【題目】Why Old Books Are Better Than New Books

Books, both old and new, are great things, but our culture emphasizes that“newer” things are often better. It's hard to say no to your favorite contemporary writer or an amazing up-and-coming author's latest publication, but it's always worth picking up an old book between reading newer ones.【1】.

They are free

The old classics are usually free or deeply discounted at used book stores.【2】.The first obvious place would be your local library, which I think is the most important institution of our time. There are some lovely“free bookstores” online such as Project Gutenberg and Bartleby, which provide free e-books.

They show a different way of life from another time

Older books are valuable because they show life from another time.【3】 .Everyone knows about these stories. Each book has a tale to tell from that point in history. In this sense, reading an old book is almost like visiting an interpretative museum.

【4】old classical books have stood out of time, but new books are still in a contemporary period with readers. "The ages bear evidence to the accuracy of their ideas, "Michael Hyatt writes about old books.【5】.There is no test for old novels to pass because the best ones have been passed on by many generations.

A.You'll remember it forever

B.They don't need to prove themselves

C.It doesn't mean it has lost its relevance

D.There are many ways to find these free books

E.Here's why old classic books stand out from new books

F.Ideas constantly float through our heads daily, but the best stand the test of time

G.Many books are stories or fairy tales from the past, like Beowulf and To Kill a Mockingbird

【答案】

【1】E

【2】D

【3】G

【4】B

【5】F

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文，介紹了舊書（舊的經(jīng)典書籍）比新書更好的幾點原因。

【1】

空前說但是在讀他們的新作之前，選擇一本舊書讀一讀總是值得的，下文又介紹了舊書比新書更好的幾點原因，此處需要一個承上啟下的過渡句，既要對應上文提到的新書和舊書這一話題，又要引出下文介紹的幾點原因，故E項（以下是為什么舊的經(jīng)典書籍能夠從新書中脫穎而出）符合語境。

【2】

空前提到了舊書通常在舊書店免費或大幅度打折，空后又說第一個明顯的地方就是你們當?shù)氐膱D書館，而且網(wǎng)上有一些免費書店，這是對空處的舉例說明，因此此處是說有很多地方可以找到免費的舊書，故D項（有很多方法可以找到這些免費的書）符合語境。

【3】

空前說舊書的價值在于它們展示了另一個時代的生活，空后又說所有人都知道這些故事，因此此處會提到關(guān)于過去的故事的書，空后的“stories”正好與G項中的“stories or fairy tales”相一致，故G項（許多書都是過去的故事或童話，比如《貝奧武夫》和《殺死一只知更鳥》）符合語境。

【4】

空后說舊的經(jīng)典書籍經(jīng)得起時間的考驗，但新書仍處于試用期，這說明舊的經(jīng)典書籍不需要證明自己的價值，故B項（它們不需要證明自己）符合語境。

【5】

空前邁克爾·凱特說：“時代證明了它們的思想的正確性”，空后又說不好的小說是不可能經(jīng)得起考驗的，因為最好的小說已經(jīng)傳了好幾代了，因此此處是說雖然我們每天都會接觸很多不同的書，但舊的經(jīng)典書籍經(jīng)得起時間的考驗，在我們的頭腦中留了下來，故F項（我們每天都會接觸到很多思想，但是最好的思想經(jīng)得起時間的考驗）符合語境。

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