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It"s such a happy­looking library, painted yellow, decorated with palm­tree stickers and sheltered from the Florida sun by its own roof. About the size of a microwave oven, it"s pedestrian­friendly, too, waiting for book lovers next to a sidewalk in Palm Beach Country Estates, along the northern boundary of Palm Beach Gardens.
It"s a library built with love.
A year ago, shortly after Janey Henriksen saw a Brian Williams report about the Little Free Library organization, a Wisconsin­based nonprofit that aims to promote literacy and build a sense of community in a neighborhood by making books freely available, she announced to her family of four, “That"s what we"re going to do for our spring break！”
Son Austin, now a 10th­grader, didn"t see the point of building a library that resembles a mailbox. But Janey insisted, and husband Peter unwillingly got to work. The 51­year­old owner of a ship supply company modified a small wooden house that he"d built years earlier for daughter Abbie"s toy horses, and made a door of glass.
After adding the library"s final touches(装点), the family hung a signboard on the front, instructing users to “take a book, return a book，” and making the Henriksen library, now one of several hundred like it nationwide and among more than 2,500 in the world, the only Little Free Library in Palm Beach County.
They stocked it with 20 or so books they"d already read, a mix of science fiction, reference titles, novels and kids" favorites. “I told them, keep in mind that you might not see it again，” said Janey, a stay­at­home mom.
Since then, the collection keeps replenishing(补充) itself, thanks to ongoing donations from borrowers. The library now gets an average of five visits a day.
The project"s best pay­off, says Peter, are the thank­you notes left behind. “We had no idea in the beginning that it would be so popular.”
小题1:In what way is the library “pedestrian­friendly”？
A．It owns a yellow roof.
B．It stands near a sidewalk.
C．It protects book lovers from the sun.
D．It uses palm­tree stickers as decorations.
小题2:Janey got the idea to build a library from ________.
A．a visit to Brian Williams
B．a spring break with her family
C．a book sent by one of her neighbors
D．a report on a Wisconsin­based organization
小题3:The library was built ________.
A．by a ship supply company
B．on the basis of toy horses
C．like a mailbox
D．with glass
小题4:What can we infer from the signboard?
A．It was made by a user of the library.
B．It marked a final touch to the library.
C．It aimed at making the library last long.
D．It indicated the library was a family property.
小题5:The passage tells us that the users ________.
A．donate books to the library
B．get paid to collect books for the library
C．receive thank­you notes for using the library
D．visit the library over 5 times on average daily

