Charing Cross Street is the most famous bookstore street in London. From the largest female bookstore in Europe to the first detective novel store in Europe, from independent bookstores to large chain ones, ______41______, it is a scenic spot worth visiting over and over again. The 84 Charing Cross Street, _____42_____ as the Love Bible, tells the story of the New York woman writer Helene Hanff and the London bookseller Frank Percy Doel. It has been _____43_____ into dozens of languages. Broadcasting, stage plays, and movies continue to interpret this friendship based on books. Charing Cross Street has thus become a ______44______ landmark in London, attracting many literary enthusiasts and tourists with its unique literary charm.
However, today’s situation is no longer the same. With the closing of a number of chain bookstores, some independent bookstores have begun to think about how to ______45______ the British literary tradition with dignity. Recently, British book agents, writers, bookshop operators and other groups gathered here to explore the _____46_____ model of the future bookstore.
Judging from the current business model, those who can survive are completing the ______47______ from selling books to selling life. Perhaps the literary lifestyle of the British, which is deep into the bone, should be considered as the most _____48_____ secrets. As the largest independent bookstore in the United Kingdom, Waterstone is currently undergoing design changes by LDS, a British architectural firm. Architect Alex said they _____49_____ improving customer experience and planned to build multiple space. “We will have some small rooms full of books, like private study rooms, in which one can discuss his works with the author.” The focus of the future physical bookstore is on creating an atmosphere. _____50_____, bars and cafes are an essential part of the bookstore. Booksellers and authors generally believe that bookstores must develop in the direction of a cultural _____51_____ so that people come here for a lot of money, attending concerts, watching movies, or participating in discussions.
Some writers say that physical bookstores can _____52_____ their business beyond selling books and provide cultural services to customers. Other writers believe that bookstores can _____53_____ a membership system. _____54_____ discounts, members are
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given the opportunity to attend lectures, literary gatherings and meetings with authors, and corresponding membership activities are _____55_____ for children and students, and visiting bookstores has become part of the daily lives of more people as a cultural leisure method. 41. A. no kidding B. no doubt
problem 42. A. known B. selected 43. A. presented B. burst
translated
44. A. geographical B. academic
traditional 45. A. discover B. research 46. A. survival B. material
spiritual 47. A. resolution B. connection 48. A. commercial B. confidential 49. A. focused on B. relied on
on
50. A. Meanwhile B. Therefore
Nevertheless 51. A. value B. complex 52. A. expect B. explode 53. A. adjust
B. activate
54. A. In addition to B. Instead of of
55. A. stimulated B. conducted
postponed
【答案】41. B 42. A 43. D 44. C 45. A 50. B 51. B 52. C 53. D 54. A 55. B 【解析】
C. no way
C. learned C. divided
C. cultural
C. interpret C. moral
C. transition C. academic C. took on
C. Moreover
C. symbol C. expand C. acquire C. Except for
C. resolved D 46. A 47. C 48. D. no
D. defined D.
D.
D. continue D.
D. question D. logic D. carried
D.
D. identity D. explore D. adopt D. Because
D.
