阅读理解Timespentinabookshopcanbemostenjoyablewhetheryouareabookloverormerelygotheretobuyabookasapresent.Youmayevenhaveenteredtheshopjusttofindshelterfromasuddenshower.Whateverthereasonyo
阅读理解
Timespentinabookshopcanbemostenjoyablewhetheryouareabookloverormerelygothere
tobuyabookasapresent.Youmayevenhaveenteredtheshopjusttofindshelterfromasudden
shower.Whateverthereasonyoucansoonbecometotallyunawareofyoursurroundings.
Thedesiretopickupabookwithanattractivedust_jacketisirresistiblealthoughthismethodof
selectionoughtnottobefollowedasyoumightendupwitharatherdullbook.
Yousoonbecomeinterestedinsomebookorotherandusuallyitisonlymuchlaterthatyourealize
youhavespentfartoomuchtimethereandmustdashofftokeepsomeforgottenappointment-without
buyingabookofcourse.
ThisopportunitytoescapetherealitiesofeverydaylifeisIthinkthemainattractionofabookshop.
Therearenotmanyplaceswhereitispossibletodothis.Amusicshopisverymuchlikeabookshop.
Youcanwanderroundsuchplacestoyourheart'scontent.Ifitisagoodshopnoassistantwillapproach
youwiththeinevitablegreeting:"CanIhelpyousir?"Youneedn'tbuyanythingyoudon'twant.Ina
bookshopanassistantshouldremaininthebackgrounduntilyouhavefinishedbrowsing.Thenandonly
thenarehisservicesnecessary.Ofcourseyoumaywanttofindoutwhereaparticularsectionisbut
whenhehasledyoutheretheassistantshouldretirediscreetly(谨慎地)andlookasifheisnot
interestedinsellingasinglebook.
Youhavetobecarefulnottobeattractedbythevarietyofbooksinabookshop.Itisveryeasyto
entertheshoplookingforabookonsayancientcoinsandtocomeoutcarryingacopyofthelatest
bestsellingnovelandperhapsabookaboutbrassrubbing-somethingwhichhadonlyslightlyinterested
youuptillthen.Thisvolumeonthesubjecthoweverhappenedtobesowellillustratedandthepartof
thetextyoureadprovedsointerestingthatyoujusthadtobuyit.Thissortofthingcanbevery
dangerous.Apartfromrunningupahugeaccountyoucanwasteagreatdealoftimewanderingfrom
sectiontosection.
1.Theunderlinedphrase"dustjacket"means________.
A.akindofclothes