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FOUR BEST BOOKSHOPS IN LONDON
Looking for something to read while in London？If so，you're in luck：the British capital happens to have an incredible collection of bookshops.
Daunt Books
Are you going on a trip and want to read a novel or nonfiction book set in the place you're headed？This bookshop arranges books by country，so it's easy to find anything by the place.(83 Marylebone High Street.Monday—Saturday：09：00—19：30；Sunday：11：00—18：00.)
Foyles
With four miles of shelves holding up to 200，000 books，this legendary(享有盛名的) bookshop won't let you leave emptyhanded.It was once listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the biggest bookshop on the planet.(107 Charing Cross Road.Monday—Saturday：9：00—21：00；Sunday：11：30—18：00.)
Hatchards
In the year 1797，this London bookshop—the oldest in the city today—first flicked its lights on.It stocks an excellent selection of fiction，nonfiction，history and other genres.(187 Piccadilly Street.Monday—Saturday：09：30—20：00；Sunday：12：00—18：30.)
London Review Bookshop
There's an excellent selection of history，philosophy，politics，new fiction and many other genres here.Plus there's a nice café in which you can crack open that tome(巨著)for the first time and start reading.(14 Bury Place.Monday—Saturday：10：00—18：30；Sunday：12：00—18：00.)
语篇解读： 本文是一篇应用文。介绍了位于伦敦的四个具有特色且非常值得参观的书店，包括其地点、开放时间等。
1．Which bookstore was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records?
A．Daunt Books.
B．Foyles.
C．Hatchards.
D．London Review Bookshop.
B [考查细节理解。根据Foyles部分中的“It was once listed in the Guinness Book of World Records”可知，Foyles曾被列入吉尼斯世界纪录，故选B。]
2．What is special about Hatchards?
A．It has a long history.
B．It has 200，000 books.
C．It has a café.
D．It has both fiction and nonfiction books.
A [考查细节理解。根据Hatchards部分中的“the oldest in the city today”可知，Hatchards不同于其他书店的地方是它是伦敦最古老的书店，故选A。]
3．Which place should you go to if you want to enjoy reading with a coffee?
A．83 Marylebone High Street.
B．107 Charing Cross Road.
C．187 Piccadilly Street.
D．14 Bury Place.
D [考查细节理解。根据London Review Bookshop部分中的“there's a nice café in which you can...and start reading”可知，London Review Bookshop有一个不错的咖啡馆，在这里你可以一边读书，一边喝咖啡，故选D。]