答案

小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:A
解析
文章主要介绍了Janey Henriksen一家建立微型图书馆的故事。
小题1:答案：B　细节理解题。根据文章第一段第二句可知这家图书馆是为了方便爱读书的行人借书而建立的，因此B项正确。
小题2:答案：D　细节理解题。根据文章第三段第一句可知Janey Henriksen看到一篇关于the Little Free Library organization的报告后受到启发，因而产生了建立这样的图书馆的想法。
小题3:答案：C　细节理解题。根据文章第四段第一句的内容可知C项正确。
小题4:答案：C　推理判断题。根据文章第五段的内容可知，这个标牌要求借书者拿走一本书就要归还一本书，其目的是使图书馆能够持续更长的时间。
小题5:答案：A　细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段第一句可知借书者经常捐书给图书馆，因此A项正确。文章没有提到为图书馆收集书会有报酬，因此B项错误；文章最后一段提到Peter说经常收到借书者的感谢信，而不是借书者收到感谢信，因此C项错误；文章倒数第二段第二句提到图书馆现在平均每天接待5个人，因此D项错误。
疑难词汇解读
1．resemble vt.类似，像
She resembles her brother in looks.她和她弟弟长得很像。
2．donation n．捐赠物，捐款
a generous donation慷慨的捐助
长难句子分析
It"s such a happy­looking library，painted yellow，decorated with palm­tree stickers and sheltered from the Florida sun by its own roof.
分析：此句的主干是It"s such a happy­looking library，painted yellow，decorated with palm­tree stickers和sheltered from the Florida sun by its own roof是三个并列的过去分词短语作定语修饰library。
句意：这是一家看起来非常温馨的图书馆，刷了黄色的漆，用了棕榈树贴纸装饰，并且它的屋顶遮住了来自佛罗里达州的阳光。
举一反三
An acrobatic(杂技的) master performed a tightrope(绷紧的钢丝) walk between two mountains, which attracted thousands of people.
When the ____ started, he went to one end of the tightrope, ____ straight at the goal ahead, with open arms, walking slowly step by step to the opposite side of the mountain. Immediately, the audience ____ loud applause.
“If my hands dare tied, do you believe I can ____？” he asked the audience.
____， some people didn"t believe, but in order to know the ___， they said, “We believe you！”
Then, he had his hands tied with a rope and walked past ____.
He looked around and said, “If I"m blindfolded(蒙着眼睛的) with my hands tied, do you ____ believe I can go past？”
This time, the people said without ____， “We believe you！”
In this way, his eyes were ____ with a black cloth. He moved slowly to the tightrope and walked along it inch by inch. This time, he went past once again. The audience burst into ____.
Then, he ____ a child and asked all the people, “If I put him on my shoulders ___ I"m blindfolded with my hands tied as well, do you still believe I can make it？”
All the people replied before ____， “We believe you！”
“I ask you again. Do you really believe me？”
“Yes, we believe you completely！”
Then, he said, “Well then, since you believe me, ____ my child with yours. Who will？”
All of a sudden, the audience fell ____. The silence lasted for nearly ten minutes.
After ten minutes, the acrobatic master said nothing, just put the child on his shoulders and walked past along the tightrope. Sure enough, this time he ____ once more.
Faced with things far from their own ____， people can often make judgments easily and quickly, but once involved in(牵涉) it, most of people “cannot ____ it clearly”. Only those who are really confident, like the master in the tightrope walk, can stay ____ at any time.
小题1:
A．talentB．play
C．programD．show
小题2:
A．steppingB．staring
C．wanderingD．pointing
小题3:
A．broke intoB．came into
C．gave offD．sent off
小题4:
A．get throughB．walk down
C．go acrossD．pass around
小题5:
A．FinallyB．ActuallyC．HopefullyD．Especially
小题6:
A．resultB．experienceC．challengeD．trick
小题7:
A．slightlyB．luckilyC．smoothlyD．nervously
小题8:
A．evenB．justC．alwaysD．still
小题9:
A．difficultyB．hesitationC．concernD．mercy
小题10:
A．blockedB．hiddenC．coveredD．equipped
小题11:
A．cheersB．joyC．tearsD．laughter
小题12:
A．choseB．supportedC．pushedD．held
小题13:
A．tillB．beforeC．whileD．since
小题14:
A．arguingB．thinkingC．refusingD．wondering
小题15:
A．exchangeB．compareC．takeD．treat
小题16:
A．silentB．noisyC．doubtfulD．anxious
小题17:
A．wonB．walkedC．actedD．succeeded
小题18:
A．childrenB．fears
C．interestsD．performances
小题19:
A．senseB．see
C．understandD．realize
小题20:
A．awakeB．encouraged
C．patientD．focused

