Time spent in a bookshop can be most enjoyable, whether you are a book-lover or merely you are 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. You soon become engrossed in some book or other, and usually it is only much later that you realise 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. You can wander round such places to your heart's content. If it is a good shop, no assistant will disturb you with usual greetings, "Can I help you, sir?" Of course you may want to find out where a particular section is. Then, and only then, are his services necessary. However, when he has led you there, the assistant should retire carefully 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 ancient coins and to come out carrying a copy of the latest best-selling novel. 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.
小題1:.
. Which may not be included in the writer's experiences while he is in a bookshop?
A．Getting relaxed without buying a book.
B．Quarrelling with the shop assistant.
C．Buying other books instead of those he wanted.
D．Forgetting some important appointment.
小題2:.
. What does the writer mean by saying "time spent in a bookshop can be most enjoyable"?
A．You may free yourself from the real life.
B．Reading is free of charge there.
C．There is nobody disturbing you there.
D．You can enter without any certain reason.
小題3:.
What does the underlined wordengrossed most probably mean in the first paragraph?
A．Lost.B．Forbidden.C．Puzzled.D．Impressed.
小題4:.
. The writer wrote the passage in order to ________.
A．suggest a good way of running a bookshop
B．encourage people to do some reading in bookshops
C．share his experience in bookshops
D．give some advice on buying books in a bookshop

小題1:.B
小題1:.A
小題1:.A
小題1:.C
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A．belief
B．work
C．education
D．promise
小題2:
A．majored in
B．got used to
C．dreamed of
D．got tired of
小題3:
A．lazy
B．easy-going
C．successful
D．reliable
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A．spent
B．paid
C．took
D．did
小題5:
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B．might not
C．must not
D．should often
小題6:
A．read to
B．discuss
C．teach
D．explain to
小題7:
A．joke
B．means
C．tool
D．trick
小題8:
A．A-student
B．B-student
C．C-student
D．D-student
小題9:
A．get rid of
B．hang out with
C．break away from
D．keep up with
小題10:
A．making
B．stopping
C．working
D．getting
小題11:
A．your brother
B．yourself
C．your sisiter
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B．give off
C．used up
D．carried out
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A．a(chǎn)ngry
B．pleased
C．disappointed
D．bored
小題14:
A．a(chǎn)nything
B．everything
C．something
D．nothing
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B.gave an impression on
C. keep a roof over
D. have eyes in the back of
小題16:
A．let alone
B．let out
C．let in
D．leave alone
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A．guys
B．mother
C．studies
D．play
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A．made
B．realized
C．changed
D．tried
小題19:
A．little
B．much
C．few
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A．hadB．gaveC．wroteD．discussed
小題2:.
A．enoughB．safe C．muchD．polluted
小題3:..
A．a(chǎn)sksB．ordersC．hopes D．ensures
小題4:..
A．good B．strongC．importantD．unreal
小題5:.
A．especiallyB．sometimesC．evenD．seldom
小題6:.
A．boysB．othersC．studentsD．grown-ups
小題7:.
A．collecting B．sellingC．buyingD．using
小題8:.
A．thingsB．chemicalsC．waterD．a(chǎn)ir
小題9:.
A．makingB．recycling C．reducing D．handling
小題10:..
A．uses B．hasC．throws D．needs
小題11:..
A．tell B．increaseC．spread D．inform
小題12:..
A．talked to B．listened toC．heard fromD．thought about
小題13:..
A．a(chǎn)ndB．besidesC．a(chǎn)s well asD．a(chǎn)s good as
小題14:..
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小題16:..
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A．ifB．howC．whenD．why
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A little later you’ll meet additional people who think they have all the answers.
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A．describe the construction work of the Golden Gate Bridge
B．introduce the Golden Gate Bridge
C．tell us the history of the Golden Gate Bridge
D．introduce the engineers in charge of the Golden Gate Bridge
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A．Joseph Strauss was skilled in the construction of suspension bridges
B．it took the construction workers three years to build the Golden Gate Bridge
C．a(chǎn)bout 100 thousand cars cross the Golden Gate Bridge every day
D．the Golden Gate Bridge is the longest bridge in the world
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B．can permanently destroy one’s brain cells
C．will result in immediate symptoms
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D．Because there is a model in the animals’ brains.
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A．they are kept up by air currents
B．most of them change into steam
C．they combine with other chemicals in the atmosphere
D．their electrical charges draw them away from the earth
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B．They are not affected by the force of gravity.
C．In moving air they would fall to earth.
D．In still air they fall a speed of thirty-two miles per hour.
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B．1,000 times bigger
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Lynn Y. Naugle, a 53-yeap-old family therapist in New Orleans, says that people's personal needs and desires simply change as their life evolves．
"What functions well in the first part of our lives may not function well in the second or third part of our lives," she explains．The first marriage lasted 21 years, her second marriage five years．Two years ago, she wed for a third time, and she describes this union as an "extremely easy marriage"．
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A．Getting married．B．Getting engaged．
C．Having babies．D．Attending funerals,
小題2:What is NOT the reason for the increase in multiple marriages according to the passage?
A．People are healthier and enjoy a longer life than ever before．
B．Many people have become single after a divorce boom in the past years．
C．There is no divorce law restricting people to getting divorced．
D．People have less pressure to leave a joyless marriage．
小題3:What can we learn from the seventh paragraph?
A．Ronald Reagan and Bob Dole failed in seeking the job （the US presidency） because they were divorced．
B．Ronald Reagan and Bob Dole succeeded in seeking the job （the US presidency） because they were not divorced．
C．Modern society accepts multiple marriages completely．
D．There is still prejudice against multiple marriages in modern society．
小題4:Which of the statement is WRONG?
A．Acceptance to multiple marriages is different on personal level and public level．
B．Because second marriages end sooner than first ones, people get married for the third time at a relatively young age．
C．People learn from experience so that a second or third marriage is more stable
D．The first marriage lasts eight year on average．

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