Question

【題目】 The red phone box in Britain is a perfect example of the British traditional culture. However, with the fast development of mobile phones, it has lost its place in people’s everyday life. In order to save their loved red phone boxes, people have come up with many ideas, for example, to turn them into toilets or art houses.

In a village in Somerset, a place in South West England, villagers have found a new way to save their red phone box. 【1】. The idea was given by a local villager, Janet Fisher, who lives opposite the phone box. Villagers rallied together to set up the book box after their mobile library service was cancelled. Over 100 books and a variety of movies and music CDs are available at this tiny library. 【2】.

People can put the books that they have read inside the phone box, and take away the books that they’d like to read. 【3】. There is a regular check on the books to keep the phone box collection fresh.

【4】. The phone box library is open every day around the clock and is lit at night. “ It’s very pleasing that the red phone box has been saved. More importantly, it can continue providing a service for us,” said the villagers.

A. It was used as an inventory to store books.

B. The books are of different kinds, ranging from cooking books to the classics.

C. They turned it into a mini library to cope with the shortage of libraries in their area.

D. However, not everyone can get access to the library.

E. The books in the library are always changing.

F. Anyone is free to come to read books there.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】E

【4】F

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。文章介紹英國傳統(tǒng)文化的完美典范——紅色電話亭被保留的方式。

【1】上文提示“英國西南部薩默塞特郡的一個村莊里，村民們發(fā)現(xiàn)了一種保存紅色電話亭的新方法。”再根據(jù)下文提示“這個想法是由住在電話亭對面的當?shù)卮迕裾淠萏?/span>·費希爾提出的。”承接上下文，C項They turned it into a mini library to cope with the shortage of libraries in their area.（他們把它變成了一個迷你圖書館，以應對當?shù)貓D書館的短缺。）切題。該項中的it指代的是the phone box。故選C項。

【2】上文提示“這個小圖書館里有100多本書、各種電影和音樂光盤。”承接上文，B項The books are of different kinds, ranging from cooking books to the classics.（這些書種類繁多，從烹飪書到古典名著應有盡有。）是進一步的說明，故選B項。

【3】上文提示“人們可以把他們讀過的書放在電話亭里，然后拿走他們想讀的書。”承接上文，E項The books in the library are always changing.（圖書館里的書總是在變。）切題。故選E項。

【4】根據(jù)下文提示“電話亭圖書館每天24小時開放，晚上點燈。”承接下文，F項Anyone is free to come to read books there.（任何人都可以來這里讀書。）切題。故選F項。