The library is one of the most frequented places in western colleges．Students turn to it for research , workshop discussions, downloading a professor's PPT presentation, and many other services．

       Compared with Chinese libraries, college libraries in the US and UK tend to offer more resources．For example, a postgraduate at Yale University can borrow as many as 225 books at a time．In addition to borrowing books, there are online and digital resources, including audio and video recordings, maps, sheet music and databases （數(shù)據(jù)庫） offering items from newspapers, magazines and transcripts, as well as teaching PPTs．

       Another useful service in western college libraries is the Interlibrary Loan．This allows a student at one school to borrow books from another school．The loan request is made through the student's college library, which gets the book, gives it to the user, and arranges for its return．

       Technology has brought more services to students and has made libraries attractive．Some universities have instant messenger（即時(shí)通訊工具） or mobile text services to ask the librarian for information．Earlier this year．Harvard University launched a new Scan and Deliver service, allowing students to make requests for book excerpts （摘錄） and journal articles．Requests made through the system are handled by library staff．The student receives an e-mail with an Internet link to a file containing the scanned pages．The service is free and all requested material comes within four days．

       It used to be that libraries didn't allow food or drinks．But that rule is changing and many of them now contain a cafe so students can spend as much time as they want in library．

       Actually, some US campus libraries are now all-night affairs, or have at least one study lounge open all night．

1．Which of the following doesn't belong to the library's service?

     A．Offering online digital resources．

     B．Providing audio and video materials．

     C．Supplying food and drinks for free．

      D．Helping borrow books from other libraries．

2．What’s the main idea of Paragraph 4?

     A．Both students and libraries have benefited from technology．

       B．Information can be sent out by instant messenger.

     C．Students can gel requested excerpts through e-mail．

     D．The service in libraries has been greatly improved．

3．What's Harvard University's new service?

     A．The students can get scanned materials through the Internet．

     B．The students can borrow more than two hundred books at a time．

     C．The students can go to other school libraries to borrow books．

     D．Requested materials can be delivered to their students by post．

4．The passage is written mainly to ____．

     A．make a comparison between Chinese libraries and the western ones?

     B．introduce some new services offered by the western college libraries

     C．inform readers about the university libraries in the western countries

     D．show how library staff work in western college libraries nowadays

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科目：高中英語 來源：2013年普通高等學(xué)校招生全國統(tǒng)一考試(天津卷)英語 題型：050

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Guide to Stockholm University Library

　　Our library offers different types of studying places and provides a good studying environment．

　　Zones

　　The library is divided into different zones．The upper floor is a quiet zone with over a thousand places for silent reading, and places where you can sit and work with your own computer．The reading places consist mostly of tables and chairs．The ground floor is the zone where you can talk．Here you can find sofas and armchairs for group work．

　　Computers

　　You can use your own computer to connect to the wi-fi specially prepared for notebook computers, your can also use library computers, which contain the most commonly used applications, such as Microsoft Office．They are situated in the area known as the Experimental Field on the ground floor．

　　Group-study places

　　If you want to discuss freely without disturbing others, you can book a study room or sit at a table on the ground floor．Some study rooms are for 2-3 people and others can hold up to 6-8 people．All rooms are marked on the library maps．

　　There are 40 group-study rooms that must be booked via the website．To book, you need an active University account and a valid University card．You can use a room three hours per day, nine hours at most per week．

　　Storage of Study Material

　　The library has lockers for students to store course literature, When you have obtained at least 40 credits(學(xué)分), you may rent a locker and pay 400 SEK for a year's rental period．

　　Rules to be Followed

　　Mobile phone conversations are not permitted anywhere in the librar．Keep your phone on silent as if you were in a lecture and exit the library if you need to receive calls．

　　Please note that food and fruit are forbidden in the library, but you are allowed to have drinks and sweets with you．

(1)

The library's upper floor is mainly for students to ________．

[　　]

A．

read in a quiet place

B．

have group discussions

C．

take comfortable seats

D．

get their computers fixed

(2)

Library computers on the ground floor

[　　]

A．

help students with their field experiments

B．

contain software essential for schoolwork

C．

are for those who wan to access the wi-fi

D．

are mostly used for filling out application forms

(3)

What condition should be met to book a group-study room?

[　　]

A．

group must consist of 8 people

B．

Three-hour use per day is the minimum

C．

One should first register at the university

D．

Applicants must mark the room on the map

(4)

A student can rent a locker in the library if he

[　　]

A．

can afford the rental fee

B．

attends certain coursed

C．

has nowhere to put his books

D．

has earned the required credits

(5)

What should NOT be brought into the library?

[　　]

A．

Mobile phones

B．

Orange juice．

C．

Candy

D．

Sandwiches

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