Question

If you enjoy reading, don’t miss Shakespeare and Company when you visit the city of Paris. It is a famous English-language bookstore on the left bank of the river Seine. The first Shakespeare and Company in history was opened in 1919 by an American, Sylvia Beach. Ms. Beach did more than sell books. Her bookstore was also a library, and she even prepared beds for writers visiting there. Ms. Beach was not only kind to people but also good at choosing books, so her bookstore was often visited by writers like Ernest Hemingway and James Joyce. But in 1941, after the Germans took power in Paris, Ms. Beach was told to close her bookstore.

In 1951, another American, George Whitman, opened in Paris another English-language bookstore, Librairie Mistral. Since then, just as Ms. Beach did, Mr. Whitman has also made his bookstore a library for people to borrow books, and a free hotel for writers to stay in. To remember Ms. Beach, Mr. Whitman changed the name of his bookstore to Shakespeare and Company in 1964, two years after Ms. Beach died.

Next time when you are in Paris, don’t forget to visit this friendly bookstore, and see if you can spend a night there!

1.When was Shakespeare and Company first opened？

A. In 1919.  B. In 1941.  C. In 1951.  D. In 1964.

2.What does Shakespeare and Company do?

a. It sells books. b. It lends books.

c. It offers food to readers. d. It prepares beds for writers.

A. a, b, c   B. a, c, d   C. a, b, d   D. b, c, d

3.Ms. Beach closed her business because _________.

A. she died

B. she left Paris

C. she was made to do it

D. she didn’t manage it well

4.What do we know about Mr. Whitman?

A. He was Ms. Beach’s neighbor.

B. He used to work at Ms. Beach’s bookstore.

C. He opened a bookstore to remember Ms. Beach.

D. He has followed Ms. Beach’s ways of doing business.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：历史上第一个莎士比亚公司是在1919开业。莎士比亚公司不仅仅是售书，还是一个图书馆，甚至为到那儿参观的作家准备床铺。但在1941德国人占领了巴黎，书店被迫关闭。1951年另一个美国人乔治怀特曼在巴黎又开了一个英语书店。他效仿沙滩女士的方式做生意。

1.A细节理解题。根据第一段中The first Shakespeare and Company in history was opened in 1919 by an American, Sylvia Beach.可知历史上第一个莎士比亚公司是在1919开业的，所以该选A。

2.C细节理解题。根据第一段中Ms. Beach did more than sell books. Her bookstore was also a library, and she even prepared beds for writers visiting there. Ms. Beach was not only kind to people but also good at choosing books, so her bookstore was often visited by writers like Ernest Hemingway and James Joyce.可知莎士比亚公司不仅仅是售书，还是一个图书馆，甚至为到那儿参观的作家准备床铺，所以该选C。

3.C细节理解题。根据第一段末But in 1941, after the Germans took power in Paris, Ms. Beach was told to close her bookstore.可知在1941德国人占领了巴黎，书店被迫关闭。所以该选C。

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【考点定位】社会历史类阅读。