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B组 Ⅰ.阅读 A (2022江苏南通高三四模) All her life,Carole-Ann Warburton kept a little hope shining at the back of her mind.Her dream was to work in a bookshop. Warburton has always loved books.As a child,any spare sixpence went on Enid Blyton’s Mary Mouse.Every Saturday morning,she and her parents would “do a gentle shop,then go to the library in Ashby-de-la-Zouch.However,many books we got out,we read.” At university in Cambridge,she began to buy books—a habit that,in adult life,resulted in a large collection. In 2010,she retired after having worked for 40 years in an administrative post.She sold her house,bought a shop and,a few weeks after her 65th birthday, The Book Rest opened.Warburton had 8,000 to 9,000 books with which to fill it.But although she dreamt of working in a bookshop,she hadn’t thought of selling her own books.“That took a bit of psychological talking-to,” she says. Her first sale was hard.“It feels,when a special book goes out,as if some little part of me has been taken away.And then I make common sense come back to me and say: ‘Let someone else learn from it.’ It’s a growing up,if you like,an acceptance.” This year,The Book Rest celebrates its 12th anniversary.While the shop makes neither profit nor loss,it brings other rewards,including friendship.“There are lots of people who stick their head round the door and say: ‘Are you all right,Carole-Ann?’” If the days are quiet,no matter.“I am so happy standing here in the middle of a pile of books.I can walk around the shop,pick up a book and sit down and read it.I would like to keep doing this until I no longer can.It’s a wonderful feeling.” So while Warburton’s dream came true,what about those of others? “All the dreams are in the books,” she says.“They are all there waiting to be picked up.” 1.Why did Warburton open The Book Rest? A.To kill her retirement time. B.To realise her lifelong dream. C.To celebrate her 65th birthday. D.To exhibit her book collection. 2.What did Warburton’s first sale feel like? A.A b