2014中考英语阅读理解及答案：沉重的书包

　　(2010青海省，宁夏，四，10)

　　Who wants to carry a bulky bag to school? No children. Nobody wants one shoulder to be lower than the other, and paining(疼痛)too. In India, most of us would look at the reduction(减少)of textbooks as a way out. But in a country like America, there are always more choices. A company called goReader has created a school bag which is the size of a laptop computer(笔记本电脑), weighing about 2.5 kg. The goReader has a color screen and can hold all the textbooks that a student may need, says a report in The Asian Age newspaper.

　　The company plans to work closely with the publishers(出版商) of textbooks so that these books can be supplied on the Internet. All the students will have to do is to download(下载) their textbooks. Making notes and marking important parts of a lesson can be done just as lots of students have done on their textbooks before.

　　At present, the plan is being tested out in a university. Richard Katzmann, the owner of the company is having his creation tested at Chicagos DePaul University, where he studied. Does that mean it is goodbye to the new paper, and the smell of the black ink?

　　( )56. What does the underlined word bulky in the first line mean?

　　A. light B. small C. big and heavy D. old

　　( ) 57. What would Indians do to solve(解决)the problem?

　　A. They would reduce the textbooks. B. They would tell the parents to help students.

　　C. They would tell the teachers to help students. D. They would take students to school by bus.

　　( ) 58. The writer may think that Americans have a ________ way to solve the problem.

　　A. more stupid B. worse C. better D. quicker

　　( ) 59. The goReader may be a machine ________.

　　A. that can work as a teacher B. that can be used as textbooks

　　C. that can cheat students D. that can hurt students

　　( ) 60. When the new machine is used, it is possible that ________.

　　A. students might study harder

　　B. students might study at home

　　C. students might not need teachers

　　D. students might study without paper textbooks

　　【答案】56-60 CACBD