprisejustabouteverybody.11.TheeconomyTheeconomyisinthetank,andpeoplearelookingtocutcostsanywaytheycan.AnAmazonKindlepaysforitselfafterthepurchaseof20or30books,thenstartspayingdividends.Yousavebigonbooks,magazinesandnewspapers.Thesesavingswillgrowevenmoreattractiveastherecessiondeepens.2.Theenvironment.Interestinprotectingtheenvironmentjustkeepsgrowingandgrowing.Theideaofgettingadailynewspaperoraweeklyormonthlymagazineonpaperseemsincrediblywastefultothepointofdecadence.Environmentalconsciousnesswilldrivee-bookacceptance.3.Apublishingrevolution.Thebookpublishingindustryisoneofthemostbackward,mustry,out-of-datebusinessesinoureconomy.Whileeveryotherkindofinformationmovesatthespeedoflight,theprocessofpublishingabookislikesomethingfromtheMiddleAges.Forauthors,itcantakemonthstoevenfindaliteraryagentwillingtorepresenttheirwork.Thentheagenttakesmonthstofindapublishers.Thenittakesagesforthepublishingcompanytogetthebookoutthere.Peoplearealreadycircumventing(设法回避)allthisbyself-publishing.Theself-publishingindustryistheonlyareaofpaper-bookpublishingthat’sthrivingrightnow.Soonenough,ahugenumberofauthorsarefinallygoingtogetfedupwiththepublishin...
