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1、Unit3Traveljournal单元检测卷第一部分听力（满分30分）（略）第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ABooksaretypicallywrittenfirst,thennarrated（朗读）foraudiobooks.Untilnow,Audible,thelargestcompanyofaudiobooks,hasbegunaskingwe11-knownwriterstocr
2、eateworksspecificallyforaudio,insteadofinvitingpeopletonarratealreadyexistingprintbooks・It，sanewchapterforthebookindustry・Audiblenowhasabout30totallynewaudioworksinproduction.Anditturnsoutthataudiobooks,whichhavelongbeenregardedaslessimportantthane-books,haveactuallyb
3、eendoingquitewel1.Theyarea$1,000,000,000industry,withmorethan35,000titlespublishedin2013alone.Whatpromotesthatprogressisnotonlyanevolutionoftechnology,butmoreimportantly,theriseofthecelebrity（名人）narrator.Narratorsarekeytothesuccessofanaudiobookandthesedays,producersar
4、esigningonmoreandmorecelebrities.Celebrities，narrationislikeaprivateperformaneetocustomers,whogetafeelingofclosenessinlisteningtotheirvoices.Manyofthecustomersbuyaudiobooksbasedonthenarrator・Theywill1istcntoanythingaspecificactororactressreads.ThatiswhyAudibleistaking
5、theriskofnotproducingprintbooksatallbutstartingtotallynewaudioworks.Theresanotherreasonwhythecompanyisexpectingitsrisk-1akingactiontopayoff:humanshavebeentellingstoriessincetheboginningoftimc・Wearetakingpartina1ittlehabitthatgoesbackthousandsandthousandsofyears一before
6、thefirstmarkwasevermadeonastone.Longbeforewriting,peopleweretellingeachotherstoriesandtheaudiobookgoesallthewaybacktothattradition.AsPeterAllensangsoftlyinthe1970s,everythingoldisnewagain.1・TheHnewchapter”(Para.1)referstoatimeofA・startingaudiocompaniesB.producingnewau
7、dioworksD・creatingelectronicbooksC.narratingprintbooksforaudio2.WhatdoesParagraph2tellaboutaudiobooks?A.TheirbrightfutureB.Theirdifferencefrome-booksC.TheirgreatimportanccD.Theirpreviousproduction3.Customerslikecelebrities'narrationbecauseA.celebritieshelpthemundersta
8、ndthestoriesB.celebritieshavemoreattractivevoicesC.celebritiesseemtobewithintheirreachD.celebritieshavebetternarratingskills
