ThenumberofAmericanswhoreadbookshasbeendecliningforthirtyyears,andthosewhodoreadhavebecomeproudof,evenabitover-identifiedwith,theenterprise.AlongsidethetotebagsyoucanfindT-shirts,magnets,andbuttonsprintedorsewnwithcoversofclassicnovels;theWebsiteEtsysellstightsprintedwithpoemsbyEmilyDickinson.AspreadinTheParisReviewfeaturedliterature-inspiredpaint-chipcolors.Themerchandisingofreadinghasacuriouslyundifferentiatedflavor,asifwhatyoureadmatteredlessthanthatyourea D.Inthisclimateofembattledbibliophilia,anewsubgenreofbooksaboutbookshasemerged,amixofliterarycriticism,autobiography,self-help,andimmersionjournalism:authorsundertakereadingstuntstoprovethatreading--anything--stillmatters."IthoughtofmyadventureasOff-RoadorExtremeReading,"PhyllisRosewritesin"TheShelf:FromLEQtoLES",thelateststuntbook,inwhichshereadsthroughamoreorlessrandomshelfoflibrarybooks.Shecompareshervoyage,toErnestShackleton'sexplorationsintheAntarctic."However,Iliketosleepunderaquiltwithmyheadonagoosedownpillow,"shewrites."SoIwouldreadmywayintotheunknown--intothepathlesswastes,intothinair,withnoreviews,nobest-sellerlists,nocollegecurricula,noNationalBookAwardsorPulitzerPrizes,noads,nopublicity,notevenwordofmouthtoguideme." Sheisnotthefirstwritertosetoffonarmchairexpedition. A.J.Jacobs,aself-described"humanguineapig",spentayearreadingtheencyclopediafor"TheKnow-It-All:OneMan'sHumbleQuesttoBecometheSmartestPersonintheWorld"(2004).AmmonSheareadalloftheOxfordEnglishDictionaryforhisbook"ReadingtheOE D:OneMan,OneYear,21730Pages"(2008).In"TheWholeFiveFeet"(2010),ChristopherBehamadehiswaythroughtheHarvardClassicsduringayearinwhichhesufferedseriousillnessandhadadeathinthefamily.In"Howard'sEndIsontheLanding"(2010),SusanHilllimitedherselftoreadingonlythebooksthatshealreadyowned.Such"extremereading"requiresspecialpersonaltraits:perseverance,stamina,acravingforself-improvement,andobstinacy.Rosefitsthebill.AretiredEnglishprofessor,sheistheauthorofpopularbiographiesofVirginiaWoolfandJosephineBaker,aswellas"TheYearofReadingProust"(1997),amemoirofherfamilylifeandthemannersandmoresoftheKeyWestliteraryscene.Herbestbookis"ParallelLives"(1983),agroupbiographyoffiveVictorianmarriages.(Itisfilledwithmarvellousdetailsandsetpieces,liketheoneinwhichJohnRuskin,rearedonhairlesssculpturesoffemalenudes,defersconsummatinghismarriagetoEffieGrayforsolongthatshesuesfordivorce.)Roseisconsistentlygenerous,knowledgeable,andchatty,withaknockforconnectingspecificincidentstolargesocialtrends.Unlikemanybiblio-memoirists,shelovesnetworktelevisionandisun-nostalgicaboutprint;in"TheShelf'shesaysthatsheprefershere-readertocertainmoldypaperbacks.Thewaymostofuschooseourreadingtodayissimple.Someonepostsalink,andweclickonit.Wesetouttobuyonebook,andAmazonsuggeststhatwemightlikeanother.Friendsandretailersknowourpreferences,andurgerecommendationsonus.Thebookstoreandthelibrarycouldassistyou,too--thepeoplewhoworktheremayevenknowyouandtrackyourhabits--buttheyareorganizedinanimpersonalway.Shelvesandopenstacksoffernotonlyimmediateaccesstobooksbutstrangejuxtapositions.Arbitraryclassificationbreedssurprises--NikolaiGogolnexttoWilliamGolding,ClariceLispectornexttoPenelopeLively.Thealphabethasnorationale,agenda,orpreference WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph1abouttheauthor'sopiniononreading? A.Whatreallymattersisthefactthatyourea D． B．Anemphasisshouldbeplacedonwhatyourea D．
A.The merchandising of reading can boost book sales. B.正确答案D
C.Reading as a serious undertaking should not be merchandise