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A few weeks ago，our dog，which we had kept for more than ten years，had to be put down.First，a tumor on her stomach got worse，and she was very ____.Then，the pain in her back got so bad that sometimes she ___ lie down in the middle of a walk and couldn"t take another ____.
When I first found out，I was very sad and cried a lot.She was more like a sister to me than a ___.But I was also angry at my stepfather，Steve，who told us the ___ a week after it happened.He ____ because he didn"t want to worry us，and he didn"t want me to get depressed (抑郁的)and fail my exams.I just thought she was ____ at the animals" hospital.
I think you know all the ____ that went through my head：She was my dog！Why didn"t he tell us earlier？I didn"t even get to say goodbye.
People in my family have a ____ of keeping things from me to protect me，such as only telling me that my aunt had cancer ____ she had already improved.All I could think was：Not again!
I ____ to my mum，and she said，“I know.I"m ____，too.”I opened my mouth to shout.And then she added，“I"m so angry with Steve that he had to ____ through all this on his own.”Hearing my mum"s words，I shut up my mouth.I had been so ____ on myself.I hadn"t thought about ____ Steve was going through.That dog was his baby.He"d had her for longer than he"d had us—and he had to make the decision to ____ her life，and then kept in silence for an entire ____.All my anger melted away，and all I felt was ____.
It makes me realize that we focus so much on ourselves that we ____ the pain of others.At that moment，my mum"s words were an incredible ____ that I"ll never forget.
小题1:
A．lazyB．lonely
C．painfulD．shameful
小题2:
A．wouldB．should
C．mightD．could
小题3:
A．walkB．step
C．footD．breath
小题4:
A．toolB．toy
C．baby D．pet
小题5:
A．planB．accident
C．anecdoteD．truth
小题6:
A．liedB．waited
C．reflected D．hesitated
小题7:
A．stillB．once
C．evenD．never
小题8:
A．factsB．opinions
C．thoughtsD．doubts
小题9:
A．storyB．secret
C．habitD．hobby
小题10:
A．untilB．before
C．whileD．after
小题11:
A．adjustedB．turned
C．contributedD．related
小题12:
A．angryB．shocked
C．guiltyD．abused
小题13:
A．breakB．go
C．lookD．push
小题14:
A．focusedB．hooked
C．dependentD．hard
小题15:
A．thatB．where
C．whatD．which
小题16:
A．save B．expand
C．makeD．end
小题17:
A．yearB．month
C．weekD．day
小题18:
A．regretB．blame
C．sorrowD．sympathy
小题19:
A．sharedB．ignored
C．remindedD．rid
小题20:
A．comfortB．compromise
C．giftD．suggestion

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Once upon a time there was a little boy who became very ill.He had to spend all day in bed, unable to ____.Because other children weren"t allowed to come near him, he ____ greatly, and spent his days feeling sad and ____.
There wasn"t much he could do ____ look out of the window.Time passed, and his feeling of ___ just grew.Until one day he saw a strange ____ in the window.It was a penguin ____ a sausage sandwich.The penguin squeezed in ____ the open window, said “good afternoon” to the boy, ____ around, and left.
Of course, the boy was very ____.He was still trying to ____ what had happened, and as more crazy­looking characters appeared out the window, he burst out ____ and found it hard to stop.
The little boy didn"t tell anyone about this because who would have ____ him? Even so, those strange characters ended up putting ____ back in his heart, and in his body.Before long, his ____ had improved so much that he was able to go back to school again.
There he got to talk to his ____， and tell them all the ____ things he had seen.While he was talking to his best friend he saw something ___ out of his friend"s school bag.The boy asked his friend what it was, and he was so ____ that finally his friend had to show him what was in the bag：
There, inside, were all the fancy­dress suits and disguises(假扮的东西) that his friends had been using to try to ____ the little boy up!
And from that day on, the little boy always did his best to make sure that no one felt sad and alone.
小题1:
A．moveB．speakC．walkD．leave
小题2:
A．shoutedB．sufferedC．sighedD．prayed
小题3:
A．redB．yellowC．greenD．blue
小题4:
A．untilB．thanC．exceptD．because
小题5:
A．despairB．fearC．anxietyD．curiosity
小题6:
A．voiceB．signC．shapeD．frame
小题7:
A．takingB．gettingC．eatingD．spitting
小题8:
A．byB．overC．alongD．through
小题9:
A．turnedB．lookedC．gotD．hung
小题10:
A．surprisedB．disappointedC．frightenedD．crazy
小题11:
A．pick outB．check outC．work outD．help out
小题12:
A．talkingB．laughingC．cryingD．jumping
小题13:
A．believedB．invitedC．rememberedD．welcomed
小题14:
A．sorrowB．joyC．memoryD．honor
小题15:
A．scoreB．recoveryC．effortD．health
小题16:
A．friendsB．relativesC．teachersD．parents
小题17:
A．fierceB．strangeC．usefulD．interesting
小题18:
A．runningB．bringingC．stickingD．standing
小题19:
A．specialB．violentC．insistentD．emotional
小题20:
A．forceB．pullC．liftD．cheer

