In every British town，large and small，you will find shops that sell secondhand

goods．Sometimes sueh shops deal mostly in furniture，sometimes in books，some—

times 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 salesroom，where one piece might well be so1d for hundreds of thousands of pounds．As you 1ook around these shops and。See the polished wood of chests and tables，yon cannot help thinking of those 1ong dead hands which polished

that wood，of those now—closed eyes which once 1ooked at these pieces with lore．

　 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 yon may find who01e libraries in one shop． On the border between England and Wales，there is a town which has become a huge bookshop as

well．Eyen 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． Eyen 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

proven worth；new things have to prove themselves before they are accepted．

1. Books found in secondhand bookshops may ______.

A.be copies of the earIiest printing　　　　 B．be on sale for the first time

C.never be worth very much　　　　　　 D.never be rare

2. What is the small town on the border between England and Wales famous for?

A.Its sheep．　 B．Its bookshops．　　 C.Its cinema．　 D．Its castle．

3. Secondhand goods sometimes fill you with sadness because

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

4.The average British person_______.

A.does not respect old things because they are not fashionable

B.likas to build new houses simply because it is fashionable to do so

C.likas to buy new things because they are fashionable

D.does not like to buy things simply because they are fashionable

5.What does the underlined word”them”(Paragraph 4)refer to?

A.Junk shops．　　　　　　　　　 B．Profits from shops．

C.Small household pieces．　　　　 D．0ld houses．

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 salesrooms, 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 less expensive 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 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 worshop 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 some- thing just because it is new. Old things are treasured for their proven worth; new things have to prove themselves before they are accepted.

1. Books found in second-hand book shops may ________.

    A. be copies of the earliest printing

    B. be on sale for the first time

    C. never be worth very much

    D. never he rare

2. What is the small town on the border between England and Wales famous for?

     A. Its sheep.        B. Its cinema.          C. Its bookshops.       D. Its castle.

3. Second-hand goods sometimes fill you with sadness because ________.

     A. they remind you of the original owners

     B. they are too expensive for average buyers

     C. they are now neglected

     D. they are sold for charity

4. The average British person ________.

     A. does not respect old things because they are not fashionable

     B. likes to build new houses simply because it is fashionable to do so

     C. likes to buy new things because they are fashionable

     D. does not like to buy things simply because they are fashionable

5. The underlined word "them" in Paragraph 4 may refer to

     A. junk shops         B. profits              C. old things           D. old houses

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第三部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
　　JSC Boggs is an artist who makes money.To be exact,he draws money.In the United States he draws dollars,in Britain pounds and in France francs.Each are almost perfect reproductions,apart from the fact that he writes "Bank of Boggs" or another humorous message on them.
　　When Boggs goes shopping or for a meal,he offers "Boggs dollars" in the payment for what he wants.He also offers real money.It is up to the people selling the goods to take whichever they prefer.
　　When a shopkeeper or a restaurant owner takes a "Boggs dollar",he or she gives a receipt in return for the things bought.Boggs then sells the receipt at face value to art collectors.This is how he makes actual money for the times when people will not accept his drawings.
　　The collector uses the receipt to find the person holding the actual "Boggs dollar" and the two talk over what they think would be a fair price.This gives the shop or restaurant owner the chance to make another profit on the goods he or she sold to Boggs.It means Boggs actually gets paid for buying things.And it means that the collector has a unique work of art---each "Boggs dollar" is separately drawn.
　　Artists like to make us think.What Boggs wants us to think about is the nature of value and money. What is money really worth? Is value of money the same as personal value? Once "Boggs dollars " have been given away by the artist,they often continuew to circulate and grow on value A "Boggs one dollar bill" may have bought the artist a cup of coffee in New York.Now it may be worth a car or an expensive meal.It all depends on that value a person chooses to give it.
　　Money used to be worth a certain weight in gold or silver.Now it is just worth whatever the government or the banks.JSC Boggs is trying to start another type of money.People can choose "Boggs dolars" or not.And their value is up to whoever uses them.In a way,"Boggs dollars" are "people's money".
　　56.How much will Boggs get if he buys a cup of coffee with a "Boggs one dollar bill"?
　　　A.One dollar. B.More than one dollar.
　　　C.Less than one dollar. D.Much more than one dollar.
　　57.According to the text,the main difference between"value of money "and "personal value" is that ______.
　　　A.they rise or fall separately B.they refer to different people
　　　C.they are decided by different people D.they are decided by different banks
　　58.What does the writer mean by saying "Boggs dollars are people's money"?
　　　A.They are two different types of money.
　　　B.In fact they are not real money.
　　　C.People can share them and use them among themselves.
　　　D.People are free to use them and deck their value.
　　59.Choose the girht order in which Boggs gets paid.
　　　　a.He buys things with his dollars.
　　　　b.He sells the receipt to an art collector.
　　　　c.He araws dollars.
　　　　d.The art collector finds the shopkeeper to buy his dollars.
　　　　e.The shopkeeper gives him a receipt.
　　　A.c - a - e - b - d
　　　B.c - e - b - d - a
　　　C.e - c - b - d - a
　　　D.e - b - c - a - d