2017届高三英语一轮复习 Unit 1 Friendship练习 新人教版必修1.doc

Unit 1 Friendship 阅读理解·组块专练——练速度 (限时：35分钟) Ⅰ.阅读理解 A (2017·安徽蚌埠三校一检) Top Beautiful Bookstores in the World ?City Lights City Lights, an independent bookstore-publisher combination specializing in world literature, the arts and progressive politics, is still one of the worlds greatest bookshops since its founding by poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti. It became well-known for publishing Allen Ginsbergs influential poem Howl and Other Poems. Having been a gathering place for American literary icons (代表人物), like Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, this literary landmark attracts booklovers from across the country and around the world to browse, read, and just soak in the pleasant atmosphere. ?Shakespeare Company Originally founded in 1919 by Sylvia Beach, Shakespeare Company is a combination of a bookstore and a reading library, specializing in English-language literature. In the 1920s, the store was a meeting point for literary icons such as Ezra Pound, Ernest Hemingway, William S. Burroughs, James Joyce and Ford Madox Ford. Located in the 5th Arrondissement in Pariss Left Bank, the current store was opened in 1951, named after and in honor of the earlier store that closed during World War Ⅱ. ?Daunt Books Daunt Books is an original Edwardian bookshop in London. It already has five branches in the city. Daunt Books specializes in travel books, travel accounts, non-fiction, history and fiction. The staff are extremely knowledgeable, providing the customers with helpful advice. ?Selexyz Dominicanen Bookstore The 800-year-old Dominican church in Maastricht has been turned into one of the most beautiful bookshops in the world — Selexyz Dominicanen Bookstore. The store keeps the character and charm of the old church. It houses the largest stock of books in English in the city. Reading here is a religious experience. It is a bookshop made in heaven. 语篇解读：本文介绍了四个世界上最美的书店——城市之光书店、莎士比亚书店、敦特书店和天堂书店。 1．We can learn from the text that ________. A．City Lights has the largest stock of books i