Dear Customers,
I love slipping (滑落) into a comfortable chair for a long read—as I relax into the chair, I also relax into the author’s words, stories and ideas. The physical book is so elegant that it disappears into the background, and what remains is the author’s world.
Today, we at Amazon are excited to announce Mindle, a wireless, portable reading device with instant access to more than 90,000 books, magazines and newspapers.
We’ve been working on Mindle for more than three years. Our top design objective was for Mindle to disappear in your hands—to get out of the way—so you can enjoy your reading. We also wanted to go beyond the physical book. Mindle is wireless, so whether you’re lying in bed or riding a train, you can think of a book, and have it in less than 60 seconds. No computer is needed—you do your reading directly from the device.
We chose the same wireless technology used in advanced mobile phones. But unlike mobile phones, there are no monthly wireless bills, no service or data plans, and no yearly contracts. There is no software to install (安裝，設(shè)置)。 We want you to get lost in your reading and not in the technology.
Mindle uses a new kind of display called electronic paper. Sharp and natural with no strong light, reading on Mindle is nothing like reading from a computer screen. Mindle weighs only 10.3 ounces—less than paperback—but can carry two hundred books.
Enjoy learning about Mindle and many thanks!
Jeff Bezos Founder & CEO
小題1:This passage most probably is a(n)________.
A．a(chǎn)dvertisement
B．news story
C．lab report
D．letter of thanks
小題2:From the passage we learn that Mindle is a device which ________.
A．has neither wires nor weight
B．is operated by a computer
C．disappears while you read
D．can find a book within one minute
小題3:With the device, the reader is able to ________.
A．enjoy reading when driving a car
B．improve reading skills
C．gain access to free software
D．get rid of heavy books made of paper
小題4:Different from mobile phones, Mindle________.
A．has a much more friendly screen
B．can work in the absence of electricity
C．doesn’t involve regular bills
D．is wireless and can be used anywhere.

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:D
小題4:C
這是一個向消費者介紹Mindle的廣告。
小題1:推理判斷題，根據(jù)開頭的dear customers可知，這是寫給消費者的信，為了推銷某個產(chǎn)品，所以是一則廣告。
小題2:實施細(xì)節(jié)題，根據(jù)第二段Mindle, a wireless, portable reading device with instant access to more than 90,000 books, magazines and newspapers可知，這是用來閱讀的方便快捷的設(shè)備。
小題3:推理判斷題，根據(jù)第一段和第二段內(nèi)容可知，該設(shè)備可以幫助讀者擺脫傳統(tǒng)的厚重的紙質(zhì)書籍。
小題4:實施細(xì)節(jié)題，根據(jù)第四段But unlike mobile phones, there are no monthly wireless bills, no service or data plans, and no yearly contracts可知。
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