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Being home to the largest second-hand bookstore in the world, Hay-on-Wye is more than just a small town in Wales—it's a book heaven on the earth.
The history of Hay-on-Wye as the "town of books" began on April Fool's Day of 1977. A man called Richard Booth announced the independence of Hay-on-Wye as a kingdom of books, with him as the king. Since then, he has managed to build a healthy tourism industry based on books. Today thousands of visitors come to Hay-on-Wye every year to look for whatever books they need.
Before Booth's great idea, Hay-on-Wye was a slowly dying town having less than 2,000 people, with no real economy or famous local businesses. The king of Hay-on-Wye opened his first bookstore in 1961, and later asked his friends in the trade to come here. After a few years, he filled almost every building with books. Hay-on-Wye now has over thirty bookshops, many selling second-hand books, which has made the town attractive for book collectors.
Hay-on-Wye has its special honour with over one million books traded here every year. Unlike other booksellers, Richard Booth doesn't centre on any specific topic. He buys any type of book believing that every book is valuable and someone in the world wants it. Book lovers from all over the world come to Hay-on-Wye because a large number of books found here are at low prices.
Since 1988, Hay-on-Wye has also been the place for a famous literature festival, now supported by The Guardian, which draws about 80,000 visitors over ten days at the beginning of June to see and hear big literary names from all over the world.
Once a dying small town, Hay-on-Wye is now an attractive tourist town, with ten per cent of its people working in the book business, and local businesses benefiting from the waves of tourists coming here in search of books.
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A. Hay-on-Wye became independent in 1977.
B. Hay-on-Wye used to be a tourist attraction.
C. Richard Booth got fooled on April Fool's Day of 1977.
D. Richard Booth was to make Hay-on-Wye a book heaven.
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A. Its bookshops. B. Its unusual feature. C. Its development. D. Its local businesses.
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A. He only sells valuable books. B. He collects books of any type.
C. He himself is knowledgeable. D. He is supported by The Guardian.
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①low prices of books ②a large number of books
③famous booksellers ④a famous literature festival
A. ①②③ B. ①②④ C. ①③④ D. ②③④
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A. Hay-on-Wye, World of Books B. Hay-on-Wye, Birthplace of Literature
C. Hay-on-Wye, Heaven of Tourists D. Hay-on-Wye, Famous Literature Festival
A
Being home to the largest second-hand bookstore in the world, Hay-on-Wye is more than just a small town in Wales—it's a book heaven on the earth.
The history of Hay-on-Wye as the "town of books" began on April Fool's Day of 1977. A man called Richard Booth announced the independence of Hay-on-Wye as a kingdom of books, with him as the king. Since then, he has managed to build a healthy tourism industry based on books. Today thousands of visitors come to Hay-on-Wye every year to look for whatever books they need.
Before Booth's great idea, Hay-on-Wye was a slowly dying town having less than 2,000 people, with no real economy or famous local businesses. The king of Hay-on-Wye opened his first bookstore in 1961, and later asked his friends in the trade to come here. After a few years, he filled almost every building with books. Hay-on-Wye now has over thirty bookshops, many selling second-hand books, which has made the town attractive for book collectors.
Hay-on-Wye has its special honour with over one million books traded here every year. Unlike other booksellers, Richard Booth doesn't centre on any specific topic. He buys any type of book believing that every book is valuable and someone in the world wants it. Book lovers from all over the world come to Hay-on-Wye because a large number of books found here are at low prices.
Since 1988, Hay-on-Wye has also been the place for a famous literature festival, now supported by The Guardian, which draws about 80,000 visitors over ten days at the beginning of June to see and hear big literary names from all over the world.
Once a dying small town, Hay-on-Wye is now an attractive tourist town, with ten per cent of its people working in the book business, and local businesses benefiting from the waves of tourists coming here in search of books.
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D
)26. What can we infer from Paragraph 2?A. Hay-on-Wye became independent in 1977.
