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7.Time spent in a bookshop can be most enjoyable,whether you are a booklover or merely go there to buy a book as a present.You may even have entered the shop just to find shelter from a sudden shower.
Whatever the reason,you can soon become totally unaware of your surroundings.The desire to pick up a book with an attractive dust-jacketis irresistible,although this method of selection ought not to be followed,as you might end up with a rather dull book.You soon become absorbed in some book or other,and usually it is only much later that you realize you have spent far too much time there and must dash off to keep some forgotten appointment-without buying a book,of course.
     This opportunity to escape the realities of everyday life is,I think,the main attraction of a bookshop.There are not many places where it is possible to do this.A music shop is very much like a bookshop.You can wander round such places to your heart's content.If it is a good shop,no assistant will approach you with the unavoidable greeting:"Can I help you,sir?"You needn't buy anything you don't want.In a bookshop an assistant should remain in the background until you have finis hed browsing.Then,and only then,are his services necessary.Of course,you may want to find out where a particular sec tion is,but when he has led you there,the assistant should retire considerately and look as if he is not interested in se lling a single book.
     You have to be careful not to be attracted by the variety of books in a bookshop.It is very easy to enter the shop looking for a book on,say ancient coins and to come out carrying a copy of the latest bestselling novel and perhaps a book about brass-rubbing--something which had only slightly interested you up till then.This volume on the subject,however,happened to be so well illustrated and the part of the text you read proved so interesting that you just had to buy it.This sort of thing can be very dangerous.Apart from running up a huge account,you can waste a great deal of time wandering from section to section.
51.The underlined phrase"dust jacket"meansB.
A.a kind of clothes           
B.a paper cover of a book
C.a dusty book               
D.a title of a book
52.You may spend too much time in a bookshop becauseB.
A.the dust jackets are very attractive 
B.you start reading one of the books
C.it is raining outside    
D.you have to make sure you won't buy a dull book as a present
53.It can be learned from the text that an assistant should offe r you helpD.
A.as soon as you have entered the shop  
B.just before you finish browsing
C.only when you have finished reading  
D.when he leads you to a particular section
54.The author implies that it is very easy to enter a bookshop and buyD.
A.a book on ancient coins             
B.a best-selling novel on brass-rubbing
C.a book that only vaguely interests you    
D.a book that unexpectedly fascinates you
55.The best title for this passage may beA.
A.The Attraction of Bookshops    
B.How to Spend Your Time
C.Bookshops and Their Assistants 
D.How to Select Books.

分析 本文讲述了逛书店、看书、买书给人们带来的心灵的平静,闲暇时间可以在书店找到自己喜欢的书籍,陶冶自己的情操.

解答 51.B 词义猜测题. 根据文章内容The desire to pick up a book with an attractive dust-jacketis irresistible拿起一本有着满是灰尘的夹克衫的书是拒绝的,而书的夹克衫就应该是指它的封面,结合选项,答案为B.
52.B 细节理解题. 根据文章第二段内容You soon become absorbed in some book or other,and usually it is only much later that you realize you have spent far too much time there,可知,你沉迷于书本随后发现自己花了很多时间在书店,那说明你对书很感兴趣,故答案为B.
53.D细节理解题. 根据文章内容Of course,you may want to find out where a particular sec tion is,but when he has led you there当你找不到某一书籍的时候,他会领你去,结合选项,答案为 D.
54.D  细节理解题.根据文章内容It is very easy to enter the shop looking for a book on…something which had only slightly interested you up till then进去书店很容易最后买了一本一开始并不让你感兴趣的书,结合选项,正确答案为D.
55.A 主旨概括题. 根据文章内容主要讲述了人们进入书店之后被书吸引的情况,结合选项,答案为A.

点评 本文是一个社会文化类阅读理解,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.

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C.Rats usually find their way without opening their eyes.
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A.Place cells let us know how to read a map.
B.Grid cells help us reach the place we are going to.
C.They help us use a compass when we lose our way.
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B.Their grid cells can't work very well.
C.They are unfamiliar with new places.
D.Their ability to follow directions is poor.
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A.A long history.        
B.Tower Bridge.
C.Puppet performances.   
D.Historic sites.
40.You may find the passage on aA.
A.city magazine          
B.travel poster
C.school newsletter       
D.company notice board
41.The UNESCO claimed Bern as a World Heritage Site becauseB.
A.it has the tallest Gothic cathedral of Switzerland
B.the attractions are well protected
C.people living there have an active country life
D.it is the place that Albert Einstein once worked in
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B.The river Aare is a beautiful place attracting people of different ages.
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