11.In every British town,large and small,you will find shops that sell second-hand goods.Sometimes such shops deal mostly in furniture,sometimes in books,sometimes in ornaments and household goods,sometimes even in clothes.
The furniture may often be"antique",and it may well have changed hands many times.It may also be very valuable,although the most valuable piece will usually go to the London salerooms,where one piece might well be sold for hundreds of thousands of pounds.As you look around these shops and see the polished wood of chests and tables,you cannot help thinking of those long-dead hands which polished that wood,of those now-closed eyes which once looked at these pieces with love.
The books,too,may be antique and very precious; some may be rare first printings.Often when someone dies or has to move house,his books may all be sold,so that sometimes you may find whole libraries in one shop.On the border between England and Wales,there is a town which has become a huge bookshop as well.Even the cinema and castle have been taken over,and now books have replaced sheep as the town's main trade.
There are also much more humble shops,sometimes simply called"junk shops",where you can buy small household pieces very cheaply.Sometimes the profits from these shops go to charity.Even these pieces,though,can make you feel sad; you think of those people who once treasured them,but who have moved on,to another country or to death.
Although the British do not worship their ancestors,they do treasure the past and the things of the past.This is true of houses as well.These days no one knocks them down; they are restored until they are often better than new.In Britain,people do not buy something just because it is new.Old things are treasured for their proven worth; new things have to prove themselves before they are accepted.
47.Books found in second-hand book shops mayA.
A.be copies of the earliest printing B.be on sale for the first time
C.never be worth very much D.never be rare
48.Second-hand goods sometimes fill you with sadness becauseB.
A.they are too expensive for average buyers B.they remind you of the original owner
C.they are now neglected D.they are sold for charity
49.Which of the following word can best take the place of the word"antique"in the second paragraph?D
A.invention B.possession C.material D.relic
50.According to the passage,the British peopleD.
A.do not respect old things because they are not fashionable
B.like to build new houses simply because it is fashionable to do so
C.like to buy new things because they are fashionable
D.do not like to buy things simply because they are fashionable.
分析 文章介绍英国有很多的二手商店,里面很多东西是很有价值的,人们也喜欢在这里淘些便宜的珍贵的东西,因为它们的历史厚重感和沧桑使它们更宝贵.
解答 47-50 ABDD47.A 细节题:从第三段的第一句话:可知这些二手的书可能是第一次印刷的版本,选A
48.B 推理题;从倒数第二段的句子:Even these pieces,though,can make you feel sad; you think of those people who once treasured them,but who have moved on,to another country or to death.可知这些二手的商品会让你想到它以前的主人,所以伤感,选B
49.D 词义猜测题 根据The furniture may often be"antique",and it may well have changed hands many times.It may also be very valuable…可知,antique此处指的是古老的东西,相近词为relic,故答案为D
50.D 细节题:从最后一段的句子:In Britain,people do not buy something just because it is new.Old things are treasured for their proven worth; new things have to prove themselves before they are accepted.可知英国人不会因为这个东西是流行的而去买,选D
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