World's coolest bookstores

(CNN)-Someday there may be a generation of kids who think bookstores are fictional creations found only in novels that come in the mail.

Understandable, since many of the world's most beautiful independent bookstores have closed in recent years. Not all of them are facing unhappy endings, however. The brick-and-mortar(砂漿)survivors-and brave newcomers-have adapted to the Age of Amazon in their own ways. Old or new, all with fascinating stories, the bookstores below serve as historic sites, sanctuaries(避難所),salons of culture and must-visit entries in any travel guide.

Librairie Avant-Garde (Nanjing, China)

China's most beautiful bookstore is located inside a massive underground parking lot once used as a bomb shelter. The 4,OOO-square-meter store's unusual features include large crosses, a copy of Rodin's "The Thinker" and a checkout counter built out of thousands of old books,

The store also functions as a sort of public library, with more than 300 reading chairs. "A good bookshop should provide space, vision and nurture the city with its humanitarian spirit," owner Qian Xiaohua tells CNN. "It's a place for people to have dreams in the city."

Foyles flagship (London)

In June 2014, the century-old London bookseller moved into its spacious new digs -- the size of 13 tennis courts-just a step away from its former home. Foyles new space has its own interest- ing history as the former Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design building, where Alexan- der McQueen and Stella McCartney once studied.

The stage where the Sex Pistols played their first gig(演奏) in 1975 now houses the Foyles children's department. The store also launched a helpful in-store digital book search map that's automatically enabled on customers' smart phones when they connect to the store's Wi-Fi net- work- the first of its kind in the country.

The Last Bookstore (Los Angeles)

Hopefully, the Last Bookstore will never fulfill the prophecy(預(yù)言) of its name.

The popular warehouse-like store buys and sells new and used books and is home to an excel-lent coffee bar and a record shop. The 100,000 books stacked in the "Labyrinth Above the Last Bookstore" section on the mezzanine(夾層樓面) level sell for a dollar each.

"The space we occupy was originally a bank, and there are still vaults(穹頂 ) on both floors of our store, but now they are full of books," says store manager Katie Orphan. "We generally have around 200,000 books in the store at any given time."

1.The first sentence of the text implies that

A. many bookstores have disappeared

B. kids like fictional books to read

C. bookstores provide the service of mailing

D. novels are mailed to kids for free

2.What is strange of Foyels flagship?

A. Readers can use WiFi free of charge.

B. Readers can use their phones to search books.

C. Readers can download digital books onto their phones.

D. Readers can play tennis in the bookstore.

3.According to Qian, his bookstore is where

A. people get support to achieve their dreams

B. people can park their cars underground

C. people experience their mental enjoyment

D. people read various books as a thinker

4.What do we know about the Last Bookstore?

A. It is the last bookstore in Los Angeles.

B. Its books are sold for a dollar each.

C. It provides readers free coffee all day.

D. It is formerly used as a bank.

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