11.It's 10:30pm and getting late.But the Beijing Sanlian Taofen Bookstore is still shining brightly.Hundreds of people are staying inside for one thing:to read!
Earlier this month,the Sanlian Taofen Bookstore started a trial(試運(yùn)行) to run 24hours a day.If everything goes well,it will become the first 24-hour bookstore in Beijing.
"We welcome everyone who loves to read books at any time,"Zhang Zuozhen,the general manager of the store told China Youth Daily.
Although many people can now buy their favorite books online,the experience of immersion(沉浸) in physical books still attracts readers.
"There is no other choice to replace the touch of different qualities of paper and the smell of print,"Qian Xiaohua,the founder of Librairie Avant-Garde(先鋒書店) in Nanjing told Xinhua.
It's true.A great bookstore can encourage people to read in many ways.
Some attract readers with their huge stock(庫(kù)存) of literature.Foyles in the UK was once listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's largest bookshop in terms of shelf area (50km).You can find books with 56subjects from fiction(小說) to law and philosophy at its flagship store(旗艦店).Foyles also offers coffee and desserts to readers.
Other bookstores make themselves a cultural hub by holding lots of reading-related activities.Eslite Bookstore(誠(chéng)品書店),a well-known 24-hour bookstore in Taiwan provides activities including talks with famous writers as well as holding exhibitions.Their topics range from literature and arts to opera and the environment.At Eslite,people not only read but also socialize(社交) and care about broader issues.
In many countries,secondhand bookstores have made reading more available to everyone.Strand Bookstore in the US sells used books for﹩2-3(12-18yuan) each.It helps to keep old books being read and make reading cheaper.Sometimes you can find very old,rare(罕見的) or simply out-of-print books at Strand,fo r example,a Shakespeare book that was published in 1632.The book is worth﹩125,000(about 778,000 yuan)!How many books do people around the world read a year?According to UNESCO,a Russian reads 55books a year,an American reads 21and a Japanese reads17.How about China?According to China people read just 4.39books on average per year,which is 15.38minutes of reading per day.
Do you think bookstores are just square buildings with bookshelves?In facts,they can be more diverse(多變的) and colorful.Here are two world's funny bookstores.
Selexyz Dominicanen,the Netherlands with three-story steel bookshelves is a heaven of books which used to be an 800-year-old church.When you read at the top of the shelf,you can enjoy the 14th-century ceiling(房頂) paintings.Bart's Books,US is a bookstore that you can enjoy the sunshine while reading books.Because the bookshelves face the street.
81.The Beijing Sanlian Taofen BookstoreD.
A.closes after 10:30pm every day B.is a good place to borrow books
C.started a trial two months ago D.will become the 24-hour bookstore
82.The bookstores attract people in many ways EXCEPTB.
A.Foyles in the UK attracts readers with their huge stock of literature.
B.Bart's Books in the US attracts readers by offering rich snacks and drinks
C.Eslite Bookstore in Taiwan holds lots of reading-related activities
D.Strand Bookstore in the US sells secondhand books to make reading available
83.According to UNESCO,we know thatC.
A.each person reads 15.38minutes per day
B.a(chǎn) Russian reads the most books a year
C.a(chǎn)n American reads more than a Japanese
D.China people read the least books a year
84.Selexyz Dominicanen,the Netherlands shows usC.
A.it used to be an 800-year-old church with wood bookshelves
B.you can enjoy the 14th-century paintings everywhere
C.bookstores can be more changeable and colorful
D.you can enjoy the sunshine while reading books.
85.According to the passage,which of the following is NOT true?D
A.24-hour bookstores welcome everyone who loves to read books at any time.
B.No choice can replace the touch of different qualities of paper and the smell of print.
C.The author doesn't think bookstores are just square buildings with bookshelves.
D.You can find very old,rare or simply out-of-print books at any 24-hour bookstore.