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The night was dark, though sometimes the moving clouds allowed a star or two to be seen in the sky.The poor men held on to any bit of ____ they could find. They called to the Marie for        but she was far        the reach of the human voice. At one o’clock in the morning suddenly some        were seen in the distance: another ship! The shouts of the        were heard on board, and willing hands pulled them out of the water. The        of the ship that had arrived at the scene        to save their lives was Ellen. What had        her to the exact spot        the darkness and the pathless sea? Her captain had known        of the wreck and had, indeed,      to sail away from it. But let him speak for himself.
“    I was forced by the wind to change my course, a small bird flew across the ship once or twice and then flew at my face. I     of this until exactly the same thing happened a second time,     caused me to think it rather     . While I was this    , the same bird, for the third time, made its appearance and flew      in the same way as before. I was then      to change my course back to the original one. I had not gone far      I heard a strange voice; and when I tried to     where they came from, I found I was in the middle of people who had been shipwrecked. I immediately did my best to save them.”
小题1:
A．landB．grassC．hopeD．wood
小题2:
A．foodB．helpC．restD．stop
小题3:
A．offB．outC．beyondD．from
小题4:
A．peopleB．lightsC．shipsD．houses
小题5:
A．sailorsB．captainsC．rescuersD．swimmers
小题6:
A．nameB．ownerC．captainD．finder
小题7:
A．ahead of timeB．at timesC．on timeD．in time
小题8:
A．broughtB．carriedC．keptD．caused
小题9:
A．inB．on C．throughD．around
小题10:
A．everythingB．nothingC．somethingD．Anything
小题11:
A．attemptedB．managedC．allowedD．demanded
小题12:
A．Just asB．In caseC．Only becauseD．Even though
小题13:
A．paid no attentionB．took good careC．took no noticeD．kept close watch
小题14:
A．whichB．whatC．thatD．this
小题15:
A．InterestingB．funnyC．friendlyD．unusual
小题16:
A．searchingB．expectingC．consideringD．studying
小题17:
A．backB．aboutC．upD．down
小题18:
A．forcedB．decidedC．persuadedD．forbidden
小题19:
A．whenB．untilC．thenD．while
小题20:
A．listen toB．search forC．make sureD．look out

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I got up and dressed, stuck my violin under my jacket, and went out into the street. I wandered about for an hour, looking for a likely place, feeling as if I were about to commit a crime. Then I stopped at last under a bridge near the station and decided to have a go.
I felt tense and shaking. I drew my violin from under my coat like a gun. It was here, in Southampton, with trains passing overhead, that I was about to prove myself.
The first notes I played were loud and raw, and then they settled down and began to run more smoothly and to stay more or less in tune. To my surprise I was neither arrested nor told to shut up. Indeed, nobody took any notice at all.
I walked the streets of Southampton for several days, gradually knowing how to try and get money by being a street artist. It was not a good thing, for instance, to let the hat fill up with money — the sight could discourage the people; nor was it wise to empty it completely, which could also confuse them, giving them no hint as to where to drop his money. Placing a couple of pennies in the hat to start the thing going soon became a good idea. Before I played another tune, I took off the big money, but always left two pennies behind.
Old ladies were most generous, and so were women with children, shop girls, and typists. As for the men: Heavy drinkers were always generous too and so were big young with muscles. But never a man with a hat, briefcase or dog; respectable types were the meanest of all, except retired army officers, who would bark “Why aren’t you working, young man?” and then threw much money into the hat to hide their confusion.
小题1:The underlined phrase “have a go” in Paragraph 1 probably means ________.
A．have a tryB．run away
C．change a placeD．commit a crime
小题2:When the writer began to play the violin, he thought that ________.
A．he could make a lot of moneyB．he had chosen the wrong place
C．he would get into trouble D．people would stop and listen to him
小题3:According to the passage, the writer thought the best way of encouraging people to give a street-violinist money was to ________.
A．let the hat fill up with money first
B．leave a small amount of money in the hat
C．make sure that the hat was always empty
D．choose the best place to play more smooth tunes
小题4:Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Most of the ladies were willing to give him money.
B．Retired army officers seldom gave him money.
C．Drinkers were generous with their money.
D．Not all the people would feel pity for street-violinists.

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