外研版选择性必修第二册unit3课文阅读理解
1．What’s the main idea of the passage?
A．The Rainbow Bookstore closed after 50 years of business.
B．The author was heartbroken by the closure(倒闭) of the Rainbow bookstore.
C．Casey，the store’s elderly owner，ran a cafe in order to make a living.
D．The new change of the Rainbow bookstore reflects the change of The Times.
答案　D
2．Read the passage and match each paragraph with its main idea.
Para.1　A．The Rainbow Bookstore couldn’t stay in business.
Para.2  B．Childhood memories of the Rainbow Bookstore.
Para.3  C．The bookstore was being turned into a place to get together.
Para.4  D．A campaign saved the Rainbow Bookstore.
Para.5  E．The Rainbow Bookstore was closing.
Para.6  F．The Rainbow Bookstore was in good，creative hands.
Para.7  G．The Rainbow Bookstore has moved into the 21st century.
Para.8  H．The Rainbow Bookstore could soon disappear for good.
答案　Para.1　E　Para.2　A　Para.3　B　Para.4　H  Para.5　F　Para.6　D　Para.7　C　Para.8　G
Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer.
1．Why was the Rainbow Bookstore closing after 50 years of business?
A．The store’s elderly owner，Casey，was too old to run.
B．Running an independent bookstore was too difficult.
C．More and more customers like e­books and chain stores.
D．The Rainbow Bookstore were banned in the community.
2．What did the large board in one corner of the Rainbow Bookstore do?
A．The store’s elderly owner wrote the title of the new book on it.
B．The store’s elderly owner wrote the price of varied books on it.
C．Young customers drew their favorite pictures on it to compete.
D．Customers shared their ideas and comments on the books and wrote them on it.
3．How was the author feeling when he left the bookstore in the cold and the darkness?
A．Excited.      B．Depressed.
C．Frightened.      D．Angry.
4．Which of the following was not what the bookstore looked like a few months later?
A．A bunch of us kids looked at the new books，or just chatted with Old Casey.
B．A book reading was being delivered in one area.
C．Customers were poring over shelves selling stationery，posters and other gifts.
D．Customers’ comments on the month’s best­seller were being displayed on a big screen.
5．What can we learn from the changes in the Rainbow Bookstore?
A．The community worked together on a campaign to save the Rainbow Bookstore.
B．Led by Jennifer Oakley，a saleswoman，the Rainbow Bookstore came to life.
C．Corporate knowledge has brought the Rainbow Bookstore into the 21st century.
D．Only by adapting to the changing times can bookstores survive.
答案CDBAD
After reading the passage，please fill in the following blanks.
Because most young people preferred 1._________ (read) e­books on tablets and more and more readers were 2.__________(attract) by chain stores and online discounts.The Rainbow Bookstore,3._______ was a legendary fixture in the neighbourhood，was closing after 50 years.Some people missed their childhood 4. _______(memory), so they worked together on a campaign 5.________(save) the bookstore.6._______ Jennifer’s leadership，the bookstore was being turned 7._______ a place for literature­loving members of the community to get together.8.______(clear)，the Rainbow Bookstore was in good，creative hands.The experience of the Rainbow Bookstore tells us when times have changed, we must change.9.____Darwin put it，“survival of the 10._______(fit)”．
1.wrote怎么读reading 2 being attracted 3 which  4 memories 5 to save 6 Under 7 into 8 Clearly 9 As 10 fittest
1．The bookstore，which was a legendary fixture in the neighbourhood，was a place where anyone could drop in and connect through their love of books.
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2．Sighing deeply，he told me how it was becoming difficult to run an independent bookstore.
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3．It had a cafe selling organic food，and there were now more community events such as book readings，poetry recitals and even jazz concerts and movie nights，where people could gather to share an experience that couldn’t be downloaded.
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4．Well，as you can see，corporate knowledge combined with creativity has brought my h
umble bookstore into the 21st century！I’m so pleased to see that everything I wanted it to offer to the community is still here.