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【分析】
这是一篇夹叙夹议类的文章。很多书店位于查令十字街上，查令十字街成为了伦敦文化的地标。但是，随着大量书店的关闭，如何将英国文化传统继续下去已经成了一个问题。不同的群体针对这个问题提出了不同的观点和看法。 【41题详解】
考查短语辨析。no kidding不开玩笑，说真的；no doubt毫无疑问；no way没门；no problem没问题。前文提到查令十字街是伦敦最著名的书店街。那里有欧洲最大的女性书店，还有欧洲第一个侦探小说店，有独立的书店，也有大的连锁店。由此可以推知，查令十字街非常值得参观，这是毋庸置疑的。故B选项正确。 【42题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。know认识，知道；select挑选；learn学习；define下定义。查令十字街84号被称之为“爱情圣经”。be known as意为“被称为……，作为……而出名”，A选
项正确。 【43题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。present颁发，授予；burst爆裂，炸开；divide划分；translate翻译。
查令十字街84号被翻译成几十种语言。D选项切题。
【44题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。geographical地理学的，地理的；academic学术的，学业的；cultural文化的；traditional传统的。根据后面的“attracting many literary enthusiasts and tourists with its unique literary charm”可知，查林街已成为伦敦的一个文化地标，以其独特的文学魅力吸引了众多文学爱好者和游客。C选项正确。 【45题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。discover发现；research研究；interpret口译，解释；continue继续。随着大量连锁书店的倒闭，很多独立的书店开始思考如何将英国文学传统传承下去，即：继续下去。D选项正确。 【46题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。survival幸存；生存；material材料；moral道德，品德；spiritual圣歌。根据上文中的“how to continue the Britain literacy traditions”可知，他们聚集在一起探讨的是未来书店的生存模式。故A选项正确。 【47题详解】
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考查名词词义辨析。resolution决心；connection连接；transition转变，过渡；question问题。从目前的商业模式来看，那些能够生存的人正在完成从卖书到卖生活的转变。from selling books to selling life这是一种转变，故C选项正确。 【48题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。commercial商业的；confidential秘密的，机密的；academic学业的，学术的；logic逻辑的。根据该段第一行中的“current business model”可知，该处应指：也许英国的文学生活方式应该被认为是最重要的商业秘密。A选项正确。 【49题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。focus on聚焦于，集中于；rely on依靠，依赖；take on呈现……面貌；carry on继续。Alex说他们把努力集中在提高顾客的体验上。下文中的“The focus of the future physical bookstore is on creating an atmosphere.”亦是提示。A选项正确。 【50题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。meanwhile与此同时；therefore因此；moreover此外，而且；nevertheless然而，不过。前一句提到：未来实体书店的重点是营造一种氛围。酒吧和咖啡店有助于创造一种氛围，所以，酒吧和咖啡店是书店必不可少的部分。故上下文之间是因果关系。故B选项正确。 【51题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。value价值；complex错综复杂的组合，复合体；symbol象征，标志；identity身份。根据下文的“attending concerts, watching movies, or participating in discussions”可知，书店应该是文化的综合体，人们在这里可以听音乐会，看电影，参加讨论会等。也就是说，未来的书店应该朝着多元化发展，兼具多种功能。故B选项正确。 【52题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。expect期望，预料；explode爆炸；expand扩充，扩展；explore探索。根据后面的“beyond selling books and provide cultural services”可知，该处指实体书店应该扩展它们的经营范围，要超越卖书这个局限，要为顾客提供文化服务。故C选项切题。
【53题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。adjust调整；activate使起作用，使运作；acquire获得，得到；adopt收养，采纳。其他作家认【54题详解】
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书店可以采取会员制。D选项正确。
考查短语辨析。in addition to除……之外还……；instead of代替；except for 除了；because of因为。结合实际情况可知，一个会员除了可以享受打折的优惠之外，还应该享受听演讲，参加文学聚会等活动的机会。A选项切题。 【55题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。stimulate刺激，激发；conduct执行，实施；resolve解决；postpone推迟，使延期。该处指“要为儿童及学生举办相应的会员活动”。开展活动应该用动词conduct表示，故B选项正确。
【点睛】完形填空之原词复现：这类题多为同义词、近义词和反义词的复现或同义词、近义词和反义词异形复现的形式。这种测试手法主要是考查考生的整体篇章意识和上下文推断能力。例如第9小题所选的focus on和下文中的“The focus of the future physical bookstore is on creating an atmosphere”则属于该类型。
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
Don’t Drop the Ball
Drop prevention risk assessment is really important. Everyone knows objects get dropped on work sites – there’s nothing radical about that. In Australia, mining has the third highest fatality rate of any industry (4.4 fatalities per 100,000 workers in 2015), and in less well-documented areas like India the fatality rate is even higher. A lot of these fatalities come from dropped objects. It’s worth trying to address this and work out just how big the risk is and where it comes from. At the end of the day, safety should be a priority in any industry and it should come as no surprise that addressing safety issues early can actually save money, long-term, for companies. It doesn’t look good for a mining company if people are getting injured and equipment damaged from falling objects.
The risks from dropped objects come from all sorts of areas; it’s not just a
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