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8．Books are typically written first，then narrated （朗讀） for audio （有聲） books．Until now．Audible，the largest company of audio books，has begun asking well-known writers to create works specifically for audio，instead of inviting people to narrate already existing print books．It's a new chapter for the book industry．
    Audible now has about 30 totally new audio works in production．And it turns out that audio books，which have long been regarded as less important than e-books，have actually been doing quite well．They are a $1，000，000，000 industry，with more than 35，000 titles published in 2013alone．
    What promotes that progress is not only an evolution of technology，but more importantly，the rise of the celebrity （名人） narrator．Narrators are key to the success of an audio book and these days，producers are signing on more and more celebrities．Celebrities'narration is like a private performance to customers，who get a feeling of closeness in listening to their voices．Many of the customers buy audio books based on the narrator．They will listen to anything a specific actor or actress reads．
That is why Audible is taking the risk of not producing print books at all but starting totally new audio works．There's another reason why the company is expecting its risk-taking action to pay off：humans have been telling stories since the beginning of time．We are taking part in a little habit that goes back thousands and thousands of years-before the first mark was ever made on a stone．Long before writing，people were telling each other stories and the audio book goes all the way back to that tradition．As Peter Allen sang softly in the 1970s，everything old is new again．
32．The"new chapter"（Para.1）refers to a time ofA．
A．producing totally new audio works
B．starting audio companies
C．narrating print books for audio
D．creating electronic books
33．What does Paragraph 2 tell about audio books？D
A．Their difference from e-books．
B．Their previous production．
C．Their great importance．
D．Their bright future．
34．Customers like celebrities'narration becauseD．
A．celebrities help them understand the stories
B．celebrities have more attractive voices
C．celebrities have better narra ting skills
D．celebrities seem to be within their reach
35．Audible believes its risk-taking action will be rewarding becauseA．
A．the action agrees with the story-telling tradition
B．customers play an active role in the action
C．the company has spent a lot on the action
D．the action has lasted for a long time．

Answer 1

分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了圖書業(yè)的新篇章，從之前已有閱讀的朗讀到專門創(chuàng)作朗讀的作品，音頻書籍的未來一片光明．

解答 32．A．推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章第一段"the largest company of audio books，has begun asking well-known writers to create works specifically for audio，instead of inviting people to narrate already existing print books"可知這個新篇章是從邀請人們朗讀已有作品轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)樽屩�名作家�?chuàng)作有聲朗讀的作品；故選A，
33．D．推理判斷題．通讀第二段，可知第二段主要講了音頻書籍的光明未來；故選D．
34．D．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第三段"Celebrities'narration is like a private performance to customers，who get a feeling of closeness in listening to their voices"可知顧客喜歡名人朗讀是因為顧客在朗讀的時候可以獲得一種親近感；故選D．
35．A．推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章最后一段"Long before writing，people were telling each other stories and the audio book goes all the way back to that tradition"很久以前寫的，人們互相講故事和音頻書籍等一切方式回到傳統(tǒng)，可知Audible認(rèn)為冒險是值得的，因為音頻書籍與相互講故事的傳統(tǒng)一致；故選A．

點評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．