Portable devices are becoming lighter and more appealing. Books are being (1)_____ into digital form by the thousands. The most important (2)_____ forward may be in "digital ink," the technology used for (3)_____ letters on a screen. A small company called E Ink has created a method for (4)_____ tiny black and white capsules into words and (5)_____ with an electronic charge. Because no power is used (6)_____ the reader changes the page, devices with the technology could go (7)_____ 20 books between battery charges. The text also looks just as (8)_____ as ink on a printed page. Sony is the first major player to take (9)_____ of the technology. This year. it will market the Sony Reader, which uses E Ink and closely (10)_____ the size, weight, and (11)_____ of a book. The Reader will sell (12)_____ about $400. Sony also will offer roughly 10,000 book (13)_____ for download from its online store, (14)_____ news stones. Other players try to catch the opportunity, too. At least two (15)_____ companies are introducing digital readers this year. And scores of companies, from Google to Random House Inc., are planning other ways to (16)_____ from digital books. All this (17)_____ to the influence of Apple Computer Inc.. With its iPod, Apple has (18)_____ that millions of people are willing to carry around digital devices with their favorite content, (19)_____ music, why not novels and nonfiction? According to one CEO with a large publishing company, the iPod led the way in getting people comfortable with a similar device for books. Such things are not only (20)_____, but a good idea.
【答案解析】解析：词汇辨析题。本题所填动词，是对"文字"施加的动作，后接介词短语on a screen，因此选displaying，表示"将文字显示于屏幕上"。indicate意为"指出，象征"；manifest意为"表明，证明"；provide意为"供应，供给"。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】解析：语义衔接题。本句主要介绍了一种方法，选arrange"安排：排成有序或相关的(排列)"，原句意为"用电荷排列黑白粒子以形成文字"。organize：to put together into an orderly，functional，structured whole"组织：使组成一个有秩序的、发挥作用的与有结构的整体"，例：organizing and coordinating fund-raising efforts；组织和协调募款工作；sort：to arrange according to class，kind，or size"分类：根据门类、品种或者尺寸安排"，例：sort the sweaters according to color按颜色将毛衣分类；order：to put into a methodical，systematic arrangement"整理：使…有方法、有系统地被安排"。
【答案解析】解析：逻辑衔接题。本题应结合整句话的前后意思，这是一个主从复合句，主句讲使用这一技术的设备"could go...20 books between battery charges"可以连续看20本书而不用充电，从句解释原因而该原因状语从句又包括了一个条件状语从句，表示只有在条件实现时，才需要用电，因此推断应该选unless"如果不，除非""如果，(表假设)要是，即使"；until"到…为止，直到…才"；as"与…一样，当…之时，象，因为"；这三个连词均不起到衔接上下文的作用。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：短语辨析题。选as long as，这是一个同级比较的结构，as做连词，(用于比较)"与…一样"，本句的意思是"这种装置能让读者连续看20本书那么长的时间而不需充电"。as soon as意为"一…就…"；as early as意为"早在"；as good as意为"和…一样，实际上相当于"。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】解析：语义衔接题。前句讲到通过便携设备阅读文本省电节能，该句句首提到"The text also…"，可以判断本句仍然继续叙述电子文本的优势特点，与白纸黑字相比，无疑是指它们同样清晰，明快。因此选 sharp，意为"清楚的，具有清晰的形式或细节的"。clear意为"清楚的，清晰的，清澈的"；obvious意为"明显的，显而易见的"；acute意为"敏锐的，(医疗用语)急性的，剧烈"；这三个词均不符合题意。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】解析：短语辨析题。文章首段介绍便携设备已经成为一种时尚，本段以Sony公司为例，说明各大厂家都力争把握这样的机会，选advantage，意为"优势，有利条件"，take advantage of，to put to good use，avail oneself of"利用，很好地使用"。profit意为"利润，益处"；superiority意为"优越，高傲"；benefit意为"利益，好处"；这三个词与take搭配；均不符原句意思。
【答案解析】解析：词汇辨析题。本句的大意为"索尼还将在其网上书店提供大约1万本电子书供用户下载"，选titles，"book titles"即"书名"或"书"的含义。"title"的意思是：an identifying name given to a book，play． film，musical composition，or other work．给书、戏剧、电影、音乐作品或其它作品表明身份的名字。list：a series of names"目录，名单"；name：a word or words by which an entity is designated and distinguished from others"名字，用以识别或区别他人的存在的一个词或一组词"；rank意为"等级，阶级"。
【答案解析】解析：短语辨析题。owe常与to连用，表示"归功于，由于"；本句的意思为"电子书的兴起，苹果电脑公司起到了很大的影响作用"。再例：The young writer owed his success to his teacher"s encouragement．年轻作家把自己的成功归于他老师的鼓励。belong to意为"属于"；lead to意为"导致，通向"；come to意为"想起，共计"；显然，这三个短语不合题意。
【答案解析】解析：语义衔接题。上句大意为"越来越多的人开始接受便携电子产品，因为它可以储存个人喜爱的内容"；本句提到了music，novels and nonfiction，显然是对上一句content做举例说明，而提到便携电子产：品所储存的内容，音乐是最先可以存储携带的，故选after最符合文意。from "自，来自"、apart"分开的"、beside"在旁边"均不符合文意。