Question

【題目】 Want to pick up that new best-seller for your flight, but not sure you want to spend the money?

This will change your mind.

If you’ve done a lot of traveling, you’ve probably noticed that the bookstores at airports all look pretty similar. They’ve all got familiar logos, the walls of inviting plane snacks, and, of course, the towers of new hardcover books. Chances are you’ve wanted to grab one of those books for the plane ride. However, those hardcover books are a little pricey. Is it worth it to splurge, just to relieve the midair boredom?

Yes it is—because of a cool program that these bookstores have in place. These similar airport stores are all owned by the company Paradies Lagardère, and all of those stores take part in what’s called the “Read and Return program.” It’s exactly what it sounds like. Whenever you buy one of those books, you’ve got six months to finish it and bring it back to the same, or another, Paradies Lagardère location. When you do that, you get half your money for the original purchase back.

If you’re going on a trip, buy that book you’ve been dying to read. When you go back to the airport for the return trip, bring the book back with you and get half the money back. While you’re still in the bookstore, go ahead and get that other book you’ve been dying to read. Or the sequel to the book you read on the way there. Either way, your boredom on the flight back will be cured. And it gets better: the book you gave back will be re-sold for half price! Here’s what you can get for free at an airport.

There are two things you do need to make sure of. You have to bring back the receipt to get your money back. Also, the book needs to be in decent condition. But other than that, this program couldn’t be easier. In a way, it’s like a buy-one-get-one-half-off deal for books. Or get two books for the price of one-and-a-half. Either way, count us in.

【1】What does the underlined word “splurge” in paragraph 2 mean?

A.Spend the money.B.Take the effort.

C.Take the trouble.D.Spend the time.

【2】How does the “Read and Return program” run?

A.You can read books for free in any Paradies Lagardère store.

B.You can buy books for half price in airport bookstores.

C.You need to return the book to the same store where you buy it.

D.You can get half your money back if you return the book timely.

【3】What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A.It is difficult to take part in the program.

B.The receipt is necessary if you want to return the book.

C.The program is popular with readers.

D.The program runs successfully.

【4】Why does the author write this passage?

A.To encourage people to read on airplanes.

B.To introduce Paradies Lagardère company.

C.To advertise the “Read and Return program”.

D.To show the advantages of reading on airplanes.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。主要介紹了Paradies Lagardère公司提供的“Read and Return”項(xiàng)目，旨在為讀者創(chuàng)造便利條件，購買的書讀完后歸還可以獲得原購買價(jià)格一半的錢數(shù)。

【1】

詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第二段中“However, those hardcover books are a little pricey. Is it worth it to splurge, just to relieve the midair boredom?”但是，那些精裝書有點(diǎn)貴。 為了減輕空中無聊而花錢是否值得？可知此處“splurge”意為花錢。A. Spend the money.花錢；B. Take the effort.努力;C. Take the trouble.麻煩；D. Spend the time.花時(shí)間。通過分析語境可知A項(xiàng)“Spend the money”花錢切合題意。故選A項(xiàng)。

【2】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中“Whenever you buy one of those books, you’ve got six months to finish it and bring it back to the same, or another, Paradies Lagardère location. When you do that, you get half your money for the original purchase back.” 每當(dāng)你購買其中一本書籍時(shí)，你有六個(gè)月的時(shí)間看完，并將其帶回Paradies Lagardère的同一家或另一家。這樣做你可以獲得當(dāng)初購買價(jià)格一半的錢數(shù)�？芍�這個(gè)活動(dòng)中如果你及時(shí)歸還這本書，你可以拿回一半的錢。故選D項(xiàng)。

【3】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中“You have to bring back the receipt to get your money back.”你必須帶回收據(jù)才能拿回你的錢�？芍�如果想退還書，則需要收據(jù)。故選B項(xiàng)。

【4】

目的意圖題。根據(jù)第三段中“These similar airport stores are all owned by the company Paradies Lagardère, and all of those stores take part in what’s called the Read and Return program.”這些類似的機(jī)場商店都?xì)wParadies Lagardère公司所有，并且所有這些商店都參與了“Read and Return program”。并通讀全文可知全文主要為Read and Return 項(xiàng)目打廣告。故選C項(xiàng)。