Question

【题目】A bookstore chain “Popular Bookmall” introduced their special style of book distribution (分销)in Shanghai back in November. This experimental store offers books at very low prices, and there is no staff to require customers to pay before taking books away. Sounds like a book lover’s paradise!

Popular Bookmall had already set up such a shop in Nanjing. The organizers of the Nanjing store report that it was a great success; enough customers voluntarily paid for their books. But most older “honesty stores” in China did not receive enough honest customers. For example, a self-service restaurant opened in Fujian province years ago. It allowed customers to pay whatever they chose, but about one-fifth of customers paid nothing. The organizers of the “honesty stores” say that their goal is to encourage people in China to remember how important honesty is.

Many Chinese are worried about dishonesty in China. Even at Popular Bookmall, not everybody chose to pay for their books. Is it a good way to solve it by law? Maybe not. We should listen to our conscience (良心). This has deep roots in Chinese culture. Confucius (孔夫子) taught Chinese to be conscientious and honest.

But there are also a great rational (理性的) reason for “honesty stores”: the more honest people there are in society, the more reasons we have to trust others. And if people trusted each other, they’d be more willing to share. For example, in a “sharing economy”, we do not have to think about saving or spending money all the time. We should try to help other people. In brief, society is built on trust, not only trade (商业).

【1】What is the special style of book distribution in “Popular Bookmall”?

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【2】“Popular Bookmall” in Nanjing was a great success, wasn’t it?

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【3】Why did organizers open many “honesty stores” in China?

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【4】What are many Chinese worried about?

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【5】According to Confucius, how should we encourage ourselves to be honest?

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【6】What does the underlined part “society is built on trust, not only trade” try to tell us?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】It offers books at very low prices, and there is no staff to require customers to pay before taking books away.

【2】Yes, it was. / Yes.

【3】To encourage people in China to remember how important honesty is./ Because they wanted to encourage people in China to remember how important honesty is.

【4】They / Many Chinese are worried about dishonesty in China.

【5】We should listen to our conscience. / By listening to our conscience.

【6】We do not have to think about saving or spending money all the time. We should try to help other people. In this way, people will trust each other.

【解析】这篇短文从“大众书店”的特殊经营模式谈起，还提到了“诚实商店”，引出了主要话题-诚信，提醒人们注意诚信的重要性。

【1】根据短文第一段中This experimental store offers books at very low prices, and there is no staff to require customers to pay before taking books away.可知，这个实验性的书店以非常低的价格销售图书，并且没有员工要求顾客在拿走书之前付钱。这是这个书店的特殊的风格。

【2】根据短文第二段中Popular Bookmall had already set up such a shop in Nanjing. The organizers of the Nanjing store report that it was a great success可知，南京的这种书店是非常成功的，由此可知这个问题的答案是肯定的。

【3】根据短文中The organizers of the “honesty stores” say that their goal is to encourage people in China to remember how important honesty is.可知，“诚实书店”的组织者说他们的目标是鼓励中国人记住诚实的重要性。由此可知答案。

【4】根据短文中Many Chinese are worried about dishonesty in China.可知，在中国很多人担心的事是不诚实。由此可知答案。

【5】根据短文中We should listen to our conscience (良心). This has deep roots in Chinese culture. Confucius (孔夫子) taught Chinese to be conscientious and honest.可知，孔子教育我们应该有良知，我们应该听从我们的良心。由此可知答案。

【6】根据短文最后的提示…we do not have to think about saving or spending money all the time. We should try to help other people.可知，我们不能总是想着攒钱、花钱，我们应该尽力的去帮助别人，这样人们才能彼此信任，。