安徽潜山县2017高考英语阅读理解一轮训练（三）（2016高考训练）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的选项中选出最佳选项。体裁：说明文话题：社会现象词数：390时间：8′It'smidnightinTaiwan.Whilesomepeopleareslowlywalkinghomethroughthebusystreets，orgettingreadytohittheclubscene，othersareontheirwaytoamoreunusualplace—abookstore.TheEslitestoreincentralTaipeiopens24hoursandhasmorevisitorsthanmostWesternbookstorescoulddreamofduringtheirdaytimehours.Here，youngandoldsitsidebysideonsmallstepsoraroundreadingtables，deeplyabsorbedinliteraryworlds.Othersstandandsomesitonthefloor，allreadinginsilenceassoftclassicalmusicflowsoutfromthespeakers.TheEsliteGroup，whichrunsthefivestorystore，openeditsfirstbranchinTaipeiin1989.Today，25yearson，thecompanyruns42storesinTaiwan，oneinHongKongandhaspowerfulplanstoexpandinmainlandChina.Thechain'srisecomesatatimewhenbookstoresintheUnitedStatesandEuropearestrugglingtosurvive，withsomeforcedtowind__upduetogrowingpressurefromonlinecompetitorslikeAmazon.IntheUnitedKingdom，athirdofallindependentbookstoreshavecloseddowninthelastdecade.AndthelastmajorbooksellerintheU．S.—Barnes&Noble—isshuttingstoresasitsmanagementstrugglestomeetthechallengesfromitsdigitalcompetitors.Eslitehashituponanideatoavoidthis—makingthestoreasmuchaplaceforbooksasitisfordesign，fashionandhomestyling，smallcafesandrestaurants.Itreportedrevenue(收入)ofaround$425millionin2013，withbooksaccountingforsome40percentofsales.Themixofliteratureanddesignhasmadethestoreaplaceforbookworms，allowingthecompanytoignorethechallengesofthedigitalage.“Itisourbeliefthatthemoredigitalthesociety(becomes)，themorewetreasurethewarmthoftheinterconnection，”TimothyWang，themanager，says.“ThiskeyideamakesEslitehardlyinfluencedbythechangesoftheindustry.”Eslite'ssuccessmayseemcounterintuitive(反直觉的)especiallywhenitseemsmostlatenightvisitorstreatitlikealibrary，leavingemptyhandedafterhoursoffreereading.Eslite'sTimothyWangsaysthatthebusinessissuccessfulbecauseitcreates“afriendlyenvironment”andtreats“booksaswellasthevisitorswithgreatenthusiasm.”【语篇解读】文章介绍了为什么台湾图书销售繁荣，因为有很多可以看书的夜店。1．Accordingtothepassage，wecanknowthat________．A．peopleinTaipeihavenotimetoreadinthedaytimeB．peopleinTaipeienjoyreadingintheEslitestoreC．theEsliteGroupisagoodplacetochatwithfriendsD．theEslitestoreattractsmanyWesternreaders答案B[细节理解题。根据第一段后三句内容可知，台北诚品书店24小时营业，它拥有的顾客比许多西方国家书店里白天的顾客还多。在这里，老人和小孩挨着坐在小阶梯上或者紧挨着书桌，深深地陷入文学世界。有的站着看，还有的坐在地板上看，柔和的古典音乐从扬声器里流淌出来，所有的人都在只剩音乐的一片寂静中阅读书籍。由此可知，台北的人们喜欢在诚品书店读书。]2．What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedphrase“windup”inParagraph2?A．Findout.B．Support.C．Develop.D．Shutdown.答案D[词义猜测题。根据第二段“Thechain'srisecomesatatimewhenbookstoresintheUnitedStatesandEuropearestrugglingtosurvive...IntheUnitedKingdom，athirdofallindependentbookstoreshavecloseddowninthelastdecade.”可知台北诚品连锁书店正在崛起，而此时美国和欧洲的书店正惨淡经营。在过去的十年里，英国三分之一的独立书店已经停业。由此可知，由于来自电商竞争者的压力日益剧增，比如亚马逊，有的书店不得不被迫“关门”。画线短语的意思是：关门，停业。]3．HowdoestheEsliteGroupenlargeitsbusinessaccordingtoParagraph3?A．Bysellingbooksonline.B．Bycompetingwithdigitalco...
