根据下文Most of them are free.(它们中大多数是免费的。)和They show life from another time.(它们展示了来自另一个时代的生活。)以及They are for everybody.(它们适合所有人。)可知,在介绍旧书受欢迎的原因。选项E符合语境。故选E。
2.C
根据后句The first usual way is to visit your local library.(第一种通常的方法是去你当地的图书馆。)可知,在介绍如何免费获得这些书。C选项符合语境。故选C。
3.D
根据前文Almost everyone knows about these stories.(几乎每个人都知道这些故事。)可知,书讲述了过去的历史故事。D选项符合语境。故选D。
4.B
根据后句But you don't have to be a child to enjoy these books. Pick up Alice in Wonderland or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and you can learn a lot from those stories.(但你不必是孩子才能享受这些书。拿起《爱丽丝梦游仙境》或《查理和巧克力工厂》,你可以从这些故事中学到很多东西。)可知,接下来讲述孩子们读故事。B选项“有些旧书是给孩子们讲的故事。”符合语境。故选B。
5.A
根据下文New books are popular with young readers, but old classical books can stand the testof time. The best old ones are passed on from age to age.(新书很受年轻读者的欢迎,但经典的老书却经得起时间的考验。最好的老书会代代相传。)可知,最好的一定是代代相传,不需要证明自己。故选A。