1 . Japanese bookseller Yoshiyuku Morioka has come up with a highly unusual concept for a bookstore — he sells one book at a time in a tiny shop located in Ginza, Tokyo’s luxury shopping district. Even since he launched the store in May, he has stocked multiple copies of only one title per week.
People might argue that it’s hardly a bookstore if you can’t go in and browse through hundreds of volumes, but Morioka never intended to create a classic bookstore. It’s like a weekly “suggested reading” service — you just go in and pick up the book chosen for the week, relieving yourself of the burden of choices instead of being overloaded with massive collections of topics, author names and book reviews while still at a loss what to pick.
“Before opening this bookstore in Ginza, I had been running another one in Kayabacho for 10 years, “Morioka told The Guardian.” There, I had around 200 books as stock, and used to organise several book launches per year. During such events, a lot of people visited the store for the sake of a single book. The idea emerged.”
The store itself is minimal, with concrete walls and ceiling barely covered in a thin coat of white paint.
Morioka’s concept has a distinct advantage making the store stand out as the bookstore can serve as an exhibition for the book and its world, making the story a flower that actually appears in the book could be exhibited,” he said. “This is an attempt to make the two-dimensional book into three-dimensional ambience and experience.”
It isn’t clear how Morioka goes about choosing which books to display and sell. “Best-sellers are not likely to appear here. If profit issues were top priorities, the bookstore wouldn’t have appeared in the first place. Books that might bring tranquility to readers would be our primary option. After all, in a place like Ginza, many people are bothered by quick life pace and anxiety. Surprisingly, financial gains and Morioka’s spiritual ideal coexist well. Over 2,000 books have been sold since May and the store has served thousands of guests from all over the globe.
1. Why does the store sell only one book at a time?| A．Because the store is too small in space in a luxury place of Ginza. |
| B．Because it’s easier and convenient to organize book launches. |
| C．Because it spares the readers troubles to pick up suitable books. |
| D．Because it can definitely push up the overall book sales. |
| A．it is established in one of the most expensive shopping districts |
| B．it appeared because of the owner’s past book-selling experiences |
| C．it uses raw material for store decoration |
| D．it provides readers with the close and live interaction with the book |
| A．choices | B．peace | C．uniqueness | D．ideas |
| A．The one-book store is intended to promote fashion books in Ginza. |
| B．Morioka has also tried one-book store in Kayabacho. |
| C．The store provides video book review making the book 3-dementional. |
| D．The bookstore has achieved financial success as well. |
2 . Mary kept tossing and turning in her sleeping bag. It was late in the night. She had been a school counsellor in the summer camp for a year now. She took care of young children who were as young as seven. That night, she was having a bad dream. In it, she was running desperately towards a river. She kept shouting, “Fire!”
Mary was awake. She realized that she had been shouting in her sleep. Suddenly, she smelled smoke. Then she saw shadows dancing against the walls of the tent. Mary jumped up and hurried to the opening in the tent. A tree was on fire! Fanned by the wind, the fire leaped up hungrily to devour everything in its path. It was going to spread to the tents very soon.
Time was of essence so Mary pulled the four children instantly out of their sleeping bags. “Fire! Fire!” She yelled, as loudly as she could.” Wake up! Get up!” After that, Mary ran back to her tent and grabbed all the sleeping bags she could carry. By then, everyone had emerged from their tents. Their faces were etched with confusion. Mary took the youngest child by the hand. Knowing that the sleeping bags would be useful, Mary pulled them along. Everyone quickly but calmly followed her. They held on to each other, in solemn silence.
After they ran to the river, Mary pulled the children into the water. Then she got into it herself. She dragged the sleeping bags in. She pushed them under the water until they were soaked. Mary was not surprised that all the trees were on fire. It had been an extremely hot season and everything in the forest was dry. Soon, they saw many animals racing to the river. Deer, rabbits and squirrels splashed into it. By then, the fire roared. Mary and other adults grabbed the wet sleeping bags and pulled them over the children’s heads.
