Question

In every British town，large and small，you will find shops that sell secondhand

goods．Sometimes sueh shops deal mostly in furniture，sometimes in books，some—

times in ornaments and household goods，sometimes even in clothes．

　 The furniture may often be“antique"， and it may well have changed hands

many times．It may also be very valuable，although the most valuable piece will usually go to the London salesroom，where one piece might well be so1d for hundreds of thousands of pounds．As you 1ook around these shops and。See the polished wood of chests and tables，yon cannot help thinking of those 1ong dead hands which polished

that wood，of those now—closed eyes which once 1ooked at these pieces with lore．

　 The books，too，may be antique and very precious；some may be rare first

printings．Often when someone dies or has to move house，his books may all be

sold，so that sometimes yon may find who01e libraries in one shop． On the border between England and Wales，there is a town which has become a huge bookshop as

well．Eyen the cinema and castle have been taken over，and now books have replaced

sheep as the town’s main trade．

　 There are also much more humble shops,sometimes simply called “junk shops”，where you can buy small household pieces very cheaply．Sometimes the profits from these shops go to charity． Eyen these pieces，though，can make you feel sad；you think of those people who once treasured them，but who have moved on，to another country or to death．

　 Although the British do not worship their ancestors，they do treasure the past

and the things of the past． This is true of houses as well． These days no one knocks them down.They are restored until they are often better than new．In Britain．

People do not buy something just because it is new．old things are treasured for

proven worth；new things have to prove themselves before they are accepted．

1. Books found in secondhand bookshops may ______.

A.be copies of the earIiest printing　　　　 B．be on sale for the first time

C.never be worth very much　　　　　　 D.never be rare

2. What is the small town on the border between England and Wales famous for?

A.Its sheep．　 B．Its bookshops．　　 C.Its cinema．　 D．Its castle．

3. Secondhand goods sometimes fill you with sadness because

A.they are too expensive for average buyers

B.they remind you of the original owner

C．they are now neglected

D．they are sold for charity

4.The average British person_______.

A.does not respect old things because they are not fashionable

B.likas to build new houses simply because it is fashionable to do so

C.likas to buy new things because they are fashionable

D.does not like to buy things simply because they are fashionable

5.What does the underlined word”them”(Paragraph 4)refer to?

A.Junk shops．　　　　　　　　　 B．Profits from shops．

C.Small household pieces．　　　　 D．0ld houses．

 

Answer 1

ABBDC