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College can be a shock to the senses for many students.It can also
be a shock to the wallet.Students can easily drop $200 on a single
textbook—and that’s just one book，for one class.Finding no-cost
options for all of the books on your list may not be possible，but even one
or two free books can save students hundreds of dollars.Below are a few
resources to start your search for free textbooks.Below are a few
resources to start your search for free textbooks .
University Library
University libraries house thousands of books.“Go to your college’s library as soon as possible
when school starts with a list of the textbooks you need.Have the author names and publication
dates with you.If the library has it，see if you can check it out or if it’s to be used only in the
library，” says Jon Lal ,founder of the savings website BeFrugal.con .
Book Swap
Textbooks collect dust as soon as the term ends.So why not let someone else use it?
Student organizations at schools such as Georgia College and the University of Florida set up
online book exchanges.These sites allow undergraduates to list books they have and books they need
in hopes of finding a match.
If your campus doesn’t have a book exchange，start one.Book swaps only work if students
parhclpate .
Project Gutenberg
The oldest digital library in the world offers more than 43，000 e—books，completely gratis(无
偿).Comparative literature students taking only Jane Austen at Binghamton University，for
example，can find every book on their syllabus(课程表) via Project Gutenberg.
E-readers
Amazon’s Kindle Lending Library allows members to check out e-books for free.Students will
be able to find both popular and classic titles.
There is a catch，though.To use the Kindle library，students need to own the namesake(实
名制)e-reader.They also need to subscribe(订阅)to Amazon Prime，which is $39 per year.for
college students.
Undergraduates may find PDFs of textbooks posted online，too，but downloading those copies
can get them into copyright waters.And even so，searches may bear little fruit.Generally，
undergraduates won’t be able to find many free textbooks except for classic literature.
64.We can learn from the passage that undergraduates can _____ .
A.save $200 on textbooks every year
B.check out all textbooks from the university library
C.exchange e-books online through Book Swap
D.only find free e-books about literature via Project Gutenberg
65.From“E-readers”，we can learn that
A.all undergraduates can check out e-books for free
B.every member needs to pay $39 per year
C.undergraduates can download all the textbooks posted online
D.Kindle library only offers free textbooks on classic literature
66.The author's purpose of writing the passage is most likely to
A.entertain B.introduce C.advertise D.persuade
D
William Saroyan’s book The Human Comedy was published in 1943.The main character of this
book is Homer Macauley.He is a fourteen-year-old boy.He comes from a poor but decent(体面
的)family.The time is World War II.The place is Ithaca，in California’s San Joaquin Valley.
Homer determined to become the fastest telegraph messenger.Love and money brings him face-to--
face with human emotions when they are most naked and raw.Daytime Homer is in school and when
he is free from school he works at a telegraph office . Besides Homer，the family members are Katey，
Marcus，Bess and Ulysses.Katey is a very understanding mother and she stands in close relation to
her four children.Marcus，who is the eldest son，is a soldier in the War and he gets killed in the
end of the book.Bess is the only daughter and she studies at the University.Ulysses is the youngest
in the family and he is a curious little boy.He is four years old and his own adventures are
humorous and comical plots in the book.Matthew，the father died two years ago，when Homer was
twelve.The family bonds are very strong and the relations in the book are characterized by mutual
(相互)consideration，understanding and kindness.
The Human Comedy is gentle and richly autobiographical(自传).This delightful novel
shows a boy becoming a man in the world that even during the war appears sweeter，safer，and more
livable than our own.
The book is lovely and there are lots of humanism in it and the characters act in an unordinary
and unexpected way.Sometimes you wonder if is a bit overstated.I think that’s why the book is
called The Human Comedy.The humanity，the consideration and the emotional feelings are some of
the important thoughts in the book.The book also says that you won’t be cruel，small and mean.
67.The Human Comedy mainly deals with ____ .
A.Homer’s school life B.Homer's growth
C.Homer's life as a messenger D.Homer and his family
68.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The novel was set in World War II.
B.A decent family was usually poor.
C.The father got killed in the war.
D.Homer was a full—time telegraph messenger.
69.How many Characters in the novel are mentioned in the passage?
A.4. B.5. C.6. D.7.
70.According to the passage，the author holds the view that _____ .
A.The Human Comedy is a book full of delightful stories
B.The Human Comedy is written in a serious style
C.10ve and.humanity affects the growth of a child
D.a boy will become a man after experiencing the war
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