人生新起点：年逾花甲妇女实现自己开书店的梦想

Carole-Ann Warburton, a woman in Somerset, England, has realized her lifelong dream of working in her very own bookshop. At 65 years old, Warburton handed in her notice(辞呈) at work and opened The Book Rest on West Street. She filled it with over 8,000 books that she’s collected over her lifetime.

She began buying books in college—a habit that, in adult life, yielded(产生) a hoard. “Our house was completely filled with books,” Warburton said. “Most rooms had boxes of books and bookshelves of books. We had a four-bedroomed house and all the rooms consisted of small walkway passages between piles of books.” Her three daughters “hated it”.

This year, The Book Rest celebrates its 10th anniversary. “I am so happy standing here in the middle of a pile of books,” she said. “I can walk around the shop, pick up a book and sit down and read it. I would like to keep doing this until I no longer can. It’s a wonderful feeling. Someone can walk in tomorrow and say, ‘I have been looking for that for an awfully long time!’”

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1.What’s the dream for Carole-Ann Warburton?

A She can run a bookshop.

B Her books can be bestsellers.

C She can work for a bookshop.

D She can own over 8,000 books.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据第一段可知，65岁时，卡罗尔·安·沃伯顿实现了她毕生的梦想：经营一家书店。故选A。

2.Warburton got into a habit of buying books_____.

A when she was a child

B when she was an adult

C when she was in college

D when she was 65 years old

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句She began buying books in college—a habit that, in adult life, yielded a hoard.可知，沃伯顿在大学时就养成了买书的习惯。故选C。

3.What does the underlined word “hoard” mean in Chinese?

A 财富.

B 幻想.

C 冲动.

D 囤积.

解析：选D。D 词义猜测题。根据下文Our house was completely filled with books可知，沃伯顿的屋子被书塞得满满当当。由此猜测hoard意为“囤积”，故选D。

4.How did Warburton’s kids respond to her?

A They agreed with her.

B They understood her.

C They complained to her.

D They didn’t like her book-collecting habit.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句Her three daughters “hated it”.可知，沃伯顿的三个女儿不喜欢她的藏书习惯。故选D。

5.Which of the following will probably happen to Warburton ?

A She will invite readers to her bookshop.

B She will continue running the bookshop.

C She will prepare the next 10th anniversary for the bookshop.

D She will ask her daughters to take over the bookshop.

解析：选B。B 推理判断题。根据最后一段I would like to keep doing this until I no longer can.可知，沃伯顿表示她想继续这样做下去，直到她不能做为止。由此说明她会继续经营这家书店。故选B。