Everything around them was bright orange and the sleeping bags had to stay wet. They made a final effort to splash water over all the sleeping bags and hid under the water.
The heat and smoke finally ended. Mary raised her head and looked around. To her relief, all the children had escaped unhurt. People all called out, “You saved our lives.” Mary suddenly thought of the dream she had.
1. The underlined word devour is closest in meaning to ________.| A．brighten | B．destroy | C．evaluate | D．refuse |
| A．Because some children were still in the bags |
| B．Because these sleeping bags were expensive. |
| C．Because the bags could protect them against fire in the water. |
| D．Because bags could be used to put out the fire. |
| A．Because someone set the fire. | B．Because there were no fire fighters. |
| C．Because it was rather try. | D．Because animals worsened the fire. |
Two Great Minds
Albert Einstein was born in 1879 in Ulm, Germany. He was the first child
By the end of twelve, he
Albert Einstein,
When the lecture began, Hans went to the platform
Einstein thought they were in trouble. But Hans asked Einstein to answer the question instead of him,
4 . When memory began for me, my grandfather (“Gramp”) was past sixty. The little marks of laughter at the corners of his eyes were the product of a kindly and humorous nature. The years of work which had bent his shoulders had never reduced his humor or his love of a joke. Everywhere he went, Gramp made friends easily. At the end of half an hour you felt you had known him all your life. I soon learned that he hated to give orders, but that when he had to, he tried to make his orders sound like suggestions.
One July morning, as he was leaving to go to the cornfield, he said: “Edwin, you can pick up the potatoes in the field today if you want to do that.” Then he drove away with his horses. The day passed, and I did not have any desire to pick up potatoes. Evening came and the potatoes were still in the field. Gramp, dusty and tired, led the horses to get their drink.
“How many potatoes did you pick up?” Gramp inquired. “I didn’t pick any.” “Not any! Why?” “You said I could pick them up if I wanted to. You didn’t say I had to.” In the next few minutes, I learned a lesson I will not forget: when Gramp said I could if I wanted to, he meant that I should want to.
My grandmother (“Gram”) worked hard all day, washing clothes, cleaning the house, making butter, and even working in the field when help was scarce. In the evening, though, she was not too tired to read books from the community library. For more than forty years, Gram read aloud to Gramp almost every evening. In this way, she and Gramp learned about all the great battles of history and became familiar with the works of great authors and the lives of famous men.
She also had a deep love of beauty. When she was almost seventy-five and had gone to live with one of her daughters, she spent a delightful morning washing dishes because, as she said, the beautiful pattern on the dishes gave her pleasure. The birds, the flowers, the clouds –– all that was beautiful around her –– pleased her. She was like the father of the French painter, Millet, who used to gather grass and show it to his son, saying, “See how beautiful this is!”
In a pioneer society it is the harder qualities of mind and character that are of value. The softer virtues are considered unnecessary. Men and women struggling daily to earn a living are unable, even for a moment, to forget the business of preserving their lives. Only unusual people, like my grandparents, managed to keep the softer qualities in a world of daily struggle.
