What is the future of the bookstore? This was the 21______ question on everyone‟s lips at a recent event at Foyles‟ flagship bookshop in London, where some of Britain‟s 22______ literary agents, authors, marketing managers and booksellers gathered to discuss its 23______. For a bookstore to remain successful, it must improve “the 24______ of buying books,” says Alex Lifschutz, an architect whose London-based practice is 25______ the new Foyles. He suggests an array of 26______: “small, quiet spaces filled with books: larger spaces where one can dwell and read; other larger but still 27______ spaces where one can hear talks from authors about books.” The 28______ is vital, he adds. Exteriors must buzz with activity, entrances must be full of eye-catching presentations and a bar and cafe is essential. The trend for not only incorporating cafes in bookstores but also placing them on the top floor makes good 29______. The Foyles will have one, Mr. Lifschutz explains, because this draws shoppers upwards floor-by-floor, which is 30______ to encourage people to linger longer and spend more.
burning question为习惯用语, 表示“亟待解决的问题; 目前最吸引人的热门话题”。 故答案为C。
leading最好的; 最重要的。 如leading light表示“受人尊敬的领导者, 有影响的重要人物”。 pioneering开创性的; 先驱的; 探索性的。 major重要的; ……专业的学生。 main主要的。 leading在此指各界的领军人物, 各行的代表性人物。 故选A。
句意为“……探讨它的命运”。 fate指“命运”, “宿命”, 带有一定的迷信色彩, 指预先就决定了的人的生死、 成败、 名数这种命运通常是人们无法控制或改变的。 destiny指可由自己或他人掌握的命运。 luck口语用词, 泛指运气, 可指一时遇到的好运气或坏运气。 fortune则指由机会或运气来决定的一种命运, 暗示比fate好的运气或一种愉快的未来。 由题意可知D项较为合适。
句意为“书店要保持成功, 就必须提高(顾客的) 购书体验。 ”experience表示“经历; 体验”, 符合题意, 故选C。
由前面提到的“Alex Lifschutz, an architect”可知他所做的应该是“设计”the new Foyles, 即design。 故答案为B。 consign运送, 托运, 处置。 resign辞职;放弃。
根据下文所描述的“...small, quiet spaces filled with books: larger spaces where one can dwell and read; other...”可知此处是说“他提出了一系列方法”, 故用 approaches, 即B正确。
该空所在的语境为“...other larger but still...spaces where one can hear talks from authors about books.”由此可推断此处的空间应该是安静的。 intimate意为 “幽静舒适的, 温馨的”, 符合题意。
由上文的quiet, intimate可知环境的因素很重要, 故该空填environment。
make sense讲得通, 有意义, 言之有理。
句意为“因为这将吸引购物者……, 这肯定会鼓励人们逗留更长时间,增加消费。 ”be bound to一定, 必定; 应当, 理应。 be required to被要求; 需要做……。be certain to有把握做某事, 一定会做某事。 故A项符合题意。