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阅读理解 　　Like many lovers of books, Mary and her husband, Richard Goldman, seldom walked past a bookstore without stopping to look inside．They often talked of opening their own store one day． 　　When Mary was hospitalized with heart trouble in 1989, they decided it was time to get serious．Richard, who worked for a business company, was eager to work for himself, and Mary needed to slow down from her demanding job． 　　They started by talking to bookstore owners and researching the industry．“We knew it had to be a specialty store because we couldn’t match the big chains dollar for dollar, ” says Mary．One figure caught her attention：She’d read somewhere that roughly 20 percent of books sold were mysteries(推理小说), and many buyers spent more than ＄300 a year on books．She and Richard were themselves mystery readers． 　　On Halloween 1992, they opened the Mystery Lovers Bookshop and Café near their home．With three children in college, the couple could not spend all the family’s money to start a shop．To cover the ＄100 000 cost, they drew some of their savings, borrowed from relatives and from a bank． 　　The store merely broke even in its first year, with only ＄120 000 in sales．But Mary was always coming up with new ways to attract customers．The shop had a coffee bar and it offered gifts to mystery lovers and served dimmers for book clubs that met in the store．She also invited dozens of writers to discuss their stories． 　　Today Mystery Lovers makes sales of about ＄420 000 a year．After paying taxes, business costs and the six part-time sales clerks, Richard and Mary together earn about ＄34 000． 　　“The job you love may not go hand in hand with a million-dollar income, ” says Richard．“This has always been about an enjoyable life for ourselves, not about making a lot of money．” (1) When Mary was in hospital, the couple realized that __________． [　　] A． they had to put their plan into practice B． health was more important than wealth C． heart trouble was a serious illness D． they both needed to stop working (2) After Mary got well from her illness they began __________． [　　] A． to study industrial management B． to buy and read more mystery books C． to do market research on book business D． to work harder to wave money for the bookstore (3) How did their bookstore do in the first year? [　　] A． They had to borrow money to keep it going． B． They made just enough to cover all the costs． C． They succeeded in earning a lot of money． D． They failed though they worked hark． (4) According to Richard, the main purpose of running the bookstore is __________． [　　] A． to pay for their children’s education B． to get to know more writers C． to set up more bookstores D． to do what they like to do

Answer 1

答案：1．A;2．C;3．B;4．D;
解析：

(1)	本篇介绍了一对爱书的夫妻，把开书店的想法变成现实，并设法提高了效益。第一段提他们开书店的愿望，第二段讲Mary被送进医院，两人认为到了认真考虑(而不是说说而已)开书店的事儿——丈夫要给自己干活，妻子须减缓节奏。
(2)	第三段讲Mary和Richard同业内人士交谈，搞市场调查，了解相关数据等。这是Mary出院后的事儿。
(3)	第五段开头一句可知：书店在头一年就几乎倒闭，销售总额只120 000美元。
(4)	篇章最后一段说明了Richard的观点：你爱干工作未必就有丰厚的收入。(开书店)是一种他们所喜爱的生活，而不是发大财。