Dear Consumers,  

I love slipping into a comfortable chair for a long reading — 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 Kindle, a wireless, portable reading machine with instant access to more than 90,000 books, magazines and newspapers.

We’ve been working on Kindle for more than three years. Our top design goal was for Kindle to disappear in your hands — to get out of the way, so you can enjoy your reading. We also wanted to go beyond those thick and heavy books. Kindle 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, for you do your reading directly from the machine.

We chose the same wireless technology used in advanced mobile phones. But unlike phones there are no monthly wireless bills, no service or data plans, and no yearly contracts. There is no software to install(安装). We want you to get lost in your reading and not in the technology.

Kindle uses a new kind of display called electronic paper. Sharp and natural with no strong light, reading on Kindle is nothing like reading from a computer screen. Kindle weighs only 10.3 ounces — less than a paperwork — but can carry two hundred books. Enjoy learning about Kindle and many thanks!

 Jeff Bezos

Founder &CEO

 
【小题1】This passage most probably is _________.

A．a letter

B．a report

C．an advertisement

D．a story

【小题2】The underlined word “elegant” in the passage means __________.

A．expensive

B．enjoyable

C．strange

D．convenient

【小题3】From the passage we learn that the Kindle is a kind of machine _______.

A．which has neither wires nor weight	B．which is operated by a computer
C．which will disappear while reading	D．which can find a book within one minute

【小题4】With the machine, the reader is able to ______________.

A．en joy reading when driving a car	B．improve reading skills
C．gain software for free	D．get free from heavy books made of paper

【小题5】What is Kindle different from mobile phones?

A．It has a much friendlier screen.	B．It can work without electricity.
C．It doesn’t require regular payments.	D．It is wireless and can be used anywhere