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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 world’s greatest bookshops since its establishment by poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti. It became well-known for publishing Allen Ginsberg’s 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 established 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 Paris’s 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 Bookstore
The 800-year-old Dominican church in Maastricht has been turned into one of the most beautiful bookshops in the world—Selexyz 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.
1. We can learn from the text that _____.
A. City Lights has the largest stock of books in London
B. City Lights was set up by Allen Ginsberg
C. Shakespeare &Company is located in Paris
D. Daunt Books has five branches in the world
2. In which bookstore can you get useful suggestions from the staff？
A. City Lights. B. Daunt Books.
C. Shakespeare &Company.
D. Selexyz Bookstore.
3. What is the special feature about Selexyz Bookstore?
A. It became well-known because of an influential poem.
B. It once closed during World War II.
C. It keeps the character of the old church.
D. It specializes in travel books.
(三) 1-3 CBC
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