五、阅读理解
If you are someone who likes to finish the day by taking a book to bed, Gladstone’s Library in the UK may be a good place for you. This is a library like any other but with a great difference — you can also sleep there. It is a great place for book-lovers. You can choose (选择) books from 150 000 and take them to bed!
In a beautiful town in North Wales, Gladstone’s Library is a popular place to spend a nice quiet weekend. It looks like an old library you see in a film and visitors say
it has the right smell too! The library is open to the visitors in the day. For those who want to make the most of their reading, there are twenty-six bedrooms. They are just metres from the books, with prices (价格) starting at 145 a night. At first, the rooms were mostly used by theologians (神学家). These days, anyone interested in reading can stay.
The library was the idea of William Gladstone. He wanted others to read his large collection (收藏) of books, so he moved more than 30 000 from his home to a library in the town nearby. By that time, he was over eighty years old and he didn’t live to see the opening of the library he always dreamed of.
But with his books and a lot of money he left (留下), the building was open in 1889. Now, the library welcomes students, writers, scientists, theologians and those who just enjoy books.
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C
) 1. What makes Gladstone’s Library different?
A. Readers can get books for free. B. Readers can watch films in it.
C. Readers can spend a night there. D. Readers can meet book-lovers.
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B
) 2. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. The town. B. The library. C. The weekend. D. The film.
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D
) 3. Why did Gladstone move his books to a library?
A. Because he planned to move his house.
B. Because he didn’t like reading any more.
C. Because he couldn’t read when he was old.
D. Because he hoped to share his books with others.
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A
) 4. Why does the writer write the passage?
A. To introduce Gladstone’s Library.
B. To tell us how to choose a good book.
C. To tell us the life story of Gladstone.
D. To ask people to read before going to bed.
