D

Time spent in a bookshop can be most enjoyable, whether you are a book—lover 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 jacket is irresistible, although this method of selection ought not to be followed, as you might end up with a rather dull book.

You soon become interested 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 inevitable 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 finished browsing. Then, and only then, are his services necessary. Of course, you may want to find out where a particular section is, but when he has led you there, the assistant should retire discreetly(谨慎地) and look as if he is not interested in selling 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 best-selling 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.

63.The underlined phrase “dust jacket” means_______.

A.a kind of clothes                        B.a paper cover of a book

C.a dusty book                            D.a title of a book

64.You may spend too much time in a bookshop because_______.

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

65.In a good bookshop_______.

A.all the books there are interesting       B.the assistant greets you in a warm way

C.your heart is satisfied                D.you feel that you are in a music shop

66.The best title for this passage may be_______.

A.The Attraction of Bookshops          B.How to Spend Your Time

C.Bookshops and Their Assistants       D.How to Select Books

D

Time spent in a bookshop can be most enjoyable, whether you are a book—lover 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 jacket is irresistible, although this method of selection ought not to be followed, as you might end up with a rather dull book.

You soon become interested 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 inevitable 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 finished browsing. Then, and only then, are his services necessary. Of course, you may want to find out where a particular section is, but when he has led you there, the assistant should retire discreetly(谨慎地) and look as if he is not interested in selling 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 best-selling 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.

63.The underlined phrase “dust jacket” means_______.

A.a kind of clothes                         B.a paper cover of a book

C.a dusty book                            D.a title of a book

64.You may spend too much time in a bookshop because_______.

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

65.In a good bookshop_______.

A.all the books there are interesting        B.the assistant greets you in a warm way

C.your heart is satisfied                 D.you feel that you are in a music shop

66.The best title for this passage may be_______.

A.The Attraction of Bookshops          B.How to Spend Your Time

C.Bookshops and Their Assistants        D.How to Select Books

A couple of years ago I took the family on a winter vacation to New York City to experience the holiday atmosphere. The longest lines that week weren’t in the hall of the Empire State Building at the Statue of Liberty ferry or any of the Big Apple’s other landmarks, but in the square at Fifth Avenue and 58th Street, where the crowd to get into FAO Schwarz snaked around the block.

It wasn’t until I got inside that it became clear how a toy store could trump (胜过) everything else that Manhattan offers between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Far more than a shopping experience, the hour we spent wandering along the passage at FAO Schwarz was more like visiting a museum of everything that children care for very much. And for me ------ and all of the other bright-eyed grown-ups ------ it was a trip down memory lane to the toys we knew as kids.

That’s the thing about great toy stores: Much like the best children’s films, they work on two levels, something for the kids and their wish-I-was-still-a-kid parents.

And FAO Schwarz is not lonely. America’s most unique toy stores are found from coast to coast, in big cities and also in small towns. A more traditional toy store is Mile Zone, which sells model cars. Owner Russ Burke started the store ten years ago.

“It’s such an addicting hobby,” says Burke, who admits that he originally created the store as a means to feed his own toy car collection. “Once you buy your first, you’re hooked forever.” The store stocks around 30,000 vehicles.

Mile Zone’s customers range from kids with interest in speedy toys to grown-ups who view the model cars as time travel back to their youth. “Muscle cars are really big right now because most of the serious collectors are in their 30s, 40s and 50s. I find that most car collectors go for things that bring back their childhood,” says Burke.

59. In Para. 1 the author mainly wants to tell us ______ in New York.

A. the distribution of people                             

B. the poor traffic conditions

C. the popularity of a toy store                           

D. the nice holiday atmosphere

60. FAO Schwarz provides a chance for adult customers to______.

A. enjoy convenient shopping                          

B. recall their childhood

C. study the history of Manhattan                         

D. learn the way of producing toys

61. Why did Burke first set up Mile Zone?

A. He hoped to bring happiness to kids.                  

B. He was interested in traditional culture. 

C. He wanted to show off his toy car collection.     

D. He hoped to increase his own toy car collection.

62. What do FAO Schwarz and Mile Zone have in common?

A. They both attract more than just children.              

B. They both deal with one main kind of toy. 

C. They both started from the inspiration of films.  

D. They both change adults’ attitude towards kids.  

Doomed beauties such as Cleopata and Manilyn Monore were far from alone in their misery．Very attractive people tend to form partnerships that are less stable and satisfying than those enjoyed by plain Janes．

