2014年6月英语四级阅读答案及点评（46-55）

本文选自2011年5月21日The American Magazine
http://www.american.com/archive/2011/may/the-end-of-the-book上的一篇同名文章《纸质书的末日？》（The End of the book?）本文指出电子书籍的出现大大改变了传统的出版行业，但通过举例之前电视的出现没有让广播消失，电影的出现并没有让剧院消失等很多粒子一样，电子出的出现以及流行确实给纸质书籍带来很大冲击，但纸质书籍仍然在很多情况下被人们所需要，依然会有其市场。

46. Authors still published in printed versions will be considered important ones.
答案：D
解析：对应D段末句。

47. Some people are still in favor of printed books because of the sense of touch they can provide.
答案：N
解析：对应N段第三句提到的tactile pleasure in books（书本的触觉上的愉悦）。

48. The radio business has changed greatly and now attracts more listeners.
答案：J
解析：对应J段最后两句。

49. Contrary to many people’s prediction of its death, the film industry survived.
答案：H
解析：对应H段第二句。many people’s prediction对应widely predicted。

50. Remarkable changes have taken place in the book business.
答案：A
解析：这是对A段所描述的电子书在近几年内大幅增长的现象的概括。

51. Old technology sometimes continues to exist because of its reliability.
答案：L
解析：对应L段第三句。

52. The increase of e-book sales will force the book business to make changes not seen for centuries.
答案：B
解析：对应B段第三句。

53. A new technology is unlikely to take the place of an old one without a clear advantage.
答案：F
解析：对应F段第一句。

54. Paperbacks of popular literature are more likely to be replaced by e-books.
答案：C
解析：完全对应C段第二句。

55. A house with a fireplace has a stronger .
答案：M
解析：对应M段第三句。