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April 27 brings Independent Bookstore Day, the biggest bookstore celebration of the year when bookstores

around the country host events and offer discounts. Here’s a selection of bookstores we love writing about.

Books on Main

Books on Main feels like you’re reading inside a tree-house in a Wisconsin forest. It opened in June 2023.

Local residents have a welcoming place decorated with wood, leaves and comfortable furniture to gather and

discover new and beloved books.

Off the Beaten Path Bookstore

First opened more than 30 years ago, Off the Beaten Path has been through three sets of owners and three

locations. Current owners Mike and Danielle Skov say one thing has never changed: The promise to be a

welcoming and inclusive (包容的) space. They partner with local schools, libraries and nonprofits to reach as much

of the community as possible.

Changing Hands Bookstore

Too popular to be called a hidden gem (宝石), this Arizona jewel recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. It

first opened in a 500-square-foot space in 1974. It hosts author events, poetry discussion groups and offers a Trade

Counter where customers can bring in gently used books for store credit.

The Last Chapter Book Shop

The Last Chapter is an all-romance bookstore in Chicago that opened in 2023. The store hosts author events

along with community mixers like Blind Date with a Book, where you wrap one of your favorite books and “trade”

it with a fellow book fan in hopes of finding a new favorite and a new friend.

1. Why Off the Beaten Path Bookstore is different from other bookstores?

A. It collects gently used books B. It creates a welcoming atmosphere.

C. It works with local schools. D. It remains in the same place.

2. Which bookstore has the longest history?

A. The Last Chapter Book Shop. B. Books on Main.

C. Off the Beaten Path Bookstore. D. Changing Hands Bookstore.

3. What can people do at Blind Date with a Book?

A. Buy their favorite books. B. Exchange books with book-lovers.

C. Receive wrapped gifts. D. Communicate with authors.

Remember your first ever day of school: how you straightened out your school clothes, made sure your mom

prepared your favorite lunch and your backpack? Do you remember your first backpack? Mine was red with

Mickey Mouse and it carried all of my primary school books. Years later, I still remember it as a sign of happy

school days and childhood. Unluckily, years fly by and it’s time for exams and preparing for college. But some

seniors find a fun way to hold onto childhood a little longer by wearing childish backpacks to school. This senior

backpack challenge quickly become a hit on TikTok.

Usually, a lot of teenagers cannot wait to grow up; they long for independence and want to appear grown-up.

But things seem to be changing, as a lot of high school seniors are dropping the cool kid look and choosing a

childish style. As a lot of students are heading back to school, most of them are shopping for school supplies and

new backpacks to carry them in. Instead of fashionable ones, they are choosing the ones showing their favorite

childhood characters: Backyardigans, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Spider-Man — you name it.

This trend is taking the internet by storm. A quick search of “seniorbackpacks” shows a lot of colorful and fun

small-sized bags. Seniors are showing off their new backpacks on TikTok, making commentators(评论者)think of

their school days and wish they would have kept their SpongeBob or Disney Princess backpack. A few

commentators note that this trend isn’t new, and a lot of seniors have been wearing childish backpacks for years.

Only in recent years has this become a trend.

The senior backpack trend brought back a good feeling of longing for simpler days. Back in kindergarten,

whoever had the same sweater or same shoes would become best friends. Now, years later, seeing someone wearing

a backpack with the same cartoon characters is bringing that feeling back to us.

4. What is the purpose of using two questions at the beginning of the text?

A. share a common problem B. bring up the topic of the text

C. offer background information D. provide some advice for readers

5. Why do some seniors wear childish backpacks to school?

A. To follow online influencers’ footsteps.

B. To attract the attention of their classmates.

C. To express their wish for personal freedom.

D. To keep their connection to childhood alive.

6. What is commentators’ attitude toward the senior backpack trend?

A. Supportive. B. Doubtful. C. Anxious. D. Curious.

7. What does the underlined part “that feeling” in the last paragraph refer to?

A. A feeling of sadness. I B. A sense of closeness.

C. A feeling of uncertainty. D. A sense of achievement

If a stranger knocked on your door asking for using your phone

would you help? How about lending

them five dollars for the bus, if they said they’d return and pay you back?

Nowadays, many people find it hard to trust strangers. A recent study found that our ability to trust strangers

may be more than just a social or psychological characteristic - it could be rooted in our DNA. This is important, as

it turns out that trusting people might actually live longer and healthier lives compared to more skeptical (怀疑的)

people.

Two main theories have appeared to explain why some people are more trusting than others. One suggests

trust is a stable characteristic shaped by early life experiences. The other thinks it’s influenced by a person’s

ongoing evaluation of the social environment. We can easily imagine that the answer to the question “Would you

say that most people can be trusted?” would depend on whether you’d been robbed the day before or if you’d had

your missing wallet returned.

This is where the recent research comes in. A professor of Lund University, Edgerton and his coworkers have

been doing research about trust. In their most recent study, involving 33, 882 Danish blood donors, they found a

single gene (基因) - PLPP4, strongly associated with the personality of trusting others, and that the PLPNP4 gene

explained 6% of the difference in social trust within the study population. If you take two people who have similar

education and life experiences, this gene alone could account for 6% of the difference in how much they trust

others.

They believe that the PLPP4 gene may somehow soften our “fight-or-flight” survival response. If our fight-or-

flight system is less strong when we meet new people, it makes sense that trusting others could have huge health

benefits. Indeed, if trusting others acts as something against stress, it may lower the risk of cardiovascular (心血管

的) disease.

As people continue to uncover the mysteries of trust, one thing is clear: understanding its genetic roots may

hold the key to developing healthier communities in the world.

8. What might affect people’s trust levels according to the two main theories?

A. Childhood habits. B. Personal abilities.

Social experiences. D. Communication skills.

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