B. Hay-on-Wye used to be a tourist attraction.
C. Richard Booth got fooled on April Fool's Day of 1977.
D. Richard Booth was to make Hay-on-Wye a book heaven.
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C
)27. What is mainly described about Hay-on-Wye in Paragraph 3?A. Its bookshops. B. Its unusual feature. C. Its development. D. Its local businesses.
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B
)28. What is special about Richard Booth as a bookseller?A. He only sells valuable books. B. He collects books of any type.
C. He himself is knowledgeable. D. He is supported by The Guardian.
(
B
)29. The reasons why visitors come to Hay-on-Wye include .①low prices of books ②a large number of books
③famous booksellers ④a famous literature festival
A. ①②③ B. ①②④ C. ①③④ D. ②③④
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A
)30. Which may be the best title for the passage?A. Hay-on-Wye, World of Books B. Hay-on-Wye, Birthplace of Literature
C. Hay-on-Wye, Heaven of Tourists D. Hay-on-Wye, Famous Literature Festival
答案
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了Hay-on-Wye是如何通过销售二手书从一个快要消亡的小镇成为世界上最大的二手书店所在地的发展历史。
26. D 推理判断题。根据"A man called Richard Booth announced the independence of Hay-on-Wye as a kingdom of books,with him as the king. Since then,he has managed to build a healthy tourism industry based on books."可知,一个名叫Richard Booth的人宣布Hay-on-Wye成为书籍王国,并自己担任国王。从那以后,他成功地建立了以书籍为基础的健康旅游业。即Richard Booth是要让Hay-on-Wye成为书的天堂。故选D。
27. C 段落大意题。通读第三段特别是"Before Booth's great idea,Hay-on-Wye was a slowly dying town having less than 2,000 people"可知,第三段主要是关于对Hay-on-Wye发展历程的介绍。故选C。
28. B 细节理解题。根据"Unlike other booksellers,Richard Booth doesn't centre on any specific topic. He buys any type of book believing that every book is valuable and someone in the world wants it."可知,与其他图书经销商不同,Richard Booth经营的图书不局限在任何特定的主题上,他购买各种各样的书籍,即Richard Booth作为书商的特别之处在于他收集各种各样的书籍。故选B。
29. B 细节理解题。根据"Book lovers from all over the world come to Hay-on-Wye because a large number of books found here are at low prices."可知,来自世界各地的书迷们之所以来此是因为这里有大量价格低廉的书籍;根据"He buys any type of book"可知,书籍种类繁多;根据"Hay-on-Wye has also been the place for a famous literature festival"可知,这里有一个著名的文学节。故选B。
30. A 标题归纳题。通读全文,尤其是第一段可知,作为世界上最大的二手书店的所在地,Hay-on-Wye不仅是威尔士的一个小镇,它还是一个书籍的天堂。所以选项A"Hay-on-Wye,书籍的世界"作为标题最合适。故选A。
