Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)(一)
<p> <span word="Directions">Directions</span>: <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="part">part</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> 15 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Answer">Answer</span> <span word="Sheet">Sheet</span> 1. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> 1-7, <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="choices">choices</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="A">A</span>), <span word="B">B</span>), <span word="C">C</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="D">D</span>). <span word="For">For</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> 8-10, <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sentences">sentences</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>.</p><p> <span word="Entertainment">Entertainment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span></p><p> <span word="Buying">Buying</span> <span word="Books">Books</span></p><p> <span word="Londoners">Londoners</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="readers">readers</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="magazines">magazines</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="paperbacks">paperbacks</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="comparatively">comparatively</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="spite">spite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>-<span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="rises">rises</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="printing">printing</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="printed">printed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bound">bound</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="covers">covers</span>.</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="containing">containing</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="specialize">specialize</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="book">book</span>-<span word="selling">selling</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Charing">Charing</span> <span word="Cross">Cross</span> <span word="Road">Road</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="London">London</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="bookshops">bookshops</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sorts">sorts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sizes">sizes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="found">found</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="boasts">boasts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="bookshop">bookshop</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span>, <span word="dusty">dusty</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Dickens">Dickens</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="specialize">specialize</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="philosophy">philosophy</span>, <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="subjects">subjects</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="written">written</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="specializes">specializes</span> <span word="solely">solely</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="ballet">ballet</span>!</p><p> <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="convenient">convenient</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Londoners">Londoners</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="Charing">Charing</span> <span word="Cross">Cross</span> <span word="Road">Road</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cheapest">cheapest</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="volumes">volumes</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="collector">collector</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="venture">venture</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="crowded">crowded</span> <span word="roads">roads</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Farringdon">Farringdon</span> <span word="Road">Road</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="London">London</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="grand">grand</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="bookshops">bookshops</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="booksellers">booksellers</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tip">tip</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="sacks">sacks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="barrows">barrows</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gutters">gutters</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="collectors">collectors</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="amateur">amateur</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="pounce">pounce</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sellers">sellers</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="still">still</span>, <span word="occasionally">occasionally</span>, <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="pence">pence</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="volume">volume</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span>.</p>
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