2014年6月CET-4冲刺试题及答案(第五套)_第4页

　　This website is meant for the short story and for those interested in reading light articles.

　　If you have a “classic” short story you would like added here, please don’t be shy about e-mailing me in this regard as I would be happy to give your favorite story consideration. I have a fairly large collection of short stories; however, if you want to send a story to me, I would appreciated it (this would save me scanning time).

　　Please note three things about this site. One, some of the biographies are not available( the focus of this site is the story, not the biographies). If they are not in the book from which I am scanning the story, I will not go through my collection looking for a bio. Two, I will be focusing on shorter short stories. No Tolstoi or F. Scott Fitzgerald here (unless you are willing to send me the story ready to go online)! Maybe some day I will want to spend an entire day or two on one story, but not at this time. Three, I have no summaries or analyses, so you needn’t ask. I read short stories often, but only for the enjoyment of doing so. I have very little desire to analyze what I am reading for that deep, hidden meaning.

　　Fewer and fewer people these days read short stories. This is unfortunate-so few will ever experience the joy that reading such fine work can give. The goal of this site is to give a nice cross section of short stories in the hope that these short stories will excite these people into rediscovering this excellent source of entertainment.

　　Happy reading! Oh yes, visit the bannered sites on this page. This is how we survive and thus keep this free site on line. If you are familiar with the costs involved with bandwidth, you will understand that a site such as this one requires a lot of bandwidth (as it is visited heavily), which can be quite expensive. So, if you appreciate this collection, go buy something. Thank you!

　　1.The passage is mainly about .

　　A.what the website focuses on

　　B.how to email short stories to the website

　　C.why fewer and fewer people enjoy reading

　　D.how to find short stories on this websites

　　2.What can we know about the book mentioned in this passage?

　　A.It contained many classical works with analyses

　　B.It was written by the author and advertised here.

　　C.there are many biographies in this book.

　　D.It’s a collection of short stories of this website.

　　3.How is the website kept free on line?

　　A.The website receives much donation from society.

　　B.The website got much money from advertisements on it.

　　C.The website earns money by selling books which collect stories of the website.

　　D.Every reader pays for what they read before reading it.

　　4.The purpose of writing this article is to .

　　A.advertise his or her website and books

　　B.explain how this website is kept

　　C.explain who this website is for

　　D.discuss whether we should read on line