《2025年学霸题中题八年级英语下册译林版》

Ⅳ. 短文还原（每题2分，满分10分）

从方框中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项多余。

E - books mean electronic books. You can use e - book reading devices(设备) or apps to read e - books. 36 ________

First, they are cheaper. In general, e - books are about 8％ cheaper than paper books. Second, they are faster and easier to buy. You don't have to go to a bookstore. 37 ________ Third, you can carry e - books easily. An e - book reader can hold thousands of e - books and remain thin and light. Finally, an e - book is comfortable to read. 38 ________ You can also change the brightness of the screen.

E - book sales in the USA are increasing every year. At the same time, paper book sales have been going down. In 2020, e - book sales were only 3.04 billion. Paper book sales were 11.9 billion. 39. ________ In 2023, e - book sales increased to 5.7 billion. Paper book sales fell to 10 billion.

Some experts say that e - books will sell more than paper books in the future. They predict(预言) this will happen in the USA by 2026. On the one hand, e - book sales will rise to 12.8 billion. 40. ________ All these numbers show that e - books are becoming more and more popular.

A. You can change the size of the text.
B. E - books are popular for many reasons.
C. Between 2020 and 2023, e - book sales grew fast.
D. It is convenient to take notes on paper books.
E. On the other hand, paper book sales will keep falling.
F. You can pay for and download the books from the Internet.

答案： 36~40 BFACE
[文章大意]本文是一篇说明文，介绍了电子书受欢迎的原因以及电子书销量较纸质书销量逐年增长的情况。