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Libraries

Public libraries      Most towns in Britain have a public library．A library usually has a large selection of books and other resources，which library me mbers can use and borrow for free．

Britain's First Public Library      The first public library in Britain opened in Manchester in1852．It's first librarian was a man called Edward Edwards，Edwards attended the library's opening ceremony and two famous writers called Charles Dickens and William Thackeray were there too．

How to Join aLibrary       To join a library，go to your local library and fill in a form．you'll receive a library card which is needed when using library services．

Mobile Libraries      Not everyone can get a library．Some people live far away from towns and cities．Other people find it difficult to go out because they have an illness or a disability．Thanks to mobile libraries，these people can still borrow books．      Unlike most libraries，which store books in buildings，mobile libraries usually keep their books in a mini-bus．The back of the mini-bus has shelves for the books，and it is big enough for borrowers to step inside and look around．A driver takes the mini-bus to a certain place at a certain time，so people know when to expect it． They can then return their books and borrow some more．

All Aboard the Library      A school in London didn't have space for a library inside the building．However，everybody agreed that it was still important to have a school library．So the head of the school，Graham Blake decided to park  an old bus on the school car park and changed it into a library．Pupils helped to paint the bus，and after eight months，the new library was ready．

36．Who was the first librarian of the first public library in Britain？C
A．Charles Dickens．
B．William Thackeray．
C．Edward Edwards．
D．Graham Blake．
37．Who can use public library services？C
A．CD or DVD sellers．
B．Anyone living in Britain．
C．A person with a library card．
D．Newspaper or book writers．
38．What is special about the mobile library？D
A．Keeping books in buildings．
B．Returning books to readers．
C．Offering special services to pupils．
D．Going to a certain place at a certain time．
39．Why did the school in London build its library on an old bus？D
A．Because parents offered the school an old bus．
B．Because pupils thought it was fun to read on a bus．
C．Because the school didn't have enough money to buy books．
D．Because the school didn't have enough space inside the building．
40．What can we learn from the passage？B
A．Schools in London like mobile libraries．
B．Public library services in the UK are free．
C．People living far away can't use libraries．
D．Many famous British writers lived in Manchester．

Answer 1

分析 短文詳細的介紹了英國的圖書館，及其怎樣才能使用圖書，和移動圖書館的好處．

解答 36．C  細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)表格三句子It's first librarian was a man called Edward Edwards，這是第一個圖書管理員是一個叫 Edward Edwards．可知 Edward Edwards是第一個圖書管理員．故選C．
37．C  細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)表格四句子To join a library，go to your local library and fill in a form．you'll receive a library card which is needed when using library services．加入圖書館，到當?shù)貓D書館填寫一張表格．你將收到圖書館借書證．可知是有借書證的人．故選C．
38．D  細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)表格五句子A driver takes the mini-bus to a certain place at a certain time，so people know when to expect it．一個司機在特定的時間把迷你車帶到某個地方．所以人們知道什么時候該期待它．可知在某一時間去某地．故選D．
39．D  細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)最后一個表格句子A school in London didn't have space for a library inside the building．So the head of the school，Graham Blake decided to park an old bus on the school car park and changed it into a library．在倫敦的一個學校樓內(nèi)沒有空間建筑一個圖書館，學校的校長Graham Blake決定把一輛舊巴士停在學校停車場，并把它改成一個圖書館．可知因為學校沒有足夠的空間建筑圖書館．故選D．
40．B  細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)整篇文章內(nèi)容及其表格二句子Most towns in Britain have a public library．A library usually has a large selection of books and other resources，which library members can use and borrow for
free．在英國大多數(shù)鄉(xiāng)鎮(zhèn)都有一個公共圖書館．圖書館通常有大量的書籍和其他資源，而我們可以免費使用圖書和免費借閱．可知在英國公共圖書館服務(wù)都是免費的．故選B．

點評 在通讀全文的基礎(chǔ)上，根據(jù)全文大意，展開邏輯思維，瞻前顧后，認真觀察選項，仔細推敲，確定最佳答案．