1. Which of the following is TRUE about Gramp according to the passage?| A．He wouldn’t listen to others. | B．He was difficult to get along with. |
| C．He gave his suggestions in the form of orders. | D．He was eager to learn. |
| A．to earn a living. | B．to find beauty in everyday life. |
| C．to stay curious about new things. | D．to stay positive in a world of daily struggle. |
| A．“softer qualities” were thought necessary but often ignored. |
| B．“harder qualities” were much harder to keep than “softer qualities”. |
| C．average people found it a piece of cake to earn a living. |
| D．not all people understood how to appreciate beauty in life. |
| A．Life of My Grandparents. | B．Harder Qualities VS Softer Qualities. |
| C．Stay Soft in a Hard World. | D．An Unforgettable Person. |
The Shop Where It’s OK to Be Different
When Angela Makey knew her autistic (患自闭症的) son Adam wanted to open a comic shop, she laughed out loud. She knew he’d been keen on comics since childhood. But how would he deal with customers and suppliers and all the other jobs
At that time, Adam was looking for a job. He had a degree in philosophy and had learned to live independently, but there didn’t seem to be any suitable jobs for him. The family
So the “laughable” comic shop idea began to grow on Angela. Eventually, she used her savings to buy a shop in Cambridgeshire, and seven years ago Niche Comics
Like many autistic people, Adam loves comics for their world of rich detail and visual expression. He developed an interest in Marvel comic heroes on TV
In the comic shop, the brothers share their encyclopedic (渊博的) knowledge of comics with customers. The brothers act as guides in this universe,
The shop attracts many autistic customers. And being autistic
Seven years on, Angela is glad she took the risk of helping her sons
“Any apples today?” Effie asked cheerfully at my window. I followed her to her truck and bought a kilo. On credit, of course. Cash was the one thing in the world I lacked just then.
All pretense （借口） of payment was dropped when our funds, food and funds decreased to alarming lows. Effie came often, always bringing some gift: a jar of peaches or some firewood. There were other generosities.
Effie was not a rich woman. Her income, derived from investments she had made while running an interior decorating shop. had never exceeded $200 a month, which she supplemented by selling her apples. But she always managed to help someone poorer.
Years passed before I was able to return the money Effie had given me from time to time. She was ill now and had aged rapidly in the last year. “Here, darling,” I said, “is what l owe you.”
“Give it back as I gave it to you--a little at a time.” I think she believed there was magic in the slow discharge of a love debt.
The simple fact is that I never repaid the whole amount to Effie, for she died a few weeks later. By now, the few dollars Effie gave me have been multiplied many times. But a curious thing began to happen.
Whenever I saw a fellow human in financial trouble, I was moved to help him. I can't afford to do this always, but in the ten years since Effie's death, I have indirectly repaid my debt to her.
| A．Our baby was not doing well, so Effie financed my wife's trip to New York for consultation with a specialist. |
| B．Give your help to those in greater need. |
| C．The oddest part of the whole affair is that people whom I help often help others later on. |
| D．Effie work diligently all her life. |
| E．“Pay me whenever you like,” said Effie, climbing back into her truck. |
| F．“Don't give it to me all at once,” she said. |
7 . Paul received a car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a boy was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it.
“Is this your car, mister？” he said.
Paul nodded. “My brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was astounded. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you anything? Oh, I wish…”He hesitated.
Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said shocked Paul all the way down to his heels.
“I wish.” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.”
Paul looked at the boy in astonishment, and then impulsively （冲动地） he added, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?”
“Oh. yes, I'd love that.”
After a short ride, the boy turned to Paul and said. “Mister, would you mind driving to my house？”
Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He waned to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked
He ran up the steps. In a little while he came back. carrying his little disabled brother. He sat him down on the bottom step. and pointed to the car.
“Buddy just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent. And some day I'm going to give you one just like it... then you can see for yourself all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that I've been trying to tell you about.”
Paul got out and lifted the boy into the front seat of his car. The older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began a memorable holiday ride. That Christmas Eve. Paul learned what Jesus meant when he said. “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
1. The boy wishes that_________.| A．he could own a shiny new car one day |
| B．his brother would give him a car as a present |
| C．he could buy a car for his disabled brother |
| D．Paul would give him the car |
| A．To show his neighbors he could ride home in a big car. |
| B．To get home early and tell his brother his exciting experience. |
| C．To show his brother the possibility of getting a car from him as a present. |
| D．To fully enjoy the comfort and convenience of owning a car |
| A．Because he hopes to be a rich man and live a luxurious life. |
| B．Because he wants his brother to see the outside world with his own eyes. |
| C．Because he wishes to have a healthy brother like Paul. |
| D．Because he expects his brother to be envied by others. |
| A．felt happy to offer the ride |
| B．regretted accepting the car |
| C．would buy his brother some presents |
| D．would love Jesus more |
