Question

【題目】

Do you like reading? How often do you go to a bookshop? To compete with online sellers, traditional bookshops have tried everything to win customers. And it is true that a great bookstore can encourage people to read in many ways. Here are some good shops in China and other countries that are worth a visit.

Eslite Bookstore, Suzhou

The Eslite Bookstore is very popular among young people in Suzhou. It has fashion shops, cafes and other places. It also holds many reading-relative activities including discussions and talks with famous writers.

Sanlian Taofen Bookstore, Beijing

It is 11:30 pm. But the Sanlian Taofen Bookstore is shining brightly. Many people are staying inside for one thing: to read. The bookstore is open 24 hours a day. It’s the first bookstore of its kind in Beijing.

Shakespeare & Company, France

France doesn’t have Shakespeare but it has Shakespeare & Company. Many great writers used to meet here including Ernest Hemingway. Today, it helps young writers by allowing them to live and work here.

Strand Bookstore, US

Strand Bookstore is a second-hand bookstore. It sells books for $2-3 each, much cheaper than they used to be. Sometimes you can even find very old and rare books here. For example, a Shakespeare book that was published in 1632 is worth $125,000!

閱讀以上信息，用恰當(dāng)?shù)脑~完成下面的表格，每空一詞。

Good bookstores that are worth 【1】
Eslite Bookstore, Suzhou	·Many young people like it because it is fashionable. ·Readers can also 【2】 the books here and have talks with famous writers.
Sanlian Taofen Bookstore, Beijing	·People can read here as 【3】 as they want because it is never closed.
Shakespeare Company, France	·Many great writers used to meet here. ·Young writers are 【4】 to live and work here.
Shakespeare & Company, France	·You can buy books at a 【5】 price because they are used. ·You can even find old and rare books which are very valuable.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】visiting

【2】discuss

【3】long

【4】allowed

【5】lower

【解析】這篇短文主要講述了為酷愛(ài)讀書的人們推薦幾個(gè)好的讀書或買書的場(chǎng)所。

【1】根據(jù)文中Here are some good shops in China and other countries that are worth a visit.可知，值得參觀的好的書店。be worth doing sth.表示值得做某事。根據(jù)題意，故填visiting。

【2】根據(jù)文中It also holds many reading-relative activities including discussions and talks with famous writers.可知，讀者也能在這兒討論書。故填discuss 。

【3】根據(jù)文中Many people are staying inside for one thing: to read. The bookstore is open 24 hours a day.可知，人們可以在那兒想讀多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間就讀多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間。根據(jù)題意，故填long。

【4】根據(jù)文中Today, it helps young writers by allowing them to live and work here.可知答案，是be allowed to do sth.表示被允許做某事。故填allowed。

【5】根據(jù)文中Strand Bookstore is a second-hand bookstore. It sells books for $2-3 each, much cheaper than they used to be.可知，你可以用較低的價(jià)格買到書，因?yàn)樗鼈兪嵌�手的。故填lower。