26. D 推理判断题。根据"A man called Richard Booth announced the independence of Hay-on-Wye as a kingdom of books,with him as the king. Since then,he has managed to build a healthy tourism industry based on books."可知,一个名叫Richard Booth的人宣布Hay-on-Wye成为书籍王国,并自己担任国王。从那以后,他成功地建立了以书籍为基础的健康旅游业。即Richard Booth是要让Hay-on-Wye成为书的天堂。故选D。
27. C 段落大意题。通读第三段特别是"Before Booth's great idea,Hay-on-Wye was a slowly dying town having less than 2,000 people"可知,第三段主要是关于对Hay-on-Wye发展历程的介绍。故选C。
28. B 细节理解题。根据"Unlike other booksellers,Richard Booth doesn't centre on any specific topic. He buys any type of book believing that every book is valuable and someone in the world wants it."可知,与其他图书经销商不同,Richard Booth经营的图书不局限在任何特定的主题上,他购买各种各样的书籍,即Richard Booth作为书商的特别之处在于他收集各种各样的书籍。故选B。
29. B 细节理解题。根据"Book lovers from all over the world come to Hay-on-Wye because a large number of books found here are at low prices."可知,来自世界各地的书迷们之所以来此是因为这里有大量价格低廉的书籍;根据"He buys any type of book"可知,书籍种类繁多;根据"Hay-on-Wye has also been the place for a famous literature festival"可知,这里有一个著名的文学节。故选B。
30. A 标题归纳题。通读全文,尤其是第一段可知,作为世界上最大的二手书店的所在地,Hay-on-Wye不仅是威尔士的一个小镇,它还是一个书籍的天堂。所以选项A"Hay-on-Wye,书籍的世界"作为标题最合适。故选A。
解析
【分析】
做这篇说明文阅读理解时，整体思路是先浏览5道题干标记核心考点，再带着问题回原文对应段落定位信息，逐一排除干扰选项得出答案。
第26题是推理判断题，定位到第二段后先排查错误选项：A选项里的“独立”是趣味性质的宣告，并非真正的主权独立，属于偷换概念；B选项提到的“过去是旅游景点”和第二段“之后才发展图书旅游业”的表述矛盾；C选项说Richard Booth在愚人节被愚弄，和原文是他主动发起宣告的内容不符，排除三个错误项后就能推断出他的目的是把这里打造成书的天堂，对应D选项。
第27题是段落大意题，通读第三段能看到清晰的时间线：Booth想出点子前小镇濒临消亡→1961年他开第一家书店→几年后所有建筑都放满书→现在小镇有三十多家书店，整条脉络都是小镇的发展历程，直接对应C选项。
第28题是细节理解题，定位第四段“Unlike other booksellers, Richard Booth doesn't centre on any specific topic. He buys any type of book”，就能直接对应他收集各类书籍的特点，选出B。
第29题是细节筛选题，逐一核对到访原因：原文明确提到书价低、藏书量大、有著名文学节，完全没有提到“著名书商”是游客来的原因，排除带③的选项即可选出B。
第30题是标题归纳题，全文核心都围绕以图书为核心特色的小镇展开，开篇就点明它是书的天堂，就能选出最贴合主旨的A选项。
【解析】
26. 推理判断题：根据第二段内容，Richard Booth在1977年愚人节宣布Hay-on-Wye成为“图书王国”，后续以此为基础发展图书相关旅游业，目的是将这里打造为书的天堂。A选项错误，该“独立”是趣味性质的宣告，并非真正的主权国家独立；B选项错误，当地是在Booth的运营后才成为旅游景点，此前并非旅游胜地；C选项错误，是Richard Booth主动发起的宣告，并非他在当天被愚弄。最终选D。
27. 段落大意题：第三段按照时间顺序，介绍了Booth有相关想法前Hay-on-Wye濒临消亡的状态，到他开设第一家书店、号召同行入驻，再到如今拥有三十多家书店的现状，整段围绕小镇的发展历程展开。A、B、D都只是段落里的局部细节，不能概括整段内容，最终选C。
