Question

    Londoners are great readers. They buy large numbers of newspapers, magazines and books-especially paperbacks, which are still cheap in spite of ever-increasing rises in the costs of printing. They still continue to buy “proper” books, too, printed on good paper.

There are many streets in London containing bookshops. Perhaps the best known of these is Charing Cross Road in the very heart of London. Here bookshops of all sorts and sizes are to be found, from the famous one which is said to be “the biggest bookshop in the world” to the dusty little places which seem to have been left over from Dickens’ time. Some of these shops stock or will make efforts to get any kind of books, but many of them specialize in second-hand books, in art books, in foreign books, in books on economics, politics or any other subjects about which books may be written. One shop in this area specializes only in books about ballet.

Although it may be the most convenient place for Londoners to buy books, Charing Cross Road is not the cheapest. For really cheap second-hand books, collectors must go to Farringdon Road, in the East Central district of London. Here there is nothing so impressive as bookshops. The booksellers come along each morning and put lots of books onto small hand-carts (手推车) which line the streets. The collectors, some professionals and some amateurs (业余爱好者), who have been waiting for them, run quickly towards the books. In places like this one can still, sometimes, pick up for a few pence an old book that may be worth many pounds.

1.“Londoners are great readers” means that _________.

A.Londoners are great because they read many books B.Only great readers live in London

C.Londoners are readers who read only great books D.Londoners read a lot

2.According to this passage, Charing Cross Road ________.

A.is in the suburbs of London B.is famous for its bookshops

C.contains only big shops D.is the cheapest place for Londoners to buy books

3.What do you know about Farringdon Road?

A.It is the most convenient place for Londoners to buy books.

B.Cheap second-hand books can be found there.

C.It is in the West Central district of London.

D.Few people like to buy books there.

4.The best topic for this passage is “__________”.

A.bookshops in London B.the biggest bookshop in the world

C.Charing Cross Road D.Londoners are great readers

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.B

4.A

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了伦敦人喜欢阅读许多书，所以伦敦有许多街道上都有书店。文章主要介绍了可以找到大大小小各种书店的查令十字路，以及可以买到真正便宜二手书的伦敦东区的法灵顿路。

1.

句意猜测题。根据第一段中They buy large numbers of newspapers, magazines and books-especially paperbacks, which are still cheap in spite of ever-increasing rises in the costs of printing. They still continue to buy “proper” books, too, printed on good paper.可知他们购买大量的报纸、杂志和书籍——尤其是平装书，尽管印刷成本不断上涨，但平装书仍然很便宜。他们仍然继续购买用优质纸张印刷的“合适的”书籍。由此可知，“Londoners are great readers”的意思是“伦敦人阅读很多书”。故选D。

2.

细节理解题。根据第二段中There are many streets in London containing bookshops. Perhaps the best known of these is Charing Cross Road in the very heart of London. Here bookshops of all sorts and sizes are to be found, from the famous one which is said to be “the biggest bookshop in the world” to the dusty little places which seem to have been left over from Dickens’ time.可知伦敦有许多街道上都有书店。其中最著名的也许就是位于伦敦中心的查令十字路了。在这里可以找到各种大小的书店，从据说是“世界上最大的书店”的著名书店，到似乎是狄更斯时代遗留下来的布满灰尘的小书店。由此可知，查令十字路以它的书店而闻名。故选B。

3.

细节理解题。根据最后一段中For really cheap second-hand books, collectors must go to Farringdon Road, in the East Central district of London.可知要想买到真正便宜的二手书，收藏者必须去伦敦东区的法灵顿路。由此可知，在法灵顿路可以找到便宜的二手书。故选B。

4.

主旨大意题。根据第二段中There are many streets in London containing bookshops.可知伦敦有许多街道上都有书店。结合文章主要介绍了伦敦人喜欢阅读许多书，所以伦敦有许多街道上都有书店。文章主要介绍了可以找到大大小小各种书店的查令十字路，以及可以买到真正便宜二手书的伦敦东区的法灵顿路。由此可知，A选项“伦敦的书店”最符合文章标题。故选A。