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A popular bookstore in Hefei, eastern China’s Anhui Province, has become the world’s first shared bookstore. It wants to encourage more reading among Chinese citizens.

The Sanxiaokou Xinhua Bookstore first rose to fame in 2014. Now it is back in the spotlight, as more than 200,000 visitors flooded the store on its first day as a shared bookstore on July 16, a record high since its opening in 2013. Some 4,000 books were brought home on the first day.

Customers are allowed to borrow up to two books valued under 150 yuan per visit after registering with an app and paying the 99 yuan deposit fee(押金). All books on sale in the bookstore are available for the service. Returned books that are damaged are sold at a discount. The bookstore also provides a bonus for bookworms. People who finish reading 12 books in three months receive eight percent of their deposit back, and members can receive one yuan for reading a book. “We want to reduce the cost of reading, so people read more books,” Xu Xinwei, who helps run the bookstore said.

Some parents buy a lot of books for their children, but they usually end up collecting dust as their children grow up. Similarly, some popular novels for young people also fall out of fashion, according to Xu. He said, “Books are more effectively circulated when they’re shared.”

1.What is the purpose of opening the shared bookstore?

A To earn interest from the deposit money.

B To earn greater fame for the bookstore.

C To promote the sales of books.

D To encourage more reading among Chinese citizens.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第一段第二句It wants to encourage more reading among Chinese citizens.可知这家书店变为共享书店是为了鼓励中国公民多读书，故选D。

2.When did the bookstore begin?

A In 2013.

B In 2014.

C On July 16, 2017.

D On July 22, 2017.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第二段第二句Now it is back in the spotlight, as more than 200,000 visitors flooded the store on its first day as a shared bookstore on July 16, a record high since its opening in 2013.可知这家书店于2013年开张，是2017年7越16日第一天作为共享书店，故选A。

3.How do they deal with the damaged books?

A Send them to members for free.

B Sell them at a discount.

C Require people to deposit more.

D Ask people to buy them.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第三段第三句Returned books that are damaged are sold at a discount.可知还回来的破损的书会打折出售，故选B。

4.Which of the following phrases can replace the underlined word “reduce”?

A Bring up.

B Bring in.

C Bring down.

D Bring out.

解析：选C。词义猜测题。reduced意为“减少”，四个选项中只有bring down意为“减少”，故选C。

5.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A Many books are put away instead of being read.

B You would read more if you borrow a book.

C Some novels could be read only once.

D Shared books are cheaper.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句Some parents buy a lot of books for their children, but they usually end up collecting dust as their children grow up.可知很多书都没有被广泛传播而是束之高阁，故选A。