Read the following passage and mark the letter A , B , C , or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions .
It was widely reported last year that sales of guidebooks are falling fast , thanks to development in the Internet and mobile phones . It makes sense . Why bother taking a heavy book with you when you can down all the information you need to your phone as you walk around the cathedral ?
Writing a new book about a place is a rewarding job , but one that is becoming a rarity . Publishers are more concerned with keeping existing books up to date than bringing out new ones in an already crowded market . This is understandable , since every guidebook is actually out of date as soon as it is published . It may have been researched a year before being printed and it could have sat on the bookshop shelf for a year or two , so its information might be three years old by the time the reader uses it in practice . It is hardly surprising , therefore , that some publishers are inviting almost as much in updating and redesigning their books as they did creating them . Updating guides is nowadays a good way for new writers to get started .
But if the internet via a mobile phone can deliver information just as well as printed paper but much faster , at almost no cost , is there a future for printed guidebook ? Other books you read at home , but a travel guide's main purposes for urgent reference when you're desperate to find accommodation or somewhere to eat . Using a modern cell phone , any travelers can now enjoy a " paperless holiday " . Want to know the opening times of the museum ? Look them up online . Need some information on the ancient you're standing in ? Download it .
Question 31 : Which could be the best title for the passage
A. Guidebooks Flourishing Despite the IT Revolution
B. Enjoying a paperless holiday
C. Guidebooks in Deeline : What's the Future ?
D. Guidebooks on the Brink of Extinction
Question 32 : The word " rewarding " in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
A. satisfying B. disappointing C. worthless D. frustrating
Question 33 : In paragraph 2 , before writing and publishing their books ,
A. Publishers usually spend a year to research information needed for their books
B. Many publishers still prefer an already crowded market for their books
C. Publishers ' actions may prove incomprehensible to lay people
D. Some publishers find almost as many resources to the update and redesign of their books as to the creation of them
Question 34 : The word " them " in paragraph 3 refers to
A. purposes B. books C. times D. guides
Question 35 : Which of the following is true , according to the passage ?
A. The primary aim of a travel guide is for suggestions when travelers are in a hurry .
B. Before embarking on a journey , most people bring with them a guidebook in case they get into trouble .
C. The information found in a guidebook is always up - to - date and reliable .
D. Users cannot obtain information about the opening times of museums on the Internet .
Question 31 : Which could be the best title for the passage
A. Guidebooks Flourishing Despite the IT Revolution
B. Enjoying a paperless holiday
C. Guidebooks in Deeline : What's the Future ?
D. Guidebooks on the Brink of Extinction
Question 32 : The word " rewarding " in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
A. satisfying B. disappointing C. worthless D. frustrating
Question 33 : In paragraph 2 , before writing and publishing their books ,
A. Publishers usually spend a year to research information needed for their books
B. Many publishers still prefer an already crowded market for their books
C. Publishers ' actions may prove incomprehensible to lay people
D. Some publishers find almost as many resources to the update and redesign of their books as to the creation of them
Question 34 : The word " them " in paragraph 3 refers to
A. purposes B. books C. times D. guides
Question 35 : Which of the following is true , according to the passage ?
A. The primary aim of a travel guide is for suggestions when travelers are in a hurry .
B. Before embarking on a journey , most people bring with them a guidebook in case they get into trouble .
C. The information found in a guidebook is always up - to - date and reliable .
D. Users cannot obtain information about the opening times of museums on the Internet .