28. 细节理解题：根据第四段“Unlike other booksellers, Richard Booth doesn't centre on any specific topic. He buys any type of book believing that every book is valuable and someone in the world wants it”可知，Richard Booth和其他书商的不同之处在于他不局限特定主题，收集所有类型的书籍。A选项错误，他不是只卖珍贵书籍；C选项原文无相关表述；D选项是文学节的赞助方，和他作为书商的特点无关，最终选B。
29. 细节理解题：根据原文内容，游客到访的原因包括：大量书籍售价低廉、这里藏书总量大种类多、当地举办知名文学节，文中从未提及“著名书商”是吸引游客的原因，因此①②④符合，选B。
30. 标题归纳题：全文围绕以二手书为核心特色的小镇Hay-on-Wye展开，开篇就点明它是“地球上的书的天堂”，核心主题是这里是图书的世界。B选项“文学的诞生地”无依据；C选项核心是游客天堂不符合，它的核心特色是书；D选项的文学节只是当地的一个特色活动，不能覆盖全文内容，因此选A。
【答案】
26.D 27.C 28.B 29.B 30.A
【知识点】
英语细节理解
英语推理判断
英语主旨大意
【点评】
本篇是介绍特色书香小镇的说明类阅读，考点覆盖了中小学英语阅读最常见的三类核心题型，难度适中。易错点集中在第26题，不少学生容易望文生义误选A选项，需要学生仔细辨析原文表述的真实含义，不要被字面信息误导，做细节筛选题时要严格对照原文，排除无中生有的干扰项。
【难度系数】
0.7
做这篇说明文阅读理解时，整体思路是先浏览5道题干标记核心考点，再带着问题回原文对应段落定位信息，逐一排除干扰选项得出答案。
第26题是推理判断题，定位到第二段后先排查错误选项：A选项里的“独立”是趣味性质的宣告，并非真正的主权独立，属于偷换概念；B选项提到的“过去是旅游景点”和第二段“之后才发展图书旅游业”的表述矛盾；C选项说Richard Booth在愚人节被愚弄，和原文是他主动发起宣告的内容不符，排除三个错误项后就能推断出他的目的是把这里打造成书的天堂，对应D选项。
第27题是段落大意题，通读第三段能看到清晰的时间线：Booth想出点子前小镇濒临消亡→1961年他开第一家书店→几年后所有建筑都放满书→现在小镇有三十多家书店，整条脉络都是小镇的发展历程，直接对应C选项。
第28题是细节理解题，定位第四段“Unlike other booksellers, Richard Booth doesn't centre on any specific topic. He buys any type of book”，就能直接对应他收集各类书籍的特点，选出B。
第29题是细节筛选题，逐一核对到访原因：原文明确提到书价低、藏书量大、有著名文学节，完全没有提到“著名书商”是游客来的原因，排除带③的选项即可选出B。
第30题是标题归纳题，全文核心都围绕以图书为核心特色的小镇展开，开篇就点明它是书的天堂，就能选出最贴合主旨的A选项。
【解析】
26. 推理判断题：根据第二段内容，Richard Booth在1977年愚人节宣布Hay-on-Wye成为“图书王国”，后续以此为基础发展图书相关旅游业，目的是将这里打造为书的天堂。A选项错误，该“独立”是趣味性质的宣告，并非真正的主权国家独立；B选项错误，当地是在Booth的运营后才成为旅游景点，此前并非旅游胜地；C选项错误，是Richard Booth主动发起的宣告，并非他在当天被愚弄。最终选D。
27. 段落大意题：第三段按照时间顺序，介绍了Booth有相关想法前Hay-on-Wye濒临消亡的状态，到他开设第一家书店、号召同行入驻，再到如今拥有三十多家书店的现状，整段围绕小镇的发展历程展开。A、B、D都只是段落里的局部细节，不能概括整段内容，最终选C。
28. 细节理解题：根据第四段“Unlike other booksellers, Richard Booth doesn't centre on any specific topic. He buys any type of book believing that every book is valuable and someone in the world wants it”可知，Richard Booth和其他书商的不同之处在于他不局限特定主题，收集所有类型的书籍。A选项错误，他不是只卖珍贵书籍；C选项原文无相关表述；D选项是文学节的赞助方，和他作为书商的特点无关，最终选B。
29. 细节理解题：根据原文内容，游客到访的原因包括：大量书籍售价低廉、这里藏书总量大种类多、当地举办知名文学节，文中从未提及“著名书商”是吸引游客的原因，因此①②④符合，选B。
30. 标题归纳题：全文围绕以二手书为核心特色的小镇Hay-on-Wye展开，开篇就点明它是“地球上的书的天堂”，核心主题是这里是图书的世界。B选项“文学的诞生地”无依据；C选项核心是游客天堂不符合，它的核心特色是书；D选项的文学节只是当地的一个特色活动，不能覆盖全文内容，因此选A。
【答案】
26.D 27.C 28.B 29.B 30.A
【知识点】
英语细节理解
英语推理判断
英语主旨大意
【点评】
本篇是介绍特色书香小镇的说明类阅读，考点覆盖了中小学英语阅读最常见的三类核心题型，难度适中。易错点集中在第26题，不少学生容易望文生义误选A选项，需要学生仔细辨析原文表述的真实含义，不要被字面信息误导，做细节筛选题时要严格对照原文，排除无中生有的干扰项。
【难度系数】
0.7