According to the research by Dr John Blain of the university of Southern California, relationships between people whose professions largely depend on their appearance, such as models or actors, tend to end much faster than those between lawyers, doctors and students．

Blaine said the beautiful felt different from children．They are treated as special, which may create both arrogance(傲慢) and insecurity．All too often, beauty can be used as an alternative to education．Often they are pushed out of their class or town, told to go off and make their fotune in Hollywood or London and, when the majority fail, they have few talents to make a living．

Blaine added that beautiful people score poorly on the “big five”--- the key factors American experts consider when helping distressed couples．These are neuroticism(神经过敏)，including anger and anxiety; extroversion(性格外向) ；openness to new experiences; agreeableness; and conscientiousness, or sticking by agreements they have made．Attractive people often see no reason to try to change until their looks start to fade．

Krista Sutherlanf ,of the University of California Los Angeles, said partnerships that appeared to be perfect from the outside, such as the former “dram teams” of Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise or Hugh Grant and Elizabeth Hurley, where backgrounds and aspirations(抱负) are often shared, did not necessarily lead to happiness．

1.What does the underline sentence “Doomed beauties such as Cleopata and Manilyn Monore were far from alone in their misery．” mean?

       A．Beautiful women always felt lonely．

       B．Beautiful women were always alone．

       C．Many beautiful women didn’t end up with a happy life．

       D．Beautiful woen always lived a happy life．

2.The underlined phrase “plain Janes” in the passage refers to “________”．

       A．ordinary—looking women               B．women called Jane

       C．common people                       D．attractive women

3.We can infer in the passage that_____________．

       A．HughGrant and Elizabeth Hurley were a couple．

       B．Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise were very satisfied with their life．

       C．when they fail in Hollywood, the beautiful have little troube in making a living．

       D．the marriage of the beautiful often last long．

4.Which of the following is the best title?

       A．Five Key Factors Affecing the Partnership．

       B．Beauties Are Doomed to Fail in Love．

       C．Beautiful Or Common?

       D．The Beauties Are Diferent．

Doomed beauties such as Cleopatra and Manilyn Monroe were far from alone in their misery. Very attractive people tend to form partnerships that are less stable and satisfying than those enjoyed by plain Janes.

According to research by Dr John Blaine of the University of Southern California, relationships between people whose professions largely depend on their appearances, such as models or actors, tend to end much faster than those between lawyers, doctors or students.

Blaine said the beautiful felt different from childhood. They are treated as special, which may create both arrogance and insecurity. All too often, beauty can be used as an alternative to education. Often they are pushed out of their class or town, told to go off and make their fortune in Hollywood or London and, when the majority fail, they have few talents to make a living.

Blaine added that beautiful people score poorly on the “big five” — the key factors American experts consider when helping distressed couples. These are neuroticism （神经质）, including anger andanxiety; extroversion （性格外向）; openness to new experiences; agreeableness; and conscientiousness （责任感）, or sticking by agreements they have made. Attractive people often see no reason to try to change until their looks start to fade.

Krista Sutherland, of the University of California Los Angeles, said partnerships that appeared to be perfect from the outside, such as the former “dream teams” of Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise or Hugh Grant and Elizabeth Hurley, where backgrounds and aspirations are often shared, did not necessarily lead to happiness.

1．What does the underlined sentence “Doomed beauties such as Cleopatra and Manilyn Monroe were far from alone in their misery.” mean?

A．Beautiful women always felt lonely.

B．Beautiful women were always alone.

C．Many beautiful women didn’t end up with a happy life.

D．Beautiful women always lived a happy life. 

2．The underlined phrase “plain Janes” in the passage refers to ________.

A．ordinary-looking women                            B．women called Jane

C．common people                                          D．attractive women        

3．We can infer in the passage that ________.

A．Hugh Grant and Elizabeth Hurley were a couple

B．Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise were very satisfied with their life

C．When they fail in Hollywood, the beautiful have little trouble in making a living

D．The marriage of the beautiful often last long

4．Which of the following is the best title?

A．Five key factors affecting the partnership.            B．Beauties are doomed to fail in love.

C．Beauties or common?                                         D．The beautiful are different.