Question

【題目】Why do you go to the library? For books, yes--but you like books because they tell stories. You hope to get lost in a story or be transported into someone else's life. At one type of library, you can do just that--even though there's not a single book.

At a Human Library, instead of books, you can “borrow” people. Individuals volunteer as human “books” and participants in the event can “read” the book--meaning they would have a one-on-one conversation with the volunteer and share in a dialogue about that individual’s experience. “Books” are volunteers from all walks of life who have experienced discrimination (歧視) based on race, religion, class, gender identity, age, lifestyle choices, disability and other aspects of their life.

For a certain amount of time, you can ask them questions and listen to their stories, which are as fascinating and as attractive as any you can find in a book. Many of the stories have to do with some kind of stereotype. You can speak with a refugee (難民), a soldier suffering from PTSD, a homeless person or a woman living with HIV. The Human Library encourages people to challenge their own long-held beliefs—to truly get to know, and learn from someone they might otherwise make a quick judgment about.

According to its website, the Human Library is “a place where difficult questions are expected, appreciated and answered.” It provides the opportunity for the community to share and understand the experiences of others in their community.

The Human Library Organization came to be in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2000. Ronni Abergel, his brother Dany, and some colleagues hosted a four-day event during a major Northern European festival, hoping to raise awareness about violence among youth. After the success of this event, Abergel founded the Human Library Organization, which has been growing ever since.

Though there are a few permanent human libraries, most aren’t places at all, but events. Though many do take place at physical libraries, you don’t need a library card—anyone can come and be part of the experience. There have been human library events all over the globe, in universities and in pubs, from Chicago to Tunis to Edinburgh to San Antonio.

The stories these "books" tell range from fascinating to heartbreaking and everything in between. And that's the very point of the organization—to prove that no person can be summed up in just one word. It seeks to show people that you truly can't judge a book by its cover---or by its title or label.

【1】The “books” in human libraries are ________.

A. long-held beliefs attracting individuals

B. inspiring stones motivating people in trouble

C. events in which people can talk to volunteers

D. unfairly-treated people sharing their experiences

【2】The event in Copenhagen is significant because it ________.

A. aimed to help the young suffering from violence

B. attempted to replace traditional physical libraries

C. laid a foundation for the Human Library Organization

D. led to a pleasing development for the community with racism

【3】In human libraries, the readers are likely to ________.

A. deepen their understanding of people

B. enrich their own personal experiences

C. hear the stories from all over the world

D. make quick judgments about the “books”

【4】The main purpose of the passage is to ________.

A. compare and evaluate B. inform and explain

C. discuss and persuade D. analyze and suggest

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】A

【4】B

【解析】這是一篇介紹說(shuō)明類文章。文章介紹了有關(guān)“the Human Library”的相關(guān)信息。在the Human Library，讀者可以和來(lái)自各行各業(yè)志愿者們交談，了解他們的經(jīng)歷和故事，加深對(duì)他人的了解。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第二段中的“At a Human Library, instead of books, you can “borrow” people. Individuals volunteer as human “books” and participants in the event can “read” the book--meaning they would have a one-on-one conversation with the volunteer and share in a dialogue about that individual's experience. “Books” are volunteers from all walks of life who have experienced discrimination (歧視) based on race, religion, class, gender identity, age, lifestyle choices, disability and other aspects of their life” 可知，Human Library的“書”實(shí)際上人，這些人來(lái)自各行各業(yè)，他們經(jīng)歷了種族，宗教，性別等方面的歧視。讀者們可以和這些人交談，了解他們的經(jīng)歷。D選項(xiàng)正確。

【2】推理判斷題。由倒數(shù)第二段中的“The Human Library Organization came to be in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2000. Ronni Abergel, his brother Dany, and some colleagues hosted a four-day during a major Northern European festival, hoping to raise awareness about violence among youth. After the success of this event, Abergel founded the Human Library Organization, which has been growing ever since”可知，Ronni Abergel，他的兄弟Dany以及一些同事舉行了為期四天的活動(dòng)，希望提高人們對(duì)青年人暴力的意識(shí)。在這次活動(dòng)成功之后，Abergel建立了the Human Library Organization，該組織一直在發(fā)展中。由此可知，在Copenhagen舉行的活動(dòng)的成功導(dǎo)致了the Human Library Organization的成立，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)可推知，該活動(dòng)奠定了該組織的基礎(chǔ)，故C選項(xiàng)正確。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第四段中的“It provides the opportunity for the community to share and understand the experiences of others in their community”可知，the Human Library給社會(huì)提供了分享和了解別人經(jīng)歷的機(jī)會(huì)。由此可知，通過the Human Library，人們可以加深對(duì)他人的了解。故A選項(xiàng)正確。

【4】寫作意圖題。文章介紹了the Human Library(真人圖書館)的情況。在the Human Library，讀者可以和來(lái)自各行各業(yè)志愿者們交談，了解他們的經(jīng)歷和故事。文章還介紹了the Human Library的成立的情況。很明顯，作者希望通過這篇文章讓讀者了解the Human Library，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，其寫作目的應(yīng)為B選項(xiàng)：告知解釋。